BEHREND BEACON August 19, 2010 www.thebehrendbeacon.com Students gear up for intramurals, recreational sports ALEC ITALIANO Tort, editor Calling all athletes. The fall intramural season is upon us with 12 sports and nine other recreational op tions. But the real thing to get excited about, especially for freshmen, is orientation week. Feeling a little lugubrius early on in the semester? Intramurals is a great way to break out of your shell and enjoy Behrend to the fullest! No team necessary. Just show up and play. The week starts out in ex treme fashion with an all out dodgeball game. The game starts at 7 p.m. over at the Junker center. The main idea is to get as many kids on the court as possible. There has potential for it to be over a hundred person game with the right kind of participation. Also the first 70 kids to arrive will receive a free intramural t-shirt. This would be a great event to attend or even watch, and is a great way to kick off the first official day of school. At 6 p.m. up at the Behrend Fields (follow the walkway down past Erie hall and the softball field for those uncertain) there will be both a long distance and closest-to-the-pin contest set up for all golfers on campus. Bring a driver and a wedge, • mokisk..•Ab.•.• • • 11*A1 •,..• •.* M• • • SLINVIO • c• , k• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • O. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . k7, : : -;* _ , r, _ r, . • • -- , . • • Intramural sports in o, deadlines and much more • • , • • II VVllere!B:,h Icil" I Clat Mtf : :St; . : .40 trai l intsit art • .1 5 WILDLY POPULAR SPORTS PROGRAM SEEKS STUDENTS FOR FALL INTRAMURALS AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS or borrow a friend's, all are welcome to test out their skills. Prizes are usually given out to the winners and once again free t-shirts will be available for those who arrive early. ent ows GC .3 Last year's flag football team called Kibbles N Vick pose in the mud for their victory shot in the middle of Behrend fields On Wednesday, the fun continues with a pick up ul timate frisbee game on the Behrend Fields at 6 p.m. And any athlete who wants to take their ultimate frisbee skills to the next level better Fu un 4 Where: -nd fields Dage i e ept. 17 BeginB: -pt. 20 Whee: ay lanes adli 1 e Oct. 22 s ' check out our ultimate fris bee team. The games are extremely organized and they are nothing like the ones played in gym class. This team operates just like any other varsity sport Dot - : I , n e 4 I OC' Wn are, J Dead and even travels to other colleges to compete. Finally, to close out this all-out intramural week, there is a co-ed kickball game for all students up to the walk Thursday evening. center t. 8 r r r soccer W*v: 4t,inker & Erie Orpt,OttOov. 18 12 Gatilbs stlONov. 29 Then after this fun-filled week, the organized intra murals begin with a golf tournament and a slow pitch softball league during the first week of Septemeber. "Intramurals is a great way to get away from the school work and relieve ten sion," said sophomore Tyler King, who throws javelin for the Behrend track and field team. "I met a lot of awesome friends while playing too." Sam Nan, now a senior, was never a varsity athlete, but loved her time playing intramurals. "Intramurals sports are a great way to have fun with friends in a competitve fash ion without having to devote too much time to it," said Nan on the subject. "I really like it because I cart get a team together of friends that I don't get to see as often as I like." The rest of the leagues and start dates are below. Any student interesting in participating or officiating any event should contact Rob Wittman at his e-mail (rww3(a psu.edu) or can complete an online registra tion form that can be found on the Penn-State Behrend athletic website by clicking on the intramural link on the bottom left-hand side. r • • • up •
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