News

Feb 27, 2008 JT Sports Reorganizes With Emphasis On R&D Synergies Within The Jarden Team Sports Platform

JT Sports announces further consolidation of the paintball business.  This announcement follows the formation of Jarden's Team Sports, a division of Jarden Corporation.  Jarden Team Sports encompasses all operational and development activities of Rawlings, Worth, Miken, JT, Viewloader, WGP, Brass Eagle and deBeer brands.  Effective May, 2008 JT Sports’ California operations will be integrated with existing operations in Arkansas.  

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Oct 26, 2007 Paintball in the News With over 400 teams converging in Florida for the World Cup this week, we are excited to see paintball in the media.  Over the years JT Sports has been dedicated to growing the sport by working with the media, fields, and players to educate the public and bring new people into the sport.  We are excited whenever we see reporters or anyone new to the sport pick up a marker and enjoy the sport we all love.  The following articles do a great job of portraying the popularity of paintball and showing the excitement, adrenaline, and skill involved.  Hopefully we see more and more articles like these in the future.

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Sep 14, 2007 New Paintball TV Show To Air On Fox Sports

Riverside, CA, September 14, 2007 – Xtreme Paintball: Beyond the Paint will air nationwide on Fox Sports Network on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm local time beginning October 2 through Christmas day.  This innovative show, composed of 50% reality segments and 50% game play, will feature nine diverse, top professional players in the sport, including a Swedish super model, a jet-setting bad boy, a young California surfer… even a tobacco farmer from Maryland.  Follow the cameras into their personal and professional lives discovering exactly what it’s like being a professional paintball player. Xtreme Paintball: Beyond the Paint will feature paintball action from a National Professional Paintball League tournament and will take a unique approach to highlighting the key moves and strategies of each game that led to victory or defeat.

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Aug 9, 2007 Jarden Corporation Completes Acquisition of K2 Inc. RYE, N.Y., Aug 09, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) today announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of K2 Inc. (NYSE: KTO). The transaction is valued at approximately $1.2 billion, including the assumption or repayment of indebtedness. Under the terms of the agreement, K2 shareholders received 0.1118 of a share of Jarden common stock plus $10.85 in cash, for each share of K2 common stock held at closing.

As previously announced on April 24, 2007, Jarden entered into a definitive agreement under which Jarden has now acquired all of the outstanding shares of K2 common stock. The transaction was completed yesterday, following approval of the merger by K2 shareholders at a special meeting of shareholders. With the closing of the transaction, trading in K2 common stock was halted at the close of business yesterday.

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Jun 29, 2007 JT USA® College and High School Paintball National Championships to Air on Fox College Sports throughout July

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (June 29, 2007) – The JT USA® College Paintball National Championships, which featured a record 500 student-athletes and more than 45 teams, will air throughout the month of July on several Fox Sports digital networks.

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Apr 11, 2007 500 Student-Athletes to Compete in JT USA(R) College and High School Paintball National Championships

DALLAS, April 11 -- The National Collegiate Paintball Association today announced that a record 500 student-athletes are expected to participate in the JT USA College and High School Paintball National Championships, April 20 through 22 near Dallas.

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Mar 15, 2007 Xdrenalin™ Zone Paintball on Lake Grapevine Chosen To Host 2007 National Collegiate Paintball Championships and JT USA® National High School Paintball Championships - April 20, 21 and 22, 2007

North Richland Hills, Texas - Chris Raehl, President of the National Collegiate Paintball Association (NCPA) today announced that Xdrenalin™ Zone Paintball on Lake Grapevine has been chosen as the host site for the 2007 JT USA National Championships for High School and Universities on April 20-22, 2007.  Over 500 athletes from nearly every state will come to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex to compete for the crown.  Fox College Sports will televise the event nationally and in 91 nations around the world.

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Feb 13, 2007 $5,000 in Scholarships to be Awarded to Paintball Players

Chippewa Falls, WI, February 13, 2007 – The National Collegiate Paintball Association will award $5,000 in scholarships as part of the JT Sports ‘Paintball in the Community’ Scholarship Program. The program seeks to create educational opportunities for students who have a passion for paintball and have elevated the sport within the community. Scholarship applications may be downloaded from the NCPA or JT Sports websites, and must be submitted by April 30, 2007.

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Jan 11, 2007 Brass Eagle Entering New Year as JT Sports

Bentonville, AR, January 11, 2007 – Brass Eagle, LLC is formally announcing a corporate name change to JT Sports LLC. The company will continue to design, manufacture and market products under the Brass Eagle, JT USA, JT Tactical, Stryker, Viewloader, and Worr Game Products brands.

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Nov 13, 2006 K2 Announces Completion of CMC Sport GmbH Acquisition

K2 Sport und Mode GmbH is pleased to announce the completion of the purchase of CMC Sport GmbH. CMC is now JT Europe – Europe’s leading paintball company.  JT Europe is open for business!

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Nov 8, 2006 Stryker Sponsors Paintball World TV News

Paintball World TV News is proud to announce that it has teamed up with some of the biggest companies in paintball as sponsors for their television show. The brands are easily recognizable as not only some of the biggest companies, but also some of the oldest companies.  The companies are Brass Eagle, JT USA, Worr Game Products, ViewLoader and STRYKER.

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Nov 7, 2006 Get A Free* Marker Bag From Stryker

What is the best thing to go with your new Stryker marker, how about a free* marker bag to hold your marker and gear!  Stryker is offering a mail in offer for a custom Stryker marker bag with purchase of any STR-1™ series paintball markers.

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Nov 7, 2006 Get A Free* Barrel From Stryker

The first thing players upgrade on their marker is the barrel and Stryker is going to give you one free*!  Stryker is offering a mail in offer for a custom Stryker barrel with purchase of any EMX™ series electronic paintball markers.

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Nov 6, 2006 Introducing The Stryker Brand

We are proud and excited to introduce the Stryker brand. Stryker is an all new brand developed to provide high quality and innovative products at an exceptional value. The Stryker brand delivers newly designed and appealing receiver shapes as well as new and attractive price points for both distributors and consumers. 

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