Week Four Battles

Nessie, the Undefeated

 Yello,

First, an Announcement: We'd like to remind the community that Ultimate is technically a Non-Contact sport.  Although some contact is inherent in the nature of a competitive game, there are very real consequences to reckless play, and we don't have the pads or guards that other sports use to minimize injury.  Please, do your best to be aware of your surrounding players and opponents before you make that amazingly athletic play on the disc.  

Speaking of amazing, there was truly some intense ultimate played out in Week 4.  Really tight games, right down to the wire.  I'm sure they're being replayed in your heads all week, but let's see if some words will do the games justice.   

5.30

Chupagoyles vs. The Blue Oxen of Minch

"Chupagoyles came out the gates with some heat, goin up 3 or 4 running some hot zone. [Blue Oxen] triumphantly battled back and chupas took half 8-7. [Oxen] then went on a 5-2 run, playing some good d and capitalizing on a few chupa drops. Soft cap went off at 12-10, and the chupas were feeling the game slipping...but were not deterred. Determined and feeling the urgency of the conch, chupas got two quick breaks to tie the game at 12s as hard cap sounded. Doublay game point. A gifty pull put [the Oxen] in great shape and anticlimactically (for us) ended the late chupa run. Great game on both sides." -Harris

Blue Oxen 13 - 12 Chupagoyles

Man-Bear-Pig vs. Nessie

"Maybe 3 or 4 lead changes before they took the final one. Best game of the season so far." -Cosgrove

Nessie 14 - 12 Man-Bear-Pig

7.00

Guardin' Gnomes vs. Lil' Griffins

Lil' Griffins 14 - 12 Gnomes

Calvinosaurs vs. Funky Fly Foenixes

An exceptionally amazing game, with many many deep shots by both teams.  Finally, an extremely tired me fired to Sitler for the game ender.  

Calvinosaurs 11 - 10 Foenixes

8.30

Guardin' Gnomes vs. Funky Fly Foenixes

"Good to see Kevin Vest back.  Still have not given up 15.  Small moral victories, don’t let anyone tell you they don’t matter." - Jason Rector

Foenixes 12 - 10 Gnomes

Stackin' Kraken vs. Puff the Magic Jackalope

Jackalopes 13 - 11 Kraken

Leaving us with the records: 

Calvinosaurs    2 - 3
Stackin' Kraken    1 - 3
Chupagoyles    1 - 4
Lil' Griffins    3 - 1 - 1
ManBearPig    1 - 3
Blue Oxen of Minch    3 - 2
Guardin' Gnomes    1 - 3
Puff the Magic Jackalope    1- 2 - 1
Nessie    6 - 0
Funky Fly Foenixes    4 - 1

Finally, here's some photographic testimony by Ethan Burns of the Lil' Griffins:

What grace. 

White called a foul on this one. 

Power flicks look kinda weird. 

"C'mon, son, tighten up that mark!" 

White called foul on this one.