We just experienced our first "big" campus-wide activity of the summer, on Saturday June 30th, when Orange and Blue faced off in Co-Ed...
...Capture...
...the...
...Flag.
After an hour of non-stop running, attacks, counterattacks and jailbreaks, both flags remained uncaptured.
To break the stalemate, a six camper replay was proposed: each team had to retrieve their flag from its hiding spot and relay it up the hill to the S4G Lodge. In a thrilling conclusion, the Orange team successfully won the footrace to win the day!
As usual, Rob Kent's photos tell the story much more vibrantly than mere words. Here's the link:
http://web.mac.com/susquehannock/iWeb/Site/%2707%20Co-ed%20Capture%20the%20Flag.html
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
Tennis and Angleball for all my friends!
Friday June 29th, began like any other: beautiful sleeping weather setting the table for a day chock full of fun activities.
Our incredible tennis program is buoyed by the tireless efforts of Tim and Maude Kent, Chris Nosky, Allie Handman and a dedicated staff of tennis players, who do everything from the actual physical upkeep of our courts (as described in a previous post) and also in the pursuit of teaching “young scholars” the finer points of winning tennis. To that end, we are fortunate to regularly play in tournaments outside of Camp every year, giving our players exposure to other quality opponents in their age group.
We sent a van full of boys and girls into the Binghamton Tennis Center for a one day round-robin tournament on Friday. 18&under boys and girls singles as the brother sister combination of Helen and John McCann proved strong. In doubles, we won the girls 18&under with Mia Kent and Marianna Alvarez de Toledo. And in the boys 18&under, John McCann and Steve Dandridge won it all.
Friday night was punctuated by counselor sports in the girl’s camp, as the Orange coaches took on Blue in Angleball (a game only found at Susquehannock). It was a fast-paced and intense contest from the first minute, so much so that the special guest referee was visibly huffing and puffing while trying to keep up with the non-stop action. After falling behind 4-0 at halftime, the Blue team fought back valiantly only to give up a few late scores to the victorious Orange squad.
I apologize for the delay in posting; I've experienced a few eletronic snafus in the last couple days. I vow to keep on top of it, as we prepare for Fourth of July Field Days!
Our incredible tennis program is buoyed by the tireless efforts of Tim and Maude Kent, Chris Nosky, Allie Handman and a dedicated staff of tennis players, who do everything from the actual physical upkeep of our courts (as described in a previous post) and also in the pursuit of teaching “young scholars” the finer points of winning tennis. To that end, we are fortunate to regularly play in tournaments outside of Camp every year, giving our players exposure to other quality opponents in their age group.
We sent a van full of boys and girls into the Binghamton Tennis Center for a one day round-robin tournament on Friday. 18&under boys and girls singles as the brother sister combination of Helen and John McCann proved strong. In doubles, we won the girls 18&under with Mia Kent and Marianna Alvarez de Toledo. And in the boys 18&under, John McCann and Steve Dandridge won it all.
Friday night was punctuated by counselor sports in the girl’s camp, as the Orange coaches took on Blue in Angleball (a game only found at Susquehannock). It was a fast-paced and intense contest from the first minute, so much so that the special guest referee was visibly huffing and puffing while trying to keep up with the non-stop action. After falling behind 4-0 at halftime, the Blue team fought back valiantly only to give up a few late scores to the victorious Orange squad.
I apologize for the delay in posting; I've experienced a few eletronic snafus in the last couple days. I vow to keep on top of it, as we prepare for Fourth of July Field Days!
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