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Ultimate Frisbee anybody?

A new sports team gaining more and more popularity by the second is the Berkeley High Ultimate Frisbee team. The team is lead by Co-Captains Jamie Irvine and Jake Hartman-Kenzler. They recently played against a private school team whose name fails to come to mind but was the third ranked team in the state. Although the final score was 15-9 in favor of the other team; Berkeley High gave a valiant effort and showed the passion that seems to be lacking more and more in Berkeley High sports teams. No offense women’s soccer and men and women’s basketball teams. Berkeley High kept the score close until the opposing team pulled away during the last few minutes of the contest. Jamie Irvine played in every minute of the game but one and that was at the fault of a minor injury that he nursed on the sideline. Eli Wilkins-Malloy was seen diving to catch any Frisbee that may have been out of reach or deflecting any Frisbee that he may have been out of position for. Eric Flouders was seen playing through a gash in his knee with increased intensity and passion. “We wanted that game so badly but it just didn’t quite work out. I can’t blame it on our intensity though. I’m very proud of how hard our whole team played against great adversity. If I could blame it on anybody I would blame it on the pussy opponents who kept calling fouls on us when they were non-existent. I guess its back to the drawing board until our next game against Fremont,” sighed Noah Issacs. Noah is referring to the fact that the game was self officiated and therefore fouls are called by the actual players. Many players on the opposing team were calling fouls on Berkeley High players that were not only bogus to the Berkeley High players but to the Berkeley High fans in attendance including me. To conclude my article I would like to encourage more Berkeley High students to check out the Frisbee team or try out if you think you got what it takes. Open tryouts are always happening and it is never too late to try out for the team. If you’re more of a watcher then Frisbee can appeal to you as well. It’s great fun to watch and the Berkeley High players really get your head into the game. I highly recommend at least learning more about them before you make any rash conclusions about the team or more importantly the sport.

— Josh