With the Thanksgiving holiday looming two weeks away, University Recreation is amid wrapping up fall intramural competitions.Intramural sand volleyball is expected to complete playoff action Nov. 19, and flag football is scheduled to finish Nov. 22, said Matt Boyer, assistant director for leagues and tournaments.
“If all goes well, we will have everything finished by Thanksgiving holiday,” Boyer said.In the men’s sand volleyball league, 3-Peat beat Pi Kappa Phi in straight sets, 2-0, to reach the semifinals. UREC Men also advanced to the semifinals with a straight set victory against Tiger Band.In the co-rec “A” division, Four Play beat Party in the USA, 2-1, to reach the semifinal round.The co-rec “B” bracket had Jocks for Rocks/Geoclub Allstars, MBA Ballers and Skadoosh advance to the semifinals.Boyer said seed numbers for the brackets online are irrelevant and serve solely as a position-holder in the bracket.”A lot of people have been confused about the seed numbers on there,” he said. “They are not really seed numbers. Teams are placed in according to their finish in the pool.”In the co-rec “A” flag football division, Super Phun Thyme edged Back That Pass Up, 15-13, to advance to the semifinal round. Jack and Jills defeated Chi Alpha, 19-13, to reach the semifinals.In the co-rec “B” league, BCM, Southern Smashmouths and Team Bye Week all reached the quarterfinal round this week.In the men’s “A” division, Cowankyde, Wetness, TD Pizza Crazy, Skadoosh, Loose Cannons, LSU Law Wash Ups, Team Stephan Rodrigue and No Hard Feelings all advanced to round two.Men’s “B” and Fraternity “B” must still complete play-in games and begin round one next week.Homecoming events concluded Thursday with a 3-on-3 flag football tournament and a punt-pass-and-kick competition.Boyer said 24 men’s teams and three women’s teams registered for flag football.The intramural flag football team Loose Cannons will travel to the Regional Flag Football Championship on Saturday, hosted by the University of West Florida. “They are buying their entire way there,” Boyer said. “We have no financial support.”The LSU rugby team will compete against Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas, on Saturday, said Eric Engemann, graduate assistant for club sports.Boyer said intramural league champions receive the opportunity to compete at the University of New Orleans in national competitions Dec. 28-31. UREC intramural officials are also expected to represent the University there.UREC is currently taking applications for spring sport officials, according to Boyer.”Spring sports that need officials include soccer, softball, basketball and indoor volleyball,” he said.Spring registration for basketball, 4-on-4 flag football, team tennis, team table tennis, racquetball singles and 7-a-side soccer starts Dec. 7 and ends Jan. 20.—-Contact Jonathan Schexnayder at [email protected]