Coed Press release
Rex O'Quinn
SARASOTA_FL
Oct. 24, 1998
San Francisco Wins First-Ever Co_Ed Ultimate Nationals
Red Fish Blue Fish, the veteran Co-Ed discsport team from San Francisco,
California, beat Colorado Springs' Pira Haku in the finals today, 17_9,
to complete a storybook ending to an undefeated season. Playing
primarily along the Western coast, the team (whose name comes from a Dr.
Suess book) beat out 78 competitors to win the 11th Annual Potlatch
Tournament in June and won the Telluride Invitational last month. They
completed the sweep with the Nationals victory here in Sarasota.
"It feels great. It's good for the sport. People can have fun playing
Co-Ed instead of the often intense nature of the Club divisions,"
commented team leader Tom Kenny.
Kenny credited the women on the team for Red Fish's victory. Kelly
Badio, Alyce Pearce, Devo Goldman, Cece Fairley and Joanne Adamkewicz
provided Red Fish's strength all season.
This is the first year Co-Ed has been played at Nationals. It has met
with great success as 120 teams from around the country competed for a
chance to play for the Championship. Ultimate Discsport continues to
grow and expand and adding a strong new division is proof.
The Co-Ed division is one of the first of its kind in discsports and
Ultimate is proud to recognize equal athleticism on the field of play.
There are over 600 Ultimate teams in the United States. Ultimate is run
by the Ultimate Player's Association, a non-profit organization that
supports 11,000 members across the country.
For more information, contact....
dtomlin
Rex O'Quinn wrote in message <36334B5C...@iphase.com>...
---snip, snip, snip----
>Suess book) beat out 78 competitors to win the 11th Annual Potlatch
>Tournament in June and won the Telluride Invitational last month. They
>completed the sweep with the Nationals victory here in Sarasota.
---still snipping---
wasn't the finals at potlatch won by legion of doom from vancouver over
naked cherry pickers from somewhere on the west coast?
i thought that's who i was watching...
dave
dtomlin
Rex O'Quinn wrote in message <36334B5C...@iphase.com>...
---oops...far too snippin' in my last posting, sorry for the repeat---
>
>Red Fish Blue Fish, the veteran Co-Ed discsport team from San Francisco,
>
>California, beat Colorado Springs' Pira Haku in the finals today, 17_9,
>to complete a storybook ending to an undefeated season. Playing
>primarily along the Western coast, the team (whose name comes from a Dr.
>
>Suess book) beat out 78 competitors to win the 11th Annual Potlatch
>Tournament in June and won the Telluride Invitational last month. They
>completed the sweep with the Nationals victory here in Sarasota.
thinking back since my last message 2 minutes ago, i do believe it was naked
cherry pickers against legion of doom.
i also remember a couple of guys from the west coast shotgunning guiness
behind us during the finals...my .02...a waste of good guiness :o)
dave
Rex O'Quinn
corrected and sent to newspapers.
Rex
Rex O'Quinn wrote:
> 1998 Ultimate Discsport Nationals
> SARASOTA_FL
> Oct. 24, 1998
>
> San Francisco Wins First-Ever Co_Ed Ultimate Nationals
>
> Red Fish Blue Fish, the veteran Co-Ed discsport team from San Francisco,
>
> California, beat Colorado Springs' Pira Haku in the finals today, 17_9,
> to complete a storybook ending to an undefeated season. Playing
> primarily along the Western coast, the team (whose name comes from a Dr.
>
> Suess book) beat out 78 competitors to win the 11th Annual Potlatch
> Tournament in June and won the Telluride Invitational last month. They
> completed the sweep with the Nationals victory here in Sarasota.
>
Rivative
I could have sworn the Red Fish captain told me they won Potlatch this
year...but I didn't have time to go over the tape.
This Press Release was more for people not up on the sport of Ultimate, not for
players like you and me. Before you jump on my back (which everyone has been
kind not to do) please remeber that I was wiritng this PR on a fast turnaround
time and that I had Open and Women to cover too.
My apologies. The facts should be straightened out for the Newsletter, the
paper of Record.
-Tony Leonardo