Now this is what sportsmanship is all about. Our contest to find the top gay-sports group concluded Tuesday night with the Muffin Tops Softball Team from Seattle barely edging out the Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Association. The former was gracious in victory, and the latter was incredibly gracious in defeat. Through the whole process, I was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Local Groups Challenge’
Local groups contest down to Final Four!
Our annual Local Groups contest is down to the Final Four. Congratulations to the teams that have made it this far! DC Aquatics is now up against Milwaukee Gay Volleyball; and the Muffin Tops Softball Team from Seattle faces off against Cheer Los Angeles. Good luck to these four teams! Voting is on now and [...]
Outsports 2010 gay-sports groups contest!
This year Outsports is bringing back our annual award for the Best Gay-Sports Group in the World, and we want your organization to be a part of it! The contest is open to any local gay-sports team or league that focuses on a single sport anywhere in the world. Last year’s winner was Madison Gay [...]
Final voting round for gay sports groups
We’re down to the Elite Eight of our Local Groups Challenge, and all the teams remaining have a shot at making the Finals! The final four groups will go to a panel of judges who will choose the winner. This is the last round of popular vote, so be sure to vote for the top [...]
LGC Round 3 voting open
It’s the Sweet 16 of our Local Groups Challenge, and several of the matchups are heating up. Be sure to vote in the contest, as the Final Four will be determined by the voting of our readers. There are eight matchups this round; Here are some of the closest matchups as of Friday afternoon: Golden [...]
Close matchups in LGC Round 2
It’s the final day of Round 2 voting in our Local Groups Challenge, and several contests remain very close. Be sure to read about each group and vote! Any of these contests could swing today; Voting ends at Midnight ET. Northern California Rainbow Divers vs. Ski Bums of New York San Francisco Gay Basketball Association [...]
LGC Round 2 voting has close races
Voting is now open for Round 2 of our Local Groups Challenge. And already some races are heating up. The closest races right now: The most votes cast so far have come in what we’ve called the Mark Bingham matchup between the San Francisco Fog and Cheer New York. And it’s a very tight contest. [...]
Local Groups Challenge R.1 results
Round 1 of our Local Groups Challenge is finished. Congratulations to everyone who participated. Round 2 voting will start Thursday morning. We were particularly impressed with how well two very small, very new groups did: Gay Polo League of Los Angeles and Phoenix Gay Hockey. They were the two smallest groups in the competition and [...]
Local Groups Challenge: Coast-to-Coast
As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting is open now! These two groups are quite the contrast. Golden Gate Wrestling has been around since the very early days of organized gay sports, since even before the Gay Games, and has been one [...]
Local Groups Challenge: Rough and tumble
As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting is open now! There may be no two sports considered more masculine than rugby and ice hockey, and this matchup features a great representatives of each: GForce hockey and the Seattle Quake RFC. Share on [...]
Local Groups Challenge: SoCal affair
As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting starts Thursday. Southern California may be the most active gay-sports area in the world. Including San Diego, Long Beach and Los Angeles, dozens upon dozens of gay teams and leagues flourish. Two of them are [...]
Local Groups Challenge: Desert Storm
As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting starts Thursday. Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and their gay-sports groups have followed that lead. The softball group hosted the 2007 Gay Softball World Series, the football group was one [...]
Local Groups Challenge: Midwest Brawl
As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting starts Thursday. One of our first-round matchups in the Outsports Local Groups Challenge is a Midwest affair pitting two groups still in the early stages of their development. The Minneapolis Mayhem RFC and Qrew Chicago [...]