League News

It has been brought to my attention that Captain Audrey Stratton’s ‘Silver’ was branded as ‘The Silver Foxes’ back in late February. This somehow completely missed my radar…it has been known to happen. The name may be new to me (and you), but the story remains the same for the top seeds…they just go out and win. No DaCosta…no Gattey…no Gottfried…no matter…hand over the W. Put any five players out there, with Silas Perks behind them, and you are ‘a force to be reckoned with’. Another big win, this time over rival Royal Blue, has ‘The Silver Foxes’ lying in wait at the final gate to Cup glory. They will look to complete their shimmering wire to wire run on June 11th, when they will face the survivor of Purple, Charcoal, and Royal Blue in a Week Four repechage rumble on tap just after the holiday weekend…

I am running low on front page ideas that fit the theme and tell the story of the week, much less am I able to find apt and interesting front page images. So (for the second time this season, actually), I have turned to our soon-to-be overlord, AI, to generate an image of ‘Maya Angelou jumping over charcoal’. Yes, POTW honoree, Nick Meglich, kept the Charcoal grill cold, as Captain Janet Goins and the gang cooked up one of three upsets in Week Two to move within one game of the Final. Silver managed to maintain their Cup momentum, slipping into the Winners’ Bracket Final with a 1-0 hand-wringer over Purple, while Olive and Maroon became the first two playoff casualties, falling in upsets to Aqua and White, respectively. The action resumes this Sunday with two more eliminations, and a ticket to the Final at stake…

Captain Kerri Sevenbergen’s ‘Ruth Bergen GIndigo & The Dissenters’ served notice that they would not roll over and roll along with the prevailing wisdom that Silver is an unbeatable team. In a shocking 5-4 ruling, Purple bested the wire-to-wire number one, improving their playoff position enough to avoid an immediate rematch, and serving notice that laws can be rewritten come playoffs time…

‘Mother Tealesa & The Pope’ had the game face of their namesake (see above…don’t F with MT, yo) on in Week Thirteen, with their playoff safety in the balance. Early goings had it looking like they would fall flat on that game face, but an inspired rally pushed them past Olive, and nearly fully clear into May play. The final postseason spot is still at stake, but Aqua now control their own fate. Tropical Blue will need a win against Charcoal, and help from Red this Sunday to snatch the last seat at the playoff table…