A RC A DI A SPORTS PAGE TOO A RC A DI A SPORTS PAGE TOO “It’s full of contact,” Bristor said. “We on’t even wear pads. We’ve had people reak noses and need stitches.” Bristor has taken the team from a club hat couldn’t compete all the way to the World Cup in New York in November – where the team was eliminated in bracket lay when it won three games and lost ne. Now, the team is gearing up for the Western Cup in April and plans on being back at the World Cup next year. Part of the success, members said, is due to the leadership of the team. Ryann Padilla was a member of the club before Bristor took over the team. Nothing happened during her freshman year, but the next year Bristor took over and the game began. “From Day One the game became real,” Padilla, now a senior, said. “We had double the people from my freshman year and were able to play games. “Not only have we improved physically, but we have improved strategically.” Benjamin Little, who has been on the team for a year, said that when Bristor started appointing captains of each position, the team’s play improved. “The speci fi c leadership has really helped,” he said. Not every member is a die-hard Harry Potter fan, either. Bristor said some people haven’t even read a book or seen a movie, but love the sport. However, for those fans of the books and movies, it looks a little different than what they remember seeing Daniel Radcliffe – a.k.a Harry Potter – do on screen. There are no fl ying brooms or bludgers with a mind of their own. Originally, two bored students began playing the game on Sundays with friends at Middlebury College in Vermont in 2005. By 2007, tournaments were being held across the country. Quidditch Continued from page 50 YSICALTherapy L PHYSICALTherapy L PHYSICALTher L PHYSICAL THERAPY Physical p p Therapy L THERAPY therapy physical y y PHYSICAL THERAPY Physical p p Therapy L THERAPY therapy physical py y PHYSICAL Physi Th L therapy PY y PY cal sic Therap AL THER y l Therap L THER physi Physical physical SICAL hysical p p Ther L apy physical YSICAL Physical p p Ther L apy SICAL ysical Therapy L py PHYSICAL y Therapy L therapy PHYSICAL T hysical Thera L T therapy PHYSICAL THERAPY Physical p p Therapy L THERAPY therapy physical y y PHYSICAL THERAPY Physical p p Therapy L THERAPY therapy physical py y PHYSICAL Physic Th L therapy Y Y l THERAPY l rapy THERAPY physical THERAPY Physical py py Therapy THERAPY therapy physical THERAPY Ph Y Y ysical py py Therapy THERAPY therapy Y Y physical ACHES OR PAINS? CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ASSESSMENT. 4455 E. Camelback Road, D-155 www.StayintheGameAZ.com SPORTS THERAPY PHYSICA AL L L L L HY YS S SI I IC C CA AL L PHYSIC T TH HE E ER R RA A AP P PY Y Y T T TH H HERAPY physical T T TH H HE E ER R RA A AP P PY Y Y physica al Y Y Y Y Y Y Physical Therapy that helps you P P PHY YS S SIC C CA A AL L L L th th ther erap py y y P PH HY YS S SI I IC CA A th th ther r rap ap apy y y p phy y ysic ca a al l l p p ph h hy y ys s sic ca a al Y RA A AP P PY Y Y THERAPY THERAPY th th therapy y y therapy Y Y STAY STAY IN THE IN THE P P PH H HY Y YS S SI IC C CA A AL L L THE E ER RAP P PY Y Y L T T THE E ER RAP P PY the e erap p py y y p phy y ysical T T TH HE E ER R RAP P PY TH H HER R RAP P PY Y Y p p ph h hy y ys s sical P P PH H HY Y Y thera T T THE E ER R RA A APY Y Y T T THERA A APY Y ph h hysic cal l THERA APY THERA APY th th therapy phys sical l l Y Y th th therap Y Y GAME GAME 602-808-8989 602-808-8989 REGISTER NOW Learn, Laugh, Love to Swim! SAFETY STARTS HERE Baby classes, learn to swim & squads Phoenix, Mesa & Peoria · hubbardswim.com 602.971.4044 Family Swim School w w w. ARC ADIALIT TLE LE AG U E .com PRE-REGISTER ONLINE NOW FOR THE 2012 SEASON BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 4-18 IF YOU REGISTER THEY WILL COME 1 S T R E G I S T R A T I O N W A L K - I N D A T E Page 52 December 2011 A RC A DI A SPORTS PAGE TOO A RC A DI A SPORTS PAGE TOO

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