A LITTLE NUT-BAG HISTORY...

    The Flying Nut-Bags played their first season during the summer of 1993; which coincidentally, is also the season in which they captured the first of  many championships together.    The name of the team, which when translated means "Winged Nut" was the product of a mind-meld of two apprentice electricians named Tom Cosgrove and Mike Moroney.

   Although the team has changed dramatically over the years, many things remain the same.  There are still "original" Nut-bags playing that were there at the beginning; they are, Mike Moroney, Mike Chev, Kevin Parker, and Rich Hawkins.    

   With what began as a "C" division team, the Flying Nut-Bags  quickly evolved into a group of players capable of winning in any league in any building.  To wit, they have won championships in three separate arenas; succeeded in pitching a shut-out for an entire playoff (including a "perfect game" in which they allowed no shots), winning two out of three possible championships at the Canton Sportsplex (the loss came in the finals of the second season) , and completing a calendar-year cycle of championships at the South-Shore Sports Center. 

   Recently, the Nut-bags have ventured into National and International Dek-Hockey, playing in IDTA sanctioned tournaments that arguably host the best dek-hockey in the country. The team has participated in the 1999 Nationals and the 1999 Koho Cup, both at Leominster Dek-Hockey; the boys have even traveled out to the 2000 Mid-West Regional at Michigan Dekhockey, where they made it to the "final four" only to lose in over-time 5-4.  

   Our latest adventure involved a journey back to Canton, Michigan for the Fall Invitational Tournament.  For the first time, we brought our entire team (almost) and our play definitely reflected it.  As a team, we were fairly fresh and were able to go undefeated in our bracket, including a shut-out, and advance to the play-offs as the third seed.  Unfortunately, this tournament ended the same way the last one did; with us blowing an early lead only to lose in the final seconds.  The one bright spot is that we played well and gained confidence in our ability to not only field a competitive team, but play as one as well...