Sweet Sixteen Second Half: #7 Saguaro Leads All-Upset Day

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 […]

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Day 11: #11 Mammoth Cave Ousts Last Monument, Zion Rolls to Sweet Sixteen

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 […]

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Vintage posters for Sequoia, Mesa Verde, Kenai Fjords, and Mammoth Cave National Parks

Day Six: Kenai Fjords Leads Triple-Upset Day

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 […]

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