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by Ryan

Bushwackers alive

September 17, 2009 in Bushwackers

It’s been no secret that the Bushwackers have been hemorrhaging players for the last several weeks. Super stars such as Shane Howe, Neil Eberle, and Greg Siewers have allegedly left the paintball team. On a squad of 7 guys, the departure of 3 star players is typically the kiss of death. Further, our sources have indicated that the Bushwackers have been on a rough financial footing all season long due to increased costs and sponsorship dollars drying up. Even several of our own staff members concluded that the oldest team in paintball was dead. That was until this showed up in our inbox this morning. Read the full article →

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by Chase

Australia's Super 7 Round 2

August 22, 2009 in Aftermath, Bushwackers, DC Arsenal, Dynasty, Infamous, Russian Legion, S7 Series

Geelong_Extreme copyRound 2 of the Super 7 Australian Paintball took place the weekend of August 1-2 in Serpentine, just south of Perth. In what seems to be an emerging trend, we’re going to continue to see many of the US Professional Paintball players traveling down under to enjoy the sun and compete in the Australian event series.

There were 4 teams left in the finals and 3 of the teams featuring US pro paintball players: Geelong Extreme, MenaceSTK, and Hostile Intentions.

  • Geelong Extreme featured Greg Siewers of the OC Bushwackers, Marcello Margott of SD Aftermath and Justin Rabackoff of Russian Legion/DC Arsenal
  • Menace featured Ryan Greenspan of SD Dynasty, Alex Savino of LA Infamous, and Bobby Aviles of SD Aftermath
  • STK featured Scott Kemp of LA Ironmen.

The Semi final match ups were Menace vs. Extreme, and Hostile Intentions vs. STK. Menace and GE played all three games and ended up in a 1v1 between Bobby Aviles and Justin Rabackoff to continue onto the Finals. The 1v1 ended in favor of Geelong Extreme as Bobby was eliminated after running out of bounds.

STK defeated Hostile Intentions in their Semi Final series and matched up against Geelong Extreme in the finals. In just two games Geelong Extreme and guests took to the podium for their First win of the season and also First Place for series points.

The next Super 7 Event is on the South Western side of Australia in Rouse Hill November 27 & 28, 2009.

For more information on the Super 7 Series check out Super7Paintball.com.

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by Justin

Rumor of the day – OC Bushwackers drop out of the USPL

August 18, 2009 in Bushwackers, Rumor Reports, USPL

Bushwackers-deadboxBallersCafe is reporting that the OC Bushwackers have quit the USPL 7-man league after just two events. Word has it that Ryan Podesta informed the USPL after the West Coast Open that the team would not be continuing on. Read on for latest rumors from the Bushwacker camp including speculation as to why the team won’t be competing in the USPL and adjustments to the teams roster. Read the full article →

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by Chase

ProPaintball.com Presents the USPL West Coast Open 2009 Gallery

August 3, 2009 in Aftermath, Avalanche, Bushwackers, Chicago Legend, DC Arsenal, Dynasty, Featured, Impact, Indianapolis Mutiny, Infamous, Oakland Blast, Phoenix United, San Francisco Explicit, Scottsdale Elevation, Tampa Bay Damage, USPL, X-Factor, XSV

It was a long drawn out, fly infested weekend many of us have grown to be familiar with through many seasons at SC Village. Paintball photographers Kyle Johnson and Matt Dawson took to the field with their man soda at 7:30am Friday morning and proceeded to finish out the weekend Sunday evening incredibly dehydrated and with leather necks they had not had just days prior.

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by Justin

Pro Paintball team Chicago Aftershock featured in EclipseTV ep 22

August 3, 2009 in Aftershock, Bushwackers, PSP, Tampa Bay Damage

Episode #22 of Eclipse TV has been released. This time around the boys from pro paintball team Chicago Aftershock are featured running their guns at at the Chicago Open event against Tampa Bay Damage, San Diego Dynasty and the Orange County Bushwackers. Episode 22 showcases game footage and interviews with several paintball players including coach Jeremy Salm, Brad McCurley, A.J. Lawhead, Chris Lasoya and more. The video provides a great perspective on the mid-west pro team and is definitely worth watching.

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by Chase

ProPaintball West Coast Open Quarter Finals Video

July 30, 2009 in Bushwackers, DC Arsenal, Dynasty, Indianapolis Mutiny, Infamous, Media, Oakland Blast, USPL, X-Factor

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by Justin

US Paintball League – West Coast Open – Day 1

July 24, 2009 in Bushwackers, Chicago Legend, Impact, San Francisco Explicit, USPL

propaintball-iconLive paintball news and scores from the USPL West Coast Open for Friday, July 24th, 2009.

Game Updates:

Game 1: OC Bushwackers win against Chicago Legend

Game 2: Edmonton Impact runs through SF Explicit

Game 3: Sacramento XSV loses to Oakland BLAST. Blast closed the game with 6 bodies alive. Ouch!

Game 4: San Diego Dynasty blows out Indianapolis Mutiny in 40 seconds.

Game 5: Impact defeats the OC Bushwackers.

Game 6: Blast beats Legend with 5 bodies alive

Game 7: Blast beat Impact and goes 3-0. Oakland is on a roll!

Game 8: Sacramento XSV beats Impact.

Game 9: BLAST goes 4-0 taking out Mutiny.

Game 10: After a close game, Explicit drops the game to the Bushwackers.

Read on for the latest rumors and gossip from the field. Read the full article →

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by Justin

Pro Paintball Post Practice Report for July 11th and 12th.

July 14, 2009 in Bushwackers, Dynasty, Oakland Blast, Phoenix United, San Francisco Explicit, Scottsdale Elevation, Tampa Bay Damage, USPL, XSV

The USPL West Coast Open is quickly approaching and the pro teams are making final preperations for the big paintball event. Read on as we break down the practices, the injuries, and feature a video of Scottsdale Elevation. Read the full article →

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by Stephen

Chicago Open Paintball Tournament Thursday Score Updates

June 25, 2009 in Aftershock, Bushwackers, Featured, Infamous, Ironmen, Naughty Dogs, New England Hurricanes, PSP, Russian Legion, Tampa Bay Damage, X-Factor, XSV

propaintball-iconToday, like yesterday, has so far featured some one-sided games accompanied by a few closer, nail-biter matches. It’s obvious that some teams came to play (i.e. Aftershock). Check out the gallery below by Pro Paintball photographer Jack Palombo for photo highlights of the action.

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Pro scores:

  • Naughty Dogs fought hard for a 6-5 OT win over the Hurricanes.
  • Chicago Aftershock dismantled the Bushwackers, 7-0.
  • Russian Legion defeated Infamous, 7-4.
  • Ironmen fought through a close, penalty-filled contest against X-Factor to win, 7-5.
  • Damage smashed Impact, 7-0.
  • Dynasty went 7-0 against the Hurricanes.
  • San Diego Aftermath wins 7-2 over Naughty Dogs.
  • Philly troused the Bushwackers, 7-0.

Semi-Pro scores:

  • XSV had a close one against Mutiny, but pulled it out at 7-5.
  • Mystery Machine took the first two points against Aftermath II, who then came back swinging hard to win the match 7-2.
  • Vicious 7-0‘d GC Mafia.
  • RNT Allstarz came out on top of a close match against the Vipers, winning 7-5.

Note: Our web team is busy implementing a new gallery system on ProPaintball.com to improve your photo viewing experience. Please be patient as we work out the kinks. In the mean time, feel free to follow ProPaintball on twitter as our very own Stephen Wright and Brandon Mason highlight the point by point action.

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by Justin

[PPS] Weekend of June 20th & 21st

June 18, 2009 in Aftermath, Aftershock, All Americans, Bushwackers, Featured, Impact, Indianapolis Mutiny, Infamous, Russian Legion, San Francisco Explicit, Scottsdale Elevation, Tampa Bay Damage, XSV

propaintball-iconWelcome to week 3 of the Pro Practice Schedule [PPS]! This is the 3rd and final practice before the big event and several teams will be out at fields across the nation preparing . Notable exceptions this weekend are both Dynasty and the Ironmen who have opted to take the weekend off and let their players rest up for the event. For those of you whom are tuning in for the first time, the PPS is a series of updates in which we showcase the professional teams preparations leading up to the next major event. We do our best to provide the inside scoop on who, and most importantly, where your favorite Pro paintball team is playing in the weekends leading up to major events.

For the weekend of June 20th & 21st, 2009;

  • Edmonton Impact, LA Infamous and Chicago Aftershock will be playing at Badlandz both Saturday and Sunday.
  • Sacramento XSV, San Francisco Explicit and Orange County Bushwackers are all practicing X-ball at Capital Edge Paintball Park.
  • Scottsdale Elevation will be practicing Sunday at 23bps in Avondale, AZ.
  • Aftermath is playing Velocity Wrecking Crew at Velocity Paintball Park in Ramona, CA.
  • Tampa Bay Damage and the Russian Legion will be out both Saturday and Sunday at Central Florida Paintball Park.
  • Cross Eyed Paintball and ECK will be playing at Insane Paintball in Chattanooga, TN.
  • Indianapolis Mutiny and the Philly Americans will be having a private practice in LaTrobe, PA.