The Editorial Staff at DelawareUltimate.com would like to issue a public apology for its blatant use of digitally-manipulated photographs in a previous post. Below is the original, unedited photo of Allan McKinley preparing to sky Dustin for the disc. We regret the harm caused to Allan”s impeccable reputation.
Who would of thought that the Delaware DOC had an Ultimate team? The orange chain-gang of misfits, came out hot in the second game of the afternoon to score some quick points to take an early lead. The Black team fought hard to recover on some big hucks to bring the score to 7-8 at half. But the DOC team adjusted to Black’s defensive strategy and played smart by minimizing their turnovers, taking the in-cuts, and making some excellent break-mark throws to extend their lead in the second half. Black played hard to keep the game close but the mistakes added up and were eventually too much to recover from against a very good orange team.
Week two of league has passed and the competition is stepping up. There was some fierce playing today by all teams but these are a few pictures that made the cut for, HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY!!!!!
And thats it for this week, lets see some more skies and legit layouts next time and you, just might make THE CUT!
The orange team had a lot of sick layouts in the second game today. There were no cameras present, but this recreation tells the story pretty accurately. Go arrrrr-ange!
Blue played a tough, good spirited game even though they were savage most of the game.
In the wind-drenched confines of the Alapocas, two up and coming squads faced off, with Darrell/Katie (white) taking on Allan/Courtney (yellow). Points were hard to come by, as each team battled fierce winds and rusty winter mechanics. Both teams traded points at first, but yellow was able to take the half 8-5. Defense was very strong on both ends, and spirit was high. Yellow tacked on two more points to take a 10-5 lead, at which point the ranger intervened to truncate what would have certainly been a spirited White rally.
Forgot how frustrating man can be in this kind of wind. Games were capped, and we barely made it to half!
Teams for the 2011 Spring Season have been chosen. Your captain should be getting in touch with you soon with details for the first game. Captains are listed in bold.
Team 1Darrell Thomas Katie Mulrey Joshua Twilley Alex Uy Matt Hanf Randy Kendzierski Kent Messer Brian Thomas Greg Furlong Andrew Burton Baranitharan Babu Paul Parsons Amanda Keene Laura Rose Barclay Holly Michael Laura Whittemore Matt Heim Rachael Hotchkiss
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Team 2Allan McKinley Courtney Howland Michael Dean Daniel Simmons Daniel Fowler Jocelyn Chung Seth Plymyer Steve Traylor Bryan Adams Phillip Wilcox Ashlee Finan Brooks Hall Laura Webbert Julie Nichol Jeff Eisenberg Nikki Whetham Jason Palmer Donald Abrams
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Team 3Greg Young Linda Rob Harford Patrick Walters Andrew Hausman Steve Walker Nick Satinover Matt Jones Brett Pfeil Michael Panhuise Emily Burgun Gary Burcham Sarah Flynn Brian Leffler Marc Porosoff Blue Eng Jen Sykes Luisa Simmons
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Team 4Andrew Wisor Katie Garber Casey barry cohen Eric Berry Molly Coyne Bowen Stone Dan Leipold Jessica Santora Lindsay Tornambe Jesse Vanderhoef Colin Kraucunas Adam Blackford matt zumbrum Chris Weinacht Buckley O’Brien Lydia Carle Dorothy DiMarino
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Team 5John Holloway Hannah Ellwood Andrew Prince Adam Grant Bobby Bucher Ming Huo Megan Scott vess bakalov Stephanie Miller JR Biondi Katie Gee Michael Dee Smith Downing-Webster Nick Rogers Eric Hoover Andrew Guschl PATRICK ELLIS
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Team 6Jeff White Julie Laughner Jason Saienga Jon Claney Matthew Hurray Andrew Landes David Donohue Bradley Treadway Paul Kroncke Susan Dounce Dan Hess Keith Myers Gajinder Sasson Jessica Albertini Dwayne Pragg Sarah Pragg Jamie Rosini
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Team 7Dustin Daminao Elise Colomb Esther Hampson Adam Hernandez Laura Muskavitch John Elliott Mike Rust Sachin Kamboj Kristen Dean Nolan Weaver Kennedy Comer Ryan Frank James Giardina Christine Giardina Shawn Nicholson Dylan Audette William Streck
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Team 8Keala TeKolste Matt Gallin (Slater) John Maguire joe coogan Chris Berger Steve Peterson Nogeeshik Haskell Andrea Kalb Alan Harbaugh Eva Wilson Brian Casey Jeff Measamer Steve Mahoney ABBIE ELDRIDGE Willy ELDRIDGE Matt Wertman
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Today, March 2, Delaware Ultimate was mentioned in Spark. The article highlights the fun of Ultimate and how the league runs. If you’ve found yourself here after seeing the web address in the magazine, welcome! If you haven’t read the article, here is the link: (http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/DelawareOnline/Spark/20110302/p20.asp)
There is one correction to the story. It is mentioned that all women can register for free, when in fact it’s only women new to the sport. If you’ve never played in an Ultimate league before, you can skip the registration fee (you still need to pay the $10 yearly insurance) and get right to the game.
Be sure to stop by our skills clinic on March 20 at 1pm at Alapocas Run State Park. Players of all abilities are welcome, but the clinic is geared to learning the basics of Ultimate. That clinic is free.
Pickup games will likely start after the daylight saving switch. Check the Pickup section for more information.
Thanks to Rob Kalesse for including us in the story.
The Delaware Ultimate Spring Season is quickly approaching. Sign up here (http://www.pada.org/leagues/2011+delaware+spring+league)
Here is the info:
* 10 fun games and a final tournament. All games will be played at Alapocas Run State Park, in Wilmington.
* Games are on Sundays, from 1 to 3 (or 1 to 5 on weeks with double headers). Games start April 3rd, and run through May 15th. Final tournament Sunday May 22nd!
* Receive the brand new 2011 Delaware Ultimate disc, designed by our very own Kev Dubrow, man of mystery.
* All this and tons of FUN for just $21! PADA membership required for insurance ($10). Register by March 21st!
Other important details
* 7 v 7 ultimate. This league is co-ed. The ratio will be 5/2, or if captains agree before game, 4/3.
* Sorry, this is an adult league. You must be over 16 by 4/3/2011.
* Registration closes on March 21st. Men will be capped at 104 entries, so register quickly to ensure play.
* We need CAPTAINS! Please indicate in registration if you would like to captain. Preference will be given to co-ed pairs, and experience.
* We need WOMEN. If you know an athletically inclined, or fun inclined, woman who is looking for a fun, physical activity that is sure to get the heart rate up, let them know about us! See below promotions for encouragement — free beginner’s clinic to learn about the sport, free registration to try it out a season.
* Baggage! We are relaxing baggage a bit for this season. New-to-ultimate players are always allowed to baggage with experienced player, and couples may bag together. All games are played at the same time, in the same place, so carpool baggage is not allowed.
* FREE FOR NEW WOMEN! $21 registration fee will be waived/refunded. Use coupon code NEWDE at checkout. This is only for NEW WOMEN.
* BEGINNER’S CLINIC. Free beginner’s clinic on March 20th, 1PM, Alapocas Run State Park. Paper registrations will be allowed during the clinic.
* HAT TOURNAMENT! Dust off the cobwebs. Meet new players! Come to the Second Annual (weather permitting) Delaware Hat Tournment, March 27th. More details to come. We will allow paper registration at the hat tournament, but fee will rise $5, until we have reached our maximum registration.
* Help us! We have some great postcards to shower over the region. If you could leave postcards at your workplace, your gym, your yoga class, where ever co-ed type people hang out, please get some postcards! I will have many, and I’ll be giving the to lots of other folks to distribute — Andrew, Pat, others. Email me (joshua at DelawareUltimate dot com) if you’d like some.
