Pat Roberts and VICIOUS split ways

Pro Paintball team VICIOUS and player Pat Roberts have decided to go their separate ways as of today. We are anticipating that Pat will turn up on Aftershock, as they have been rumored to be turning up the heat for Chicago. Make sure you check back as will keep you updated on the latest stories.

To contact the reporter on this story: Gilbert in Halifax, NS at gilbert@propaintball.com.

NPPL Surf City Open Pro Paintball Photos, Part 3

Today we are proud to present part 3 of our 5 part series documenting the NPPL Surf City Open paintball tournament. These photos, like the rest in our series, were shot by Robert Abitia of Square1.

Incase you missed it, be sure to check out part 1 and part 2 of our galleries.

Featured on the front page today is Andy Foster of Notorious who’s team won division 3 at both WCPPL event 1 and NPPL event 1. Division 3 best watch out as these guys are on fire.

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To contact the reporter on this story: Justin in Los Angeles at justin@propaintball.com.

ProPaintball.com Up & Coming Player of the Week: Dan Norcross

Young and talented Dan Norcross recently made his Pro Paintball debut at the NPPL Huntington Beach 2010 Event. Having played on such teams as Velocity Wrecking Krew and Shock-Kidz, Dan’s rise to the top of the ranks has come at a young age. Read on for more about Minnesota’s own Dan Norcross.

Name: Dan Norcross

Age: 18

Hobbies other than paintball: When I was younger I played hockey and baseball for a number of years, I still love both and spend a lot of the cold Minnesota winters on hockey rinks with my friends, but nothing competitive anymore. I decided to play paintball over everything else when I was about 14 and haven’t looked back since.

Current Team: Indianapolis Mutiny (NPPL), G.S.E. (PSP)

Home Field: If it’s Mutiny home is Asylum paintball in Louisville, KY. Paintball Plex in Indy or Badlandz and Fox River with G.S.E. As far as back home goes, I live a mile from a paintball field called Northside Sports where I cut my teeth back in the day and I still make it up there once in a while.

Position you play on the field: Usually a dorito insert, but I go wherever I’m needed. More than often I find myself holding down a lane trying to keep my front guy alive

Previous teams: Shock-Kidz, Velocity Wrecking Crew.

Favorite pro team when you were growing up: I remember watching the NXL when it was its own league and loving the Oakland Assasins, every time I saw those guys I thought they were the most-raw players out there. I was a huge fan of that league because of its intensity and the karnage that resulted from it.

You’re now in your first pro season with Indianapolis Mutiny, what do you like best about the team? I love the fact that everybody is hungry. We are such a young team with limitless potential and I love all of the guys. It seems like everybody is on the same page and is always there to help you out when you need it, I couldn’t be more excited for the team’s future.

What’s the paintball community like in Minnesota? Paintball in Minnesota is pretty small, there’s only once decent indoor field and considering we have snow on the ground 5 months out of the year I spend a lot of time driving 8 hours to Chicago or flying to San Diego to play. As far as player base goes there’s not much above the rookie level, it’s growing though and there’s a few solid local tournaments but as far as national level competition it’s almost non-existent. I definitely trying to pave the way for other MN players and help them get out of the state and make it happen so we can build the scene around home.

Who do you look up to in paintball and why? My mom and dad, all the Mutiny guys, Leif and Darrel from KM, Aaron Tholey, Nick Slowiak, Jason Stypula, the list goes on forever. All of these guys have given me a ton of help throughout my career and haven’t asked for much in return. Someday I hope to help a kid like they helped me.

What keeps you playing paintball? I love playing paintball, plain and simple. No two games are ever exactly the same, everything’s always changing so I could never get bored with it. The second thing would be the friends I’ve made throughout the years, I can’t even imagine my life without the sport or the people I’ve met through it.

What are your plans for the rest of 2010: Keep grinding it out with Mutiny and play on every Sunday.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Brandon Mason in Los Angeles at Brandon@ProPaintball.com.

G-No re-joins VICIOUS, playing pro paintball again

Former LA Infamous pro paintball player, G-no Benedicto, has decided to come back into the world of pro paintball. G-no took a short break after playing with VICIOUS at World Cup 2009 to take care of school, work and his most importantly, his daughter.

Updated @ 11am Wednesday with a statement from G-no.

G-no will be returning to the dorrito side of the field for VICIOUS for the rest of the 2010 pro paintball season.

We caught up with the captain of pro paintball team VICIOUS, Greg Pauley who told us;

G-no called us 3 weeks ago and said he missed playing with VICIOUS. It was an easy fit as he gets along with everyone on the team very well. We are excited to have him back.

G-no later added;

“Real life is tough and stressful. I’m excited to have paintball back in my life. It was a drawn out process to finalize things with the organization and I am happy that it’s over with so we can move on to the next step. With my experience, I will do my best to help the growth of this young and hungry team into a formidable pro team. From what I’ve heard, we have a some work to do and I am excited to get started.”

Credit: JS Photo

To contact the reporter on this story: Gilbert in Halifax, NS at gilbert@propaintball.com.

Crash At The Coast, with Pro Paintball Players

Do you have $1250 burning a hole in your pocket? Are you a super HK fan? If you do you should go to the epic Crash at the Coast clinic this July 5th – 11th. With that $1250 you will get feed, a place to stay, paintballs for the whole week, $200 in HK gear, and training from the pros. Some of top players from the NPPL and PSP will be on hand to help out all week. Brandon Short, and Scott Kemp of the Los Angeles Ironmen will be their, along with Ryan Greenspan, Tyler Harmon, Todd Martinez,and Bear D’Egidio.

To contact the reporter on this story: brad in at brad@propaintball.com.

Millennium Bitburg European Masters Layout

The Millennium has just release the layout for the upcoming European Master. The tournament is scheduled to get underway on May 21-23 in Bitburg, Germany. After all the mayhem that took place in Malaga, some games will have to be made up in Germany but the game schedule is still unknown.

To contact the reporter on this story: brad in at brad@propaintball.com.

PPB Exclusive: Naughty Dogs NT

Just a few months back the Portland Naughty Dogs surprised the paintball community by signing a multi-year deal with DYE Precision. Following on the heels of the announcement we showcased an exclusive first look at the Naughty Dogs C10 pro paintball jersey. The Naughty Dogs, dressed head to toe in their new DYE paintball gear did relatively well in the recent NPPL season opener (photos here), placing 6th at the Huntington Beach Open. The Naughty Dogs are the premier DYE team in the NPPL and we figured it was only a matter of time until the team had their very own limited edition NT paintball gun. With that in mind we are proud to officially unveil the 2010 Naughty Dogs NT. Check it..

To contact the reporter on this story: Justin in Los Angeles at justin@propaintball.com.