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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The 4th seeded RANDALL UNIVERSITY SAINTS – the defending National Champions – faced the 7th seeded KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS for the 2017 title.
The Saints had eked out a slender 39-36 edge over the Knights by Halftime. After the break they managed more and more separation from their opponents, ultimately defeating them by a final score of 90-76. Xavier Hunter’s 22 points led Randall University to their 2nd straight crown. * THE SAINTS ARE CHAMPIONS OF NCCAA DIVISION TWO *
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FINAL FOUR, FIRST BERTH – The (6) BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS battled the (1) BETHEL (IN) COLLEGE PILOTS (Riverboat Pilots) for a berth in the 2017 Final Four.
At the break the Pilots were on top of the Bruins by a count of 38-32 but Bellevue University came out for the 2nd Half primed for a comeback. Regulation ended in a 70-70 tie and in the Overtime session the Bruins emerged with a 77-75 upset triumph. Twenty-six points from Nick Hilton led Bellevue. Continue reading
Balladeer’s Blog has previously showcased items by the courageous Lloyd Marcus. Here is another example of him absolutely nailing it when it comes to the rot and sickness which has driven so many of us away from the Democrats. The link is below, but first some excerpts: 
“We’ve financed and built one global project after another, but ignored the fates of our children in the inner cities of Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit—and so many other places throughout our land.” As an American who happens to be black, it baffled me for years why black democrats seemed content with cities they control like Chicago, Baltimore and Detroit becoming hellholes of 
ELITE EIGHT, FIRST BERTH – This was a 6 seed over a 2 seed upset which saw 7 ties and 5 lead changes. The (6) TABOR COLLEGE BLUEJAYS kept their Upset Mojo going against the (2) ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY (IL) EAGLES (Should be the Wind Eagles). 
ELITE EIGHT, SECOND BERTH – The (1) BETHEL COLLEGE (IN) PILOTS (Riverboat Pilots) took the court against the (4) EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY MOUNTAINEERS in this game. 
THE ULTIMATE INHERITORS (1914) – Written by Berg Bellair. This is a very entertaining work of vintage or “ancient” science fiction and is especially noteworthy for the way it anticipates the many “big bug” movies of the 1950s and later. 
Aisha Bokari Gombi of Nigeria joins the real-life League of Extraordinary Women. She is known and feared by the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram, against whom she has been spectacularly successful. (And as always, part of the grim appeal of female warriors who take on Jihadists is the fact that – in Islam’s misogynistic mythology – terrorists killed by women DO NOT get the 72 virgins promised in the afterlife.) 
DAY TWO, GAME ONE – One of the 4 seeds – the NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS – played an Instant Classic against the 5th seeded WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SHOCK. 
THE AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY – The fact that America’s Intelligence Services – who are quite rightly despised here and around the world – oppose Trump so openly is a GOOD sign. 
LA RAZA – La Raza (Racists Without Borders) are a hate group who – by their own deranged admission – support their own as a kind of Master Race. “THE Race” is the literal translation and La Raza hatemongers are proud as hell of that fact. 
RESISTCO – Yes, the faux rebels of ResistCo love to pretend they are being, like, so totally daring by gutlessly and unquestioningly embracing every brain-dead sing-song slogan and every outdated political opinion that the forces of conformity order them to. 
DAY ONE, GAME ONE – The (3) NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BEACONS took the court against the (6) MIDLAND UNIVERSITY WARRIORS to start things rolling. 
DAY ONE, GAME TWO – The (2) INDIANA UNIVERSITY RED WOLVES clashed with the (7) REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES (Should be the Rottweilers). 
THE PSYCHOPATH (1975) – Category: The 70s version of camp, with a premise and plot elements that would have been banned in previous decades 
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – This Conference’s tourney became a War of Underdogs. The 6th seeded HARRIS-STOWE STATE HORNETS battled the 5 seeds – the WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS – for the crown. There was one more upset in store for this league.
