For those of you who were wondering what the lineups were for the Mini-International Tournament, here they are:

TEAM TEXAS
0.5 Rob Krows
1.0 Norm Lyduch
2.0 Thor Johansson
2.5 Shaw Meredith
3.0 Mark Zupan
3.5 Brad Updegrove

LAKESHORE DEMOLITION
0.5 Tommy Vinzant
0.5 Eddie Crouch
1.0 Lawerence Lee
1.0 Tommy Sullivan
1.5 Kyle Weems
2.0 Bob Lujano
2.0 Bryan Kirkland
2.0 Cliff Chunn
2.0 Tommy Greenhalgh
2.5 Williard Brooks
3.0 Wayne Romero

The rosters for the Canadian and Australian teams were essentially the same as they were at the World Rugby Challenge, except for the fact that the Canadians fielded only one team, using all the players from the Nordiques and the Ice.

Speaking of the World Rugby Challenge, there is a new article posted on the USQRA web site about the tournament. Check it out!

An impressive amount of stats, stories, and photos on the 2002 Demolition Derby is now available at ChairSports.com. Thanks to Marco Dispaltro for suggesting the link. They also have some other linked stories on the facility at Lakeshore. It looks great!

2002 Demolition Derby — Game Results

9:00 Games:
Canada Ice over London Broncos 24-23
Texas Stampede over California Quake 45-42

10:30 Games:
Australia over Phoenix 38-33
Lakeshore Demolition over Canada Nordiques 31-28
Pasadena Hurricanes over Kentucky TNT 56-19

12:00 Games:
Texas Stampede over Canada Ice 41-38
California Quake over London Broncos 32-28
SunCoast Lightning over Lakeshore Foundation 31-26

1:30 - Championship Game:
1:30 Australia Steelers over Lakeshore Demolition 37-35

Consolation Game:
Canada Nordiques over Phoenix Heat 30-27

All Tournament Team:

.5 Eddie Crouch (Lakeshore Demolition)
1.0 Norm Lyduch (Texas Stampede)
1.5 Pete Harding (Australia)
2.0 Dave Willsie (Canada Nordiques)
2.5 Steve Porter (Australia)
3.0 Mark Zupan (Texas Stampede)
3.5 Garrett Hickling (Canada Nordiques)

Most Valuable Player: Brad Dubberley (Australia)

Sportsmanship: Steve Palmer (London Broncos)

1st Australia Steelers
2nd Lakeshore Demolition
3rd Canada Nordiques
4th Phoenix Heat
5th Texas Stampede
6th Canada Ice
7th California Quake
8th London Broncos
9th SunCoast Lightning
10th Lakeshore Foundation
11th Pasadena Hurricanes
12th Kentucky TNT

The results of Pools A through D, which was held on the first day of the Derby, as well as the results of the Group 1 and Group 2 pools are now available on the USQRA web site.

On the first day, the Nordiques placed 1st in Pool A, defeating the tournament high-seed Lakeshore Demolition and the tournament low-seed team from Kentucky. The Ice melted against Texas while they froze out the Suncoast Lightning by a 5-goal margin.

The two Canadian teams found themselves in the same pool on the second day of the Demolition Derby and both teams took losses against the #3 seeded Aussies while beating the #6 team, the California Quake. The Nordiques edged the Ice to take 2nd place in Group 1.

The matchups in today’s games seem as clear as an early morning windshield on an icy Canadian car in February. It appears that the 9:00 game has the 4th team in G2 playing against the 3rd team in G1, which puts the London England Broncos up against the Canadian benefactors of the "Ice, Ice, Baby" chants that are often heard in the stands.

The 10:30 games features Australia vs. Phoenix, and then it gets hard to determine because the posted teams are from an earlier pool or copied from the format of another tournament:

Sunday - February 3, 2002

Time Teams Score Teams Score
9:00 4th G2 vs. 3rd G1 Open Court
10:30 1st G1 vs. 2nd G2 3rd Pool A vs. 3rd Pool C
12:00 Winners of 9:00 Game 3rd Pool B vs. 3rd Pool D
1:30 Demolition Derby Championship
Winner of 10:30 Game Consolation Game
Losers of 10:30 Game

It should get cleared up soon. Check back to the USQRA site for the All-star team, and just above this link, the results of today's games.

*** NEWSFLASH ***

The Nordiques just beat Lakeshore Demolition 25-24. Details to follow...

I spoke with Say the other day and all is well with his girlfriend, who is now recuperating at home after her traffic accident.

Say had a good time on the tour, and was both surprised and motivated by the level of the competition in Warm Springs and at the Mini-International Tournament. The rest of the world is improving quickly and he was impressed with their work ethic and speed.

On Thursday, the team had a day off except for some video sessions at the hotel. There wasn't any transportation available anyways, but since about half of the guys on the team have a cold now, they appreciated a day of relative rest.

On the previous day, our bench played the Australian bench in a pickup game. The Aussies had star 3.5 Brad "The Kid" Dubberley and their strong 2.5 Steve Porter play most of the game, while Gee did not play at all, and Ian Chan only played in a part of the game. The Canadians won by a two-point margin. :-)

At the Demolition Derby in Birmingham, Alabama, the two Canadian teams play a total of four games today. #8 seeded Canada Ice met the #4 seeded team, the Texas Stampede this morning in a 9:00 a.m. game. The Ice lost 41-37 to the #3 seeded team in the current USQRA Club Rankings. The Ice went down by four goals early in the first quarter, and played pretty much even after that but was unable to close the gap. Both Canadian teams are feeling the effects of a nasty cold, which has made the rounds throughout the group, as well as the depleted numbers of players after both Martin Larocque and Say Luangkhamdeng returned home. Garett is not expected to play in the Nordiques games today.

The next games at the Demolition Derby for the Canadians are:

1:30 #5 Canada Nordiques vs. #1 Lakeshore Demolition
3:00 #8 Canada Ice vs. #9 Suncoast Lightning
4:30 #5 Canada Nordiques vs. #12 Kentucky TNT

USQRA seedings for these teams put Lakeshore as the #1 team in the USA, with the Suncoast Lightning seeded 7th while Kentucky sits in 16th place.