After a calm start to the Sweet Sixteen, upsets roared back in the second half, led by the highest scoring park in the tournament, #7 Saguaro. The cactus-based preserve upended #3 Zion in the Southwest by a 195-51 score, marking the highest marks for both a winning and losing park so far this tournament. Saguaro […]
All of the monuments are gone. The National Park Playoff’s Sweet Sixteen will entirely comprise official National Parks. This fact was cemented in the East by #11 Mammoth Cave, arguably the unlikeliest park yet to reach the Sweet Sixteen, which dismissed #3 Statue of Liberty 14-6 in the lowest scoring day of the tournament so […]
The number of upsets in the National Park Playoff doubled today, with three fresh surprises as eleven-seeds proved largely triumphant. The biggest victory was lodged by #11 Kenai Fjords, who tripled up their opposition with a 15-5 win over #6 Theodore Roosevelt. Other upsets were much closer, with #11 Mesa Verde clipping #6 Capitol Reef […]