After a midsummer slowdown in the practice and competition schedule, Chain lightning begins its 08 campaign in earnest this weekend at Heatout in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While the weather is expected to live up to the tourney’s billing, the mid-90s likely won’t be too much of a shock for the teams attending, since this will [...]

click on photo to see larger version The other of Chain’s college frosh, Grant Lindsley, taking Seattle Sockeye’s #7, the considerably taller Chase Sparling-Beckley, deep into the endzone during the team’s pool play game with the eventual champs last October. Grant is currently playing his freshman season for perennial college power Carleton (also the alma [...]

click on photos to see larger versions One of Chain’s college frosh, George Stubbs, makes a great diving bid on D during double-game (i.e., the final) point in our quarterfinal match with Goat. Foul was called and contested (and both points of view seemed within reason, according to those on the sideline); the observer was [...]

click on photo to see larger version Moving into the new year: Zip gets way up to rip one in last fall’s Nationals quarterfinals matchup vs. Goat. photographer: Frameatatime.com’s Chad Borer

click on photo to see larger version Season’s greetings to all from Jay Hammond (here spreading his own brand of holiday cheer a bit early, at nationals vs. Sockeye) and the rest of Chain Lightning. photographer: the prolific Chad Borer