Dizzy Llamas White Edge Past BBC

It was a Dizzy Llamas sweep in week two of the Wednesday Night Co-Ed Hoops. The White Llamas escaped with the two-point, 27-25 victory over the Boston Beer Company. Nick Bruce led the way for White with a team-high nine points, three assists and four steals.

From the beginning the game looked to be a tight battle. Derek Stone helped the Beer Company jump out in front early, netting five of his game-high 10 points, to take a quick 9-7 lead. But the Llamas were not going to be denied as they rebounded with some superb offense and defense to take a slim, one-point lead at the intermission.

Once again there were many Dirt Dog performances on the night from players on both teams, making it hard on this scorekeeper to pick out just one. Nighthawk Joe McConkey made a leaping grab for a rebound and threw it off his defender before landing out of bounds early on in the contest was one of them. Stone’s two boards shy of a double-double (10 points, eight boards) and three steals to keep the BBC in the ballgame is a testament to his desire to win.

But the nightly award ultimately went to the Llamas Pat Brown, who just seemed to be everywhere on the floor at the right time. It seemed as if every time there was missed jumper from an opponent there was #1 there for the defensive rebound. He went on to finish the game tallying a game-high 13 boards – 11 defensive – in addition to his seven points on the night, trailing only Bruce.

Nighthawk Joe was solid once again in the low-post. Coming off the bench, McConkey played the role of Corey Raji, who is a beast ripping down offensive boards for the BC Eagles, recording nine boards – four of them offensive. Teammate Corey Norton also had a solid night with three steals while Matt Guerra knocked down five points including a long distance trey to put the Llamas up 17-15 after BBC took a 15-14 lead just after the half.

Before fouling out, Matt Murphy was sound on defense for the Boston Beer Company, recording a game-high 10 rebounds in the loss and was a definite Tommy Point consideration. Teammate Sebouh Arakelian also was in the running for the T.P with six boards and a steal.

With the win the Dizzy Llamas White climb back to .500 on the season at 1-1 while the Boston Beer Company drops their second game and fall to 0-2. Both teams will be back in action at the Kent School next Wednesday. The BBC will play in the first game at 7:00pm against Team Ahab while the Dizzy Llamas White hit the court in game two against the Wheels of Steel.

Dizzy Llamas Orange Complete Dizzy Sweep

The Dizzy Llamas Orange completed the Dizzy Llama Sweep after defeated the Back Door Babies, 37-29 in the final game of the evening at the Kent School. Sean Souza paved the way to victory recording a double-double, tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds.

In what looked liked a rout early on as the Orange took a 10-point, 22-12 lead into the intermission, the Babies came in the back door and made a game of it in the second. Coming out of the break, the Back Door Babies outscored the Dizzy Llamas Orange 17-15 behind Ben Linsky, who netted 10 points and got the Babies to within two under two minutes.

But it was not enough.

In the bonus the Llamas Scott Tarentino went to the charity stripe and hit his first of two free throws to push the lead to three with under a minute left to play. A few seconds later Eileen Devlin forced a turnover by the Babies which led to a good Souza lay-up and the foul to seal the deal even though he did not convert the three point play.

Wesley Guerrera was solid for the Back Door Babies despite the loss and was going to received the Tommy Point until the Llamas Sean Morgan’s save to keep the ball with the Orange with 15 minutes left in the contest. Guerrera is the definition of a true team player, feeding his teammates the ball – dishing out three assists – while playing solid defense – picking the Llamas pockets a total of four times despite only scoring three points.

With the win the Dizzy Llamas Orange improve to 2-0 on the season while the Back Door Babies fall to 0-2. Both teams will return to the hard-court at the King School on Putnam Ave next Wednesday. The Back Door Babies tip-off the night at 6:30pm against Google while the Orange will take the court in the next game at 7:30 against the Scott Howard Beavers.

The winter season is fast approaching, with many sports starting in December, including Flag Football, Indoor Soccer, Dodgeball and Volleyball. It has also just been announced that we are putting together a coed basketball team, so it should be a busy winter for the Llamas. For more details on the winter season, check out the signup thread here: http://members.dizzyllamas.com/index.php?topic=1429.0

We are also kicking off another year for the Little Llamas, were we collect sports equipment donations from friends, family and Llamas during the holiday season to help promote youth sports and activity in Boston and beyond. Last year we had a pretty impressive tally, and we are hoping to improve on that this year.
From December 1st to December 21st, your Dizzy Llamas captain will be accepting donations at your games. Just bring unwrapped gear and we’ll do the rest. For more info on the Little Llamas program check of the thread here: http://members.dizzyllamas.com/index.php?topic=1438.0
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We are putting in our order for sweatshirts and shirts for the winter. If you need a replacement shirt or looking to stay warm while walking from your car to the court, check out our apparel order thread here: http://members.dizzyllamas.com/index.php?topic=1435.0

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Many congrats are in order since the last newsletter. The Dizzy Llamas have had quite a bit of success over the last few months. Our Gray Softball team took home the Summer BWCS title, Black Softball won the Fall BSSC championship, Orange Dodgeball captured the Summer BSSC Championship, Orange Football won the Division II Silver finals and even the Llamas out west captured a Berkeley softball championship. Get all that?

It was also a highly contested month for Llama of the Month Voting, with Mimi Drozd, Dustin Williams and Brielle Kissel earning the nods for August, September and October respectively. Congrats to everyone for the last couple of months, and thanks to every Llama whether you won a championship or not. It was a great year for outdoor sports!
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Finally, if you’re looking to stay up-to-date with Llama happenings, we are working on giving the club more of a presence online. Now you can become of a fan of our Twitter or Facebook account and get text messages sent to your phone when there are cancellations or other big events. As always, you can check the message board, but this is another option for folks who may not always have access to a smartphone or computer on gameday. To signup, check out the links below:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dizzy-Llamas-Athletic-Club/61415487208
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dizzyllamas

See you on the Field!

The Golden Llama is our year-end, Green tie extravaganza giving our faithful Llamas a chance to unwind off the field, have a few drinks and win a few prizes. The night starts off with dinner, then opens up into a fun, prized-based Monte Carlo Night. We’ll have poker, roulette, blackjack and other favorites. At the end of the night you’ll get raffle tickets in accordance with the number of chips you’ve earned (or lost). You can put those tickets in the raffle for any of the great prizes available. Finally, we’ll end the night with our awards banquet, where we will honor the folks who have played hard and worked their tails off for Llama glory all year.

Like all our events, this is open to all Llamas new and old, and any friends you have who would like to come.

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AWARDS

Since the club was founded in 2001, honoring our great players has been of utmost importance. A Llama award doesn’t just recognize on-the-field excellence. Teamwork, dedication and dependability have equal stakes in the argument, and help separate the talented athletes on all of our teams. As our numbers swell, the number of folks worthy of awards far outstripes the number we can give. The decision is harder than ever, not only in naming a winner, but also narrowing down some races to only five nominees.

There are two series of awards. The major sport awards, and the Llamas Choice awards. The latter will be decided by you and your fellow players. Because we jump from team to team, you may not get to see everyone play all the time. The Llamas Choice awards focus on improvement, so if you only got to see a player in action a few times, you can still judge that player’s development. There are also a few other miscellaneous awards.