A1 Team - STF 2008

News and updates on the adventures of McLevin's first ever STF team at the A1 level:

Week 10-11: With both captains vacationing in cottage country and two other key players absent from the line-up, McLevin did not fair that well against Agincourt, losing 8-2 overall. The only bright spot was the addition of a new talent to the team that with his partner easily picked up the sole 2 points for McLevin. The lopsided loss put McLevin from 4th to 7th place, and relegation is once again a concern. This week's match against #1 Curran Hall should be interesting.

Week 9: McLevin just came off a 5-5 result against Wishing Well. Wishing Well is a team that's never been lower than A1 division. After they levelled the score (not without controversy) with a strong McLevin roster, Wishing Well was clearly happy with the split. They even offered to split the points of the rained-out match from week 2 that initially they insisted on playing at a later date, expecting easy points. There's no such thing as easy points against McLevin! We currently sit in 4th place in A1 division.

Week 3-8: Slowly but surely the fledgeling A1 team is coming into form. We're starting to beat some teams, but still lag behind the run-away leaders. We currently sit in 3rd place out of 8. As captain, I'm getting a bit tired of the top teams patronizingly telling me how good our team is right after they beat us in a close contest. Personally, I can't wait for the day when our bitter opponents walk off the courts without saying a word. That's when I'll know we've truly made it!

Week 2: McLevin's second match of the season is tomorrow May 21, against Wishing Well, also former champs at the A1 level. If McLevin survives these first few matches, they're looking good for the rest of the year. Much like Cliff Fletcher, McLevin's captain has had to do some serious wheelin' and dealin' to acquire new talent while managing existing contracts with no trade clauses in them. At least Fletch doesn't also have to play in the contests.

Week 1: The rain gods intervened and granted McLevin a stay in execution against Kiwaniwood on May 14, 2008. The relief was short however because team Kiwaniwood (as former champs) see McLevin (A1 newcomers) as easy pickings and refused to simply split the points. Instead, the postponed matches will be played in two sessions on Sunday May 25th and Monday May 26th. "Our strategy is simple" Said McLevin's A1 captain. "We'll hit 'em with everything we've got in the first session, and hope they cave and agree to split the points on the second day instead of playing it out...little knowing that we'll be completely out of amo by then...muahaha".