Indoor intramural sports season comes to a finish
By Breena Siegel
Indoor recreational soccer came to a thrilling close this past Monday as the Footballers took away the championship. Playing against rival team Mandite, the game was tense up to the final goal. Both teams in the finals represented a strong force of athletes comprised of students, teachers and alumni.
Senior and captain Callie Thompson scored the initial goal for the Footballers within the first five minutes of the match. Ten minutes later senior Galen Wilder of Mandite struck back and evened the score.
From then on, the game maintained a high energy level from each team that culminated in a five-minute overtime and finally entered a “golden goal” state. Footballers player and junior Bannet Asingura kicked the final goal, leaving the score at 6-5.
Co-ed winter recreational soccer and basketball provide a shorter season for both athletes and non-athletes. It is available to the entire student body, as well as faculty and alumni, as an alternative to the formal sport season.
Teams of all varieties and in strong numbers rally for each season, though certain rules apply — only two male and two female varsity players are allowed on each team and two females must be in play at all times.
Twelve soccer teams, 10 people per roster, and 14 basketball teams represent each sport. Because a large percentage of the Earlham population participates, there is a wide variety of age and interest.
Jocelyn Keller, assistant recreational sports director and coach of the women’s soccer team, said of the turnout, “If you come and watch Earlham recreational soccer and basketball, you get a true sense of what [the] Earlham student body is like.”
Despite their low-key nature, indoor recreational soccer and basketball do not leave fierce athleticism and competition behind.
Senior Oliver Jacobs Dougherty said of the finals match, “this game is 10 times more important than it is in order to incite an air of Quaker madness.”
The Quakers represented on the floor and off, as a number of students came to cheer on as friends and fans.
Junior Radu Popa came to “watch friends play for the most epic event of the semester.”
Both indoor recreational basketball and soccer began in mid-January, with basketball ending slightly earlier, in late February. In basketball, teams Monsters Inc. and Papa Joes both made it to the finals. Monsters Inc. was the league champion.
Sophomores Joe Molina and Jaysn Murphy captained Monsters Inc., while senior Stephen Lewis and sophomore Collin Draine captained Papa Joes. In soccer, teams Messi and Daily Show also made it to the semi-finals.
Even though indoor recreational sports have ended, recreational volleyball is beginning in the spring. The men’s volleyball club is also another opportunity to become involved in team sports. For those itching to participate in outdoor recreational soccer, the season kicks off in the fall of 2010. Rosters are available in the Wellness Center.
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