LA City Fire "Red" Hoses down the Competition in Division I and "Locked & Loaded" takes aim and Guns down the rest to capture the Division II title.
The annual Guns & Hoses "Hot August Days" tournament was held at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley with the usual picture perfect softball weather conditions. The tourney was packed with action, competition, camaraderie and good times.
The summer atmosphere was lively with plenty of spectators in attendance, WORTH product flying off the tables and DJ Dave rockin the tunes. There was a well balanced mix of Police, Fire and Military teams to offer a variety of competition for all caliber teams battling on the fields. We even had another Border Patrol team travel all the way from El Centro for a piece of the action!
Division I was a formidable collection of teams with many past G & H champions making the upper brackets some of the toughest ever seen in G & H competition. Powerhouse teams like "Gov't Issue" and "OC Hitmen" were definitely favored to take it all, but this is softball, and anything can happen, and usually does.
LA City Fire "Red" struggled in pool play going 0 and 2, but "showed up" and showed up big when it mattered. Their never say die attitude carried them all the way to the Championship title on this day.
Team "Locked & Loaded" epitomizes the fact that continual tournament play eventually leads to championships. They have struggled and paid their dues month in and month out, but were rewarded with the "Hot August Days" Division II Championship. In a very tight final game against "Riverside Heat" the combo team from LA County slipped past the "Heat" 21-19.
Guns & Hoses would like to once again congratulate LA City Fire "Red" and "Locked & Loaded" for their impressive championship victories. We would also like to extend a very warm and sincere thank you to everyone who came out to support the event. We continue to host the G & H tournaments because of your appreciation and enthusiasm for Guns & Hoses Tournaments.
With only 3 tournaments remaining in the Guns & Hoses 2010 season, the year long points chase is still up for grabs. The next tourney will be the annual "9-11 Memorial" tournament which will actually be held on Saturday, September 11th at the Tustin Sports Complex in Orange County. We hope to see you there! – G & H |
