4-3 OT victory brings SQ to 5-1 in league play
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Coolavin Park
NoC Sports Desk
Matt Burton and Boyd Shearer scored a goal apiece and Grant Clouse scored two for Shit Squad—including the game winner in overtime—in what turned out to be a surprisingly contested Game Four showdown against a Slayer Cake team in total disarray.
Cake pedaled out to a quick 3-0 lead on a goal by Rich Lopez, who was subbing this night for the lost Drew Combs, and two more by Rozzi. In fact, after Rozzi's second goal, a thundering half court blast from the pit-side tapout box to conclude the 3-0 Cake barrage, fans camped out in the 20 degree weather started streaming for the aisles as a visibly deflated SSQ stood watch, dumbfounded (or just plain stupid).
But an offhand Lopez comment after Rozzi's blast re-energized the Squad. (The Texas Phenom questioned whether Burton et al. wanted to continue playing the game.)
Emphasizing a deeply egalitarian ethos that is the team's trademark, S. Squad squeezed their way back into contention through hard work, skillful sharing of the ball and scoring workload, strong collective defense, and good fortune. By the time SSQ's Clouse muscled the tying goal through the cones with 45 seconds left to play to force overtime, Lopez knew the answer to his question. Shit Squad always comes ready to play.
In other league play, the Lex Offenders bested the Drunk Assholes by a 2-1 score, Kyle Hord scored three in leading the Drunk Assholes to a 3-2 victory over Cash 4 Gold, and Brad Flowers hogged the ball enough to score 4 goals as a fill-in for Chris “Reach-Around” Simpson in leading Lex Offenders to a 5-0 Alabama ass wupping of Slayer Cake.
And finally, Grant Clouse scored two goals as a sub for Simpson in a 3-2 Hallelujah Holy Shit victory over Slayer Cake. In doing so, Clause went 2-0 on the day versus Slayer Cake—as a sub for two different teams.
Notes
Slayer Cake: SC entered the day sitting pretty in the LBPL standings at 1-0 following a 3-2 victory over Cash 4 Gold on January 23. But after a disastrous string of three straight losses this week, which included two stinging overtime defeats and a 5-0 beat down, the Cake now finds itself looking up from the bottom half of the league.
Hallelujah Holy Shit: The injury curse of Tripple Lexxx seems to have found HHS. The Hallelujah team is comprised of the Commish, Brian Turner, and two members of fabled Lexington squad Tripple Lexxx, Shane Tedder and Brad Flowers. Though Tedder and Flowers have thus far escaped injury, Turner was playing injured after getting broadsided by Boyd Shearer in bike polo action in Louisville this past Friday.
The impact thrust Turner off his seat and sent his body chest-first into his handlebars. After arriving home Friday night with a severely bruised chest cavity and some interesting facial cuts, Turner received extensive treatment at home and was back on the court at Coolavin for league play on Sunday. Meanwhile, Shearer reported that he broke a spoke in the collision.
Word is that “Reach Around” Simpson got freaked out by all the bad injury mo-jo while with Tripple Lexxx and skipped out during free agency to strike up with his current team, the Lex Offenders (along with Nick Redbeard and Kevin Kliment).
2010 LBP League Standings through February 7
Team Wins Losses
Hallelujah Holy Shit 6 0
The Shit Squad 5 1
Lex Offenders 4 2
Drunk Assholes 2 3
Slayer Cake 1 3
Party Face Destruction 0 4
Cash for Gold 0 5
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Lexington Bike Polo league forms
Sunday, January 3rd marked the first day of league play for Lexington Bike Polo. Tiffany Morrow announced the formation of a winter league series back in November, with players settling on a post-holidays startup date, and with Sundays being the designated for league play on one of the two courts at Coolavin Park.
Teams started forming shortly before the Holidays and some are still in the process of being formed, even though league play has officially begun. Many players are still filtering back into town from the Holiday break, and some are still working through injuries that were recently received.
In order to maintain a flexible playing schedule to account for weather and absences, league games are informally scheduled out each Sunday as teams are available. One substitute player is allowed for each team if not all team members are present. There were a total of six teams present for the first day of league play.
Chris Simpson: City Rep
Chris Simpson, formerly of Triple Lexxx though now with Lex Offendors, has been elected as a city representative for the Midwest Region of the League of Bike Polo. He will join regional representative and current Bluegrass State Games Commissioner of Bike Polo Brian Turner as they operate as a conduit to the larger national and international bike polo scenes.
Though Turner expressed support for Simpson, he also issued a stern challenge to the newly minted city representative and Dogtown owner. On a recent LexRides online forum, Turner told Simpson, “[I]f you want the 'Commissioner of Bike Polo' title, you'll have to arm-wrestle me for it.”
Turner had better watch out. Simpson's trademark move, as many know, is the reacharound, a trick that requires some serious wrist and forearm strength, not to mention endurance. It only stands to reason that Simpson would be well-prepared for that arm-wrestling match.
Bike Polo travels to St. Louis
Many Lexington Bike Polo players will be heading to the Saint Louis Dead of Winter Indoor Lock-In, held on January 15-16. The Lock-In, held at a skating rink, is limited to 80 participants. Games to 10 minutes will be played all day and night, with 80% of the games being straight pick-up. Once an hour, a distributed lottery will determine who plays. The Lock In also features “quiet rooms" to roll out a sleeping pad are provided for anyone wanting to get some sleep at some point.
Teams
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t (Brad Flowers, Shane Tedder, Brian Turner)
Cash For Gold (Tiffany Morrow, Rich Lopez, Jared Baize)
Allison Richardson, Katie Joe Doerfler, Jessi Connors
Drunk A-holes (Will Mullins, Scott, Kyle Hord)
Lex Offenders (Chris Simpson, Nick Redbeard, Kevin Klimment)
The Sh*t Squad (Henry Huffines, Boyd Shearer, Matt Burton)
Game 1 - Lex Offenders vs Allison, Katie Jo & Jessi
Goals scored: Katie Jo 0, Jessie 1, Allison 1, Chris 2, Nick 2, Kevin 1
Lex Offenders wins 5 - 2
Game 2 - Hallelujah Holy Sh*t vs Cash For Gold
Goals scored: Brad 2, Shane 2, Brian 1, Tiffany 0, Jared 1, Rich 0
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t wins 5 - 1
Game 3 - Drunk A-holes vs Allison, Katie Jo & Jessi
Goals scored: Will 1, Scott 2, Kyle 0, Allison 0, Katie Joe 1, Jessie 1
Drunk A-holes wins 3 - 2
Game 4 - Hallelujah Holy Sh*t vs Lex Offenders
Goals scored: Chris 0, Nick 1, Kevin 0, Brad 2, Shane 1, Brian 1
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t wins 4 - 1
Game 5 - The Sh*t Squad vs Drunk A-holes
Goals scored: Henry 1, Matt 1, Boyd 1, Will 1, Scott 0, Kyle 0
The Sh*t Squad wins 3 -1
Game 6 - Lex Offenders vs Cash For Gold
Goals scored: Chris 1, Nick 1, Kevin 2, Tiffany 0 , Jared 2, Rich 0
Lex Offenders wins 5 - 2
Game 7- The Sh*t Squad vs Allison, Katie Jo & Jessi (with Tiffany as a sub-in)
Goals scored: Henry 1, Boyd 1, Matt 0, Tiffany 1, Katie Joe 0, Allison 0
The Sh*t Squad wins 2- 1
Game 8 - Hallelujah Holy Sh*t vs Drunk A-holes (with Chris as a sub-in)
Goals scored: Will, 1, Chris 1, Scott 0, Shane 1, Brad 1, Brian 1
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t wins 3 - 2
Teams started forming shortly before the Holidays and some are still in the process of being formed, even though league play has officially begun. Many players are still filtering back into town from the Holiday break, and some are still working through injuries that were recently received.
In order to maintain a flexible playing schedule to account for weather and absences, league games are informally scheduled out each Sunday as teams are available. One substitute player is allowed for each team if not all team members are present. There were a total of six teams present for the first day of league play.
Chris Simpson: City Rep
Chris Simpson, formerly of Triple Lexxx though now with Lex Offendors, has been elected as a city representative for the Midwest Region of the League of Bike Polo. He will join regional representative and current Bluegrass State Games Commissioner of Bike Polo Brian Turner as they operate as a conduit to the larger national and international bike polo scenes.
Though Turner expressed support for Simpson, he also issued a stern challenge to the newly minted city representative and Dogtown owner. On a recent LexRides online forum, Turner told Simpson, “[I]f you want the 'Commissioner of Bike Polo' title, you'll have to arm-wrestle me for it.”
Turner had better watch out. Simpson's trademark move, as many know, is the reacharound, a trick that requires some serious wrist and forearm strength, not to mention endurance. It only stands to reason that Simpson would be well-prepared for that arm-wrestling match.
Bike Polo travels to St. Louis
Many Lexington Bike Polo players will be heading to the Saint Louis Dead of Winter Indoor Lock-In, held on January 15-16. The Lock-In, held at a skating rink, is limited to 80 participants. Games to 10 minutes will be played all day and night, with 80% of the games being straight pick-up. Once an hour, a distributed lottery will determine who plays. The Lock In also features “quiet rooms" to roll out a sleeping pad are provided for anyone wanting to get some sleep at some point.
Teams
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t (Brad Flowers, Shane Tedder, Brian Turner)
Cash For Gold (Tiffany Morrow, Rich Lopez, Jared Baize)
Allison Richardson, Katie Joe Doerfler, Jessi Connors
Drunk A-holes (Will Mullins, Scott, Kyle Hord)
Lex Offenders (Chris Simpson, Nick Redbeard, Kevin Klimment)
The Sh*t Squad (Henry Huffines, Boyd Shearer, Matt Burton)
Game 1 - Lex Offenders vs Allison, Katie Jo & Jessi
Goals scored: Katie Jo 0, Jessie 1, Allison 1, Chris 2, Nick 2, Kevin 1
Lex Offenders wins 5 - 2
Game 2 - Hallelujah Holy Sh*t vs Cash For Gold
Goals scored: Brad 2, Shane 2, Brian 1, Tiffany 0, Jared 1, Rich 0
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t wins 5 - 1
Game 3 - Drunk A-holes vs Allison, Katie Jo & Jessi
Goals scored: Will 1, Scott 2, Kyle 0, Allison 0, Katie Joe 1, Jessie 1
Drunk A-holes wins 3 - 2
Game 4 - Hallelujah Holy Sh*t vs Lex Offenders
Goals scored: Chris 0, Nick 1, Kevin 0, Brad 2, Shane 1, Brian 1
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t wins 4 - 1
Game 5 - The Sh*t Squad vs Drunk A-holes
Goals scored: Henry 1, Matt 1, Boyd 1, Will 1, Scott 0, Kyle 0
The Sh*t Squad wins 3 -1
Game 6 - Lex Offenders vs Cash For Gold
Goals scored: Chris 1, Nick 1, Kevin 2, Tiffany 0 , Jared 2, Rich 0
Lex Offenders wins 5 - 2
Game 7- The Sh*t Squad vs Allison, Katie Jo & Jessi (with Tiffany as a sub-in)
Goals scored: Henry 1, Boyd 1, Matt 0, Tiffany 1, Katie Joe 0, Allison 0
The Sh*t Squad wins 2- 1
Game 8 - Hallelujah Holy Sh*t vs Drunk A-holes (with Chris as a sub-in)
Goals scored: Will, 1, Chris 1, Scott 0, Shane 1, Brad 1, Brian 1
Hallelujah Holy Sh*t wins 3 - 2
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