The Green Monsters are a professional ultimate frisbee team based in Ralston, Vermont. They play in the Eastern Frisbee League, a coalition of the titular sport that consists of teams from Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maine, Rhode Island, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Of the thirteen teams in the league, the Green Monsters have the most yearly championships with seven.
For the longest time, Ralston didn’t have any professional sports teams. However, a ten-question survey asked Ralston residents which type of sports franchise would be the most likely to call the island city its home. An ultimate frisbee team won the poll, beating out ideas such as a roller derby squad and minor league soccer teams, which led to the establishment of the Eastern Frisbee Collision in the first place, the Green Monsters being the first of the Original Six teams. The team gets its name from a combination of its “Green Island” nickname and the legend of the monster that occupies the waters of the surrounding Lake Champlain.
The Green Monsters play at the Ralston Country Club field, located in ward 1 of the island. Their shirt and shorts uniforms are mostly green with orange, light blue, and white stripes scattered throughout. Their mascot is the Green Monster himself, Rallo. Many Ralston residents consider their ultimate frisbee team to be one of the most unifying parts of the island and love packing the country club to cheer for them every single game.
Ralston, Vermont's "Green Island" City 