Some teams rebuild. Others simply reload.
After losing eight players from last year’s national championship team, the SVSU dodgeball club has set its sights on silencing the doubters who have tabbed it as a rebuilding program. Continue reading “Valley Vanguard: SVSU looks to prove its dominance at Nationals”
Using the standings and breaking teams up by region, here is what my guess is for the Nationals Saturday Pools Continue reading “Dodgeball Bracketology”
#3 James Madison (14-4-2) won the BGSU Round Robin, going 2-0 in the tournament. They knocked off #10 Bowling Green (3-12-1) 3-2 in OT, as well as #5 Michigan State (11-6-3) 3-2 in OT. The Dukes trailed in both games (2-0 to BGSU at halftime, 2-1 to MSU in the second half) but were able to play strong in the event. None of the teams had their best lineup, and only JMU had a full 20 man roster. Continue reading “BGSU Round Robin Recap”
DENTON – Pohl: The University of North Texas won their inducting match today and at home, against Louisiana team Northwestern State.
Welcome! They enter as the 30th organization in NCDA history, bringing the current total to 26 Member Teams.
There are 8 current NCDA teams in the field of 68 for the NCAA Tournament: #1 Louisville, #2 Ohio State, #3 Michigan State, #4 Kansas State, #5 VCU, #14 Northwestern State, #16 Western Kentucky, and #16 James Madison.
Coming this year to Nationals 2013 are the Nittany Lions of Penn State! They will be the fourth Big Ten school (fifth if you count Maryland) in the league, and they are a welcomed addition to the NCDA.
SVSU will be playing their Senior Day game again this year, with it being a three team round robin on Saturday, March 16th. The “Cardinal Clash” will feature Saginaw Valley, Bowling Green, and Central Michigan. SVSU is the favorite for the round robin, but BGSU and CMU both have great players on their teams and could win it as well. Check back with us for scores and updates.
Zach Phelps [SVSU-2-A]This month’s Baller of the Month helped lead his team to a second place finish in the Michigan Dodgeball Cup, as well as winning the BEAST II at James Madison. Phelps went from being a complementary player on last year’s National Championship team to one of the stars of the #4 ranked team in the country. Zach has a good power arm, can catch, and more importantly is one of the leaders of a surprise team and one of the most improved players in the country. Continue reading “BOTM: 2013 March”
Dodgeball Nation‘s “World Series” is upping the ante this year with a $20,000 payout to the winning team, $2000 for second place, and $1000 for third. To enter the tournament, it’s a $600 dollar buy in. This year the tournament is being held Detroit, MI, and after over 70 teams came to the Detroit Cup Dodgeball Tournament this past weekend, expect a bunch of squads to pony up and play in the tournament.
Continue reading “Dodgeball Outside the NCDA: Dodgeball Nation’s $20,000 Tournament”
My first Nationals was in Allendale, MI, at Grand Valley State University. This was during the time of the greatest dodgeball team ever, a Lakers team that didn’t drop a single point all season. This Nationals featured nine teams, and after a season where nobody outside of GVSU really had the talent to compete in the modern game, it was still a great tournament.
All records are as of 03/03/13. Only schools that have played four or more games so far this season are in this preview. Continue reading “Early Nationals Team by Team Preview”
Courtesy of Andy Lieblich (MSU #20), here is an updated RPI as of March 4th, 2013.
After my post yesterday describing how awesome it’d be if we could have a “Dodgeball World Cup” I figured I’d check out to see how dodgeball is played in other countries.
So with everyone’s favorite international competition, the World Baseball Classic, starting this weekend, and me watching the gamecast on my computer at work, I thought “How cool would it be if dodgeball had a World Cup!”
Continue reading “What If?- Dodgeball World Cup”
CHICAGO-Ray Meyer: UK def MAD 2-1, UWP def DePaul 4-1, UK def DePaul 4-1, UWP def MAD 4-2 in the DePaul University Invitational. Continue reading “DePaul University Invitational”
