PHOTOS: Bethel Middle School "Tigerball" Raises $1800 for the Scotty Fund

Story and Photos by Paula Antolini

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The Bethel Middle School (BMS) "Tigerball" Tournament raised $1800 for the Scotty Fund, a non-profit, charitable organization that provides financial and family support to children with life-threatening or critical illness.

On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, seventh and eighth grade BMS students eagerly looked forward to the sixth annual "Tigerball" game which took place from 2:45p.m. to 5:00p.m in the BMS gymnasium.  The event was attended by over 300 students, teachers, administrators, staff and family members. 

"TIGERBALL…DUN, DUN, DUN!" was a fun phrase students heard during the morning announcements over the loudspeaker in the two weeks preceding a well anticipated event at BMS.  Instructions then followed, such as indicating a deadline for teams to be formed and then submitting that information to the Physical Education Department. 

Students scrambled to form their teams and some even approach a teacher to sponsor their team.  There were 29 teams, 25 of them were sponsored by teachers. Colorful creative team t-shirts were then made by the students.

"Tigerball" is a double elimination dodgeball tournament for seventh and eight graders. There are five students per team, and the game is played with a soft, medium-size ball.  The teams are coed and consist of a 3:2 ratio, boys/girls or girls/boys.  The team that eliminated all the opponent's team players each time won the round and went on to another round.

Eventually it came down to two teams, the Meehanators vs. Cease and Desisto, for the battle for the win. Team "Cease and DeSistos" sponsored by Language Arts teacher Ms. Shelly DeSisto, was the winner.  "Cease and DeSistos" team members were: Jason Henry, Travis Coons, Isabella Oprea, Josh Casali, and Stephanie Bierce. It was the first time ever in Tigerball history that a 7th Grade team won the tournament.

The event was organized by the BMS Physical Education and Health Department, Keith Marotta, Erin Tegmier, Steve Schrader and Nate Rinas.
 
This event was open to the public with an entrance fee of $1 to watch the game. The team fee was $50 a team. All the proceeds went to the SCOTTY Fund.


TIGERBALL 2013:

ROUND 1

1) D'Amico Dodging Donkeys (winner) vs. Anderson's Animal 200
2) Schrader's Lumberjacks (winner) vs. In Your Face Five
3) Rombilus's Raiders vs. Lateef Elites (winner)
4) Recreational Rovellos vs. The Dodge Fathers (winner)
5) Douglass's Dynodogs (winner) vs. Jowdy's Juggernauts
6) The Incredi-Bolz vs. Meehanators (winner)
7) Tegmier Tornadoes (winner) vs. Flynntastic Five
8) Muharem's Maniacs (winner) vs. Black Raging Panthers
9) Bowman Arrows (winner) vs. Barrett's Bandits
10) Cease and DeSisto (winner) vs. 3 Musketeers
11) Angel Faces vs. Dodging Dobles (winner)
12) Gorski's Guapos (winner) vs. Onomunopia
13) Marotta's Milers (winner) vs. The Almedians

ROUND 2

19) D'Amico Dodging Donkeys vs. LaBounty Hunters (winner)
20) Muharem's Maniacs (winner) vs. Butler's Bandits
21) Tierney's Tigers vs. Dodging Dobles (winner)
22) Schrader's Lumberjacks (winner) vs. Lateef Elites
23) The Dodge Fathers (winner) vs. Douglass's Dynodogs
24) Meehanators (winner) vs. Tegmier's Tornadoes
25) Bowman Arrows vs. Cease and DeSisto (winner)
26) Gorski's Guapos (winner) vs. Marotta's Milers

ROUND 3

35) LaBounty Hunters vs. Schrader's Lumberjacks (winner)
36) The Dodge Fathers vs. Meehanators (winner)
37) Muharem's Maniacs vs. Cease and DeSisto (winner)
38) Dodging Dobles (winner) vs. Gorski's Guapos

ROUND 4

47) Schrader's Lumberjacks vs. Meehanators (winner)
48) Cease and DeSisto (winner) vs. Dodging Dobles

ROUND 5

53) Meehanators (winner) vs. Cease and DeSisto

ROUND 6

56) Meehanators vs. Cease and DeSisto (FINAL WINNERS)


LOSERS BRACKET 1

14) In Your Face Five (winner) vs. Rombilus's Raiders
15) Recreational Rovellos vs. Jowdy's Juggernauts (winner)
16) The Incredi-Bolz (winner) vs. Flynntastic Five
17) Barrett's Bandits (winner) vs. 3 Musketeers
18) Onomunopia (winner)vs. The Almeidians

LOSERS BRACKET 2

27) Butler's Bandits (winner) vs. Anderson's Animal 200
28) D'Amico Dodging Donkeys (winner) vs. Black Raging Panthers
29) Douglass's Dynodogs vs. Angel Faces (winner)
30) Bowman Arrows (winner) vs. In Your Face Five
31) Teirney's Tigers vs. Jowdy's Juggernauts (winner)
32) Marotta's Milers vs. The Incredi-Bolz (winner)
33) Lateef Elites vs. Barrett's Bandits (winner)
34) Tegmier's Tornadoes (winner) vs. Onomunopia

LOSERS BRACKET 3

39) Butler's Bandits vs. Bowman Arrows (winner)
40) Jowdy's Juggernauts vs. The Incredi-Bolz (winner)
41) D'Amico Dodging Donkeys (winner) vs. Barrett's Bandits
42) Angel Faces vs. Tegmier's Tornadoes (winner)

LOSERS BRACKET 4

43) LaBounty Hunters vs. Bowman Arrows (winner)
44) The Dodge Fathers vs. The Incredi-Bolz (winner)
45) Muharem's Maniacs vs. D'Amico Dodging Donkeys (winner)
46) Gorski's Guapos (winner) vs. Tegmier's Tornadoes

LOSERS BRACKET 5

49) Bowman Arrows vs. The Incredi-Bolz (winner)
50) D'Amico Dodging Donkeys (winner) vs. Gorski's Guapos

LOSERS BRACKET 6

51) Dodging Dobles vs. The Incredi-Bolz (winner)
52) Schrader's Lumberjacks vs. D'Amico Dodging Donkeys (winner)

LOSERS BRACKET 7

54) The Incredi-Bolz vs. D'Amico's Donkeys (winner)

LOSERS BRACKET 8

55) Cease and DeSisto (winner) vs. D'Amico Dodging Donkeys