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Maryland Blackout is a U-20 Mixed Club team based in Baltimore, MD
Please feel free to reach out with questions, concerns, or just to say hello! You can reach us at marylandycc@gmail.com
SCHEDULE
Tryout Dates 2025
April 19th, April 26th, May 3rd from 9:30am-12:00pm
Catonsville, MD
Tournament Schedule
YCCs – 8/3-8/5 in Aurora, CO
2024 COACHING STAFF
Cara Murray
Head Coach
Coach Cara is returning to Blackout this year for the team’s fifth season, now as the head coach. Cara began playing ultimate informally in 2012 in her hometown of Atlanta, and joined the club scene in 2015. She played first with mixed club team Los Heros in Bloomington, IN, then Los Penguinos in the Baltimore area, and currently plays with Heavy Flow.
Cara loves the community spirit of ultimate and is looking forward to creating an inclusive environment for mixed youth players to grow as athletes and teammates.
Ian Gill
Assistant Coach
Alec Hirschauer
Assistant Coach
Coach Alec has been playing ultimate for over twenty years, including competitively with both open and mixed club teams since 2012, based in Indiana (Los Heros) and Maryland (Los Penguinos, Heavy Flow). In addition, he plays CMUA and SOBO leagues throughout the year, including having captained a team (Shell Corporation) for two summers.
Alec is delighted to assist in the development of local youth ultimate and is excited for the enrichment which it will bring to the lives of the players.
THE HISTORY
The Battle of St. Michaels was a battle during the War of 1812. Legend has it that the British naval guns proved ineffective against the town because the townspeople had dimmed the lights in their homes and hung lanterns in trees beyond the town, causing the British gunners to overshoot the town and its defenses.
This event was coined as the very first Blackout.