Third Stars
Cherie and those Badass Ladies on the Rehabs

With both teams having barely settled into OT,  Cherie snagged the ball near mid-court, raced down the right side and fired a laser over the goalie’s left shoulder for the OT GWG.  Arm raised while donning a stoic yet victorious expression, she strode into the celebratory embrace of her teammates…even though we’ve seen her pull off this feat before,  we never get tired of witnessing it. Play on, Playa.

Even having said that, a team is only as strong as the sum of its parts and DAMN, those ladies on the Rehabs are badass!  They’re totally Sisters before Misters.

P.S. Veel sucess, Amber!

Second Star
Brett from Dark Rainbows
by Cat

Brett has put up with years of “I would love to but I can’t this time, definitely next time!” when he invites us to his stand-up. The solution: if you can’t bring BTSH to open mic night, bring open mic night to BTSH. Brett took the stage on Sunday night and killed it with new material just for the occasion, deftly handling hecklers and making mom proud (s/o to Mama Hiker, who flew in all the way from Colorado just to attend the season end party, spotted chugging a Guinness and swapping shirts with Longwell).

First Stars
Frank and the Fresh Kills

21-0-1 and a BTSH Championship. Not too shabby for a single season record.

When you think of Fresh Kills you immediately think of Gabe, Ariel, Sheena, Barch, Natasha or Soko. You also think of goals, seasoned veterans, empty barstools and class. Well, get ready to add a couple new names to that list – Frank, Nicole and T-Rush. While the seasoned vets we just mentioned were paralyzed with fear by the ghosts of their past those, three heroes stepped up and delivered championship performances. Frank and Nicole combined for 5 goals against LBS, Inc. and then went out scored a couple more against the defending champs. T-Rush was essential in both contests as he delivered sweet dimes.

Honorable mentions:

Diana and Sam for being excellent hosts of the Awards Show and putting up with our obnoxious arses.  They kept it fresh with witty banter, well-timed jokes, and surprise award categories. Great job!

Diana (yes, I know we just mentioned her, but shut-up) for doing most of the heavy lifting during the show.  All while sober.  You try it.

Liz for single handedly setting up the courts a full hour before the balls dropped for the Semis.

Rich for calmly reassuring a raucous crowd before the show that the back room would be available soon.  Thanks for having a firm handle on the situation.