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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
INTRAMURALS
Sizzlin' Sissys takes home fourth men's title in a row
BY JOE PREINER jpreiner@kansan.com
The intramural softball season ended late Sunday night after a full day of games at Clinton Lake Sports Complex. When the dust from the fields settled, four teams claimed championship victories and yearlong bragging rights.
Recreation Services at the University of Kansas crowned winners in each of the sport's four leagues: Corecreational, Men's open, Men's Greek, and Women's.
teams remaining from Saturday's matchups. Each team worked its
The journey toward championship glory began at 10 a.m. for the
Seven innings were all that separated the title contenders from the
matchups, fac-
way through
the tournament
bracket.
"Man, I don't know which one is better."
In order to complete the tournament on time, every team had to play multiple games Sunday. The task proved too much for many of thecompeti-
Pat Sullivan, Leawood senior and Phi Si third baseman, throws home for a play at the plate. Phi Si rallied late in the sixth inning coming out on top with a 22-15 victory over the Beta's.
BRAD WITHERSPOON Humboldt Senior
tors, and by 9.p.m. the championship games were set.
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Joe Meier, Lenexa senior and Phil Si shortstop, tosses the ball to second base for the final Sunday night during the Greek softball championships. Meier hit two home runs, helping push Phi SI to a 22-15 victory over the Beta's.
championship.
The women's division had already crowned . a champion, with Alpha Delta Pi defeating Delta Gamma.
The next two games, which took place simultaneously, featured teams from the men's Greek and crecational divisions.
In the men's Greek division, Phi Psi OHB squared off against Beta top team, Beta A1. The contest began with Beta jumping out to an early lead, up 6-2 after the first inning of play.
The game would prove to be difficult though, as Phi Psi OHB battled back in the second innning. Solid hitting from the entire line-up yielded eight runs and Phi Psi took over the lead. It would remain close throughout the next several innings, with scoring coming easily for both teams. In the end, Phi Psi was able to rally enough to pull off a 22-17 victory.
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The Corecreation division pitted Poles N Holes against the Long Shots. The game was all about defense, and the score stayed low the majority of the game. In the end, Long Shots prevailed against its opponent and captured the championship title. With three champions crowned, only one game remained.
Sizzlin' Sissys, the three-time defending champion of the men's open division, looked poised for a fourth consecutive victory. The team met up with Mooses in the final, and just after 10 p.m. the game got underway. The temperature was a chilling 46 degrees when the first pitch was lobbed over the plate, but the players on each team were warmed up and ready to go. Sizzlin'
Sissys started recording seven runs in the top half of the first inning. The team never looked back, cruising to its fourth consecutive championship by a score of 20-9.
Walking off the field, team member Brad Witherspoon.
"We probably played our hardest game at two today. Once Spoon showed up though, it was all downhill for them."
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Jonathan Miller, Kansas City, Mo., said that the Sizzlin' Sissys didn't dominate all their games. Occasionally the team was challenged.
"We probably played our hard-
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As the team gathered for its group picture and received the coveted championship T-shirts, team members playfully asked Witherspoon which championship was better, NCAA basketball or intramural softball.
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"Man, I don't know which one is better," Witherspoon said jokingly. "But this feels pretty good right now."
The team members finished their season and intramural softball careers on top, and dedicated the win to fellow teammate Josh Houtz.
-Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
PYONGYANG, North Korea
OLYMPIC GAMES North Korea celebrates torch's first relay visit
North Korea mobilized tens of thousands of citizens on Monday to celebrate the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, the flame's first visit to the authoritarian nation.
Men in their best suits and women wearing traditional high-waisted dresses waved flags and paper flowers in the capital, greeting the torch like a visiting head of state.
Unlike some other parts of the relay ahead of the Beijing Olympics, everything went off without a hitch in North Korea.
China is North Korea's main ally and a key provider of aid, and the torch relay was used to herald their ties. North Korea has condemned disruptions of the torch relay elsewhere, and supported Beijing in its crackdown on violent protests in Tibet.
Leader Kim Jong Il was not seen at Monday's event, but he was "paying great interest to the success of the Olympic torch relay," Pak Hak Son, chairman of North Korea's Olympic committee, said at the relay start, according to a report from Pyongyang by Japan's Kyodo News agency.
The torch began its run from beneath the Juche Tower, which commemorates the national ideology of "self-reliance" created by the late founding President Kim Il Sung, father of Kim Jong Il.
An attentive and peaceful crowd watched the start of the relay, presided over by the head of Parliament, Kim Yong Nam.
The torch goes next to Ho Cni Minh City, Vietnam.
Associated Press
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