Home>Competition Divisions>Youth Division

USA Ultimate High School Western Championships

        2011 hswesterns logo 602x397       

        

 

If you are looking for information on 2012 HS Regional events, go to this page.

Information related to the 2011 HS Regional Events is in the process of being migrated to an events archives section of the website.  When the migration is complete, this page will redirect accordingly.
 

 

 

2011 USA Ultimate 
HS Regional 
Championships

 

 
 

 

 

  • Event Coverage (News, Videos, Photos)

  • Teams (G)

  • Teams (O)

  • Scores (G)

  • Scores (O)

  • Twitter

  • Discuss (G)

  • Discuss (O)

  • Expand All
    • Summit      OR      Summit High School

      •  
        • Summitt
        You try being the only consistent girls team in Oregon, living in Bend.
    • Franklin      WA      Franklin High School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Quakers

        Coaches: Hana Kawai, Lisa Niemann
        Franklin
        In the spring of 2010, a tumultuous group of athletes stepped onto the field to form Franklin Girls’ Varsity. Enduring the wind and rain, they refined their abilities under the guidance of Coaches Lisa Niemann and Hana Kawai. From there the girls played with determination and charisma that spurred their rapid improvement as a team. Unfortunately, the team pulled through the first season without a single victory. Franklin Girls’ Varsity truly stepped up in the spring of 2011. They held their own against teams twice their size and had no problems radiating the spirit and determination needed to dominate. In addition to being the rising underdogs, the team claimed the “catdaddy” as their official dance and never hesitated to show their moves during games. As a result of the insane chemistry, Franklin Girls’ Varsity, which was founded on the love of ultimate, emerged as a family.
    • Lakeside      WA      Lakeside School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Lakeside

        Coaches: Jinny Eun
        Lakeside
        The Lakeside girls frisbee team is atypical of the majority of programs within the Seattle area. At Lakeside, frisbee is considered a club, and is not affiliated with the athletics program, which means that it’s predominantly run by the students and a faculty advisor. It also means that students are able to participate in another spring sport. Since the club began, around eight years ago, we have experienced sustained interest and had great support from students, despite continually chaotic schedules.
    • Nathan Hale      WA      Nathan Hale

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Raiders

        Coaches: Chris “Fozz” Forsberg, Zina Hurd, Amanda Kostic, Sam Harkness, Joe Sefton, Andrew Takahashi
        Nathan Hale
        The Nathan Hale Raiders are a varsity program from Seattle, WA.  The program has been in existence for nearly a decade, and has produced some of the best young players in ultimate.  The Raiders have attended Westerns since its inception, winning titles in 2005, 2006, and 2009.  Last year the Raiders lost at semifinal match to their rivals Northwest, though they later avenged that defeat the Washington state championship game.  Several major contributors from that Hale team graduated, but a strong core returned and has been supplemented by a group of talented and athletic newcomers.  The Raiders entered the 2010 season determined to make another strong showing at Westerns.  Welcome to Hale. 
    • Roosevelt      WA      Roosevelt High School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Rough Riders

        Coaches: Rohre Titcomb
        Roosevelt
        The Roosevelt Ultimate team has been a growing program at our High School for over four years. Only recently have we grown in numbers, transitioning from a 15-player, co-ed program two years ago to over 50 players this year, split into Boys and Girls teams. We now have four teams playing in four different leagues to develop our players' individual skills as well as our team dynamic.

        We have also been gaining support and resources from our school and from a growing coaching staff. Thankfully, we have 5 coaches to help support the influx of new players! A high percentage of the players are playing for the first-time: we’ve been cultivating their fundamentals all the while teaching them complex strategies. We’re a young team, but fierce nonetheless.
    • Northwest School      WA      The Northwest School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Northwest School Girls Ultimate

        Coaches: Heidi-Marie Clemens, Miles Montgomery-Butler
        Northwest School
        The Northwest School has had a varsity high school program since 1996. We have won our share of state and western titles as well as had numerous players on national teams.
    • Seattle Academy      WA      Seattle Academy

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Seattle Academy Cardinals

        Coach: Miranda Roth
        Seattle Academy
        Seattle Academy women’s ultimate is a mix of all ages and experience levels. The cardinal team is a group of ultimate loving women who all enjoy coming together on the field. The women’s team has attended westerns since 2004 and our players have traveled to Minnesota, Burlington, and Missouri. Some of the players play year round and others turn out for the first year. All players are dedicated to the team and completely trust the players on the field even though some players are rookies. The Seattle Academy women’s team has historically been in the top five at Western’s and at the Washington State Championships since 2004. The Cardinals are all excited for Western’s in Corvallis for the opportunity to play with teams from across the western states. The Cardinals are a great mix of year round fanatics and new players who come together purely for the love of the game.

     

  • Expand All
    • Berkeley      CA      Berkeley High School

      •  
        • Berkeley, CA

        Team Name: Coup!

        Coaches: Jordan Rose, Valerio Iani
        Berkeley
        The Coup started in 2006 with an appearance at the California State Championships, but we didn’t gain our name until the next season when I told the team, after their first game of the season, that they needed to do a clever and respectful cheer for our opponent. One of the players, being a poet, decided to do a haiku. Then the team decided right then and there to be the Berkeley Haiku, which changed into Berkeley High Coup in a matter of minutes as they realized the wonders of the double entendre. That’s when we embarked on the long road ahead of manifesting a non-violent takeover of Bay Area high school Ultimate. As of this date, we have not completed the mission, but we can taste how close it is.
    • Monarch      CO      Monarch High School

      •  
        • Louisville, CO

        Team Name: Monarch

        Coaches: Andy Guinn, Amy Smith, Lauren Boyle, Fin Waugh, Courtney Verhaalen
        Monarch
        Just three years ago a strong Monarch team of seniors took the mixed state title under the guidance of the wise Finlay Waugh. From the ashes of this team was born a new beginning – a group of freshman that battled it out in the open division to a promising 0-15 season. We were the future. The next year rolled around, and once more we fought, once more to lose almost every game. But then came our junior year and the introduction of Jolian Dahl. Under his temporary guidance, and the addition of a Finnish exchange student/baller Ultimate player, Veikko Tikander, we began to flourish. Early-season tournament victories seemed to foreshadow a state title, but a crushing semifinals loss silenced all hope. Monarch’s current team is coming off a fall mixed title, refreshed with an amazing new coaching staff and looking to battle it out at Westerns.
    • Wichita      KS      Wichita East High School

      •  
        • Wichita, KS

        Team Name: Beast Aces

        Coach: Steve Maack
        Wichita
        The Beast Aces started playing Ultimate informally at Wichita East in 2005 and would also sometimes play with the Wichita State University Ultimate squad. In 2008, we started attending college tournaments and attended the Kansas State tournament as well (and there were only three teams from Kansas). Now we regularly attend college and high school tournaments whenever we can, and we’ve beat a number of college teams along the way. We have also begun hosting tournaments. We attended the 2009 Western Championships in Minnesota, and we’re thrilled to be back at Westerns in 2011.
    • Catholic      LA      Catholic High School

      •  
        • Baton Rouge, LA

        Team Name: Bears
        NoLogo
        Our team was founded in 2002 as a disc sports club, playing both Ultimate and disc golf. Over the years, our program has grown to be regarded as one of the strongest and most consistent in the state of Louisiana. We’ve sharpened our focus in the last three years, choosing to dedicate ourselves to the growth of youth Ultimate in Louisiana.
    • Hopkins      MN      Hopkins High School

      •  
        • Hopkins, MN

        Team Name: Hopkins Hurt

        Coaches: Louis Abramowski, Daniel Hunt, Erin Mirocha
        Hopkins
        Hopkins Hurt was started in 2002 by the legend Justin Berg and his group of friends. With his fire and love for the game, Hopkins Ultimate quickly rose as a national contender in high school Ultimate.  Hurt has attended tournaments both nationally and internationally throughout its rich history.  Hopkins prides itself on courage and Spirit of the Game which creates one huge unit striving for success. That in essence, is Hurt.
    • Churchill      OR      Churchill

      •  
        • Eugene, OR

        Team Name: Lancers
        NoLogo
        The Lancer Ultimate team was one of the first high school Frisbee teams in Eugene. This year’s team is a great deal different than last year’s, which had many seasoned players who have since graduated. This is the first year of Ultimate for more than half of the Lancers. Everyone is excited and enthusiastic for this year’s tournament.
    • Harry Sheldon      OR      Harry Sheldon High School
    • South Eugene      OR     South Eugene

      •  
        • Eugene, OR

        Team Name: Axemen

        Coaches: Kevin Minderhout, Eli Friedman, Marcel Schaeffer
        South Eugene
        South Eugene Ultimate has been around since the early 2000s but put its name on the map in 2005 when the Axemen took third at Nationals, led by superstars Eli Friedman and Marcel Schaeffer. Since the high school championships have been split into Westerns and Easterns, South has never failed to reach the championship bracket. The Axemen took fifth in 2006, second in 2007, eighth in 2008 and second in 2009 before winning its first ever Western Championship in 2010. South’s team name, the Axemen, corresponds with the mascot of South Eugene High School. We apologize for our lack of originality.
    • Summit      OR      Summit High School

      •  
        • Bend, OR

        Team Name: Storm
        Summitt
        Eight years old. Off to westerns. Never get to practice. Came to play. Summit Storm is our school.
    • Franklin      WA      Franklin High School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Quakers

        Coaches: Frank Nam, Doug Sumi
        Franklin
        Franklin Ultimate restarted in the spring of 2007 after a four-year hiatus. Since then, the program has grown from 20 players on a co-ed team to a 50-player program supporting Boys Varsity and JV, as well as girls Varsity and JV. Our team is comprised of players who came into high school talented, experienced, and ready to take their game to the next level. We are from the South End of Seattle and we come to play.
    • Garfield      WA      Garfield High School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Purple Haze

        Coaches: Rusty Brown, Emily Doubt, Patrick Adukonis, Gretchen Fetscher
        Garfield
        Our team is in our third year as a single gender team. We also have a co-ed program at the school and hope to add a girls’ team next year. The team has been building from a few dedicated seniors and friends, to a more competitive training program with major players at all grade levels. We predicate our program on building the young players so they can quickly contribute to the team as a whole. Our team name is derived from a Jimmy Hendrix theme as he attended Garfield HS while he was a teenager in the Seattle area.
    • Lakeside      WA      Lakeside School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Loins

        Coaches: Andrew Lovseth
        Lakeside
        In the early 2000s, a group of Lakeside students started the Ultimate program from scratch, but couldn’t get any support from the school. Since they weren’t affiliated with the school, they couldn’t use the mascot name of the Lions, so they pulled some magic, switched around a few letters, and ended up with the Loins. This switch-up included the creation of the team logo of a dancing lion wearing nothing but a loincloth. Since then, the Loins have been dancing their way through tournaments and games alike, usually along to our trusty boombox, The Ghettoblaster. We’ve been to Westerns a few times in the past, and this year we’re looking to have a sweet time, pull out some Greatests, and do some work!
    • Nathan Hale      WA      Nathan Hale

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Raiders

        Coaches: Sam Harkness, Joe Sefton, Hans Frederick, Bryce Kalmbach, Andrew Takahashi, Chris “Fozz” Forsberg
        Nathan Hale
        The Nathan Hale Raiders are a varsity program from Seattle.  The program has been in existence for nearly a decade, and the team has attended the High School Western Championships since 2004, finishing as semifinalists on two occasions.  The Raiders are looking to build from last year’s tough loss in the semifinals. They returned many key contributors who have dedicated themselves to improving their team.  Joining these returners are several talented and athletic newcomers who have already impressed their teammates with their skills.  This Raiders team is athletic, gritty, and knows how to play to the strengths of their teammates.  Welcome to Hale.
    • Roosevelt      WA      Roosevelt High School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Rough Riders

        Coaches: Xtehn Titcomb, Watson Sallay
        Roosevelt
        The Roosevelt Ultimate program has been a growing program at our High School for more than four years. Only recently have we grown in numbers, transitioning from a 15-player, co-ed program two years ago to more than 50 players this year, split into Boys and Girls teams. We now have four teams playing in four different leagues to develop our players' individual skills and team dynamic.

        We have also been gaining support and resources from our school and from a growing coaching staff. Thankfully, we have five coaches to help support the influx of new players! The vast majority of Varsity Boys are underclassmen, which makes us a young and energetic team that is only going to get better throughout the upcoming years.
    • Northwest School      WA      The Northwest School

      •  
        • Seattle, WA

        Team Name: Northwest School Boys Ultimate

        Coaches: Alex Wells, Reid Koss
        Northwest School
        The Northwest School has had a varsity high school program since 1996. We have won our share of State and Western titles and have placed numerous players on U.S. National Teams.

     

  • USA Ultimate:
    		 Youth Division:

     

 

  • Event Schedule

  • Travel & Accomodations

  • Media Access

  • Event Contacts

  • History

  • Friday

    Saturday

    Sunday
      7-10pm   Team Registration (Tournament Hotel)     9:00am-6:45pm    Pool Play (Girls), 
    Pool Play/Crossover (Open)    		 8:30am-2:30pm  


    Pool Play (Girls)
    Elimination rounds & placement games (Open)
                     
          TBD   Social event  2:30pm   Finals
                     
                After Finals   Awards Ceremony
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

     

  •  Directions

    The closest airport is Portland International Airport.  Teams are responsible for securing their own ground transportation throughout the event. A variety of rental car choices, shuttles, and local bus options are available online and through the airport website.


    Hotel Information

    Best Western Grand Manor Inn & Suites
    925 NW Garfield
    Corvallis, OR 97330
    541-758-8571    		 Tournament Hotel Contact the hotel directly
    Rooms from $109 - $139 + tax
    Complementary hot breakfast.
    Room block expires April 19th
         
    Days Inn
    1113 NW 9th Street
    Corvallis, OR 97330
    541-754-7474    		 Alternate Hotel Contact the hotel directly
    The rate is $85 + tax
    Complimentary Expanded Continental Breakfast & Coffee/Tea 24 Hours
    Room block expires April 19th
         


    The above are the tournament hotels that are offering special rates for all participants, staff and guests at HS Westerns. Please note the cut-off date for making reservations at this discounted rate. Make sure to let them know that you are part of this tournament when you are making your reservation.

     

  • Guidelines for Recording USA Ultimate Championship Events

    The USA Ultimate appreciates the contributions and commitment of individuals seeking to share photographs, video and audio recordings of Events hosted by the USA Ultimate. USA Ultimate Recording Partnership Agreement (contact Andy Lee for more information) sets the terms and conditions for recording and distribution of recordings of USA Ultimate Events.

    Anyone wishing to record USA Ultimate Events for Commercial Purposes (as defined in the agreement) is required to sign the agreement. Anyone wishing to record for strictly personal use may also be required to review and sign the agreement to ensure that the permitted uses are understood. The agreement is intended to protect USA Ultimate's rights as an event organizer as well as to encourage and allow recording of USA Ultimate Events for both personal and commercial purposes beneficial to the sport and its participants.

    There are currently no official media partners. To be added to the press list, received credentials and/or a media kit, please contact: Andy Lee.

    Sideline access information

    In order to ensure uncluttered access for Official Event Media Partners contracted to record the event, the USA Ultimate reserves the right to limit sideline recording access, especially for showcase games, event semi-finals and finals. It is the responsibility of any individual seeking to record the event to discuss the level of field access with USA Ultimate prior to the commencement of the event. Anyone seeking access to record this events is encouraged to obtain credentials prior to start of the match. Please check with Andy Lee, Director of Marketing and Communications, to determine access and to obtain credentials.

     

     

  • Betsy Brown

    Tournament Director
    td_hs_westerns@usaultimate.org

     

     

    LOC: DiscNW

    		        

    Byron Hicks

    Baker Pratt

    Manager - Competition &
    Athlete Programs
    USA Ultimate
    byron@hq.usaultimate.org

    Manager - Education & 
    Youth Programs
    USA Ultimate
    baker@hq.usaultimate.org

     

  • Year Girls Champion Open Champion
    2010 Northwest School (Seattle, WA) South Eugene HS (Eugene, OR)
    2009 Nathan Hale (Seattle, WA) Hopkins HS (Minnetonka, MN)
    2008 Northwest School (Seattle, WA) Lakeside (Seattle, WA)
    2007 Churchill HS (Eugene, OR) Northwest School (Seattle, WA)
    2006 Nathan Hale (Seattle, WA) Northwest School (Seattle, WA)
    2005 Nathan Hale (Seattle, WA) Northwest School (Seattle, WA)


    Note: Prior to the split into Easterns/Westerns in 2005, the UPA ran a Junior Nationals event.  More standings in the event archives pages.

         
      Discraft logo red      Five2  
  Official disc of 
2011 HS Westerns Championships		   Official event merchandiser of
2011 HS Westerns Championships

 

 

Get Emails from Us!