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Chris Tornatola is the 2018 Player of the Year!

posted Dec 30, 2018, 8:56 PM by Boston Cornhole   [ updated Dec 30, 2018, 9:04 PM ]
The Year of the...Tornado!
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Introducing the POY!

He listens to shitty music (even for a cornhole player), is a Boston sports fanatic, has become a bit of a bag snob, and travels near and far to play cornhole!  Who is this guy?  He calls himself a cornhole whore, but we don't have a category for that.  And even if we did, his over-the-top PDA still probably wouldn't be enough to crack that podium!  Well, I'll happily call Chris Tornatola the 2018 Player of the Year!  From braving a snow storm to earn points in Wilmington to playing on Christmas, if bags were flying in 2018, most likely there was also a Tornado sighting.  The dedication to his craft is very impressive.  But, it's not just participation that makes someone POY worthy.  Chris also had the results to back it up and closed the year as strongly as anyone.  In addition to several blind draw and weekend victories, Tornado's highlights include:
  • An ACL Regional Singles Victory
  • Winner of the Ocean State Cornhole Winter League
  • Third Place Finish in the Elite Series of Cornhole
  • Fourth Place Finish in the Wilmington Cornhole League
This is certainly not the same player who was first to show up and early to leave a pink hat tournament at the Lansdowne Pub back in December of 2017.  What a year and what a transformation!  Congratulations and can't wait to see you on the courts in 2019!

Honorable Mention

As much as I love blogging the end of year recognition, there is so much cornhole that it is very difficult to keep a pulse on everyone.  I can only appreciate what I see and there have certainly been some remarkable performances in 2018.  For starters, Charles Prew is the best player in New England.  Freddie Schulz isn't too shabby either.  While I have only seen him play once, I don't think anyone is too eager to play against Alex Boulay.  The Doghouse doesn't need to name a POY because I can tell you that it's Tom Halloran.  He has the game to match Brendan Ahern's strut!  On the women's side, with a few ACL Regional and Conference wins, 2018 definitely belonged to Stephanie Bergeron.