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The Michigan Region’s Undeniable Parity

On Feb. 27th, four schools will battle it out in the most anticipated Michigan Dodgeball Cup of all-time.

It is no secret that the Michigan Region has been the best region in the country for a long, long time. In fact, the national champion has been a team from the Great Lakes State each of the past nine seasons.

In a way, I want to simply state that this season should be no different; as there is a chance the title game features two Michigan schools. Historically, the Michigan Dodgeball Cup winner enters April as the favorite to win it all. The difference between this season and seasons in the past is that there is an unbelievable level of parity surrounding the NCDA’s top region. The Michigan Dodgeball Cup will take place on Feb. 27, and if you have been following the league at all this season, you know that it is going to be impossible to predict.

Here is an inside look at the incredibly confusing 2015-16 NCDA season in the Michigan Region:

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King of the Mountain Recap

This weekend Central Michigan University hosted the King of the Mountain dodgeball tournament. At this event we saw schools from Michigan, Ohio, and even Wisconsin in attendance. There were a lot of questions heading into the event, and I came away with quite a bit of insight on the teams that made the trip to Mt. Pleasant for a great tournament. Below I have the scores from the tournament and some of my takeaways from the event as a whole: Continue reading “King of the Mountain Recap”

King of the Mountain

MOUNT PLEASANT – SAC: The King of the Mountain,
CMU def Akron 8-0
SVSU def UWP 6-0
GVSU def Kent 4-1
CMU def Kent 6-0
UWP def Ohio 6-0
SVSU def Akron 5-0
CMU def UWP 4-0
Kent def Ohio 5-0
GVSU def Akron 10-0
CMU def Ohio 6-0
GVSU def SVSU 3-2 OT

King of the Mountain Dodgeball Tournament Preview

On February 6th, Central Michigan University will host their second home tournament in as many weeks with the “King of the Mountain” Tournament. In attendance will be a good variety of schools from around the Midwest. CMU will welcome Saginaw Valley State and Grand Valley State from Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, and Akron from the state of Ohio, and Wisconsin Platteville will also be making the trip to Mt. Pleasant for this event.

All in all, this will be a great mix of teams both in terms of the NCDA region they represent, and they level of talent which they possess. There should be some very entertaining games during this event. Here is a brief team-by-team preview: Continue reading “King of the Mountain Dodgeball Tournament Preview”

Event at CMU

Central Michigan is hosting an event with two other Michigan visitors. Let’s see how they stack up. Continue reading “Event at CMU”

2016 Chicago Dodgeball Open

CHICAGO – Ray Meyer: In the 2016 Chicago Dodgeball Open,
SVSU def DePaul 7-0
Akron def DePaul-JV 5-0
DePaul def Akron 3-2 (Scrim)
SVSU def DePaul-JV 6-0
SVSU def DePaul 6-0

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AJP 2016-01-05: CDO Preview

In this Episode of the Average Joes Podcast, your hosts Zigmas Maloni and Grant Herrejon discuss a preview of the Chicago Dodgeball Open held this upcoming Saturday.

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2015 Death Valley

SAGINAW – Ryder Center: in the Death Valley Invitational,

SVSU def BGSU 5-0

CMU def Ohio 8-0

MSU def SVSU 4-0

BGSU def Ohio 4-1

SVSU def Ohio 5-0

CMU def MSU 2-1 OT

CMU def SVSU 6-1

MSU def BGSU 1-0

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Death Valley Invitational Preview

This Sunday, Saginaw Valley State University will host their first home tournament of the 2015 season when Central Michigan, Michigan State, Bowling Green State, and Ohio make the trip to SVSU’s campus for the Death Valley Invitational (props to whoever chose the name for this event).

The schedule for this tournament is listed below, with a few comments and predictions included by yours truly.

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Grand Valley Gauntlet Part 3

ALLENDALE – GVSU Fieldhouse, Grand Valley Gauntlet
UK def BGSU 2-1
GVSU def CMU 2-1 OT
CMU def SVSU 2-1
GVSU def MSU 1-0
UK def GV-JV 2-0
MSU def SVSU 2-1 OT
CMU def BGSU 4-1
MSU def BGSU 2-0
GVSU def UK 4-1
SVSU def UK 3-0
BGSU played GV-JV

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2015 Battle of the Valleys

ALLENDALE – GV Fieldhouse:
GVSU def SVSU 3-1 in the Battle of the Valleys
SV-JV def GV-JV 4-0 in the Battle of the JV Valleys

Grand Valley Gauntlet, Part 1

ALLENDALE – GV Fieldhouse: In the Grand Valley Gauntlet,
GVSU def SVSU 3-2 OT
SVSU def UWP 4-1
GVSU def UWP 5-0

2015 Michigan Dodgeball Cup Recap

The temperature was in the negatives in East Lansing, Michigan on February 14^th, but inside IM West, the competition was heated as four of the top teams in the nation squared off in the Michigan Dodgeball Cup. The 2015 MDC was expect to be a classic, and while only one of the matches was decided by a one point margin, the MDC still was an entertaining tournament. Continue reading “2015 Michigan Dodgeball Cup Recap”

2015 MDC Results

EAST LANSING, Mich. – IM WEST: In the 11th annual Michigan Dodgeball Cup:

SVSU def MSU 4-2
GVSU def CMU 4-0
GVSU def MSU 3-1
CMU def SVSU 4-1
CMU def MSU 2-1
GVSU def SVSU 4-0

Records:

GVSU: 3-0
CMU: 2-1
SVSU: 1-2
MSU: 0-3

Jacob Leski’s MDC Preview with Predictions

At the beginning of each season, every Michigan team has two goals in mind, one is obviously to win Nationals, but the other is to win the Michigan Dodgeball Cup, considered by many to be the most competitive tournament all season long. If you are looking for heated competition all day long, then I highly recommend you attend this tournament on good ole Valentine’s Day.
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