Team O'Neill Can Dodge A Wrench

After a grueling two-month-long tournament between 11 teams and the whole school, Team O’Neill came out on top beating Team Koz with an overwhelming score of four out of four games. Koz went into the final with the odds in their favor being undefeated throughout the entire tournament, but in the end they simply couldn't get it done. Team O’Neill entered the final with no females on their team and tons of nerves seeing as how they had come so close the year before, but they had their sights on victory and nothing could stop their ruthless onslaught from reaching their goal, not to mention they had in their arsenal Sam Simon's incredible playing.

"Sam's acrobatic catch sunk Koz's battleship. It amazes me that this is the fourth year we've done this and people are always able to get so amped up over dodgeball. This was one of the best and most intense tournaments we've ever had," said Mr. Heldman, the head coordinator of the tournament.

I sat down and talked to some of team Koz to see what exactly went wrong and what was going through their heads.

"We got careless, there was too much pressure on our main players including myself. Team O’Neill was too good, but we got this next year," stated Alejandro Segura, a junior and young man that some people (including Ms. O’Neill herself) believe to be the best dodgeball player in the whole school.

"It was a lot of fun and I would definitely do it again, although there are a few regulations I would change. Team Koz is going all the way next year," confidently declared Pete Miller, also a junior on team Koz and a valuable asset to their team.

I even had a word with the man himself.

"Team O’Neill brought their A-game on Tuesday and we only brought our B-game. We got schooled; we just couldn't handle the pressure. We will see them in next year's finals," said Mr. Koz

Nonetheless all teams had a great time; this tournament is always tons of fun. In the end even if your team loses it just makes everyone want to win even more next year and gives each team even more of a drive. This tournament is always unpredictable. Absolutely any team can win it. We'll just have to wait and see what next year has in store for us.

"There's always next year," declared three-year student Julia Puente, one of Team Koz's star players.

By: Eli Martinez