Well, they pulled it off: Frank Lamontagne’s Redmen snuck away with both sets of BA champ golf shirts on Saturday, October 13, as they squeezed by Blue Man Group 1-0 in a wonderfully played Cup final on the Potvin NW pitch. This marks the first time in about eight years that a squad has managed to win both the regular-season title and the Founders’ Cup.

Game and Pub photos may be viewed at: https://hwmgt.smugmug.com/BASL/2018-Summer

The BASL’s 2018 outdoor campaign comes to a close this Saturday, October 13, with the last games to determine the Founders’ Cup finalists and ultimate champion, followed by the traditional beer fest and food feast at the Blackburn Arms Pub at around 12:45.

Please advise your team manager pronto if you intend to partake in the festivities. Door prizes galore, along with the usual league trophies and championship rewards. Come celebrate another successful, fun-filled season of BA footie.

If you’re a player from the BA’s current outdoor season or one from its 2017-18 indoor campaign, we invite you to attend the second edition of the summer SAGM this coming Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Blackburn Arms Pub in Blackburn Hamlet. Deliberations start at around 12:30, and everyone invited here should have received the meeting documents in the Sept. 13 BA Update. If you did not receive the documents, send an email to info@ba-soccer.ca.

Notice: We play at our alternate pitches (Tauvette, Carrière, Barrington) Saturday, August 25, because of the Gloucester Dragons’ annual soccer day taking place at our regular Potvin/Shefford fields.

Hats off to Mark D’Agostino’s grey-jerseyed troops for their 3-0 win against Paul Kitcher’s Undertakers in the BASL’s indoor cup final on April 26, in front of 40 or so other BA faithful at the Gloucester Superdome. Comfy grey (an omen?) hoodies were awarded to the champs.

Brian Garson’s Wasabi Warriors lined up at the LCBO the next day after winning the best-team-name contest, each walking away with a 10$ gift card from the provincial purveyor of wine and spirits.

Finally, the first-ever Indoor Spirit of the League Award was presented in absentia to Nem Jevtovic at the pub following the final. Nem missed the second half of his crucial third-round cup game to take his injured buddy Jose (from the opposing tem) to the hospital. Class redefined.