WEEK 2
So yeah. Sorry about the tardiness, but sometimes you gotta take a vacation to do a bunch of eating and fantasy football drafting. Hope you all enjoyed your time off and are ready to kill it on Sunday.
As always, we'll start with some housekeeping things.
1) Had some questions that arose from a team not having 2 females at the start of the game. As a reminder, teams must have 2 females to play on Sundays. If two females don't show (or less than 5 total players show), this is considered a forfeit.
2) Registration is officially closed, so no additional sign-ups from here on out.
3) As I posted on the CLUBWAKA MLS Facebook page a couple days ago, we are looking for volunteers to help with TOPSoccer, a VIP United program that teaches children with mental or physical disabilities about soccer. The program will be from 1:45 to 3:05 on Saturday September 15th at York County Sports Complex (McReynolds). If you are interested in volunteering your time for a great cause, please let me know on the Facebook post or email me directly at bkirby@kickball.com. Added bonus on top of feeling good that you're helping the community - YOU GET A FREE CLUBWAKA SHIRT! For more details about the program, check it out.
What's better than one delicious pizza? TWO pizzas! Use promo code WAKABOGO at papajohns.com to get buy one, get one free large pizza, throughout all 27 Papa John's Hampton Roads locations all day on Wednesday, September 19th!
Post a BOGO Day Pic on this Event page on 9/19 and be entered to win FREE PIZZA FOR YOUR ENTIRE TEAM and a FREE CLUBWAKA League Registration. If you wear a CLUBWAKA shirt inside your pic, you'll get 2 entries to the contest.
Still a couple of weeks away and worried you'll forget? Easy. Check out the event here and click Interested or Going and you'll get reminders as you get close!
And now that housekeeping is over....
via GIPHY
WEEK 2 RESULTS AND STANDINGS
TEAM OF THE WEEK - WEEK 2
Michael Machie - When you're down by a few goals at halftime against arguably the best team in the league, turn to no one other than Michael Machie. Scored 4 goals including one from half field off of a kick off to bring Ronaldo McDonaldo back to a victory over Moat Monsters.
Anderson Rojas - Dude puts on a dribbling clinic every week, but his goalscoring prowess was on display as Foot Works rode a Rojas hat trick to a victory over Catch Me Offsides.
Lindsay Ingraham - Scoring a goal feels good. Scoring a goal 6 weeks after having a baby and having another gorgeous assist to Herick Lopez on the back post is a whole different level.
Daryl Kuligowski - Daryl was the Week 2 MVP for Netkicks for two reasons. 1) he scored a hat trick. 2) he brought neon green pinnies to differentiate the white team from the ice grey team. A true MLS hero.
Lena Wallace - Making her debut for Ibra Kadibra, Lena started her season off right with a great goal off of a pass from Anastasiia Romanova for a great female-to-female connection in the game against Kick in a Box.
Chase Cali - Starting the goals off strong for Kick in a Box's first with with a half field free kick into the back of the net. Boom!
Isaiah Reynolds - A free agent placed on Biercelona, Isaiah knows how to make an impression. Keep goals out of the net.
THE RACE FOR THE GOLDEN BOOT
Anderson Rojas and Mike Machie have jumped to the top of the leaderboard after 3 and 4 goals in Week 2, respectively. Blake Thompson, Tom Weniger, and Mike Dorsey are averaging two a week right behind them. Looking like it's going to be a tight one to see who get the glorious Golden Boot.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
A Foot Works midfielder uncorks a shot while Kristina Snyder of Catch Me Offsides readies herself in goal.
Lindsay Ingraham of Look Ma, No Hands takes a shot on Oozlekick's keeper, Jay Coble. Despite his best efforts to keep the goals out, Look Ma came out with the victory.
AND IT'S NOW TIME TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO OUR NEWEST FEATURE OF THE BLOG.... A RECURRING SEGMENT TAKING YOU INTO THE MIND AND CONVERSATIONS OF TOM WENIGER - GOLDEN BOOT WINNER, FIELD TRAVELER, AND OOZLEKICK STRIKER.
WELCOME TO TOM'S TRAVELS!
Tom’s Travels is a journal of
some of the most interesting people and events of the soccer week. The following events really happened.
The week started off with a bang. Eugenia Walters, mother of Moat Monster’s
Michael Walters, saw my investigative reporting as her glorious chance at
fame. She nearly tackled me when she
heard I was the preeminent investigative journalist for CLUBWAKA soccer. I tried to scurry away, but she had me
cornered. Little did I know that I had
found a star in the making.
I threw a softball question at her to break the ice. Her thoughts on her son’s soccer
prowess? “Oh, he’s the best Oozlefinch
will ever have! I’m telling you Tom, the
best!”
The floodgates had opened.
“He’s Captain America!
Look at him, first of all. Have
you ever seen him in the same room as Captain America at the same time? Didn’t
think so.”
She had a point. However,
Michael did suffer a slight hamstring strain in the second half, and I’m pretty
sure his super serum would prevent such an event. I tried to point this out when I found myself
in another dimension.
“Mikey makes the best ribs!”
I do not know how we began to talk about Michael’s ribs, but
I was in for the ride of my life. I have
been officially invited over, and I expect Eugenia will make good on this
offer.
Kelly Koughneour of Catch Me Offsides pulled her quadriceps
against Biercelona, and began to use her water bottle as a foam roller. You see, a foam roller is a tool used to
decrease myofascial tightness, which may restrict blood flow and cause trigger
points in the muscle belly. Within the
muscle belly live mechanoreceptors, and by applying pressure the individual may
influence the nervous system to change the muscle’s activity.
On the other hand, a water bottle is something you drink out
of.
Kelly Koughneour: Soccer player or super genius?
I spoke with league darling Dara Emami of Ronaldo McDonaldo. Dara struck me as the type of guy that always
has a profound answer to a question nobody asked. His thoughts on the game between Moat
Monsters and Ronaldo McDonaldo: “’Tis better to die on your feet,” Dara
bellowed. “Then to live a life on your knees!”
I explained to Dara that my job was to find unique
perspectives on the game, to try to deliver the on-field experience to my many passionate
readers.
“’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved
at all.”
I pleaded with him.
You are just saying things, Dara.
Nobody asked about love. But, as
Dara stared into the distance, I knew he was did not grasp
my meaning. I delivered my premise one
last time.
“To thine own self
be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false
to any man.”
I gave up.
Marla Schuchman of Hot and Messi, sporting a combination of
sunglasses and visor, passionately defended her headwear. According to Marla, the visor must be placed
on her head before the glasses, or the sunglasses become crooked, and chaos
ensues. Rumor has it she will soon be
investing in the following:
Of note, she owns just the one
visor, and she has no fears of losing it or having it wear down over time. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a woman that doesn’t
believe actions have consequences. I
cast no dispersions on someone who is going to live their life in this manner,
but for the love of God. One visor!? Ever heard of an emergency, Marla? Is this the type of future we want to leave
for our children?
I work with Elaine Burden of FC Hangover 86. She’s a real peach. She has a playlist for her different
moods. Happy. Sappy.
Mellow. This seems normal enough,
until she comments on when I hum at work.
“Are you angsty, Tom?
That song is on my angsty playlist.”
I don’t know why I am telling
you all this, but I thought you should know.
Also, Kevin Rhamy, her teammate and boyfriend, has to put up with
this. He is a keeper. Not in the sense that he plays goalie, but in
the sense that he looks like he pays his taxes and would learn to ballroom
dance if Elaine asked.
WEEK 3 @ Oozlefinch
WORK UP AN APPETITE AND HEAD OVER TO OOZLEFINCH FOR SOME CAPT'N CRABBY AND AN ICE COLD BREW!
And that'll do it for week 2.... Enjoy your Thursday and on Sunday...
via GIPHY
No comments:
Post a Comment