Games for 11.15.09

This is just a reminder that all games are at George Ward park today. Tuesday's deluge has left West Homewood unplayable this week.

See EVERYONE at George Ward at 1:00!

Hat Tournament

Whether you are a new player or a mothballed veteran - plan to be at this great tournament.

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Week Two Results

After two weeks there seems to be an amazing amount of parity in this league. With a virtual 5-way tie for second place and no team without a win, this could be anyone's season... if it weren't for the black team. Can Gray and the guys from Anniston be stopped or is every other team just going to lay down for them?

Captains: Did your team do anything amazing this week? Did you see the other team do anything noteworthy? Send in your highlights to let your accomplishments be known.

White:
"Matt Phipps from the White Team had a beautiful layout Callahan D. We had the Orange team trapped on the sideline and Matt followed his defender in and jumped to grab the disc, make the D, and land in the endzone for the score! "

Purple:
"Jennifer on Purple Reign dove into the endzone, into the mud to catch the score! Also, our ladies made the majority of the scores in both games this week."

Green:
"In our first game, patient and consistent handling from Andrea, Beth and Nate pretty much won it for us. But an amazing huck from Tom Culpepper to newcomer Jeremy McDermott certainly helped as well. In our second game (against black) all our scores were hard fought and deserved. Smart cutting in the endzone from Nick Rockwell and an incredible layout from Brian Zirbes for a score really helped keep our intensity up... until we lost."

Red:
Red and Light Blue's second game of the day was an out-and-out battle. Blue went up 8-3. Then Red rattled off 7 in a row. Eventually the game reached universe point. Both teams took shots in the endzone but couldn't pull it out. Finally, a solid D from Amanda McPhail right near Blue's endzone setup a quick pass for the score and the win.

Week One Results

One week in and there already appears to be some separation amongst the teams. Of course it is still very early in the season but three teams have set themselves apart from the rest of the pack. Is this going to be a sign of things to come or have the top three merely put a target on their backs?

Also, please check out the updated schedule for the latest information about fields and playing times.

Updated Schedule

Field Change for 11.1.09 Games

From Steve:

The West Homewood fields are too wet (if we play on them, we'll tear them up, which will jeopardize future field use). So today's games scheduled for West Homewood will be played at JPK Fields instead.

This affects teams 5 (Mike Murphy-Gwen Acree, captains), 6 (Jay Pigford-Lea Anne Williams), 7 (Jimbo Tucker-Stacey Brown), and 8 (Brian Loynachan-Ashley Brooks).

Here are directions to the JPK Fields (there's a soccer field and another field next to it; we'll use both of those, as the soccer field is too narrow for two fields to fit on it):

You take Exit 135 (Old Leeds Road) off I-20.

—If you're coming from Birmingham, you'd head toward Atlanta on I-20; Exit 135 is just before the I-459 junction. After you exit, at the end of the ramp, turn right. After about a block, turn right at the T intersection onto Old Leeds Road. Take the first right onto Appaloosa Drive (just after the end of the guard rail). Follow Appaloosa Drive until it ends at the fields.

—If you're coming from Leeds or someplace south such as Shelby County, Exit 135 is the first exit after I-459 as you head west on I-20 toward Birmingham. At the end of the ramp, turn left and cross over the interstate. At the T intersection, turn right onto Old Leeds Road. Take the first right onto Appaloosa Drive (just after the end of the guard rail). Follow Appaloosa Drive until it ends at the fields.

See you there.

2009 UPA Club Championships

As you are certainly aware, the 2009 UPA Club Championships are underway right now in Sarasota, FL. Today is the start of the four day event and scores are already coming in. Real time score updates are available on Twitter by following @UPAnats or by searching for #upa09. If you prefer, streaming video of the daily highlights as well as a few select games will be available starting Thursday afternoon on the Club2009 UPA website.

Get your score updates and watch the country's continent's best Ultimate players do what they love.

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Winter League Teams & Schedule Posted

The rosters for the teams along with the schedule for the season has been posted. The links are in the right sidebar and located below.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the draft last night. It was a huge success with little to no bickering, screaming, or drunken knife fights. It seems Steve and LeaAnne are on par for organizing one of the best leagues in recent memory.

Winter League Schedule

Winter League Teams

WINTER LEAGUE 2009|2010

WINTER LEAGUE signup is closed......

Draft - Oct 27 - location Zydeco
Captains only 7-8:30.....all those not captaining please plan to come by after 8:30.

All Games are on Sundays starting at 1:00 till darkish.

Season - Nov.1 thru Jan. 31

EOW - Feb 6th

See who signed up

EOS Pics

I found these on facebook. Send me pictures and I'll put some on here for everyone to enjoy.

Hail to the Victors, Milk!

Hail! to the victors valiant

Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes

Hail! Hail! to Milk,

The leaders and best!

Hail! to the victors valiant

Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes

Hail! Hail! to Milk

The champions over the rest!

Congratulations to Milk on winning the summer league championship!