COLUMBIA - At one end of a field, a team of high school students stand at attention, ready to strike. The other end, a group of middle-aged men from across the Midwest wait for their signal to charge. A line of neon yellow balls separates the two teams. The referee blows his whistle and he screams "Dodgeball," sending players toward each other in a dead sprint. When they reach the balls, bodies scramble to grab as many as they can.
Teams vie for spots at national dodgeball tournament
Saturday, August 2, 2008 | 9:36 p.m. CDT
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