League Game #8
All registered members may attend at no charge, drop in players are welcome at the cost of $7.00 each.
This session, like all sessions this season, will be held at the Cambridge Family YMCA at 820 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA. The Y is two blocks from the Central Square Red Line T stop, there is also free public parking in the neighborhood at the corner of Prospect and Bishop Allen Drive.
Christian Housh, New Mens World Champion
Christian Housh of Cambridge, MA, was crowned the new Mens Four Square World Champion. He beat sixty other men entered at the Four Square World Championships on Feb 27, 2010, in Bridgton, ME.
Christian was a returning finalist and faced of in the final round against familiar faces from past championship tournaments. Also in the round with him was Chris Glasser, the 2009 champion, who was gunning to keep his title. After 25 minutes of normal play, plus four overtime extensions, the four top ranking men were separated by a difference of only three points.
Corey Carmichael, New Women's World Champion
A new contender, Corey Carmichael, age 17, of Portland ME was crowned the new ladies world champion. She described herself as a "casual" four square player, but the we now have proof that she nothing less than a humble destroyer on the court. Corey beat out over forty other women for the title at the Four Square World Championships on Feb 27, 2010, in Bridgton, ME.
World Champs Rocked: National Coverage
The 2010 Four Square World Championships event on Feb 27, 2010, was the biggest we have ever seen. It was fully outfitted with 100 players on eight championship courts and crowned a number of new world champions for the year. In the photo above you will see nearly all the competitors attending this event, except for the ones who raced out to their swanky prep trailers to hit their saunas between rounds.
Follow these links for coverage of the Four Square World Championships:
New England Sports Network coverage
Team California get local coverage
Peterredshoes published a giant - whopping - video - collection of the finalists on YouTube.
