The showcase featured the two top Goaltimate teams in the world, the defending
champions San Diego Ground Zero team verses their arch rivals the Santa
Barbara Condors.
World class Disc Freestylers and Canines started the
day's festivities followed by a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem
sung by local San Diego sensation and Universal Recording artist, 16-year
old Emily Carlstrom.
NFL San Diego Charger stars, John Carney and Darren
Bennett, showed up to support our "Sport of the New Millennium" and autograph
frisbees. Also on hand were the Charger Cheerleaders who helped in any way they could, including leading masses of excited fans in cheers
on the Goaltimate field.
The Condors took the first game to five points of the best-out-of-five
series. The Santa Barbara team looked like seasoned pros jumping out to a
4 points to 5 victory. The San Diego team stormed back in game two and
answered with a 5 - 2 win.
With the series tied it was time for our first
contestant to attempt to win a Xukon XL. Mark Sabastian barely missed the
mark, by trying to sink a 35-yard disc shot into an Innova Golf
DisCatcher.
For the third game the Ground Zero team showed why they have
been the reigning Goaltimate Champions for the Inaugural and the Phase II
tournaments. They showed great disc skills, throwing every creative pass
in the book at the Condors and winning the third game 5-2. Our second
Xukon XL contestant, Nancy Lovely, came out to try and make the 35-yard
toss.
Although a valiant effort, Nancy would have made it had the
DisCatcher been just a little closer. The Condor team was just as valiant
and came on strong in game four, tying the series and forcing a game five
with a powerful 5-2 victory of their own!
With the series all knotted up
at two games a piece, the final game proved to be a dramatic climax. The
game started off fast with Santa Barbara taking the lead. San Diego tied
the game 3 points apiece, then pulled away with the team Captain, Mike
"Frenchy" Boisvert, sneaking a curving pass into the awaiting hands of
Ground Zero teammate Clif "Phantom" Smith for the win!
It was a terrific "Goaltimate Showcase" that was filmed for the "Athletes
In Motion" show airing on ESPN2 and ESPN International starting:
Monday, August 7: 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Monday, August 7: 5:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
Saturday, August 19: 12:00am - 12:30am PDT
Saturday, August 19: 3:00am - 3:30am EDT
Tuesday, September 5: 11:00pm - 11:30pm PDT
Wednesday, September 6: 2:00am - 2:30am EDT
More air dates and times to be announced!
Officials for the Showcase were:
Jim Herrick - 1
Mark Lafoon - 6
Dee Carey - 7
Al Peterson - 13
Player "stats": First number is assists (goal points thrown), second is scores (goal
points caught).
San Diego
Ground Zero
Steve "Fergy" Freguson 3 4
Greg Pinz 3 2
Jim "Daddy" Ingebritsen 0 8
Cliff "Phantom" Smith 2 3
John "Bullet" Cione 2 0
Mike "Frenchy" Boisvert 4 2
Mike "Sharpshooter" Blackard 7 2 (threw two 2-pointers)
Santa Barbara Condors
Greg "Hollywood" Husak 4 2
John "The Kid" Hammond 3 3
Steve "Dugie" Dugan 1 3
Andy "Razor" Crews 4 1
Jay Higgins 0 3
Jason "Redshirt" Seidler 3 2
James "Jay-mo" Studarus 2 3 (threw one 2-pointer)
Thanks to all that helped make the event a great success!
Rick & Bibbi
