Results and Records
NE FLORIDA AND COLORADO RETAIN 2007 NORTHEAST REGIONAL CROWNS
Twenty of best goalball teams from across the country braved bad weather to converge on Westmont, New Jersey, home of the 2007 USBA Northeast Regional Goalball Tournament.
In the opening round of competition the WMU Wrecking Crew emerged competition with a perfect 5-0 record, handing last year's champions, NE Florida their only defeat by a narrow 5-4 victory. These two teams would meet again in the championship game where NE Florida would emerge victorious with a 3-2 win, clinching the tournament championship for a second straight year. The BSO Venom dedged a very strong NY Knights team for the third-place spot.
The women's competition was equally fierce as long-time rival Colorado Bandits and Michigan Chaos entered the championship round with undefeated records. In a repeat of last month's John Bakos Memorial Tournament, these two teams gave the crowd an unbelieveable show of defensive skill. The Chaos held the lead until deep into the second half where the Colorado Bandits turned the tables by two quick goals in the last 1:36 emerging victorious with a 2-1 win, retaining their championshp title. The New Jersey I team edged a young Florida team in a low scoring (2-0) shootout, for a third place finish.
This year, the tournament welcomed two newcomers, the Miami Strike men's team and a women's team from the Overbrook School to their first competition. The next installment of USABA regional tournaments will occur in Salt Lake City, Utah on 4-5 May 2007 at the USABA Western Regional Goalball Tournament.
Goalball is a unique team sport developed for and enjoyed by blind and visually impaired athletes around the world at the recreational through Paralympic level.
Men's Results
- NE Florida
- WMU Wrecking Crew
- BSO Venom
Women's Results
- Colorado Bandits
- Michigan Chaos
- New Jersey #1
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The United States Association of Blind Athletes, a member organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is a non-profit organization that provides training for blind and visually impaired athletes for competition in nine sports. USABA members range from blind children developing sports skills to elite athletes who train for competitions such as the Paralympic Games, which continually draws more than 4,000 disabled athletes.
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