Entries from October 2007

Monday, October 29th, 2007

finally, back to a pumpkin

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 [...]

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Nationals, 2 days in

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 [...]

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Sarasota, Nationals 07

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 [...]

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

regionals in pictures

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

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Regionals 2007: survive, dry off, and advance

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 [...]