Chain Lightning

Finish: quarterfinals, loss to Goat 14-15 UPA Championships report Actually, though that post title fits the Cinderella analogy, and the pumpkin is befitting for this time of year, our bowing out in the quarterfinals didn’t necessarily feel like we were crashing suddenly back down to rags status. Not many Chain players felt the 13 seed [...]

So far, so good for Cinderella. Scrapping our way up from the (hereafter, lucky) 13 seed, we swept our pool with 3 consecutive upsets on Thursday, defeating Subzero (overall 5 seed), Furious George (overall 4 seed, last year’s runner-up), and Truck Stop (overall 12 seed). The win over Furious was Chain’s first ever over the [...]

In brief: We’re hoping to make one of the all-time Cinderella runs at the UPA Championships, working our way up from the 13 seed (of 16). A successful Thursday is the first step, but it won’t be easy. We have: Subzero (Minnesota) (who we lost to earlier this year by 1) Furious George (Vancouver) (traditional [...]

Some of Chad Borer’s many shots telling the story from the regional finals vs. Doublewide: (click on pix for larger views)

Finish: 2nd, 15-16 finals loss to Doublewide; qualify for Nationals UPA South Open Regional results click on photo to see larger version; shot by Chad Borer …And now, your 2007 South Region Sagarin/BCS/RRI* champs, Chained** Lightning. Only a single 1 point loss mars the record sheet otherwise adorned with dominating double-digit victories. As soon as [...]