By Rachel Dinh

If you were asked to think of a high school sport, you probably wouldn’t think of Ultimate Frisbee. That’s because this is the first year that there’s been a high school Frisbee league. This league is made up of Tempe Prep, Pinnacle High School, Scottsdale Prep, Westwood High School, Brophy Prep, and Bourgade Catholic High School. Although it’s new, this league is operating well under high school students who do everything from managing emails to organizing the games.

The idea for a team had come from Coach Lambros’ spring lifting group, who enjoyed playing Frisbee on their weekly cardio days. When the interest in forming a team spread, meetings were held and other schools were contacted to organize games.

Stephen Veenstra, a sophomore who helped start the club, said, “Frisbee is a fun sport and I wanted to see it formalized at TPA. I thought it would be fun to play with friends and learn the sport better.”

Steven also described the various positions in Frisbee, such as handlers who are the main throwers, and cutters, who are like the receivers in football. Seven players from each team are on the field at a time, and the goal is to get the Frisbee to the end line.

The interesting thing about Ultimate Frisbee is that there are no referees. Players determine if there are fouls. So far the team has had two games, with a loss against Brophy and a win against Westwood.

This is currently a high school club, but hopefully a middle school one can be started soon. The team is always looking for new members. Coach Lambros says, “If anyone would like to be a part of our club, please see Jacob Steineke, Steven Veenstra, Prakash Wiese or any other member of the club to get all the info needed to be a part. We would love to have you.”