Intramural Program Under Investigation

NAIA officials were called to Grace last week to begin an investigation into the intramural soccer program. According to sources, a few Beta resident freshmen were suspended last Thursday for the remainder of the intramural soccer season for receiving improper benefits around the Winona Lake area. Officials want to perform a thorough analysis of the situation to determine if even heavier sanctions will be required.

“Everything we do is for our student-athletes,” one official reported. “While we recognize most likely only a few students took part in these actions, it is our duty to make sure all of our athletes don’t only possess integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership, but that they are overall champions of character.”

Of the students suspended, Brandon Fish and Sam Clemens are under the most fire. Both were highly recruited by Grace and expected to be standout intramural players this season. Head of intramural recruitment, Michael Voss, had this to say about the suspensions, “It was extremely tough finding players who would excel on the intramural pitch, but would get thrashed by the varsity team. The gap just isn’t that big. Brandon and Sam fit that mold and gave this campus new life. I’m not really surprised they were given stuff. Grace saw hope they’d never seen before.”

Clemens enjoying a free cup outside Jazzman's.

According to an anonymous student, Fish and Clemens had received countless free scans from other freshmen in Alpha dinning. However, Fish posted on his twitter account last night, “I used my own scans at Alpha. Go Lancers!”

Along with free scans, Fish and Clemens have been accused of parking in faculty lots, cutting it really close to curfew’s 5 minute grace period, and worst of all, receiving water at Jazzman’s without paying for the cup.

With all the evidence built up against them, it doesn’t seem that Fish or Clemens will be taking the pitch as a Lancer in the near future. They could decide to enter the PIL (Professional Intramural League) early, but let’s be honest; they were excellent players at Grace, they won’t even come close to being drafted.