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NOT JUST FOR HIPPIES
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Nath Wolh, Edina, Minn., senior, attempts to pass while guarded by Bryan Erickson, Eden Prairie, Minn., freshman, as part of a practice drill on Tuesday afternoon. The men's ultimate frisbee team qualified for the College National Tournament which will take place May 22 to 25 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Frisbee team heads to nationals
Captain says hard work, offseason practice helped team make the tournament again
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
They don't have a fieldhouse that seats 17,000. They don't have a stadium with halftime shows and hot dog vendors. All the HorrorZontals need is an open field and a frisbee, and they'll
show you what they've got.
lished in 1979 by, as you may have expected, a bunch of fun-loving hippies. But don't get today's team confused with the Zontals of the
"We have won 19 of our last 20 games and still have not played our best ultimate yet."
KEVIN KELLY
HorrorZontals captain
show you what they're goo
The HorrorZontals, KU's ultimate frisbee team, were estab-
past.
"We don't follow that stereotype," Axl Brammer, Overland Park sophomore, said. "We spend a lot of time in the gym."
prepare for the 2009 Ultimate Players Association College Championships in Columbus,
Today, the team is all business as they
national championship
Ultimate Players Association College National Championship
HorrorZontals (11-seed)
May 22 to 25
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio. From May 22 to 25, the tournament will host a field of 20 teams, including Tufts, Georgia and arch-rival Texas.
After finishing seventh in
the south region last year, the
Making the tournament "is a testament to the hard work that we've put in as a team," said captain Kevin Kelly, Riverwoods, Ill., senior. "One of the biggest factors in our success this season was our offseason commitment."
HorrorZontals improved to second place, giving them their second national tournament appearance in three years.
Simply making the tournament, however, is old news to this storied organization.
"Our goal is to win the whole thing," Kelly said. "We have won
19 of our last 20 games and still have not played our best ultimate yet."
But the HorrorZontals are about more than just winning. Kelly said the team culture was unique and could not compare with any other sport.
"Ultimate frisbee is incredibly fun to play," Kelly said. "The community is very tight and brings together some really great people, intertwining high-end competition, socializing and spirit."
SEE ULTIMATE ON PAGE 5B
BASEBALL
Jayhawks take down Shockers in Wichita
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
It didn't matter how much the Eck Stadium season-high crowd of 5,697 booed Lee Ridenhour, he wasn't leaving town without a win
and a season sweep the in-state rival Shockers for the first time since 2000.
"I had to go out there and pitch really well to beat those guys."
"That was huge. It was my first time ever beating them, then to go out and get the sweep tonight was
and told reporters after the game that he had picked Kansas over the Shockers during his recruitment because Wichita State was a program on the decline.
huge." junior second baseman Robby Price said. "Now we just have to keep building from there.
"It was a hostile environment for him tonight," coach Ritch Price said.
Ridenhour, Kansas' prized freshman arm, silenced the Shockers' bats two months ago in Lawrence,
LEE RIDERHOUR Freshman pitcher
"He ran his mouth a little bit in the newspaper the first time when he was really excited about his performance, but he's grown up, he's more mature."
formance in March, he did everything that the Jayhawks needed him to in Wednesday night's 8-3 win. After staking the opposition to a two-run lead on a Ryan Jones home run to center, Ridenhour
This time, while he wasn't able to match his eight-inning, three-hit shutout perc
"It was amazing. What a great environment to play in," Ridenhour said. "I was really excited with all the fans out here. I just had to go out there and throw strikes. I had to go out there and really pitch well in order to beat these guys."
settled in silenced the Wichita State bats, not giving up another run in 5 1/3 innings of work.
The offense didn't start to chip away at the Shocker lead until the top of the fifth inning. Freshman Zac Elgie, hitting in the typically unproductive eighth spot in the lineup, singled and worked his way around the bases with two outs. He eventually crossed the plate on a passed ball by Wichita State starter Brian Flynn.
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It wasn't until the sixth inning, though, that ever-dangerous sophomore Tony Thompson gave
SEE BASEBALL ON PAGE 5B
Photo Courtesy Daniel Pankratz/The Sunflower News
Photo Courtesy Daniel Pankratz The Sunflower News
Junior infielder David Narodowski fields a ground ball during Kansas' game against Wichita State Wednesday. Kansas defeated the Shockers 8-3.
COMMENTARY
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Composed via Twitter: Sports in 140 characters
Smontemayor: Fellow current and potential "followers," let's start a revolution today. The first UDK sports column composed via Twitter, 11:22 a.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: The Man might keep us down by limiting us to 140 characters, but by piecing our updates together, we will overcome! 11:26 a.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: Or is that just Facebook? Do they know about Twitter yet? No? OK, quick; JOHN WALL COME TO KU PLZ!!! 11:31 a.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor; Careful not to talk about recruiting, though, apparently we're ALL under the jurisdiction of the NCAA recruiting laws. 11:29 a.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayer; Oops, ran out of characters. 12:26 p.m. May 6 from Web
montemayor; Perfect remedy for Favre mania: ESPNU & the sports cable pack overall. UEFA soccer, lacrosse, soft/baseball. Best invention since the... 12:23 p.m.
May 6 from Web
smontemayor;@bryanwheeler2 Glad you brought him up. His ESPN The Mag column sums up how athletes now use this medium to spin stories how they wish.
smontemayer: Brett Favre over load. Who cares if he returns? Is it going to make life so much worse? You're just jealous he didn't text you, aren't you? 11:44 a.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: w/summer a week away & a new year of KU sports ahead, can't help but feel as though the stakes are obviously so much higher this preseason. 12:30 p.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayer: After the Orange Bowl/Nat'l title combo, as a fan it seems as if we were playing with house money in 2008-09. Expectations a bit higher now. 12:32 p.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: Football expected to win B12 North, Nat'l title hopes for basketball, NCAA tourney bids expected for soccer & women's hoops, baseball & CWS. 12:38 p.m. May 6 from Web
bryanwheeler2:@smontemayor You and Bill Simmons can have a competition to see who writes more sports-related comments in one day.
smontemayor: Two big stories from Greinke Maria: His fiancee has sports blogs by their pills & Mon nite's Guy Fieri impersonator further ups KC coverage. 2:30 p.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: @bryanwheeler2 His take on the Twitter Erra: "Access for reporters and writers has dwindled faster than A-Rod's pectorals." 1:41 p.m. from Web
smontemayor: Unsure as to what this experiment has yielded. May not read like a traditional sports column but it serves a purpose. Like the Web itself, 2:54 p.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: Twitter is among the top innovations in communication. Stars may spin stories as they wish but us fans & media can call B.S. as we see fit. 2:54 p.m. May 6 from Web
smontemayor: In 140 characters or less of course... 2:56 p.m. May 6 from Web
— Edited by Carly Halvorson