Battle at the Border Recap by Ryan Plourd
This year’s Winter Edition of Battle at the Border; BATB, was the best yet. The turn out was great and players from all over came together not only to test & hone their skills, but to make new friends, get to know old friends a bit better and grow as a community. Congratulations to all the competitors and winners, and thank you to Chad and Shelton Covington for putting on a great event. We can’t wait for this year’s Summer BATB.
If you didn’t catch the winners of BATB:
Open Division:
1. Kevin DeSoto
2. Lyndon Whalen
3. Christian Fraser
4. Jackson Stanek
Freestyle:
1. Jake Fischer
2. Kevin DeSoto
3. Christian Fraser
4. Wesley Carkonen
*Austin Ring took first in the opposite hand ladders.
*Zach Porter took first in Race to Lace, landing all his tricks 1st try.
Zach Porter ending a combo in Race to Lace.
Post BATB Jam – The Parthenon, Nashville, TN:
Austin Ring casually Stilting
Host Chad Convington, Jake Fischer, & Wesley Carkonen