The next tourney scheduled in the northeast is the Mid-Winter Warm-up in Vermont on March 13th. Team Maine is unsure who, if any, are going to this event.

Also, you will notice the new Sponsor Team Maine graphic. The team is currently looking for a sponsor to cover tourney expenses like gas, entry fees, etc. So if you know of any sponsors, direct them to the site. I do realize the site still needs a lot of content before it is finished, but that will come down the road.

Results!!
Left under 198
1st Ron Klemba
2nd Richard Durant
3rd Malcolm Tastijan

left over 198
1st Jerry Caddorette
2nd Eric Guevin
3rd Kurt Howgate

Novice Rt Under 198
1st Malcolm Tastijan
2nd Mike Delong
3rd Sam Siegal

Novice Rt. over 198
1st Peter Kenyon Jr.
2nd Richard Modd
3rd Don Mormon

Open Rt. Under 176
1st Mark Vieira
2nd Bill Caldwell
3rd Derrick Mattera

Open 177-198 rt
1st Ron Klemba
2nd Richard Durant
3rd Jimmy Fitzsimmons

Open Rt 199-220
1st Allen Stilkey
2nd Kevin Siska
3rd Kennith Ludwig

221+ Open Rt
1st Jerry Caddorette
2nd Eric Guevin
3rd Max Maxwell

Quote from tourney director Rick North: “Some great matches, Rich Durant and Ron had a few great battles leading Stilkey to comment ” Leave his thumb there Rich they will give you a trophy!!” Match of the day was a battle between Max and Frank Hirst in the straps. Frank usually a strapmaster fell to a very strong Max after a hard fought battle in the middle of the table!! Jerry C. looked unstoppable against all comers, including the much anticipated match against Eric Guevin. Jerry looked very serious when he faced Eric giving him no quarter!!
Thanks again to Baileys Pub, the new owner wants to do 4 a year there, and will try and get the “Gansett Girls” back!!
Special and heartfelt thanks to Mr. Badger Drewes for his hard work reffing!!!!
Thanks to all who attended and I look forward to the next one!!”

Tim Sears (MA) vs Mark Viera (ME) in the 4-way super-match

It was a long but fun day, with five members of Team Maine competing.  Mark Viera pulled his ass off in the 4-way 154-lb super-match.  Although he did not take first, he had some wars with rivals Tim Sears and Kris Mikels.  Props to Mark for being the first ever Mainer to be in a super-match.  He went on to take 2nd-place in the 154-lb open class after pulling the super-match, and also took 3rd-place in the left 154-lb class.  John Cervantes finished in 3rd-place in the right 198-lb open class.  With only a few months of real training under his belt, he should already have the attention of the top pullers in this class.  Greg Curatola pulled well in the Masters Right Unlimited class but ultimately fell to past World Champions Ron Klemba and Badger Drewes.  Anthony Curatola finished in 3rd-place in the Novice 198-lb class, and may have been higher if he hadn’t fouled out in one of his earlier matches.  I (Kurt Howgate) was happy with my results, finishing in 1st-place in the left 242-lb class and ultimately finished the day undefeated and winning the left overall title.   A nagging injury in my right-arm kept me from competing right-handed.  All in all, a successful trip to CT!  Check out the pics below the full results:

113 Entries 10 States ME/CT/RI/NH/VT/MA/CO/PA/NY/CA
4 Way Challenge Match Winner……Norm Devio
Winner of the John Cole Terminator Handle…..Tony Niemo

Kids
9-10
1st) Maikayla Guild 2nd) Samantha Gangi 3rd) Kacee Hirst

11-12
1st) Ian Graham 2) Jaque Bergman 3rd) Samantha Gangi
4th)Kacee Hirst 5th) Alexia Maxwell

Teens
1st) Cory Bresnan 2) Harry Bean V 3rd) Janisse Ramos

Women
1st) Sarah Hirst 2nd) Chelsea Bean 3rd) Mary Ramos

Master’s
177-up
1st) Ron Klemba 2nd) Badger Drewes 3rd) Ron Ermini

Men’s Right Open
0-154
1st) Kris Mikels 2nd)Mark Viera 3rd) Travis Josselyn

155-176
1st) Ron Klemba 2nd) Steve Shoemaker 3rd) Bill Caldwell

177-198
1st) Ron Klemba 2nd) Art Spindler 3rd) John Cervantes

199-220
1st) Frank Hirst 2nd) Tim Lewis 3rd) David Brien

221-242
1st) Badger Drewes 2nd) Max Maxwell 3rd) Carlos Beltran

243-up
1st) Tim Bresnan 2nd) Frank Hirst 3rd) Harry Bean

Men’s Open Left
0-154
1st) Tim Sears 2nd) Kris Mikels 3rd) Mark Viera

155-176
1st) Ron Klemba 2nd) Bill Caldwell 3rd) Steve Shoemaker

177-198
1st) Ron Klemba 2nd) Jon Brown 3rd) Todd Van Blaricom

199-220
1st) Frank Hirst 2nd) Tim Lewis 3rd) Tony Niemo

221-242
1st) Kurt Howgate 2nd) Max Maxwell 3rd) Tony Niemo

243-up
1st) Chris Ratchford 2nd) Mike Skinner 3rd) Harry Bean

Novice Right
0-176
1st) Viktor Kazlauski 2nd) Derrick Mattera 3rd) Mike Delong

177-198
1st) Luis Vendrell 2nd) Malcom Tashjian 3rd) Anthony Curatola

199-up
1st) Ryan Walczak 2nd) Harry Bean IV 3rd) Bob Paradis

Novice Left
0-176
1st) Derrick Mattera

177-up
1st) David Walczak 2nd) Malcom Tashjian 3rd) Luis Vendrell

Overalls
Open Right………Frank Hirst
Open Left…………Kurt Howgate
Novice Right…….Ryan Walczak
Novice Left……….David Walczak

Charts…….Melissa Stark and Melanie Gangi
Emcee and Tournament Director……..Chris Gangi
Referee’s…………Tim Bresnan, Badger Drewes, Josh Stark, Bill Cox, Ron Klemba, Tim Sears

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Eric gets crushed by Santa