19-01-1

Aberdeen Owls Outpace Cracking Kingston Sea Cows

A short match in Aberdeen to open the 2019 Federation Champions Quidditch League Season.  Cassa Box took only 59 minutes to catch the snitch for the Owls, leaving the Sea Cows not very much time to try to make up the gap.  The Owls began with a very energetic and coordinated effort between Chasers August Inglis and Linnie Atkins who scored 100 points between them.  Season Blackly, however was effectively shut out of the match by the Sea Cows’ brutal Beaters, Brendon King and Jaquin Denholm. Hopefully Blackly will be recovered in time for next week’s match.  The Keepers for both teams, Leron Alwood for the Sea Cows and River Bean for the Owls performed admirably, each blocking 65% of the shots sent at them. But the drama of the match defintely belongs to the Seekers, who had a very close chase for the snitch that began at minute 45, and ended 14 minutes later. The score was Owls: 100, Sea Cows: 70 when Kathryne Hitchens spotted the snitch for the Sea Cows, but Cassa Box cottoned on almost instantly and the chase began. During the desperate race, the Sea Cows managed another score, courtesy of Clarence Chaddock, bringing it to 100-80.  But as Hitchens lunged for the snitch, she sagged just a hair and gave Box the opening she needed to snag it and seal the game for the Owls.

Final Score: Owls 250, Sea Cows 80

Rosters Finalized for 2019 Season

Yes, the Draft is completed for the 2019 inagural season of Fantasy Quidditch!  This year there is one league testing the concept, though in the future hopefully more teams and leagues will be added.  Stay tuned!

In the meantime, check out the League homepage, the Team pages, and keep checking back to see match reports, season standings, and inter-team banter in the comments sections. 

2019 is going to be a great year!

Now accepting Team Applications

Hey all!  The 2019 FAQL season is beginning and the application is live for new teams to join the Fantasy American Quidditch League.  The deadline for team submission is February 15, with the season starting in mid-April. 

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Week 3, Catapults at Wasps

Caerphilly Catapults Crush Winded Wimbourne Wasps

In the final and longest match this week, at 8 hours and 17 minutes, a slow boil ended in a flurry of activity.  The first hour saw a lot of back and forth, but no scoring.  Then Rose Mumps, a Beater for the Catapults put the Wasps’ Keeper, Fingal the Fearless out of sorts with a broken collarbone.  The next three hours saw Caerphilly outscore the Wasps by a 3 to 1 ratio, which only slowed down when they had quite a comfortable lead and began to play much more lax, being exhausted from their frenetic pace in the mid-game.  Wimbourne used the opportunity to catch up some, but victory was only just in reach when the snitch chase began.  Both seekers sighted and lost the snitch several times, and it was almost by accident when a bleary-eyed Katie Lestrange reached out and snagged the snitch as the sun was setting on the pitch. 

Final Score: Catapults: 860, Wasps 530.

Week 3, Crossbows at Bangers

Banchory Bangers Can’t Catch a Break, Cork Crossbows Create Colossal Catch

It was a heartbreaking match in Bachory this week, as it looked initially like the Bangers might gain their first win of the season, and in a home match at that.  It was a protracted match, and a closely scored one as it wore on.  The Bangers started off strong, quickly outpacing their Irish opponents in the first two and a half hours, but then Cork found their broomsticks, and began to push back the Banchory momentum.  Hour four saw the Bangers drop off completely, not able to attempt a single goal, while the Crossbows scored 10.  The morale seemed to drop off for the home team then, who came back into the game, but only halfheartedly, and their lead dried up.  The score was tied when Cedrik Elphik, the Crossbows’ Seeker caught the snitch barely ahead of Jean Jigger, leaving the Bangers with an 0-3 record. The Banchory fans were so dejected that only minor rioting was reported.

Final Score: Crossbows 790, Bangers 640.

Week 3, Falcons at Bats

Ballycastle Bats Badly Beaten Out By Furious Falmouth Falcons

It was a desperate chase for the Bats this week as they and the Falcons fought to turn their even records into winning ones.  The match began in a flurry, with both teams furiously flinging quaffles at the hoops.  Shot for shot the teams were evenly matched for the first two hours of the match, with Susan Krum doing a valiant job of keeping the Falcons from scoring more than a quarter of their targets.  But as the match wore on, the Bats wore out, with the Falcon’s Beater Colin Prince scoring decisive hits on the Bat’s entire Seeker lineup, who slumped through the third and fourth hours of the match while the Falcons continued to chip away at Krum’s defense.  Then in hour 5 Narcissa Wood and Marvolo Tonkarelli gained back their breath and scored a few more goals, but by then it was too late. The Falcon’s commanding lead of 470 to 200 was cemented into victory when Dudley Helga, the Falmouth Seeker caught the snitch at 4 hours 55 minutes. 

Final Score: Falcons 620, Bats 200.

Week 3, Arrows at Magpies

Montrose Magpies Mobilize to Oust Appleby Arrows

Despite a strong showing from the Appleby Chasers and Beaters, Montrose came away with the victory today, with a fortuitous capture of the Snitch by the Scottish Seeker Katie Bagnold at 2 hours and 10 minutes.  The chase was certainly as entertaining as the Quaffle action above the pitch, as Bertha Keddle gave Katie quite a good run for her money.  The two spotted the snitch almost exactly at the same time, but from opposite ends of the pitch, leading to a dangerous Hiddleston’s Pickle, both Seekers flying as fast as they can at a snitch between them.  Fortunately the snitch itself veered up before disaster, and led the two on a merry chase for nearly 40 minutes, during which time the Arrows racked up goal after goal.  But it was the Magpies from Montrose who caught it in the end, leaving the Arrows with a 1-2 record and their first divisional game loss. 

Final Score: Magpies 240, Arrows 170