Oldest Field In the U.S.A.

[Silverback]

The NPPL Boston Open was indeed played at Canobie in 1993. I was also there playing for TEXAS STORM. I almost tore apart one of the WILD GEESE, (they were reffing) because he pulled me of the field and another Storm player, saying that a hit I took in the middle of my PACK ON MY BACK, while playing FLORIDA TERMINATORS. And then (the ref) complained to the head ref about how bad we were cheating. I was so pissed, if Jeffro and Phyllis, hadn't practically gagged me, and sat on me, I probably would have wound up in "Deep Excrement".

[rabidchihauhau]

In 1982 Paul Fogal opened Skirmish, Jerry Braun opened Survival New York, Debra Dione Kirsche opened Three Rivers, and Jim Iulo opened Strategy Plus.
Skirmish closed for a short while and moved to their present location.
Three Rivers also closed for a short time in '83
Survival New York was sold.

That leaves Strategy Plus in E. Hampton, CT. the oldest continuously operating field in the world. Celebrating their Silver Anniversary next weekend, they are starting their 26th year of fun.
(figure year one was '83, year 25 is '08)

Actually, if truth be told, Skirmish operated continuously during the 'closed' period - by invitation only.

[rabidchihauhau]

"Canobie hosted a national ranked tourement paintball game which produced the FIRST national ranked paintball team,... the "Wild Geese".

Paul (forget his last name) whom owns Canobie & AG Paintball (formally Adventure Games) was a team member of the "Wild Geese" whom were out of Canobie paintball. This is the location of the first event."

Paul Robito.

The First RANKED paintball teams were NSG teams that played in the NSG Nationals. The FIRST (as in #1) ranked team the first year they did it - 83 - were The Taxi Drivers From Hell, a Canadian team.

The FIRST RANKED NPPL team were Bob Long's Ironmen.

Before that, in addition to NSG, there were several "national" tournaments - the PMI PBGA North American Championship, the Air Pistol Open, the World Cup, the Lively Series (starting with the infamous Music City Open) the International Amateur Open and the PaintCheck Five Man, not to mention several others.

A LOT of national play took place before 1990. The NPPL's first season was 1993.

And some of you guys talk like the mid-90s were ancient history

[Beemer]

Damn thats some history there Rabid

I remember some of that before the NPPLs first season in 93. {what the hell happened anyways} Go M.C.O. Lively and Caldwell. I.A.O. what a hoot. It is ancient history in our years.