For the Los Angeles Astras — Los Angeles County’s first professional women’s ultimate Frisbee team — stepping onto the field at Redondo Union High School for their first home game was surreal.
“I go out and play every weekend, but to see and play on a professional level, just gives it this whole other meaning,” Ash said. The Los Angeles Astras, professional women’s ultimate team, played their first games against the Utah Wild on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Astras won 11-7. The Los Angeles Astras, professional women’s ultimate team, played their first games against the Utah Wild on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Astras won 11-7.
The Los Angeles Astras, professional women’s ultimate team, played their first games against the Utah Wild on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Astras won 11-7. The Los Angeles Astras, professional women’s ultimate team, played their first games against the Utah Wild on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Astras won 11-7.
Astra coach and owner Jessica Creamer, who has played ultimate for 20 years, equated the handlers and cutters with positions in football. After college, if players want to keep competing, most join club teams. And for most, that was it, until the creation of professional ultimate leagues. Like most, Yang, who now works as a materials engineer, first began playing ultimate in college at the University of Southern California 13 years ago. After graduating, she played and coached ultimate at every level, including recreational, college, club and pro.
To play on the Astras, players attended open tryouts in late January. More than 120 players showed up. Only 30 made the cut.“I just cried tears of joy,” she said upon learning she made the cut. “It’s a really, really big deal,” she added.
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