UTAH SCORPIONS
Join the Scorpions in Fairview, Utah July 24, 2009
The Scorpions will be attending the Pioneer Days Celebration this year in Fairview, Utah. They will be participating in the 5k fun run and will also be featured in the Pioneer Day Parade! Come join the festivities as this will mark the starting point of the Scorpion’s quest to compete for a chance to win National’s. For more information on the festivities, visit http://fairviewcity.com/cms/?page_id=163 or contact any Utah Scorpion player.
Scorpion Will Play For Team USA
Josh Wheeler of the Utah Scorpions, has been selected to compete on team USA. They will be competing all over the world for the next 2 years, before the Olypmic team is announced for 2012. Wheeler was selected as the only 3.5 on the team.
Scorpions Finish 5th in the Desert Duel, Feb 2009 Video
The Scorpions traveled to Phoenix, Arizona where some of the best teams in the Western United States were playing. The Scorpions started the tournament by facing a tough opponent in the Houston Texans ranked in the top 20 in the country. The Scorpions started well and were leading after the first period. It was a close game throughout and the point spread was only down to a few points as the game was coming to a close. Little did the Scorpions know, but one of the referees of the game, who is a big supporter and fund raiser for the Texans made some crucial and questionable calls as the game came to a close and the Scorpions were robbed of victory.
Game 2 was a major rivalry between the Scorpions and the Utah Haggis. The Scorpions jumped on the Haggis opening up a large 8-point advantage after the first quarter of play. The Scorpions relaxed too much on their tough and experienced opponent, featuring Olympic Gold Medalist, Rick Drainey. Once again this game came down final seconds with the Scorpions coming up just short of victory.
Game 3 had the Scorpions facing another top 20 opponent in the Arizona Outcasts. Once again, the Scorpions jumped out to an early lead against the heavily favored outcasts. The Outcasts have been playing together for many years and it showed as they fought back to edge out the Scorpions in the final minute. Game 4 was shortly after this game and the drained scorpions took another loss to the Arizona Wildcats who didn’t take any chances, playing 2 current Olympic players.
Game 5 pitted the Scorpions against their biggest rival, the Sin City Skulls. This time, the Scorpions didn’t take the early advantage and they would need a come from behind victory to take this one. The Skulls are an extremely talented team, and have not lost to the Scorpions all season. Fans love watching these two battle it out, as every quarter comes down to the final seconds to see who can come out on top. Coming in to the final quarter, the Scorpions were down by 2. Every game of the tournament had been an intense fight that ended in heartache. These Scorpions hate the awful feeling of losing more than anything, especially to the Skulls. They would not be denied a victory in this tournament no matter how tough all of their opponents were. With 2 minutes left, the Scorpions turned a couple of much needed turnovers into scores and escaped with a narrow victory of 2 goals. The Skulls team was extremely upset as the coach of the team broke his clipboard as he slammed it against the wall. Although it was a 5th place finish, the Scorpions look to build off of the great experience gained by playing such difficult opponents.
Scorpions Finish 1st at Capitol Clash, Dec 2008
The Scorpions traveled to our Nation’s Capitol for a great Tournament held in the heart of DC. The Scorpions faced a tough opponent in the NY Jets in their first game of the tournament. The no-name Scorpions weren’t even given a chance to win against this top 20 east coast powerhouse. The inexperienced Scorpions, with only one player having played 2 years, upset the Jets and gained a much needed component to a winning mindset, confidence. The Scorpions hit their stride as they crushed the rest of the competition with not much of a fight put up by any other team, including the championship game where the Scorpions came out on top by 16 points.
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Tim
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