Week 6: Oh the Monstrosity!

Roar!

Our sixth week into the mayhem, and the action is heating up.  Check out the action straight from a few horse-mouths below:

5.30

Lil' Griffins vs. Funky Fly Foenixes

Griffins 15 - 13 Foenixes

Calvinosaurs vs. Guardin' Gnomes

The Calvinosaurs fought valiantly, albeit lethargically.  I don't like thinking about this game much.  

Guardin' Gnomes 11 - 10 Calvinosaurs

7.00

Chupagoyles vs. Puff the Magic Jackalope

Chupagoyles 11 - 8 Jackalope

Stackin' Kraken vs. Blue Oxen of Minch

"As the sun painted the western skies shades of what this color-blind reported was told of as amazing purple, The Mighty Krakenites stretched their limbs and prepared to take on the Blue Oxen.  Using our patented ten-tentacled defense we shot off in a cloud of ink to an early lead, taking half by a score not currently remembered.  In the second half, under the advisement of Motivational Speaker Nosowitz, we kept our head in the game like good cephalopods  and rode out the current to a 15-11 victory.  Unfortunately our final cheer was for Paul Bundy (hopefully a cousin of Al, preferably not Ted) - a folklore mistake we would like to apologize for and assure the Oxen that it shan't happen again." -Andrew Hartnegel

Kraken 15 - 11 Oxen

 

8.30

Stackin' Kraken vs. Puff the Magic Jackalope

"The moon rose in thankfully discernible black and white tones over the east and we all agreed it was a swell night for a second game against the Jackalopes.   The early game was so evenly matched, it didn't even matter that no one knew who was what color on the scoreboard.  The 'Lopes fought intensely, even with Dan Kenney sidelined with a golf injury (yes, you read that right), however our patented SuperSucker O took half and never looked back because that's impossible for a creature with fixed giant eyes on the sides of a neckless head, winning 13-9.  We committed yet another cheer gaffe in saying the 'Lopes had horns, when in fact they have antlers, but please understand it was just the adrenaline talking." -Ibid.  

Kraken 13 - 9 Jackalope

Nessie vs. ManBearPig

"(Nessie's Perspective): Bad guys get a quick break, taking the lead 2-3. We trade points a few times, and then Nessie gets two breaks, tying the game at 5s.  We trade points again and then bad guys gain the lead 6-7.  Nessie takes half, with some awesome zone defense, score 8-7.  ManBearPig gets a break, and game is tied at 9s.  Bad guys go up to 9-10, and then Cos gets 2 back to back calahans.  Final score 14-9, ManBearPig really does exist!  Great ultimate on both sides." - Jack Derbyshire

ManBearPig 14 - 9 Nessie

Wow, back-to-back Callahans?  That Cosgrove guy must be an outstanding cheater. 

Leaving us with the team records:

  

Calvinosaurs    2 - 5
Stackin' Kraken    3 - 4
Chupagoyles    3 - 4
Lil' Griffins    6 - 1 - 1
ManBearPig    2 - 5
Blue Oxen of Minch    3 - 4
Guardin' Gnomes    3 - 4
Puff the Magic Jackalope    2 - 4 - 1
Nessie    6 - 2
Funky Fly Foenixes    5 - 2

And some photographic highlights taken by Laura Boffa. 

Ellory shows distaste for her Daddy's team's performance. 

Josh Tager makes someone layout. 

Mike Rose goes up!

Looks like two pivot points to me. 

Frisbee people are weird. 

Brian scores again.  Booooring. 

Playoffs are a-coming!  See you tomorrow night. 

Week Five's a Wrap!

Hey Everyone,

Great playing this past week. Here's a recap of how the games went down last Wednesday:

-The Guardin' Gnomes took the first game of the day against ManBearPig 13-8, while the Lil' Griffins were able to pull away against the Stackin' Kraken 12-7

-In the doubleheader of the day, the Lil' Griffins were able to come away victorious against ManBearPig 15-11, while Puff the Magic Jackalope won against the Blue Oxen of Minch 14-11

-During the late games, the Funky Fly Foenixes won against Nessie15-10, beating the last undefeated team in league. Meanwhile, the Chupagoyles were able to sneak away with a win against the Calvinosaurs 12-11.

Also, just as a reminder to everyone, we are accumulating a lot of stuff in the lost and found, so please come claim anything that may belong to you! Also, if you have anything in your possession that's not yours, please return those items to the rightful owner. It's no fun to lose stuff at league, and it's even worse when somebody consciously is taking your swag.

See you all this Wednesday!

-Chanchai and Ryan

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. 

  

Week Three + Name-Calling

Howdy Ultimate People,

Check out the results from Week 3 and all the sweet monikers adopted by teams:

5.30  

Chupagoyles (Team 3) vs. Puff the Magic Jackalope (Team 8)
"Beautiful 530 game, went up 4-1 and felt good. Bad guys came back within one, threatening their wonderful afternoon of joy and rainbows. Mythical powers were pulled together and half was taken 8-5 (i think). Soft cap went of at 11-8. Final score being 13-8, flesh-eating-dog-like-winged-scary-looking-beasts that are graphite in color. The mighty Chupagoyles became victors simultaneously ending their goose-egged win column. We basked in our after game glory, then looked each other in the eye, and sadly continued on with our lives outside of frisbee, although still flesh hungry. Flesh composed teams be weary (sic)....."  -Harris Woody
Chupagoyles 13 - Puff the Magic Jackalope 8

and
Funky Fly Foenixes (Team 10) vs. Lil' Griffins (Team 4)

"Good game. Matt and Leif invented a lefty connection. Birdo played amazingly with full-field sprints for Ds and bids. Ruth had some awesome hucks and posed a major deep threat as usual, which was even more badass since she was running a fever. It was stupid hot out for mid-March." - Rachel Winnerrrr

Foenixes 13 - Griffins 9

 

7.00

Blue Oxen of Minch (Team 6) vs. Guardin' Gnomes (Team 7)
Oxen 13 - Gnomes 8
and
Calvinosaurs (Team 1) vs. Nessie (Team 9)
Nessie 13 - Calvinosaurs 8

8.30

Blue Oxen of Minch (Team 6) vs. Nessie (Team 9)
Nessie 14 - Oxen 12
and
The Stackin Kraken (Team 2) vs. Man-Bear-Pig (Team 5) 
"The Stackin Krakens ate their Wheaties and drank a ton of "Michael's Secret Stuff" and played a fun game against a fun team.  No wind meant for long throws and fast points.  The Krakens took half 8-2 and didn't look back on the way to a 15-8 victory.  The greatest day of the year merited a great day of ultimate all around." -Adam Morgan 
Kraken 15 - Man-Bear-Pig 8

And here's a few photos taken by Jake Dewey of Puff the Magic Jackalope.  

The Brewmaster seems open. 

Kyle Carpenter throws pretty well for a soccer player. 

Big Brother View

Leaving us with the records...

Calvinosaurs    1 - 3
Stackin' Kraken    1 - 2
Chupagoyles    1 - 3
Lil' Griffins    2 - 1 - 1
ManBearPig    1 - 2
Blue Oxen of Minch    2 - 2
Guardin' Gnomes    1 - 2
Puff the Magic Jackalope    0 - 2 - 1
Nessie    5 - 0
Funky Fly Foenixes    3 - 0

See you next Wednesday!  

-Ryan Bell

Week 2 is in the Books!

Hey Everyone,

Week 2 of Spring League brought us clear skies, no lightning, and some great games of Ultimate! Here's a quick re-cap of the scores for Week 2:

5:30
There were two incredibly close and well-fought games to start off the night. Team 6 edged out a victory against Team 1 13-11, while Team 9 claimed victory against Team 8 12-11.

7:00
In two spirited games, Team 10 was able to defeat Team 3 13-7, and Team 4 took home the win against Team 5 13-9

8:30
The first late-game doubleheader of the season featured Teams 3 and 4, with Team 4 winning 15-4. In the other late-game, Team 7 was able to defeat Team 2 15-13 in a game that came down to the wire.

Here is an update on each team's win-loss record (along with any team names that have been established):

Team 1: 1 - 2
Team 2: 0 - 2
Team 3: 0 - 3
Lil' Griffins (4) 2 - 0 - 1
ManBearPig (5) 1 - 1
Team 6 1 - 1
Falkor (7)  1 - 1
Team 8 0 - 1 - 1
Nessie (9)  3 - 0
Team 10 2 - 0

Lastly, as you know Ultimate players can be quite forgetful, and a Lost & Found stash is already being assembled. So far I have found quite a few water bottles, some shoes, a pair of cleats, and an assortment of other things. Please be sure to contact either Ryan or myself to stake claim to your lost item.

See you all on Wednesday!

-CT

Week One: Getting to Know One Another

Hey Ultimate People,

Twas brillig to see all the shiny happy people last week for a sensational season opener.  The weather tried its best to chase us off, but we were able to hold firm (but cautiously) and only miss an hour's worth of ultimate.

Which brings us to a few necessary announcements:
1)  Lightning Policy - When a flash is seen, we wait 20 minutes before games begin.  We highly recommend you leave the fields at this time, but even if you choose to stay, no games will be played while lightning is present.
2)  Officially: No Drugs or Alcohol are allowed at the fields.   (Bring discretion devices.)
3)  Even More Officially: No Dogs at the Fields.  Players with dogs will be asked to take their dogs home.  (My B)

And now for more fun announcements:
1)  The complete schedule is now up at ashevilleultimate.org.  Check it out and plan your Wednesdays!
2)  You'll see on the schedule, (and on the results below), that the teams right now are a bunch of numbers.  Lame.  Whoever thought numbers were cool should teach math.  We're giving teams until Week 3 to make up a team name having to do with some Mythical Creature.  Griffins has been taken by someone.  The Kraken is still up for grabs.  If you already have a team name that doesn't have to do with a Mythical Creature, that's fine, but know that everyone else will have cooler names.  If you don't come up with something by Week 3, we'll provide you one using my old Monster Manual (nerd alert!).

Finally, last week's results!

5.30

1v2
11 to 9

3v9
8 to 14

7.00
1v9
7 to 12

4v8
8 to 8

8.30
5v6
11 to 10

7v10
10 to 15

And here's a recap of Team 9's doubleheader:

"Team 9 vs Team 3

We (Team 9) rushed out to start with 4 quick points in a row.  We let off the gas, but took half 8-6 (8-7?).  Team 3 fielded 4 guys/3 ladies for the first few points of the 2nd half, with quite a few deep throws to Chanley for points.  Luckily, our ladies stepped up to the challenge and caught a few deep hammers to score.  End game: Team 9 wins, 14-8.  

Team 9 vs Team 1

With quite a few of Team 1's star players benched due to injuries, Team 9 was able to grab some easy breaks and throw even more hammers to the end zone.  Score: 5-1.  At this time, Team 1 rallied a little bit and we traded points.  Team 9 took half 8-3 (8-4?).  Team 9's speedy, uninjured line, despite more than a few turnovers, easily won the game, which was called early on account of lightning.  Final score: 12-7." - Jack Derbyshire

Team Record

1 1 - 1

2 0 - 1

3 0 - 1

4 0 - 0 - 1

5 1 - 0

6 0 - 1

7 0 - 1

8 0 - 0 - 1

9 2 - 0

10 1 - 0

See you Wednesday! -Ryan Bell  

Spring League Done Sprung

Hey all!

Asheville Ultimate is proud to announce open registration for Spring League!  Sign Up and get your spots while they're hot, cause they usually fill up fast.  Tell your friends (especially the lady ones)!  Cheapest rec league in town, and undoubtedly the most fun.

Hit up the signup survey here

And then the PayPal link. 

Your Directors
Ryan Bell and Chanchai (CT)