Intramural season closes on a night filled with Madness
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor
The Madness swept through Angela Athletic facility and left spectators with a sense of excitement and a sense of community.
Midnight Madness, the Saint Mary's athletic department's spring extravaganza, attracted students, friends and visitors as the event wrapped up the intramural season. But the event wasn't just about athletics.
"The focus of the night wasn't about athletics, it was about Saint Mary's," athletic director Lynn Kachmarik said. "It's all about Saint Mary's to me. It is about self-esteem and self-awareness and confidence."
Last year's attendance of 500 was nearly doubled this year, with attendance coming in between 800 and 1,000, according to Kachmarik.
"On the whole, I was totally pleased," she said. "But there were a lot of people there who could have been there but weren't."
With that in mind, Kachmarik is already looking ahead to next year.
"Last year there were 500, this year there were more," she said. "What is the future going to hold?"
Kachmarik may be looking toward the future, but this year's intramural champions are still reveling in the glory of the present.
Volleyball
The Prom Queens were crowned on the volleyball court as they defeated the Senior Spikers 2-1. The Regina Hall royalty entered the tournament ranked No. 1 and took the LeMans Hall team in a very close game.
The first match belonged to the Queens, 15-4. But the Senior Spikers, who were ranked fifth coming into the tournament took control in the second match claiming a 15-11 victory.
A third game, played only to 11 points, cemented the Queens reign, as the Spikers fell 11-7.
Soccer
They say history doesn't repeat itself. Well, it did this year for the Ghetto Fabulous as they defeated the Chaos 3-1.
These two teams met in the championship game last year as well. The Ghetto Fabulous were victorious last March as well.
Friday's game left the Ghetto Fabulous and the Chaos in a 0-0 tie when regulation time ended. The two teams had to face-off for a shoot-out to see who would claim victory. Each team had five chances to kick. The Ghetto Fabulous landed three, while the Chaos only landed one.
With both teams graduating most of its members, this match may go down in the history books.
Basketball
The No. 1 ranked Team o' Teachers was upset by the No. 2 ranked Badazzes in Friday night's basketball final.
The Badazzes fell to the Teachers the last time these two teams met, so they were looking for revenge. A very close 7-6 game offered the sweet taste of victory with a touch of spiced revenge.
All Sports Stories for Monday, March 26, 2001
