Students Look To Intramural Sports For Fun and Relief

Intramural sports at the University of Oklahoma provides students not involed with Division I or club sports an opprotunity to compete and be active.

All Norman campus who are enrolled are eligible to participate in the 40 different sporting events that are offered throughout the fall and spring semesters.

Some of the sports offered are well known such has flag football, volleyball, basketball, softball, and tennis. To the lesser known pickleball, horsheshoes, and badminton.

Intramural sports are a fun way for students to be active and compete against one another while taking their minds of school work and classes for a few hours

The spring semester is time for two of the more popular intramural sports. Those being basketball and softball. Basketball has just ended while softball looks to begin its season after the break.

While students love to win and compete, they also have other motives behind taking part in these team sports.

"I play because I love basketball, it also helps get my mind off of stuff," Tyler Aljoe, junior public relations major said.

"I've played baseball my whole life, I want to keep it going by playing softball," Justin Dale, sophomore english major said. "And it is helps with getting my mind off of school for a few hours a week."

Students also like the level of competition that they play against, along with the organized structes of the events.

"It's different than a pickup game, it has the scoreboard going and referees so it's more like a real game," Aljoe said.

"Some teams are better than others, but overall the teams are pretty even," Dale said.

Aljoe said he was a little upset that basketball season is now over, "I looked forward to the games every week, I even left class early a few times to make it to the games on time," Aljoe said.

When it comes to softball the players are ready to hit the field and get this season started.

"Yeah I'm looking forward to it, I'm in it to win it," Dale said.