The PDGA gives out awards each year at Worlds to the sport's top players and organizers. The 2007 nominees have been announced, and Discraft would like to say congratulations and good luck to these Team nominees:

• Player of the Year: Nate Doss
• Player of the Year: Cale Leiviska
• Player of the Year: Elaine King
• Rookie of the Year: Cory Sharp
• Rookie of the Year: Paul Ulibarri
• Rookie of the Year: Liz Carr
• Sportsmanship Award: Brad Schick
• TD of the Year: Mike Barnett
• TD of the Year: Todd White

Boulder, CO - Amid sunny skies and windy conditions, the Wisconsin Hodags outlasted Florida 15-9 to become the 2008 College Champions in a rematch of the 2006 finals. On the Women's side, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds showed their skill by defeating UC Santa Barbara 15-9 in an exciting final match. Congratulations to the 2008 champions!

Thumbers, tomahawks... these fall into the category of overhead shots, and this new video clinic will explain what you need to know to understand and master this very useful technique.

Run it! Nearly 200 Ace Races were held around the globe in 2007, and 2008 registration is now open! Lock yours in now... before someone else does.

Scottsdale, AZ - Metro Phoenix's East Valley Tribune has profiled Discraft Team Pro Dan Ginnelly and his Scottsdale disc sports store Spinners On The Green.

Missouri City, TX - Five throws separated Kansas pro Eric McCabe from the rest of the field as he coasted to his second SuperTour win of the new season at the Texas State Championships. Jim Davidson was second after a 1064-rated 1st round. Gregg Barsby was fifth, Liz Lopez second.

Bowling Green, KY - Players at the Bowling Green Am Championships will be the first to throw the super straight FLX Surge SS! This disc delivers all the glide that players have come to expect from a Surge, with a straighter edge to enhance controllability at slower speeds. Goes a long way with less effort!

Seven pros with big arms show you their form and techniques for getting maximum distance. Total running time: 9:06.

Scottsdale, AZ - The most talked-about disc of the year will be making its debut at the PDGA National Tour kickoff event next week. The wide-rimmed Force is the fastest disc on -- or off -- the planet and will help players tame the longest courses with a new level of distance potential. Watch it take flight at the Memorial presented by Discraft, March 6-8, and look for the Force at retailers the following week.

Wixom, MI - The Limited Edition FLX Drone midrange has sold out less than two days after its retail release. "We were overwhelmed by the demand," said Discraft spokesman Brian Sullivan. "The Drone is a very overstable, pro caliber midrange, but players are going crazy for it in the new FLX plastic." He noted that factory supplies had been completely sold out within two days of release, but players would still be able to find this disc until retailer supplies were exhausted. A second LE run is anticipated for late 2008.

Breakout pro Geoff Bennett of Michigan has set a new record for having played in the most PDGA pro tournaments in one year. Bennett competed at 50 events in 2007 - one nearly every weekend of the year - to surpass the previous pro record of 47. He travelled from MI to a C-tier in Alabama in the final weekend of the year. All those events also helped Bennett take 2nd place in the 2007 PDGA points race.

The PDGA has announced the 2,500th course to be added to the PDGA Course Directory. Longtime course directory editor Cliff Towne reported the news in conjunction with this week's release of the 20th Edition of the PDGA Disc Golf Course Directory. The directory is available in book form or online. 299 courses were added in 2007, the greatest annual growth ever.

After school on a Thursday afternoon, a group of students from Norwell High gathered to play one of America's fastest-growing sports. But they didn't see it that way. "I'm just here to block passes and score touchdowns," said 15-year-old sophomore Shayne Pyle...

Open winners Sockeye put a hurt onto Johnny Bravo, and Fury defends their 2006 title against Riot in the Women's division. See some amazing shots from this year's killer competitive championship matches in Sarasota, Florida.

Rock Hill, SC - 2007 PDGA National Tour Series Champ Nate Doss and teammate Eric McCabe put on some exceptional performances at the 2007 US Disc Golf Championship in SC, finishing tied for 3rd. McCabe also claimed the title of US Putting Champion, with Matthew Blakely taking 2nd. Cale Leiviska and Mike Randolph tied for 10th place in the singles competition, with Randolph dropping 7 places after a hitting a rough patch on the final hole. He had been shooting on the leader card all week. Congrats as well to Houston's Robbie Bratten, who finished top four in the distance competition.

Larry Bledsoe has been honored as Microtel Disc Golfer of the Year, given in large part for his leadership as the the TD of the largest ever amateur event, the Bowling Green Am Championships. Microtel, a PDGA sponsor, chooses a worthy player to honor each month, with the Disc Golfer of the Year being chosen from those players.

Peoria, IL - Elaine King has reclaimed her 2005 title as United States Women's Champion. The Ontario native and five-time World Champion took on a deep field and cruised to a four-throw victory over Carrie Berlogar, Des Reading and Val Jenkins.

In conjunction with the Ultimate Players Association, Discraft is proud to announce the J*Star ('JAY-star') 145 gram youth Ultimate disc. The J*Star is the official youth Ultimate disc of the UPA for ages 12 and under. At 145 grams and 9.5 inches in diameter, the J*Star is 30 grams lighter and 1.25 inches smaller than the world's leading Ultimate disc, the Ultra-Star. As a result, it is easier for young players to catch, throw and get better distance.

Watch as Mike Randolph, Cale Leiviska and eventual winner Nathan Doss battle it out during the final nine showcase at the 2007 Disc Golf World Championships.

With a final drop in putt, California's Nathan Doss became only the fourth player ever to win two Disc Golf World Championship Open titles. His first came in 2005. Doss defeated Sweden's Markus Kallstrom by a single throw in Highbridge, Wisconsin. Finishing in third place was Cale Leiviska, with Mike Randolph in fourth.

Kim Scott-Wood of ON was honored by the PDGA this week as the 2006 Pro Rookie of the Year. Also in the running were Iowa's Adam Olsen and Michigan's Geoff Bennett. Minnesota's Timmy Gill received an honor of a different sort, when the PDGA voted him the disc golf Sportsman of the Year and awarded him the Brent Hambrick Award for Sportmanship. The awards were announced at the PDGA Pro Worlds banquet in WI. Also

Competitors gathered from around the globe in Ithaca NY to compete in the WFDF World Overall Championships. After a week of tough competition, Team Discraft's Tomas Burvall of Sweden emerged as the overall Champion, 19 points ahead of the 2nd place finisher. Teammate Chris Max Voigt of Germany took 4th overall.