2009 FALL TOURNAMENTS
Sunday, October 18th: Bagz/Cornhole, Long Field 12-3PM
Monday, October 19th: Table Tennis, Norris Game Room 7-10PM
Monday, November 2nd: Billards, Norris Game Room 7-10PM
Saturday, December 19th: NCAA College Bowl Mania
Registration instructions can be found on the tournaments page.Having Class
Having Class
Teams come and go. Players graduate. Names are forgotten. Big plays are stored away. Well, if you’re the one who got burned, then they’re repressed. But, one thing remains: the way you carried yourself during the games. Sure, it’s easy to mouth of to a referee or jaw a little smack to your opponent, but after the game, you usually end up feeling pretty dumb. Eventually, you learn that letting your game do the talking is the best route to take. No one can argue with results. No one can deny you’re good when you let your game speak volumes for you. So, if you think you’re hot stuff, great, show it, don’t tell it. If you think a kid on the other team is the world’s biggest moron, channel your frustration to perform at a higher level. All too often great players let things get to them, and their performance suffers. Don’t play that game, and regardless of the outcome, you will be respected. That’s the one thing that has the potential to endure in your memory. That’s why you take the field and run late night practices during midterms week. Respect.
2009 Fall Season
Registration begins for the Fall Quarter Tuesday, September 29th at 9AM in Patten Gym Room 101. Please arrive early, leagues do fill up quickly. Registration ends Wednesday at 4PM. Games begin Sunday, October 4th. Details on how to register can be found on the Rosters & Registration page.
Our Fall leagues are Flag Football, Volleyball and Dodgeball. We also offer tournaments throughout the quarter that can be found on the Tournaments page.
A few new additions to the website are the Sports Calendar page and Free Agents page. The Sports Calendar page will list the times and days that each sport is offered and which leagues are offered at which time to help captains determine when their team can play. The Free Agents page will allow individuals, who do not have a team to play on, to post their information. This can be viewed by captains that may be looking for more players to add to their team. If enough Free Agents are on the list, we may be able to develop a new team among the free agents. Please remember to read the rules and captains manual before the season. There are minor modifications that change from year to year.
What's In A Name
“Hey dude, what you wanna name our team?” hollers my friend from across the hall. I’m in the middle of reading some hogwash about Greek Mythology so I start spewing random names, “Uhh, Olympians, Herculesesses, the Furies….”. My friend decides to stomp on over and check in on me. “Hmmm…you tired? Or just really dumb when it comes to picking names…” and as he goes off on me I start to daydream of team names past. McGlovin. The Fighting Tony Danza’s. ChemE Strippers. Dazzling Rainbows. I Phelta Thi. The Panty Raiders. We Are Huge In Japan. Greg Oden’s Grandchildren. I chuckle at the last one. Greg Oden does look old as hell. I saw him playing against Dikembe Mutombo, yeah Dikembe Mutombo the finger-wagging senior citizen, and Greg Oden looked twice as old. Hearing my snicker, my friend gives me a solid thump across the head, “C’mon man think harder, we need a name that scares people”. I beg him “Choose anything but don’t let it have to do with Spartans, Leonidas, or anything to do with 300 for that matter. “ He draws a blank. “Ok let’s do something funny instead,” he insists. Knowing our weird sense of humor, I remind him “Man, no one’s gonna think its funny, except for us”. At that moment the whole naming process made complete sense. Majority of the names we choose are absolutely nuts to the outside world. So, when someone takes the field against Vroom Vroom Party Starter, they really don’t know what to expect. But, that team knows all about that one time they watched that weird Conan O’Brien Superbowl commercial and were yapping about it for two months straight. One has it as his voicemail. The other uses it as his pickup line of choice, not with much success though. The other nicknamed a part of his body the “Vroom Vroom Party Starter”. And no person in the league knows this rich, interesting history except the guys on that particular team. I guess naming is like a coming out party for inside jokes. No one gets them except the team. Every team name brings a certain pizzazz and uniqueness to the table. Most are just plain weird. But, let me warn you, don’t ever judge a team by its cover. The Dazzling Rainbows aren’t Skittles eating, Leprechaun loving, gold diggers. They will make it rain on you night and day. Just bring your A game and be ready for a challenge. Even if it is the Single Ladies you’re up against.
NCAA Pick'em Standings
165 entries, 63 basketball games, and the final outcome came down to a tie-breaker. Daniel Schufreider defeated Bryan Stenson by picking the winning team (North Carolina) and coming closest to the final score.
FINAL STANDINGS:
- Daniel Schufreider
- Bryan Stenson
- Kevin Luo
- Michael Jacobs
Morning Madness
The line snaked out of the Patten hallway, around the corner, into the gym, and ran around the basketball courts. The first gentleman in line had nearly beaten the spring quarter's second sunrise. Poor guy probably napped on the tiles outside the IM office. You would think there was free money involved, or maybe Megan Fox was dropping by to publicize her new movie. I wish. But, if you asked anyone in line what they were doing there, they probably wouldn't notice you. Everyone was busy seeing visions of championships on the softball diamond, soccer pitch, and frisbee fields. Granted they saw these dreams through sleep deprived eyes, but you do what you need to so that you can bring home the hardware.
Though most normal students were busy rolling over in bed, these die-hard intramural captains were out in full force. Most wonder, why in the world would you ever stand in line to play intramurals? Why doesn't the IM organization get with the times and have online registration? Jeeze louise its the twenty-first century. To be honest, it's really not that tough to decipher the madness behind IM sports registration. One of the problems that everyone has come across during their intramural career is forfeiting teams. How many times have you looked forward all week to the day you can unwind and compete? You round up the troops, get your gear on, do your pre-game ritual, only to find the other team doesn't show. If most people had their way, heads would be rollin'. But, there's no way we can actually keep teams from forfeiting. Stuff happens and things come up. BUT, you think a captain who rolled out of bed at six in the morning, and trekked to Patten to register the team would ever allow a forfeit to happen? I doubt it. That's why the organization does things this way. We're not completely nuts. We're just old school.
Unfortunately, not everyone got into their leagues. Amazingly, there was space for ninety teams to play for intramural soccer, there is still about ten teams on the wait-list. You snooze, you lose. As the weather improves, the cleats are coming out, the mitts are being dusted off, and everyone's ready to compete. Last quarter, some teams delivered on expectations, while other came out of nowhere to storm the scene. This quarter there are still favorites and dark horses, but only time will tell who will come out on top in the end. Good luck and don't you dare forfeit. Or else.
Watch The Action!
SigEp/Kd defeated the Muggles 65-46 in the corec basketball finals.
We will have video of the corec, white, and purple league basketball finals along with the hockey finals up soon with a recap of each game.Longshot Wins "3"
Clammy palms. Nervous glances. Hushed voices. People of all sizes sizing each other up. Why go to see Suessical, Noises Off, or any other production for that matter? The Northwestern Annual Three Point Shootout had all the drama and a Cinderella story to top it off. A lot was at stake. Two Chipotle Gift Cards. Everybody knows that nothing on this earth tastes better than free burritos. The shootout drew participants of every type imaginable. Big men who aren't usually allowed to leave the paint were liberated for the night. Little men who usually make their living dishing the ball off got to hog the ball and shoot to their little heart's content for the evening. Other guys just happened to be at Blomquist having some fun and thought they'd take their chances. Some referees had the opportunity to show off their skills. Some wished they hadn't afterwards. You know who you are. Oh and there happened to be a fashionable crowd too. Jeans, button downs, even a fabulous Polo turtleneck. Hey if thats your lucky turtleneck I have no issue with it. Some were on fire during warm ups, but melted under pressure. According to the setup made by Ryan Coleman, the IM Coordinator, each player is given twenty opportunities to score three pointers. Four shots are given from each corner, top of the arc, and the wings. The shooter is given a minute to sink as many threes as they can. Ryan added an interesting twist, “A player who has a quick release gets to continue shooting until time runs out”. So the shooter not only has to have the range and accuracy to win, but a quick trigger finger as well. Nearly fifty students participated and in order to make it to the elite eight, eight three pointers in a minute was the bare minimum. Once the final eight were chosen, they were seeded, and the better seeds were pitted with the worse ones. Of course at this point every player still in the competition has a knack for making that long ball. Scott Harold, who hit nine three pointers in the first round commented, “the time flies by. Once its done you really wish you could have gotten that last shot off”. Last shots were clearly Brad Lookabaugh's thing, as shown by his final and eighth three pointer coming with a tenth of a second left on the clock. That final three pointer eliminated all other competitors who were sitting at seven three pointers in a minute, which is still a feat in itself. The Championship had two players who had hit thirty pointers and 26 three pointers respectively, in their last two, minute-long attempts. That means that every two seconds either one of these boys was netting a three. Going into the championship round Todd Siegel was the favorite. His form was flawless. Methodical and fluid, this three point machine was not going to be denied. Alex Fahmi wasn't too shabby himself. A ball handler who clearly made his living with the long ball, really shined under pressure showing consistency throughout the evening. But, when it boiled down to finishing first or second, Alex became Mr. Clutch. After the competition both guys were great sports and handled the outcome with class. The night would not have been possible without the help of Christian Nikolopoulos, Keith Goldner, Ben Brabston, Adam Patisteas, Kelsea McCarthy and Deavon Mitchell, IM Staff who helped the complicated four court affair go smoothly. According to Ben, the way some guys were playing, “it seemed kinda windy out there”. But, while he was cooking up excuses, others stepped up and made it rain.
QuarterFinals:
#8 seed Alex Fahmi defeated #1 seed Tom Wallace (13-8)
#4 seed Scott Harold defeated#5 seed Tyler Davidov (11-9)
#3 seed Todd Siegel defeated #6 seed Brad Lookabaugh (15-9)
#2 seed Young Shin defeated #7 seed Rob Gunderson (10-5)
SemiFinals:
#8 seed Alex Fahmi defeated # 4 seed Scott Harold (13-12)
#3 seed Todd Siegel defeated #2 seed Young Shin (13-7)
Finals:
#8 seed Alex Fahmi defeated #3 seed Todd Siegel (10-8)
Sports Trivia Bowl
You wouldn't think knowing teams associated with a random conference such as the Mountain West or remembering that the mascots actual name of Xavier University is "Blue Blob" would be helpful. Think again! It helped ZBT win the 2009 Sports Trivia Bowl and walk away with a $50 gift certificate to Chipotle. They buzzed in and answered their way past 9 other teams, including knocking off the defending champs, Yellow Rain, in the finals.
Round of 16:
AEPi 1 defeated Pike Gold 59-6
ZBT defeated AEPi 2 93-16
QuarterFinals:
AEPi 1 defeated Chicken Carbonara 87-26
Yellow Rain defeated Dazzling Rainbows 55-29
Pike Garnet defeated Phi Delt 99-64
ZBT defeated Lambda Chi 94-63 (best match of the night)
SemiFinals:
Yellow Rain defeated AEPi 1 65-39
ZBT defeated Pike Garnet 102-18
Finals:
ZBT defeated Yellow Rain 75-40
Fall Tournament Champions
Congratulations to our Fall Tournament Champions:
Cornhole/Bagz: Maurilio Garcia & Nathan Stackhouse (ZBT)
Table Tennis: Wilson Chang (Pike)
Billiards: David Cooperberg (Pike)
