Top 10 Favorite Intramural Sports Teams

I have participated in a ton of intramural sports seasons, so to pick ten of them is more difficult than initially expected, and I'll try my best to remember accurately.

10. Sophomore Year Softball (mens): The only softball team that ever consistently fielded a team, so that needs to count for something. Spring was the worst intramural season for me, because I didn't love kickball very much, so that basically just left softball... This also was the season AJ played a game I think, and I think I hit pretty well, but really this is one of the sports that is more blurry on my recollection. Not my favorite intramural sport, but it did hold me over in the spring, although junior and senior year we barely ever got to play a game.

9. Freshman Year Flag Football (mens): This is the only freshman year sport I included on this list, partially because I was injured during indoor. First off, our quarterback was ridiculously good (although by the following year, he was expelled from college for violence and drug use) and while he predominantly only passed to Nolan, I still got a few good looks. This was also a playoff team, the only one we ever had in flag football. The only downside, is that the majority of the team I didn't even know, as it was a hodge podge collection, although it did include me and Lans, like every single team on this list but one.

8. Junior Year Outdoor Soccer (Co-ed): One of the few problems making this list is fully remember what happened in senior year outdoor soccer compared to junior year... I feel like junior year had less forfeits, and I partially remember having one intense game, but who knows how good my memory is... I just really love the experience playing in goal, something you will note throughout this list.

7. Junior Year Dodgeball (co-ed): I was always a critic of dodgeball, as while at times it was enjoying, at other times it was just plain repetitive. We always had tons of games, however I think I remember co-ed more fondly. I loved the dodging aspect, and the occasional intense stare downs with the ref. With that said, it was truly hard to rate dodgeball, because it is such a blur in my memory.

6. Sophomore Year Volleyball (co-ed): The outcast team, in which none of my core teammates participated on. This was Pat Garrity's team, with his friends, but they needed more guys so I joined. Surprisingly this team made the semi's and always had enough players, without possessing too many that diminished playing time. I really loved volleyball, but after sophomore year it was just too hard to get enough consistent players to have a team.

5. Senior Year Floor Hockey (co-ed): The downside... I hit Thiell with a hockey stick, and I apologize for that. Also, I slumped hugely in the final game of the year. The good side, I scored against the varsity hockey intramural team (and our team wasn't even mercy'd rule) and the greatest intramural game every played; the 3-0 victory with no subs and Thiell posting the amazing shutout. Lanigan was a beast defensively that game too, plus Constance was a pretty sweet center. I was more of a ballhog this season then others though, but still, definitely some great memories.

4. Sophomore Year Outdoor Soccer (co-ed): Ok, first off, if it wasn't for the greatest intramural blowup, this would've been another playoff team. Needing a win to move on, we built up a 4-0 lead at half time, and all was looking bright. Then after a complete mistake by me on a goalkick, and two breakaways, we ended up in a painful 4-4 tie... With that said, this was my only intramural shutout, with the 1-0 victory over Colin's team the weak before, and every match (if I remember correct) was decided by 2 goals or less. The only problem was that there were only 3 games, but nothings perfect.

3. Junior Year Flag Football (mens): The Thiell season. I love having Thiell as the QB more than anyone, because the bomb was out of the question. Therefore short underneath passes to the TE, something that was a token of the Theill offense. This team was more competitive than some of our other ones, and was greatly better than the senior year one that lost something like 102-6 once... I just wish people kept Thiell as QB, cause it was great for my receiving stats.

2. Junior Year Indoor Soccer (co-ed): First off, this was the season I almost died in, due to the African player launching bullets off his foot at me (actually, this was the men's team that same season, quick error I just noted). However, I feel this was one of the two most consistent seasons of indoor goal, where the majority of the games were competitive but kept me on my toes. It wasn't like senior year where we only played in two total games the entire time. Side note, this team also made the playoffs... the only indoor team to do so.

1. Junior Year Floor Hockey (co-ed): See, the big difference between senior and junior year floor hockey, is that I didn't hit Thiell with a stick. What is amazing, is out of all the non-dodgeball intramural events, floor hockey was the only one we made the playoffs in, in back-to-back years. This team had its moments, including a shallaking 8-1 victory in our first game (to a team that would later beat us 4-2 in the playoffs, which still hurts to this day) and overall, it wasn't nearly as top heavy as senior year, with only one insanely good team. We also broke into a good routine, and strong positions, which helped alot. This was also my personal best season, and if Lebron has taught me anything, its to always tout yourself on statistical greatness, so yeah, easily number one (for the record, 15 goals, more than the my other 2 seasons combined)

Quick notes:
~No basketball because our team was barely ever competitive. I mean, how can I put a sport in this where we literally got the ball stolen everytime we passed half court in one game.
~Freshman year had little support because I was part of so few teams, and senior year there just wasn't the same amount of dedication. Therefore the list was predominantly junior and sophomore where it was always about intramurals (We even did 5 in a single season junior year; remember that fondly. Pretty much a game a night)
~Thiell, Lanny, Emily, Samuel, Nolan, Elyse, Nic Conklin, Constance, and Meghan (in the later years) were the most consistent members of these teams, just in case you were wondering, although Lanny most of all, as outside of freshman floor hockey on Colins team and volleyball, every other single season of intramurals I played with Lanny at my side.
~Lastly, I know this isn't an exciting list, but it was a great trip down memory lane, so I thank you for indulging me.