MANHATTAN ULTIMATE

Week Eight Closes Out The Regular
Season and Playoffs Await
11/9 Inwood

With pickups abound, the Fall

2008 regular season came to a

close in a surprisingly even

way. The top and bottom two

teams paired off respectively

and matched records, while

the two middle teams mirrored

each other and made playoff

seeding dependent on head-to-

head and point differentials.

   After Too Sexy-to Care

defeated a depleted Six Pack

team, 14-12, on Sunday and

Four Canaries beat Number 2

for the third time this

season, 13-9, both the Pack

and the Canaries ended up

with 12-3 records. Six Pack

will get the top seed nod for

playoffs this weekend.

   TStC ended up 8-7 with The

Oneders at 7-8. They'll go as

the #3 and #4 seeds playing

in the Quarterfinals on the

16th. The Oneders will likely

face High Fives, who they

played and had trouble with

on Sunday, just beating them,

13-11.

   Number Two ended up 3-12

and tied with H5. However, #2

will be the 6th seed and H5

the 5th, positions these two

teams have occupied for most

of the season.

   The quarterfinals will

begin at 11am this Sunday and

both TStC vs #2 and Oneders

vs H5 should be exciting as

these teams have had 1 and 2

point games at previous

meetings this season. With

people returning from club

tournaments and vacations,

attendance looks to be near

full. Just in time to see of

what these teams are made.

After Seven Weeks, One Leads the
Foray, Two Refuse to Go Away,
and Three Changes Its Name.
11/2 Inwood

On Sunday, another 3 universe

point games were decided, an

indication that nothing yet

is certain in this league,

not even a clear champion.

   That being said, Six Pack

added 2 more sequential wins

to their total, now 12, but

one did not come easily. The

Pack went point for point

with Four Canaries, actually

giving up a break to let the

Canaries take half 7-5. In

the second half, it came down

to 12-12. The Pack worked it

from the back corner of their

endzone, to the break side,

and after a miraculous hammer

catch by Alan Rotenberg, put

it in to win.

   The Pack's other win was

against High Fives, 13-3. H5,

however, was involved in the

second universe point game of

the day. They lost this one

as well, 11-10 to Number 2,

but it was hard-fought and

perhaps owing to the pickups

from Team 3, who joined #2.

   When Number 2 played The

Oneders, it was a game more

of lethargy than a desire to

win. Both teams were number

depleted and had taken on

various pickups. Oneders won

9-7.

   It's possible The Oneders

were actually worn out from

their universe point defeat

of Team 3, who has vilified

their Triple Sow Cow identity

and will henceforth be known

as Too Sexy-to Care, or TStC.

Oneders squeaked that one

out, 10-9, but have assured

this publication it was not

for the excitement of it.

With their new name and much

looser morals, TStC puts up a

good fight. Though, we hope

we'll see more of that fight

next week and during playoffs

as TStC only scored 7 points

to Four Canaries 13 in the

last game of the day.

   As next week closes out the

regular season, look to see

roster additions to Number 2.

Our hope here at The Latest

is that they give the whole

field a run for their money,

which will be ironic since

all those new additions won't

be paying dues.

In Week Six, Six Pack and Triple
Sow Cow Dominate, Oneders Break
Hearts and High Fives's Hearts
Break, Four Canaries Get Humble
and Number Two Still Has No Clue
10/26 Inwood

In the Summer, Purple People

Eaters had 7. To start this

Fall season, Four Canaries

had 8. For dramatic purposes,

the White team in the Spring

put 9 together. But Sunday,

Six Pack won two more games

for a record 10 in-a-row.

   It looked, since Number 2

had no captain, no handlers,

and this week, no arms and

legs, like it would be easy.

But after defeating #2, 13-3

Six Pack faced the Oneders

who, this week, had come for

blood. High off their thril-

ling defeat of top ranked 4

Canaries, The Oneders racked

up an early 4-1 lead. Six

Pack, nearly savage against

a fully stocked Oneder team,

took a slow walk back to the

line and after a few words

from various members, scored

6 straight to take the half.

They went on to win 11-6.

  Triple Sow Cow also nailed

down double wins this week.

After beating Number2, 13-4,

they took on High Fives. The

game went to universe point,

(the league's 6th universe

point game and the 3rd that

TSC has been involved in).

TSC's Emily Noton attributed

"good freaking attendance an'

the ability to put points on

the damn board" to their 10-

9 win and their success this

Sunday.

   Four Canaries had 2 solid

games. Losing to the Oneders

had as much to do with steam

as it did skill. Canaries

had 1 sub and despite taking

half, they ran out of gas.

In fact, down 12-11, Brian

Bishop of the Canaries made

a huge layout block on the

endzone line. But instead of

marching it down to field to

tie it, Rey Punzalan picked

up the disc and threw it to

Paul Wang on the other team.

Paul immediately threw the

score giving The Oneders the

win.

   Against High Fives, poise

got the Canaries through to

win 13-10. They went up 9-3

but then High Fives stormed

back, tying it with six un-

answered points. According

to Canary captain, John Kim,

"we took a time out, a deep

breath." Then they gathered

themselves and finished it.

High Fives were left with 2

memories of tragic closeness

that they'll try to convert

into magic for their match

against Six Pack next week.

They'll also face Number 2

who will need some magic of

their own to muster up any-

thing. So far this season, #

2 has averaged only 5 points

per game. Maybe some of them

who haven't been showing up

should get with it and real-

ize that ultimate is really,

really awesome.

Week Five Brings Upset, Relief
and the Appearance of Many Who
Were Missing and Assumed Dead
10/19 Inwood

Note from the Editor:

As Editor-in-Chief of these

fine newsclips and also the

captain of Six Pack, I feel

I must take a moment to ad-

dress the rumors regarding

practices, and allegations

that our women receive sti-

pends to show up. We don't

practice; we are just that

good. And don't be ridicu-

lous. Our women come out in

droves because, our team is

sooo charming, they simply

can't resist. You've played

against us. Your heart has

skipped a beat as well.

--Mateo



Like gas was leaking in the

mine shaft, 4 Canaries fell

off their undefeated perch

this Sunday, losing to Six

Pack 10-4. The Pack threw a

myriad of defenses at them

and, in the wind, the Cana-

ries couldn't get the disc

moving. The Canaries faced

Number 2 in their next game

and took out what you might

call frustration. Letting up

only 3 points, the game was

over quickly. However, three

is more than two, which is

all Number 2 could muster in

their game against High 5s.

    High Fives finally got

that long due win in their

namesake week. Two of their

stars came out for the first

time and helped pummel #2, 9

to 2 in the aforementioned

bout. H5 lost to The Oneders

in their second game though.

Oneders won 13-8 with style.

The wind didn't seem to have

the same negative effect on

them as it did in their 1st

game against Triple Sow Cow.

    That game was scarcely

won by Triple, 8-6. Oneders

put up quite the fight, as

they've been doing lately.

However, a victory over TSC

would have put them tied for

third with Triple. Instead,

they fall into a tie for 4th

with H5 and face tough com-

petition next week.

    Triple's final game was

against the rolling Six Pack

and roll on they did. With

the 13-6 defeat of TSC, Six

has won eight-in-a-row. They

(we) have become the team to

beat. Another rumor is that

the injured Previdi, H5's ex

super star, was at the games

Sunday rooting for the Pack.

Is there another prediction

in the works? We'll have to

wait and see.

Hurricane Collier Hits Land and
We All Get a Day Off From Work
10/12 Inwood

Kevin Hurricane Collier made

one of his few league appea-

rances, diving, rolling and

catching his team, Number 2,

to victory for the first ti-

me in 6 games. #2's captain,

Amadeo, was so pleased he

declared a national holiday

on Monday. Their defeat was

of Triple Sow Cow at univer-

se point. A layout catch by

Collier sealed the win. #2's

next game didn't go nearly

as well. But, despite losing

13-4 to Six Pack, their spi-

rits remained high the whole

time.

    Six Pack went 2-0 for

the third straight week. In

additon to beating #2, they

surprised The Oneders with a

six-point, unanswered run in

the second half after being

down 7-4. The game was short

because of time so those six

points were all The Pack ne-

eded. Next week we look for-

ward to the match up between

hot streak, Six Pack and the

undefeated Four Canaries.

    The Canaries had their

way with the High Fives this

Sunday winning 13-6 but were

given a real, universe point

scare by The Oneders. Canary

capt., John Kim, blames the

closeness on that fact that

The Oneders were loaned one

player so they wouldn't be

savage. Nonetheless, no team

has been able to defeat them

although 3 different teams

have been within one point.

    High Fives suffered two

more loses to make it 6 in a

row. Their constant and fair

complaint is that no one on

their roster shows up. We'll

see if H5's captain, Gervais

can write a persuasive email

this week and get his team

out for a long-due win.

    Triple Sow Cow went 1-1

despite a boastful proclama-

tion from Venu: "when we're

all here, we're the best in

the league." Well almost all

of them we're present, hmmm.

Perhaps what Venu meant was

that even the best can lose.

In another proclamation that

enacted the spirit of the l-

eague, the Oneders' captain,

Redding was asked to comment

on his team's chance of win-

ning, down 7-5 at half, to 4

Canaries. Redding answered:

"Chance of winning? I cannot

say. Chance of fun? 100%."

With Only Winners and Losers,
Week Three Is Streak Week
10/5 Inwood

Teams 1, 4 and 6 go two for

two this Sunday and look g-

ood doing it. In fact, the

Four Canaries only allowed

11 points all day (not eno-

ugh for a win). The Oneders

come out of a 4-game losing

slump to rock both High Fi-

ves and Number 2. Well pla-

ced throws and solid women

make them appear contenders

from here on out. Six Pack

actually assessed 3 points

on Triple Sow Cow in the d-

ay's first game, not for c-

heating this time, but for

being over 40 minutes late.

The Pack went on to win 12-

5. Triple's captain Merkel

however, brought brand new

discs for everyone and the-

y're quite lovely.

    Attendance hurt Triple

in their next game against

tough Canaries as well. The

High Fives were also witho-

ut key players and lost tw-

ice. They're now on a four

game losing streak. Number

2 showed up with 6 players

and needed to recruit from

teams with byes throughout

the day. They put up a cou-

ple decent fights even with

stripped down numbers. They

fall into last place with 5

losses in a row.

Rostering Scandal Rocks Week
Two of Official League Play
9/28 Inwood

Triple Sow Cow chalked up

two easy wins this weekend,

but anything is easy when

you put a couple ringers on

your roster. With their ca-

ptain absent, the scrubs of

Triple Sow Cow invited two

known ringers, who are not

official members of the le-

ague, to fill out their ro-

ster against Number 2 and

then High Fives on Sunday.

Though both captains of #2

and H5 were present, neith-

er was asked if the additi-

ons would be OK. While all

captains eventually agreed

that the scores will go in-

to the books, League Commi-

ssioner Suntaree issued two

rule clarifications 1. All

captains must approve off

roster pickups. 2. League

Commissioner must approve

all out of league pickups.

    Both Six Pack and Four

Canaries rolled out double

wins on Sunday, and quite

legally too. For now, the

Canaries seem the team to

beat but the league hasn't

seen Six Pack at full stre-

ngth yet.

    The Oneders and Number

2 continue to struggle but

should be helped by the up-

coming supplemental draft.

Initial Play Suggests MUD Will
Pull It Off Again This Autumn
9/14 Inwood

Week One and another season

of Manhattan Ultimate Disc

has begun. This Fall looks

to shape up like gymnasts'

thighs. Early on we see st-

rong contention from teams

4 and 5, Four Canaries and

High Fives, respectively.

Each put up two wins, thou-

gh it took the Canaries two

universe points to do so.

Team 1, the Oneders, and t-

eam 6, Six Pack, both suff-

ered a pair of losses. Yet

both were missing a myriad

of their players. Number 2

and Triple Sow Cow had mix-

ed results but both boasted

solid and, at numerous tim-

es, threatening showings.

    Next week's games will

most likely be cancelled in

favor of pickup, as several

league members will be att-

ending club tournaments. Be

that as it is, expect surp-

rizes and splendor come the

28th of September.

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