A park near the border will win the National Park Playoff. The only question left is which border and with which country. #7 Saguaro, less than a hundred miles north of Mexico, upended the last remaining #1 seed in the tournament, Yosemite, by a 139-54 count. Across the country and the bracket, #4 Acadia, just […]
Don’t mess with Tucson. That’s the message coming through loud and clear in the National Park Playoff after #7 Saguaro stunned cross-state rival #1 Grand Canyon to win the Southwest bracket and advance to the Final Four. The Canyon stayed in contention most of the day, but rarely led and saw its chances and margin […]
The first #1 seed has been eliminated from competition in the National Park Playoff, while the other three will comprise a plurality of the Elite Eight. In the East, #4 Acadia knocked off #1 Great Smoky Mountains, 16-11, to reach the last round before the Final Four. After surviving a huge scare last round, #1 […]
On another fairly quiet day in the National Park Playoff, the biggest question was which southern Utah park join Zion in the Sweet Sixteen: #4 Bryce Canyon or #5 Arches? After a seesaw battle that was usually tied, the answer was Arches, by an 11-9 margin. That was as close as anything got on Saturday, […]
We’re halfway through the first round of the National Park Playoff and just doubled the number of upsets. Another monument featuring a stone carving of Abraham Lincoln fell to a lower seed, this time with #4 Mount Rushmore falling to #13 Voyageurs in a 19-13 nailbiter. And while “Death Valley” is a name often ascribed […]