Spring Intramurals Cap Off Campus Recreation for the Year  — The Santa Clara

It started in the fall with flag football, then continued with co-ed soccer in the winter. Now, the wildly popular intramurals are coming to an end as the school year wraps up. 

Slow-pitch softball led the way this quarter, with each team having the opportunity to advance to the playoffs. Seven innings, one hour of softball or a 15-run lead determines the winner, whichever comes first. Division D brought the action with two heavy-hitting teams facing off in an elimination game, but it all began with a round-robin style bracket.

The four teams in this group all played each other once. “Portland Pickles” went undefeated but had two close matchups against “Fake Billionaires.” Their first matchup ended 8-7, while the second elimination game was 8-5. Both games went the full seven innings. Despite their two losses to the Pickles, the Billionaires had quite the strong season of their own. They came in second in the division with two thrilling walk-off wins against “Vineyard Vines.” The first came in the first game of the regular season, resulting in a 14-13 win. The second came in the last game of the regular season, resulting in a 15-14 win. 

“The season went well. We got good wins under our belt and built a good community,” Fake Billionaire first baseman Abhinav Shanbhag ’27 said.

Beach Volleyball was another exciting round-robin spring sport. The matches are the best of five sets, with each going to 15 points.

Division F had a dominant performer in “Beach Babes,” who went 4-2 on the season. They played back-to-back games to end the season, winning the first 3-1 but being eliminated after losing the second 1-3.

“We pushed hard in our back-to-back games but ultimately we just fell short,” Beach Babes captain Sophia Alvarenga ’27 said. 

Team “Club Soccer” defeated “NSBE n’ Company” in the single-day kickball tournament, 8-7, while “TNC” defeated “24 Mavs” 15-10 in the single-day 3v3 basketball tournament. 

Want to play intramurals? You’ll have to wait until next fall for dodgeball, flag football and ultimate frisbee, but it’s never too early to start building your team!