Ready, Set, Hike into Intramurals

By Lana Lucin

Competition. 

Iris V Dalfsen and Kira Lewis Photo Credit: Logan Haskell

Sept. 13 kickstarted intramural flag football at Simpson. With the newest sports addition on campus, women’s flag football, there is an interest on campus for the game.  

The current teams are: Conduct Crusher, 6-7 Bros, Brownies, The Pentagon, Ball Hawks, Da Jokers, The Generals, and The Athletics.  

Treysen Bumstead is one of the intramural student directors running the intramural flag football and serving as a referee.  

Bumstead said the highlight of the intramural is “the amount of people showing up and that games have been competitive but friendly.” 

He added, “No one has had to be thrown out of any games. Sportsmanship has been great.”  

The games are “full of unforgettable moments,” said Bumstead.  

“Flag football has brought people together in ways that a conventional classroom can never do,” said Jessie Buchanan, the Intramural Student Director.  

The games are 12-minute halves, with a 5-minute halftime giving players time to talk about the game plan and rest if needed. Each team plays 2 games at each intramural event.  

“Everybody is still welcome to join! Come join us on October 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the football field,” said Buchanan.  

There are three more weekends, giving each team 6 more games to play. After these, 4 teams will go to the semifinals and then 2 to the final game. The prize for the winning team is a Flag Football Intramural Trophy in addition to an intramural limited edition special prize.  

The Brownies are in the lead 3-0.  

If you are looking to create a team, find at least 6 people, both genders have to be involved, and find a QR code around school.