Intramural Sports

By Sebastion Lury
Special to the Critic

Busy LSC students look to intramural sports to satisfy their hunger to hit the field.

The sweat forms over her brow as the clock wanes far too slow yet all too fast from 5.2 seconds to 0. She sees a lane, maneuvers the ball from her left hand to her right. She makes her move. Everyone in the gym holds their breath and awaits the result.
Sounds like a good game between the Lyndon State Lady Hornets and a school of your choice, right? Wrong. This is a friendly game between two Lyndon State teams, but it’s not a scrimmage. It’s an intramural match-up. The two teams competing in this hypothetical game are consisted of classmates, suite mates, roommates, and friends.
Despite keeping a record of wins and losses, the game is not entirely about winning it all, though that is a factor. Rather it is about sportsmanship and the spirit of competition. These teams may include players on the school teams but more likely the players are young men and women whom are unable to compete on the school team (for a myriad of reasons) but still love the game as much as the next person.
“Why…not?” said Dane Martin, captain of the Hitmen flag-football team and member of the Domination Nation softball team when asked why he plays intramural sports . He said they give him a chance to “show off my mad skills.” Martin says “I don’t have time,” for school sports and that intramural sports fit into his schedule more conveniently.
There are more intramural sports than just women’s basketball. There is also flag-football, coed softball, and floor hockey, just to name a few.
To participate in intramural sports, visit the office of Sue Henry, director of Intramural Sports, in the Activities Building.