The Shuttlecock Showdown may be over and new champions enjoying their reign, but there is a bit of controversy waffling about the hallways of Steds. You see, while the shuttlecocks were flying on North Quad, it appears that someone brought a duly registered and legitimate team's championship run to an illegal and premature end. Yes, Shuttlecock One, the team of Frs. Ralph Haag and Kevin Sandberg, was knocked out of the tourney early as rules were conveniently bent. What was the controversy? Facing off against Hall President and Student Union Board Representative, Aidan Tompkins and Ryan Connelly, Shuttlecock One was only allowed to play only one match instead of the customary best out of three matches. Why did this happen? Was it to eliminate the Hall's favorite team? Or perhaps it was to make another team's path to victory easier? Who knows, but what we do know is that this stinks if you are Shuttlecock One. And as if to draw attention away from this travesty, Shuttlecock One was given an "honorable mention" award.
On the premature exit from the tourney, Fr. Sandberg, C.S.C., Steds in-residence priest and right handed player, said, "Just imagine what would have happened if I had played right handed!" Still, Fr. Ralph shared, "I demand satisfaction. I demand another two matches to be played. And I won't be bought off with some ribbon. I am lodging a complaint with whatever legitimate authority that oversees pickup games of badminton... on a college level of course."
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