Are you someone who is currently enrolled at Eastern or will be enrolled at Eastern and are interested in playing ultimate frisbee for the Hellfish?
If so, contact our captain Brian Harras. He will give you all the information you need about the team.
His email address is : bharras@emich.edu
Practices will begin in early September at Frog Island Park.
We hope to hear from all of you!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
End of the season recap
I have been really lazy lately, so I haven't had a chance to sum up our past three tournaments, so I figured I would talk about them all shortly in this recap.
The first tournament was the Chicago Invite which happened in mid-march. Eastern had four games on Saturday and won each one of them. The Hellfish were tearing it up all day long and had many up-wind points. When the day was all over the Hellfish did not have a team that was within two points of them. After a great day on Saturday the Hellfish woke with bad news that the tournament was canceled on Sunday.
The next tournament we attended was the Hope invite which happened the week before sectionals. The Hellfish took their pool by beating Calvin, GVSU, and Kuyper college. Then in the first round of the championship bracket the wind decided to go crazy. Hope won the flip and that ended up being the difference in the game. With no up-wind points between either team the Hellfish really only had themselves to blame for not capitalizing at all. The final score was 9-8. The last game of the day was against Western. Eastern was still disappointed from the loss against Hope and they let it affect them, they started this game down 5-1. When it was all said and done Eastern lost on the final point with a score of 12-11.
The last tournament of the year was sectionals. Eastern started the tournament against Michigan State. After starting the game with a lot of intensity and tying the game 3-3, State decided to go on a run and take half 7-3. Eastern decided this game wasn't that important to accomplish their goals so they let some of the new guys get some sectionals experience. The next game was against a very good Michigan-B team. Michigan-B ended up have a few up-wind breaks and Eastern could not get any. The final score was 13-8. Eastern ended up winning their next game against Central pretty smoothly 13-7. The last game of the day was against Calvin. Eastern opened the game up 4-1 but Calvin would battle back. When it was all said and done Calvin won 12-10. Eastern started Sunday morning playing K-zoo B in a game that was much needed for the Hellfish to move on for a chance to go to regionals. Eastern won this game 15-4. In the first game in the 4th place bracket the Hellfish were matched up against Western. In one of the most intense games I have ever played in the hellfish tried to battle back to late. After being down 10-5 the soft cap was blown. The Hellfish ended up rallying back but still lost with a final score of 12-10.
It wasn't the end that we all had imagined, but I believe the future team will use this season as ammunition for the future years. Everyone on the team knows how good we can be if we play to our potential. This will be one of the main goals for this team for next year. I look forward to what the Hellfish have in store for the future. I strongly believe that next years team will be by far the best that Eastern has ever had. And with the program that has been set in place I feel that every year will be stronger than the previous year. I am proud to say I am and always will be a hellfish.
Thanks for all the memories and great times 2006-2010 Hellfish.
Your old captain and great friend
Derek Bezeau
The first tournament was the Chicago Invite which happened in mid-march. Eastern had four games on Saturday and won each one of them. The Hellfish were tearing it up all day long and had many up-wind points. When the day was all over the Hellfish did not have a team that was within two points of them. After a great day on Saturday the Hellfish woke with bad news that the tournament was canceled on Sunday.
The next tournament we attended was the Hope invite which happened the week before sectionals. The Hellfish took their pool by beating Calvin, GVSU, and Kuyper college. Then in the first round of the championship bracket the wind decided to go crazy. Hope won the flip and that ended up being the difference in the game. With no up-wind points between either team the Hellfish really only had themselves to blame for not capitalizing at all. The final score was 9-8. The last game of the day was against Western. Eastern was still disappointed from the loss against Hope and they let it affect them, they started this game down 5-1. When it was all said and done Eastern lost on the final point with a score of 12-11.
The last tournament of the year was sectionals. Eastern started the tournament against Michigan State. After starting the game with a lot of intensity and tying the game 3-3, State decided to go on a run and take half 7-3. Eastern decided this game wasn't that important to accomplish their goals so they let some of the new guys get some sectionals experience. The next game was against a very good Michigan-B team. Michigan-B ended up have a few up-wind breaks and Eastern could not get any. The final score was 13-8. Eastern ended up winning their next game against Central pretty smoothly 13-7. The last game of the day was against Calvin. Eastern opened the game up 4-1 but Calvin would battle back. When it was all said and done Calvin won 12-10. Eastern started Sunday morning playing K-zoo B in a game that was much needed for the Hellfish to move on for a chance to go to regionals. Eastern won this game 15-4. In the first game in the 4th place bracket the Hellfish were matched up against Western. In one of the most intense games I have ever played in the hellfish tried to battle back to late. After being down 10-5 the soft cap was blown. The Hellfish ended up rallying back but still lost with a final score of 12-10.
It wasn't the end that we all had imagined, but I believe the future team will use this season as ammunition for the future years. Everyone on the team knows how good we can be if we play to our potential. This will be one of the main goals for this team for next year. I look forward to what the Hellfish have in store for the future. I strongly believe that next years team will be by far the best that Eastern has ever had. And with the program that has been set in place I feel that every year will be stronger than the previous year. I am proud to say I am and always will be a hellfish.
Thanks for all the memories and great times 2006-2010 Hellfish.
Your old captain and great friend
Derek Bezeau
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
EMU Home Tournament
Our home tournament couldn't have had better conditions. It was 39 degrees outside, raining, and the wind was about 20 miles and hour with gust of up to 30. It was truly a perfect day for ultimate.... PSYCH!!
Our day started off pretty scary as one of our guys had a seizure during warm-ups before our first game. This was the first time many of us had witnessed this and it was very unnerving. The ambulance would come and our friend would end up being completely fine after he went to the hospital and got checked out which all of us were very happy to hear.
After this scary beginning we still had a game to play against Oberlin College. Oberlin was equipped with a few good handlers who were able to work the disc with the wind and against it. EMU was never really able to recover and Oberlin capitalized on their chances they ended up winning the game with a final score of 12-9.
Our next game would be against Hope College. The game was tied at 8's when the hard cap blew. Hope was receiving the disk and they never gave Eastern a chance as they went right down the field for a score and the win.
The tournament would be cut short, so this next game would be our last. It would be against Michigan-B who we consider a pretty big Rival. Michigan-B is a team with a lot of intensity, but also a team who is well coached and knows how to play ultimate. The game was very sloppy because the winds had really picked up , and the fields were really getting beaten up by this time. U of M was up 8-7 when the hard cap was blown but it was in the middle of the point. The Hellfish were able to go down wind to score after a long, long point. Eastern had a great pull which Michigan-B immediately hucked to no one(they were planning on doing a huck and zone). Eastern picked up the disc in the corner of the endzone. The wind at this time was blowing at the sideline that eastern was on. So not only did the Hellfish have to go upwind for a tough point but they had to get it off the sideline in a trap zone. This is exactly what the Hellfish did though. There was a good break throw to a popper who immediately threw it to a handler, who found the other popper, who played give and go with the other popper and by this time the disc was 75 percent down the field. The Hellfish stayed calm and about 3 throws later threw the disc in the endzone for a score. Going up wind and off the sideline the Hellfish marched the disc up the field without a turn and a score. It was an absolutely brilliant point.
After a great battle against UofM-B the Hellfish finished the day with a 1-2 record.
Just a picture of Coley getting Low like no other.
Harras doing what he does best, Skying other people.
The team after a very muddy afternoon... still looking good!
A point in the game when Jamie Pidcock has a huge smile... I think this was after his huge layout catch by the endzone!
This blog was written by yours truly,
Derek "Mr. Bezeau" "Usually a minute late to work" Bezeau
Our day started off pretty scary as one of our guys had a seizure during warm-ups before our first game. This was the first time many of us had witnessed this and it was very unnerving. The ambulance would come and our friend would end up being completely fine after he went to the hospital and got checked out which all of us were very happy to hear.
After this scary beginning we still had a game to play against Oberlin College. Oberlin was equipped with a few good handlers who were able to work the disc with the wind and against it. EMU was never really able to recover and Oberlin capitalized on their chances they ended up winning the game with a final score of 12-9.
Our next game would be against Hope College. The game was tied at 8's when the hard cap blew. Hope was receiving the disk and they never gave Eastern a chance as they went right down the field for a score and the win.
The tournament would be cut short, so this next game would be our last. It would be against Michigan-B who we consider a pretty big Rival. Michigan-B is a team with a lot of intensity, but also a team who is well coached and knows how to play ultimate. The game was very sloppy because the winds had really picked up , and the fields were really getting beaten up by this time. U of M was up 8-7 when the hard cap was blown but it was in the middle of the point. The Hellfish were able to go down wind to score after a long, long point. Eastern had a great pull which Michigan-B immediately hucked to no one(they were planning on doing a huck and zone). Eastern picked up the disc in the corner of the endzone. The wind at this time was blowing at the sideline that eastern was on. So not only did the Hellfish have to go upwind for a tough point but they had to get it off the sideline in a trap zone. This is exactly what the Hellfish did though. There was a good break throw to a popper who immediately threw it to a handler, who found the other popper, who played give and go with the other popper and by this time the disc was 75 percent down the field. The Hellfish stayed calm and about 3 throws later threw the disc in the endzone for a score. Going up wind and off the sideline the Hellfish marched the disc up the field without a turn and a score. It was an absolutely brilliant point.
After a great battle against UofM-B the Hellfish finished the day with a 1-2 record.
Just a picture of Coley getting Low like no other.
Harras doing what he does best, Skying other people.
The team after a very muddy afternoon... still looking good!
A point in the game when Jamie Pidcock has a huge smile... I think this was after his huge layout catch by the endzone!
This blog was written by yours truly,
Derek "Mr. Bezeau" "Usually a minute late to work" Bezeau
Spring Break, Myrtle Beach
Spring Break 2K10 was a week that all in participation will never forget. I however was not able to participate in this glorious event, but I will try to summarize some of the main things that happened on this awesome trip.
After 16 hours of driving through snow, drifts, rain, and mostly Ohio the Hellfish finally arrived at their destination in Charleston, SC for the first game just 15 minutes late(actually one van of 7 players showed up 45 minutes late). After a long day of driving, a lack of sleep and no time to warm-up the Hellfish were forced to get on the field for their first game. The Hellfish would have to do without three of their top handlers and two of their top defenders for this tournament because they all had to stay behind in Michigan for one reason or another. Even with horrible circumstances the Hellfish were able to put on a battle but eventually fell on Universe point against Furman College with a score of 9-10.
The rest of the day would be kind of similar. The team was still exhausted from the long trip and eventually lost their next three games to Charleston,Georgia College state, and Georgia Tech-B.
Day 2
This would be a new day and the Hellfish were ready to act like it too. With a positive attitude and not ready to quit the Hellfish would win the next two games pretty smoothly. It was said by some players that the team really shined these two games and had some moments of brilliance from new guys and veteran players. The scores were 15-11 against Charleston-B and 10-6 against Mary-Washington. The last game of the day would be for the winner of the losers bracket and the Hellfish would match against Clemson-B. The final score was 11-14 Clemson-B but from what I heard it was a close game from start to finish. The Hellfish finished the tournament with a 2-5 record but had a lot of great things to look forward too. Some of these things would be the coming out of a few rookie players. One who I heard filled in especially well in a handler role was James "King James" Rafko, who hardly handled much before this tournament. I also heard much buzz about Christian "tina" Doctor, and his Excellent defensive skills. Both of these guys would go on to win our tournament Rookie of the weekend award.
Finally the relaxing part of Spring Break would begin. The team had to drive 4 hours but it was well worth it when the arrived at their destination. The team had a house picked out that was just a couple of blocks away from the Atlantic Ocean. I heard that 55-65 degree weather was common at this point in Spring Break while it was still 30's-40's back in Michigan.
The team participated in many group activities such as Catch Phrase, which sounded like it was played a lot. There was even a story about our very own Douglas See when it came to catch phrase. Before going on spring break Doug did not have a nickname, but now we all know him as Icepick because apparently he yelled icepick at a girl during catch phrase in a very loud, and inappropriate manner(there is obviously more to this story that I am no telling). But ya, now he is Icepick to us!
This picture above me just shows how tired our team looked during day one of the tournament.
Even on spring break these guys did not slack off. I believe they had a practice/conditioning work out almost everyday. And I believe many of the guys threw around a disc everyday regardless. This picture above just shows our team working hard on the beach.
It was finally about time for the team to go, so before heading out they had to take one group shot to remember the 15 guys who participated in this awesome event
Before leaving we had to take one shot of the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. It is truly something of great beauty. I know all returners and future Hellfish will be pumped to do this again for upcoming seasons.
With Much Love
Yours Truly
Derek "Mr. Bezeau" "The best 3rd grade student teacher ever" Bezeau
After 16 hours of driving through snow, drifts, rain, and mostly Ohio the Hellfish finally arrived at their destination in Charleston, SC for the first game just 15 minutes late(actually one van of 7 players showed up 45 minutes late). After a long day of driving, a lack of sleep and no time to warm-up the Hellfish were forced to get on the field for their first game. The Hellfish would have to do without three of their top handlers and two of their top defenders for this tournament because they all had to stay behind in Michigan for one reason or another. Even with horrible circumstances the Hellfish were able to put on a battle but eventually fell on Universe point against Furman College with a score of 9-10.
The rest of the day would be kind of similar. The team was still exhausted from the long trip and eventually lost their next three games to Charleston,Georgia College state, and Georgia Tech-B.
Day 2
This would be a new day and the Hellfish were ready to act like it too. With a positive attitude and not ready to quit the Hellfish would win the next two games pretty smoothly. It was said by some players that the team really shined these two games and had some moments of brilliance from new guys and veteran players. The scores were 15-11 against Charleston-B and 10-6 against Mary-Washington. The last game of the day would be for the winner of the losers bracket and the Hellfish would match against Clemson-B. The final score was 11-14 Clemson-B but from what I heard it was a close game from start to finish. The Hellfish finished the tournament with a 2-5 record but had a lot of great things to look forward too. Some of these things would be the coming out of a few rookie players. One who I heard filled in especially well in a handler role was James "King James" Rafko, who hardly handled much before this tournament. I also heard much buzz about Christian "tina" Doctor, and his Excellent defensive skills. Both of these guys would go on to win our tournament Rookie of the weekend award.
Finally the relaxing part of Spring Break would begin. The team had to drive 4 hours but it was well worth it when the arrived at their destination. The team had a house picked out that was just a couple of blocks away from the Atlantic Ocean. I heard that 55-65 degree weather was common at this point in Spring Break while it was still 30's-40's back in Michigan.
The team participated in many group activities such as Catch Phrase, which sounded like it was played a lot. There was even a story about our very own Douglas See when it came to catch phrase. Before going on spring break Doug did not have a nickname, but now we all know him as Icepick because apparently he yelled icepick at a girl during catch phrase in a very loud, and inappropriate manner(there is obviously more to this story that I am no telling). But ya, now he is Icepick to us!
This picture above me just shows how tired our team looked during day one of the tournament.
Even on spring break these guys did not slack off. I believe they had a practice/conditioning work out almost everyday. And I believe many of the guys threw around a disc everyday regardless. This picture above just shows our team working hard on the beach.
It was finally about time for the team to go, so before heading out they had to take one group shot to remember the 15 guys who participated in this awesome event
Before leaving we had to take one shot of the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. It is truly something of great beauty. I know all returners and future Hellfish will be pumped to do this again for upcoming seasons.
With Much Love
Yours Truly
Derek "Mr. Bezeau" "The best 3rd grade student teacher ever" Bezeau
Sunday, January 10, 2010
A Hellfish Christmas
Before we all left for break we thought it would be a great idea to celebrate this joyous season together. 17 hellfish got together to eat food, to hang out, to watch Charlie Brown Christmas and to have a good time.
Here are some pictures of the festivities:
This was basically the end to the first half of our season, and it great first half it has been. The team has truly became closer and closer every week. These parties and hang outs that we do have been a great way for us to come together. We all look forward to the college season and hopefully accomplishing all of our goals we have been working towards.
Happy Holidays!
Derek "Beez" "Mr. B" Bezeau
Here are some pictures of the festivities:
This was basically the end to the first half of our season, and it great first half it has been. The team has truly became closer and closer every week. These parties and hang outs that we do have been a great way for us to come together. We all look forward to the college season and hopefully accomplishing all of our goals we have been working towards.
Happy Holidays!
Derek "Beez" "Mr. B" Bezeau
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Thankful for this team
We did our first Hellfish Thanksgiving dinner ever, and it was something to remember. 21 different people on our team were able to attend and bring something to share. Here is part of the spread of food that we had:
After eating we all ended up jamming out on guitars and singing, we watched some Monday night football, and we all acted like idiots and had a great time.
Here are some pictures of the guys that attended:
It was a magical Hellfish Thanksgiving
Derek "Beez" Bezeau
After eating we all ended up jamming out on guitars and singing, we watched some Monday night football, and we all acted like idiots and had a great time.
Here are some pictures of the guys that attended:
It was a magical Hellfish Thanksgiving
Derek "Beez" Bezeau
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Who are we?? Hellfish!
The fall season is winding down and the Hellfish would be attending their last tournament in Bowling Green, OH. For this tournament the Hellfish would be bringing 19 people and be splitting up into offensive and defensive lines. The O line would include these people:
Brian Harras
Michael Dishaw
Chris "Zeke" Conlan
Jamie Pidcock
Dan Boynton
Christian Doctor
Bohdon Pelekh
Alex "Scuttle Theiss
Luke Maggard
The D line would include:
Derek Bezeau
Kristopher Coley
Michael Okeefe
Michael Gordon
Doug See
James Rafko
EJ Cochran
Gary Grant
Aaron Hunter
Steve "Ramen-Noodle" Robenault
Here is a Picture of all the guys at the tournament.
We started off the tournament playing a team called Wayne. Wayne was composed of some of the top players from the Ann Arbor area. They used their knowledge and skills to take us down with a final score of 13-6.
Our next game was against Icarus. We took the first half against Icuras with a score of 7-1. We decided we would keep many of our new guys in the game to get them a lot of experience. Icarus worked their way back into this game and the score was 9-7. We decided to put our whole team back into the game and ended up winning 12-9.
Our last game of the day was against Michigan State-B. This was a much improved Michigan State-B team compared to the previous years. The Hellfish kept playing their game though and still beat Mich State-B with a final score of 15-11.
Our first game on Sunday was against Bowling Green, the host of the tournament. The Hellfish decided to throw clam's and zone D's against BG during this whole game. BG was just not able to cope to this type of defense. The Hellfish took this game with a final score of 15-0. It was the first shut-out I could remember in 4 years of playing for Eastern.
Our next game was against BG's Alumni team. The intensity for this game was through the roof because we definitely wanted a shot at making the finals. The Hellfish D was forcing many turnovers but were unable to convert on these turnovers. The Hellfish O was able to score about 70 percent of the time but it was not enough to keep up with BG's offense. The final score was not a good overall view how the Hellfish really played. But the game ended with the score being 15-7.
Our last game was against our rivals Michigan B. Michigan-B is one of the best if not the best B team around. They did so well last year that they qualified for Regionals. We all knew that this was going to be a tough game going into it. The game started with the teams trading points and being tied at 2 a piece. The Hellfish then scored and then forced a break and took the lead 4-2. The guys from Michigan-B would not be silenced as they fought back just as hard to break the Hellfish a couple of times. Michigan-B took half with a score of 8-7. Michigan-B received the disc after half and immediately marched down the field to make the score 9-7. It was about this time that the soft cap sounded off and it would be a game to 11. Once this happen Eastern scored three straight points to make the score 10-9. Michigan-B would march right down the field to tie up the game at 10's. It was universe point and Eastern was receiving. We did not want to give Michigan-B a chance so we wanted to make sure we valued the disc and did not turn it over. Eastern marched down half the field when someone on the team put up a cross field break that would be contested by one of Michigan-B's better players. The disc flew up into the air for anyone to grab and one of the Hellfish sprinted over to towards the disc and caught it a second before it hit the ground. At this point Eastern was only about 15 yards away from scoring. The disc was on the sideline, so it was immediately swung to the middle of field. Michael Dishaw was there to receive the disc and found Dan Boynton immediately in the end-zone and threw it to him. Dan had to make a jumping catch but was able to come down with the disc for a Hellfish victory. It was an amazing match by both teams and also it was the beginning to many more throughout the rest of the season.
The Hellfish ended the tournament in 3rd place out of 9 teams. But it ended the tournament in first place out of all college eligible teams. A 4-2 record throughout the tournament was enough to make all Hellfish proud of their work.
Also the Hellfish have a tradition of rewarding their two best rookies at each tournament. And this tournament the honors went to Doug See for his outstanding defense and Christian Doctor for his amazing cuts, and his rapid improvement for the knowledge of the game.
Now the fall season is over but we all look forward to what we could potentially achieve in the winter season. Great Job 09 Hellish, and best of luck to the 2010 Hellfish, I have a lot of confidence in you.
Derek "Beez" Bezeau
Brian Harras
Michael Dishaw
Chris "Zeke" Conlan
Jamie Pidcock
Dan Boynton
Christian Doctor
Bohdon Pelekh
Alex "Scuttle Theiss
Luke Maggard
The D line would include:
Derek Bezeau
Kristopher Coley
Michael Okeefe
Michael Gordon
Doug See
James Rafko
EJ Cochran
Gary Grant
Aaron Hunter
Steve "Ramen-Noodle" Robenault
Here is a Picture of all the guys at the tournament.
We started off the tournament playing a team called Wayne. Wayne was composed of some of the top players from the Ann Arbor area. They used their knowledge and skills to take us down with a final score of 13-6.
Our next game was against Icarus. We took the first half against Icuras with a score of 7-1. We decided we would keep many of our new guys in the game to get them a lot of experience. Icarus worked their way back into this game and the score was 9-7. We decided to put our whole team back into the game and ended up winning 12-9.
Our last game of the day was against Michigan State-B. This was a much improved Michigan State-B team compared to the previous years. The Hellfish kept playing their game though and still beat Mich State-B with a final score of 15-11.
Our first game on Sunday was against Bowling Green, the host of the tournament. The Hellfish decided to throw clam's and zone D's against BG during this whole game. BG was just not able to cope to this type of defense. The Hellfish took this game with a final score of 15-0. It was the first shut-out I could remember in 4 years of playing for Eastern.
Our next game was against BG's Alumni team. The intensity for this game was through the roof because we definitely wanted a shot at making the finals. The Hellfish D was forcing many turnovers but were unable to convert on these turnovers. The Hellfish O was able to score about 70 percent of the time but it was not enough to keep up with BG's offense. The final score was not a good overall view how the Hellfish really played. But the game ended with the score being 15-7.
Our last game was against our rivals Michigan B. Michigan-B is one of the best if not the best B team around. They did so well last year that they qualified for Regionals. We all knew that this was going to be a tough game going into it. The game started with the teams trading points and being tied at 2 a piece. The Hellfish then scored and then forced a break and took the lead 4-2. The guys from Michigan-B would not be silenced as they fought back just as hard to break the Hellfish a couple of times. Michigan-B took half with a score of 8-7. Michigan-B received the disc after half and immediately marched down the field to make the score 9-7. It was about this time that the soft cap sounded off and it would be a game to 11. Once this happen Eastern scored three straight points to make the score 10-9. Michigan-B would march right down the field to tie up the game at 10's. It was universe point and Eastern was receiving. We did not want to give Michigan-B a chance so we wanted to make sure we valued the disc and did not turn it over. Eastern marched down half the field when someone on the team put up a cross field break that would be contested by one of Michigan-B's better players. The disc flew up into the air for anyone to grab and one of the Hellfish sprinted over to towards the disc and caught it a second before it hit the ground. At this point Eastern was only about 15 yards away from scoring. The disc was on the sideline, so it was immediately swung to the middle of field. Michael Dishaw was there to receive the disc and found Dan Boynton immediately in the end-zone and threw it to him. Dan had to make a jumping catch but was able to come down with the disc for a Hellfish victory. It was an amazing match by both teams and also it was the beginning to many more throughout the rest of the season.
The Hellfish ended the tournament in 3rd place out of 9 teams. But it ended the tournament in first place out of all college eligible teams. A 4-2 record throughout the tournament was enough to make all Hellfish proud of their work.
Also the Hellfish have a tradition of rewarding their two best rookies at each tournament. And this tournament the honors went to Doug See for his outstanding defense and Christian Doctor for his amazing cuts, and his rapid improvement for the knowledge of the game.
Now the fall season is over but we all look forward to what we could potentially achieve in the winter season. Great Job 09 Hellish, and best of luck to the 2010 Hellfish, I have a lot of confidence in you.
Derek "Beez" Bezeau
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