BTLN UPDATE - ROYAL RUMBLE VIII

 

 

 

 

Congrats to Max on his victory in the Royal Rumble! Congrats also go out to Nate who took the Lighweight division!

Forty-five guys competed for the belt in this years Royal Rumble tying 2007(Royal Rumble III)for the most guys ever to compete for the belt in the Royal Rumble! We had 23 Lighweights(grades 7-9)and 22 Heavyweights(grades 10-12)!

The last three in the ring were Cody, GeRRald and Max. GeRRald and Max joined forces to try and take out Cody. It was not an easy task, Cody fought hard but in the end it was the brothers battling it out for wrestling supremacy! GeRRald had the early advantage, nearly taking the win but Max was able to use his feet to flip his brother out of the ring! Max's final move was probably the best move to ever end the Royal Rumble!

So many guys giving everything they had, competing until the end! It was awesome to watch!

It was a lot of fun having so many young guys(grade 7's)that had never seen the ring or competed in the Royal Rumble before!

Thanks to all the leaders that helped out! Special thanks to Ben, Jason and Jake who helped set and tear down! We couldn't do it without you!

Again congrats to Max, the 2012 Royal Rumble Champion!

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BTLN PREVIEW - CAN YOU FEEL THE RUMBLE?

Royal Rumble 8 is this Wednesday! Who will take the Belt? Will it be one of the grade twelves? Cody, GeRRald, Dart or Jordan? Or will one of the grade elevens surprise us and take the Belt home?

 

Make sure that you are early! (6:45 p.m. Wednesday Night)

 

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ROYAL RUMBLE VIII

 

It is time again for The Btln 3739 Royal Rumble! The Royal Rumble is the first of five Btln Majors. We have never had a repeat Champion in The Royal Rumble and that is not going to change this year. Last years winner Zach Gobbett will be watching from the sidelines! Who will take the Belt? So many guys that have a chance to win! I don't know if we have ever had such a balanced group.

Like in the past there will be two weight classes. Grades 7-9 in the Lightweight Division and grades 10-12 in the Heavyweight Division.

Make sure that you are early!

Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

ROYAL RUMBLE CHAMPIONS
2005-06 BEN JEPSEN
2006-07 JASON HAYASHI
2007-08 DEVIN CHURSINOFF
2008-09 DREW BROWN
2009-10 SAM SCHIESSER
2010-11 STEVIE LAWRENCE
2011-12 ZACH GOBBETT

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BTLN UPDATE

 

 

Congrats Austin! First ever Helmet! The way that Austin hustles it won't be his last!

Nate was in the middle and with so many guys, being the bulldog is never easy. Good job Nate!

 

This week we had Devin Chursinoff(Sarge 08) make a special appearance! So stoked to have the Alumni show up on a Wednesday night! When the night was over Dalton Erixon also showed up to hang out for a bit, just never get tired of seeing these guys!

 

This week we played the Btln Trifecta! We started with Handball. Jay and Devin's team was down most of the game until the end when they roared back to win 9-7! Next was Murderball and this time it was Ben and Nathan's team that took the win, 2 games to nothing. We completed the Trifecta with a round of Extreme Bulldog. Jason started in the middle for his team and John was in the middle for Ben's team. Extreme Bulldog is a game that I have never won and sadly my streak is still alive. Ben's team was to big and to fast for Jason's team beating us badly and taking the Trifecta 2-1!

 

In Bible study we looked at Abraham in our continuing series "The history of the world" or

"His Story". (Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 18:16-19, Genesis 22:15-18, Galatians 3:6-18, Hebrews 11:8-19)

 

After man failed at the fall, before the flood and after the flood God still continued his plan of redemption. God chose Abraham to be the patriarch of the Jewish nation. The nation that the Redeemer would come from!

 

Genesis 12:1-4a  The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram left, as the Lord had told him;

 

Do you ever wonder why God chose Abraham? It is because he didn't question God!

 

Galatians 3:6-9  Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

 

What good news! We are blessed through and with Abraham because of his offspring, Jesus Christ!

 

Ben Nicolson won twenty bucks because he had his Creation wrist band on the longest! Congrats Ben!

 

Next week is Royal Rumble VIII! Make sure that you are early!

 

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NEARLY 70,000!



The blog has now reached 69,400 visitors! That means we are only 600 visitors away from 70,000! As a thank you to all those that visit the blog we will be giving away a 16GB iPod nano! How can you win the iPod? If you are a member of the Btln 3739 Nation and you see 70,000 visitors on the counter on the blog and you can prove it(Take a picture.) then your name will be entered into a draw for the iPod. There might be only one person that will see 70,000 or it could be a few guys. All of the guys that see 70,000 and can prove it will have their names entered in the draw. (We will need your proof before or on the day of the draw.)(The counter is either on the side of the page or on the very bottom of the page, depending on which web browser you are using.)

Battalion Headquarters History

September 20 2006 - Blog is started by Ben.

April 18 2008 - Blog hits 10,000 visitors.

February 3 2009 - Blog hits 20,000 visitors.

November 3 2009 - Blog hits 30,000 visitors.

May 20 2010 - Blog hits 40,000 visitors.

February 10 2011 - Blog hits 50,000 visitors.

December 8 2011 - Blog hits 60,000 visitors.

Good luck to all and thanks again for visiting the blog!

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P-DUB - THANKSGIVING

 

We all have many things to be thankful for. Our salvation through Jesus Christ, family, shelter, food and the many freedom's that we all enjoy. I am also very thankful for every boy that God has brought to Btln 3739! We are so blessed to be able to get together every week! Thanks be to God!

Psalm 95:1-7  Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

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BTLN UPDATE - MIKE NIGHT

 

First off, Congrats to Nate on his first Helmet of the year and the second of his Btln 3739 career! (This pic is from last year, my camera had a dead battery.) Max was in the middle for Bulldog and he had this Blitzkrieg attack going on, it seemed to work for him because before long it was Nate standing alone!

Mike Night is always awesome and this time around we had to train the rookies how to play! Jake B. and Luke M. head butted each other on the second round of the game! The game was close until we added the bonus ball. T-Squares team picked up the bonus ball 3 out of 4 times! After that it wasn't even close! (Note to self, no need for a bonus ball.)

This week was also shirt night and I am happy to say that we will be ordering more shirts because of the good response! Good job Ben and Jay!

In Bible study we continued our series "The History of the World" or "His Story". This week we looked at the tower of Babel.(Genesis 11:1-9)

After the flood the hearts of people didn't change, they still were pride full and wanted to do things their own way.

Genesis 11:4  They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

These people were not interested in worshiping God or following his commands, they were only interested in making a name for themselves! It is a wonder that God has put up with the human race for so long!

Psalm 103:8-13  The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

Almost forgot to mention that both Zach and Jake were back! So stoked!

It is Royal Rumble VIII in two weeks!

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BTLN PREVIEW - MIKE NIGHT

 

 

Mike night tonight at Battalion! And the new Btln shirts are in! It's going to be a good night!

 

 



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BTLN 3739 SHIRT 2012/13!

Here it is! The new Btln 3739 2012/13 shirt! Hats off to Ben and Jason who designed and made these shirts! No drop in quality here, one of the best Btln 3739 shirts ever!

 

 

 

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LIONS TRIP PICTURES 2012

I have my camera back so it was time to post the pictures from the football trip! Enjoy the pics!

 

 

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BTLN UPDATE - GERRALD NICHOLSON, 25TH SERGEANT OF BTLN 3739

 

 

 

Congrats GeRRald! GeRRald is the 25th Sergeant of Battalion 3739! Btln 3739 is lucky to have GeRRald as our Sergeant! You have earned it GeRRald! GeRRald was the ninth Sergeant to receive his Sergeant Jersey in our "One Forward and One Back" Sergeant Jersey Program. (Joe Kraftchick will be getting his Jersey later this year! Can't wait!)

It was a busy week, we also had Charlie Langis making a special appearance! I just love it when the Alumni come out on a Wednesday Night! It was good to throw balls at Charlie again! We sure do miss you Charles! (Charlie just recently got engaged to Alina Demers! Congrats Charles!)

This week we played Murderball and it seemed like we couldn't get the teams right. First the J-Man's team was winning big and then it was Charlie and Ben's team that couldn't lose. Either way Murderball is still my favourite! I could play it every week!

This week we looked at the story of Noah and the flood in our series "The History of the World" or "His Story". (Genesis chapters 6,7,8 & 9:1-17)

Often times when we read the story of the flood we think of God's wrath and punishment of sin.



Genesis 6:9-13  This is the account of Noah.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.

It had been around 1600 years since the "fall of mankind" in the garden of Eden and instead of turning to God the people turned away from him.

Romans 1:28  And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper.

How great is God's mercy! God did not destroy these people right away! God gave those generations before the flood 1600 years to change their collective hearts but he also waited while the ark was being built for 120 years!

 1 Peter 3:20b  God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.

As if this wasn't enough God gave the people one more sign! God paraded the animals into the ark for a week! And not one person joined Noah and his family on the ark!

God is also gracious to us, we only need to accept his forgiveness for our sins! How long will God continue to be patient? It has now been more than 2000 years since Jesus' death and resurrection! (That's 400 years more than the people before the flood had!)

2 Peter 3:9  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

In Bulldog this week we had Spenny starting in the middle. With his size it made walking in the first round a bad idea! A lot of the bigger guys went down early and it looked like one of the smaller guys might win but Max was able to hold on for the win! Congrats Max! This is Maxwell's first Helmet of the year and the second of his Btln 3739 career!

Again, Congrats to GeRRald! We here at the blog salute you !

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BTLN PREVIEW - CHARLIE LANGIS RETRO NIGHT!

 

You heard me right, this week is Charlie Langis Retro Night!(Vintage, Classic, Old-School) What will be doing C.H. Retro Night? Show up and find out!

 

Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

 

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BTLN UPDATE

 

Congrats to Su-Spence! Way to go Spencer! Spencer takes the third Helmet of the 2012/13 Btln season!

This week we played handball for the first time this year. There were so many guys that we needed to add a third ball so that nobody was left standing around. It was awesome! At one point there were three scrums basically dog piling each of the three balls! So funny to watch! At the end we took away two of the balls to ratchet up the intensity and played "Next goal wins". It didn't take long for the game to end, Ben's team defeating J-man's team!

In Bible study this year our theme is "The history of the world" or "His Story". Two weeks ago we talked about the Creation of the world and this week we talked about the fall.(Genesis 2:8-25 & Genesis 3:1-24)

One tree, that was it, there was one tree that Adam and Eve were not allowed to touch! It sounds so easy! Why didn't they follow one simple command? God fully explained the consequences but they chose to disobey anyways.

Genesis 2:16,17 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”

How many people turn down God's salvation? It is also very simple! We only need to accept his free gift! Just like in the garden of Eden the consequences are huge! An eternity in heaven with God or an eternity in hell seperated from God!

Romans 5:16,17 Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

We ended the night with Bulldog.(Big surprise right?)Could there be any other way to end a night at Btln?

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LIONS TRIP 2012!

 

On Saturday morning 16 guys from Btln 3739 headed for Vancouver to watch the B.C. Lions play the Toronto Argos! First stop was at the statues just above Osoyoos and then on to Timmy's for breakfast. Our timing was bad, the lineup was out the door! The lineup was inconvenient but not a deterrent because the guys were desperate for donuts. We made other stops in Princeton, Abbotsford (Where the guys picked up a Burger King crown. 1,2,3 King!) and Vancouver before arriving at the Science World parking lot. Geoff (Sarge 89)and his son Sam as well as d-Pod joined us for the game. It was a good game, lots of back and forth action with some big plays. (The Lions returned a kick for a touchdown. It was called back on a penalty but exciting nonetheless.)

The final score was Lions 28 - Argos 23

After the game we headed to Boston Pizza for supper. BP was busy but again the wait was not a deterrent! After pizza we headed for the Super 8 in Abbotsford where we spent the night. (You would think that with an earlier game we would have got more sleep than in the past. False! Most guys stayed up late!)The next day the guys spent time on the waterslide and made a trip to Wal-Mart. (Through some blackberry bushes and out an alarmed fire exit.)

We made our traditional trip to the mall and then on to Red Robin. Ryley and Joe met us for lunch(So glad that they could make it! It was Ryley's birthday!) I decided it was time to take a final picture before we headed home when I realized that I had left my camera at Boston Pizza in Vancouver!(This is why there are no pics!) We said our goodbyes and then headed for home.

This trip was Btln 3739's tenth year in a row going to Vancouver to watch the Lions! It just keeps getting better! Another amazing trip with so many good memories!

BTLN 3739 ROSTER

David Barney
Luke Boschman
Jonathan Fojt
Cody Harp
Jason Hayashi
Nate Klassen
Rob Klassen
Harley Kovac
Geoff Martens
Lance Martens
Luke Martens
Noah Makortoff
GeRRald Nicholson
Maxwell Nicholson
Ben Nicolson
David Podovinikoff
Daniel Tresham
Landon Warwaruk

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THE BTLN 3739 - B.C. LIONS FOOTBALL TRIP

The Lions trip is tomorrow! Can't wait! Here are a few things you will need to know.

1)We will be leaving from the church at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning for Vancouver.
2)We will be arriving at Science World parking lot at around 3:00 p.m. for the Lions game.
3)We will go to Boston Pizza after the Lions game.
4)We will be staying at the Super 8 in Abbotsford.
5)The Super 8 has a water slide.(Bring your bathing suit.)
6)We will be back in G.F. around supper time.

Go Lions!

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BTLN UPDATE - POOL PARTY

 

 

Dartagnan Is the 2012 Btln 3739 Belly Flop Champion! Congrats Dart! As you can see from the pics Dart had some big airtime! The competition started a little slow until some of the bigger guys had their turn. David and John had big air but didn't have the big smack. GeRRald stepped up and slapped the pool with his face, it was huge! Cody had good smack and a huge splash. Dart was last and he had huge air and an even bigger slap, it was amazing! Dartagnan, GeRRald and Cody all had three tens to advance to the second round. All three had a good second round but Dart's air and smack were even better the second time around! I don't know if I have ever seen a better Belly Flop Comp! It was amazing!

 

Earlier in the night we had the Zorbs before they were destroyed. (They lasted about ten minutes!) We played Water Football(Another Pool Party Tradition.)and my team got destroyed. The final score was 7-4. Cody was a force in this game!

 

The party ended in the basement with pop,chips and a D.Q. ice cream cake.

 

Jason showed the grade elevens and twelves a couple of designs that could end up on the new 2012/13 Btln 3739 shirts. (They looked amazing!)

 

Another amazing night at Btln 3739!

 

Next week we are back at the gym. Next up the Btln 3739 Football Trip!

 

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BTLN PREVIEW - POOL PARTY!

 

 

Not sure when we started the pool party but it is definately one of the favourites! There is the belly flop, music, water football, menno, grapes and now the zorbs! An hour and a half is hardly enough to get it all done! (Top collage is the Belly Flop Champions. Second collage is 2011. Third collage is Btln Pool Party history.)

 

BELLY FLOP CHAMPIONS

Jordon Walsh - 2005

Jordon Walsh - 2006

Drew Brown - 2007

Andrew Eyre - 2008

Sam Schiesser - 2009

Ben Nicolson - 2010

Zach Gobbett - 2011

 

If you want more time in the pool show up early! (6:30 p.m.)

 

Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

 

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - SEPTEMBER

 

Another Btln year has begun and another year for each of these Btln Members! God has blessed us with another year! It is so easy to take everything God has done for us for granted! Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

 

Colossians 1:9-12    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.  And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.

 

Nathan Klassen - September 1

Zach Gobbett - September 3

Jonathan Fojt - September 9

Lance Martens - September 13

Ryley Heppner - September 16

Sam Jepsen - September 17

Noah Makortoff - September 17

Charlie Langis - September 20

Bruce Jepsen - September 24

Cam Tyssen - September 25

Cam Thompson - September 25

David Podovinikoff - September 26

 

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BTLN UPDATE - FIRST NIGHT

First Night of the 2012/13 Btln 3739 season is in the books! What a night! I am never sure what to expect, but this time First Night exceeded all of my expectations! 30 men studying God's Word and throwing balls at each other!

 

So many good things happened this week, first off, Congrats to Cody for his B-dog/Helmet win! First Yorkie of the year!

 

8 grade sevens showed up! (God has provided us with a bunch of guys with huge potential!)

 

Nathan Ball showed up unannounced and let us know that he would be in G.F. this year and would be able to help at Btln this year! J-man is back! Bent is also back! God always provides!

 

New Sergeant at Btln 3739! Congrats GeRRald!(Week three we will have the official induction with the Sergeant Jersey.)

 

The Btln Bus is almost full for the football trip. (One seat left.)

 

This week we played Murderball, I forgot how much I love Murderball, so much fun!(And my team lost!) I could play Murderball every week!

 

Our theme this year is going to be "The history of the world" or  "His Story".

We started with Creation.(Where else would we start?)

(Genesis 1:1-31, Genesis 2:1-3, Job chapters 38-41)

 

It is so important for us to know that Jesus is the Creator and Sustainer of all creation!

Jesus didn't just create the world and then step back and watch it fall apart! He holds the universe together with his mighty hand! It is so comforting to know that Jesus is in control!

 

Colossians 1:15-17  He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

 

Hebrews 1:3  The Son (Jesus) is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.

 

Psalm 148:1-13

 





 Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights above.
 Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars.
 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.
 He set them in place for ever and ever;
he gave a decree that will never pass away.

 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
 you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
 wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
 kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
 young men and maidens,
old men and children.

 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

 

 

Next week is the Pool Party at Abe's house!  Come out early to get more time in the pool.

(around 6:30)

 

Bring a friend!

 

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COUNTDOWN TO FIRST NIGHT!

ONLINE COUNTDOWNS

Let the countdown to the new 2012/13 BTLN 3739 Season begin! (No lockout here!)

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