NEW MIXED DIV II SECTIONALS: This is being done in the hopes of increasing participation in the series. Div II teams count toward our team count for Regionals. i.e. if we have eight Div I teams and six Div II teams, 14 teams count toward the number of bids to Regionals. Last year we only had 3 bids. With eight teams in the section now (two fewer than last year) and the other sections likely to have as many or more teams, we are in danger of having 3 or maybe only 2 bids. It is in all our interests to promote, and help get more teams signed up for both divisions.

Congratulations to Coed Forest and captain Josh Faust on winning the WSL 2010 Coed Draft Championship on Saturday, August 14th! In an exciting game that ran as far as it could, Forest was able to eke out a universe point win over Adam Zagoria's Coed Black. With a final score of 17-16, the Coed Draft Championship game took well over two hours to complete. But the fans had no complaints, as there were plenty of opportunities for everyone surrounding the field to stay involved with gibes and cajoling.

WSL 2010 Coed Forest

I am thinking of helping organize a SUNY Championship (SUNYUCs) this fall in Oneonta, NY. Weekened would likely be November 6th and 7th.  November in upstate New York can be tricky, but that should be the weather that everyone is used to playing in already. Tournament would be open format, 2 days, single teams only (no split squads). Possible party Saturday night, definite sweet trophy for the winner

During Saturdays Rec finals we had a nice day, with clear skies and just enough periodic wind to make it interesting. The format for finals was 2 pools of 3 teams with the top 2 teams in each pool advancing to the semis.

The 2nd Annual Fred Lyons Spirit award was presented to Susan Newman.