A Look Back at the Triumph that was the 2008 SSI

Hello to the select few and proud who participate in this blog. I believe there should be a record of what transpires at the games from year to year. So, since I was the keeper of all the results and highlights from this year's event, I wanted to post them - even though it is a great deal of time later. You will, I promise, be stymied by how in-depth these facts are. Please forgive my tardiness...and enjoy.

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Scoring System (for 10 players in the 2008 games):

1. Team events = winner: 3 pts / loser: 0 pts
   Paired events = 1st: 4 pts / 2nd: 3 pts / 3rd: 2 pts / 4th: 1 pt / 5th : 0 pts
2. Teams for the initial event are randomly chosen. Afterward, teams are determined by the following system, numbers indicating current player rank: Team A = 1, 10, 4, 7, 5 / Team B = 2, 9, 3, 8, 6
3. Pairings for duo events are determined as follows, numbers indicating current player rank: Team A = 1 & 10 / Team B = 2 & 9 / Team C: 3 & 8 / Team D: 4 & 7 / Team E: 5 & 6
4. In case of a point tie, advantage is given to player scoring highest in last event.

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Event #1: Soccer

• 8 a.m. start time to avoid the heat of the day
• 20 min game (10 min/half)
• Team A: Dana, Timmy, Marisa, Renee, Drew / Team B: Lisa, Scott, Tami, Nate, Philip
• Outcome: Team B won
• Memorable Moment: Renee 's crucial block of a near goal
• Standings after 1 event: Too close to outline in detail
  

Event #2: Frisbee Golf

• 9 holes
• Teams listed in order of outcome: Timmy & Tami (4 pts) / Scott & Marisa (3 pts) / Philip & Renee (2 pts) / Nate & Dana (1 pt) / Drew & Lisa (0 pts)
• Memorable Moments: Timmy's brush pile shot & ensuing celebration; Renee's close clips and rolls including hitting Dana and "Philip and I like it in the rough"
• Standings after 2 events: Tami 7 / Scott 6 / Philip 5 / Timmy 4 / Nate 4 / Marisa 3 / Lisa 3 / Renee 2 / Dana 1 / Drew 0

Event #3: Football

• 4 downs per team
• Team A: Tami, Drew, Timmy, Marisa, Nate / Team B: Scott, Dana, Philip, Renee, Lisa
• Outcome: Team A won
• Memorable Moment: Drew clocking Renee in the back
• Standings after 3 events: Tami 10, Timmy 7, Nate 7, Marisa 6, Scott 6, Philip 5, Lisa 3, Drew 3, Renee 2, Dana 1
  

Event #4: Kickball

• 3 innings, 3 outs
• Team A: Tami, Dana, Marisa, Drew, Scott / Team B: Timmy, Renee, Nate, Lisa, Philip
• Outcome: Team B won
• Memorable Moment: 2 runners at the same time (pregnant Marisa as pinch hitter for stand-in Hal)
• Standings after 4 events: Timmy 10, Tami 10, Nate 10, Philip 8, Lisa 6, Marisa 6, Scott 6, Renee 5, Drew 3, Dana 1
  

Event #5: Bump-out

• Line up high scorers and low scorers as two shifts of play; highest pt total first in line
• Teams listed in order of outcome: Philip & Scott (4 pts) / Nate & Drew (3 pts) / Lisa & Marisa (2 pts) / Timmy & Dana (1 pt) / Tami & Renee (0 pts)
• Memorable Moments: Colemans battle on court and off
• Standings after 5 events: Nate 13, Philip 12, Timmy 11, Scott 10, Tami 10, Lisa 8, Marisa 8, Drew 6, Renee 5, Dana 2

**Break for Lunch**

Event #6: Two-Man Relay

• Components = 3-legged race / egg toss / run to grab the ring / ring toss onto grate
• Teams listed in order of outcome: Timmy & Drew (4 pts) / Nate & Dana (3 pts) / Tami & Lisa (2 pts) / Philip & Renee (1 pt) / Scott & Marisa (0 pts)
• Memorable Moments: Eggs being broken during the toss component
• Standings after 6 events: Nate 16, Timmy 15, Philip 13, Tami 12, Drew 10, Lisa 10, Scott 10, Marisa 8, Renee 6, Dana 5

Event #7: Bocce

• Every team is matched up with another for first round; then ladder off until a winning pair takes victory
• Pairings = 3/5...1/2...3/4...1/5...2/4...1/3...2/5...1/4...2/3...4/5
• Teams listed in order of outcome: Tami & Scott (4 pts) / Timmy & Renee (3 pts) / Nate & Dana (2 pts) / Drew & Lisa (1 pt) / Philip & Marisa (0 pts)
• Memorable Moments: Lisa "pants-ing" Timmy (hey, it was a slow event...something had to happen)
• Standings after 7 events: Timmy 18, Nate 18, Tami 16, Scott 14, Philip 13, Drew 11, Lisa 11, Renee 9, Marisa 8, Dana 7

Event #8: Tennis

• Volleyball scoring; 2 games played at a time; best of 3 alternate serves
• Pairings = Meant to be same as bocce but cut down to 3/5...1/2...3/4...1/5...2/4
• Teams listed in order of outcome: Philip & Drew (4 pts) / Nate & Marisa (3 pts) / Scott & Lisa (2 pts) / Tami & Renee (1 pt) / Timmy & Dana (0 pts)
• Memorable Moments: Dana's head injury
• Standings after 8 events: Nate 21, Timmy 18, Philip 17, Tami 17, Scott 16, Drew 15, Lisa 13, Marisa 11, Renee 10, Dana 7

Event #9: Skip-disc

• 20 min game (10 min/half); played lengthwise - end to end of the pool
• Team A: Nate, (Hal for) Dana, Tami, Lisa, Scott / Team B: Timmy, Renee, Philip, Marisa, Drew
• Outcome: Team B won
• Memorable Moments: Older couple in pool getting in on action; goalie Lisa screaming whenever the disc was thrown at her
• Standings after 9 events: Timmy 21, Nate 21, Philip 20, Drew 18, Tami 17, Scott 16, Marisa 14, Renee 13, Lisa 13, Dana 7

Event #10: Swim Relay

• Freestyle swim one length of the pool to teammate, who swims back to the start line
• Teams listed in order of outcome: Philip & Renee (4 pts) / Tami & Scott (3 pts) / Drew & Marisa (2 pts) / Timmy & (Hal for) Dana (1 pt) / Nate & Lisa (0 pts)
• Memorable Moments: Too fast to tell, but someone did end up hitting the side wall instead of the end wall...

Final Standings:

• 1st = Philip, 24 pts
• 2nd = Timmy, 22 pts
• 3rd = Nate, 21 pts
• 4th = Tami, 20 pts
• 5th = Drew, 20 pts
• 6th = Scott, 19 pts
• 7th = Renee, 17 pts
• 8th = Marisa, 16 pts
• 9th = Lisa, 13 pts
• 10th = Dana, 8 pts
  

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And a good time was had by all. Scottie, we'll be looking forward to a save-the-date for the 2009 games!