The Tippinators Paintball AXBL Team and Tippinator Cyclone AX4 Team were
primed and ready to play Event #2 of the Atlantic Xtreme Paintball
League season. AXBL event 2 moved to a first time venue at Storm Warning
Paintball in Kentville Nova Scotia on June 17 and 18, 2010.
The Cyclones practiced hard between prior to event 2 and hoped the hard
work would translate into improved performance on the field.
The Cyclone's hard work paid off against the Halifax Hitmen. The Hitmen
are previous league champions, who are now in a rebuilding phase. The
Cyclones used aggressive fore and movement to dominate the field and
pull out the first win in franchise history.
A five hour wait before game two brought the team out sluggish against
the strong Truro Army squad. The Cyclones allowed Army to go up a few
points early before coming to life. Once the Cyclones started to play,
they managed to trade point for point with Army through the rest of the
game.
"I am really proud of how the guys came together today." said Bruce
Johnston, Team Captain, "They showed what they are made of deep down.
Event 3 will be a great show."
Results:
Halifax Cyclones 10 - Halifax Hitmen 6
Truro Army 10 - Halifax Cyclones 6
The match between the Tipps and their long time friends on South Shore
Hype was the Tippinators only scheduled game for July 18th.
Hype jumped out to an early lead after which they simply held on for the
rest of the match. The Tippinator players were having so much fun
running and gunning in the mid 30's heat (that would be mid 90's for you
folks south of the border) that if you didn't see the scoreboard, you
would have no idea who was winning by watching the reaction of the
players in the pits.
In a true display of Tippinator playfulness and sportsmanship, the
Tippinators traded markers with Hype players for the last part of the
game. Cries of "How the hell do you turn this thing on!" could be heard
coming from the start box.
"We are friends that play ball together, not competitive cut throat do
or die individuals, but a cohesive group that all shares the same core
values," said Dan Lapham,"when one gets down we all get down, when
someones puking in the bushes we are wondering if they are ok, not who
won the last point."
Lapham continued, "We are what we are, we've built a name together a
play style that has attracted every type of player from across the
province and an attitude that screams we love what we do, no matter what
the scoreboard says."
Results:
South Shore Hype 13 - HRM Tippinators 4