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We're off to the Finals!

Hey there,

All is well in the land of Canadian Junior Ultimate. Both teams are playing in the finals today.

Last night, the women played Japan in the semi-finals, winning quite convincingly, 17-8. The girls arrived at the team dinner very excited, yet confident in their accomplishments. The dinner was hosted by the Hislop family, at a local hotel...what an amazing spread (salmon, chicken, reindeer, two salads, several types of bread, huge amounts of ice cream, fresh fruit and chocolate sauce that would make my dad drool). The finals take place at 1:00 p.m. today(just an hour away).

Yesterday, the boys took on Australia (17-2) and South Africa (17-5). Both were fun games, but the team was getting rather antsy wanting to get to the playoffs. We didn't play our best Ultimate. The South African team is quite a neat team. It is comprised of several kids from the townships near
Johannesburg. They are incredibly athletic and they sure have fun playing Ultimate. They've entertained people all week with dancing and singing on the buses to and from games, as well as on the sidelines. I was happy to trade one of my Canada jerseys with the team's assistant coach.

This morning, Team Canada played Germany in the semi-finals. It was a real battle. Germany's offense was very difficult to stop. They were most definitely pump for the game. Our defense did manage a few timely turn-overs. We led throughout the game, and held on to a 17-10 win. It was
a great warm-up game for this evening's final game with (you guessed it) USA. From the sounds of the talk around Disc Central, most people will be cheering for Canada. The guys are really excited, yet staying calm and getting mentally ready for the biggest game of their lives. This coach is trying to keep a calm look, despite the butterflies eating up his insides.

Talk to you after the finals.

Deano