Golden Girls Take Early Lead

The first time I saw Theresa Yerger, my only thought was "Clearly this girl knows a lot about women's fencing."  Sure enough, I was proven right as her Italian team captured a clean sweep of the women's Individual Foil.  This was enough to propel Golden Girls to a lead after the first day of Olympic competition.

Da Nang Dynamos are in third, but they suffered a critical blow as the heavily favored South Korean men's archery team choked and only took the bronze.  "I'm seriously starting to have legitimate thoughts about which Korea is better," commented manager John Binz.

STANDINGS THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 29

1.  Theresa Yerger, Golden Girls
32.6 Points
Fencing 17.5 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Shooting 8.4 (1G, 1B)
Weightlifting 6.7 (1G)

2.  Lucas Tanglen, Postmodern Pentathlon
17.1 Points
Judo 8.9 (1G, 1B)
Shooting 6.7 (1G)
Swimming 1.5 (1B)

3.  Christina Binz, Zurich Zebras
14.2 Points
Archery 12.5 (1G)
Weightlifting 1.7 (1B)

4.  John Binz, Da Nang Dynamos
13.4 Points
Swimming 10.3 (1G, 1S, 2B)
Archery 3.1 (1B)

5.  Brian Schwartz, The Jim Thorpes
9.5 Points
Swimming 5.9 (1G)
Judo 3.6 (1S)

6.  Dave Spence, Paragons
9.2 Points
Archery 6.3 (1S)
Swimming 2.9 (1S)

7.  Ellis Kunka, Cornballers
3.5 Points
Judo 1.8 (1B)
Shooting 1.7 (1B)

8.  Craig Emmert, Craig's Team
3.3 Points
Shooting 3.3 (1S)