Muddled Joy in Mudville

Or in this case, Prague.

It took another U.S. Team, Sockeye from Seattle, to finally hand Dan’s team, Ironside, a defeat in the World Ultimate Frisbee Championships. In quarterfinals play. In overtime. 17-15.

Sockeye will play for the championship against another U.S. team, Revolver, on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Ironside won its next two games to finish fifth in the world.

Hard to be sad when you can say your son plays on the fifth-ranked Ultimate Frisbee team in the world. But I know how disappointed Dan must feel considering the OT loss to Sockeye. Close losses always are harder to get over than blowouts.

Needless to say, Gilda and I are very proud of Dan and his teammates.