Boasters League round
5~~
Over the half way mark of the season, the “Winky-Dinks” and “Space Geckos” have surged ahead of the rest of the pack. A 19 point
buffer between 2nd and 3rd is a considerable margin
considering that there is only 18 points between 3rd and last spot.
Keeping in mind that only the top 6 teams will advance to the play-offs, none
of those teams should feel as if they in a safe position. A considerable push will
need to be made to avoid elimination.
“Space Geckos”
picked up the most points this week with 27, “Butter Nutz” kept pace with 26, and if don’t count “Vivio’s” because they had the bye, “Foss Nation” and “Nick at Night” lagged behind the rest of the field with only 18. “Nick and Night” also now have the bye
to sit through next week, so they may discover themselves on the outside of the
final’s berth looking in by this time next week.
Considering the DAC Classic starts today, we had better
participation for round 5 compared to the previous 2 weeks. Not awesome, but at
least it’s an improvement. I would like to remind everybody that the Boasters
League is a Wednesday night league – the expectation is that when you are
scheduled, you make every effort to play on Wednesday. There is way too
much rearranging happening and it detracts from what the league is all about – the
camaraderie. It’s fun to hang out, play a competitive match and then socialize.
Please keep that in mind. I know that some players are becoming increasingly
frustrated at the constant refusal of others to play on the night designated
for this purpose.
Noteworthy performances (amongst others!): Brendan Fossee (“Winky-Dinks”) managed to make Bob
Rogers (“Wardogs”) rather anxious
with his speed around the court. However, even though the pot couldn’t be any
blacker, Bob still hustled his way to a 2-1 win. Imagine the cheek of somebody
running the ball down all day, hey Bob? Liz
McClure (“Butter Nutz”) held off
the improving Lauren Kirchner (“Nick at Night”) for a close 2-1 victory
and picked up her second win of the half. And staying with women power, Cathy Lysack (“The Nicker Ballers”) was rather pleased with her current form as
she took her 4th consecutive win with a 2-1 score line over Jay Poplawski (“Space Geckos”).
So four weeks to go. Which team will step up? Everyone is
certainly capable of making the top 6, but it will require some effort…
