18/10/2026
A late Friday night tilt had the Polar Pops wondering why anyone would want to have a match late on a Friday. We would also like to state that the gym was cold as this was a common excuse from the players despite being dubbed as “Polar” Bears who should be accustomed to frigid environments.
The game started off with both sides coming out guns-a-blazing with big swings, wrist watch-exploding blocks, and serves that threatened to test the back wall. There were many many fans in attendance but honestly they didn’t really make as much noise as one would expect.
Cherie, our captain, dazzled with her front court performance but decided to see how far she could serve the ball out. Meanwhile, Sara, her fellow substitute partner made all her serves in, including an ace (probably because Veva’s head was not in attendance to aim at)! Also disappointed by lack of the red-haired ref lady and social media guru were the Blockbusters boys in attendance. They certainly weren’t cheering (or jeering) loud enough and were too busy checking the players out but then not actually asking them out after the match. And once again, the spectators thought that the Bears coach was far too serious all match despite wearing fluffy ears all game.
Nevertheless, the night resulted in the team making an unfortunate early appearance in the Thirsty Bear pub. Yes, that is a real place and no they do not sponsor us—yet. We might have lost the match but the vibes were still high as we spent hours together in the pub. We all shared drinks and shared some GDPR data about our birthdays and learned a fun little factoid that Ches shares the same birthday as Julius Caesar (not that anyone cares).
Big ups to Jasna for winning her first MVB and the respect from the opponents side too after multiple blocks, big digs down the line, and a majestic jump serve directly into the back of Andrea’s head.
The girls are ready to put in work in training and get back in the win column! Go Bears go! 🐻🐻❄️
