First professional ultimate frisbee game in Sherbrooke

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First professional ultimate frisbee game in Sherbrooke
John Meyer (left), Jill Goddard and Alan Wrong (right) battle for the frisbee while demonstrating ultimate frisbee techniques. It’s just a round piece of plastic, but a Frisbee is the ultimate sport and fitness toy for fanatics like Goddard, a public health nurse. She’s among Canadians who play ultimate Frisbee, the disc-throwing team sport which combines the non-stop running of soccer, the non-contact rules of basketball and the passing of football. (Photo : CP PHOTO/Frank Gunn)

Next month Sherbrooke Mayor Évelyne Beaudin will be the honorary president of the first professional Ultimate Frisbee game to take place in Sherbrooke!

On Friday May 27 at 7 p.m. the Montreal Royal will face the New York Empire at Sylvie-Daigle Park.
“The Empire is the biggest team in the league! It’s going to be quite a show. I am very happy to have been chosen as honorary president. Ultimate is a sport that I play and that I love,” explained mayor Beaudin in a press release.

The game will be preceded by pre-game activities to make the event festive for the entire population. The Montreal Royal and the Sherbrooke Ultimate Association want to attract families and introduce the sport to as many people as possible.

“We know that there is a good pool of Ultimate Frisbee fans in the region and we are really looking forward to playing in Sherbrooke,” said Jean-Lévy Champagne, co-owner and executive director of the Montreal Royal.

For more information, citizens can visit royalultimate.com.

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