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morning, field owner Joe Schnelton,
some of his staff, and several players were
all up, searching the spot where the PB
Sports tents had been standing just a
short while ago, picking up merchandise,
and storing it in the school buses that
had transported players just a few hours
before.
Unfortunately, the severely
damaged campsites meant many players
awoke to wet gear and clothing. As they
went about packing up their belongings,
the pile of broken camping equipment
grew. The water logged ground soon
created another problem for these players
– many of them found their vehicles stuck
in the mud. Not to be deterred by the
weather, Joe had his guys get out the
heavy equipment to pull people out.
Also helping out, were a few players who
used their personal vehicles to help move
stuck vehicles to more solid ground. It
was a great reminder of what a wonderful
community the sport of paintball has.
While the majority of players were either
unable to play due to the overnight
storm, or just didn’t want to play in the
cold, rain, and snow, approximately 50
dedicated players stuck it out and took
to the field on Sunday morning. Given
the early morning excitement, things
got off to a late start. The snow and
rain also made for some changes in the
day. Sunday’s session was supposed to
be another three hours of play but was
shortened to two hours. Furthermore,
there were concerns that one portion of
the field that was scheduled to be played
would be underwater by the time we got
to it. Because of these decisions, for both
hours of play, the only flag that was used
was at the pirate ship. For the first hour,
the Axis defended the ship. When that
hour was up, teams switched sides, and
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