Tuesday| 06 October 2009 | An Focal
Ultimate Frisbee Friendly
By Pat Hayden
So after two and a half weeks of learning the sport UL’s beginner ultimate Frisbee players got their first taste of Intervarsity competition in a friendly weekend hosted by UCD. There was huge interest from the beginners as 22 of them along with 9 senior players travelled for the games. On Friday night the beginners got an easy warm up to Frisbee night life with a trip to a night club followed by sleeping on a very kind UCD player’s floor. A sleepy UL team got to the pitches to find no opposition except for the captain of NCI and UCD. Thankfully some opposition did show up and games got underway. UL’s players were split into two even teams and some joined NCI to make up numbers. UL 1 played NCI while UL A played UCD. Both had competitive games where the beginners got used to playing full sided games where rules would be fully in force. Both teams got well deserved victories and had a short rest before the second round of games.
This was the big one with UL playing UL, and so it was never going to be mistaken for a friendly match as both teams fought tooth and nail for every point with UL 1 eventually coming out on top. Another short rest was followed by the last round of games. UL A suffered a loss to an NCI team who had three very promising UL beginners on their team. UL 1 however secured a good victory to win the tournament. Now it was the turn of the senior players. UL played UCD in a very healthy warm up game for the rest of the season. UL went into an early lead and looked good to dominate the rest of the match, but fatigue struck many of UL’s players and UCD clawed their way back into the game before taking the lead at 6 – 4, there was very little time left but UL dug deep and evened the game at 6 all. Unfortunately we had over extended our time on the pitch and had to vacate for a soccer team. Still a satisfactory result against one of Ireland’s oldest college teams. It’s looking like a great season for UL ultimate.
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Open Mic Night Rocks Our Music Socs Off!
EVERY Monday night, Music Society has an open mic night in the stables, where very talented musicians get a chance to get on stage, to sing and play instruments to the great entertainment of their audience. From guitar to keyboard, from young and old, open mic night promises to supply plenty of fantastic fun and entertainment. With covers from artists such as The Saw Doctors, Kings Of Leon and Flashdance, open mic night aims to cater for all tastes in music. With the drink flowing, good music, great talent and a wonderful atmosphere open mic night promises to be nothing short of a fantastic night out. It starts every Monday night in the stables at nine o’ clock. Instruments are provided by the Music Society or you can bring your own along. So if you feel like belting out an old tune come along for the craic and great time. For more information you can get in touch with Liam McCormack, President of Music Society, email us at ulmusicsoc@gmail.com or just show up on the night and volunteer. Or even if you’re looking for a night full of entertainment, come along to support the great talent and sing along with all the gifted musicians.