MCFD Explorers Take First Place in Two Tournaments

On Sunday August 8th, 2010,  the Moyers Corners Fire Departments Explorer Post 209 attended the 20th Annual Charlie Marsfelder Firematic Tournament hosted by the Solvay Fire Department at the New York State Fairgrounds. Six teams participated in this years tournament including Bridgeport, Minoa, Moyers Corners, Solvay, Tonawanda and Warners. This was Moyers Corners first trip to the games and they kids were very excited to see how they ranked with the other departments in the following areas: Gear Race, Wye Race, Hose Relay, Cart Race, Bucket Bergade and Push Ball.

The day begain with the Gear Race. The team from Moyers Corners (Brian Alsever, Veronica Zampini, and Justin Hildreth) dominated the event with a winning time 5 seconds better then the next closest team. Following the Gear Race, the Hose Relay team of Brandon Dardis, Jeremey Corsaro, Veronica Zampini, and Nick Bittle had a very good run going for them until they had an issue with a cross threaded coupling. The team finished 5th in the event. MCFD team members Justin Hildreth, Brandon Dardis, Veronica Zampini, Alton Apple and Nick Bittel then participated in the Wye Race. Once again, the team put forth a great effort but were unable to finish in the top three. The teams then moved on to an event that they had never participated in before. The Fire Cart Race consisted of team members Alton Apple, Jeremy Corsaro, Josh Hildreth, Brian Alsever, Nick Bittel. The novices gave it everything they had but did not finish in the top three. Showing outstanding perserverence, MCFD Explorer Post 209 showed their true colors in the Bucket Brigade. Brian Alsever, Nick Bittle, Justin Hildretrh, Josh Hildreth, Jeremy Corsaro, Alton Apple, Brandon Dardis and Veronica Zampini were able to win the event by a narrow margin on .3 seconds. To end the competition, two teams from Moyers Corners participated in Pushball. Both teams were eliminated in the first round. Team 1 (Josh Hildreth, Alton Apple Brandon Dardis and Veronica Zampini) and Team 2 (Jeremy Corsaro, Justin Hildreth, Brian Alsever, Nick Bittel)

At the conclusion of the day's events,  Moyers Corners and Bridgeport were tied for first place standings. After a short discussion it was decided that a Gear Race between the Captains of the two teams would decide the winner of the overall trophy. Brian Alsever, the Explorer Post President and Elected Team Captain was able to pull off the one on one race to capture the overall first place trophy for Moyers Corners!

The Moyers Corners Fire Department is proud of Explorer Post 209. Your hard work, training, and dedication have paid off. The team pulled together and stayed positive, in the tradition of MCFD. Keep up the good work boys and girls. 

A WEEK LATER...

Moyers Corners Explorer Post 209 participated in the 2010 Onondaga County Convention hosted by the Solvay Fire Department. Post 209 was competing against Bridgeport, Minoa, Mattydale, Solvay, Warners and Port Pleasant from the Rochester area. Moyers Corners had another strong showing a week after takeing first place at the Explorer Games. MCFD took home two first place trophies (Equipment and Cart Race), two second place trophies ( Wye and Bucket Burgade), and one fourth place trophy ( 7 person relay). MCFD also brought home the overall points trophy for the game.

Moyers Corners Explorer Post 209 would like to thank the host Deapartment Solvay and the Onondaga County Firemans Association for putting on a great event and look foward to returning next year.