LUMPY GETS HARD....(COURT, THAT IS)

LUMPY took it's second foray into the world of hardcourt volleyball, on Superbowl Sunday.  2 o'clock in the morning of Superbowl Sunday, to be exact.  The site was the same as LUMPY's last hardcourt venture, the Barbara Ann DeBoer midnight madness tournament in a West Chicago shed.

Kneepads were pulled out of mothballs, along with shoes and a new team name, HAROLD SEZ...  

The boys showed much street cred with their long shorts and high socks.  The HAROLD SEZ... chicks showed their tremendous volleyball assets to the world as well.

The last trip to the hardcourt , three years ago, was an unmitigated disaster for LUMPY.  Outclassed and outplayed, LUMPY's reputation, built on many sandcourt championships, took a beating at the hands of their experienced hardcourt opponents.

This time, armed with a new name and a fierce desire to succeed, HAROLD SEZ... was ready to redeem their hardcourt fortunes.

The problem was, though, that the other teams in the field had designs on victory as well.  HAROLD SEZ... fought hard and long, but failed to break through to win in their first six games of the night.

The best was saved for last, though, as HAROLD SEZ... took on the other "suck-ass" team in the round robin.  Game 1 of this two-game set went down to the wire, but in the end HAROLD SEZ... had victory number one on the tartan track.  Win #2 followed in quick succession as the true losers skulked off like whipped dogs.

HAROLD SEZ...'s joy was tempered by the realization that it was 2 in the freaking morning, and the tourney managers wanted to set up a playoff bracket which included all the teams in the tournament.  HAROLD SEZ... politely but firmly turned up its collective nose at this insane notion, and once again bid adieu to the strange world of hardcourt volleyball.  The shoes, the kneepads, the funny balls, all were put back into storage until the next time LUMPY catches that fever and GETS HARD!!!