Yes, you heard that right! This sport involves climbing a greasy pole! Depending upon the local tradition, the pole is either vertical or horizontal. If it is placed vertically, whoever reaches the top first and grabs the red flag is the winner. However, there is another slight variation to this sport — the pole is…
Womens’ softball: Senior Night in Lake Forest
This year the Vikings Played at home against Lake Forest for softball’s Senior night. The results ended in a split, with the Vikings winning the first game 5-3. Then the second game went an extra inning with both teams having scored 7 runs, but in the 8th inning, Lake Forest took the win. I asked…
Womens’ softball leaves Ripon scoreless
This past Sunday Morning, tragedy struck: When we got to the field, we found out our starting pitcher Emilia Jackson had fallen down the stairs and hurt her ankle, so she would not be able to play. This put some pressure on the other pitchers to perform and be on their A-game. Freshman Lizzie Angemi…
Womens’ softball — shutouts abound
This past Saturday, the Women’s Softball team traveled to Ripon for another doubleheader, and the results were unlike anything anyone could have predicted, back-to-back shutouts, one from each team! In the first game, Ripon got on a hot streak in one inning, which resulted in a slaughter rule (Slaughter/mercy rule: The game ends early if…
Women’s softball picks up win vs. St. Norbert
The women’s softball team went head-to-head with St. Norbert in a nail biting turn of events. The Vikings lost their first game 4-9, but pulled out a win against St. Norbert in the second game at 6-5. In the first game the Vikings were winning, but then gave up 7 runs in the 4th inning…
Shaking off rust hints at brighter future for womens’ softball
On Sunday, April 11, the Vikings travelled to Lake Forest where they competed in a double header. In the first game, the Vikings lost 0-7, a shut out. In the second game, the Vikings briefly lead the score 4-3, with the final result being 4-10 for St. Norbert coming out on top. The team’s player…
Unusual Sports: Slam Ball — The sky’s the limit
If you’re a basketball lover who likes flips and heights, then this may be the sport for you! This sport is called Slam Ball. Created by Mason Gordon, a basketball enthusiast who wanted to try and create a real-life game that mirrored capabilities seen in video games, such as super high jump and dunking. People…
Unusual Sports: Calcio Storico — a vicious sport of papal origins
Calcio Storico is a very popular sport for the Italians, an ancient game dating back to the 15th century. Unlike most sports, though, it only takes place in Florence, Italy. You also must be born in Florence to compete in it. There are four teams, each representing Florence’s original historical neighborhoods: Santa Maria Novella (Reds),…
Unusual Sports: The medeival art of Fierljeppen
Have you ever heard of Fierljeppen? It’s a Dutch sport that’s fairly old, dating back to the 1200s. What’s interesting about this sport is that it was created as a way of making life easier and not for sport. The idea was that the farmers needed to get over multiple canals that criss-crossed over the…
Unusual Sports: Below-thebelt battle in toe-wrestling
Have your friends ever asked you to arm-wrestle before? Maybe it happened in the school cafeteria, or you doubled down and switched to your left arm, swearing that that arm is stronger — well, what about toe wrestling? Has it ever crossed your mind? This sport is not as popular to play with your friends…