Sports Trivia Bowl
Pike edged out Lambda Chi to win the 2010 Sports Trivia Bowl. The best game of the night was Lambda Chi vs. Delonte West in the opening round. It was tied after 5 rounds, tied after a sudden death round and than Lambda Chi took over in the final speed round.
Top Performers: Pike with their knowledge of the 2008 NU Football team and Lambda Chi answering everything about the 2001 Miami Hurricanes football squad.
Final Standings:
- Pike
- Lambda Chi
- AEPi
- Team Zhang
COLLEGE BOWL MANIA
Final Standings for the 2009-2010 College Bowl Mania Contest. There were just over 100 entries in the contest this year.
- Phillip Rosmann-Reich
- Blake Yocom
- Eric Mayo
- Jonathan Stockton
2009 All-STARS
Each quarter the NUIM staff will put together an All-Star team for each league. This quarter we featured flag football but still managed to keep an eye on some of the better "athletes" in volleyball and dodgeball. Check the list below and see if you managed to play your way onto the team.
FLAG FOOTBALL, PURPLE LEAGUE:
- Nate Gannon - DELT
- Mike Rybak - MJR
- Deante Battle - OE
- Rob Brown- PIKE
- Ryan Gray - BETA
- Matt Rybak - MJR
- Nate Harley - SIG EP 1
FLAG FOOTBALL, WHITE LEAGUE:
- Tyler Kirkwood - DU
- Andy Bank - FIGHTING QUAKERS
- Mike Pukala - ZBT
- Justin Smith - EVANS SCHOLARS
- Bill Lotter - LADY PIRATES
- Danny Mattis - SAE 4
- Jeff Weishaar - ZBT
FLAG FOOTBALL, COREC LEAGUE:
- Jessica Dineen - FIGHTING QUAKERS
- Alicia Kuri - MAT SCI
- Meredith Chow - YOMAMA'S ALL-STARS
- Olivia Standa - PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE
VOLLEYBALL ALL-STARS:
- James Kelly - NOTORIOUS D.I.G.
- Gilberto Urena - DAZZLING RAINBOWS
- Mia Warren - MUNCHIES
- Warren Lentz - EVANS SCHOLARS
- Megan Frances Power - BETA/PI PHI
- Elizabeth Ridsdel - SMALL HOUSES
- Antonio Velez - GOOD LOOKING PEOPLE
- Neal Monga - MUNCHIES
- Scott Barnett - BARNETT & FRIENDS
- Casey Vanswearingen - TEAM CASEY
- Jeff Weishaar - ZBT
- David Rosner - BARNETT & FRIENDS
DODGEBALL ALL-STARS:
- Andy Bank - ZBT
- Pat Renken - PIKE
- Steffan Brown - SIGMA CHI
- Jeff Weishaar - ZBT
- Jessica Garcia - PIKE/KD
- Dan Niemiec - EVANS SCHOLARS
- Tyler Kirkwood - MOTHER DUCKERS
COMPETITION!
When is the intensity too much? Where is the line where point differential just becomes a feeding frenzy? How is it possible to shake hands after a team runs up the score? Is there such a thing as losing with grace? All these questions touch on the difficult balance between the spirit of sportsmanship and the spirit of competition. Without either, athletics would fall apart. Some might blame power rankings and pride, while others would just say that it's all just in good fun. I have stood there, watching my team get obliterated by a juggernaut, wishing I could do something to slow their inevitable roll. I have also crushed teams, pulverizing them til there's nothing left. Neither leaves you feeling great. The answer to all these questions lies in having faith that the tables will turn and you will taste both sides of the coin. Remember that when you're flying high or being flattened, that sooner or later you will have to learn how to deal with both. So temper your pride or disappointment when the final whistle is blown. Remember that for the next game, the next season, or the next sport, the slate will be wiped clean. Use your failures and triumphs of the past to write your new ending.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.
