Drought-busting downpour washes out soccer games

Justin Ross, left, 338th TRS-A, moves in to block Jordan Giswold, 334th TRS-B, during an East Division contest July 14. The 338th TRS Dark Knights defeated the 334th TRS Gators, 2-1. However, the 338th TRS-A team left the East Division to join forces with the squadron’s B-team for the rest of the season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Drought-busting downpour washes out soccer games

Published July 20, 2011
By Susan Griggs
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The 8½ inches of rain that fell on Keesler Monday was a welcome respite from this summer's drought, but it postponed three West Division matches for the base's intramural soccer league.

Intramural sports director Sam Miller announced that the 338th Training Squadron's A-team was withdrawing from this season's lineup and will join forces with the squadron's B-team in the East Division. Both divisions now have five teams.

In the West Division, the A-teams from the 336th, 334th and 333rd TRS posted wins in their first games July 13. The 336th TRS-A beat the 335th TRS, 5-4; the 333rd TRS-A defeated the Marine Corps Detachment, 2-1; and the 334th TRS-A won over the 338th TRS-A, 4-3.

In the East Division, the 338th TRS-A team won its only game so far, 2-1, over the 334th TRS-B team July 14. In the other game that evening, the 333rd TRS-B earned a victory over the 81st Medical Operations Squadron, 2-1. July 12, the 334th TRS-B trounced the 333rd TRS-B, 6-0, and the 81st MDOS topped the 336th TRS-B, 3-2.

The West Division plays Mondays and Wednesdays and the East Division plays Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 and 7 p.m. on the multipurpose fields on Meadows Drive.

For more information, call 377-2444.