We spent the first weekend of August watching the Colorado Cutthroat Ultimate team compete in the Youth Club Championship. The team was seeded 7th and went 2-1 in their pool to win their pool (winning the tike breakers). The team had a heartbreaking loss on Sunday afternoon (Tanner played one of his best games), but came back fighting on Monday to win two games and place 5th! During the final game, the team was down by three points and it looked grim, but the team ripped off seven straight points and didn't look back. Here's a catch from the last game.
The Ultimate community and this team have been such a positive experience for Tanner. His high school coach was volunteering today and came by to cheer the team on and the other Cutthroat teams always go to cheer on the other teams. The community is such a huge part of this sport and that has been wonderful for Tanner (his high school coach calls him "the mayor of Ultimate" which is definitely a fitting nickname.
Drake came home from Chicago on Sunday afternoon and was able to cheer along with us on Sunday afternoon and Monday. The event ended with a end of season celebration at the Denver Beer Hall where the teams celebrated together. I only cried a bit when I was thanking Tanner's coach and all she has done for this team and Tanner. And just like that, our youth sports season of life is now complete and I wouldn't change it for the world.
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