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Show StatesmanSports Page 6 Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 From Page 4 Clownfish win intramural title Clownfish came out on top in the men's final, this time with a 2-1 victory. The Ace of Spades was short manned — it started just nine players, instead of the usual 11. Despite the lack of depth, it managed some good chances in the first half. Ace of Spades' players hit the crossbars twice in the half and caught the Clownfish off guard with its control. The score was tied, nil-nil, at the half. After some questionable play on both sides, and a referee reminder about sportsmanship, Kyle Griffith broke through for the Spades and used his head to give his team a 1-nil lead. "We're all competitive guys, so it ends up being chippy," Singleton said. The Spades didn't lead for long. Singleton took a wellplaced ball and headed it into the back of the net, to tie up the score, 1-1. The Fish's JC Vasquez broke the tie with a goal, just minutes later, when confusion in front of the goal turned into a scoring opportunity. Vasquez stepped in and booted the ball past Spades goalkeeper Andrew Walker. "We have great chemistry together," Singleton said. Clownfish almost pushed its lead to two, but a late goal was called back on an offside viola- tion. The championship victory marks the second time in three years many of the Clownfish players have won a championship on the same team. "Even though we're not always playing together," Singleton said, "when we do get together, we play really well together." –meredith.kinney@aggiemail. usu.edu IntramuralReSUlts Flag Football THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 Sigma Chi 26, silly nannies 0 X 21, Gnar Goyles 18 mobydictions 33, The Alternatices 26 Remember the Trojans 29, #$hmackpack$waggies 0 The Dirty Birdzz 20, Team Elite 14 2oh8ohl 36, The A-Team 20 High School All-Stars 38, Beibz Beez 15 Soccer MONDAY, SEPT. 26 Volleyball MONDAY, SEPT. 26 The Good Team 5, Shufflers 0 Brujas 3, Slytherin 1 FHE We've Got the Lesson 3, Whipped Creamers 2 The Misfits 3, Sets on the Beach 0 Spikaz 3, Charging Charizards 0 Serves You Right 3, The Tracker Jackers 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 Gryffindor 2, Series Seven 1 The Good Team 2, Brujas 0 TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29 MONDAY, SEPT. 26 Mr Dink and the Nematodes 27 Fiscal jackhammers 13 Wombats 20, Ace in the hole 12 MORE RESULTS FOUND AT IMLEAGUES.COM Clownfish 2, The ACE of Spades 1 The Good team 2, Series Seven 1 MORE RESULTS FOUND AT IMLEAGUES.COM Can't Touch This 3, High School All Stars 0 Jesse Parker 3, je t'aime 0 Jesse Parker 3, Baby Daddy 2 Wannabe Waterboys 3, SigEp 1 Blackout 3, U B Scared Hittless 0 Country Girls 3, Silvers 0 MORE RESULTS FOUND AT IMLEAGUES.COM INTRAMURAL SOCCER PLAYERS from Clownfish and Ace of Spades fight for a ball in the intramural men's league championship game, Sept. 29. KIMBERLY SHORTS photo Talented players stack USU men's lacrosse team BY MEREDITH KINNEY sports senior writer When John Atwood took over as Utah State men's lacrosse coach in January, he gutted the program. The former player and his assistants scrambled to field a team and find success similar to what Atwood had in his nine years coaching at Sky View High School. "They brought us in to a team that was not going to exist unless they hired a new coach," Atwood said. "Long story short, we threw that team together in about three weeks." In the process, the team had to disassociate with the university. The team played eight scrimmages last year, but, with the chaos of the coaching change, the Aggies had to drop out of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference. "We didn't want our players to lose eligibility because we weren't in a conference," Atwood said. Eight months later, Atwood Get Back to Spare One. is settled in and looking ahead to the future of Aggie lacrosse. He built Sky View lacrosse from the ground up, leading the Bobcats to a Division II state championship during his time with the team, and now Aggie lacrosse is back in the RMLC. Atwood said he's rebuilding the program with a relatively small budget, compared to other schools in the state. The Aggies have raised their dues, but it's still just a small pittance to play the game they love. Atwood said it's all a numbers game. "If you play lacrosse at the University of Utah, it is $2,500," said Atwood. "If you play for BYU, it's $3,000, but they're national champions, so they can do that." With those amounts, USU's dues of $1,050 per player is just a drop in the bucket. The necessary increase has caused a drop in team members. "Our numbers are down because we're trying to change the paradigm of Utah State lacrosse, or at least Utah State students who are lacrosse players," Atwood said. The Aggies held a low-key scrimmage Wednesday, and there was no lack of talent. "We've got freshmen here who are First-Team All-State from all around the country," Atwood said. "We've got AllAmericans at Utah State who have transferred from other schools." It's this type of player, the ones who didn't come to Utah State to play lacrosse, Atwood said he wants to reach out to. "There's so much great talent on our team," Atwood said. "And talent not on our team that we want on our team." Atwood says the scrimmage gives the Aggies a strong starting point, heading into a new season. The talent he saw is definitely something to be happy about. "Just the fact that we had the numbers we had," Atwood said, "it's a great place to start, right now." Aside from participation, the Aggies are excited about their level of play thus far. During the scrimmage, USU controlled the ball well, offensively. That kind of progress sits well with Atwood, who saw the opportunity as an encouraging springboard for improvement. "There's a lot of to be happy about," Atwood said. "But there's a lot of work to be done as well." The Aggie offensive players weren't the only ones in on the action. USU's defense only recorded one failed clear on 20 attempts. While the team as a whole is impressive, Atwood declined to name specific players who are standing out. "Right now we're just focusing on team everything," Atwood said. "We're rotating every player through positions and everyone's getting playing time." Utah State will see its first game action of the fall Oct. 7 when the team travels to Boise, Idaho, for the Gem State Invitational. The Aggies expect to play a minimum of four games in the tournament, hosted by Boise State University. – meredith.kinney@aggiemail. usu.edu From Page 5 Your Best Choice for Wedding Morales back in game, Beckerman receives straight red midfielder Kyle Beckerman "I'm really, really aggrabut with just the goalie to beat, my career." Invitations was sent off. After getting his vated," Kreis said. 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