Victory was on the Menu this year in the competitive division of the 2007 Corporate Challenge.
Menu Foods Midwest claimed first place with 198 points in the division, followed closely by Team Hopkins with 194 and the city of Emporia at 192.5. Menu’s win included first-place finishes in bowling and the basketball shoot-out and second in darts and Count Kubb.
In the fun division, the DeBauge Banquet Boys claimed the top spot with 352.5 points, including first-place finishes in disc golf, Count Kubb, darts and bocce ball and a second place in the shoot-out and putt-putt golf. Second place overall went to Pro Print with 332 points, followed by BB Quick with 313.
Organizer Barb Rourk of the Emporia Recreation Commisison said she was satisfied with this year’s competition.
“The weather cooperated with us, except for a couple of hot days and windy days,” she said. “But we didn’t have any rainouts. And we had a lot of good volunteers.”
Every year’s Corporate Challenge has a lesson for the next one, and this year’s seems to be: Be careful when playing kickball on a T-ball diamond. On the small playing fields, several kickers in the fun division were able to boot the ball right out of the park — too many for Rourk’s comfort.
“We lost half our balls and I was afraid we weren’t going to have enough left for the championships,” she said with a laugh.
Rourk said that surveys would be sent out to participants today, asking for their comments on the Corporate Challenge and what could be done to improve it next year.