Hill United Chiefs still on top of the rankings

 

For immediate release – June 22, 2017

 

Mississauga, ON - Hill United Chiefs will spring into action this weekend at the Hallman Memorial Tournament in St. Clements as the top-ranked team. Joining them will be five other teams from the Top 12, making for a great test for all teams in the field.

 

Special congratulations to the Elmira Expos, breaking into the Top 10 for the first time on the heels of a solid third place finish at the Canada East qualifier. Newcomers to the Top 16 include Tin Cup, who won the Grafmeier tournament in Kimberly and Team Marquez, with a late roster submission.

 

The Top 16 is as follows (pre-season rankings in brackets):

 

1.         (1) Six Nations, ON Hill United Chiefs

2.         (2) Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins

3.         (3) Agoura Hills, CA J&B Bombers

4.         (4) Kitchener, ON CanAm Twins

5.         (6) Eaton Rapids, MI A1 Power

6.         (5) Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes

7.         (7) Toronto, ON Batmen

8.         (9) Bloomington, IL Stix

9.         (8) Kitchener, ON Cubs

10.       (12) Elmira, ON Expos

11.       (10) Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights

12.       (11) Kingston, ON Axemen

13.       (NR) St. Paul, MN Tin Cup

14.       (14) Appleton, WI Bar on the Avenue Buzz

15.       (15) Ostrander, MN Norsemen

16.       (NR) Ensenada, MX Team Marquez

 

Per a motion passed at the 2016 ISC Board of Directors meeting, only the Top 16 ranked teams will be published and will be used as the basis for seeding at the ISC World Tournament. Rankings are based on rosters and/or reported tournament results for 2017.

 

The 71st annual ISC World Tournament will be held August 12-19, 2017 at the Art Van Sports Complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

 

For additional information, please contact:

 

Blair Setford

ISC VP Operations

blairjs [at] gmail.com

 

Joe Todd

ISC VP Communications

ftode739 [at] rogers.com