2013-2014 Captains Named

The Maple Grove Ultimate program has become two sided this past year. Maintaining its everyone come play once a week club status, it also stepped into the Minnesota High School Ultimate league and successfully finished 16th in state. With a varsity roster that graduated thirteen seniors and all three club captains, the search was on for new leadership.

Captain Steven heads to Duluth to play for the Northern Lights and named now senior Nate as his replacement captain. Captain Cullen off to play with the Blue Skunks has named younger brother and emerging star Dylan to replace him. Captain DJ heading to the University of Minnesota to play for the Grey Duck did not nominate North Suburban Conference rookie of the year, and younger brother Mitchell. He instead nominated Sam-Russell's younger brother-an incoming Junior as his replacement captain. However, the three former captains were not done. All three got together and nominated incoming junior Treyton as the fourth Captain.

Passing the torch to these four gives a lot of diversity to the team. The four captains include a varsity swimmer, football player, cross country runner, and Sam who is really good at doing things on the computer. A blend of different backgrounds the four are expected to have a large recruiting reach. However, replacing the athleticism of the 2013 team may not be the issue. Replacing the star power lost by the three captains has been the concern. With a season under their belt and a wealth of different skills, the four captains look ready to take on the challenge of repeating as conference champions.

Innagural Crimson Cup Ultimate Tournament

The first ever Maple Grove Disc Club Crimson Cup was hosted earlier this week at the Senior High. The tournament format pitted returning and future Senior High Ultimate players against teams of graduated students heading into or enrolled in college. The tournament had players 7 players playing for Maple Grove and 14 college players from ten different schools.

Maple Grove
Noah (Jr), Alec (Jr), Jess (Jr), Nate (Sr), Mitchell (Jr), Timmy (Jr), Dylan (Jr)

College 1
Cullen (MSU), Mercer (NDSU), Brady (NDSU), Ryan (E.C.), Tyler (GAC), Grant (BU), Andy (BMS)

College 2
DJ (UMN), Cory (UMN), Zach (UMD), Steven (UMD), Mack (DU), Mark (WSU), Nate (LaC)

In the first game of Maple Grove vs College 2 teams came out hucking through the wind and forcing early turnovers. A low scoring back and forth affair Maple Grove was able to defeat College 2 benefitting off of sloppy throws and superior athleticism by one goal.

The second game of College 1 and Maple Grove was much of the same. Maple Grove was unable to capitalize off of long throws and was forced to work the disc up slowly. College 1 clearly the faster team was enormously aggressive but was unable to find key connections in the end zone. However, College 1s superior athleticism wore down Maple Grove for a one point victory.

In the final game of College 1 and College 2, College 1 came out victorious with another one point victory. This game was different and they converted on their end zone looks early and often.

College 1 were tournament champions.