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Flaming Pickles Reach High For The Win

McAuliffe Ultimate Frisbee Teams Emerge Victorious; Place First

By Cara DeGette

The Flaming Pickles with their 1st place medals. Front Row: Blake Voas, Aldus Brownlee. Standing: Jude Moye, Garrick Anderson, Reid Dawson, August Murphy, Asst. Coach Will Brownlee, James Lewis, Will O’Grady, Jacob Le, Jack Rogers, Clayton Robins, Coach Van Le, Will Dick, Lachlan Parker. Photos by Lisa Brownlee

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They air-bounced through crosswinds and upwinds, and nice weather too, and ultimately the Flaming Pickles ended up winning the field.

In early May the McAuliffe Middle School’s Ultimate Frisbee B team (aka The Flaming Pickles) won first place in the state tournament. Under the guidance of  Head Coach Van Le and Assistant Coach Will Brownlee the team, mostly sixth graders, racked up three wins and no losses. In the final game they beat an older and more experienced team from Pueblo for the win.

McAuliffe’s Ultimate Frisbee A team also had plenty to celebrate. Head Coach Drew O’Connor led the A team to an impressive second place win in the state tourney. The A team, comprised mostly of  7th and 8th graders, won two games and lost one.

The tournament was Saturday, May 6 at Denver Green School in North Central Park. Assistant coach Brownlee said teams from Denver and other cities along the Front Range — including as far away as Pueblo — competed.

Huddle on the field.

“It was just an amazing weekend, and an amazing experience,” said Brownlee. “Both the A and B teams have been practicing and playing games since early spring, often times in the wind and snow. Ultimate is a tricky game to learn and the kids all developed so much during the year.”

 

McAuliffe A-Team Squad

Straton Geddes

Rohan Pilson

Jackson Malangoni

Adam Bellomo

Eli Marshall

Tre McNeal

Lukas Cyran

Liam O’Connor

Emily Dick

Leo McGinn

Blaise Benson

Luke Spellman

Cole Nemec

McAuliffe B-Team Squad

(aka “the Flaming Pickles”) 

Jude Moye

Blake Voas

Clayton Robins

Lachlan Parker

James Lewis

William Dick

Reid Dawson

Garrick Anderson

Will OGrady

Aldus Brownlee

Jack Rogers

Jacob Le

August Murphy

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