What: UPA Florida Sectionals
Who: All Divisions (open/women/mixed)
Where: Halapatioke Park in Stuart Florida
When: Saturday and Sunday September 20th and 21th
As of Sept 22, 2003, the rumor is that the 3 open teams qualifying are:
1. Gainesville Vicious Cycle 2. Tampa Bulge 3. Orlando Omen
Womans Results:
This year the Florida State Championship, AKA Sectionals, was held at a brand new sports complex in Stuart, Florida, Halpatiokee Park. The venue was top notch, and the fields were plush. The weather was ideal with scattered cloud coverage throughout the day, a high temperature of 88 degrees, and a slight breeze. Four teams competed in a one day tournament for the title of Florida State Champs and for seeding to Regionals. In the first round, the number one seed, Tampa Bay Huckaneers defeated the number four seed, Orlando's Sauce (15-0). Number two seed, Miami Rip Tide eked out a victory over number three seed, Gainesville's Diva (10-9). This was truly the most exciting game of the day. Both teams displayed amazing athleticism and skill. The second round pitted the Huckaneers against Diva with the Huckaneers prevailing (13-7). Rip Tide was victorious over Sauce (11-5). In the third round Diva defeated Sauce while Rip Tide and the Huckaneers were vying for first place. Rip Tide remained solid and strong throughout the game, but they were unable to conquer the Huckaneers. The final score was 14-9. The top three teams, Huckaneers, Rip Tide, and Diva will be traveling to Atlanta to compete in Regionals. Sauce has opted not to attend. Final Standings : 1. HUCKANEERS 2. RIP TIDE 3. DIVA 4. SAUCE
UPA series guide lines are on-line also the club section has lots of info.
Division Contacts:
Floyd Roberts - Open and Mixed
Emily Simms-Greenwell - Women
Regionals will be on October 4th and 5th in Atlanta. See the Regionals web site.