2023 Spring Season


Here is information on Spring 2023 Ultimate for players in grades 5 through 8.

We run a hybrid program in the spring:

For 7th and 8th graders: Ultimate is an official spring sport at Amherst Regional Middle School. Players who attend ARMS (or are home schooled in the district) must register through the high school Athletic Department. All players will participate alongside the 5th and 6th graders in the Intramural League.

For 5th and 6th graders: Spring Ultimate consists of a 2 day/week Intramural League on Mondays and Thursdays. Players are divided into permanent teams early in the season. Sessions include skill and strategy training, and starting the third or fourth week the teams play a schedule of intramural games – each team plays a game against another intramural team at every session. All players will participate alongside the 7th and 8th graders in the Intramural League.

Travel Team: ARMS players (7th & 8th grade) also have the option to try out for the Travel Team. Tryouts take place in the first week of the season. In a typical year around 30 players try out and around 18 make the team. The Travel Team is a big commitment – in addition to playing in the Intramural League on Mondays and Thursdays, Travel Team players have practices or games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well as all-day tournaments on many Saturdays and Sundays.

The season will begin on Monday March 20.

Practices and games will go from 4:00 until 6:00.

Head Coaches for the spring season will be Jim Pistrang and Chris Cianfrani, and assistant coaches may include Chris Cianfrani, Chaitanya Deshpande, John Hoover, Heather Sheldon, Ben Haugsjaahabink and others!

Need more information? See the FAQ page (link is above) or send an email to Jim Pistrang.


ARMS Intramural Schedule (tentative)

All practices and games are from 4:00 to 6:00 at Fort River Elementary School unless otherwise noted. ARMS students can take after-school bus #15 or #20 to Fort River.

On game days each round lasts 40 minutes.

Mon Mar 20 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Tue Mar 21 4:00 PM Travel Team Tryout at Fort River
Wed Mar 22 2:00 PM Travel Team Tryout at Fort River *
Thu Mar 23 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Fri Mar 24 4:00 PM Travel Team Tryout at Fort River
Mon Mar 27 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Mar 30 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Mon Apr 3 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Apr 6 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Mon Apr 10 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Heather Purple v Azalea and Heather Sapphire v Cherry Red (Heather Seafoam captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Heather Purple v Cherry Red and Azalea v Heather Seafoam (Heather Sapphire captains’ practice)
Thu Apr 13 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Heather Purple v Heather Sapphire and Cherry Red v Heather Seafoam (Azalea captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Azalea v Heather Sapphire and Heather Purple v Heather Seafoam (Cherry Red captains’ practice)
Mon Apr 24 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Azalea v Cherry Red and Heather Sapphire v Heather Seafoam (Heather Purple captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Heather Purple v Azalea and Heather Sapphire v Cherry Red (Heather Seafoam captains’ practice)
Thu Apr 27 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Heather Purple v Cherry Red and Azalea v Heather Seafoam (Heather Sapphire captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Heather Purple v Heather Sapphire and Cherry Red v Heather Seafoam (Azalea captains’ practice)
Mon May 1 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Azalea v Heather Sapphire and Heather Purple v Heather Seafoam (Cherry Red captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Azalea v Cherry Red and Heather Sapphire v Heather Seafoam (Heather Purple captains’ practice)
Thu May 4 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Heather Purple v Azalea and Heather Sapphire v Cherry Red (Heather Seafoam captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Heather Purple v Cherry Red and Azalea v Heather Seafoam (Heather Sapphire captains’ practice)
Mon May 8 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Heather Purple v Heather Sapphire and Cherry Red v Heather Seafoam (Azalea captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Azalea v Heather Sapphire and Heather Purple v Heather Seafoam (Cherry Red captains’ practice)
Thu May 11 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Azalea v Cherry Red and Heather Sapphire v Heather Seafoam (Heather Purple captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Heather Purple v Azalea and Heather Sapphire v Cherry Red (Heather Seafoam captains’ practice)
Mon May 15 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: Heather Purple v Cherry Red and Azalea v Heather Seafoam (Heather Sapphire captains’ practice)
— 5:10: Heather Purple v Heather Sapphire and Cherry Red v Heather Seafoam (Azalea captains’ practice)
Tue May 16 4:00 PM Girls game at Fort River
Thu May 18 4:00 PM intramural contests at Fort River
Mon May 22 4:00 PM intramural semi-finals at Fort River
Thu May 25 4:00 PM intramural finals at Fort RiverMon Mar 20 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Tue Mar 21 4:00 PM Travel Team Tryout at Fort River
Wed Mar 22 2:00 PM Travel Team Tryout at Fort River *
Thu Mar 23 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Fri Mar 24 4:00 PM Travel Team Tryout at Fort River
Mon Mar 27 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Mar 30 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Mon Apr 3 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Apr 6 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Mon Apr 10 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamA v TeamB and TeamC v TeamD (TeamE captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamA v TeamD and TeamB v TeamE (TeamC captains’ practice)
Thu Apr 13 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamA v TeamC and TeamD v TeamE (TeamB captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamB v TeamC and TeamA v TeamE (TeamD captains’ practice)
Mon Apr 24 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamB v TeamD and TeamC v TeamE (TeamA captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamA v TeamB and TeamC v TeamD (TeamE captains’ practice)
Thu Apr 27 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamA v TeamD and TeamB v TeamE (TeamC captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamA v TeamC and TeamD v TeamE (TeamB captains’ practice)
Mon May 1 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamB v TeamC and TeamA v TeamE (TeamD captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamB v TeamD and TeamC v TeamE (TeamA captains’ practice)
Thu May 4 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamA v TeamB and TeamC v TeamD (TeamE captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamA v TeamD and TeamB v TeamE (TeamC captains’ practice)
Mon May 8 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamA v TeamC and TeamD v TeamE (TeamB captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamB v TeamC and TeamA v TeamE (TeamD captains’ practice)
Thu May 11 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamB v TeamD and TeamC v TeamE (TeamA captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamA v TeamB and TeamC v TeamD (TeamE captains’ practice)
Mon May 15 4:00 PM Intramural games at Fort River
— 4:20: TeamA v TeamD and TeamB v TeamE (TeamC captains’ practice)
— 5:10: TeamA v TeamC and TeamD v TeamE (TeamB captains’ practice)
Tue May 16 4:00 PM Girls game at Fort River
Thu May 18 4:00 PM intramural contests at Fort River
Mon May 22 4:00 PM intramural semi-finals at Fort River
Thu May 25 4:00 PM intramural finals at Fort River


* Early Release Day

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Intramural Standings

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Intramural Rosters (* = captain)

Heather Purple  

Michael Alvarez
Gideon Antonowicz
Nate Beigel
Jack Berube *
Abby Christ
Lena Grant-Giraud
Andre Johnson-Maduka
Nico Levins Page
Jude Martin-Weinbaum *
Solomon Melbin-Diniz
Emmet Rath
Annika Redington *
Jordan Robinson
Daniel Salvon
Stephen Sims

Azalea

Benjamin Abramovitz
Luke Broudy
Dan Christ *
Ben Cianfrani-Shin
Eliam de los Reyes
Will Ewell *
Wynne Fitzgerald
Gus Garrett-Peltier
Asher Gordon
August Hart
Anne Haugsjaahabink *
Eli Peltier
Lily Sheldon
Julia Sitze
Sidney Stroud

Heather Sapphire

Will Arndt
Julian Avila
Elizabeth David
Nicholas David
Brady Hamilton
Jeremiah Hayslip
Dominic Hoover *
Atticus Pangallo
Yatharth Rajakumar *
August Rohan
Elo Schwabe
Ashley Siri
Patrick Sullivan
Ty Thomas-Paquin
Pia Wise *

Cherry Red

Cyrus Arwade
Sophie Bergan
Ian Burns *
Tenzin Choyang
Otis Fields-Fairey
Timo Hein
Toby Kaplan
Day Kim *
Samuel LeBlond
William Lloyd
Valentino Mazzel
Julia Rau
Asher Rohan
Dalyni Son
Ashwin Venkataraman *

Heather Seafoam

Daniel Byun
Uri Davidovitch
Alex Fitz-Gibbon *
Sebastian Godoy Ramirez
Foster Heitker
Joel Hsu *
Nico Jacobs
Finn Jones Debold
Jessie Noeun
Julissa Reyes Alvarado
Siga Sarr
Desmond Schein
Joseph Sims
Jonah Spitzer
Susana Wolf *

Contest Winners

SprintDistanceAccuracy

Boys 4th/5th/6thBen Cianfrani-ShinBen Cianfrani-ShinBen Cianfrani-Shin
Boys 7thEmmett RathWilliam LloydLuke Broudy
Boys 8thYatharth RajakumarDominic HooverAlex Fitz-Gibbon
Girls 4th/5th/6thDalyni SonSiga SarrWynne Fitzgerald
Girls 7th/8thAnne HaugsjaahabinkPia WiseSusana Wolf
The winners!

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ARMS Travel Team Roster (* = captain)

Will Arndt
Nate Beigel
Jack Berube
Ian Burns *
Dan Christ
Will Ewell *
Alex Fitz-Gibbon
Anne Haugsjaahabink *
William Lloyd
Jude Martin-Weinbaum
Yatharth Rajakumar
Annika Redington
Desmond Schein
Ashwin Venkataraman
Pia Wise
Susana Wolf

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ARMS Travel Team Schedule and Game Results

ScoreReport Link

All practices and games are from 4:00 to 6:00 at Fort River Elementary School unless otherwise noted

Travel Team tryouts will be held on Tuesday March 21, Wednesday March 22 *, and Friday March 24. Candidates must attend at least two tryouts (three is better).

Tue Mar 21 4:00 PM Travel Tryout  at Fort River
Wed Mar 22 2:00 PM Travel Tryout  at Fort River *
Fri Mar 24 4:00 PM Travel Tryout  at Fort River
Tue Mar 28 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Wed Mar 29 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Tue Apr 4 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Wed Apr 5 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Tue Apr 11 4:00 PM game vs Four Rivers MS at Fort River W 15-6
Wed Apr 12 4:00 PM game vs ARHS Boys JV B at Fort River L 5-15
Sat Apr 22 12:00 PM Hotchkiss Tournament at Hotchkiss School ** cancelled
Tue Apr 25 4:00 PM game vs Hartsbrook MS at Fort River W 15-8
Wed Apr 26 4:00 PM practice at Fort River game vs Northampton cancelled
Sat Apr 29 9:00 AM Amherst Invite at MacDuffie **
— PVPA HS L 5-13
— Sharon HS L 4-13
— Somerville HS B L 9-11
Sun Apr 30 9:00 AM Amherst Invite at MacDuffie **
— PVCICS HS L 9-10
Tue May 2 4:00 PM game vs PVCICS MS at Fort River W 15-4
Wed May 3 4:00 PM game vs Eagle Hill School JV at Fort River W 15-2
Sat May 6 9:00 AM NMH Tournament at NMH **
— Four Rivers HS B L 7-10
— Deerfield Academy HS L 8-14
— ARHS Boys JV B L 5-15
Tue May 9 4:00 PM game vs Hartsbrook MS at Fort River W 15-5
Wed May 10 3:30 PM game vs Four Rivers MS at Four Rivers CS * W 15-5
Sat May 13 9:00 AM ARMS Tournament at GCC **
— Center School W 13-4
— Williston Northampton MS W 12-9
— Brown MS W 13-3
Wed May 17 4:00 PM game vs Belchertown MS at Fort River W 15-7
Sat May 20 9:00 AM Four Rivers Tournament at Greenfield HS **
— MacDuffie HS L 6-13
— Brattleboro HS W 13-3
— Four Rivers MS W 13-4
— Frontier HS L 5-13
Tue May 23 4:00 PM practice at Fort River game vs Northampton cancelled
Wed May 24 4:00 PM game vs ARHS Boys JV B at Fort River L 7-11
Tue May 30 4:00 PM game vs Hilltown at Fort River W 15-7
Wed May 31 4:00 PM practice at Fort River
Thu Jun 1 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River
Sat Jun 3 9:00 AM MA MS States at Oxbow **
— Wellesley MS L 7-8
— Four Rivers MS W 12-6
— Brown W 13-4
— Hartsbrook MS W 13-2
Sun Jun 4 9:00 AM BUDA MS Tournament at Devens **
— Hopkinton MS W 10-2
— BUDA Boston W 7-2
— Greely MS W 7-5
— Shady Hill School W 8-7
Mon Jun 5 no practice
Tue Jun 6 4:00 PM practice  at Fort River, 7:00 PM All Team Banquet at ARHS Cafeteria
Wed Jun 7 4:00 PM practice at Fort River game vs Northampton cancelled
Thu Jun 8 4:00 PM game vs PVCICS MS at Fort River cancelled
Sat Jun 10 & Sun Jun 11 Maine **
— Greely MS W 15-3
Mon Jun 12 no practice
Tue Jun 13 4:00 PM game vs ARPS Faculty & Coaches at Fort River L 3-15
Wed Jun 14 5:00 PM Family End-Of-Season Pot Luck at home of Ian Burns
Thu Jun 15 4:00 PM Family Day Game at Fort River
 

* Early Release Day, players go directly to Fort River after release

** All Day Event

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ARMS Travel Personal Stats

A note about stats: Stats are fun, but misleading. Ultimate is a true team sport, and goals are rarely scored, and games are rarely won, by one or two players. Strong defense, great mid-field offense, and many other contributions to the team effort do not appear in the stats below. The stats are fun to look at, but true credit for ‘the winners’ goes to every member of the team.

Assists (10 or more)

Yatharth Rajakumar 93 (27%)
Ian Burns 73 (21%)
Alexander Fitz-Gibbon 51 (15%)
Will Ewell 45 (13%)
Ashwin Venkataraman 20 (6%)
Jude Martin-Weinbum 14 (4%)
Annika Redington 11 (3%)
Annie Haugsjaahabink 10 (3%)

Goals (15 or more)

Ashwin Venkataraman 55 (16%)
Ian Burns 50 (15%)
Jude Martin-Weinbum 31 (9%)
Nate Beigel 26 (8%)
Jack Berube 21 (6%)
Yatharth Rajakumar 21 (6%)
Annika Redington 21 (6%)
Alexander Fitz-Gibbon 20 (6%)
Dan Christ 19 (6%)
Wll Arndt 18 (5%)
Will Ewell 18 (5%)
Annie Haugsjaahabink 15 (4%)