The Berkeley High School Ultimate Frisbee team were crowned State Champions this past weekend after competing in the California State Championship tournament in San Luis Obispo. The BHS team, known as Coup, beat the nine-time winners from Alameda in the finals 11-6, which puts them at 18-3 on the season and ranked 13th in the nation. The team now move on to the Western United States Championships in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 1-2, and hope to bring home another victory as they faces off against powerhouse rivals from across the western United States. Coach Jordan Rose said the team have been building up to last weekend’s championship, which was sponsored by USA Ultimate, for some time. The team’s record leading up to states was 12-3, not counting informal friendly games. They also competed in the San Jose State invitational tournament this winter, featuring eight local college B teams, where they won two games and lost four. Describing how the championship games played out, Rose said the games typically last 75 to 80 minutes, with finals lasting almost an hour and a half. “The running, cutting, diving and jumping for catches, while defended by your opponent, is quite intense. In Alameda and Atascadero we […]
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