A taste of a new league.
Photo: Jonathan Red – WUL.
SEATTLE The Seattle Tempest won the inaugural game of the Western Ultimate League in a tightly contested game 16-14 over The West, a collection of talented players from the 2020 rosters for the Utah Wild, San Diego Super Bloom, Arizona Sidewinders, and Los Angeles Astra (plus a few Seattle-area pickups). This game felt like the true culmination of the 2020 WUL season. Big plays were on display every point, as was a competitive fire which we were all missing for the past 18 months.
Tempest and the West traded points early, with both teams adjusting to the WUL rules and new field dimensions, and contending with the nerves of the first competitive WUL game. “I was a little nervous during the first quarter but I was thrilled to see that the West team was also there to compete, it didn’t feel like just a showcase game,” said Tempest’s Qxhna Titcomb. “I love that kind of energy and I think it made the rest of the game rea