Training 12/8/12 in Buxton

Training Saturday at Justin’s in Buxton.  Great training with a good-sized crew.

Results! Ronny Bean Memorial – Laconia

3rd Annual Ronny Bean Memorial Championship
Oct. 13th 2012 Weirs Beach NH
RESULTS
Men’s Right Open:
0-176: 1st Mark Vieira(ME) 2nd Malcolm Tashjian(NH) 3rd Jeremy Meservey(ME)
177-198: 1st John Cervantes(ME) 2nd Seth Barnett(RI) 3rd Justin Ross(NH)
199-220: 1st John Cervantes(ME) 2nd Tom Blake(ME) 3rd Bruce McKay(NH)
221-Up: 1st Badger Drewes(NH) 2nd Kurt Howgate(ME) 3rd Ken Brunelle(NH)
Men’s Right Novice:
0-176: 1st Dan Hall(NH) 2nd Abdul Sarvalov(NH) 3rd Ronny Bean(NH)
177-220: 1st Cole Disy(ME) 2nd Orin Hubbard(NH) 3rd Nate Gagnon(ME)
221-Up: 1st Orin Hubbard(NH) 2nd Justin Madure(ME) 3rd Ryan Carr(NH)
Men’s Left:
0-176: 1st Malcolm Tashjian(NH) 2nd Mark Vieira(ME) 3rd Jeremy Meservey(ME)
177-220: 1st Seth Barnett(RI) 2nd Bruce McKay(NH) 3rd Cole Disy(ME)
221-Up: 1st Kurt Howgate(ME) 2nd Justin Madore(ME) 3rd Harry Bean IV
Men’s Masters Right:
Open: 1st Harry Bean III(NH 2nd Badger Drewes (NH) 3rd Jeff Neal(NH)
Women’s Right:
Open: 1st Cathy Merrill(NH) 2nd Deb Banian(NH) 3rd Yvonne Reyes(NH)
Kids:
4-6: 1st Tyler Josselyn(NH) 2nd Ralph Tashjian(NH)
7-9: 1st Joseph Hall(NH) 2nd Jordan Reyes(NH) 3rd Malcolm Tashjian(NH)
10-12: 1st Orran Neal(NH) 2nd Gage Kneeland(ME) 3rd A J McKay(NH)
Teens: 1st Maikayla Guild(NH)
Match of the day was Harry Bean vs Badger Drewes There were 61 Entries from 4 States plus 10 kids
Referees were Badger Drewes, Harry Bean & Bill Cox Brackets done by Priscilla Bean

Happy Thanksgiving!

2012 Connecticut Fall Classic Results

Congrats to Maine’s Mark Vieira, Chad Bouchard, Cole Disy, and Jeremy Meservey for their strong showings!

13th Annual Fall Classic
Armwrestling Challenge
93 Entries from 9 States
CT-NY-MA-ME-VT-NH-PA-RI-NJ

Women
1) Cathy Merrill 2) Debbie Banian 3) Ashley Meacham 4) Debbie Price

Teen’s
1) Ryan Rothburn 2) Dylan Alberman 3) Samantha Gangi 4) Keleigh Kozuch

Men’s Novice Right
0-176
1) Aleksander Medvedev 2) Ronny Bean 3) Zurab Cherashvili 4) Dan Crichfield

177-UP
1) Chad Bouchard 2) Orin Hubbard 3) Jason Darienzo 4) Brandon Reichart

Men’s Novice Left
0-176
1) Alexsander Medvedev 2) Jake Burdick 3) Ronny Bean 4) Zurab Cherashvili

177-UP
1) Orin Hubbard 2) Jeremy Chadoin 3) Nodari Khodeli 4) Behzad “Bear” Massah

Men’s Open Right
0-160
1)Kris Mikels 2nd) Mark Viera 3) Norm Devio 4) Olem Frankivsky

161-180
1) Ron Klemba 2) Matt Gundrum 3) Marinos Pylarinos 4) Jon Brown

181-200
1) Ron Ermini 2) George Sheldrick 3) Steve Shoemaker 4) Cole Disy

201-220
1) Chad Bouchard 2) Nadari Khodeli

221-UP
1) Ron Klemba 2) Badger Drewes 3) Cory Bresnan 4) Harry Bean

Men’s Open Left
0-160
1) Olem Frankivsky 2) Kris Mikels 3) Leiraun Baldwin 4) Todd Van Blaricom

161-180
1) Ron Klemba 2) Matt Gundrum 3) Jon Brown 4) Marinos Pylarinos

181-200
1) Ron Ermini 2) George Sheldrick 3) Jon Brown 4) Seth Barnett

221-UP
1) Ron Klemba 2) Chris Ratchford 3) Haryy Bean 4) Cory Bresnan

Referee’s
Badger Drewes-Ron Ermini-Ron Klemba-Jon Brown
Cory Bresnan-Kris Mikels

I want to thank everyone who helped out and also Thank everyone who showed and made this another Great Tournament…

Jan 19, 2013 Connecticut State Championships

THE
AMERICAN ARMSPORT ASSOCIATION
AND
THE CITY SPORTS GRILLE PRESENTS

THE 2013 AAA CT STATE
ARMWRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY JANUARY 19th 2013
CITY SPORTS GRILLE 177 FARMINGTON AVE BRISTOL, CT 06010

WEIGH-INS/ REGISTRATIONS
FRIDAY THE 18th 7-9 PM
SATURDAY THE 19th 10AM-12:30PM
TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 1PM

MENS RIGHT OPEN 0-154 155-176 177-198 199-220 221-242 243-UP
MENS LEFT OPEN 0-154 155-176 177-198 199-220 221-242 243-UP
NOVICE RIGHT 0-176 177-198 199-UP
NOVICE LEFT 0-176 177-UP
MASTERS 0-176 177-UP
WOMEN OPEN
TEENS 13-16

FIRST ENTRY ……. $20.00 SECOND …$15.00
TEENS…10.00

AWARDS 1ST THRU 3RD

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
CHRIS GANGI (H) 860-585-7716 (CELL) 860-205-4764
RUN AND SANCTIONED UNDER THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ARMSPORT ASSOCIATION

Laconia Results Still Not Available

Ronny Bean Memorial Championship official results still not released…sorry. Team Maine once again kicked some ass, though. L to R: Jeff Neal, Ori Neal, John Cervantes, Nate Gagnon, Justin Madore, Mark Vieira, Cole Disy, Kurt Howgate. I’ll post results once I get them – Kurt Howgate.

June 28-29, 2013 USAA Nationals – Hartford, CT

19th Annual Europa USAA National Pro-Am Armwrestling Championship Hartford, CT
**OVER $5,000 AWARDED IN CASH and PRIZES**

June 28 & 29, 2013
Held at the
Connecticut Convention Center – 100 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT.

Friday June 28, 2013– Novice & Masters Competition – Competition starts at 7pm
Weigh-ins: Friday 6/28- Novice & Masters 2 to 6pm. Pro & Amateur: 2 to 9pm.

Saturday June 29, 2013 – Professional & Amateur Competition.
Weigh-ins: Pro & Amateur – Fri. 6/28 2pm to 9pm. pm OR Sat. 6/29/2013 – 8 to 9am
Tournament Starts at 10am

CASH BOXES ON FRIDAY – $200/ $100/ $50!!
Tickets 1st to 4th place in all Novice & Masters classes

Weight Classes:
Mens Right and Left Hand Pro & Amateur: 0-154, 155-176, 177-198, 199-242, 243+
Mens Right & Left Hand Open: 0-132, 133-143 (No Prize Money)
Ladies Right Hand Pro & Amateur: 0-143, 144+.
Ladies Left Hand: Open (No prize money)
Mens Novice Right and Left Hand: 0-154, 155-176, 177-198, 199+.
Mens Masters (age 40+) Right & Left: 0-154, 155-176, 177-198, 199-220, 221+.
Mens Grand Masters (age 50+) Right Hand ONLY: 0-165, 166-198, 199+.

CASH PRIZES: Mens Right Hand Pro:1st -$250.00,2nd -$150.00, 3rd -$50.00.
Mens Left Pro: 1st – $200, 2nd – $100, 3rd – $50. Ladies Pro Right: 1st – $100

Custom Awards 1st to third place in all Divisions.
TEAM COMPETITION (COMBINATION of Friday & Sat.competitions)
Awards 1st to 3rd place with Individual Awards to the 1st Place Team
FREE T-SHIRT TO 1st 200 ENTRIES (ONE PER WRESTLER PER DAY)

ENTRY FEES:
MENS & Ladies PRO & Mens Open – $30.00, NOVICE, AMATEUR, Masters -$25,

For more information: (406)254-7385, dmwatts99@gmail.com

Host Hotel Information to Follow (check out the Northeast Board for future updates)

Shapleigh Training 10/01/12

Monday 10/01/12: Training at my house in Shapleigh with Jeff Neal, John Cervantes, Mark Vieira, Justin Madore, Nate Gagnon and special guest Manda for interviews! –Kurt Howgate

Training BBQ in Buxton 9/22/12

Justin Madore hosted a big training BBQ on 9/22/12. Along with the usual southern Maine group, two of the Aroostook County pullers made it down as well (Chad Bouchard & Cole Disy), and mid-Maine puller Chad Richards.

November 10, 2012 Connecticut Fall Classic

THE AMERICAN ARMSPORT ASSOCIATION
AND
THE CITY SPORTS GRILLE PRESENTS

THE 13th ANNUAL CT FALL CLASSIC ARMWRESTLING CHALLENGE

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10th 2012
CITY SPORTS GRILLE 177 FARMINGTON AVE BRISTOL, CT 06010

WEIGH-INS/ REGISTRATIONS
FRIDAY THE 9th 7-9 PM SATURDAY THE 10th 10AM-1:30PM
TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 2PM
MENS RIGHT OPEN 0-160 161-180 181-200 201-220 221-UP
MENS LEFT OPEN 0-160 161-180 181-200 201-220 221-UP
WOMEN OPEN
NOVICE RT & LFT 0-176 177-UP
TEENS 13-16

ENTRY FEE …OPEN…$25.00 NOVICE..$20.00 TEENS..$10.00 OVERALL…$10.00

Right Arm Overall Champion single elimination seeded by weight
CASH FOR CHAMPION

CASH FOR TOP 3 IN MEN’S & WOMEN’S OPEN CLASSES
(Must be 5 in class or payout will be TOP 2)

AWARDS 1ST THRU 3RD FOR TEEN’S AND NOVICE

* There will be a 5 lb clothing allowance for all weight classes.
* Cash awards will be dependent on the number of entries. There must be at least 5 participants in a class for 3rd place to get a cash award.
* Right Arm Overall single elimination tournament will run immediately after the regular tournament.

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
CHRIS GANGI (H) 860-585-7716 (CELL) 860-205-4764 RUN AND SANCTIONED UNDER THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ARMSPORT ASSOCIATION