On Tuesday, September 15, Walker gym was flooded for the freshmen dodgeball tournament by a sea of blue, green, red, and black. All of the freshman halls assembled on the ground floor, beginning the chaos, with each hall expressing their support and excitement. As the previous champions—blue Hayden and red Davis—amassed, the tension rose. The Davis team grouped together and began chanting, “I believe that we can win!” Black Castle Point Hall (CPH) came with new aspirations for winning the game, as well as green Humphreys Hall who were excited by the new opportunity.
The tournament commenced with a face-off between CPH and Davis. With this, a series of gymnastic moves, jumps, and dives began. Even in the first game, it turned out to be an intense match: balls flew into the stands, a player lost his shoe, and people were pelted and kicked out. In the end, the round came down to three blacks and about fifteen reds. Even though Davis took the win, the final member of CPH put up an impressive three minute fight.
The battle between Hayden and Humphreys was misleading, as halfway through the match Hayden appeared to have the lead; however, Humphreys changed their tactics, catching the balls and getting ahead. At the end, one final team member of Hayden was standing against Humphreys, and the greens surrounded her took the win. In the Hayden vs. CPH game, spectators began helping the referees, yelling at people who were out. The blacks eventually took down the final blue member with their impressive maneuvers to win the game.
In the final match between Humphreys and Davis, each team got even more intense as they tried their best to avoid and catch balls. The green “coach” shouted different game strategies and held a notepad promoting “Death” to the enemy. In the end, one final member of Humphreys threw a ball that was caught, cementing Davis as the winners. The Davis team ran wild with excitement. However, the other teams were excited too. A CPH member left saying, “not last place” and others were excited to meet people from their halls. In the end, it was an event that brought the halls together. Rumor has it there might be a rematch in the spring.
