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 [...]

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 [...]

Finish: middling; 4-3 record, win over Boston results overdue recap from Aug 25-26 In brief, we were consistently erratic. All Saturday (until we were excited to play Boston in the last game) we were mired in games vs lower-seeded teams that were not doing us the courtesy of rolling over, and having to scrap for [...]

Finish: low; 2-5 record, wins over Voodoo and Bravo results By round –Saturday– Sub-Zero: We were broken on O the first 3 possessions, lost half 8-3; came blitzing back to take 12-11 lead (9-3 run), only to lose 14-13. The tough underneath defense of SZ combined with sloppy throws and catches by Chain (setting a [...]