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Spikes, serves and smiles at volleyball tournament
2 weeks of warmup matches help students prepare for 3-day tourney Dominic Perez dperez@foghornnews.com Volleyball intramurals are in full effect at the Del Mar gymnasium. With over 40 students signed up and actively participating in this semester’s tournament, the enthusiasm and willingness to compete is noticeably high compared to last semester, said intramurals director Kristy Urbick. Six teams are competing against one another for two weeks of exhibition matches. On Sept. 27 a three-day tournament will begin, with the ultimate champions receiving free T-shirts. A key aspect of the two-week warmup to the actual tournament was the friendly participation between…
Let the games begin
Students looking to keep fit do not need to look farther than the gym or their own neighborhoods. Intramurals plans a variety of sports and games for students this semester including football, soccer, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Giant Connect 4 and the 100 Mile Challenge. “We want students to be more involved in our sporting events. We host all sorts of fun events and they are free,” said kinesiology major Hannah Reynolds. Intramurals Director Kristy Urbick said the Kinesiology Department is focused on providing a fun environment where students can be active and meet new people. “We have traditional sports like…
Bump, set, spike it – that’s the way DMC likes it
More than 60 students participate in 4-on-4 volleyball league Carlos E. Gonzalez / Reporter It was a wonderful turnout for the four-on-four co-ed volleyball league. The league was three weeks long and started Sept. 29. The matches had no time limit and the first team to win two of three matches and make it to 25 would be victorious. A tiebreaker, if needed, would go to 15 points. There were over 60 participants on 10 teams in the league. “It was a great turnout. From all the leagues we had hosted, this had a lot more student participation,” said intramurals director…