Deadlines for bids draw near! Tournaments are a great way for teams to get together. See above: elements of Hotchkiss, St. Johnsbury, and St. Margarets at the 2005 NEPSUL.Thanks to Josh Seamon of St. Johnsbury for putting together this information! Check back for updates as dates are confirmed.
Name: Western New England Captains and Coaches Scheduling Meeting Location: Bertucci's, Downtown Amherst, MA Date: Sunday, February 26 from 4:00 to 5:00. Comments: Annual meeting held by Jim Pistrang (jim@jpcr.com) and Tiina Booth(tiinabooth@hotmail.com). Eveyone mingles, eats great food, and schedules like crazy.
Name: First CT High School Ultimate League Tournament Location: Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield CT Date: Sunday, 4/9 TD: TBA Check http://www.ctultimate.com (high school) for updates. Comments: This is the first year of the CT High School Ultimate League, which will feature three tournaments over the course of the season to determine a state champion. Priority will be given to teams from CT, yet there should be space for teams from out-of-state.
Name: Oakwood Friends School Tournament Location: Poughkeepise NY Date: Saturday, 4/22 TD: Chad Cianfrani (ccianfrani@oakwoodfriends.org) Comments: This tournament will feature a number of second year teams with great spirit! Not sure how many spaces will be taken by teams from the Hudson Valley Atheltic League (HVAL) of which OFS is a member. Contact Chad for bid information and cost.
Name: First Annual Milton Academy Invitational Location: Milton, MA Date: Saturday, 4/22 TDS: Matt Larkin and Henry Hays-Wehle(matt_larkin@milton.edu; henry_hays-wehle@milton.edu) Comments: Milton has fielded a very strong team for the last few years, and this will be their first attempt at hosting a tournament - help them show their school what Ultimate is all about! Contact Matt and Henry for bid information and cost.
Name: Northfield Tournament Location: Northfield Mount Hermon, Northfield, MA Date: Saturday, 4/29 TD: Mark Yates (mark_yates@nmhschool.org) Comments: The date is set. This year, in addition to A and B Open divisions, there will be a girls division. NMH finally has a Varsity girls team. Hooray!
Name: Middletown Invitational Location: Middletown HS, Middletown, CT Date: Saturday 4/29 Cost: $30 Bids Due? Contact Trevor asap if you are interested TD: Trevor Charles 860-395-7852 (charlest@mps1.org) Comments: Trevor is the co-founder of the CT High School League. This is a five team, two field tourney, wiht captains meeting at 8:30 and first game at 9. This is not an official CTHUL tournament, and so there is space for teams from outside the state. Count on Trevor and the Middletown team to put on a great show!
Name: Darrow School Shaker Cup Location: Darrow School, New Lebanon, NY Date: Sunday, 4/30 Cost: $75 TD: Scott Challener (challeners@darrowschool.org) Comments: A 10 team tournament designed for new and less-experienced players. These players typically do not have more than two years of ultimate experience or play on a B-level or JV team or do not get many opportunities to compete. Pizza to follow! Scott is taking bids as of 2/20/06.
Name: Andover Invite Location: Andover, MA Date: Saturday and Sunday, 4/29-30 TD: Tommy Proulx (coach.proulx@mindspring.com) Comments: The date is set. Note that these are two, one-day tournaments. Open division only. There were 10-12 teams there each day last year. Tommy puts on a good show.
Name: Amherst Girls Round Robin Location: Amherst Regional High School, Amherst, MA Date: Sunday, 4/30 *not confirmed* TD: John Bechtold (jbechs@yahoo.com) Comments: Last year John put together a 5 team round robin at Amherst Regional High School. No word on if this is happening again.
Name: Amherst Invitational Location: Amherst Regional High School, Amherst, MA Date: Saturday-Sunday, 5/6-7 UPA Sanctioned? Yes! (all players must be UPA members) TDs: Tiina Booth (tiinabooth@hotmail.com), Jim Pistrang (jim@jpcr.com) Comments: The date is set. The premier high school Ultimate tournament. Three divisions: ten team Open A and B divisions and an 8 team Girls division. So, so much fun. Worth the trip just to watch the games. Website: http://jpcr.no-ip.com/ultimate/arhs2006.html
Name: 2nd CTHUL Tournament/Hotchkiss School Tournament Location: Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT Date: Sunday, 5/7 UPA Sanctioned? Yes (all players must be UPA members) TDs: Roger Wistar (rwistar@hotchkiss.org), Anne Murray (amurray@hotchkiss.org) Comments: Please note that this year, this is one of the three CT Ultimate league tournaments, and as such, priority will be given to teams in the league. Stay tuned for bids for non-lague teams. Absolutely gorgeous fields, and a real emphasis on spirit.
Yes, May 13-14 is THE busiest weekend of Ultimate in New England, including the NEPSUL league championship.
Name: NEPSUL Tournament Location: Phillips Academy, Andover, MA Date: Sunday, 5/14 Cost: $90 per team UPA Sanctioned? Yes! (all players must be UPA members) TD: Scott Hoenig (shoenig@andover.edu) Comments: The championship tourney, open only to members of the New England Prep School Ultimate League. Note that this is on Mother's Day!
Bid information (including instructions on how to register your team with the UPA) are coming soon, and will be posted on the NEPSUL home page. Website: http://www.nepsul.org
Name: Easterns Location: Pittsburgh, PA Date: Saturday-Sunday, 5/13-14 UPA Sanctioned? Yes! (all players must be UPA members) TD: Will Deaver (will.deaver@upa.org) Comments: The date is set. The east coast championship tournament. Teams are selected (we'll be rooting for St. Johnsbury's Girls and the Milton Academy Open team). Note that this is Mother's day weekend! Website: http://www2.upa.org/juniors/championships/2006_hs_easterns
Name: Greenfield Junior Ultimate Tournament Location: Greenfield, MA Date: Saturday, 5/13 TD: Terry Plotkin (tplotkin@earthlink.net) Comments: The date is set. Last year the tourney had three divisions: Open A and B and a Mixed division. One of the very few youth tournaments with Mixed division. Due to Easterns Amherst won't be attending. In the words of the TD, "The A division is wide open." Website: http://terryplotkinstuff.bravehost.com/
Name: The Master's Tournament - Open High School Location: The Masters School, West Simsbury, CT Date: Saturday, 5/13 TD: Dan Herzig (dherzig@masterschool.org) 860-651-9361 Comments: This is a six team tournament that should offer good competition for newer teams. The Master's school team is in their second season and has great spirit. Captain's meeting is at 9 a.m. Bids Due: April 7, 2006
Name: Amherst Middle School Invitational Location: Amherst Regional High School, Amherst, MA Date: Sunday, 5/14 TD: Jim Pistrang ( jim@jpcr.com) Comments: One of two Middle School tournaments in New England. $35 team entry fee. Water, a disc, and a team box containing fruit & bagels are provided for each team. Visiting teams will each play 3 or 4 games. Website: http://jpcr.no-ip.com/arms2006.html
Name: St. Johnsbury Invitational Location: St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, VT Date: Saturday-Sunday, 5/20-21 UPA Sanctioned? Yes! (all players must be UPA members) Cost: $125 per team; dinner on Saturday is $6 a person TD: Josh Seamon (jseamon@gmail.com) Comments: 10 team girls division on Saturday and 10 open team division on Sunday.
In addition to a full day of Ultimate in scenic northern Vermont, there will also be an all-teams dinner and Ultimate dance party on Saturday night. The dinner will be catered by the one and only Black Sheep Deli of Amherst, MA and the dance will take place in our state of the art Black Box which features multiple digital projectors and many thousands of watts of base shaking speakers.
Free housing can be provided on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Website: http://vyul.org/content/view/28/57/
Name: New England Qualifiers Location: Andover, MA Date: 5/20 or 21 and 5/27 or 28 *not confirmed* TD: Tommy Proulx (tommy.proulx@mindspring.com) Comments: For the last two years Tommy has run two qualifiers on the two Saturdays before the NE championship. Last year each tournament had a MA qualifier bracket, and a New England bracket. A great way to get a bunch of games in against teams you prolly haven't played before. Website: http://buda.org/highschool/
Name: Third CTHUL Tournament Location: Chase Collegiate School, Waterbury, CT Date: Sunday, 5/28 TDs: Karl Schwoerke (kschwoerke@chasemail.org) Comments: This is the final CTUL tournament of the season, as with the previous two, preference is given to CT teams, but there should be space for teams from outside of the state.
Name: Vermont State Championships Location: Northwood Park Fields, Rutland, VT Date: Sunday, 5/28 UPA Sanctioned? Yes! (all players must be UPA members) Bids Due: Monday, March 27; UPA Rosters Friday, April 7 TDs: Allan Brooks (ultimatefrizbeedude@yahoo.com), Luc Somers (eraticideal@aol.com) Comments: The date is set for the first ever Vermont State Championships. See the website below for more information. Website: http://vyul.org/content/view/27/38/
Name: New England Championships / MA State Champs Location: Fort Devens, Devens (Ayers), MA Date: Sunday, 6/4 UPA Sanctioned? Yes! (all players must be UPA members) TD: Tommy Proulx (tommy.proulx@mindspring.com) Comments: The date is set. Last year they combined the MA state champs into the NE champs, and the winner of the NE bracket (NE states besides MA) played the winner of the MA bracket. Last year Dover, NH earned the chance to be throttled by Amherst Varsity. There is also a Girls division. Website: http://buda.org/highschool/
Name: National Ultimate Training Camp Comments: The Ultimate camp for 14-18 year olds. If you want to work on your game, this is the place to go. Date: July-August Website: www.nutc.net
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