INAUGURAL GPCD WEEKEND - 12/20/08

It was an incredible day on the field of paintball battle. Challenges and fears were met and bested, and the GPCD brotherhood was forever sealed under the dreary skies of Forney, Texas.

The official founding members of the Gentlemen's Paintball Cub of Dallas are as follows:

Thomas Seale
Ryan Sword
Judson Crawford
Kyle Cook
Mead Hardwick
David Sims
Joel Durbin
Stephen Pope
Andrew Rice
Ben Cholik
Chris Bridgham
Robbie Wellman
Eric Thompson
Derek Burkett
Lee Walsh

The battle lasted for 4 hours. We divided into two teams:

Team Even: Thomas Seale, Ryan Sword, Kyle Cook, Andrew Rice, Ben, Chris Bridgham, Robbie Wellman

Team Odd: Judson Crawford, Mead Hardwick, David Sims, Joel Durbin, Stephen Pope, Eric Thompson, Derek Burkett, Lee Walsh

Despite being down a man, Team Even consisitently beat the crap out of Team Odd. Team Even punctuated their dominance of the day in the final game, when they elminated all 8 Team Odd players without losing a single man.

12/20/08 AWARDS

MVP: Thomas Seale. Played consistently the best throughout the day. His battle with Joel Durbin while pinned down was epic, and despite being outnumbered 3-1, he emerged from his bunker victorious.

Most Deadly: Ryan Sword. Were it not for Seale's incredible battle with Durbin, Sword likely would have been the MVP. Far and away the most accurate player on the field, when Sword had an angle for a shot, you most likely were headed for the boundries with your hands in the air.

Best Uniform: Andy Rice. While David Sims' camo head cover was impressive, nothing could come close to Andy's camoflauge spraypainted shoes.

The William Wallace Most Brave/Most Suicidal/Most Impatient Award: David Sims. His mad charges across the field ended one of two ways, in glory (taking Team Even's fort, eliminating Ryan from about 3 feet) or in disaster (getting pelted by 15 shots on the blue speed ball course)

and finally...

The Cpl. Timothy P. Upham Cowardice Award: Eric Thompson. Shooting Kyle Cook in the back without warning, despite having known him for over 25 years. Also, shooting his own teammate in the chest and then calling the ref for a paintcheck. Nice.