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The final game to decide the league championship was scheduled for Sunday September 24th at 4 pm between the DUC Hunters and Band on the Run. The two teams had both lost to each other once during the regular season and also lost once each to the Hurlers, which meant they were tied in the standings and would have to play a final game. This was the second year in a row that there were two teams tied at the end of the season and shows that the standings race is quite tight at the top. (Last year the Hurlers edged out Band on the Run 11-9 to win the league.) And so the stage was set for another battle between two of the top teams in the league. Originally the game was scheduled for September 16th but the DUC Hunters requested it be moved to September 24th, as they were entered into a Guelph tournament on the 16th and 17th and they felt that they would be too exhausted to play a game of this magnitude. This wish was granted, but unfortunately, the 24th ended up not being much better for the DUC Hunters as they were only able to field 5 guys and 1 girl, resulting in a default loss. This was very disappointing for Band on the Run and those players from DUC Hunters who showed up as all players were pumped for a tough game. Alex was unsure where his Captain Dicki and the rest of his teammates were and requested that the game be postponed again but the league cannot just keep rescheduling games. The League was very accommodating in rescheduling it to the 24th and feels that the DUC Hunters should have fielded a team if they wanted to win the championship. The responsibility of fielding a team lies with the captain and it is his or her responsibility to make sure that their team is there on time. Failure to do this must result in a default. Band on the Run was available both weekends to play and showed up with enough players to play and so will be declared the champions for this year. Congratulations goes out to all teams, in all four divisions, for another successful season and the league thanks all captains for their hard work all season long. Many of the issues of this season will be discussed at the Fall and Spring Captains meetings in order to make next season even better than this one. If you have any suggestions please feel free to post them on the forum and the league executive will have a look at them. You can also keep up to date on pick-up games by checking out the forum each week.
Cheers!
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Posted by Kevin MacLeod, Created Tue Sep 26, 2006
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