Queen HBO to many, Adeline to…just as many(?), and axe throwing wonder to most. Adeline already has a very accomplished axe throwing career, and community impact. 1/3rd of An Axe League of Their Own, 2nd place finisher at IATC ’26,…
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IATC 2026: The Good, The Bad, The Poutine.
Dear reader, where to even start. IATC 2026 was, for me, the largest series of axe throwing days I’ve experienced. I flew up on Tuesday and started watching/talking/covering/not sleeping in earnest on Wednesday. Meaning I experienced the glory of our…
Axe Thrower Interview: Lemons
Lemons, an owner of RIOT Axe, once grounded me in a big way when I was kinda spiraling at an axe thowing tourney. I kinda used this interview as an excuse to tell her that (after like, a year), because…
Axe Thrower Interview: Nessa
Nessa and I have tried to sit down/stand up/walk around for an axe thrower interview for the past year and a half. Each time, something stopped us from actually doing the thing – but we finally found the time at…
What do we do with Loss in this sport?
Yesterday, I saw a series of posts about the death of Danté Dunn – Peachy D. in the axe world – a thrower I’d seen and chatted with almost exclusively at Urban Baltimore though he was from Cincy. He was,…
handle maker interview: goose
Goose is one of those legends in the sport. Throwing out of the Range in Southern Alberta, Goose has been at it since 2018 and, in that time, 81 Axes become one of the most recognizable handle makers in the…
Thinking about axe throwing vs thinking about the axe throw.
Here’s the thing about any conversation with P.K.: it inevitably results in at least one of us considering the deep, secret truths about axe throwing. Philosophical level, I mean. The stuff that, were it to escape from the confines of…
Axe Thrower Interview: Poptart
I’ve admired Poptart for a long while, now, but hadn’t worked up the courage to ask her for an interview until this year. Outside of having the best fits in the game, Poptart also, clearly, does axe throwing her way…
180-ish photos from Countess Cup 2026
I had the great fortune of tagging along with Joypocalypse to watch the 2026 Countess Cup at the new Choppers in Philly. It was a relatively quick day for me, as we attended the Saturday festivities only — but wowee,…
My Big IATC Plans and Schemes
With IATC 2026 a mere month away, I’ve decided to really buckle down and prepare for my third trip to Hogtown. You may be thinking I’m in the same boat, Badger! I’ve been practicing my big axe and my Premier…