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Seasons Greetings from Chasing Plastic

In this issue you'll find the announcement of our Holiday Sale along with a look at a new poster that is now available. Ultimate has slowed down for the holidays so we have the last tournament report of the year. We have a list of the winners from our Mexico Tourney vacation give-away. And we have an eNews exclusive sneak peek at some photos from the UPA Championships in Sarasota.

We're Having a Holiday Sale!
Every other business does so why not? We have gifts for the ultimate players on your Christmas list, now even cheaper. From now until the New Year everything on our site (except subscriptions) is 20% off. We're clearing out our old merchandise to make room for some new stuff, so when the clothing sells out it's gone for good.

The new poster we have available:

 
"the Prize" photo poster.

To order these or other products go to www.chasingplastic.com/merchandise.htm

WUFF Fall Collegiate Championships 2002 -
Wilmington, NC

The first big test for many college teams is the WUFF Fall Collegiate Championships.
Still very early in the season, these squads have a lot of growing to do before their season finale in late May.

In the Open draw Kansas defeated Virginia in a quarterfinal and then edged out Iowa on their way to the final. U Penn knocked off UNC and then squeaked past Illinois in the semi. Tight to the end, Kansas knocked off U Penn 17-15 to claim this years title.
The Open B-Side, or Chumpionship as WUFF likes to refer to it, had Colorado U over William & Mary 19-18.
Notables:
- every team lost at least two games, possibly demonstrating parity but more likely showing early season inconsistency.
- Open team on the rise this year: U Penn.

The Womens division had Penn State hammering Illinois 15-6 and then running over William & Mary to advance. Virginia beat UNC and then Georgia to get to the final game. Penn State took the championship 15-10.
The B-Side Chumpionship had Richmond handling UNCW 15-7.
Notables:
- Penn State is undefeated this fall.
- Womens team on the rise this year: Iowa.

Get Ho Ho Ho! 2002 - Falmouth, MA
Early Atlantic weather wasn't kind to ultimate organizers at Cape Cod as over 8 inches of snow preceded the tournament. After some re-planning, the 6th Get Ho Ho Ho went on anyway. This co-ed two-day event is split into two one-day tournaments, and players use this opportunity to roster up with fresh groups of people.

On Saturday Roger's Buddies defeated defending Champions We Don't Need No Stinking Badges in Division 1.
Division 2 had Bowl Full of Jelly emerging victorious through a round robin format.
In Div 1 on Sunday Santa Claws shredded Woods Hole Ultimate Frisbee (WHUF)
Brown University's Young & Bipolar knocked off SHad in Division 2.

Winners!
We have some winners in our Mexico Vacation give-away contest.

Lara Mussell of Vancouver, BC won the grand prize, a five day four night stay at an all-inclusive resort in Acapulco, complete with four days of ultimate.

Richard Dana of Bethesda, MD won a TD-Sports 'Fear of a Flatball Planet' jersey.
Nicholas Crawford of Greensboro, NC and Tony Broderick of Toronto, ON each won a Chasing Plastic Discraft disc.

Last word was that there were still a couple spots left. Get tourney info at:
www.ultiworld.com/fiesta2003

Tourney Photos
The Tourney Photos pages are being updated over the next three weeks with photos from the 2002 season. Check out what's new at
www.chasingplastic.com/tourney-photos.htm

Finally, a preview of some of the good stuff from UPA Championships. Go to:
www.chasingplastic.com/upa-02-teaser-photos.htm

 
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