Valley of the Sun Ultimate has been an official non-profit organization for less than 30 years, but it has been a community of players and organizers for much longer. New Year Fest, our locally run tournament, entered its fourth decade in 2012.
This page is an attempt at an inclusive history. It is a work in progress. If you have materials or reminiscences, please email me at webmaster@vots.org ~Katherine Nabity, 07/09/20
New Year Fest XVIII
Leagues
Fall League 2000
Champion: Ambiguously Gray
Captains: Keith Aspinall & Karla Koch
New Year Fest XIX
NYF 19, February 3 – 4, 2001
Division I Results
Division II Results
Women's Results
Pictures
Leagues
Fall League 2001
Champion: Ultinuts
Captains: Keith and Joanne Aspinall
Teams | Results
Fantasy Ultimate #1 |
League Finals - Fantasy Ultimate
New Year Fest XX
NYF 20, February 2 – 3, 2002
Division I Results
Division II Results
Women's Results
Pictures
Leagues
New Year Fest XXI
Leagues
Winter Competitive League 2003
Champion: Air Buddha in Toga
Captain: Byron Lippincott
Spring League 2003
Tie: Huckin' Nerve & Skin Flick
Captains: Byron Lippincott and Tim Streit, respectively
1st Annual Hangover Hat
Announcement: There will be a short co-ed hat tournament (3 games) at Diablo on New Years Day. Registration will be from 1:30-2:00 pm. Games will be at 2:30, 4:15 and 6:00. Cost will be $5.
New Year Fest XXII
Leagues
UPA Desert Sectionals 2004
Announcement: Games for all divisions (open, womens, mixed) for the Desert section will be held at Benedict Fields in Tempe on September 18 and, if necessary, September 19.
Update: In open/masters, Ironwood finished first, followed by Iocane, Sprawl, and Sunburn. On the womens side, Sol Sistas finished first, followed by the Huckwallas.
New Year Fest XXIII
Leagues
Fall League 2005 - the one with Scoresheets
Champion: The Team That Must Not Be Named
Captains: Sam Levenberg & Teri Twarkins
New Year Fest XXIV
Leagues
Fall League 2006
Champion: Finals is Not Enough
Captains: Keith & Joanne Aspinall
New Year Fest XXV
Leagues
Spring League 2007
Tuesday Champion: Mooninites
Captain: Andy Roesch
Thursday Champion: Magnum
Captain: Justin Gries
Women's League 2007
Champion: Las Margaritas
Captain: Sarah Youngblood
UPA Desert Sectionals 2007
Update: The UPA Desert Sectional Tournament for all divisions was played Saturday, Sept. 15th in Tempe.
Ironwood placed first in the open division with Sprawl second. The co-ed combined city team of Barrio took first in the mixed division, and Ultimate PHX-ation held their #2 seed.
UPA Southewest Regionals 2007
Results: Ironwood, the valley's masters team, will be headed to the national championships for the second year in a row. They defeated LA's Faded in a tooth and nail game for the bid to go, winning 15-11.
Also headed to the championships is Barrio, the mixed city co-ed team. Barrio ended the weekend undefeated.
The UPA Club Championships will take place Oct. 25-28th in Sarasota, Florida. Valley of the Sun Ultimate will be well represented.
Other Media
Video: Let's get Drunk & Huck!
Uomo Donna 2007 Tucson, AZ
Video: Sprawl
Daweena in Ogden, UT
Video: Ironwood vs. Surly
Cooler Classic Ultimate Tournament, Milwaukee, WI, August 18, 2007
New Year Fest XXVI
Leagues
Women's League 2008
Champion: Blue Blur (B2)
Captain: Sarah Youngblood
Fall League 2008
Champion: The Royal WEfnuk
Captains: Nate Johnson & Genevieve Maricle
Men's Winter League 2008
Champion: Best Perspective Captain: Keith Aspinall
UPA Southwest Regionals 2008
Sprawl and PHX-ation went to regionals.
New Year Fest XXVII
Leagues
UPA Southwest Club Regionals 2009
VOTS hosted the UPA Southwest Regional tournament over the weekend of October 3rd and 4th.
Congratulations to the teams who have secured bids to the National Championship tournament in Sarasota, FL:
Finally, let's give a big THANK YOU to Keith Aspinall, our intrepid tournament director, and coordinators Randy Ricks, Jeff Grobe, Brian Calle, and Heather Kinkead.
