The Firedogs are set to make the long trip to Bucknell to try and gain some extra experience before sectionals. The Bucknell tournament boasts a small but talented collection of teams, none of which OWU has ever played against. We’re hoping that getting out of Ohio will help spread the Firedog name and help us learn to play against different and better teams.
It will not be an easy go around for the Dogs either as Captain Conor Browne and senior Jay Farro will not be able to make the trip due to Easter commitments. Combine the loss of the teams best thrower and a veteran cutter with being put in a power pool, it will prove a tough challenge for the Firedogs. It’s a challenge we’re up for though, as we hope it will be a learning experience on our way to sectionals. 
Our pool will have us face Harvard-B, Syracuse and then Bucknell the number one seed. Based on our seeding we will then be placed in a crossover game for our 4th game Saturday. It looks to be a competitive tourney all weekend with no Gimmies, and the Dogs are ready to go.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Firedogs to attend Bucknell Shroomfest this weekend
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Arizona Sunburn is Nasty
Arizona University is making some noise
A scubber better then even dpd's
Hard Cap came on, and Arizona lost on their final score 12-13, much like the Firedogs against Cast at EMR
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Firedogs 100th Career Victory
With a 13-5 win over Hope College at OWU's Home Evan Matthew Reas Memorial, the Firedogs notched their 100th career recorded spring victory.
Firedogs Career Record
1999: 6-6
2000: 6-5
2001: 2-5
2002: 4-5
2003: 9-14
2004: 19-15
2005: 10-12
2006: 16-13
2007: 20-9
2008 : 9-2
Total: 101-86 .540%
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Evan Matthew Reas Memorial Tournament-3rd Place
The Firedogs held host to the first tournament at Ohio Wesleyan in years this weekend as 14 teams competed in the Evan Matthew Reas memorial tournament. All team’s endured extremely cold and windy weather playing on either snow or slush the entire weekend. The production of the tournament was a great success despite the weather and the Dogs were able to make a lot of money for themselves.
The first game of the tournament for OWU put them up against Oberlin’s B team. The two teams were playing on a field covered in snow, with the temperature slightly below freezing, and a
steady wind. The Dogs were able to use their experience and athleticism to control the short game and work the disc down the field. A couple early layout D’s by Will Kenny and Jake Barnett got the team pumped up as the Dogs wanted to represent on their home fields. The Dogs finished their first game with a 13-1 win.The second game of the day for the Dogs would pin them against the second seed in their pool, Denison and promised to be their biggest challenge Saturday. Denison DFUC came out strong in windy, snowing weather with their zone defense. It was the first time the Dogs had seen zone all spring and DFUC used it to roll to a 2-0 lead. The Dogs however refused to go out quietly in the tournament dedicated to their former captain, and after regrouping and talking over some strategy took a 7-0 run to take half 7-2. The Dogs rode their run all they way to the end of the game destroying Denison’s cup and denying all of their huck attempts, going on to win 13-4 over the NCAC rivals. Seniors Conor Browne and DPD were crucial in breaking the cup and making the throws necessary to take the wind out of Denison’s sails.
The next two games in pool play were against Dayton B and Hope College. The Dogs continued with their momentum as Captain Willy Yoder’s cuts helped spark the Firedog offense. With the sun a little warmer, and puddles on the ground now instead o snow, the dogs worked it up the fields with continuation cuts and utilizing their great speed. It was evident the off season conditioning had paid while at the end of the day the Dogs legs were fresh and other teams weren’t. The Firedogs won 11-2 over Dayton B and 13-4 over Hope.
The Dogs finished 4-0 the first day of the Evan Matthew Reas Memorial and won the A pool putting them in good position Sunday with a first round bye in bracket play. Cold and wet the team was happy to only have a 5 minute drive back to their rooms. The Dogs dried off, changed, and all met up at DPD, Conor, and Jay’s house for a team pasta dinner.Day 2 to come later….
Saturday, February 23, 2008
ONU Indoor Tournament-2nd Place
The Firedogs rolled into their first spring tournament short handed as they traveled to Ada, to compete in Ohio Northern’s indoor tournament. The Dogs were ranked second in a field of 8 and held the top seed in the B bracket. The format was simple enough for indoor; 5X5, 7 stall count, timed hour long games, and annoyingly low ceilings.
The first game pinned the Dogs against ONU B. We put out our first line of the season, a collection of vets: Yoder, Conor, Jay, Jake, DPD. Receiving the first pull of the year the dogs decided to make a statement, working the disc up the field effortlessly ending in a C-Brown to Jake huck to let people know that last season wasn’t the only year of the Firedog.
The Dogs took a 7-1 lead within 10 minutes and never looked back. This game was a great opportunity to let freshman in the game and see what they could do, and they all excelled. Pirate Will, Dan O, Jeff, and Ted all took it upon themselves to polish and define their roles in this game. The success of the team this year depends on the development of our freshman. The Dogs went on to win 17-3.
After a hour long bye, the Dogs played Chicago B. The year before at Regionals the Dogs played a heated game against a talented Chicago A team resulting in the Firedogs first ever Regional win. This game however was close itself as it was 7-7 half an hour into the game. The Dogs could not get any offense going and were plagued by turnovers everywhere. The lack of flow in the offense was directly a result of lazy practices in the weeks leading up to the tournament.
The Dogs needed to gut check. They put on the clutch line from the first pull of the ONUB game and switch Conor to hands and Yoder to cut. This seemed to work as the team looked like the Dogs of old rallying past Chicago B to win 15-9.
The Firedogs next game was one they had circled on their calendar since they submitted their
bid for the tournament. Kenyon had thrashed them, 15-5, in the championship of the 75th F.R.E.D in the fall. Kenyon in the past had been considered a pushover to much of the section, but this year that has completely changed as they are tooled by an incredibly talented team.
The Dogs came out and scored first on a Conor to Yoder huck immediately off the first pull. This wasn’t enough to spark the Dogs however as the Kenyon Serf went on a 3-0 run by capitalizing on defense and playing smart offense. Every disc that was in the air the Serf was claiming, and the Dogs were starting to see flashbacks of the 10-0 run that gave the Serf the huge win against them earlier that year.
Again the Dogs had to gut check. Yoder and Conor switched places again as a threesome of Conor, Yoder, and DPD used their experience to protect the disc and work it up the field. Great defense from the whole team especially freshman Dan Ott and sophomore Zak Gomes kept the dogs in the game. A 3-0 run led the dogs to take the lead 10-9 with 2 minutes left. The Serf would tie it up as time expired on a breakmark throw in the endzone. This would cause a 1 point, winner takes all situation.
The Dogs received the pull and worked it to half field before a C-Brown to Dan O huck to seal the victory. The win was a huge motivator for the Dogs after the trashing they received earlier in the year. It proved to them that they were going to be a team to be reckoned with at sectionals and that they had the heart they needed to win. The Serf were a great opponent and had great spirit for such a close heated game. The Dogs look forward to playing them again.
With the win, the Dogs took the pool with a 3-0 record and would be matched up against Eastern Michigan in the Semi’s. The Kenyon game took a lot of energy out of the short handed Dogs team however and in order to beat the EMU Hellfish, the Dogs would need help from their freshman.
They delivered. All of the freshman on the team stepped up and played as well as the vets of the Hellfish. Pirate Will made some good soaring D’s and Dan Ott had about 7 scores in the Dogs victory 16-11 over the Hellfish. Despite the high score this was some of the best defense the Dogs had played all year, they were hardly ever beaten to the force side, and most of the passes that were completed were ridiculous break side blades.
With the win in the Semi’s the tired, undermanned Firedogs were pinned against the hosting ONU Darkside. The Darkside had more then 20 men on their sideline and while the game was close for the first five points, the Darkside pulled away winning 11-16 of the Firedogs.
The loss to ONU showed a lot to the Firedogs about how important practice, conditioning, and flow can be especially in championship games. While the team did not get the first place finish they were looking for, they learned a lot about how good they are with the big win over Kenyon, and how much more they have to do with the disorganized loss to ONU.
The first game pinned the Dogs against ONU B. We put out our first line of the season, a collection of vets: Yoder, Conor, Jay, Jake, DPD. Receiving the first pull of the year the dogs decided to make a statement, working the disc up the field effortlessly ending in a C-Brown to Jake huck to let people know that last season wasn’t the only year of the Firedog.
The Dogs took a 7-1 lead within 10 minutes and never looked back. This game was a great opportunity to let freshman in the game and see what they could do, and they all excelled. Pirate Will, Dan O, Jeff, and Ted all took it upon themselves to polish and define their roles in this game. The success of the team this year depends on the development of our freshman. The Dogs went on to win 17-3.
After a hour long bye, the Dogs played Chicago B. The year before at Regionals the Dogs played a heated game against a talented Chicago A team resulting in the Firedogs first ever Regional win. This game however was close itself as it was 7-7 half an hour into the game. The Dogs could not get any offense going and were plagued by turnovers everywhere. The lack of flow in the offense was directly a result of lazy practices in the weeks leading up to the tournament.
The Dogs needed to gut check. They put on the clutch line from the first pull of the ONUB game and switch Conor to hands and Yoder to cut. This seemed to work as the team looked like the Dogs of old rallying past Chicago B to win 15-9.
The Firedogs next game was one they had circled on their calendar since they submitted their
bid for the tournament. Kenyon had thrashed them, 15-5, in the championship of the 75th F.R.E.D in the fall. Kenyon in the past had been considered a pushover to much of the section, but this year that has completely changed as they are tooled by an incredibly talented team.The Dogs came out and scored first on a Conor to Yoder huck immediately off the first pull. This wasn’t enough to spark the Dogs however as the Kenyon Serf went on a 3-0 run by capitalizing on defense and playing smart offense. Every disc that was in the air the Serf was claiming, and the Dogs were starting to see flashbacks of the 10-0 run that gave the Serf the huge win against them earlier that year.
Again the Dogs had to gut check. Yoder and Conor switched places again as a threesome of Conor, Yoder, and DPD used their experience to protect the disc and work it up the field. Great defense from the whole team especially freshman Dan Ott and sophomore Zak Gomes kept the dogs in the game. A 3-0 run led the dogs to take the lead 10-9 with 2 minutes left. The Serf would tie it up as time expired on a breakmark throw in the endzone. This would cause a 1 point, winner takes all situation.
The Dogs received the pull and worked it to half field before a C-Brown to Dan O huck to seal the victory. The win was a huge motivator for the Dogs after the trashing they received earlier in the year. It proved to them that they were going to be a team to be reckoned with at sectionals and that they had the heart they needed to win. The Serf were a great opponent and had great spirit for such a close heated game. The Dogs look forward to playing them again.
With the win, the Dogs took the pool with a 3-0 record and would be matched up against Eastern Michigan in the Semi’s. The Kenyon game took a lot of energy out of the short handed Dogs team however and in order to beat the EMU Hellfish, the Dogs would need help from their freshman.
They delivered. All of the freshman on the team stepped up and played as well as the vets of the Hellfish. Pirate Will made some good soaring D’s and Dan Ott had about 7 scores in the Dogs victory 16-11 over the Hellfish. Despite the high score this was some of the best defense the Dogs had played all year, they were hardly ever beaten to the force side, and most of the passes that were completed were ridiculous break side blades.
With the win in the Semi’s the tired, undermanned Firedogs were pinned against the hosting ONU Darkside. The Darkside had more then 20 men on their sideline and while the game was close for the first five points, the Darkside pulled away winning 11-16 of the Firedogs.
The loss to ONU showed a lot to the Firedogs about how important practice, conditioning, and flow can be especially in championship games. While the team did not get the first place finish they were looking for, they learned a lot about how good they are with the big win over Kenyon, and how much more they have to do with the disorganized loss to ONU.
Next weekend the Dogs will host 16 teams in its first Evan Matthew Reas Memorial Tournament.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Evan Matthew Reas Memorial Tournament
No...he's not dead.
However his spirit, or lack there of, will be memorialized in Ohio Wesleyans first tournament in years.
Who: 16 top Ultimate teams. Great competition in the heart of the spring season.
When: March 1st and 2nd
Where: Smith Park, Delaware Ohio(Near Columbus)
Price $185
Send bid requests by February 10th, you will be contacted about payment shortly after you are given a bid.
If you would like a bid contact FiredogUltimate@gmail.com
Interested Teams:
Walsh
OWU
Earlham
Perdue
Pitt B
OSU B
Pittsburgh Johnstown
Dayton
Denison
Rochester
Hope
Eastern Michigan
Case Western
Wright State
Wooster
Bowling-Green
OWU
Earlham
Perdue
Pitt B
OSU B
Pittsburgh Johnstown
Dayton
Denison
Rochester
Hope
Eastern Michigan
Case Western
Wright State
Wooster
Bowling-Green
Local Hotels:
Best Western Delaware Inn http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?iata=&promoCode=&corpID=&propertyCode=36147
Thursday, October 18, 2007
North Coast
The Firedogs pulled into Case Westerns North Coast Open with only seven players Saturday morning. It was mid-semester break, and a large portion of the Firedogs elected to go home for the long weekend, but Captain Conor Browne, Chan, Drover, Paya, Tappan, Rob, and Not Shott, elected to stay and represent the Firedogs without any subs.
The structure of the tournament was designed to kill a team that played savage. All games were to 15, no halves, and only 5 minutes between each game. The performance the seven man Firedog team put forth that day was absolutely heroic, winning all four of its games. The dogs rolled over Kent State, Case Western-B, and Bowling Green beating them all by more then 10 scores. Without any subs, the Dogs were able to develop a good chemistry and good flow. The last game of the day was against Grove City College, a solid team also armed with good spirit. The Dogs were extremely tired from playing savage the entire day, but pulled out a heart-filled 15-13 win to finish the day.
The dogs picked up two more of their players Sunday, and were reseeded second in the championship bracket. With a long nights sleep, and tons of confidence the dogs were set to make a third run at a tournament championship this fall. Their first game would pin them against the 7th ranked Case Western Fighting Gobies.
The Dogs scored fast on a Paya to Yoder connection in the end zone after the team worked the disc up the field very well. The gobies however quickly answered back with a backhand huck off of a sweet fake for the score. Points continued to be traded back and forth with a combination of chilly Case offense, and great passing by the Ohio Wesleyan cutters.
Unfortunately it seemed fatigue set in as the Dogs started feeling all the strain they had put on their legs from the day before. A combination of poor defense and poor offensive decisions aided the Gobies to go on a 5-0 run to take half at 8-3. The Firedogs however are not a team to ever give up and battled back valiantly in the second half. Good defense and several hucks from Conor to Yoder and Tappan helped mount a comeback for the Dogs. However it was too little too late for OWU as the cap came on and the dogs lost 12-9. With how the Dogs played Saturday, and their hunger for a tournament championship, this was by far their most disappointing loss of the season.
The dogs last game Sunday was a consolation game against a talented team who was also upset in the first round, the Oberlin Horse Cows. The Horse Cows had recently won the tournament they had hosted the previous week, which the Dogs finished third in. The game was very competitive throughout; there were many good bids and hucks by both sides. The game came down to the wire with the dogs losing on universe point 14-13. This match-up of the Firedogs and Horsecows looks to be a promising one throughout the rest of the year.
The structure of the tournament was designed to kill a team that played savage. All games were to 15, no halves, and only 5 minutes between each game. The performance the seven man Firedog team put forth that day was absolutely heroic, winning all four of its games. The dogs rolled over Kent State, Case Western-B, and Bowling Green beating them all by more then 10 scores. Without any subs, the Dogs were able to develop a good chemistry and good flow. The last game of the day was against Grove City College, a solid team also armed with good spirit. The Dogs were extremely tired from playing savage the entire day, but pulled out a heart-filled 15-13 win to finish the day.
The dogs picked up two more of their players Sunday, and were reseeded second in the championship bracket. With a long nights sleep, and tons of confidence the dogs were set to make a third run at a tournament championship this fall. Their first game would pin them against the 7th ranked Case Western Fighting Gobies.
The Dogs scored fast on a Paya to Yoder connection in the end zone after the team worked the disc up the field very well. The gobies however quickly answered back with a backhand huck off of a sweet fake for the score. Points continued to be traded back and forth with a combination of chilly Case offense, and great passing by the Ohio Wesleyan cutters.
Unfortunately it seemed fatigue set in as the Dogs started feeling all the strain they had put on their legs from the day before. A combination of poor defense and poor offensive decisions aided the Gobies to go on a 5-0 run to take half at 8-3. The Firedogs however are not a team to ever give up and battled back valiantly in the second half. Good defense and several hucks from Conor to Yoder and Tappan helped mount a comeback for the Dogs. However it was too little too late for OWU as the cap came on and the dogs lost 12-9. With how the Dogs played Saturday, and their hunger for a tournament championship, this was by far their most disappointing loss of the season.
The dogs last game Sunday was a consolation game against a talented team who was also upset in the first round, the Oberlin Horse Cows. The Horse Cows had recently won the tournament they had hosted the previous week, which the Dogs finished third in. The game was very competitive throughout; there were many good bids and hucks by both sides. The game came down to the wire with the dogs losing on universe point 14-13. This match-up of the Firedogs and Horsecows looks to be a promising one throughout the rest of the year.
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