Looking for Help

Posted by Kathy on June 24, 2008
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I was thinking that it would be great to have a page with player info, and a page with alumni info. Is there anybody who’d be willing to work on this project? If you’re interested, let me know.

-Kathy

Churchill Westerns Girls 2006 HL Video

Posted by Luke on June 15, 2008
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This was just finished by Christine Wilson and Claire Neyman, but was produced by the amazingly talented Luke Johnson. Check out this sweet video of our ladies tearing it up for 5th place.

Westerns 2006 Churchill HS Girls HL from luke johnson on Vimeo.

Photos

Posted by Kathy on June 4, 2008
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Some new photos have been uploaded:

Middle School Tournament - Saturday
Middle School Tournament - Sunday
CHS Open practice - 6.02.08

Eugene Youth Summer League

Posted by Kathy on June 3, 2008
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Summer league is in the works, with plans to start on Monday, June 23rd. I encourage everyone to invite a friend or two, as this is a great way to share your love of Ultimate and introduce friends and classmates to the sport. More players will mean more opportunities for local games in the upcoming school seasons, which will be great. Go to the EYSL site for more information and to register.

OHSUC results

Posted by Kathy on May 18, 2008
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This year for OHSUC, with a little trepidation by some, and not entirely a consensus, the Churchill squad committed to split into two even teams, X and Y. This allowed us to make up two teams with players who worked well together, focusing on talents and skills, with the hope of creating two balanced teams. The tournament had 8 HS teams, with two pools of 4 teams. Churchill X was placed in the B1 position, and the Y team was A2. Saturday pool play gave each team 3 games, with a cross-over round ending the day for those seeded in the 2 and 3 spots after pool play. Each of our teams had it’s own challenges. The X team had it’s biggest challenge from the Sheldon team, who came out strong. Led by two talented seniors, Kevin and Makaya, they certainly had a height and speed advantage over our X team. Our team’s strong handling though, gained the lead early and held it at the end to start the tournament in a 11-8 win at hard cap. The Y team finished it’s pool play with a nail-biting game against Corvallis HS Tribe. Not sure if it was the foot-long subs during the lunch break, the heat of the day, or over confidence, but Churchill started out slow and weak, with drops and poor throws. Tribe capitalized on every turnover, playing very strong and smooth, quickly advancing to a 7-1 lead at half. With few subs, our team was growing weary, but just would not give up. With the coaching of Peter Q-B, some big sidelines help from our alumni, and Dylan with his “bottle bangers”, our team completely turned around. Everything started to flow, and some big plays led to one of the sweetest comebacks in Churchill history with a final score of 13-11, Churchill. The wins on Saturday allowed our teams a bye during the cross-over round, and put our teams into the two semi games on Sunday morning, with X playing Sheldon and Y playing Summit HS. Churchill Y again started slowly and Summit took a quick lead, racking up 6 points to Churchill’s first two. But, once again, the team found their groove, and gained ground, with a final score of 12-9 at hard cap. The X team in their re-match with Sheldon was able to finish the game at 13-8. At this point, there was general agreement that Churchill would combine for the final game slot and include some players from Tribe, in a match up against the Churchill alumni. Overall, it was a rewarding weekend for Churchill players, confirming their program’s strength in a year that’s has had some obstacles and some difficulty finding opportunities to play. This is an amazing group of players and alumni, a family that holds together and grows. It’s been a joy to see some new faces included this year, and some new talent emerging, and at the same time the continuing support of our past players. There’s a new year ahead, and plenty of future for this team…

Churchill X: Wyatt, Ian, Trevor, Bofto, Ryan, Peter, Amar, Travis, Kimber, CJ, Angela, Joanna and Gina.
Churchill Y: Andrew, Jordan, Kyle, Jacob, Evan, Cale, Claire, Lisa, Ciera, Shanna and Yeon.

Next up…our end of season party…date TBA.