'05 Howl Contest

We would like to THANK all the teams that came to our 2005 Howl-O-Ween tournament in costume. You gave our judges many wonderful photographs to look at and some very tough decisions to make. Below, you will find photographs of the winning teams AND from all the teams who entered our contest. It took our tournament committee quite a while to select this year's winners. There were many that we liked, but in the end, we knew we could select only 3 (well - we couldn't resist and threw in a fourth) and through a long iterative process, we selected our winners.

We did have one technical glitch with the photos - During the cleanup process, our "cheat sheet" that matched our photo numbers with teams somehow disappeared. If you can identify teams #1 and 4 please send us an email at howloween@rtsa.org and we will update this web page.

Congratulations to the East Hanover Stingers U10 Girls
Winners of our $200 First Place Prize

The Buzz around the Howl-O-Ween tournament this year was that the Stingers had come to play some soccer, sting our judges, and bring home the honey. Our judges found their costumes bright, colorful, and cheerful. We liked the fact that they took their everyday uniforms and converted them into bee outfits; fitting for a team called the Stingers. Our judges also liked all the "extras" this team brought along - the glasses, antennae, and tails, the bee-keeper coaches, the flowers, and of course, the littlest bee of all (U-1???). Congratulations girls, on a job well done converting your team name to beeutiful costumes and for beeing <couldn't resist> at our tournament!

Congratulations to the Madison Pirates U10 Girls
Winners of our $100 Second Place Prize

Arghh. What can we say about the Pirates' costumes. Our judges were in a piratey sort of mood, handing out two prizes to pirate teams. Another colorful costume that doubled as a playable uniform caught the eyes of our judges. The Pirates will be taking home $100 in booty - not a bad day for a pirate! We've been told that the Pirates have donated their booty to the Hurricane Katrina Relief effort. Way to go Pirates!

Congratulations to the Roxbury Hurricanes U10 Girls
and
Warwick Warriors U10 Girls
Co-Winners of our $50 Third Place Prize
Each team will receive $50

Roxbury Hurricanes U10 Girls

Another arghh for another pirate team. The trade winds were really blowing on Howl-O-Ween, and they blew the Hurricanes into our costume contest with a beautifully handmade backdrop and custom t-shirts that really impressed our judges. We hope your shipwreck doesn't last long and that your $50 prize helps towards ship repairs!

Warwick Warriors U10 Girls

The Warriors entered our contest dressed as Native American warriors. Our judges appreciated the home made look of these colorful costumes that matched the team's name. The teepee that the Warriors brought along was the added "prop" that brought the Warriors into a third place tie with the Hurricanes. Congratulations Warriors!

Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version. If you would like the FULL RESOLUTION version of any of these photos, please email us at howloween@rtsa.org and let us know.