Redmond, WA

The biggest co-ed throw down around. For more info on Potlatch read last year's write-up. It's still the same, and it doesn't get tiring to see that many ulti players having fun together. The only thing which could possibly make Potlatch better would be to make it last for three days...

Saturday was a fine day to be playing ultimate on the left coast, clear and calm, but Sunday brought a more typical western weather pattern. The rain seemed imminent, but held off until the end of the semis. During the final heavy rain added adversity to play. An hour after the games finished the skies cleared, of course.

The big play potential of the finalists kept the sideline crowded; spectators huddled under tarps to shelter from the deluge.
Bullseye was comprised of last years defending champ World Games squad Team USA, plus Canadian heroes Mike Grant and Mark Seraglia. Bullseye defeated Bandwagon II (USA World Cup Soccer squad), a West Coast crew, in their quarterfinal and Sneak Ninja Attach Posse, a Lou Bouruss assembled team in the semi.
Spike was a Carleton Alumni squad with some friends mixed in. Spike knocked off (?) in qaurters and then downed the Wildcats from Vancouver in the semi.
Bullseye took the win and their second consecutive Potlatch title.

Plenty of Potlatch photo action, but all from the A pool playoffs on Sunday, I played all Saturday.
-GWAC

'Kid' John Hammond of Bandwagon II way up over Steve Dugan of Bullseye.
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Vida Towne throwing, Heidi Pomfret of Bullseye marking.
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Spike over Wildcats.
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Al-Bob catching.
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Mike Grant of Bullseye marking Chase Sparling-Beckley of Spike in the final.
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Mark Aagenes of Trigger Hippy hits the deck after a missed D against Mark Stone of Bandwagon II.
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Johanna Neumann of Bullseye throwing past Deb Cussen of Sneak Ninja Attack Posse (SNAP).
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Poorly exposed pic:
Alex Nord of Spike way up for the grab over a Wildcat.
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A Red Fish Blue Fish grab against Lawn Party.
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Damien Scott of Bullseye with the catch in the final.
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Jay Hammond of Bandwagon II throwing past Jamie 'Vato' Aramabula of Trigger Hippy.
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Leah Bowen of Lawn Party catching against Red Fish Blue Fish.
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Steve Dugan of Bullseye hucking.
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Wildcat grab.
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Chase of Spike lays one out.
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Dominique Fontinette of Bullseye with the fumble recovery.
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Krog of Trigger Hippy throwing.
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SNAP with a water bomb misfire during a time-out.
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End zone struggle.
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Mark of Hippy getting up for a
D-block over Josh Greenough of Bandwagon II.
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Mike Grant of Bullseye gets the lay out D against Sam O'Brien of Spike.
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Fuzzy pictures:
Coming down in a crowd.
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Damien Scott of Bullseye with a grab in front of a horizontal defender in the final.
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Matrix-style wire fight barrel roll... (or maybe just a catch).
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Josh Greenough of Bandwagon II throwing past Damien Scott of Bullseye.
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A historical college rematch: Alex Nord marking Rhett Russ.
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Mike Grant up for the grab.
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Kama Sue of Bandwagon II catching against Trigger Hippy.
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Kenny Dobyns of Bullseye up in the endzone.
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Heidi Pomfret of Bullseye getting the D.
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Alex Nord of Spike with a hard landing.
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Fortunat Mueller of Bullseye marking Sam O'Brien of Spike.
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Wildcats grab.
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