July 2007 Archives
Last week, while much of UrbanHonking was scattered to the wind, frolicking about in distant lands, history was being quietly made back in Portland. With much of the team spread over the country, the UrbanHonking AC faced their biggest rival, the Unicorns. With not enough people to even field a team, UrHo AC recruited some younger players (Dillon and Tyler) and placed GK Gene Merrill out as a defender.
The score was 1-1 when Tim Germer came in (better late than never!), giving UrbanHonking two subs! The team put together some nice passes and went up 4-1 before the Unicorns put in a late goal to make it 4-2 at the half.
With few subs, UrHo AC tired in the 2nd half, allowing the Unicorns to get up 5-6 with about two minutes to play. Dillon was on the bench, rested, but everyone was gunning for the tying score so no one subbed! Their persistence paid off when Scott put in the tie goal, and Tim blasted a nice shot to the upper right to put the Boys in Green back in the lead with about 45 seconds left! A little bit of frantic defense followed as the Black Unicorns pushed UHAC around with a corner and some open looks, but they held them off and won the game...
...AND THE RIVALS CUP!
(Thanks to Gene for his coverage of the match!)
At 9:15 tonight the UrbanHonking AC meet the C.E.I.D. Marriage Records Lightnings for the second time. When they met last season it was an epic game where the Lightnings pulled ahead early but lost out to the experiance and stamina of the Boys in Green.
Sparks fly when these teams meet, and we recomend arriving a little early because these games are fast and intense and you don't want to miss any of the action.
Portland Futsal is at 3401 SE 17th Ave. See you there!
Last year at the UrbanHonking Classic it was Mike Merrill who walked away with the big prize, but even his classic scheming couldn't save him yesterday.
With a $2.00 tournament fee and seven players making the trek to Vancouver it was a smaller purse than the previous year. Merrill paid the fees of both Brian Slaughter and Sarah Meadows, striking a "Devil's Bargain" to split half the prize money if they won.
But even with his multiple hole-in-one's, Slaughter came in last with a 63. Sarah, who performed brilliantly early in the game, had some serious trouble with the mid-holes and ended with 59. Rounding out the "Devil's Bargainers" was the wry Merrill himself, who seemed to self-destruct on the Cannon Course and only managed to get a 55. dalas verdugo played well for his first time on the course and took home a 54. We're looking forward to his future performances. Likewise, the steely nerved Judah Switzer scored a very nice 50, taking third place, and could easily be a contender in future tournaments. Josh Berezin scored 51 and took second. In his last nine he scored the same as last night's champion, Steve Schroeder, who took first with a great score of 46 and a full pocket of cash monies. Congratulations to everyone, and especially Steve Schroeder.
Last year the tournament was held on the north course, while this year it was the south course. So the comparisons aren't exactly true but they are still interesting. Steve was a 56 last year, compared to this year with 46. Josh had 54 and this year had 51. Merrill had an amazing 45 last year, and a 55 this year! While we was complaining of some back pain, it should be noted that he did bring his own club.
Pictures from the tourney on Flickr.
July 3rd at 7:30pm
Steakburger (7120 Ne Highway 99)
Mini-Golf costs $3.00. To play in the UrHo classic is another $2, and the winner gets a cash prize of all the money!
Also, since this is up in Vancouver, WA you can pick up a bunch of illegal (in Oregon) fireworks. Whoo-Hoo!