Maryland & Towson: More Than a Rivalry

Coming from the East Coast Conference, the youngest section of the NCDA, a lot of other school’s don’t know much about Towson or the University of Maryland dodgeball clubs, because a lot of people don’t come from our area. There may be a few players at schools like JMU (Chris Hess and PJ Kinkead for example) who hail from the Old Line State, but the majority of us end up staying in state. What makes our rivalry in dodgeball so special is the proximity we live to one another. Before I get into the dodgeball aspect though, I’ll talk about what makes us different from everyone else.

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BOTM: 2013 November

Matt Gonzalez [UNL-46]

Matt of Nebraska-Lincoln Dodgeball is one great guy with a positive attitude, and known for a mighty beard. Some say the pure black of the full beard, when coupled with the Nebraska red, combines to create a sight to intimidate even the most seasoned opponent. His performance on the court, hospitality, and awesome demeanor led his fellow Nebraska Invite captains to nominate him for 2013 November Baller of the Month. I sat down to interview him over the internets.
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AJP: GVSU Edition #1: RedHawk Invite

GVSU LogoGVSU Captain Kevin Bailey, along with teammates Aaron Terenzi and Austin Morley, recap the “RedHawk Invite” and give their opinions on the college dodgeball season so far, in the first ever “GVSU Podcast”.

Published under the Average Joes’ Podcast umbrella.

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SV Vanguard: Finishing up fall strong

Club Dodgeball: Finishing up fall semester strong, recruiting for winter

Posted on Monday, November 11th, 2013 by: Chris Oliver in the Valley Vanguard

Despite only fielding 11 players against teams of 15 during the weekend, the dodgeball club posted a 2-2 record in its road trip to Miami, OH.

Team captain Max Siler said despite having no depth and having to play four games, his team competed well, and he thinks the results would be better if circumstances played out differently.  Continue reading “SV Vanguard: Finishing up fall strong”

RedHawk Invite Results

OXFORD-Withrow Courts:

JMU def SVSU 3-1
WKU def Miami 4-2
GVSU def Kent  3-1
GVSU def JMU 3-2
Kent def OSU  4-2
SVSU def WKU 3-0
JMU def Miami 6-0
SVSU def Miami 4-1
OSU def WKU 5-1
GVSU def OSU 5-1
GVSU def SVSU 4-0
JMU def Kent 7-2

GVSU goes 4-0, JMU 3-1, SVSU 2-2, Kent 1-2, OSU 1-2, WKU 1-2, Miami 0-3 in the RedHawk Invite.  Continue reading “RedHawk Invite Results”

Breaking Bad: Week 1

CHICAGO-Ray Meyer: Last Monday we started an experiment at DePaul Dodgeball. We’re recording the breaking in of new PG8.5 dodgeballs, the new Preferred Dodgeball of the NCDA. Check out the previous article for details on the experiment.

Night 01, Monday, 04-Nov-2013:

Balls inflated at dodgeball and introduced into play. They have not been broken in by any particular method, they are straight out of the shipping plastic. Their feel is the standard slipperiness of the final outer coating from the manufacturer. Many complaints and whining about not being able to hold a grip due to this slipperiness, of those that use the grip as their primary method of throwing.  Continue reading “Breaking Bad: Week 1”

Breaking Bad with Dodgeballs

Kent State’s Old Dodgeballs

DePaul Dodgeball recently received a shipment of Champion PG8.5’s, a generous 72 dodgeballs in multicolor. The team applied for funding from its Student Activity Funding Board, and was granted an allocation for the purchase of any dodgeball club’s most vital equipment.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll conduct a observational experiment into the breaking in of these new PG8.5s, the new preferred dodgeball of the NCDA. I don’t pretend that this is properly scientific, as those necessary rigors involve more patience than the DePaul Dodgeball Society can muster at dodgeball nights.
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2013 Battle of the Valleys

Grand Valley (9-0) defeats Saginaw Valley (5-3) 2-1 in Allendale for the 2013 Battle of the Valleys.

SV-JV also defeats GV-JV 2-1 for the 2013 Battle of the JV Valleys. [-zm]

Both varsity teams are next in action on Saturday for the RedHawk Invite, along with Kent State (6-2), Ohio State (2-0), Western Kentucky (0-0), James Madison (6-0), and Miami (0-3).

Welcome to the NCDA: Siena Heights

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On October 20th three new teams entered the NCDA.  Previously you saw St. Ambrose highlighted in an article.  The Siena Heights University Saints are the next team to be highlighted.  Siena Heights is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan and has an enrollment of about 2,500 students.

They opened their NCDA competition playing in the GVSU Invite along with Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Davenport University, and Grand Valley. This was a very quick start for Siena Heights as they had their first practice on October 7th.  They were able to get a 10-player roster for the tournament; they would play 4 total games on the day.

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