2007 - The fifth Field Camp Day games were again marked by competitiveness and good sportsmanship, and for the second straight year, the Hogs won, thus tying the historic series at 2-2-1 for both teams.  It looked as if the Hogs would walk away with things again after quick and decisive Tug O' Peace victory (with mighty Jack at the front of their line) and Clothes Relay win, but the Frogs showed heart and came back in the Shoe Relay and the Capture-the-Flag game.  The Hogs' victories in the Trivia contest and the Penny Dive sealed the deal.  The CTF game was especially memorable--read the recap on the CTF page.  

2006 - Our fourth annual Field Camp Day was held on August 11th this year and marked by excellent sportsmanship and competition.  We staged all the usual contests, and for the first time, we made team tie-dyes, with the Hogs wearing warm reds, yellows and oranges, and the Frogs wearing the cool blues, greens and purples (see photo).  Furthermore, it was a very memorable day for all of us as Abraham Lincoln, our country's 16th President, honored us by doing the opening speech.  Despite the Frogs' dominance in recent years, the Hogs pulled out their first victory in history, with wins in 6 of the 7 contests.  The lone Frog victory came in the Trivia Contest, where Lucy's captainship paid off.  She knew, for example, the jersey numbers for all the players in the Counselor basketball game, which, by the way, was won handily this year by the All-City Frogs, with Elijah and Meredyth pulling through and leading the scoring.  These storied contests will continue next year, on about the same date, and hopefully with some portion of the enthusiasm from this year. 

2005- Our third annual Field Camp Day was marked by great sportsmanship, fair play, teamwork, and, in the end, another Frogs' victory, their second in a row.  Poor hogs.  We cut out the counselor hoops game, giving that affair its own day.  There the Hoops Hogs, with the help of ringer Emily Beirne (see just about any day's Progress for accounts of her shooting exploits this winter), defeated the All-City Frogs on a rain-slickened Free Union Country School court.  Field Camp Day started with a Frog Tug O' Peace victory, a split of the shoe and pants relays, and then a lopsided Frog victory in the penny dive.  After the Hogs made it a ballgame again with a stunning victory in Capture-the-flag (go, Liam), the Hogs put it away with a narrow win in the Trivia Contest, this despite a botched softball question involving airports given to the Hogs (and you know who would know that).  So the saga continues.  Perhaps next year the Hogs will finally get into the W column on FC Day.  Not quite the Cubs yet, but who knows?   

2004 - We had our second annual Field Camp Day on July 30, 2004.  After the opening ceremonies, it was a day of excellent competition and sportsmanship between the Hogs and Frogs.  It looked good for the Hogs early on after they posted wins in the Tug o' Peace, the Clothes Relay and the Penny Dive, taking an early and seemingly insurmountable 3-1 lead.  It looked as though the Hogs would certainly be the first team to win Field Camp Day outright after the tie of 2003.  But then the Frogs bounced back with two quick wins, besting the Hogs by two crucial answers in the FC Trivia contest and then giving the Hogs a thorough trouncing in the Counselor 3 on 3 hoops game.  The All-City Frogs made the Hoops Hogs look pretty bad, prompting Todd to speculate that he might have to hire a 7 footer next year in order to pad his team's roster.  After an unexciting o-o tie in the Capture the Flag game, it all came down to the balloon toss where, with all other balloons destroyed, Max managed to get a good throw off to Ben who cradled the yellow blob in his hands for the victory.  With parents waiting to take the kids home, we finished just in time.  Final Score:  Frogs 4, Hogs 3.  We shook hands and reflected back on what a good Field Camp Day it had been.  Thanks to all who participated.

2003 - The second to last Friday of camp marked the first annual Field Camp Day.  We began mid-morning after breakfast and cabin clean-up.  The opening ceremony included a symbolic torch lighting, Meredith's interpretive "flame dance", and the division of the two teams: the "Chubby Ol' Groundhogs" versus the "Croakin' Bullfrogs."  Then both teams recited the sportman's pledge.  The day's exciting competitions included the Tug-o-Peace, shoe relay, clothes relay, an egg toss, a game of capture-the-flag, a penny dive in the Moorman's river, a counselor hoops game and Field Camp trivia.  Highlights of these activities included nearly tied races in the shoe and clothes relays (see shoe relay photo above), the unexpectedly challenging search for $5 worth of coins that had been dumped in the river, and amusing responses to the trivia questions (for example, most campers believe that all overnight food and supplies are purchased at Maupin's convenience store in Free Union).  In the afternoon we loaded into the bus for a quick trek over to Free Union Country School for an intense game of 4-on-4 counselor hoops.  By sheer luck, the Frog team of Bart, Elijah, Leah, and camper Daniel Lieb narrowly edged out the Hog team of Todd, Michael, Meredith, and Robert for the win.  We finished off the day with several games of our favorite team sport, Capture the Flag.  The final team scores for the day were tied, and since the teams will carry over from year to year, we look forward to the next match between the Hogs and the Frogs.