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A New Generation of G.I. Sportz Done Deal Congressional Medal of Honor Week in Review AG Paintball Does Anniversary Weekend Proud Valken, Picasso Lake
 

A New Generation of ‘Baller Appears on the Scene

William Garrison was pleased to let us know that he thinks he’s got another generation of paintballers going with the arrival of his daughter:  She sure has the right gear! Congrats Garrison family!

G.I. Sportz Done Deal

December 8, 2011 – G.I. Sportz has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Procaps, a leader in paintball manufacturing. The acquisition will combine two of the industries leading manufacturers of paintballs and paintball products. The DXS/Draxxus line of paintballs, along with the VForce Vision Systems, will be immediately integrated into the G.I. [...]

Congressional Medal of Honor

Congressional Medal of Honor

Yesterday I caught some coverage of the formal ceremony awarding SFC Leroy Petry his Congressional Medal of Honor. This Army Ranger performed selfless, sacrificial and heroic acts, overseas (Afghanistan), fighting in an unpopular war (but fortunately during a time when we’ve learned to separate the politics from the honors bestowed upon our service men and [...]

Week in Review

Week in Review

Catch up on the week's happenings!

AG Paintball Does Anniversary Weekend Proud

AG Paintball Does Anniversary Weekend Proud

Paintball field celebrates 30th Anniversary

Valken, Picasso Lake & Master Blasters Host Charity Event

Valken, Picasso Lake & Master Blasters Host Charity Event

Valken, Picasso Lake Paintball and the Master Blasters paintball team are hosting a wounded warrior charity event this June.

NPPL: Divisions D2, D3 & D4 Will Play….Will Play….

03 February 2012

IMPORTANT: Misprint information. The NPPL made a clerical error on the Race to divisions. Divisions D2, D3 and D4 will play a will play Race to 4 Format not Race to 2. NPPL 2012 Changes This season marks the10th year anniversary of 7-man capture the flag and the legendary NPPL Surf City USA Open on [...]

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Susan G. Komen Foundation, 68Caliber & Planned Parenthood

03 February 2012

For several years now, 68Caliber has supported the Susan G. Komen ‘Drive for the Cure’ charity for breast cancer by helping to promote events that fund raise for the charity.  This has included numerous types of events, paintball among them. Recently, the foundation has removed all funding from Planned Parenthood – funding that provided free [...]

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RAP4 Wants to Get Inside Your X7

01 February 2012

Real Action Paintball is proud to introduce Internal Flexi-Air system for the Tippmann X7! The RAP4 Flexi-Air system adds a realistic look and feel to your Tippmann X7, and will increase the performance as well! This is the best performance enhancing upgrade for your Tippmann X7. This internal Flexi-Air system is completely hidden inside – [...]

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Let’s Go Surfin Now…At Huntington and Malibu They’re Shooting the Pier

01 February 2012

Lyrics courtesy the Beach Boys. Registration for the NPPL Season and Huntington Beach Surf City USA Opens Right Now!!!! Registration is open for the NPPL Surf City USA Open Huntington Beach, CA. March 29th-April 1st. There will be limited space for teams in each division so register today!!!  NPPL 2012 Changes This season marks the10th [...]

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Empire Sponsors New Pro Team

31 January 2012

“Upton 187 cRew has been successful at every level, and Empire Paintball is proud to provide them our full support as they take the next step,” said Johnny Postorivo, VP of US Sales. “The team has a great group of young players, an experienced coach, and a winning attitude on and off the field – [...]

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USPA Signs Exclusive Deal with G.I. Sportz

31 January 2012

GI SPORTZTM is pleased to announce that the USPATM has signed an exclusive paint deal for their upcoming season. This agreement further solidifies the USPATM and their continued support of fields and players who love the XballTM format. “We are thrilled to be continuing our partnership with the USPATM in such a new light. And [...]

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Win A Pro-Level Sponsorship for a Scenario Team – From Valken

31 January 2012

Once again, Valken is leading the industry in supporting scenario paintball. We are now offering the first Pro-Level Scenario Sponsorship where Valken will help financially support the scenario teams to compete in a league and represent our company.   Valken has selected the MilSim Paintball League as the competitive venue to offer its pro-level sponsorship. [...]

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Super Bowl Party with FREE Paintball!

30 January 2012

FREE day of Paintball.  We’ll be playing on the original field.  Then be watching the Game on the Big Screen! It’s been a great year, and we invite you all to come out   Bring your own Beer!  Try to arrive by 10AM. Call Keith, so we know how many to expect!  239-980-9850

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Zodiac PB Opens New Forum – But Only For Cool Kids

28 January 2012

Zodiac Paintball, makers of the ZR-1 marker, have added a forum to their website.  You now have the unique opportunity to sign up early and get in on the ground floor. Stop reading this and go register NOW

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No More Fungus! Hell Survivors Endorses EcoFill

27 January 2012

Hell Survivors® Paintball Field Owner says “NO!” to Oil-Filled Paintballs! In a bold statement for the vital safety for our industry, Field Operations pioneer Dave Massey has denounced the use of Oil-Filled paintballs at his legendary Hell Survivors® Michigan Playfield, the world’s longest running paintball operation. Massey states, “Most of the major paint brands out [...]

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The Ultimate Paint for the Ultimate Woodsball?

26 January 2012

This landmark step not only shows tremendous support for competitive woodsball, but will also help build the sport of paintball by creating a dominant footprint to support paintball in all venues of the sport. Tom Cole said, “I am excited to be working with the guys at G.I. Sportz Paintball. I grew up playing 10 Man Woodsball against [...]

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If You Are Planning On Going Off Your Meds and Engaging in a Standoff With SWAT – Don’t Put Your Plans on Facebook

25 January 2012

According to the lohud.com news site (NY), a 29 year old man with bipolar disorder barricaded himself in a house and held off a SWAT team for three hours before surrendering. He had several pellet and paintball guns in his possession. According to one of the SWAT officers, the SWAT team gathered intelligence while containing [...]

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Empire Announces – Dynasty Will Not Go Naked for 2012 Season

24 January 2012

Sewell, NJ, January 24th, 2012, Empire Paintball. Empire Paintball announced today that they will continue their head-to-toe sponsorship of San Diego Dynasty for the 2012 season. “2011 was a record year for Dynasty. Empire Paintball is proud to continue the support and sponsorship of the games’ winningest paintball team,” said Jason A. Taitano, VP of [...]

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Now That NPPL Has a New Commish, is a Bat Signal Far Behind?

24 January 2012

NPPL Announces Tony Mineo as Commissioner! The Commission position plays an important role in the NPPL. This position is responsible for enforcing the rules at all National events, in charge of the referee staff, implements referee training, handles major disputes and serves on the NPPL Rules committee. The League is excited to have Tony Mineo [...]

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BUYPBL Interview Richmond Italia

24 January 2012

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‘Jack’ Idema – RIP

24 January 2012

UPDATE: 11:14 am EST  (see below for the original story): The DQR website (Mexico) has a report that claims that Jonathan Kieth Idema’s body is currently in a local hospital awaiting reclamation by either family or the US Embassy. (Here en espanol;  use Google Translate for English) A fair amount of confusion and intrigue surrounds [...]

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Interesting Piece of History from The Bob Gurnsey Scholarship Program: Great Dog Fight Scenes!

24 January 2012

Jim Lively, who is heading up the efforts behind the Bob Gurnsey Paintball Scholarships, sent along a link to a short film that features an often-overlooked aspect of World War II:  that a lot of Axis and Allied servicemen sat out the war in neutral Ireland. The film has some fantastic aerial combat scenes!  You [...]

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Shawn Walker Gets Valkenized!

23 January 2012

Valken to Sponsor the RPL Fate, Crusade and Redemption paintballs to be available (Oceanside, CA) – “The RPL continues to grow into the premier regional paintball league on the West Coast,” says Shawn Walker, President of The RPL. “Valken has really stepped up and we are excited to have them as a partner in the [...]

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Get Schooled by Greg & John!

20 January 2012

The Greg Hastings/John Amodea Field/Store Training Tour – It’s Not Quite 1-1 Training, But It’s Close In every industry there are training seminars and conferences designed to help retailers maximize their knowledge, profitability, technology, advertising dollars, and customer service.  But in any industry it is rare to get the chance to spend an entire eight [...]

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Rome 2045 Scenario Game

20 January 2012

Tri-State Special Operations Command Scenario Paintball Team, partnered with PocoLoco Paintball Park in Schwenksville, PA, is pleased to announce their upcoming production of TSSOC Presents: Rome: 2045 – a scenario paintball game, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. The year is 2045, and the Empire of Rome rules many nations, but cannot rule itself. In an [...]

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Sweet Home Alabama Episode Taped at Xtreme Paintball

20 January 2012

A few weeks ago at Xtreme Paintball in Mobile, AL the cast of CMT’s, Sweet Home Alabama filmed an episode involving paintball. The premise of the show revolves around a bunch of city guys and country boys vying for the affections of southern beauty and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ambassador, Paige Duke. This week’s [...]

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Cops Get Ambushed – with Paintballs

20 January 2012

The Contra Costa Times (CA) is reporting on a training session for police officers that utilized paintball guns to add that ‘realistic’ element. Police are increasingly coming under ‘Ambush’ attacks.  Last year in California, three out of four officer shooting fatalities were the result of ambush-style attacks. Reacting properly to ambush (immediate action drills) is [...]

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Paintball Partyz at Extreme Rage!

19 January 2012

Extreme Rage is holding a scenario game this weekend.   We just found out, and wanted to pass it along.  Some of our Judges will will be playing, hope to see you there… Extreme Rage of Fort Myers  2 day woods event Hatfield Vs McCoy.   Jan 21 & 22   $50.00 for both day $25.00 [...]

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Living Legends is LIVE!

19 January 2012

JANUARY 19, 2012 CPX SPORTS JOLIET, IL LIVING LEGENDS 5: The Dark Age – Pre-Registration is Live! CPX Sports and Viper Paintball are proud to announce that pre-registration for Living Legends is finally live. In order to kick off our fifth chapter of Living Legends on May 18-20, Tippmann Sports and CPX Sports are giving [...]

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