The DISCiples defeated the Dave Seidler 5 by a 13-11 score in the finals of the Jesse Mang Ultimate Frisbee League at Birdsong Parkway on Monday evening.
DISCiples defeat Dave Seidler 5
And a video of a score by the Dave Seidler 5:
(I mistakenly cut the video short, but the catch was made.)
Ultimate Frisbee players got together for a pick-up game at Birdsong Park on Saturday morning.
Here’s a few shots from the game:
See the entire album here.
Pete Holowka
Pete Holowka
Ultimate Frisbee
OPHS, Class of 1983
Dream job: Couch tester for La-Z-Boy or track coach at Ursinus College
Favorite thing about ultimate frisbee:
Team-building throughout the season
Favorite OP hangout: Chestnut Ridge Park
Favorite meal:
Steak, garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli
I want to visit: More of America. I have no desire to ever leave our country.
Favorite OP athlete: Laura Hribik – she never left practice thinking she didn’t do enough.
Advice for current OPHS students: Think long-term, think about more than the immediate space you fill. Don’t be sheep, BE SHEPHERDS.
This person should run for President: Not Ryan Anderson, but Ryan Paul.
Worst nightmare I ever had: I’m living it with our current economy/administration.
Here are five of my favorite photos I shot in July while covering Orchard Park Sports.
*The music in the video contains some explicit lyrics, but not so much to deter its use. Enjoy!
Members of Team 3 hold up the Shark after defeating Slick Willies to win the Armenia Cup. Pictured from left to right: Dave Seidler, Phil Piper, Mike Lovering (holding Shaq Diesel the rabbit), Mark Tedeschi, Glenn Butera, Pat Mud, Joe Armenia, Jesse Mang, Jon Selig.
Team 3 won the 2010 Armenia Cup at the No Gimmicks Ultimate Frisbee championship Sunday afternoon. Played at Birdsong Parkway, Team 3 won convincingly over the Slick Willies, 13-7.
Team 3 defeated Young Life, the league’s top team during the regular season, in the semi-final, 13-10.
Slick Willies upset Ice Cream Sandwiches, 13-7, in the other semi-final.
League Commissioner Joe Armenia
The semi-finals and championship of the No Gimmicks Ultimate Frisbee league will be played on Sunday, August 15 at Birdsong Parkway beginning at 1 p.m. Team 3 will play the league’s top team Young Life while the Slick Willies will play the Ice Cream Sandwiches. The championship will immediately follow.
At last weekend’s quarterfinals, Knife At a Gun Fight held off last year’s champs Slick Willies, 13-10. Despite the win, Knife At a Gun Fight will not be participating in this Sunday’s semi-finals citing difficulties in fielding a team. The Slick Willies have moved on in their place.
In the other playoff quarter-final, Team 3 defeated Suck My Disc, 13-7. League commissioner and Captain of Team 3 Joe Armenia helped his team to a 7-6 halftime lead before going a 6-1 second half run to win.
The 2010 Armenia Cup playoffs begin Sunday at Birdsong Parkway.
The first week of playoffs in the No Gimmicks Ultimate Frisbee League will begin Sunday, August 8 at Birdsong Parkway. Both games will begin at 1 p.m.
Here are the Week One contests:
Slick Willies (3rd place) vs. Knife At a Gun Fight (6th place)
Suck My Disc (4th place) vs. Team 3 (5th place)
Sunday, August 15
Young Life (1st) vs. winner of Suck My Disc/Team 3
Ice Cream Sandwiches (2nd) vs. winner of Slick Willies/Knife At a Gun Fight
Armenia Cup Championship to follow semi-finals.
| Current Standings | Wins | Losses | Points | Bonus |
| Young Life | 7 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| Ice Cream Sandwiches | 6 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| Slick Willies | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Suck My Disc | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Team 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Knife at a Gun Fight | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Each win is worth two points. A bonus point is awarded to the winning team if they prevent the losing team from scoring 10 goals. If the losing team scores 10 or more goals, they earn the bonus point.