Day 12: Arches Nips Utah Neighbor, Acadia Scores Shutout

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, […]

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Day Five: Mt. Rainier Dominates, All Five-Seeds Advance

The second half of the first round opened quietly in the National Park Playoff, with some of the lowest scoring matches so far and no upsets. The most impressive win was notched in the Pacific by #5 Mount Rainier, who conquered #12 Lassen Volcanic 23-2. In the East, another coastal monument fell: Cuyahoga Valley 16, […]

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