International Armwrestling Federation
Member Of United States Armsports
May 2005
Newsletter
I would like to take this time to extend congratulations to one
of our own, Tim Bresnan from Lisbon, CT. At
the 11th Annual Pro-Am Championship in Lake Tahoe Tim took 1st
place in the right hand supers. Quite a feat in itself plus the fact that
he beat John Brezenk twice to take the 1st place. Tim has only
been competeting for a few years and has made great improvements. Full
results for this event are posted on the USA site.
http://armwrestling.com When you see Tim be sure and congratulate
him.
Just want to remind everyone about our training page. If you
are traveling for vacation, job or just moving you should check out if there
is anyone training in the area you will going to. If anyone would like to
have there practice sessions added to the page just e-mail me the details(iaf1@comcast.net).
(http://iaf1.homestead.com/training.html)
Results
Results/ Maine
Event 2005
Men’s Right Open
0-165
1.
Norm Devio(MA) 2. Richard Denardo(MA) 3. Ben Frenette(ME)
166-198
1.
Jim Witt(MA) 2. Ron Klemba(CT) 3. David Brien(RI)
199-242
1.
Kurt Howgate(ME) 2. Scott Barber(RI) 3. Mike Ferron(ME)
243-UP
1.
Jason Howgate(ME) 2. Cory Bussell(ME) 3. Harry Bean(NH)
Men’s Right Novice
0-165
1.
Richard Denardo(MA) 2. Travis Josselyn(ME) 3. Paul
Rotondi(ME)
166-198
1.
Chris Roy(MA) 2. Andy Soulliere(ME) 3. Bradley Tracy(ME)
199-UP
1.
Larry Bowie(ME) 2. Andy Stone(ME) 3. Carlos Beltran(CT)
Men’s Left
0-165
1.
Norm Devio(MA) 2. Ben Frenette(ME) 3. Richard Denardo(MA)
166-198
1.
Ron Klemba(CT) 2. Andy Ducharme(RI) 3. Rob Vigeant(NH)
199-UP
1.
Kurt Howgate(ME) 2. Jason Howgate(ME) 3. Badger Drewes(NH)
Men’s Right Masters
0-198
1.
Ron Klemba(CT) 2. Andy Ducharme(RI) 3. Andy Soulliere(ME)
199-UP
1.
Badger Drewes(NH) 2. Harry Bean(NH) 3. Jeff Gonsalves(MA)
Women’s Right
1.
Cindy Looney(CT) 2. Pagel Chase(ME) 3. Stephanie Vigue(ME)
Women’s Left
1.
Pagel Chase(ME) 2. Cindy Looney(CT) 3. Valerie Beach(NH)
Best
match of the day was: Norm Devio & Jim Witt
Men’s
Right Open Overall winner was: Jason Howgate
Men’s
Right Novice Overall winner was: Larry Bowie
Men’s
Left Overall winner was: Kurt Howgate
Men’s
Masters Overall winner was: Ron Klemba
Women’s
Overall winner was: Cindy Looney
There
were 68 entries from 5 states. Referees were Jan Schmeichel, Badger Drewes
& Bill Cox. Bracketts were done by Victor Sargent. Meet Director was Kurt
Howgate.
Delaware Valley
Strongarm Challenge
Bensalem, PA
5/28/05
Results
Men’s Right Open
0-176
1. Ron
Klemba(CT) 2. Jerry Houston Jr(PA) 3. Justin Kopa(PA)
177-198
1. Ron
Klemba(CT) 2. Mike Ondrovic(PA)
199-UP
1. Tim
Bresnan(CT) 2. Jason Howgate(ME) 3. Harry Bean(NH)
Men’s Left
0-176
1. Ron
Klemba(CT) 2. Justin Kopa(PA) 3. Jerry Darvas(NJ)
177-UP
1.
Jason Howgate(ME) 2. Ron Klemba(CT) 3. Harry Bean(NH)
Men’s Right Novice
0-154
1. John
Citara(PA) 2. TJ Smallwood(MD)
155-176
1.
Michael Osif(PA) 2. Mark Proplaski(PA) 3. Tom Deacon(NJ)
177-UP
1.
Steve Harrell(NJ) 2. Ben Royer(PA) 3. Michael Osif(PA)
Women’s Right Open
0-132
1. Ann
Emand(ME) 2. Heather Pirino(PA) 3. Shannon Poserina(PA)
133-UP
1.
Cindy Looney(CT) 2. Ann Emond(ME)
There
were 30 entries. Referees were Peter Milano, Jim Bryan & Bill Cox.
Bracketts were done by Gerry Cox.
Upcoming Events
June 11. The 7th Annual Bikers Championship will be
held at the Broken Spoke Saloon on rte 3 in Laconia, NH. There will be classes for
Men’s Open Right, Left & Masters plus Womens Right Open. Weigh-ins from
Noon till 2:30pm. Stars at
3pm. Awards for 1st thru 3rd in all classes. For
info call Bill at 508-947-8958 or e-mail to
iaf1@comcast.net Sanctioned Event.
June 25. The Cape Cod Invitational will be held at Smitty’s
Sports Pub on rte 28 in Pocasset, MA. There will be classes for
Men’s Left, Open, Novice, Women’s Open and Kids. Awards for 1st
thru 3rd in all classes. Weigh ins from 11:30 till 1:30pm. Starts at
2pm. For info call Bill at 508-947-8958. Sanctioned Event.
August 6/7. Fox Sports Network and the Mohegan Sun Casino
present the Professional Armwrestling Conference Championship. Twelve of
the best armwrestlers will be invited to compete for upto $15,000.00 in
prize money. There will be two weight classes(0-198, 199-UP). Armwrestlers
invited must compete both right and left handed. The event will be held at
the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in
Uncasville,
CT. More info will be posted on the USA and IAF sites as soon as possible.
Meet Director are Dave Devoto(707-753-7373) and John
Burgeson(661-816-4430).
http://armwrestling.com
August 13/14. The USA Unified National Championship will be
held at the Double Tree Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas. This will be the
only qualifier for the World Championship in Tokyo,
Japan later this year and the 3rd qualifier for the
Arnold. Awards for 1st
thru 6th in all classes. Free tee shirt to the 1st
200 entries. Special room rate of $86.00 per night(1 to 4 persons). Fer
reservations call 501-372-4371 and mention armwrestling. The Open classes
will be run on Saturday and the Masters will be run on Sunday. For more
info call 406-245-1560 or 501-882-6369.
There are a lot of good videos on Arm TV, if you are not a
member you should think about joining. There are also some great videos
matches on the Northeast Message Board that are free.
http://northeastboard.com The USAA have built their own web site with
a lot of interesting stuff plus upcoming events and results. Their URL is
http://usaarmwrestling.com Arm TV can be found at:
http://armwrestling.com
http://iaf1.homestead.com
http://waf.homestead.com
