posted Jun 24th, 2005 - The next competition of the Southwest Skydiving League this weekend in Perris is almost on its way, while the meet story of the SSL May meet in Elsinore now offers more detailed information of the SSL teams and their players. The Carolina and Northwest Skydiving Leagues will also compete this weekend, along with several leagues in Europe. The SSL May story was provided by Erin Murphy.

LOOK AT THOSE SCORES! Meet 4 of the Southwest Skydiving League was held at Skydive Elsinore on Saturday, May 28th, with 11 teams turning out for some of the most intense competition and impressive scoring among amateur teams the league has ever seen.

Even with the morning fog hanging around until about 10:30am, all teams finished the six rounds well before sunset. The SSL would like to thank everyone at Skydive Elsinore who helped make this meet run so smoothly. Also huge thanks are due to meet judge Marybeth Koolhaas who had all rounds scored just minutes after the last teams landed, and to Baat Enosh for keeping an eye on things throughout the day as the meet director competed with her team.

The A Class has been increasing its numbers, and this meet featured two new teams: The Aerofiles, comprised of Chris Luff (inside center), Eric Luff (tail), Suzanne Watson (outside center), Joe Maso (point), and Chris G (video), took 1st place with a 3.7 average.

Elsinore O.S. included Chuck Reilly, Ryan Simpson, Jack Eberhart, Nate Halprin, and Terry Weatherford (video). These local jumpers, who regularly come out to participate in Elsinore's Excel Basic Camp, had a great time competing and finished in 2nd place with a 2.0 average.

Four teams competed in the AA Class. First place went to Elsinore Alloy with a 12.2 average. This team includes Caitie Unkovic (point), Morgan Dunn (tail), Terry Seaworth (inside center), player/coach John Hamilton (outside center), and Dave Skyzz (video).

Airzona Divewerkz, including Blane Boynton (Point), Annie Peterson (IC), Murel Addison (OC), Paul Gatling (Tail) and Jim Cowan (video), finished in second with a 10.8 average to take the silver medal. We are seeing a bit more of Divewerkz on the podium this season, proof that the team that stays together medals together!

Just two points behind Divewerkz, Elsinore Equinox finished in 3rd with a 10.5 average, the teams highest average yet. Equinox is comprised of Rob Cope (point), Kevin Thomson (outside center), Don Mullenix (inside center), Steven Mish (tail), and Richard Schindler (video). Perris Quest finish in 4th with a 4.7 average. Keep coming back, Quest! Nice job!

In the AAA Class, Perris Fury, the team from Perris Valley Skydiving School, posted the highscore in every round, finishing the meet with an impressive 18.0 average. Fury includes Christy Frikken (outside center), Josh Hall (point), Uli Seuwe (tail), Dan BC (inside center), and Karen Lewis (video).

It was a tight competition between the other four AAA Class teams throughout the meet. Making their first appearance at the SSL this year, Elsinore Gravity scored a 14.5 average to take 2nd place. This new team consists of Erin Murphy (outside center), Melanie Curtis (point), Lou Ascione (inside center), Steve Simar (tail), and Bryan Harrell (video).

After the completion of round six, there was a tie for 3rd place. Perris Katalyst and Perris Storm both finished the meet with a 13.5 average, but Katalyst's highscore of 21 points in round five earned the team the bronze medal. Competing on Katalyst with player coach Christopher Irwin (inside center) this year are: Chris Riley (outside center), Veronica Golub (point), Piya Navanagruha (tail), and "Crazy" Larry Simmons (video). Storm, with Bill Morrison (outside center), Mike Anderson (point), Dominic Guzman (inside center), Andi McNew (tail) and John Chisolm (video), posted a highscore of 19 points, just two points behind of Katalyst.

Rounding out the AAA Class was Element Perris. This team, including Cass Emery (outside center), Marie Harrell (point), Brianne Thompson (inside center), Celeste Campo (tail), and Bryan Harrell (video), ended their first competition of the year with a 12.7 average.

Thanks again to Skydive Elsinore for hosting the meet and to all of the teams and videographers for coming out to compete and support the league. The next meet will be held on June 25th at Perris Valley Skydiving in conjunction with their annual Iron Crank 4-way meet. See you there!