 The ever-focused referee in his custom sunshade.  PsychoMom. Can you ID all these patches? Photos by Skirmish.com  Step up your game! Pro clinic instructors, IAO '05  General manager Eric Lightfoot of Three Rivers Paintball, Pittsburgh, PA. Photo by Three Rivers Paintball |
What's happening in paintball? Changes keep the sport young and growing!
DYNASTY on your cell phone? Yes! In the pro team's constant efforts to increase paintball's popularity, a cell-phone game has been developed for several carriers and cell phones. Three on three, and your choice of Dynasty players. See www.dynastypaintball.com or text-message JAVA 9410188 send to 52525.
SPPL, the Scenario Paintball Players League, is sponsored by VForce, DraXxus, PMI, Stiffi, Hoffman Paintball, Advanced Paintball Electronics, and Atomic Ordnance. About $80,000 in league prizes will be awarded this season. www.scenariochallenge.com
THE Outdoor Channel features Inside Paintball, with footage including GPL 5player events from '05. www.thegpl .com or www.theoutdoor chanel.com
WHO is a str8balla? A positive role model and ambassador for paintball. www.str8balla.com
PMI became the distributor for the milsim BT Paintball Products in 2006, and for the Apex Barrel System that shoots purposeful curving shots. www.buypmi.com or www.btpaintball.com
NEW Mexico's Paintball Action Inc., in Albuquerque, is owned by Randall Lang. The operation includes a pro shop and an outdoor covered field. Info line: 505.332.3310.
IAO 2006 will be held at Three Rivers Paintball, Pittsburgh, PA, and feature both 5player events and a Black Cat scenario game. www.trpaintball.com
AWOL Paintball in Killbrone, Co., Monaghan, Ireland, has two forest fields and Ireland's first speedball field. awolpaintball.ie
JB's Paintball Outfitters in Reno, NV, is owned and operated by Jason Ferguson, offering gear and supplies for speedball and woodsball. Info line: 775.423.0080.
GPL division winners will be featured teams in an upcoming Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball video game. www.gpl05.com
CAPT'N Carl's Paintball League offers Young Guns, Rookie, and Open divisions played on an artificial surface. Aston, PA; www.captncarls.com
SPLATS Paintball Park, operated by Splats Urban Assault Inc., has grass fields and Sup'Air bunkers. www.splat surbanassault.com
THREE Rivers Paintball in Pittsburgh, PA, promoted Eric Lightfoot to general manager earlier this year. Lightfoot recently spotted a stolen WDP Angel brought into the company's pro shop for repairs, resulting in charges against the trio. Lightfoot is a 10-year player currently a player-coach for True Grit. He, his wife Martha, and his children Duncan and Allison are a paintball family. Three Rivers, www.trpaintball.com
AFTS is the Adrenaline Force Tournament Series in SoCal, offering divisional play and complimentary lunches. www.afts.tv
DVDs for the 2006 PSP Series will be produced by GameDays Video and feature top games between top teams. www.pspevents.com
IS your store or field listed in APG's Directory on line and in APG? Find out how to get this done! editor@actionpur suitgames.com
LAKE Elsinore, CA's Jungle Island field has opened airball fields, adding variety to their 12 jungle fields. www.jun gle-island.com
REF training wanted? The NPPL and the PSP offer training courses, and so does the Paintball Training Institute. www.nppl.tv, www.pspevents.com
EMR Paintball in Pennsylvania and its home team Blue's Crew are sponsored by PMI Inc. for 2006. Marballizer is EMR's field paint. www.emrpaint ball.com, www.buypmi.com
CO2-powered 12-gram old stock class markers; which ones do you have? editor@actionpursuitgames.com
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