Splashers, Panthers split flag football series 

Co-ed flag football teams, the Splashers and Panthers, ended a three game series with a 1-1-1 record on the east soccer field of the LBCC Liberal Arts Campus on April 2 hosted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 

All games were offensive slug fests with the Splashers winning game one 31-28.

The Panthers would take the next game in a 35-28 battle.

The final game ended in a 35-35 tie as time for the game expired.

This is the fourth day of games hosted in order to increase student retention and engagement during the midterms and nearing end of the spring semester.

The hope is to promote a stronger sense of community among the men and women of LBCC and give everyone an equal opportunity to partake in a fun activity.

The sport allows people who are interested in football to try and participate in this game because it acts as an opportunity to get a grasp of the actual sport. 

“I don’t really play football for real, cause I can’t, but it’s a free opportunity to see what you got. Test your skills, you never know,” participant Kevin Tate said. 

Associated Student Body president, Priince Bass, had very positive feelings when asked about what he learned from the event.

“This sport teaches me that everybody is a winner. If you’re a leader, you should be able to find a winner in everybody,” Bass said.

For some of the participants, these games give them the chance to engage with multiple people.

“For me, I get to cooperate with different members and different people play and then make everything happen, give other people a challenge and get to help other people work on themselves and get other people better,” player Anthony Coleman said. 

This all-inclusive event held by Bass allows anyone interested in the game to show up and show out. This activity does not discriminate against age, gender or disabilities, as long as you let them know ahead, but instead works around those factors so that everyone can feel welcomed and connected overall. 

“I also learned that it feels good to see other people happy, right? The feeling that people get when they win, that’s a contagious feeling and you kind of want that feeling for everybody,” Bass said.