Interview with Ohio Legend Drew Hire


With so much drama going on this off-season, we caught up with Ohio Legend Drew Hire to see what he's been up to, where he's headed, and where he got his roots. Where did you grow up playing? What Read more

New Indoor Field in Cleveland (finally)


Clevelanders GET EXCITED! Elite Action Sports is coming soon, and they mean business. The ability to invest six-figure numbers into an indoor field isn't a luxury that most paintball industry members have, but there are exceptions. Read more

Ohio Paintball Hoodies are Here!


Grab these hoodies while they last! Super comfy, retro Ohio paintball logo, and S-XL sizes available. Only Read more

New (stacked) Ohio Team: Lake Erie Walleyes (D3 X-ball)


There's a new Ohio team in the works, and they look promising! Formerly called Moose Factory, the Walleyes are comprised of mostly NCPA players from the Ohio area, as well as some former TPA Redemption players. This new Read more

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Imperial

Cleveland Imperial 2011 Video

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Dave Posted in Imperial, Media, Videos | Leave a comment

Check out this recap of Cleveland Imperial’s 2011 season.

Interview with Nate Lelle

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dave Posted in Imperial, interviews | Leave a comment

Nate Lelle, Captain of Cleveland Imperial, updates us on his teams plans for the 2012 season:

Will Imperial bump up to D3 this year?

-This was the big question we kept asking ourselves all off season. We truly feel we can compete at the D3 level Read more

Shane Bergoch (Imperial) Pours His Heart

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Shane Posted in Imperial, Industry | 2 Comments

Shane Bergoch has been an avid member of the Ohio Paintball Scene since the early 2000′s. He’s played on teams like Pinnacle Woods, Tippmann Effect, and now he’s a core member of the successful PSP team Cleveland Imperial.

From the Heart and Mind of Shane Bergoch:

Ever since paintball exploded from 2004-2007, right before the economy got hit hard, sponsorship in paintball was out of control. It almost seemed that every team had a free ride, or somebody to pay for them. Teams and players that didn’t even deserve any sort of sponsorship, Read more

Imperial Grabs 3rd place at PSP World Cup

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Dave Posted in Imperial, Teams, Tournaments | 3 Comments

Captain Nate Lelle, Shane Bergoch, Dany Paul, John Bartolone, Brandon Ribblett, Cody Shook, Chad Engel, Steve Vanderwist, and Joe Heppner all lived up to their reputations as a prominent D4 X-ball team at the PSP World Cup this past weekend.

After breezing through the prelims.. and ochos.. quarters.. Imperial finally met their match in D4 X-ball, Revo2. In a very close match, Revo2 never dominated Imperial. They played well, however, went up on points and never let Imperial come back. Revo2 knocked out Imperial 2-0 in the Semis.

Revo2 would go on to win the event, and Imperial still hit the podium with a 3rd place finish. Great job boys, way to represent Ohio Paintball. The only questions is, will Imperial play D3 next year? I hope so..

Imperial Trains for World Cup.. Falls Just Short to 810TL

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dave Posted in Imperial, Practices, TPA Paintball | Leave a comment

With World Cup only a week away, it’s crunch time for all Ohio paintball teams practicing for the biggest tournament of the year: PSP World Cup.  Last weekend (10/9) the 2011 PSP Chicago Open champs in D4 X-Ball, Team Imperial, battled it out against PSP D3 X-Ball team 810TL out of Michigan at TPA Paintball.  Imperial started off the day strong by winning the first match 3-2.  They couldn’t keep their momentum going however, and lost the following two matches 4-3 in very close games.

The day ended on a weird note as the third/final match of the day turned into an overtime/sudden death/dirty hang cluster fuck.  After some exchanged words, scolding from Mike Gilbert, and several forced apologies, the day ended on a positive note and everyone left with their heads high.  Great practice between two great teams.