2008 Woodie Awards
Intramurals return to SIUE
Jeff Mason
Issue date: 7/9/08 Section: Sports
Intramural sports are back at SIUE, returning briefly for the final months of the summer semester.
"This is our first time doing (intramural sports) over the summer," graduate assistant for intramural sports Heather Olsen said. "We have four teams (in the sand volleyball league)… We looked at a few sports, and volleyball seemed like the best thing to do."
In addition to sand volleyball, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament is in the works later in July.
"It's open to students," Dave Hagedorn, assistant director of facilities and Informal Recreation, said. "It's kind of a street ball game for students. They don't have to be current students to play ... as long as they are somehow affiliated with the university. It will be officiated and there will be a champion to come out of it."
These sports will serve as a test for future intramural events during the summer term. While SIUE has tried to start intramural sports during the summer before, they were met with relatively poor results.
"(They) tried before I started here … but it didn't really work out," Olsen said. "They just waited too long to get it set up."
Those looking forward to intramural sports in the fall will be greeted by more than just the usual soccer and basketball options.
"(We) have quidditch, like from Harry Potter, that's brand new," Olsen said. "There's bass fishing. There's a lot more tournaments in the fall."
The registration deadline for the 3-on-3 basketball tournament is July 23 with a fee of $15 per team. All games will be played on July 26. Registration for the sand volleyball league has closed and the first games have already been played. The league lasts from July 8 through Aug. 5.
"This is our first time doing (intramural sports) over the summer," graduate assistant for intramural sports Heather Olsen said. "We have four teams (in the sand volleyball league)… We looked at a few sports, and volleyball seemed like the best thing to do."
In addition to sand volleyball, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament is in the works later in July.
"It's open to students," Dave Hagedorn, assistant director of facilities and Informal Recreation, said. "It's kind of a street ball game for students. They don't have to be current students to play ... as long as they are somehow affiliated with the university. It will be officiated and there will be a champion to come out of it."
These sports will serve as a test for future intramural events during the summer term. While SIUE has tried to start intramural sports during the summer before, they were met with relatively poor results.
"(They) tried before I started here … but it didn't really work out," Olsen said. "They just waited too long to get it set up."
Those looking forward to intramural sports in the fall will be greeted by more than just the usual soccer and basketball options.
"(We) have quidditch, like from Harry Potter, that's brand new," Olsen said. "There's bass fishing. There's a lot more tournaments in the fall."
The registration deadline for the 3-on-3 basketball tournament is July 23 with a fee of $15 per team. All games will be played on July 26. Registration for the sand volleyball league has closed and the first games have already been played. The league lasts from July 8 through Aug. 5.
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