Be fun, be safe, and have a great weekend!

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1 Cliff Notes Time Friday Saturday Sunday 8:00 am Captains Meeting 8:20 am Parade of Nations No Captains Meeting 9:00 am Games Start Games Start 4:00 pm Dinner Refer to Sunday brackets 5:00 pm Kegs tapped 8:00 pm BYOB Dance Party Party 11: 00 pm BYE Auction All ages! All night! NOTES We have some youth football games in close proximity to us on Saturday. Please be respectful and normal around them. There will be a massage therapist on Saturday from 11am 2pm. Tips appreciated. Games to 13 all weekend. HARD CAP only. Party Saturday at the Richland Red Lion in the Ballroom. All ages, all night! NO GLASS on the fields. October Richland, WA Hosted by The Desert Lorax Strict garbage and recycling policy. Everything comes back to Frisbee Central. **DO NOT THROW AWAY ANY GARBAGE IN THE PERMANENT HIGH SCHOOL GARBAGE CANS** ** NO DOGS ** NO DRUGS ** NO NUDITY ** NO ALCOHOL ** Welcome! The 19 th Annual Hanford Howl is here! We re excited you are joining us for this exhilarating, animating, elevating, incriminating, east side, Ultimate pride, tie-dyed magic ride! This is a fundraising tournament with all proceeds going to the Special Olympics of Washington and the chosen charities of Sunday bracket winners. The Hanford Howl is once again hosting 36 teams from all around the Pacific Northwest and Canada. The festivities begin with the Parade of Nations on Saturday morning. We ll have a medic on site all weekend, a gluten-free dinner option, and the party is all ages, all night! Thank you for being a part of the tournament and making it so memorable. Be fun, be safe, and have a great weekend! THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO WIN: The most coveted means to win the Howl is to showcase superior spirit. Let remarkable spirit and fair competition be at the forefront of every game. Secondly, win the weekend by donning the most creative, genius, sexy, and epic team costumes the Howl has ever seen. Thirdly, the title of Hanford Howl Champion is bestowed upon the team that can, stylishly, win it all.

2 Parade of Nations The Parade of Nations is our signature moment and is worth getting up early for. Show off your costumes and admire everyone else s. The parade of nations will be Saturday morning at 8:20am at Frisbee Central (before costumes get destroyed). It will last approximately 30 min so get there dressed and ready to put on a good show. Bring your walk in music cued up on a device with a headphone jack. We will have signs with your team s name to hold during your procession, and a photographer to capture the moment. Come prepared to cheer, heckle, and flaunt what you got! Health & Safety We will have a professional medic on-site all weekend. In the event of an injury or illness requiring medical attention, send runners to Frisbee Central to alert the medic. The nearest hospital is Kadlec Regional Medical Center (3.4 miles south on George Washington Way, then turn right on Swift Blvd). Kadlec Regional Medical Center 3583, 888 Swift Blvd Richland, WA Call 911 immediately in case of an emergency Merch for Sale! Cash & Credit Cards Accepted 2018 Jersey $35 Disc $10 Food Deals Papa John s Pizza We have a 30% discount for the whole weekend at papajohns.com using the promo code hanfordhowl or call You can have them deliver directly to Frisbee Central or to your field (they have our field map) Shorts $15 Disc $7

3 Tournament Setup & Rules Teams, Pools, and Brackets 36 teams are placed into nine pools organized into three tiers. Each team will have three pool games, one crossover game, and one BYE on Saturday. Rounds The rounds will be 85 minutes long with 15 minute breaks. There is less daylight in the fall, so begin your games on time and listen for the HARD CAP. The Games & Fields Games are played to 13 on both Saturday and Sunday, win by two. Mirror halves. One timeout per half, plus a floater. We ll be using 11 th Edition Rules with Callahan defensive goals and a 20 yard brick. All fields will be 70 x 40 yards with 20 yard end zones. Gender Ratio Gender mix is four-three. The team at the gender-selection end zone calls the ratio. This will be the North, West, or Northwest end zone, depending on field orientation. As we are on school district property, and in a public space, there are rules which must be followed. We have previously had some trouble with garbage. All garbage and recycling (mixed paper, cans, bottles, plastic) must come back to Frisbee Central. We will have receptacles for you at the fields. You can leave full bags by the satellite water tables. GAME HORNS 1 Blast START of the round. 2 Blasts HARD CAP. Finish the point and the game is over; unless tied, then play one more point. Saturday has 9 pools set up for competitive games for all teams based on your self-ranking. You will play the other three teams in your pool and one cross over game. A summary of your field assignments-by-round is shown after your team name on the schedule. Sunday bracket play has three divisions, with Saturday pool winners being promoted up a bracket, and pool losers being relegated down a bracket. Everyone is guaranteed a minimum of two games on Sunday. Top four seeds in each bracket have a firstround BYE. Brackets will be posted at the party, posted on Facebook, and ed to captains. To help us secure the fields for future tournaments: NO DRUGS NO DOGS NO NUDITY NO ALCOHOL We will supply score sheets at the Captains Meeting. Important Times Time Location Additional Info FRIDAY BYOB Dance Party! 8:00 pm Red Lion Ballroom Bring your own beer and white wine BYE Auction 11:00 pm Red Lion Ballroom Secure a guaranteed first-round BYE for Sunday! SATURDAY Captains Meeting 8:00 am Frisbee Central Parade of Nations 8:20 am Frisbee Central Games Start 9:00 am Hanford HS Fields Panda Express Dinner 4:00 pm Frisbee Central Gluten-free / vegetarian option available Kegs Tapped 5:00 pm Red Lion Patio Party! 8:00 pm Red Lion Ballroom All ages! All night! SUNDAY No Captains Meeting Games Start 9:00 am Hanford HS Fields Refer to Sunday brackets

4 Friday Night The ballroom will be open for a BYOB dance party on Friday night. Only beer/cider and white wine are allowed. The dance floor will be set up, along with a sound system for community DJ-ing. So come and hangout with your teammates and your 700+ new friends. An auction for two guaranteed Sunday first-round BYEs will take place at 11:00pm in the ballroom. Hotel & Party Info The tournament and party will once again be hosted at the Red Lion Hotel in Richland, six miles south of the fields on the east side of George Washington Way. There will be drink and food specials, great costumes, and a pro DJ to bring the house down! Costumes are officially optional, but c mon, it s Halloween! Wristbands will be available early, so get yours to beat the rush. Under-21 players are welcome to party all night. Kegs Red Lion Hotel 802 George Washington Way Richland, WA Drink Specials Specialty drinks created by the Red Lion will be available. Food Snack Mix, Pretzels, Trail Mix Late Night Snacks Free For purchase This year we have a ton of keg sponsors, so you ll be getting more drink tickets for free that will cover most of the drink supplies. The free drink tickets will be distributed with the captains packets on Saturday (30 per team, plus more if you re a keg sponsor). We will still be selling additional drink tickets for $2 each. These tickets will be available for purchase during the day at Frisbee Central, and all evening. So, please come enjoy a few beers at a discounted price, and party the night away! Many thanks to the teams who have generously donated kegs to the party. Yay, more cider and beer! Burds of Paradise Lust in Space: A Cowboy in Love Olympic Falls Best in Show: Jack Russell TerRainiers Twin Hammers IKEA ChugRats Theory of Relative Sobriety Sleepy Time Chill Beæts Stat! Your Prime Time Medical Drama! Choco White House Hanford Science Fair for Gifted Children and Emotionally Unavailable Adults Jazz Picnic Presents: Grim(m) Fairy Tales Save Ferris We Wub Rainbows Rain Makos Ulticostal: Church of the Flying Disc The Grammies Taco Space Force The Erogenous Zone Retirement Home Appreciation The Desert Lorax, on behalf of the Special Olympics of Washington, would like to thank the following companies/organizations for their generous contributions of time, money, and merchandise that help make this tournament possible: Red Lion Hotel, Richland Panda Express, Tri-Cities ARIA Discs BlueRoom Papa John s Pizza, Richland Double Happiness Ultimate Kat Overton Photos Richland School District

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6 POOLS MATCHUPS / FIELDS A B C D E F G H I TEAMS FIELDS A1 Save Ferris A2 101 PLUPS A3 Jurrasic North A4 We Wub Rainbows B1 Fiesta Easter Egg Hunt B2 School of Rockers B3 Theory of Relative Sobriety B4 Jazz Picnic Presents: Grim(m) Fairy Tales C1 XTHC C2 Rain Makos C3 Twin Hammers IKEA CUTIES (Conglomerate Ultimate Team of C4 the Inland Empire/Spokane) D1 Rock Dirty to Me D2 Sleepy Time Chill Beæts D3 Lust in Space: A Cowboy in Love D4 Best in Show: Jack Russell TerRainiers E1 GU Greased Lightning E2 Yonic Boom E3 ChugRats E4 Stat! Your Prime Time Medical Drama! F1 Choco White House Hanford Science Fair for Gifted Children F2 and Emotionally Unavailable Adults F3 Desert Referees F4 The Erogenous Zone Retirement Home G1 Hanford s Candy Land G2 Ye Olde Hanford Renaissance Faire P.S. 118 Virgil March High G3 Home of the Marching Red Lions G4 Burds of Paradise H1 Taco Space Force H2 Disc-overy Channel: Shark Week H3 Ulticostal: Church of the Flying Disc H4 Settle Down Smurfs! I1 The Great British Baking Throw I2 The Grammies I3 Mamma Mia BOP I4 Olympic Falls v BYE-- -- A3 v A4 1 09:00 A1 v A3 2 A2 v A4 1 10:40 A1 v A v BYE :20p A1 v A4 1 A2 v A3 2 02:00p A1 v B1 1 A3 v B3 2 03:40p B1 v B4 3 B2 v B3 2 09:00 -- v BYE-- -- B3 v B4 3 10:40 B1 v B3 3 B2 v B4 2 12:20p B1 v B v BYE :00p B2 v C2 5 B4 v C4 4 03:40p C1 v A2 4 C3 v C4 5 09:00 C1 v C3 4 C2 v C4 5 10:40 C1 v C2 4 C3 v A4 5 12:20p C1 v C4 4 C2 v C3 5 02:00p -- v BYE v BYE :40p TEAMS FIELDS D1 v D4 16 D2 v D :00 D1 v BYED3 16 D3 v D :40 D1 v D3 15 D2 v D :20p D1 v D2 16 D2 v BYED3 2 02:00p D1 v E1 16 D3 v E :40p E1 v BYEE4 3 E3 v E :00 E1 v E3 14 E2 v E :40 E1 v E2 14 E2 v BYEE4 2 12:20p E1 v E4 15 E2 v E :00p E2 v F2 14 E4 v F :40p F1 v F4 13 F2 v F :00 F1 v D2 13 F3 v F :40 F1 v F3 12 F2 v F :20p F1 v F2 13 F3 v D :00p A1 v BYEA1 99 A1 v BYEA :40p TEAMS FIELDS G1 v BYEG4 16 G3 v G4 6 09:00 G1 v G3 8 G2 v G4 6 10:40 G1 v G2 6 G2 v BYEG :20p G1 v G4 6 G2 v G3 8 02:00p G1 v H1 6 G3 v H3 8 03:40p H1 v H4 9 H2 v H3 8 09:00 H1 v BYEH3 9 H3 v H4 9 10:40 H1 v H3 9 H2 v H4 8 12:20p H1 v H2 9 H2 v BYEH :00p H2 v I2 9 H4 v I :40p I1 v G2 10 I3 v I :00 I1 v I3 10 I2 v I :40 I1 v I2 11 I3 v G :20p I1 v I4 10 I2 v I :00p A1 v BYEA1 99 A1 v BYEA :40p A BRACKET B BRACKET C BRACKET