WORLD RANKINGS

Updated 12/15/09

1. Andy Frushour
2. Jason Salmon
3. Chuck Trinoskey
4. Dean Allen
5. Dan Kidle
6. Brent Morrow
7. Eric Trinoskey
8. Casey Frushour
9. Dan Renner
10. Andy Kidle
11. Jim Blair
12. Sean Dameron
13. Kevin Singleton
14. Tony Fuller
15. Kevin Gunns
16. Andi Osters
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17. Andy Dressler
18. Andrew Alexander
19. Jeremy Foco
20. Keith Hagen
21. Joe Guzowski
22. Chuck Salmon
23. Scott Salmon
24. Joe Frushour
25. Rex Danely
Full Rankings

WORLDS RECAPS

8/8/09: MB5
8/2/08: MB4
8/4/07: MB3
8/26/06: MB2
9/24/05: MB1

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Andy Dressler Sweeps Through Controversial "Grass Rule" Invitational

HOLT, Mich. - May 26, 2008 - In what will forever be known around the Ashbrook Lawn courts as the "Grass Rule", Andy Dressler claimed his second career title at the Holt "Grass Rule" Invitational. An early round ruling -- a ruling not specifically covered at the time in the Official Tournament Rulebook -- created angst and discord among a usually tight-knit group of family and pastors. In the end, though, Dressler lived up to his #8 World Ranking in cruising to the title. The infamous Grass Rule is now covered in Rule 5.5.1.

Tony Fuller Wins First MB Championship

EAST LANSING, Mich.- May 26, 2008 - Tony Fuller became the 18th different winner of a sanctioned Monkeyball tournament, hoisting the Blatz Memorial Day Afternoon Delight Cup. Using a best-of-three match format for the majority of the tournament, rumor has it the lengthy tournament was interrupted by a mid-championship match beer run. Nice.

New York 5th State to Host Tournament; Frushour Wins 5th Career Title

WEBSTER, New York - May 24, 2008 - New York joins Michigan, Indiana, Alabama and North Carolina as official host states for a sanctioned MB event. The 9-person tournament , the Rochester Invitational at M3 Park, featured Monkeyball Commissioner Andy Frushour and Southern Monkeyball Conference M-baller (and 2007 Birmingham Christmas Invitational champ) Jason Salmon.

Although Frushour cruised to an early season victory, he noted the talent of the Rochester-based Monkeyballers, "I've known for a while that Salmon was legit. Matt Perry also showed a lot of promise. And once Z-Wert drops that cast, raises his glass a few more times, and puts in the time on the range, he could be a contender."

Dan Kidle Claims Third Career Title at
Ann Arbor's Weiners & Beer Open

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - April 24, 2008 - Dan Kidle won his third career tournament title, defeating a slew of U-M grads and undergrads as classes finished in Ann Arbor this week. The field was highlighted by a number of Monkeyball veterans, including former World #1 Casey Frushour, but the crew from 712 Arch stole the show at the 2008 Weiners & Beer Open.

100 Days Until MB4 - Sign Up Now

LANSING, Mich. - April 24, 2008 - The 2008 version of the Monkeyball World Championships is only 100 days away. The fourth annual event will be the biggest and best so far. I anticipate we'll have no problem beating the 81 participants from last year; in fact, I think we may reach our maximum capacity of 128 ballers. Send me an e-mail to SIGN UP NOW and make sure your spot is reserved. Entry fee is $10 (includes beer), and the official tournament t-shirt must be pre-ordered for $10.

The Smack Begins: Bama Bulletin Board

LANSING, Mich. - April 19, 2008 - A response from one of our Alabama M-Ballers to an invitation to play at the 2008 World Championships:

"If we go north for the purpose of dominating these clowns don't we have to get special passports and a brace of very potent and special inoculations? All the northerners will need is the ability to lift, on a wholesale basis, a variety of excuses out of the Big Ten Book of Excuses, or quite frankly the Notre Dame Book of Excuses. There would be ample source material as to how to spin the facts. "We lost to a southern team despite our nationally recognized superiority because.........(insert excuse here....). " The excuse will probably have something to do with speed, quickness and sweater vests. If this baiting continues I might have to go to the championship. However if my fellow somoco competitors want to pay me to stay home and NOT play I fully understand. I will take the humiliation for the benefit of our team. Plus, I really don't want to go to Michigan in August, it is to much like Michigan in December and Michigan in March.........REALLY,REALLY BORING."

Back in Bama -- Third Southern Monkeyball Conference Champ Crowned

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. - April 12, 2008 - Alabama is staking its claim as the new hotbed of champion Monkeyballers. First it was Dilbert, then Jason Salmon, and now John Griffith takes home a trophy from Il Palazzo Mills at the SoMoCo Open. The folks in Bama have even named their group the Southern Monkeyball Conference (mullet logo at right), and they've thrown down the gauntlet to their Michigan brethren. We'll see if they make the trip north to challenge at the August 2nd World Championships - and maybe we can even settle a Big 10/SEC debate or two while we're at it.

Mark Your Calendar -- 2008 World Championships Scheduled for August 2

LANSING, Mich. - Jan. 20, 2008 - It's official: The 2008 World Championships will be held on Saturday, August 2, and Jim Blair will once again host the tournament at the Old Orchard in Dimondale, MI. We hope to break the 100-participant barrier this year. More info coming this spring.

T-Nuts Wins Last M-Ball Event of 2007

GRAND LEDGE, MIch. - Dec. 31, 2007 - Hosting his third Monkeyball tournament of the year at Pennine Ridge, Tony Olds finally took home his first official MB title at the New Years Eve Invitational. Billed as the first-ever sanctioned event played in the snow, Tony defeated a group of 14 ballers including five of C-Town's finest.

(At right, Todd Byers and Paul Ford battle "under the lights" as a snowstorm rolls in.)

Monkeyball Back In Alabama; Jason Salmon Takes First Title

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. - Dec. 23, 2007 - Monkeyball visited Alabama for a second event in 2007, this time at the Palazzo Mills in the suburbs of Birmingham. Longtime Monkeyball enthusiast Jason Salmon took home the hardware at the Birmingham Christmas Invitational -- with 28 competitors, it's the largest non-World Championship event to date.

The SEC folk claim to have the best college football in the country, but are they tops in Monkeyball, too? Let's hope a few of those folks visit Big 10 country for the 2008 World Championships (Salmon & Dilbert: I'm calling you out).