Tuesday Night Volleyball - Roseville Park & Rec.
Brimhall Community Gym, 1744 West County Road B
Gang Green, Captain: Craig Schlichting


Check-out the net and that sweet blue background. Also, the second picture is because Bic doesn't think the gals are getting their deserved props.

Date
Time
Record
Opponent
How'd we do?
Oct. 15
6:15
0-3
Fantastics
CSOI (Constant State of Irritation). Yup, that's all I have to say about the attention starved ref. Actually, for no real reason, was a bit annoyed with our opponents as well (losing will do that). Some quotes from the night... "How day expect to run a knee cap replacement business like this (to be followed with numerous !@#$# on a dead phone line)?"... "Are those curtains carpeted?"... and "One more thing... I found this dead horse on the way to the hospital...". Ahh... nothing like the KFC buffet. Oh yeah, we lost all three. Spike, bump, set... or something like that. We'll get them next week.
Oct. 22
7:30
1-5
Legends
Sure was nice that Keith came to watch... course, too bad we didn't have more to show. Came out strong and took game one (anyone else thinking sweep?)... then dropped the next two. Not too much exciting stuff... we played better... good matches... no big excuses out of our classmate... no annoying ref. We'll see what next week brings.
Oct. 29
6:15
2-7
High Fliers
(from Bic) "Those two are probably screwing around with Halloween costumes!"....So it probably didn't help that two of us ran onto the court ten minutes late. Game 1 was definitely ugly, but as always, we got better as we got loose (read: pissed). Mr. Will-Flirt-With-Anything-That-Moves had some great hits, but losing the "joust" (absolutely, positively) fueled us to victory in Game 3. Leah, don't dump us just yet--We have plans for big improvements...Losing a crooked goatee, shaved head, hip-huggers, red hair, and Stephy "earning" a new dress are in the works. And if that doesn't work, we can always go infuriate the mall security guard...Or better yet, dance the night away with Waldo....
Nov. 5
7:30
2-10
Sudden Impact
(from Craig) On a night when many exercised their right to vote, Gang Green chose to focus their campaigning for the court. Whether it was big guys holding Keith and Pat down; Bic feeling the pressure from work; Steph and Craig suffering from jetlag, or Leah waiting for her team to show some sign of life, Gang Green delivered a blow that Sudden Impact could not have prepared themselves for. For once their hands didn’t wrap around their own throat, and Gang Green played a nearly flawless match. David and Goliath, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Jolly the Green Giant come to mind when spectators spoke of the Gang Green opponent, but Gang Green felt that nothing could hold their corn fed thumbs down on this special night. Their scrappy style of play, and the ability to block or dig lightning deliveries had even the officials saying “you guys are a joy to watch”. The last game they had their opponents on the ropes and it was obvious Sudden Impact had to change their game to win when the 7 footer was tipping. Their opponents left feeling like losers, and despite losing all three Gang Green felt like champions. Next week look out for flaming pectorals, smack-downs on Grandma’s, and heck of volleys that have us collectively saying “That’s a Dollar!”.
Nov. 12
7:30
5-10
Liberty
(from Craig) With the Lazy Asie’s out romping through the North American countryside, Gang Green recruited Paul the crafty and Jessi the spitfire. Leah, the backbone of our team nearly risked a traffic ticket to make it on time, but we had no issues destroying our opposition. The most exciting part of the evening was watching a guy on their squad fly out of control and yelp like Monica Seles. Gang Green rolled and left their opponents taking shots in their groins for three consecutive games. Next week will the return of the Suk Dog and the Fire Ant affect their ability to win games, or is this the start of something special?
Nov. 19
6:15
7-11
Duck Moose
(from Bic) YAHTZEE! Unlike previous weeks, GG came out of the starting gates pumped and ready to play. You could tell something was brewing during warm-ups when Steph and Leah nearly took Keith's head off with some not-so-playful volleys and Bic's eye somehow "ran" into Steph's fist. The serves were particularly sweet tonight (let's not talk about bumping), as were some well-placed hits. There was a brief scare, when people thought Craig made a particular short, black-haired, orange-loving person cry. Acting skills. Of course, in the end the crowd came to see and was most enraptured by the men's "superior" blocking and hitting. It's all about revenues and biology, after all.....A short trip down the street to Famous Dave's turned the game-smack into meat chomping smack where Craig and Keith redefined "flying squirrels," "snails," "cheeseburgers," "fruit baskets," and "helicopters".....And what's that game where if someone tags you you're frozen? We won 2 of the 3 games. Don't remember the scores...Lost the last one...Came back from way behind though...
Nov. 26
7:30
8-13
Leapin Lizards
"SILENCE IS GOLDEN!" - Yes Bic, this is a joke at your expense... but if you only knew (i.e you'll find out soon enough). Were we looking in a mirror? A young group of hard, over-hitters including a thin, tall fellow who was dominant when near the net and a goatee who could smash it home (and hit a couple out once in awhile). Battling our clones, we were only able to pull out one of the three. Better luck next week? (geez, you'd think after two weeks off, I'd be better at these recaps... like my game... weak!).
Dec. 3
8:45
11-13
Western
(from Bic) I'M FEELING SCRAPPY! Leave it to Suki Doo to bring his "A" (minus the "governor") game on a night when very little was needed for GG to pull off three wins. Despite our opponent's creative head passes, we managed to stick to our game (OUTSIDE!! OUTSIDE!!). Two of the guys got to practice their S-T- "ELLER" sets, Keith got to practice his backward swim strokes, and the gals brought out some floor-denting swings (learned from the best). The night was capped off with a couple of post-game "stoagies" and parking lot begging. Next week, Craig promises some "cool daddies".....Hmmmm...Maybe we should've donated the Vikes jersey and orange socks to the other team.......
Dec. 10
6:15
14-13
Bumb, Set, Help!
(from Bic) "Craigdolf the Red Nose Reindeer, had a very shiny nose...." Aahh....'tis the (end of the) season. So the 0-5 and 0-9 starts to games 1 and 3 foreshadowed ugliness reminiscent of the first few weeks of the season. Unlike our crude beginnings, however, GG won all three games in spectacular fashion—With tremendous serves, passes, sets, and hits. Filling in for a (louder) member of the LAC, Shon “I’m a Duvet Cover” Schulte blanketed the backcourt on defense. Stephy-Gretchy-Dolores-Keith continued to pound the ball (okay, there was a smattering of “change-ups”). In fact, Keith improved so much (staying out of the net will do that) that Leah (“Back Up!”) proclaimed him the most improved player. The night (and season) wouldn’t have been the same, however, without the leadership (and gabbiness) of our fearless commander. I mean, who WOULDN’T obey Craig’s cry to “FOLLOW ME GIRLS!!”? This keen observer will take away two insights from the season: Don’t “share” a Heffen-something with Stephy, and, knowing Ben is a good thing. And Craig, “Good call, good call!”