WCPPL brings in the heavy machinery, upgrades SC Village

WCPPL brings in the heavy machinery, upgrades SC Village

March 3, 2009 by Bill G.

Photo Courtesy - SCVillage.com

The season opener for the WCPPL 7-man event is right around the corner and Mike Hinman and his crew are busy upgrading the venue. The event boasts a serious cash package, guaranteeing over $30,000.00 in cash and prizes. Instead of following in the footsteps of the NPPL & XPSL (using and abusing the facilities), the WCPPL has been hard at work to improve the world reknown SC Village paintball park, bringing in all sorts of heavy equipment to level the playing fields and provide a tier 1 facility for everyone involved.

As many of you recall in movies such as PUSH, Cereal Killerz by MWAG and several from Derder, SC Village (”the inventor of speedball” & home of streetball) at one time or another had been home to several pro teams, NPPL, xpsl, cal-jam events and most notably, the concept of stadium-style paintball. However, in recent years, the management of SC Village & Giant Paintball Parks has allowed the fields and facilities of the “speedball” side of the famous park to become rundown; the playing surfaces became uneven, the bunkers went bad, and the air stations went without repair. The local paintball community made several efforts to revive the park which included several teams bringing their own fields to setup and maintain, but ultimately time and nature ran its course and the paintball community began playing elsewhere. However, as you will see below, Mike Hinman (WCPPL) has taken it upon himself to improve Southern California’s paintball parks and most notably the fields of SC Village.

Mike and the Heavy Equipment (Click to expand)

Here you can get a better picture of what we are talking about. Once upon a time, this particular field was home to the NXL team San Diego Legacy and triple crown champions San Diego Dynasty. Over time however, the field became increasingly sloped and provided a hilly playing surface. The WCPPL rented a tractor and as you can see, they have been working to improve the grounds.

Get to work! (Click to expand)

The most notable improvements have been to the uppermost turf field, formerly known as the streetball court. Mike and his team not only resurfaced the field but will be laying down new turf for players to enjoy for many Sundays to come.

Always upgrade (Click to expand)

Fresh turf (Click to expand)

The WCPPL’s improvements to SC Village will make for an amazing event and will surely benefit the Southern California playing community for years to come. Check out the official WCPPL site for further information.

Photography courtesy of Grillz@DontAskMedia.