July 2011

DMK BRINGS HOME THE TITLE!!!

Congratulations Knockerheads!!!

Des Moines Kubb's own Josh Feathers and Dwayne Balmer (Dob & D) just won the U.S. National Kubb Championship!!!! 

...and the rest of the club didn't do too shabby either - final results:

The Beers (Josh Tapken and Tyler Wallace) - 3rd Place (2nd Consolation Bracket)

Night of the living Kubb (Mary Tapken and Doug Hammond) - T-17th

Pitch Slap (Tony Hansen and Mike Pedersen) - T-17th

Kubb'd (Steve Feathers and Steph Kidder) - T-9th

The Ringers (Aaron and Dave Ellringer) - T-9th

Kubbolutionaries (Chris Hodges and Rob Hoelscher) - T-5th

Knockerheads (Josh Feathers and Dwayne Ballmer) - 2011 U.S. National Kubb Champions! 

May 2011

Congratulations to Des Moines Kubb on winning 1st Place at the Rockford, IL Swedish Historical Society's 2011 Kubb Tournament.

That's right, DMK's own Dave Ellringer with The Ringers took first place. Chris Hodges and Josh Feathers partnered to take 3rd, putting DMK in two of the top three teams. Way to go Des Moines Kubb Members!

DMKC Teams placing at the SHS 2011 Kubb Tournament at Rockford, IL:

The Ringers - 1st

Run DMK - 3rd

Team Brandy T-9th

Kubbalicious T-17th

Detailed information on the tournament

can be found here 

Feb. 2011

Results: Winter Kubb Klassic

Congratulations to the Winter Kubb Scrambler winner, Rob H., holding the most coveted trophy in Kubb. Chris Hodges (right) took 2nd place, and Jon Rudisill (left) took 3rd. More pictures available here. 

The Winter Kubb Klassic (a.k.a Ice Kubb) is an annual members-only tournament, preferably played on ice (too warm this year), and is run using the Scrambler format. Members play to get their name engraved on the rotating 'Stanley Cup King Trophy' (and bragging rights).

Oct. 2010

The Des Moines Kubb Fall Kubb Klassic of 2010 raised $609.00 for the Friends of Iowa CASA  

 The first open 2010 Fall Kubb Klassic has come and gone. The tournament raised over $600.00, benefiting the Iowa CASA Program. A special thanks to all our sponsors, and a congrats to all our silent auction winners.

We had 14 teams show up for this years tournament, playing in a Swiss Style format of 5 rounds, with the top 8 moving on to an elimination bracket.

Results:

1st Place: Team Knockerheads

2nd Place: Team Madhouse

3rd Place: Team Unky and The Beautiful Butterflies

4th Place: Down The Kubbs

The Silent Auction was a major success. Here are the results:

QuickPitch Kubb Field Marking System (donated by DMKC):            $15.00

Handmade Kubb -Playin' Viking Helmet (donated by DMKC):            $20.00

Gift Basket for a Kitty-Cat (donated by Animal LifeLine of Iowa):   $32.00

Gift Basket for a Puppy-Dog (donated by Animal Lifeline of Iowa):  $40.00

Craftsman Cribbage Set from Kreager's Workbench:                       $45.00

Handmade Kubb Set: Locust w/ Purpleheart inlays:                      $120.00 

(donated on behalf of Des Moines Adult Hockey's ABC League)

Handmade Kubb Set: Cherry with Curly Maple                              $165.00 (donated by Arends Production Services)

Check out photos of the event here. The winners below:

Above, 3rd Place Team Unky (AKA: The Butterflies)                                 

(Stephanie Kidder, Abby Norton, and Steve Feathers)

Below, 2nd Place Team Madhouse                                                             

(Miguel "Miggy" Ramirez, Jon Rudisill)

At the bottom, 1st Place Team Knockerheads                                                             

(Josh "Dobbie" Feathers, Dwayne "D" Ballmer)

July 2010: Congratulations to Team Da Beers, (Tyler Wallace, left, Josh Tapken, right) shown above. Playing the best of the worst, Da Beers finished 2nd place in the rigorous consolation bracket at the 2010 U.S. Nationals.  

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