Centrals-Varsity and Girls

The bus will be departing for Centrals at 9:00 am, Friday morning, from the back of the Adath parking lot. Please be at Adath at 8:40am to check in, and to ensure that we take off on time. We will be making a stop for lunch and dinner, so we anticipate the trip to take 11 1/2 to 12 hours.

We've been told that the final game and ceremony should be complete by 4:30 on Sunday. We'll plan on leaving as quickly as we can following these events, and make a fast dinner stop on our way out of town. If everything goes as planned, I'm guessing we'll get back into Mpls around 3:30 or 4:00 am.

Breakfast will be served at the hotel each morning. We will have our snack bags with us at the fields, although if you have special snacks you prefer, make sure you bring them with. There will be an event Saturday evening that all teams will attend, and dinner will be served, although I've found in past years that players often are hungry again later in the evening, and will order pizza or Chinese at the hotel. Players are responsible for their own meals whenever we stop while on the bus. Players may also want to bring money for gear at the tournament. There will be an opportunity to swap jerseys with other teams during Saturday evening's event, so be sure to bring some things if you're interested.

If you haven't already filled out an updated USAU medical form, please do so IMMEDIATELY, and email it to me at semekler@gmail.com, or bring it with you tomorrow. YOU CAN'T PLAY WITHOUT THIS!

Medical form

Central Regionals This Weekend in Maple Plain

The USAU Central Regional tournament is this weekend at the Twin Cities Polo Fields in Maple Plain, MN. The top teams from this tournament will advance to Nationals in Sarasota, FL!

Every year many HUrt alumni and coaches compete. Here's who you can expect to see this year:

• In the Women's bracket, Hert alumni Elise Rasmussen is playing for Pop, the #2 seed. Top 3 go to Nationals.
• In the Mixed bracket, #1 seed Drag'n Thrust includes coaches Jeanine, Tom and Alicia. #5 seed, Evil Twin, includes coaches Lou, Erin and Dan. The reigning Mixed World Champions, CLX (Iowa) are seeded #3. Top 4 go to Nationals.
• As always, the open bracket has many teams with HUrt alumni, including Madison Club, Sub Zero, and Prairie Fire. HUrt coaches Chris and Eric are playing for Sub Zero (#4) and Climax (#5) respectively. Top 3 go to Nationals.
• And in the Masters' bracket, Surly, a Minnesota team, is coming off their 2nd place finish at World's.

You can follow all the action through the USAU Score Reporting tool, right here:

Central Regionals Women's Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#womens/tournament/7479
Central Regionals Mixed Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#mixed/tournament/7510
Central Regionals Open Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#open/tournament/7486
Central Regionals Masters' Bracket: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#masters/tournament/7425

Or you can come cheer in person in Maple Plain (highly recommended). The weather is going to be beautiful, and the ultimate is going to be great!

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Central Regionals This Weekend - Follow Online!

The UPA Central Regional tournament takes place this weekend in South Bend, IN. There are many teams from Minnesota playing this weekend for a shot at UPA Nationals in Sarasota, FL!

In the women's bracket, Jeanine's team, Pop, is seeded second. In the Mixed bracket, a Minnesota team called Drag'n Thrust includes coaches Lou, Erin, and Tom! The open bracket has many teams with Hurt alumni, including Madison Club, Sub Zero, Prairie Fire and PBR. And the in Masters' bracket, Surly, a Minnesota team, is looking to repeat their National Championship run of 2008.

You can follow all the action through the UPA Score Reporting tool, right here:

Central Regionals Women's Bracket: http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=36&id=6102
Central Regionals Mixed Bracket: http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=68&id=6095
Central Regionals Open Bracket: http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=20&id=6089
Central Regionals Masters' Bracket: http://upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=12&id=6108

Do well this weekend everyone!