August 4, 2002: "Uncle Joe" Benson's Great Paintball Extreme Challenge at the new Hollywood Sports Park in Bellflower was a major success! Following a week of intense promoing, two teams of 15 winners and five firefighters from L.A. Fire Department Station 105 were assembled. One group was led by J.B. and sidekick/Ninja goddess Sioux-z Jessup, and the other was led by sports guru Scott St. James and news person/Warrior Princess Molly Paige. Worr Game Products and Paintball Junkies each signed on to sponsor a team (which had the flashiest shirts?), and the battle was engaged with great vigor! With minimal bruising at the end of the day, a great time was had by all.
(Photos by Bill 'Digital' McDermott, Sioux-z Jessup, and Stacie Dockray.)
Hollywood Sports Park, Bellflower: The Great Paintball Extreme Challenge.
Forty winners and L.A.F.D. firefighters
led by four paintball rookies - a recipe for mayhem!
Team leaders Uncle Joe and Scott St. James.
The sharpshooting core of Unc and Sioux-z's team, and
the battle engaged!
Oops! Who got nailed?
Celebrating in the afterglow; and
firefighters can park anywhere they want.