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Smashing pumpkins at Sling N’ Squash

The annual Sling N’ Squash event at Big Chill Surf Cantina brought together men and women to see who could throw a pumpkin the farthest. Men’s champion Aaron Shahan unleashes his winning throw, which went 46.3 feet. RYAN MAVITY PHOTOS
Ryan Mavity
November 16, 2024

The Smashing Pumpkins may have been big in the 1990s, but actually smashing pumpkins was definitely in style at Big Chill Surf Cantina Nov. 9 for the annual Sling N’ Squash competition.

The event brought together men and women to see who could throw a pumpkin the farthest. The competition lasted throughout the day and left a trail of pumpkin seeds and broken gourds in its wake.

At the end, the top three competitors in each gender group competed against one another in a single-elimination throw-off.

 

Women’s division winners inlcude (l-r) Becca Anderson, Tiara Collins and Dawn Snyder.
Women’s division champion, and four-time winner, Tiara Collins fires her championship-winning throw, which went 39 feet.
Kyle Peterson goes over the head on this 28-foot throw.
Men’s third-place finisher Ian Weston throws his final round shot.
Men’s competition winners include (l-r) Jared Wagenhoffer, Aaron Shahan and Ian Weston.
Many trash bags were filled with the remains of pumpkins at Sling N’ Squash at Big Chill Surf Cantina Nov. 9.
Matthew Pugh slings his best shot.

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Ryan Mavity covers Milton and the court system. He is married to Rachel Swick Mavity and has two kids, Alex and Jane. Ryan started with the Cape Gazette all the way back in February 2007, previously covering the City of Rehoboth Beach. A native of Easton, Md. and graduate of Towson University, Ryan enjoys watching the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals and Baltimore Orioles in his spare time.

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