News>OPS puts out Fire Dogs in softball championship
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GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Gerry Conway, Grissom Ops, pitches during the intramural softball championship game here Aug. 15. Ops beat out the Grissom Fire Dogs 16-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Chad Tice, Grissom Ops, swings at the ball during the intramural softball championship game here Aug. 15. Ops took on the Grissom Fire Dogs and won 16-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE; Ind. -- Gerry Conway, Grissom Ops, slides into third against Bennett Grove, Fire Dogs, during the intramural softball championship game here Aug. 15. Ops won the game 16-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Craig Garrison, Grissom Ops, runs for home during the intramural softball championship game here Aug. 15. Ops took on the Grissom Fire Dogs and won 16-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Gerry Conway, Grissom Ops, pitches during the intramural softball championship game here Aug. 15. Ops took on the Grissom Fire Dogs and won 16-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Col. Bryan Reinhart, 434th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, presents a championship trophy to Grissom Ops after their victory over the Fire Dogs at the intramural softball championship game here Aug. 15. Ops maintained a steady lead during the game and won 16-9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin)
by Senior Airman Andrew McLaughlin
434th ARW Public Affairs
9/14/2012 - GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Grissom operators snuffed out the fire department 16-9 in the intramural softball championship game here.
Ops swept through the double-elimination tournament, while the Fire Dogs had to battle from the losers bracket.
Craig Garrison, who played his first year with the Ops team, said he was pleased with how the season went.
"We work well together," said Garrison. "We're all out having fun."
Ops was able to maintain a consistent lead over the Fire Dogs for most of the game.
After their win, Col. Bryan Reinhart, 434th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, presented the championship trophy to the Ops players, along with individual plaques to members of both teams.
Despite their defeat, Thomas Carey, a Fire Dogs player and also the team's coach, said they will be ready for next year.
"We'll be back again," Carey said as he smiled.
The Grissom Fitness Center organizes an intramural softball league as well as other sports throughout the year including basketball, volleyball and flag football.
