2003 UPA Club Championships - Team Info

Team Name: O.L.D. S.A.G.
City/State: Philadelphia
Captains: Steve Wherry, Jim Viner, Jim Brose
Players:
00 Atkins, Richard 6'0"
1 O'Connor, Chris 6'2"
2 Brose, Jim 5'8"
3 Schoettle, Marc 5'8"
4 Cornacchio, Mark 5'6"
5 Kuo, Bruce 5'11"
6 Yood, Charles 5'10"
7 Beidelman, Terry 5'9"
8 Russ, David 5'9"
9 Dodici, Gian 6'3"
10 Viner, Jim 6'0"
11 Peterson, Steve 6'1"
12 Sackett, Samson 5'9"
13 Woodfin, Locke 5'9"
14 Kelly, Chris 6'4"
15 Wherry, Steve 5'11"
17 Kennedy, John 6’4”
18 Minecci, Paul 5’10”
19 Antczak, Brian 5’10”
20 Seifert, Douglas 5’9”
22 Hernandez, Hector 6’0”
24 Rutledge, Andrew 6’3”
28 Spicer, Daniel 5’8”
32 Dillon, Dave 6’0”
33 Williams, David 6’3”
72 Smith, Brendan 5’8”
81 Garzone, Gerald 6’0”
89 Soda, Jason 5’10”
100 Maier, Curtis 5’9”

Team History:
Our team name, OLD SAG, is an acronym for ‘One Last Ditch Shot At Glory’ and that aptly describes our reason for existence. In Y2K, a menu of Philly legends, Sauce, Pickle, Nacho and others realized that they had, not so quietly, aged into the Masters division and that it may be their last shot. So a couple of Jim’s (no relation to Jim’s Steaks) organized the foundation for the team. The goal was to qualify for Nationals and enjoy the ride.

The next year we finished 9th again and our captain, Steve Wherry, vowed to return with a team that would compete for a top spot. His tireless recruiting among old (former?) Rage teammates and other aging PADA summer league stars paid off in 2002. The team jelled and captured the 2002 National Championship. With another year under our belts, the sad reality is “you can’t stop the sag.”