Toledo Magazine: Glass City Quidditch Classic

The Glass City Quidditch Classic was held at Bowman Park on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The tournament featured 13 regional schools, including teams from Bowling Green State University, Michigan State University, and Loyola university as well as the University of Toledo. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Alex Scheer unfurls the Toledo Firebolts Quidditch team flag during The Glass City Quidditch Classic. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Becca Haidet, a member of the Toledo Firebolts Quidditch team stays warm in between matches during The Glass City Quidditch ... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Two different types of broomsicks for the match rest against a team's bench during The Glass City Quidditch Classic. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo One of the many Quidditch teams warm-up during The Glass City Quidditch Classic. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Daniel Daugherty, from the BGSU puts up a scoring hoop before the game. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo UT team captain Alex Scheer, center, explains the tournament with all of the teams gathered during The Glass City Quidditch ... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Hisham Abad, center, smiles while huddeling with the UT Quidditch team before their match. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Alex Scheer and the UT team bow before the start of the game during the Glass City Quidditch Classic at ... THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Snitch Jacob Heppe, a freshman of the Michigan State team, puts handcuffs on Jasmine Stefansky, left, from the Miami team. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A bunch of brooksticks for the game during The Glass City Quidditch Classic. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo In yellow is the Snitch, Jacob Heppe of the Michigan State team, evades players while they try to catch him. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo The Wooster Quidditch team gets excited about their game. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo It is the job of the snitch to evade capture of the competing teams' seekers. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo UT and Loyola team members fight for the quaffle. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Fans try to stay warm on the sidelines during the UT and Loyola match. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo UT and Loyola teams battle for the quaffle during their match. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT