2008 Woodie Awards
Intramural sports: Let the games begin
Ashley Bonora
Issue date: 4/6/06 Section: Features
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Take a look around campus now that spring has arrived. You begin to notice that a lot of students are either throwing a football around, playing Frisbee or maybe shooting some hoops on the courts.
Intramural sports are growing by the year, and the pursuit of fitness activity is one of the reasons why.
If you don't know, intramurals are not quite club sports, not quite varsity. Intramurals is a great way to bring together some of your closest friends and get involved in one of the many offered sports on campus.
To name a few of the most popular, SHU offers basketball, both men's and women's, co-ed ping pong, co-ed pool, co-ed soccer, co-ed volleyball and co-ed wiffle ball.
Sign-ups have taken place throughout the year, which started in the fall season. When signing up for these intramurals, keep in mind there may be a team fee.
Intramurals provide students with many opportunities to get involved on campus, and to stay physical. In a social aspect, intramurals is also a great way to meet people and participate in something new.
"Freshman year I played the wiffle ball and the hockey intramurals. My team went to the finals in each sport but lost; it was very exciting though. It's actually very competitive believe it or not. And last semester I played dodgeball, which was a lot of fun too. That was my favorite sport to play," said Matt Derosa, junior, Northport, N.Y.
"During my freshman year the winner of the wiffle ball tournament were able to go to Fenway Park in Boston; too bad we lost," said Derosa.
It may seem a little over the top, but that year was not the only year that SHU was able to represent in the intramurals championship game. This year, the Women's intramural basketball team was sent up to Boston to compete in a championship game.
The intramurals program is run very differently than the athletics department. Although there are no practices, there can be up to two or three games a week.
Intramural sports are growing by the year, and the pursuit of fitness activity is one of the reasons why.
If you don't know, intramurals are not quite club sports, not quite varsity. Intramurals is a great way to bring together some of your closest friends and get involved in one of the many offered sports on campus.
To name a few of the most popular, SHU offers basketball, both men's and women's, co-ed ping pong, co-ed pool, co-ed soccer, co-ed volleyball and co-ed wiffle ball.
Sign-ups have taken place throughout the year, which started in the fall season. When signing up for these intramurals, keep in mind there may be a team fee.
Intramurals provide students with many opportunities to get involved on campus, and to stay physical. In a social aspect, intramurals is also a great way to meet people and participate in something new.
"Freshman year I played the wiffle ball and the hockey intramurals. My team went to the finals in each sport but lost; it was very exciting though. It's actually very competitive believe it or not. And last semester I played dodgeball, which was a lot of fun too. That was my favorite sport to play," said Matt Derosa, junior, Northport, N.Y.
"During my freshman year the winner of the wiffle ball tournament were able to go to Fenway Park in Boston; too bad we lost," said Derosa.
It may seem a little over the top, but that year was not the only year that SHU was able to represent in the intramurals championship game. This year, the Women's intramural basketball team was sent up to Boston to compete in a championship game.
The intramurals program is run very differently than the athletics department. Although there are no practices, there can be up to two or three games a week.