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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.

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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RAP4′s WEAPON of the WEEK!

19 January 2012

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce the Weapon of the Week program! Each week we’ll announce a special marker package that is loaded with options that make it ready to dominate…straight out of the box! As the recognized leader in mil-sim markers, with an impressive following in the law enforcement and military training communities, [...]

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Natural Disaster Paintball Style: A Hurricane Turns Into An Avalanche!

19 January 2012

St. Louis Avalanche Becomes New England Avalanche Legendary professional team relocates and creates regional, divisional feeder program! Boston, Mass – January 18, 2012 – St. Louis Avalanche, one of the most successful and legendary organizations in professional paintball, is making history once again by relocating from St. Louis to New England and organizing as a [...]

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More Pros Hooking Up With Valken

19 January 2012

January 18, 2012     San Antonio, TX – Swedesboro, NJ  Pro Paintball Team San Antonio X-Factor, will be using Valken Paintballs, Harnesses, and Bottle Covers exclusively in both the NPPL and PSP Pro Divisions.  Joe Colonese, Vice-President at Valken Sports states, “We are very excited to have a team like X-Factor representing our brands in 2012! [...]

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Maltese Militia Has Something To Say – Abhout Prizes

19 January 2012

The MM group has released their monthly newsletter.  You can read all about it right HERE

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Snake Players – Have Fun! NPPL Releases HB Layout

18 January 2012

The NPPL is proud to announce the 2012 field layout for the Surf City USA Open, Huntington Beach, California. Check out your local fields for set up and available practice times or visit one of these locations: Hawaii Extreme Paintball Kapolei, HI, New England Paintball League, Capital Edge Paintball Park Sacramento, CA, Extreme Paintball, Medesto, [...]

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ARE YOU ON THE LIST FOR THE EXTRAVAGANZA?

18 January 2012

Less than 6 weeks to Paintball Extravaganza International.  Paintball Events is pleased to announce the 2012 exhibitor list: Airups ~ Alien Paintball ~ Azodin ~ Bauer Compressors ~Cossio Insurance Agency ~ Critical Paintball ~ Custom Products ~ Dye Precision ~ Empire Paintball ~ Empire Battle Tested ~ Exalt ~ Face-Full ~ Gelkaps Sports ~ Gen X Global ~ [...]

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Will TechPB’s Sponsorship of Living Legends Involve Tea?

17 January 2012

LIVING LEGENDS V: The Dark Age – TechPB Sponsors Living Legends CPX Sports and Viper Paintball are proud to announce TechPB as the official forum for Living Legends. Not only are they sponsoring Living Legends, they are even going as far as to separate the paintball powers of Mike Phillps and Willie Galarza. Mike Phillips [...]

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You REALLY Want the ‘Old’ Stuff from Procaps….

17 January 2012

In a remarkable turn of fate, Procaps Paintball, DXS® / DraXxus® and VForce Vision Systems® are now officially OPEN FOR BUSINESS under the guidance of their founder, Richmond Italia. As the company’s original President, Richmond launched Procaps in 1998, based on his love for the Game.  Surrounding himself with a staff of Paintball players and [...]

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It’s NPPL Day!

12 January 2012

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