Lions Den Gazette II

  New Lenox, IL - In what has become the longest tournament in sports related history, the field in the 2022 Lions Den Gazette Character Tournament run in 2023, is now narrowed down to the final four contenders.  Left standing after some contentious battles are Zeke Spitshine, Slappy Buntwell, Tubby Lumpkins, and Smoke Doorag. Spitshine will take on Slappy Buntwell to settle the East Coast side of the bracket while Tubby Lumpkins faces off against Smoke Doorag for West Coast honors.  It's been a long road filled with upsets, controversy, and claims of originality but the champion shall be crowned soon and we will all celebrate the inaugural winner with a ticker tape parade down Veterans Parkway the day before the start of the 2023 spring softball campaign.  The Gazette had a few favorites that failed along the way.  Boots Trippums deserved a better fate losing in a 2nd round matchup against Slappy Buntwell.  The loss was no fluke as Buntwell now finds hims...

 New Lenox, IL - Ahhh, the smell of burnt leaves and green grass were in the air as the Gnaturals assembled for Spring Training 2023 at The Lions Den.  The Gnaturals are looking to defend their 2022 Fall regular season title and build toward playoff success that eluded them with a quarter final round knockout in the post season.  The boys of summer knocked off the rust as they begin their long journey toward winning the hardware.  Gazette field reporter Rusty Mic, caught up with pitcher Ryan Foster for his take on the upcoming season' "We F*^&ing f*^&ed up and s#@t the bed in the f*^&ing playoffs last year and I guarantee that s#@t won't happen again in 23.  We are going to f*^&ing f*^k teams up this year and carry that mother f*^&ing trophy home to our fans!".  Well said Ryno. Noteables : Better Late Than Never - Zlogar was the last man to show up at practice this past Tuesday.  When asked why he was late, Z responded; "Clock iss...