Ohio Grange April 5th, 2025 STATE DARTBALL TOURNAMENT
What is Dartball? Short answer- It’s a family affair. That’s right, unlike many sports, the entire family can participate in the sport of Dartball: grandma, grandpa, dad, mom, brothers and sisters and all of your cousins.
Dartball is a sport that can accommodate those with disabilities. It is easy to make adjustments. For example, moving the batter closer to the dartboard if a player is in a wheelchair, using a walker or dealing with limited arm movement. It is all about helping every person who wants to participate and have fun competing.
Saturday, April 5th tournament. With that being said, it is time to talk about the Ohio State Grange Dartball Tournament sponsored by Knox County Granges which is open to all Granges in all 88 counties in Ohio. On April 5, 2025 the Ohio State Grange Dartball Tournament will be played at The Fredericktown Schools Administration building, 117 Columbus Road Fredericktown, Ohio. The Captain’s meeting will begin at 9:00am and the tournament will begin at 10:00am. Every Ohio Grange is encouraged to put a team together and participate.
How is Dartball played? Today’s American style Dartball is modeled after our American favorite pastime sport-Baseball. The dartboard is a 4-foot square board which resembles a baseball diamond with 1st,2nd,3rd, home base, foul ball, outs, and strike areas on the board. The Dartball board height must be 54 inches from the floor to the center of the board. The 6 ½ inch Apex No.2, 3 or 4 feather wooden dart is used in all competitive matches with a pitching distance (the line from which you throw the dart at the board) of 20 feet. All darts must be thrown underhanded. As in baseball, each team takes a turn at “bat”, the other team takes the “field” during the 9-inning game. Each team gets 3 outs. As in baseball, a batter can advance a runner around the bases to score a run. The team that scores the most runs at the end of 9 innings wins, or at the end of overtime innings should both teams be tied at the end of 9 innings.
Team Makeup: These rules apply specifically to the April 5, 2025 Ohio Grange State Dartball Tournament. Each team will consist of 6 to 13 players.
For each team with less than 6 players, an automatic out must be taken, but may be placed anywhere in the lineup. 5 is the minimum players allowed for a team. Junior Grangers 10 and older, are allowed to play if a team is in need of players. A team can also use 2 non-Grange members to play on their team if they cannot field 6 players. If an individual Grange does not have enough Dartball players to field a team, they can combine with other Granges from their county and/or another county to fill their roster.
Format for Tournament play will be a Round Robin Tournament. In past years, the tournament has been completed before 3 pm. The top 4 Teams receive plaques.
Lunch & refreshments will be available during the tournament.
How do I sign up? Send your name, mailing address, email address and telephone/cellphone number to:
Austin Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer-OSG State Dartball Tournament Committee
Cell Phone # 740-501-7355
Email: campbell2.2013@gmail.com 1111 Riley Rd. NE, Newark, OH 43055
Ned Campbell, Chair-OSG State Dartball Tournament Committee
Cell Phone# 740-398-4587
Email: campbellfarms.2004@gmail.com
We do have a number of previous Grange participants on our mailing list, but to be sure your county and/or Grange gets on the list, please contact Austin or Ned Campbell.
If you want to get into the April 5th Ohio State Grange Tournament and would like guidance on putting a team together, please contact Ned Campbell. We want to give everyone the opportunity to participate, and are willing to help you get there. Entry forms will be emailed/USPS mailed in February 2025 and will be available on the Ohio State Grange Web Site under forms. All entries must be postmarked no later than March 21, 2025 (2 weeks prior to the tournament)