YARRR is proud to announce that they are going to the Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) 2013 in VANCOUVER!!!

The Ontario Ultimate Championships (OUC) 2013 were held in Kingston on July 13th and 14th. YARRR entered the fray with a Toronto based team Bulldogs to form the team Alliance.  Alliance was seeded 11th out of 15th going into the OUC. 

Alliance did well in pool play on Saturday placing 2nd in their pool. Their last game on Saturday was a cross-over game with the 1st place team of pool C, Waterloo’s Whiplash. Alliance and Whiplash played an intense game, but in the end Whiplash could not come back after one of their top players was injured in a 3-man collision.

After the first day Alliance was in the top 8! Their goal was to get the 5th and final bid to nationals and it was within their reach! Sunday’s first match was against Kingston’s Surge, most of who are Queen’s University Ultimate Alumni. Alliance put up a solid fight against Surge but ended up losing 13-11.

This meant Alliance would have to face Ottawa’s Bytown Flatball Club (BFC). Yarrr had lost to BFC three times prior to the OUC and Alliance had lost to them on Saturday in pool play.  This game was the most important game of the day for Alliance to win! If Alliance won they would be going to Nationals! BFC is a great team and they have a lot of spirit when they play. They play hard from start to finish and Alliance knew it would tough match. It was a very close game but in the end Alliance won by delivering a solid D and then capitalizing with a score at the end to make it 13-11! Alliance flooded the field because they achieved their goal!!! The Ontario competitive ultimate community did not think Alliance could do it and they proved them wrong! Alliance is going to Nationals!

Alliance defeated Ottawa’s Glide in the next game which meant that Glide earned the 4th bid to Nationals. In Alliance's final game on Sunday, Alliance lost for a second time to Surge to take 3rd place at the OUC. Surge is not going to Nationals which means Alliance gets the 2nd bid, Glide gets the 3rd, Toronto’s NoBS takes the 4th and BFC slides into the 5th bid.

Alliance high off their success at the OUC is continuing to practice and work hard in order to bring their best to CUC 2013 #roadtonats. Alliance is also trying to keep the team together! Getting to Vancouver is a big cost and Alliance has several fundraising initiatives on the go!

1. This Tuesday come on out to Pickering High School at 6:30pm for a $10.00 fitness bootcamp. https://www.facebook.com/events/633479736671588/
2. Not good at planning date night? Or want a fun evening with friends? Purchase Absolute Comedy tickets for Aug 11th from Alliance for $10.00 each. Enjoy dinner and a comedy show!
3. 50/50 tickets are being sold by any of the Alliance players. Each ticket is $2.00 or you can get 3 tickets for $5.00
4. Come celebrate with us at the Beach and Bon-Fire Party! Check out https://www.facebook.com/events/639735976051610/ for more information
5. 15 minute Photography sessions on Aug 10th or Aug 11th by top-notch Photographer Dawn! For more information or to book a session contact dawn@yellowbarn.ca
6. CPR ‘C’ courses are being offered by Megan for groups of 3-10. Must contact Megan at msmit222@gmail.com before Aug 10th to arrange a course for you and your friends

If you want to help Alliance get to Nationals or you want more information about any of these fundraising initiatives please contact yarrrultimat@hotmail.com or the listed people above!