After a breakout first season, John Agan will rejoin the DC Breeze in 2017. Agan reliably progressed the disc as a tireless cutter throughout his 151 points on the field, not to mention the 11 goals, 5 assists and 3 blocks he produced.
**From now through Friday Jan 13, we’ll throw in the $5 single game pay-per-view fee for the DC at Raleigh game with any $39 or $59 ticket package purchased, or the entire $10 4-game Cross-Divisional series with our $99 Supporter Edition package!**
The AUDL announced today that it will begin regular season interdivisional play in 2017, and the first ever installment will feature the Breeze at Raleigh Flyers in April.
On the last Friday of 2016, the DC area Ultimate community congregated in Chantilly, Virginia for the Northern VA Indoor Ultimate Championships. 14 teams attended, representing all ages and geographic areas: there were multiple teams of High School players from Arlington, a team from Fairfax, a team composed of many University of Maryland alums, and a team with many Baltimore club players.
The Washington Area Frisbee Club (WAFC) is offering a 3-session Indoor “Mini” League for Middle School players this winter. It will consist of 6 teams, and each team will play 3 games during the season. The league is designed for middle school players – 6th, 7th & 8th Graders, boys & girls
UMBC’s 11th annual Frozen Elephant Classic is January 14th & 15th, and each day’s winners will get free Breeze tickets again!
Thanks for everything, Breeze Fans!!! 2016 was a memorable year for the DC Breeze as the team completed its 4th AUDL season in 2nd place, its highest ever finish. Along the way the Breeze went 2-1 in double OT thrillers and earned the first regular season victory ever by a U.S. based team over 4-time defending Division champions Toronto Rush.
The World Flying Disc Federation has announced four new member associations representing the nations of Bolivia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and Uruguay, as reported yesterday by Around The Rings. WFDF now includes 71 associations in 69 countries overall, in its quest for worldwide presence and a spot in future Olympic Games.
The DC Breeze have been hard at work this off-season hosting a number of clinics around the greater Washington metropolitan area. Last week, Woodrow Wilson High School and Wilson High School Ultimate Coach Dave Ohls hosted Breeze players and staff as Physical Education guest instructors. The volunteers spent three days at Wilson High School teaching Ultimate skills and techniques in a clinic format to six separate P.E. classes.
Breeze veteran David Bolyan-Kolchin has signed on for another season with the DC Breeze. The cutter will don jersey #4 for his third season with the District’s AUDL representatives.
