Last Game of the Season

The Golden Nuggets - Girls' table + Chris

We played our last Ultimate game of the season this past Tuesday. It was the second week of playoffs and we were vying for 5th place. Unfortunately we lost and ended up in 6th. That's not too bad considering we started the season on a huge losing streak. Out of the first five or six games we played we only won one. It was only at the end when we pulled off two straight wins to finish off round robin play and won last week's first playoff game which elevated us to a respectable placing.

Nevertheless the season was fun, regardless of where we ended up. It was cool meeting some new people. We certainly got our exercise. Especially the girls who on occasion had to go without subs because the other girls were away. That was definitely tough.

The season ended as it began... at Boston Pizza. Part of our league payment went to an opening night and closing night celebration with snacks provided. We all got drinks, appetizers, and light fare which included garlic bread, salad, pasta and pizza. It was a time to hang with your friends and talk about how things went over the course of the few months we played.

Thanks go out to Gord Lau who organized the league. And to all the team captains and other people who made it turn out as well as it did. Cheers.

Ultimate Frisbee

Back row: Rahim, Tim, Me, Jason; Middle row: Calvin, Taku, Curran, Chris, Benson; Front row: Tomomi, Mila, Mary, Laura, Michelle, Anju; (missing Doug)

After a two or three year absence I rejoined the Cornerstone Ultimate League. I played with them a few years ago when my former company was located near Yorkdale Mall. But, after we moved west closer to the airport it was just too far to get there on time after work. Now that I'm not working I have all the time in the world.

This is probably our 10th or 11th week playing. We had a couple of weeks of practice at the beginning. After that we formed our teams. Since we have yellow/gold coloured shirts we decided to call ourselves the Golden Nuggets.

Our captain is Jason Cook. He's quite a good player. Calvin Lee is his assistant. We have a mix of players. Some are new, others have a bit of experience.

Our turnout at the beginning was quite good. We had a good number of guys and girls showing up. But, in the past few weeks the attendance for the girls has dropped. So the ones who do come out don't get any rest. It's tough on them, but they're warriors.

I thought our team might do alright, but we started off kind of poorly. We lost a whole bunch of games in a row. Finally a few weeks in we won one. And oddly enough in the past few weeks we've strung together a three game winning streak. Things are turning around for us it seems. It's too bad the season is ending next week. We should have started this winning streak sooner, eh?