Every Friday, the day long goal during high school was finding someone who could get you a case of beer. Then, one had to find a place to drink it. Whether it was a cornfield, old shed, garage, or if luck was on your side a basement, the teens of Seymour were satisfied. Beerpong was nonexistent. Sure, everyone had heard of it, and maybe even played a game once or twice in their life. Month’s passed, and the kids of Seymour High proceeded to party it up and get totally shit faced every weekend. Card games, beer bongs, and kegs helped to keep every weekend a new adventure. But one group of young men wanted more. They wanted to combine their two loves in life...sports and beer. Beerpong appeared to be the perfect fit.
These ambitious young stallions decided they would get together and play this game that was called beerpong. It all started one Saturday night at what would be come to known as the Bumaplex. No one quite knew the general rules of the game. Do you use paddles or throw the ball? Do you bounce the ball or just try and shoot it in? They games began and they started to feel the game out. It started with teams of three playing against each other. Game by game went on as the excitement over the game grew. The young men began to make house rules as debatable situations arose. Before long the game had transformed from a primitive drinking game into a competitive sport. These young men were starting to realize that they had stumbled upon the greatest game of all time.
A League Of Their Own January 2006
The weeks passed and as each did, so did another weekend of beer pong action. The forefathers of SBPL began to fall in love with the sport. They had established rules, records, and developed friendships and long lasting partnerships. The next step was obvious and inevitable, a tournament. The competition was organized, and while doing so, the young lads thought of a grander idea, an entire beer pong league. Yes, they would turn their love of drinking and competition into a league and hold an inaugural tournament. They would call it the Keystone Kickoff Klassic. The tournament would go on to become the annual season opener each year from there on.
The Golden Age Of Beer Pong January 2006 - October 2006
The first annual Keystone Kickoff Klassic was a hit. The competition was fierce and exciting. Rivalries were already being formed as people were threatening to slash others tires if they bailed on their partner. The love and passion for the game would carry on through the rest of the school year. First the Kings of Cup, then March Madness - The Big Dance. And finally Cinco de Beero Round Robin. The four tournaments were glorious. It was not just the tournaments, however, but the nights in between, on weekends and even weeknights, when the SBPL members ponged unrelentingly at their main venue, which would become to be known as the Bumaplex. The founders of the SBPL were living a dream, ponging several nights a week, making memories that would last a life time. They thought it would go on forever, and were already looking forward to next year as the Spring came to an end. Little did they know though, that they had just lived through the Golden Age of Beer Pong, that things would never be the same again.
Armageddon at the Bumaplex October 14, 2006
Fresh off the first year of SBPL action, league members were ecstatic to start another thrilling season. It would begin where it had always taken place, The Bumaplex. And it would begin the way it had all began, with the Keystone Kickoff Klassic. The tournament was the largest of any that had ever taken place in the SBPL. It was a marvelous event. Beer was being inhaled through bongs, thrilling shots were being made time and time again, and even the occasional ladder was demolished. Just as it was winding down, however, Armageddon struck. As quick as the league began, it was threatened to be ended, as the Oneida Police Department infiltrated the premises and broke up the tournament. Occupants of the Bumaplex scattered as the leagues worst enemy infiltrated the beer pong complex. What had been a glorious tournament was abruptly ended as many tried to escape. Some did manage to escape while others were nabbed and pinned with underage and resisting arrest tickets. The KKK had been demolished and many thought the SBPL was headed for a collapse. The future of the SBPL was now foggy and many could only think of the worst. One thing was certain, the Bumaplex had seen its last beer pong action ever. What had been a great day will go down in SBPL infamy. 10/14, the second coming of 9/11, and the Bumaplex remained only scattered rubble just like the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
Back In A Big Way 2007
After some much needed time to grieve their losses and recuperate, SBPL nation was poised for a comeback. The members banded together and searched for new venues where they could play the game they so deeply loved. Finally, after scouring the Seymour landscape months, two refuges were found. Krull’s Kastle and The Holzodome would be the new homes of the SBPL. With the new beer pong arenas, the league was back in a big way. The SBPL got back on track and held the 2nd annual tournaments, Kings of Cup and March Madness, to close out another successful season.
Don’t Call It A Comeback March 2008
Just when everyone thought the SBPL was back for good, doubt entered again. The SBPL was unable to organize a tournament for a large portion of the 2007 - 2008 season. On the surface the league appeared to be dying. Beerpong, though, had gone nowhere. The old members of SBPL were continuing to pong week in and week out, even without tournaments. Their dedication paid off, as finally a tournament was back. March Madness - The Big Dance, would become the first tournament to be held for a third time. It would be held at the Holzodome and be the largest ever, with a field of 14 teams, which didn’t even include the teams eliminated in the “play in” games prior to the tournament. The tournament was a smash hit, and that’s intended to be literal, as the drunken festivities turned into absolute carnage after the tournament. A post tournament celebration of pushing, shoving, wrestling, and yes, even doing backflips through the tables showed that the SBPL had really not gone anywhere and it will always be here to stay.
A New Era, A New Challenge October 2008 and beyond
With the SBPL back in full swing, the 2008 - 2009 season was poised to begin. It would do so in appropriate fashion with the third annual Keystone Kickoff Klassic. The difference though, was that the tournament would be held outside of the fertile beer pong land of Seymour. The SBPL spread its wings and expanded to Steven’s Point, where the Point Penthouse would become the newest home to beer pong action. This would come to mark a new era in SBPL history. The era when the SBPL would expand beyond Seymour and stretch to the far corners of the state of Wisconsin. The league had become increasingly larger, and word had spread throughout the countryside of the great pong being played. New members began to join as Point, Madison, and Oshkosh became homes to much of the action. Even with the new territory, Seymour remains at the center of the SBPL. As the league continues to grow, the values of drunkenness and childish behavior are being shared throughout the great state of Wisconsin.