Finish: Champs, 7-0, beating the Univ. of Fla. 15-4 in the finals

The 2008 winners’ disc | click on photo to see larger version

the 2008 Terminus team | click on photo to see larger version

pictured, L to R:
(rear) Colin Bellair, Mark Poole, Andrew Carter, Frito Monforti, Jason Simpson, Dylan Tunnell, Joel Wooten, AJ Tiarsmith, Frank Wooten, Adam McCargo, Fred Sieling, Rob Barrett

(front) Rob White, Nate Segal, John Hammond, Sunny Saini, Grant Kirby, Paul Schrafft, Denmark Friis-Jensen, Chad Borer

This past weekend, for only the 2nd time in 15 or more years, Chain Lightning won Terminus, its “hometown” tournament (even if the Atlanta polo club in Cumming, GA, is a bit removed from the city proper). With a roster of 12 vets and 8 tryouts, the team went 4-0 in pool play and cruised through the finals with no team coming closer than 3 or 4 goals. Chain defeated the Univ. of Florida (which had taken out traditional Terminus power Ring of Fire) 15-4 in the finals after dispatching Birmingham’s upstart Iron Men ~14-9 in the semis.

Strong, gusty winds and frigid temperatures, along with the occasional snow flurry, marked the spring debut for many club and a few college teams.