GRR: Big Rivers Conference
The Big Rivers are cutting a new course after some team changes from last season.
The Big Rivers semifinal between Wheeling and Iowa Central was expected to be high-scoring and it didn't disappoint, as two committed, fast rugby teams logged 77 points on the evening in Chicago.
Playing at the excellentChicago Lions for Hope field in the Windy City the teams overcame chilly conditions to put on a show.
Thomas More and Iowa Central CC are through to the Big Rivers semifinals as both teams won this weekend.
The Big Rivers remains a somewhat muddled conference, especially in the West, after this weekend's results.
Already we have a shakeup in the Big Rivers NCR D1 conference and we've only had one game.
OK, two games, but one doesn't count for the conference standings. We can talk about that one first: