Once again Lone Star stands tall at Red Rapids.  In the end the 
acting commander of the International Coalition Forces, Yankee, 
surrendered.  Time of surrender was approximately 3:30 pm on Sunday 
Feb. 13, Lone Star led by 450 points.

Friday was a gorgeous day and the temp was just right for a day in 
the woods.  Saturday was misty, rainy, chilly but the paintballs were 
flying and people where having a good time, it was neck and neck 
pretty much all day and then came the night game.  

If you weren't there, the night game was something to behold, we had 
bon-fires going and Lone Star had a slight advantage being the 
defensive army holding the trench.  Grenades, paintballs, and smoke 
filled the air as Lone Star valiantly and sucessfully defended their 
position.  Commander of the game was Buffalo who created a co-hesive 
defensive and offensive plan.  Even though, by the end of Saturday 
night game Lone Star held the lead by a mere 50 points.  

Both teams lost players Saturday night, due to the rain, but Sunday 
Morning dawned bright, clear and beautiful and thus began a day 
perfect for paintballing.  The breeze was light and nothing but 
whispy white clouds in a huge expanse of true blue sky.  

Lone Star had a distinct advantage as fewer players were lost on 
their side.  So in a show of good sportsmanship, Buffalo called the 
team together and asked for some temporary turn-coats to even up the 
competition.  Yankees' new tank, this one made from a jeep cherokee I 
believe, made its maiden voyage, however it was not in commission 
long before a log took it temporarily out of action.  He has 
indicated to me that he will be working further on the land out there 
and the jeep and by Grand War it should be in tip top shape.  The 
game ran pretty neck and neck for a while but I think the IC Forces 
guys were running out of energy.  Several of their team members were 
working under handicaps (one had an impacted wisdom tooth! ouch!!) 
that we cannot count on in the future.  Also this was the first time 
Yankee was overall commander of the troops, and most of these guys 
had not played together.  Denae, of the IC Forces was their MVP being 
the ONLY IC member to get to the trench intact at the night game, her 
death throws in the trench were short, but we must honor her 
achievement.  I feel she should bear watching in the future as she is 
going to be even more formidible as she grows as a player.  

On our side Wolf Pack was seen and heard everywhere, for a two man 
recon team they were our greatest asset this game.  Wolf 1 was 
actually our MVP with just Saturday alone taking out 13 of the enemy 
on barrel tags alone, we are unsure at this time of his total kill 
count but it must have been pretty high.  Our most valuable team 
award for this game went to Wolf Pack, and it seemed that you 
couldn't turn around without one or the other making thier presence 
felt.  Other honorable mentions were Bear for his excellent holding 
off of the enemy and clear thinking, and Joe Fred for a simular 
action.  

I ran the kitchen and front desk, and am also happy to report no 
cases of heat exhaustion this game, and very few problems or issues, 
and the few that occurred were handled quickly.  I fed people my 
hamburger soup, and a chicken gumbo which seemed to be enjoyed by 
all, and other than a couple of minor cases of bull nettle there were 
no injuries.  

I will be sending out another email later today to give the offical 
final scores on this game.  Any questions or if any of you are ready 
to sign up for the March game email me or give us a call at the shop 
817-923-6422.

Gin