Ultimate Tournament Is Saturday And Sunday

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Shawn Adams Memorial Spirit of the Game Ultimate Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday. 

There will be 41 teams from across the south participating, traveling from as far away as Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. These will be men's teams, women's teams, and coed teams equaling at least 600 people. 

The tournament will be Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is a free event to spectators. 

This tournament is held every year in honor of Shawn Adams, a friend of many in the Chattanooga ultimate frisbee community who passed away after being struck by lightening while playing in Nashville in April 1994.
Shawn Adams tribute website: http://playultimate.net/theman.shtml

Event website: http://playultimate.net/shawn.shtml

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