In the world of campus recreation, perhaps the most intense games that are played are those in the playoffs, no matter what sport is taking place. This past week, two different teams from two different sports have been crowned.

Each has received praise for showcasing their skills and coming out victorious. In head-to-head competition, first-place Dababama from the men’s recreational 7v7 flag football league took on Spider 3 Y-Banana in one of the closest contests in almost one of the biggest upsets of the week. Spider 3 Y-Banana led through three quarters by as many as two touchdowns, but Dababama were breathing down their necks for the entire fourth quarter, narrowly coming out on top 26-25 and staying on top of the leaderboard with a 4-0 record.

In the men’s competitive league, the second place Townies took on Pittsburgh Feelers in another close flag football game. Townies and Pittsburgh Feelers were neck and neck throughout the entire game. However, Townies came out with the win, 28-22, to stay in first place. Some congratulations are also in order for the Flag Football Co-Rec Competitive 8v8 Champions, Show Me Your TD’s, with a record of 4-0 in their season.

Over to the dusty diamonds for some intramural softball and the first of our intramural sports champion recipients. In the men’s recreational league, Zero Bunts Tonight came out victorious in the playoffs that took place this past week. In their semifinal game, Zero Bunts Tonight took on Padremaniacs and won 20-5, moving on to the championship round to take on Team Jason Baywatch.

While it was a closer battle, Zero Bunts Tonight came out victorious again 9-4 and took home the men’s recreational champion’s crown. Their next challenge comes when they join the playoffs of the men’s competitive league.

Starting things off for the co-rec recreational soccer league, Padremaniacs took on the undefeated Rooney Toons. The first half was a close battle between the two teams. Headed into halftime, it was tied 2-2. After a second half of hard fought defense, Rooney Toons scored a late-game goal to pull ahead and win 3-2, staying undefeated at 4-0.

However, that was not the last we would see of Rooney Toons in this week of play. They also took on second place Scrambled Legz, who had an impressive record of 4-1 going into this game.

First-place Rooney Toons would prevail, though, thanks to the athleticism of Catarina Burke. Burke singlehandedly scored all four of Rooney Toons’ goals, taking the game 4-0 and maintaining a 5-0 record on the season.

Photo provided by Mic-Anthony Hay