A Quiet Working Sunday

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Staying at home today to catch up on some overdue work was the right choice after a busy week.

Thus, I toiled most of the day breaking

down the Varese Skorpions video of

their Legnano Frogs game last weekend

The Skorpions (5-0) have their biggest IFL game yet when they square off at home against the Ancona Dolphins (5-0) next Sunday.

Speaking of Italy's DI Conference, there were two IFL games played today.

The Parma Panthers cruised to an

easy win over the Torino Giaguari

In a mild upset the Lazio Marines

eked out a victory over the Legnano Frogs

Italian Football League Standings

1T. Ancona Dolphins 5-0

Varese Skorpions 5-0

3. Firenze Guelfi 4-1

4. Parma Panthers 3-2

5T. Lazio Marines 2-4

Legnano Frogs 2-4

Milano Rhinos 2-4

Torino Giaguari 2-4

9. Bologna Warriors 0-6

Italian Football League Schdule

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Firenze Guelfi (4-1) at Milano Rhinos (2-4)

Legnano Frogs (2-4) at Parma Panthers (3-2)

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Ancona Dolphins (5-0) at Varese Skorpions (5-0)

Torino Giaguari (2-4) at Lazio Marines (2-4)

BYE: Bologna Warriors (0-6)

It was nice to see the Italian DIII, 9FL

Varese Gorillas win their first game

of the year over the Ciriè Blitz

Spain's Serie B played their four Quarterfinal Playoff games today.

The scores surprised me

Seeing our Guadalajara Stings (5-2) get boat raced 47-0 by the Valencia Giants (6-1) shocked me.

The Valencia Firebats (5-2) edging the previously undefeated Fuengirola Potros (6-1), 29-22 was not too hard to envision.

The Telde Canes (2-5) getting rocked 62-0 by the Terrassa Reds (7-0) was foreseeable.

Finally, I thought that the Pinto Goldbats (6-1) would have a much easier time of it with the Mairena Blue Devils (3-4) than their 24-21 score indicated.

So, the Spanish Serie B Semifinalists are the Terrassa Reds (7-0), the Pinto Goldbats (6-1), the Valencia Giants (6-1) and the Valencia Firebats (5-2).

At this point, I do not know what the exact match-ups will be in the Spanish Serie B Semifinals or when they'll be played.

The current Polish DI standings

The Kings are on top and the Lowlanders are in the cellar. Seems fitting, no?

California Lutheran Kingsmen

2024 NCAA DIII Men's Volleyball Champions

CLU is our only Ventura County university with an athletic program. Today, in Dubuque, Iowa, the Kingsmen (26-5) swept New York's Vassar College Brewers (25-8), 3-0, to win CLU's second NCAA DIII Championship of the 2023-24 academic year.

Last December, the CLU Regals won the Women's 2023 NCAA DIII Soccer crown in Virginia against Washington University of St. Louis, 1-0.

Congratulations CLU!