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Thursday Frisbee Fun

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By Paul Pham                                                 

 

“If you throw it to me, I’ll go chase it down,” Mr. Neeley told Lauren Worten (11). The lead held by the opposing ultimate frisbee team still lay at two touchdowns away and was closing fast.

Ultimate Frisbee plays in a manner reminiscent of rugby and handball. Players throw the frisbee to teammates, with the player holding the frisbee unable to take steps with their feet until passing it to another teammate. The objective is to throw the frisbee to a teammate standing in the designated scoring area.

Unfortunately, their game of ultimate frisbee ended two touchdowns later with the opposing team winning 7-4 on the Thursday afternoon of January 20th due the defensive effort of Mr. Riffey and Lana Brewster (12), and several precise touchdown passes by Bennett McIver. Despite the loss, the two teams ended the game good-naturedly, with hi-fives and pats on the back all around, before mixing up the teams again.

Mr. Riffey runs a sports group after X-block at Permai Park, operating most Thursdays and Fridays. His purpose behind beginning the group is to build community within the Dalat High School through the game time and bring back some much needed physical activity after the break in athletics due to the pandemic. Ultimate Frisbee is not the only sport played by the sports group, Mr. Riffey also organizes Wiffle Ball, Kick Ball, Touch Rugby, Flag Football, Captain Ball, and several others.

Students have really been enjoying this opportunity to go out again and play sports, as the last officially organized sport had been during the Eagle Games, occurring in November, with sport prior to that being canceled in February of 2020.

“Sports group has been great because it’s all about having fun and doing something active, not just about winning,” said Jay Lohman (11).

The sports group has been discontinued temporarily due to the beginning of intramural sports and needing to reschedule but will hopefully return soon. 

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