Fumi Kimura ’25 throws a forehand.
4/12 Andover: 5, St. Sebastian’s: 9
4/17 Andover: 15, St. John’s Prep: 13
Last Friday Ultimate Frisbee (1-2) fell to St. Sebastian’s. The team went on to play St. John’s Prep on Wednesday, securing its first win of the season with a close win.
Although the team lost against St. Sebastian, Miklosh Frusztajer ’26 highlighted important improvements within the team. He noted the enhancement in the team’s dynamic on the field and their ability to execute their planned strategy.
“There is definitely a lot more synergy between us, more understanding of the tactic, which is our sort of person-to-person marketing strategy that we employed. As well as the ability to maneuver and improvise. Obviously there are still things to iron out, but the core is we’re getting a lot more used to playing Ultimate,” said Frusztajer.
While the bad weather on Saturday brought many challenges, Frusztajer emphasized the importance of the energy brought by spectators. He also noted the optimism Saturday’s strong game-play brought the team for future matches.
“The weather wasn’t optimal. As Coach [Scott] Hoenig always tells us, ‘that’s uncontrollable, that’s something that’s completely out of our hands.’ So, we’re very thankful for everyone who showed up to support. There was a lot of great energy from the sidelines, from the supporters. We did get solid turnout, considering the dreadful conditions. But anyway, seeing that improvement from the last game and seeing those glimmers of hope, those glimmers of really good play, really has stuck with us all,” said Frusztajer.
Cyrus Law ’27 commended Co-Captains TJ Moody ’24 and Everett Woo ’25 for stepping up despite the weather. He also highlighted new players Frusztajer and Nate Goldberg ’27 for their impressive performance.
Law said, “It was really windy that day, so a lot of the more experienced players, like our Captains, TJ and Everett, they did really well. Some of our newer players also contributed quite a bit. In particular, I think Miklosh and Nate. But I still think with the difficulty of playing in the wind, our Captains really helped us out.”
On Wednesday, the team celebrated its first victory of the season against St. John’s Prep. Dean Yang ’27 highlighted the dynamic of the team and noted the excitement that came with the team’s first win.
“There was a lot of good defense that I saw, and the chemistry was really good… [We] were passionate because we lost pretty bad [the] first couple games, so it was very exciting when we won,” said Yang
Looking forward, the team hopes to continue working on skill development and strategy so that it is prepared when it encounters challenges with the weather. According to Law, the team will work on throwing and catching in particular.
“In general, everyone can work on our technical skills, especially since we can’t really control the weather. We don’t know how it’s going to be, we can’t expect it to always be perfect for frisbee. Yes, we’re working on tactics for the new players and technical skills for everyone, like throwing and catching, that will be really important,” said Law.
On Saturday, Ultimate Frisbee will play away at Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) against Williston, Xavier, and NMH, and on Wednesday it will play home against Lexington High School.
