Here’s a terrific article from The New Yorker magazine, which discusses the impressive rise of ultimate from a niche alternative sport to one likely to be in the Olympics within 10 years.
Congratulations to the San Jose Spiders for their win Aug 9th in the 4th AUDL Championship Final! They beat the Madison Radicals 17-15 in a well played and tight contest throughout. See the recap here!
The moment has arrived… the 4 AUDL division winners will battle it out for our 25-team league’s 2015 championship starting tomorrow evening at 7pm ET! All three games will take place at the brand new San Jose Earthquake’s Major League Soccer stadium in San Jose, CA and will be broadcast by ESPN… So please show your support for our young league and pro ultimate in general by tuning in to ESPN3…
[Updated 8/5] The DC Breeze are hosting an ultimate clinic for Middle School Age Players on Saturday, August 8th. Participants who register for the clinic in advance (see below) will receive a free ticket to Breeze Opening Day in April 2016! Who? Middle School Age Players (Boys and Girls!) When? Saturday, August 8: 10 am – 1 pm Where? Sligo Middle School, Silver Spring MD (link) Cost? FREE! All Middle School attendees at Saturday’s Clinic will…
In this episode Breeze newcomers Alan Kolick and Markham Shofner join host Greg Esser to share their experiences over the past decade, contemplate the present, and pontificate about what will be in 2016 and 2017. Find on iTunes or listen Here.
With the strong end to the season, the Breeze have climbed into the Top 15 of the AUDL Power Rankings. Here’s what the site has to say… “[15. DC Breeze] We finished the regular season only 5 days ago, and already the Breeze have made the biggest move of the offseason by signing DC-area stars Shofner and Kolick to two-year deals. The former is a deep ball artillery weapon who…
Host Greg Esser and returning guest Glenn Poole discuss 2015 season results, the AUDL playoffs, and prospects for the Breeze in 2016. Find on iTunes or listen Here.
Highly regarded DC area ultimate players Alan Kolick and Markham Shofner have each signed 2-year contracts to play for the DC Breeze through the 2017 season. Kolick and Shofner are starting handlers for Truck Stop, DC’s top men’s club team, and both also represent the USA at the national level, including this past Spring’s World Beach Ultimate Championships in Dubai, U.A.E.
Here are highlights from our last two games of the season, 7/10 vs Philadelphia and 7/11 vs Rochester. Two final games, two wins to even up the season at 7-7.
From the AUDL Week 14 Power Rankings: “DC Breeze: Bar none, this DC team exceeded the most expectations out of any team in the league. They lost world-dominating talent in A. Thorne, DeGirolamo, and Matzuka after 2014, and everyone expected them to just fold and revert back to the 2013 Breeze team that only won two games. Kerrigan (33A-37G-12D), Boylan-Kolchin (17A-25G-9D), and the rest of the cast are a very…
