The school’s annual dodgeball tournament kicked off with a bang this week, with 64 teams competing in the single elimination tournament. The 32 games played during lunch in the large gym from Monday, May 13, to Thursday, May 16, were all first round games. The 4 days of competition eliminated 32 teams from the dodgeball berth and yielded a number of incredibly impressive performances from students from every class. Teams of six each played five minutes of furious dodgeball, with scores based on the number of wins each team had in the period. To win a game, a team had to eliminate every team member on the opposing team. The games for the second round began yesterday, May 17.

“Dodgeball, in my opinion, is really a great way to end the year,” sophomore Sami Fakalolo said. “It gives everyone a chance to have fun and create a closer bond. Overall, it’s a very exciting event at Los Altos.”

Below are the results for the first round of dodgeball:
Don’t Chase the Goose defeated Yellow Fever 3-0.
Team Madagascar II defeated Couger Clan 2-0.
Sexy Panthers defeated Pompash 2-1.
Jon’s Mom defeated Kwansters 2-1.
Average Joes defeated Eagle Squad 3-0.
The C Team defeated Asian Nation + David 2-0.
Hawhy defeated Chunche’s Last Stand 2-0.
Justice League got a bye into the next round.

Globa Gym Purple Cabras defeated Playback 101 2-0.
Tenatious Turtles defeated Pirates Booty 2-0.
Snapback & Tater Tots defeated Hit me Baby 1-0.
Asian Invasion defeated The Crushers 2-0.
OK Team defeated We’ll Get Back to You 2-1.
Kite Runners defeated Hanna & the Bananas 2-0.
Hood Prospects & Co got a bye into the next round.

All American defeated Team That Sucked Last Year 3-1.
Fruit Fighters defeated That Just Happened 1-0.
Freshmen Phenoms defeated The Buddhas 4-0.
Real Slim Shadys defeated Enter Name here 4-0.
Please Not in the Face defeated Sydney N Da Swaggies 2-0.
We Out Here defeated Monsters Inc. 2-0.
Chief Hunters defeated Hoot Squad 2-0.

Pokies defeated Water Logged Ball Dodgers 2-0.
Nimis Fortissimi defeated Moul’s Beard 2-1.
Fat Boi Fresh defeated Mia Montanez 3-0.
The Captains Crunch defeated The Dodge Fathers 2-1.
# Team Avery got a bye into the next round.
Goon Squad defeated Golden Boys and Girl 2-1.

To check out the progression of dodgeball throughout the tournament, check out The Talon’s bracket here:
https://www.lahstalon.org/dodgeball-2012-bracket/

Also, check out the past week’s Talon Players of the Day:
Monday, May 13
Tuesday, May 14
Wednesday, May 15
Thursday, May 16