The 2018 Firefighter Summer Olympics began on June 24, 2018. San Diego was the host sight for the second year in a row. On the 25th, Over the Line Tourney play began. The tournament was held at Mariners Point and 21 teams took to the sand. To level out the playing field there were three flights based on how the teams performed. Two LAFD teams took home some medals.
In the “A” Flight, Gangreen: Russ Barnes (15 C), Joe Cunningham (1 C), Keith Bandy (64 A) and Corey OBRYAN (3 B) brought home the Bronze medal after a close 4 to 3 loss to Chula Vista. In the “B” Flight LAFD’s Grey and Still Hanging: Ray Hamel (LAFD Retired), Chris Villavicencio (18 B), Robert Ward (66 B) and Sean Millett (DT 81) defeated a combo team from San Francisco/San Mateo 16 to 5 to take the Gold. It was a great day on the beach and many of the participants brought their families out to make a day out of it. See ya next Year!!
By Sean Millett