Big Happy wins Richland Young Professionals dodgeball gold, Trade Desk takes silver

Big Happy finished atop Richland Young Professionals’ 2026 Business vs. Business Dodgeball Tournament, with The Trade Desk taking silver in a July 27 championship reel that capped the event at Crossroads Church in Ontario. The tournament was staged July 25 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Crossroads Church, 636 S Lexington-Springmill Rd., and was promoted as a championship rematch that gave the bracket a little extra edge.

Richland Young Professionals built the event around a business-versus-business field that included Park National Bank, Mechanics Bank, Dream Huge Realty, The OH Report and EZ Justice. That structure mattered as much as the result: the tournament was not framed as a one-off pickup night, but as a repeatable competition with team identities that could carry from one summer to the next. The admission price also kept the entry point low, with listings showing general admission at $5.49, made up of a $5.00 ticket and a $0.49 service fee, while another events page listed tickets starting at $5.67.

The finish gave Big Happy the clearest prize on the night, but the celebration stretched beyond one roster. Dream Huge Realty’s post identified its side as the Richland Young Professionals dodgeball champs and said all proceeds went to Rubies. That same post named Peter Peterson, John Pavlansky, Tyler Amos, Mark Gray, Adam Thornton, Seth C, Rocco Peterson and Chris Kemp as participants, putting faces to the team that helped turn the tournament into a charity-driven showdown. A separate highlight reel also described the event as a charity night for Rubies, reinforcing the cause that framed the matches.

The result was the sort of outcome that can keep a local adult sports circuit alive between seasons. Big Happy’s gold and The Trade Desk’s silver gave Richland Young Professionals a clean podium finish to promote, while the championship rematch format and business-branded lineup gave the tournament a built-in storyline for next time. In a summer event that mixed networking, competition and fundraising at a church gym in Ontario, the trophy case was only part of the point.