‘Twas the Night Before Natties…

‘Twas the night before natties, and all through the West

Teams eagerly waiting to see who is best

The Boxers in Oregon, new to the scene

Learning to squash squirrels, if you know what I mean

 

A tough band of Slugs with a Quaker, a transfer

Pairing him with LJ, was the right answer

Two seniors are leaving, named Eli and Goetz

Together they won quite a few prosets

 

The Pats, so resilient, it’s sure tough to beat ya

Especially that 1 dubs player with alopecia

Budd’s from Vancouver, they’ve got two from Brazil

Another from Sydney with frequent flyer miles to kill

 

Speaking of Poets, let’s get to Whittier

They’ve got DK whose strokes couldn’t get prettier

And Shogo and Farmer, his serve is quite fair

Almost as good as Schommer’s facial hair

 

Moving up to Thousand Oaks, we’ve got Cal Lu

Rebounding from the losses of Worley and Ballou

Even with Cardenas, they didn’t have a good start

They improved thanks to a little senior with a big heart

 

In Redlands, the Bulldogs are nursing their ills

They’ll be much stronger when their roster refills

They return that great one-two, Lipscomb and Cummins

To do the rest, their sophomores will answer the summons

 

In Walla Walla the Squirrels reminisce on Spring Break

And think about Indoors, which they hope to make

Next year their roster will be filled with youth

They lose Riggs, Huskey, Cava, and Truth

 

In Pomona the Hell Hens played with no fear

And gave the Stags their toughest match of the year

Their future is bright: Yaz, Kim, Maassen, and Bello

I’ll sure miss Wiech though, what a nice fellow

 

These great teams are done, may be broken-hearted

But they put their heads up, for next season has started

Two teams remain; they train through the night

The Tigers and Stags are ready to fight

 

TU is a team with typical Southern class

Which doesn’t stop Nico and Haugen from kicking some ass

Skinner and Pax yank opponents like toys

If you ask why, they say, “for the boys”

 

Then there’s CMS, undoubtedly favored

Three wins away from a championship, savored

Twas the night before natties, and with Stags on a quest

Everyone knows, the West is the best

5 thoughts on “‘Twas the Night Before Natties…

  1. vlacava@ampf.com

    The Stags this year may go down in history
    Due to outsized talent, extensive play on their home courts and a well-deserved favorable NCAA draw
    But next year let’s hope for more parity
    Or else we may have to lobby that they move up to D-1 status where they belong
    Because for only so long is it fun to watch a buzz saw!

    1. vlacava@ampf.com

      Unless of course you are a Stags alum!

    2. anon

      They have one more year, and then Dorn, Wood and Marino are gone. As Blood, Sweat and Tears says “what goes up, must come down”

      1. D3West

        I don’t think they’ll fall that much. They’ll still have Butts, Mork, Macey, Hull, Yeh, Mehall, Wildman, and whoever else they bring in.

  2. d3tennis

    This is outstanding.

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