We played in our annual Gnarly Gnines ultimate tournament last weekend put on by Bellingham Ultimate.  Somehow our team managed to pull in at 15th out of 18 teams.  This is a bit astonishing and heartbreaking at the same time.  Really, it came down to a couple of games that we lost by 1 point, which put us in a lower bracket, but come on people, 15th?  All it is is practice.  We need some...any, really.  This past year, our lovely Bellingham squad has had a hard time getting enough players, especially women.

I'm trying to put together a women's team for Flowerbowl, and I've only got 2 people interested - for the funnest (not a word, but appropriate) tournament of the year!  Why is this so hard?  Well, people are having babies for starters.  People that used to be heavily into the sport are starting to retire from it and nurse their tired ankles and knees,  people are trying to graduate, and people are injured.  I'm hoping this is just a dip in the wave of ultimate around here, but from what I'm seeing, it could simply be a recession of the waters.  Ultmate really is a great workout and a fun way to spend time with friends.  Hopefully we can bring some of that back, because we really do love it.