Mike Wins Conference Spring Tournament by Defeating Travis 21-16
5/27/13
The Lost Island Spring Tournament was held 5/25/13 at Lost Island Court. The games are listed below.
1st round:
Mike vs Randy
This game was very tight most of the way through the game, but it always seemed that Mike had the slight advantage throughout. Randy would make a big stop late to keep Mike from going out, but it wasn't enough later on as Mike narrowly won, 21-19.
Ryan vs Jeff
Ryan had some good moments, but Jeff's powerful offense proved to be too much for Ryan. Jeff wins 21-7 in a blowout.
2nd round:
Mike vs Chris
Chris began the tournament in this round after being selected at random for the bye in the 1st round. Mike started off with a huge lead and was threatening to completely blast Chris, but Chris started finding his groove and started to chip away at Mike's lead, however, Chris dug himself into too deep of a hole early and he was unable to get out of it. Mike wins 24-13.
Jeff vs Travis
Travis began the tournament in this round after being selected at random for the bye in the 1st round. Travis started off quick with a big lead, but Jeff's powerful offense would quickly put him back in the game. Jeff made a rally to make it a 16-15 Travis advantage, but Jeff had key rejections throughout the game that kept him from winning. Travis had a good showing on offense himself and would win 22-15.
Final round:
Mike vs Travis
Mike opened up the game with a healthy lead quickly, as Travis opened the game with an eleven rejections in a row to start the game before finally making a connection on his 12th throw. Travis was still getting beat up trailing 16-8 but Travis would throw an 8 and Mike would leave an open rack to make the game 16-all. On the following round however, Mike would throw a 5 and Travis would leave an open rack to give Mike a win after losing in the final match in the tournament last season. Mike wins 21-16. 15 of the 16 points Travis scored came off of big plays. (A seven that Mike left an open rack, and an eight that Mike left an open rack.) Mike gets back to the 4th spot in the conference standings.
The Lost Island Spring Tournament was held 5/25/13 at Lost Island Court. The games are listed below.
1st round:
Mike vs Randy
This game was very tight most of the way through the game, but it always seemed that Mike had the slight advantage throughout. Randy would make a big stop late to keep Mike from going out, but it wasn't enough later on as Mike narrowly won, 21-19.
Ryan vs Jeff
Ryan had some good moments, but Jeff's powerful offense proved to be too much for Ryan. Jeff wins 21-7 in a blowout.
2nd round:
Mike vs Chris
Chris began the tournament in this round after being selected at random for the bye in the 1st round. Mike started off with a huge lead and was threatening to completely blast Chris, but Chris started finding his groove and started to chip away at Mike's lead, however, Chris dug himself into too deep of a hole early and he was unable to get out of it. Mike wins 24-13.
Jeff vs Travis
Travis began the tournament in this round after being selected at random for the bye in the 1st round. Travis started off quick with a big lead, but Jeff's powerful offense would quickly put him back in the game. Jeff made a rally to make it a 16-15 Travis advantage, but Jeff had key rejections throughout the game that kept him from winning. Travis had a good showing on offense himself and would win 22-15.
Final round:
Mike vs Travis
Mike opened up the game with a healthy lead quickly, as Travis opened the game with an eleven rejections in a row to start the game before finally making a connection on his 12th throw. Travis was still getting beat up trailing 16-8 but Travis would throw an 8 and Mike would leave an open rack to make the game 16-all. On the following round however, Mike would throw a 5 and Travis would leave an open rack to give Mike a win after losing in the final match in the tournament last season. Mike wins 21-16. 15 of the 16 points Travis scored came off of big plays. (A seven that Mike left an open rack, and an eight that Mike left an open rack.) Mike gets back to the 4th spot in the conference standings.
Travis Makes Big Comeback to Defeat Mike at Smurf Turf Court
5/18/13
Travis & Mike played in the only sanctioned game of the day at Smurf Turf Court. Mike was playing hot and started with a 19-6 lead. Travis would need a huge turnaround to win the game. Mike would start getting rejections, and Travis made a huge 19-0 run to make the largest comeback of the season, 25-19. Travis improves to 20-7 while Mike falls to 4-10. Their rankings remained the same.
Travis & Mike played in the only sanctioned game of the day at Smurf Turf Court. Mike was playing hot and started with a 19-6 lead. Travis would need a huge turnaround to win the game. Mike would start getting rejections, and Travis made a huge 19-0 run to make the largest comeback of the season, 25-19. Travis improves to 20-7 while Mike falls to 4-10. Their rankings remained the same.
Jeff Goes 2-0 Against Travis. Remains Unbeaten at King's Court
5/15/13
Jeff won both games played at King's Court against Travis today to retake the #1 spot again. Jeff is 7-0 at King's Court (his home court) this season and has not surrendered more than 12 points so far at home. Jeff won the first match 21-12 and the second match in a blowout, 25-7. After the game, here's what Travis had to say.
"For about the past three to four weeks, all in all, I've been playing the best I've ever played consistently. I have been very consistent in my practices and I've really done a good job on minimizing the amount of open racks I'm leaving. With that being said, my quality practices will do me no good if I cannot bring that quality play to actual games. I always know when I go up against Jeff that I'm going to have my work cut out for me, and I started off playing as well as I have in my practices, however, the rejections started mounting up quickly, and by the time we had made it to the second match, my quality of play also became poor. Jeff was hitting everything today, and credit goes to him for keeping open racks to a minimum. That is something I failed to accomplish today. The rejections to a point are out of my control, but I need to do the best that I can on what I can control, and I didn't do my best today."
Provided that the weather holds, there will be more games on Saturday at Smurf Turf Court, where recorded games will be played there for the first time. Travis will look to bounce back, while Jeff will look to continue holding on to his #1 spot.
Jeff won both games played at King's Court against Travis today to retake the #1 spot again. Jeff is 7-0 at King's Court (his home court) this season and has not surrendered more than 12 points so far at home. Jeff won the first match 21-12 and the second match in a blowout, 25-7. After the game, here's what Travis had to say.
"For about the past three to four weeks, all in all, I've been playing the best I've ever played consistently. I have been very consistent in my practices and I've really done a good job on minimizing the amount of open racks I'm leaving. With that being said, my quality practices will do me no good if I cannot bring that quality play to actual games. I always know when I go up against Jeff that I'm going to have my work cut out for me, and I started off playing as well as I have in my practices, however, the rejections started mounting up quickly, and by the time we had made it to the second match, my quality of play also became poor. Jeff was hitting everything today, and credit goes to him for keeping open racks to a minimum. That is something I failed to accomplish today. The rejections to a point are out of my control, but I need to do the best that I can on what I can control, and I didn't do my best today."
Provided that the weather holds, there will be more games on Saturday at Smurf Turf Court, where recorded games will be played there for the first time. Travis will look to bounce back, while Jeff will look to continue holding on to his #1 spot.
Travis Goes 2-0 Against Mike. Reclaims the Top Spot
4/28/13
Travis & Mike played two games at King's Court today.
On the first match, Travis started 14-0 before Mike would play with amped up defense and go on a 14-0 run of his own to tie the game. Mike had blocked two of Travis's three's in a row, which helped him score those points. After the game being tied up at 14-all, Travis would go on a 10-0 run to win the game at 24-14.
On the second match, Travis started off with a 2-0 lead, then Mike got a point to make it 2-1. Travis would go on a 20-0 run for the remainder of the game and win in a blowout, 22-1.
Travis and Jeff swap places in the rankings. Mike shockingly falls to 6th in the rankings, allowing Jake to pass him at 5th.
Travis & Mike played two games at King's Court today.
On the first match, Travis started 14-0 before Mike would play with amped up defense and go on a 14-0 run of his own to tie the game. Mike had blocked two of Travis's three's in a row, which helped him score those points. After the game being tied up at 14-all, Travis would go on a 10-0 run to win the game at 24-14.
On the second match, Travis started off with a 2-0 lead, then Mike got a point to make it 2-1. Travis would go on a 20-0 run for the remainder of the game and win in a blowout, 22-1.
Travis and Jeff swap places in the rankings. Mike shockingly falls to 6th in the rankings, allowing Jake to pass him at 5th.
Jeff Goes Unbeaten in Ladderball Schedule
4/27/13
Results of the games and rankings are listed further down on the page.
Results of the games and rankings are listed further down on the page.
More Ladderball Games @ Lost Island Court. Travis & Julie go unbeaten. More games tonight...
4/27/13
Travis defeated Randy, Jeff, and Charlotte. All three games were blowouts. Jeff was closer to beating Travis than the score was. The scores to all of the games will be listed in the game results section. Randy was close, but had too many rejections and lost all three of his games. Charlotte went 0-2 as well. Jeff went 1-2 so far. There will be more games tonight at 5:00PM (CT), and it will be in a schedule format, so everyone will get a chance to play each other. Rankings have changed. They are listed below in the conference standings section. Julie made a big comeback at the end of her last game to stun Jeff 22-20. (It did not go to overtime.)
Travis defeated Randy, Jeff, and Charlotte. All three games were blowouts. Jeff was closer to beating Travis than the score was. The scores to all of the games will be listed in the game results section. Randy was close, but had too many rejections and lost all three of his games. Charlotte went 0-2 as well. Jeff went 1-2 so far. There will be more games tonight at 5:00PM (CT), and it will be in a schedule format, so everyone will get a chance to play each other. Rankings have changed. They are listed below in the conference standings section. Julie made a big comeback at the end of her last game to stun Jeff 22-20. (It did not go to overtime.)
Conference Top 10
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Jeff | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | Travis | 21 | 8 |
| 3 | Julie | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Mike | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Jake | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Jakie | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Scott | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Randy | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Mark | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Angie | 0 | 0 |
Other Conference Players: Charlotte; Ryan; Angie; Linda; Eddy
Conference Game Results
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Mike 23-20
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 21-13
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 21-9
3/30/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 22-1
3/31/13 - Julie vs Travis @ Charlotte's Web: Travis 21-9
3/31/13 - Mike vs Travis @ Charlotte's Web: Travis 21-2
3/31/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web: Jeff 22-14
3/31/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web: Travis 21-18
3/31/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web: Julie 23-12
3/31/13 - Julie vs Mike @ Charlotte's Web: Mike 21-9
4/8/13 - Travis vs Julie @ King's Court: Julie 23-12
4/8/13 - Travis vs Julie @ King's Court: Travis 21-16
4/13/13 - Mike vs Julie @ King's Court: Mike 21-14
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 21-12
4/13/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 23-3
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 22-6
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 24-12
4/13/13 - Mike vs Julie @ King's Court: Mike 21-1
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 21-3
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-2
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-18
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-2
4/27/13 - Julie vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-10
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 23-17
4/27/13 - Randy vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 21-8
4/27/13 - Julie vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-10
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-7
4/27/13 - Travis vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court: Travis 21-5
4/27/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court: Julie 22-20
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Julie @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-1
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 21-19
4/27/13 - Jake vs Eddy @ Lost Island Court: Jake 21-14
4/27/13 - Randy vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court: Randy 27-13
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 22-8
4/27/13 - Julie vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-8
4/27/13 - Jake vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Jake 21-17
4/27/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-12
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Randy 21-6
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Jake @ Lost Island Court: Jake 22-9
4/27/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 22-12
4/27/13 - Randy vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 25-1
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 22-18
4/27/13 - Jake vs Julie @ Lost Island Court: Jake 24-20
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 23-0
4/27/13 - Julie vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-9
4/28/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 24-14
4/28/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 22-1
5/15/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 21-12
5/15/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 25-7
5/17/13 - Travis vs Mike @ Smurf Turf Court: Travis 25-19
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Randy @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Mike 21-19
5/25/13 - *Ryan vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Jeff 21-7
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Chris @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Mike 24-13
5/25/13 - *Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Travis 22-15
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Travis @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Mike 21-16
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 21-13
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 21-9
3/30/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 22-1
3/31/13 - Julie vs Travis @ Charlotte's Web: Travis 21-9
3/31/13 - Mike vs Travis @ Charlotte's Web: Travis 21-2
3/31/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web: Jeff 22-14
3/31/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web: Travis 21-18
3/31/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web: Julie 23-12
3/31/13 - Julie vs Mike @ Charlotte's Web: Mike 21-9
4/8/13 - Travis vs Julie @ King's Court: Julie 23-12
4/8/13 - Travis vs Julie @ King's Court: Travis 21-16
4/13/13 - Mike vs Julie @ King's Court: Mike 21-14
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 21-12
4/13/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 23-3
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 22-6
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 24-12
4/13/13 - Mike vs Julie @ King's Court: Mike 21-1
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 21-3
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-2
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-18
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-2
4/27/13 - Julie vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-10
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 23-17
4/27/13 - Randy vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 21-8
4/27/13 - Julie vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-10
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-7
4/27/13 - Travis vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court: Travis 21-5
4/27/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court: Julie 22-20
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Julie @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-1
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 21-19
4/27/13 - Jake vs Eddy @ Lost Island Court: Jake 21-14
4/27/13 - Randy vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court: Randy 27-13
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 22-8
4/27/13 - Julie vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-8
4/27/13 - Jake vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Jake 21-17
4/27/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 22-12
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Randy 21-6
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Jake @ Lost Island Court: Jake 22-9
4/27/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 22-12
4/27/13 - Randy vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 25-1
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Jeff 22-18
4/27/13 - Jake vs Julie @ Lost Island Court: Jake 24-20
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Travis @ Lost Island Court: Travis 23-0
4/27/13 - Julie vs Randy @ Lost Island Court: Julie 21-9
4/28/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 24-14
4/28/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court: Travis 22-1
5/15/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 21-12
5/15/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court: Jeff 25-7
5/17/13 - Travis vs Mike @ Smurf Turf Court: Travis 25-19
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Randy @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Mike 21-19
5/25/13 - *Ryan vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Jeff 21-7
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Chris @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Mike 24-13
5/25/13 - *Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Travis 22-15
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Travis @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament): Mike 21-16
Non-Conference Game Results
3/31/13 - Travis vs Chad*: Travis 21-16
Rule Changes in 2013
The following rules have changed in 2013:
- During a recorded game, players may not change uprights unless an upright has broken or malfunctioned.
- During a recorded game, a player may longer be allowed to change bolas until after the game is completed unless a bola is broken or has been lost.
- Both players must use the same type of bola - hard or soft.
- The throwing line or distance between the uprights has changed to 22 feet. You may throw further away if you like.
- No part of a player's foot or shoe may go past the front of the legs of the uprights or those throws will be nullified.
- During a recorded game, you may only throw one bola at a time. If you throw more than one bola at a time, those bolas' scores will be nullified.
- A bola counts for points whenever the rope of the bola touches the rung/step. (Previously, the rope of the bola had to touch at least half of the rung/step and not just simply touch it.)
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