THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 5, 2007
SPORTS
7B
》 INTRAMURALS
Jessica Crabaugh/KANSAN
Katie Waugh, Topeka junior and Afternoon Delight player, dribbles the soccer ball down the field during one of the 3-on-3 intramural soccer championship games as Rachel Piezuch, Lenexa sophomore and Smurfs player, tries to intercept. There are three different leagues for 3-on-3 soccer: corecreational, men and women.
Afternoon Delight defeats Smurfs 7-2
BY JOE PREINER jpreiner@kansan.com
Afternoon Delight made the championship for corecreational intramural 3-on-3 soccer anything but close on Thursday, hardly defeating its opponent, the Smurfs.
Before the game, Smurfs team member Zach Wright, Austin, Texas, junior, was doubtful about his team's chances.
"This is going to be a hard game." Wright said.
It turns out that he was right, as Afternoon Delight went up 1-0 in the first 20 seconds of the game. The goal would indicate exactly how the rest of the game would go.
Later in the first half, an unfortunate deflection off Smurfs player Adam Engel, Dallas sophomore,
resulted in an open goal for Afternoon Delight and a 3-0 score at the half.
The game was not the prettiest from either side. Both teams struggled
"I'm letting this team down, someone else needs to come in," Patel said.
"We've played this team like six times. It's been back and forth."
somewhat with the hard ground. Sumeet Patel, Topeka junior, was not pleased with his personal performance in the first half for Afternoon Delight.
RACHEL PIEZUCH Smurfs player
Afternoon Delight did just that, and the team raised its goal count to seven while attempting to post a championship shutout. The second half wore on for
several more minutes before the Smurfs finally broke through. With just minutes left in the game, the team notched its first goal.
"It was a pride goal," Wright
said.
Smurfs notched one more consolation goal in the half. The score was 7-2 in favor of Afternoon Delight when the final whistle blew. Smurfs had no hard feelings afterward. The players knew it wasn't their day.
"We've played this team like six times. It's been back and forth," Lenexa sophomore Rachel Piezuch said.
The teams shook hands and congratulations were given to the winners. Afternoon Delight went on to celebrate the victory with championship T-shirts and a team photo.
- Edited by Meghan Murphy
MLB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The dream continues for the Rockies
PHILADELPHIA — Home or away, these Colorado Rockies are on quite a roll.
Matsui connected off scheduled Game 4 starter Kyle Lohse, rushed in to relieve struggling rookie Kyle Kendrick in the fourth inning.
Kaz Matsui hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, leading the Rockies over the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5 Thursday for a 2-0 lead in their NL playoff series.
At this rate, the best-of-five series may not get that far. Rookie Ubaldo Jimenez will try to pitch Colorado
to a sweep Saturday night at Coors Field against veteran Jamie Moyer
Making just the second postseason appearance in the franchise's 15-year history, Colorado is on the verge of going to its first NL championship series. The wild-card Rockies posted their eighth straight road victory, and have won 16 of 17 overall.
Matsui fell a single short of the cycle, and Troy Tulowitzki and Matt Holliday homered on consecutive pitches in the first inning off Kendrick, who got a quick hook from manager Charlie Manuel.
The Phillies had a chance to make it interesting in the eighth,
loading the bases with two outs. But closer Manny Corpas came in and retired Carlos Ruiz on a bouncer to third. Corpas worked around a pair of two-out singles in a scoreless ninth for his second save in as many days.
"They had that big imming and there wasn't any looking back," Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard said. "We tried to make a comeback and just came up short. We need to have short rights right now."
ULTIMATE (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
A Frisbee tournament weekend consists of a four-game bracket showdown on Saturday. Then, the results from those games decide the seeding for Sunday. On Sunday the tournament play begins and ends when only one team is left standing.
One key element of an ultimate Frisbee game is the absence of officials. The teams make their own calls, allowing for a highly competitive atmosphere.
Seniors Brauch and McFarland both plan on extending their Frisbee careers after college. Many KU Frisbee alumni stay active in the
President Dan Brauch said, "Fall is for fun and correcting mistakes, while the spring season is more competitive."
Even though the team's players definitely enjoy themselves, they have also maintained an extremely high level of play, which is evident by their presence at the national tournament for the past two years. Brauch also said that one of the team's greatest achievements was its victory against perennial powerhouse Colorado last year.
sport by playing for an after-college club team.
Throughout the years, these alumni have given an enormous amount of time and support to the college team. Frisbee seems to have mastered the "ultimate" combination of competitiveness and fun.
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
Long ball baseball
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Lohse walks off the mound, right, as Kazuo Matsu of the Rockies, colorado won 10-5 and leads the best-of-five series 2-0. The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 2-3 to take a 1-9 series lead. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs played late.