Hickman Motors improved to 7-3 and grabbed first place in the women’s league with a pair of narrow victories over Coast 101.1 and M5 Rockets.

Michelle Healey had two picks and two touchdown passes as Hickman’s beat Coast 12 – 4. Coast pushed the ball deep into Hickman’s territory several time, but failed to score as Hickman’s stout defence held.

In their second win of the weekend, Hickman’s overcame a 13 – 1 deficit to beat M5 16 – 13. Melissa Skanes had eight points in the come back win.

News and Notes – now with Inflatable Dog Turd! (See below)

Like Madden on easy mode. The Outlaws offence exploded to score 129 points in just two games. The reigning champs beat the Rage 68 – 0 and the Thunder 61 – 7 in a pair of wins this weekend.

Down to the wire. The Edge pushed the Gulls to the  . . . er . .  edge of defeat this weekend in a narrow 14 – 7 loss. Backup quarterback Jeff Hart got the start and frustrated the Gulls’ defence with sharp intermediate passes to sustain several long drive that, unfortunately for the Edge, failed to get into the end zone. The Edge were deep in Gulls territory driving for a chance to tie in the games’ final plays when the Gulls defence tightened up to secure the win.

From Shoe Cove to Seoul. Kelly’s is losing its quarterback and one of its founding players. Maureen Murrin isn’t just leaving the league, she is leaving the province, the country, and the continent. Murrin is off to Korea to teach English.

She will get there faster if she runs. Murrin isn’t the only impact player leaving the women’s league. Pam Thornhill (nee Dewling) may also be heading west as her husband is in the process of joining the RCMP.

At least this didn’t happen to us. The heavy rain and soggy fields have wreaked havoc on the schedule this season (and on News and Notes – no games, no material!). But things could have been worse. Just ask the residents of this Swiss orphanage as reported by the Guardian newspaper in the UK.

Giant dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss museum

A giant inflatable dog turd created by the American artist Paul McCarthy was blown from its moorings at a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a window before landing in the grounds of an orphanage.

The exhibit, entitled Complex Shit, is the size of a house. It has a safety system that is supposed to deflate it in bad weather, but it did not work on this occasion.

Juri Steiner, the director of the Paul Klee centre, in Berne, told AFP that a sudden gust of wind carried it 200 metres before it fell to the ground, breaking a window of the children's home. The accident happened on July 31, but the details only emerged yesterday.

Steiner said McCarthy had not yet been contacted and the museum was not sure if the piece would be put back on display.

The installation is part of an exhibition called East of Eden: A Garden Show, which features sound sculptures in trees and a football ground without goalposts. The exhibition opened in May and is due to run until October.

News and Notes has learned that the orphans plan to use the inflatable turd on Halloween. They will set it on fire and leave it on the steps of the Louvre.

If the playoffs start today (Women). Hickman Motors would play Kelly’s. Coast 101.1 would play M5. The Renegades and the defending champion Daley’s would be eliminated from the post-season.

If the playoffs start today (Men). Outlaws and Gulls get a bye to the semi-finals. The Pack would play the Edge. The Mud Pigs would play the Mustangs.

Motion sickness. Sending a receiver in pre-snap motion can be a useful thing for an offence. It can create a mismatch or confusion for the defence. Or it can force a defence to show whether it is playing zone defence or man-to-man. But for the Hurricanes it led to trouble on one third down attempt in their 38 – 0 loss to the Gulls. Receiver Paul Harrington went in motion before the snap, but as he passed behind the center, Dave Walsh snapped the ball and hit Harrington in the leg. The ball fell to the ground and was quickly touched by the Gulls’ defence for a sack.

You can park in the rear. Allison Coffin is one of the league’s more colourful referees and now she is offering a course that will only reinforce that reputation. Coffin is teaching a course on how to be a better love and have great sex. According to the randy promotional literature, she is promising to teach people how to find their “A-spot,” among other things. The course is happening this week at the Martini Bar. Tickets are $20, $10 for seniors, which means the Pack gets a team discount.

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