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Time to meet PoNY 2010! We are proud to announce the new lineup, you can learn a lot more about this year’s squad on the roster page. Here they are, your 2010 Pone:

Joe “Smash” Anderson | Scott Arnold``` | Jody Avirgan | John Baldwin | Isaiah Bryant` | Aaron Bell | Grant Boyd | Tom Burkly | Dan Chirlin | Brandon Contarsy | Ben Faust` | Steve Finn` | Robbie Gillies | Chris Gore | Dan Heijmen | Mike Hennessy | Reid Hopkins`` | Nathan Hurst` | Jeffrey Irvine | Nick Malinowski` | Jack Marsh` | Alex Masulis | Webster McBride | Emilio Panasci | Dusty Rhodes``` | Eduardo Suero | Kevin Terry` | Ben Van Heuvelen | Evan Walter``` | Andrew Wilkes``` | Ignacio “Igg-Nasty” Yz``

`NewPone | ``ReturningPone | ```PracticePone

(photo courtesy of Kirk Solano)

PoNY is headed to Boston this weekend for the final tryout tournament, looking to solidify the roster before the July break. After a mixed campaign at Cazenovia (Saturday, shoe-ball: awesome; Sunday, rain: bleh) the team is looking to get clicking once more. (See results and pics from Caz) Saturday’s lineup in Boston: Truckstop (DC), GOaT (Ottawa/Toronto), and Phoenix (Toronto). Follow the action on score reporter and look for updates on the PoNY facebook page!

PoNY’s first tournament of 2010 is in the books. The tryout team went a serviceable 5-2 at the Bell Crack Open. Two losses to Ironside, including one in the finals, and wins over Philly and Truck Stop split-squads, as well as a DC-ish team. Lots of strong performances by potential new Pones and a great vibe all around. See pictures here! Up next, Cazenovia in Syracuse.

The daily news gave some love to PoNY recently. Check out the full-page spread here!

They came by car, bike, footbridge and bus – almost sixty players attended the first combine on Sunday, April 25th on Randall’s Island in the shadow of the Metro North bridge. Captains for PoNY and the Replicants got a chance to scout new talent, and players got a chance to help NYC Ultimate take another step forward. The next open Combine tryout is this weekend, same time, same place!

(For more information about tryouts, click here.)

PoNY’s 2010 early-season schedule is up. Check it out here.

(2010 captain Dan Heijmen. photo courtesy of scaughty photography.)

PoNY is pleased to announce that Chris Gore, Dan Heijmen, and Ben Van Heuvelen have been selected as captains for the upcoming 2010 campaign. Joining the three captains on the preseason committee tasked with running tryouts and selecting the 2010 roster are Joe “Smash” Anderson, Webster McBride, and Alex Masulis. These six look to make the upcoming season the most successful one yet for PoNY ultimate. If you have any questions about PoNY 2010 feel free to contact the captains directly.

PoNY salutes Fred Morrison, inventor of the frisbee, who passed away recently. Our very own Ben Van Heuvelen published a story about Fred in Salon. Read it here.

PoNY players Ben Van Heuvelen and Jody Avirgan have once again been selected to coach the US Junior National team. Pauline Lauterbach of Portland Schwa fame will also be coaching. The team will comprise 22 or so of the finest under-19 ultimate players in the country and will compete at the WFDF World Junior Ultimate Championships in Heilbronn, Germany, this August. The pair coached the team to Gold at the World Championships in Vancouver in the summer of 2008.

PoNY is in a deep winter freeze (broken up by the occasional winter tournament domination) but already looking forward to the 2010 campaign. The team has convened a series of group meetings to reflect on the past season, elect new leadership for next year, and continue to develop the program towards the highest goals. Expect big things.

If you want information on high-level winter pickup; you’re new to the area; are interested in joining PoNY for next year; or have any questions at all, please be in contact with Mio Panasci.