Chamber Softball Game a Thriller

The Chamber Chargers defeated the Government Gorillas 13-12 last week in the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's annual softball contest pitting local business leaders against elected officials. 

The festivities, which took place at Tolleson Park in Smyrna, featured a post-game barbecue catered by East Cobb-based . 

The game began in 1975 at the behest of former Chamber executive director Phil Sanders and then-State Rep. Ken Nix, who later became a Cobb Superior Court Judge. Nix was in the charge of the Gorillas for the 36th consecutive year. 

Those participating in the game for the Chamber Chargers included: 
Brit Barrow, Full Graphic Effect; Todd Brumbelow, Crowne Office Suite; Otis Brumby, Jr., MVP, Marietta Daily Journal; Grant Burrus, AJC International; Scott Eicher, Speedy Transmission; Travis Ellis, Mobilized Fuels, Inc.; Rob Garcia, Player Coach, Bank of North Georgia; David Johnson, Community & Southern Bank; Greg Morgan, Mauldin and Jenkins; Scott Porter, Cobb Galleria Centre; Raye Varney, Theatre on the Square; Jason Waters, State Bank; Mike Winters, Cobb Chamber.

The Government Gorillas team included Randy Crider, Marietta Fire; David Darden, State Court; Earl Ehrhart, MVP, State Rep. District 36; Ron Fennell, Candidate, Smyrna City Council; Jason Fincher, Cobb State Court Judge; Phillip Goldstein, Marietta City Council; Doug Haynie, MVP, Marietta City; Tim; Killingsworth, Kennesaw City Council; Rob Leonard, Cobb State Court; Charles Little, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office; Kenneth O. Nix, Sr., Player Coach; Dana Pierce, Cobb Police; Ron Story, Cobb Police; Bob Weatherford, Acworth City Council; Sammy Wood, Cobb State Court.