Its Gillis Time

The Gillis Logo

2011 Gillis 41 Tourney: August 6th & 7th, 8 AM

SAME LOCATION: SOUTH GILLIS

Dockweiler Beach, between Imperial and Grand Ave.

WELCOME TO GILLIS 41!

40 was SPECTACULAR!

Old friends from four decades showed up to reminisce, costumes
and trunks showed up from the past, camps were reborn, skits
were brought out of the mothballs and everyone enjoyed celebrating
the biggest beach anniversary Play del Rey has ever seen.

King Robby Stutzel brought back Gillis Squares, Venice showed up
with all of their crew and played all day Sat. right on their court, The
Wheelers brought back “Thriller” during showtime, The Gnomes were
a hit again and David Denitz made it to the finals of the 2-Man with his
nephew Kyle. In fact, the top four teams in the 2-man had Dads playing
with their sons or nephews with the Wades, Denitz’s, Mochalskis and
Icazzas. Denny Smith and Alan Valarine still are the only folks besides
us to come to every Gillis. Smitty has been taking amazing pics at almost
all of them.

There are so many highlights from G40 that it’s impossible to chronicle all of them. Just know that we really do
appreciate all of the amazing work everyone puts into their costumes, skits, camps and all around energy. It is just
amazing to see what the creative juices bring out each year.

We want to thank all of the sponsors who help us so much with putting on The Gillis: Bud Light, CBVA and Scott
Hubble, Chunk ‘NChip, POW’s, The Shack, Greg Knoll, Fonz’s, Marquis Financial, Smack Sportswear, Sean Icazza,
Slime, Cavanaugh Realtors, Carlson Construction, Patrick Brown, Turley Orthodontics and many more. I also want
to give a shout out to Tim Neil Designs who has been creating the Gillis design now for 20 years. We hope you will
pass on your business to these generous folks whenever you can.

The beach was in total control last year, thank you. We again want to remind all of you that we do not condone
drinking on the beach and we will have security strolling by each camp all weekend. Please help the out-of-control
folks keep it together so we can continue to host this venerable tradition. As a reminder, you CANNOT play doubles
and 6-man due to limited space and time. You CAN play with a KIDS team and another team. Please make sure you
all are within earshot of announcements and that your court captains know how to get a hold of you.

So, let's get this party started again. Break out the creative
ideas, the sewing machines, the bandsaw, the coolers
and chairs and call ALL of your friends for another
reunion at Gillis Street. Bring it!

It's Gillis Time!

The Cressmans