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One good thing about the (thankfully short-lived) roller-blading fad of the 1990's is the legacy of pretty much unused roller hockey rinks scattered about some cities.

sunday june 24th come on out to milwaukee, chicago has already agreed to FINALLY send a friendly crew up...hard court practice for tourney in fall??!!...exact site to follow we're trying out some new spots and the cass. st may be taken that day..check back..

-jake "combustible Huxtable"

The Chicago Reader's article about the 2nd Biannual Midwestern Champeenships finally came out.

I think it captures the preposterousness of the sport pretty well.

For the record:
1) we don't play 3 times a week, nor do we ever "practice".
2) we don't really play much in the winter. i, for one, have to prioritize pond hockey first, especially given our waning winters.
3) As Jill just pointed out, Ben does a lot more other than truing wheels with his forehead for the "sheer theatrical pleasure of it"--though I think he actually feels that his forehead method is superior.

i'm soaked and cold to the bone but today was one of the best days of polo i can remember. cheers to the rookies who are representing with their hat-tricks and game-winning goals and to everyone for making it through total downpours, lightning, mud puddles on grass and useless brakes on the hardcourt.

Ben scored the opening and final goal of the final match, which were both very memorable. After getting around a big check from joe, he squeezed this shot past their final defender.

more awesome pictures by Pete D from Milwauke