Yes, we are still having Open Play. The current schedule is set for Sunday - 1pm @ Shades Cahaba Elementary School in Homewood as well as Thursday - 6pm @ Gresham Elementary School. Maps to both of these fields can be found on the right sidebar.
Open Play is open to any and all who like to throw plastic discs to each other by the magic of physics and Bernoulli's principle. Ability to catch, run, or layout for a Callahan is not required to participate.
See you there.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
TANG IT!!
Winter League Champions!
Winter League Champions!
Cold. Wet. Muddy. Those three words pretty much sum up our saturday at EOW. But one team didn't care about any of that as they rose to the top winning five straight games to clinch the Winter League Title. Eight Ballin' and Arm & Hammer held seed and rose out of Pool A while Tang IT and Cap'n Murph's Wenches took the 1 and 2 seeds out of Pool A.
After a bit of pizza and a pbr refresher, Tang It faced off with Arm&Hammer in the semis on Field One. Tang It got to an early lead but A&H would bring it back close until Tang took half. Tang stuck to their zone defense and it paid off in the second half forcing turnovers on impatient throws while Tang steadily worked it down the field. Tang finished off Arm in a capped game to advance to the finals. On Field Two Eight Ballin' had its way with Cap'n Murph's Wenches 13-6.
A pregame ceremony of sorts honored Steve Millburg who has exemplified the BUDA leadership principles (or rather far exceeded them!). BUDA presented Steve with a gift certificate to Bottega for his efforts over the years in furthering BUDA's civic involvement and forming strong bonds with various parks and rec organizations solidifying BUDA's network of supporters in the community.
Finals pitted number one seed Eight Ballin', captained by Brian Loynachan and Ashley Brooks, and number two seed Tang It, captained by Lea Anne Williams and Jay Pigford, in a game that would have been played a week earlier had the rain not canceled the last week of the regular season. Early on 8Ball took control taking a 3-1 lead. Tang brought it back close before 8Ball scored three in a row to take half 7-5. Tang was playing zone while 8Ball used their speed and matched up in man defense. The Tang cup had trouble containing the disc and it repeatedly cut through the cup and then quickly up field for score after score. Having made many comeback runs during the season to win games, Tang was no stranger to this zip code. The pep talk paid off as Tang came out to tie up the game 7-7. Tang then took the lead 8-7 as their zone tightened up and got the turns. 8Ball took care of business on the next point and then got two breaks making it 10-8. Tang returned the favor as they began to figure out the cup D - shutting down the dump passes forced errant throws upfield. Score 10-10. The next few points are blurry as the kegs got lighter and the end got nearer. Next thing everyone knew the score was knotted at 12's win by two hard to 15. Tang calls a timeout to have a rest before the last push. They talk it over in the huddle what to do on D and the decision is made to keep the disc out of Gray's hands at all costs, even on the dump. Force 8Ball to throw it up field and into the wing defenders. Tang received and worked it down to score to make it 13-12. On the ensuing point Tang set its zone cup very tight making every swing and dump pass very difficult. The wings began to pinch in to the middle anticipating the up the gut throw and sure enough Lea Anne slaps down a D in the middle giving Tang a chance to win the game from 20 yards out. An errant throw to the endzone leaves the disc in 8Ball's hands again, but again the Tang cup clamped down on the handlers, this time on their own goal-line. As the dump is denied again and again the count gets high and a desperation dump floats helplessly to the mud for a turnover. Tang it walks the disc to the goal-line and Jesse Touchstone makes a slashing cut to the corner for the winning score. Tang It wins 14-12!!
Great game by all. Great spirit.
Get ready for mudbowl and summer league coming soon.......
After a bit of pizza and a pbr refresher, Tang It faced off with Arm&Hammer in the semis on Field One. Tang It got to an early lead but A&H would bring it back close until Tang took half. Tang stuck to their zone defense and it paid off in the second half forcing turnovers on impatient throws while Tang steadily worked it down the field. Tang finished off Arm in a capped game to advance to the finals. On Field Two Eight Ballin' had its way with Cap'n Murph's Wenches 13-6.
A pregame ceremony of sorts honored Steve Millburg who has exemplified the BUDA leadership principles (or rather far exceeded them!). BUDA presented Steve with a gift certificate to Bottega for his efforts over the years in furthering BUDA's civic involvement and forming strong bonds with various parks and rec organizations solidifying BUDA's network of supporters in the community.
Finals pitted number one seed Eight Ballin', captained by Brian Loynachan and Ashley Brooks, and number two seed Tang It, captained by Lea Anne Williams and Jay Pigford, in a game that would have been played a week earlier had the rain not canceled the last week of the regular season. Early on 8Ball took control taking a 3-1 lead. Tang brought it back close before 8Ball scored three in a row to take half 7-5. Tang was playing zone while 8Ball used their speed and matched up in man defense. The Tang cup had trouble containing the disc and it repeatedly cut through the cup and then quickly up field for score after score. Having made many comeback runs during the season to win games, Tang was no stranger to this zip code. The pep talk paid off as Tang came out to tie up the game 7-7. Tang then took the lead 8-7 as their zone tightened up and got the turns. 8Ball took care of business on the next point and then got two breaks making it 10-8. Tang returned the favor as they began to figure out the cup D - shutting down the dump passes forced errant throws upfield. Score 10-10. The next few points are blurry as the kegs got lighter and the end got nearer. Next thing everyone knew the score was knotted at 12's win by two hard to 15. Tang calls a timeout to have a rest before the last push. They talk it over in the huddle what to do on D and the decision is made to keep the disc out of Gray's hands at all costs, even on the dump. Force 8Ball to throw it up field and into the wing defenders. Tang received and worked it down to score to make it 13-12. On the ensuing point Tang set its zone cup very tight making every swing and dump pass very difficult. The wings began to pinch in to the middle anticipating the up the gut throw and sure enough Lea Anne slaps down a D in the middle giving Tang a chance to win the game from 20 yards out. An errant throw to the endzone leaves the disc in 8Ball's hands again, but again the Tang cup clamped down on the handlers, this time on their own goal-line. As the dump is denied again and again the count gets high and a desperation dump floats helplessly to the mud for a turnover. Tang it walks the disc to the goal-line and Jesse Touchstone makes a slashing cut to the corner for the winning score. Tang It wins 14-12!!
Great game by all. Great spirit.
Get ready for mudbowl and summer league coming soon.......
Thursday, February 4, 2010
End Of Winter Tourney
Rain or shine, this tournament is still on... and it's looking like rain. That means that games are going to be held at the Eastlake and Wahouma fields. The first game starts at 9am. Semis and Finals are at Wahouma starting at 1pm.
Check the following schedule to make sure you show up to the right field at the right time.
See you in the Finals!
• East Lake Park - 320 83rd Street North, Birmingham, AL
• Wahouma park - 124 71st street north, Birmingham, AL
Check the following schedule to make sure you show up to the right field at the right time.
See you in the Finals!
BUDA - Volunteer of the Year
Last Thursday, Cahaba River Society presented BUDA with their
Volunteer of the Year Award for creating the Huckraiser Tournament!
Jay Pigford, Beth Sheets, and Brad Sparks attended the CRS Annual
Meeting and accepted the award.
The Huckraiser raised money to support the Shane Hulsey CLEAN
Environmental Education Program. CLEAN (Children Linking with the
Environment Across the Nation) is an innovative program offering
students hands-on environmental education activities while safely
participating in a canoe trip or stream walk in the Cahaba River
watershed. The Cahaba River Society has compiled an interdisciplinary
field and classroom curriculum tailored to local water resources to
encourage critical thinking among students to help them make informed
decisions about water resource issues.
The Huckraiser also introduced the ultimate community to the Cahaba
River Society's mission to protect and restore the Cahaba River, which
supplies half of Birmingham residents with clean drinking water. To
learn more about CRS, please visit their website. www.
cahabariversociety.org
BUDA has tentatively planned the next Huckrasier Tournament for this
October. Plan to come out and have fun while supporting the work
Cahaba River Society is doing for one of the nation's most
biologically diverse rivers!
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