Lancaster/York 'Tinkerbells' Win First-Ever 'Wildcat Wars'

The Tinkerbells, representing Lancaster and York halls, topped two of the day's four events (kickball and dodgeball) to amass 40 points and win Penn College's inaugural "Wildcat Wars" competition Saturday. The team managed to hold off the "V Squad Mafia," from The Village at Penn College, which placed second in three events to finish close behind with 37 points. Rounding out the field in hard-fighting fashion were the four remaining teams: "CDJ" (Clinton, Delaware and Juniata halls), winner of the foul-shot contest, finishing with 36 points; "Dauphin Kills" (Dauphin Hall), winner of the afternoon's final Capture the Flag event, 27 points; the "Party Animals" (Off-Campus), 21 points; and "CVA All the Way" (Campus View Apartments), 20 points. "The event saw more than 200 students cram the Field House and Intramural Field in hopes that their team would dominate the Wildcat Wars," said Jeremy R. Bottorf, coordinator of intramural sports/campus recreation. "At the end of the day, everyone enjoyed a picnic dinner to replenish all of the energy that was lost during the rough-and-tough competition."


 

– Photos by Abdullah H. Muaddi, student photographer

Wearing their respective colors and huddled in the Field House, five of the day's six teams prepare for battle.

Wilmer I. Clase, an architectural technology major from Lancaster, makes clear his allegiance to The Village at Penn College.

Red-shirted members of the Dauphin Hall team have their attempted group picture invaded by photo-bombing opponents ...

... and takes the field for kickball combat.

The Clinton-Delaware-Juniata team shows its stuff as winners of the foul-shot competition.

Off-campus residents hold their banner high.

The Field House weight room offers a perfect vantage on the dodgeball action between Campus View and off-campus tenants.

The "V Squad Mafia," hailing from The Village at Penn College, claimed second place in three of four events for a strong overall second-place finish.

Claiming first place by a three-point edge, "The Tinkerbells" of Lancaster and York halls won the day.

The off-campus "Party Animals"

"CDJ," representing Clinton, Delaware and Juniata halls

"CVA All the Way" features contestants from Campus View Apartments.

The "Dauphin Kills" team from Dauphin Hall poses together.