- AZ Dodgeball
AZ Dodgeball, established in 2006 is an independent company that hosts
dodgeball events and leagues in the greaterPhoenix, Arizona area.History
AZ Dodgeball was created by
Arizona resident andWashington import Sam Pewitt. AZ Dodgeball's first event was the firstseason of theirleague which had six teams. The first season was played in thegym nasium of FullerElementary School inTempe, Arizona , and was later moved to the North Tempe Multi-Generational Center, through a relationship with the TempeYMCA . The champions of the first season were the FlyingPterodactyl s.Events
After the first season, AZ Dodgeball hosted a holiday charity
tournament called "Duck The Balls". The tournament was held onDecember 17 ,2006 . All proceeds to the tournament went to the Tempe Family YMCA.After the charity tournament, the second season began on
January 24 ,2007 . The ten week season concluded with a double elimination tournament, in which all eight teams participated in. The winning team of season two was "The Average Ho's".In the summer of 2007, AZ Dodgeball hosted their second tournament, the "Great American Dodgeball Bash" on
June 30 ,2007 . The tournament hosted nine different teams, with the winner of the tournament, Dodge-lol , receiving $1000, and the team with the bestuniform , as voted on by AZ Dodgeball staff, was the Average Ho's, which won $300.Media
AZ Dodgeball has been featured in the ASU State Press, College Times, East Mesa Times, Chandler Times, Gilbert Times, azcentral.com, KTVK Arizona Channel 3 News, and the Phoenix New Times.
Future
AZ Dodgeball has released that the fourth season of the league will begin in February 2008.
External links
* [http://www.azdodgeball.com azdodgeball.com]
* [http://www.azcentral.com/phpAPP/multimedia/flash.php?path=rtmp://azcentral.com/ent/azr/0702dodgeballbash_169 Video of the Great American Dodgeball Bash on azcentral.com]
* [http://www.azcentral.com/ent/calendar/articles/0615dodgeball0615.html Arizona Republic online article]
* [http://www.eastmesatimes.com East Mesa Times]
* [http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2006/11/09/style/698782 ASU State Press]
* [http://www.myspace.com/arizonadodgeball AZ Dodgeball on MySpace]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
