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Sher Porter |
For the first time since the Old Gym was torn down, the Campus Activities Board hosted a three-night soccer intramural. Tara Corroran, Carlos Rocha, Lou Moran, Angel De Alba and Jacob Delgado, the new intramural chairman for CAB, dirtied their shoes as they fought against each other in the finals. The Sheltons/Chef Boyardees beat the Czerwiecs for the championship. |
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Sher PorterWeb Editor
Twelve teams showed up March 5 ready to hit the grass as the first night of the three day soccer intramural took place.
At least 20 students gathered each night in the University Mall to watch the teams battle it out on the field for the championship. The Campus Activities Board hosted the event.
“Ever since I was a freshman this has been a yearly event,” senior movement and sports science major Jacob Delgado said.
This is also Delgado’s first semester as the new intramural chairman.
He placed a sign up sheet in Leo’s Den where people could sign up for the tournament. Each team was required to have at least one woman on it.
The first round of games was held on March 5. The game started with twelve teams, but ended with only six teams remaining. Those teams went to the next round on March 6.
Each team played two games to decide which teams would be eliminated next. Players were working hard to stay in the competition and make it to that final round. Only two teams played well enough to make it to the finals on March 7, the Sheltons and the Czerwiecs.
“Only one gets through the ball or the man, never both,” freshman history and philosophy major Jon “Sketch” Elias said
The championship game was not easily won. After both teams had scored one point each the game went into overtime. The Sheltons were victorious, scoring the final point.
“If it’s one word that describes our team, winners,” Elias said.
There were some setbacks of the night. This was the first soccer intramural since the Old Gym was demolished. People did notice the difference.
“It’s just different, but it’s still good,” Kevin Klaeys, a sophomore liberal studies major said.
Players agreed that playing the game indoors would have been better mostly because there would have been no wet grass to slip on. Indoors also would have provided warmer temperatures and an enclosed space to play in.
“I wish it would have been longer. Elias said. “Indoor would have been nice.”
They did make the best out of the new situation. CAB placed lights around the field so people could see, set out goal posts and created boundary lines.
Even though there were some complaints people seemed to enjoy the event.
“It’s just a place where everybody’s at,” Seve Villarreal, a sophomore speech communications major said.
Sher Porter can be reached at sporter4@ulv.edu
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