Seattle Cascades (ultimate)
{{Short description|Ultimate team based in Seattle, USA}}
{{Infobox sports team
| logo = SeattleCascadesAUDL.png
| founded = 2014
| city = Seattle, Washington
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| colors = Blue
| team = Seattle Cascades
| website = [http://www.seattlecascades.com/ www.seattlecascades.com]
| division = West
| league = American Ultimate Disc League
}}
The Seattle Cascades are a professional ultimate team based in Seattle, Washington. The Cascades compete in the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) as a member of the West Division. The team is named after the mountain range that runs through the Pacific Northwest; its mascot is a Sasquatch named Casey.{{cite web |date=July 31, 2019 |title=Seattle Cascades bring pro ultimate to West Seattle Stadium for first time |url=https://westseattleblog.com/2019/07/photos-seattle-cascades-bring-pro-ultimate-to-west-seattle-stadium-for-first-time/ |access-date=14 December 2021 |website=westseattleblog.com}}
The club first competed in 2015 as an open AUDL team, and added a mixed roster in 2017 and a women's roster in 2018.{{Cite web|title=About us|url=https://www.seattlecascades.com/about-us|access-date=2020-05-19|website=The Seattle Cascades|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006011534/https://www.seattlecascades.com/about-us|url-status=dead}} They also compete as a mixed squad in various exhibition games. The women's team, which competes in the Western Ultimate League (WUL), changed its name to the Seattle Tempest in 2020.{{Cite web|last=Hayden|first=Kelsey|date=2020-12-15|title=Seattle Cascades Women's Team Changing Name to Seattle Tempest|url=https://ultiworld.com/2020/12/15/seattle-cascades-womens-team-changing-name-to-seattle-tempest/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Ultiworld}}
AUDL team (open roster)
During the season, the Cascades play 12 regular season games, with up to four post-season games dependent on results.
In its inaugural season in 2015, the team placed 2nd in the AUDL West Division, losing in the final round of the playoffs to eventual champion San Jose Spiders.{{Cite web|title=2015 AUDL Championship Weekend Preview|url=http://ultiworld.com/2015/08/07/2015-audl-championship-weekend-preview/|last1=Preview|first1=Steven Wartinbee in|last2=comments|first2=Recap with 0|date=2015-08-07|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19}} In 2016 the team beat the San Francisco FlameThrowers to win the West Division and advance to AUDL Championship Weekend in Madison, Wisconsin.{{Cite web|title=AUDL Championship Weekend Preview: Madison Radicals vs. Seattle Cascades|url=http://ultiworld.com/2016/08/04/audl-championship-weekend-preview-madison-vs-seattle/|last=comments|first=Nathan Jesson in Preview with 0|date=2016-08-04|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19}} There the Cascades staged a victory against the hometown favorite Madison Radicals and advanced to the championship game, where they lost to the undefeated Dallas Roughnecks.{{Cite web|title=Dallas Roughnecks Win AUDL Championship in First Season|url=http://ultiworld.com/2016/08/07/dallas-roughnecks-win-audl-championship-first-season/|last1=News|first1=Preston Thompson in|last2=comments|first2=Recap with 0|date=2016-08-07|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19}} In 2017, the Cascades placed third in the West Division and did not qualify for the divisional playoff. In 2018, they placed fifth (last) in the West Division and did not qualify for the divisional playoff. In 2019, they again placed last (fourth) in the West Division and did not quality for the divisional playoff. The 2020 AUDL season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=AUDL, PUL Suspend Start of 2020 Seasons|url=https://ultiworld.com/2020/03/13/audl-pul-suspend-start-2020-seasons/|last=comments|first=Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0|date=2020-03-13|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19}}
Mixed roster
The Cascades mixed gender roster includes players from both the open and women's rosters. This roster competes in periodic mixed showcase competitions,{{Cite web|title=Cascades bring American Ultimate Disc League battle – and Portland rivalry – to Capitol Hill|url=https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2018/07/cascades-bring-american-ultimate-disc-league-battle-and-portland-rivalry-to-capitol-hill/|last1=Turner|first1=Nick|last2=Intern|first2=CHS Summer|date=2018-07-18|website=CHS Capitol Hill Seattle|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}} such as the annual Cascades Cup in Seattle. The first Cascades Cup was held in 2017 and was attended by more than 850 people; the San Francisco Flamethrowers mixed roster defeated the Seattle Cascades 17-16.{{Cite web|title=2017 Roster|url=https://www.seattlecascades.com/2017-roster|website=The Seattle Cascades|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=The Cascades Cup: women and men on the same field|url=https://www.seattlecascades.com/news/2017/1/30/cascades-cup|website=The Seattle Cascades|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=San Francisco Wins Inaugural Cascades Cup, Envisioning New Frontiers For Semi-Professional Ultimate|url=https://ultiworld.com/2017/04/21/san-francisco-wins-inaugural-cascades-cup-envisioning-new-frontiers-semi-professional-ultimate/|last1=Pollock|first1=Simon|last2=Analysis|first2=Katie Raynolds in|date=2017-04-21|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19|last3=comments|first3=Recap with 2}}{{Cite web|title=AUDL Throwaround: Cascades Cup, Antoine Davis, What's The Call?|url=https://ultiworld.com/2017/04/17/audl-throwaround-cascades-cup-antoine-davis-whats-call/|last1=Jesson|first1=Nathan|last2=Analysis|first2=Charlie Eisenhood in|date=2017-04-17|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19|last3=comments|first3=Opinion with 3}} This event provided motivation for the Cascades to commit to creating more playing opportunities for women beginning in the 2018 season.{{Cite web|title=On the Ground: A Deep Dive into Semi-Professional Mixed Ultimate|url=https://ultiworld.com/2018/09/17/ground-deep-dive-semi-professional-mixed-ultimate/|last1=Analysis|first1=Alex Rubin in|last2=comments|first2=Interview with 0|date=2018-09-17|website=Ultiworld|access-date=2020-05-19}}
They have also competed internationally: they defeated Melbourne Ellipsis in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Seattle Cascades professional ultimate team to play in West Seattle on Wednesday|url=https://westseattleblog.com/2019/07/seattle-cascades-professional-ultimate-team-to-play-in-west-seattle-on-wednesday/|website=West Seattle Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=PHOTOS: Seattle Cascades bring pro ultimate to West Seattle Stadium for first time|url=https://westseattleblog.com/2019/07/photos-seattle-cascades-bring-pro-ultimate-to-west-seattle-stadium-for-first-time/|website=West Seattle Blog|date=August 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.seattlecascades.com}}
{{AUDL teams}}
{{Seattle Sports}}
{{Washington Sports}}
{{Women's Professional Ultimate Teams}}
Category:Ultimate Frisbee Association teams
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Seattle