2006 California “Open” State Arm Wrestling Championship
Event Date: June 17,
2006
Place: Victorville
California, Mojave Narrows Regional Park
Held in
conjunction with Huck Finn Jubilee, the largest bluegrass festival
West of
the Mississippi!
Sponsors: Huck Finn
Jubilee and SHED WORLD!
Time: High Noon
Tournament
Director/MC: Randy Sampias
Sign-ups/scorekeeper: Cay & Randy Sampias
Referees: Bob Eazor,
Harold Ryden and Ed Shelton
Fantastic, Exciting,
Awesome, Fun Filled would be just a few words to describe
This tournament!
Shed World once
again provided us with a great stage and the highly sought after
Collectable T-Shirts
this year!
This event draws
competitors from everywhere! Seasoned veterans as well as a
whole new crop of up
and comers put their elbows on the table to vie for these
prestigious awards
and title!
Right Hand Bantam
Weight was just as exciting as the big boys to watch! A tough
Field of competitors
came out to compete!
RIGHT HAND BANTAM WEIGHT LEFT HAND BANTAM
WEIGHT
1ST Vasgen
Soghoyan, Armenia 1st Lenny
Lockert, Las Vegas, NV
2nd Jake
Smith, Oceanside, CA 2nd Jake
Smith, Oceanside, CA
3rd Lenny
Lockert, Las Vegas, NV 3rd Brent
Norris, Las Vegas, NV
RIGHT HAND LIGHT WEIGHT LEFT HAND LIGHT
WEIGHT
1st Harold
Ryden, San Marcos, CA 1st Harold
Ryden, San Marcos, CA
2nd Jeff
Petritz, Victorville, CA 2nd
Jake Smith, Oceanside, CA
3rd Rod
Buckler, Huntington Beach, CA 3rd John
Burgeson II, Canyon Country, CA
RIGHT HAND MIDDLE WEIGHT LEFT HAND MIDDLE
WEIGHT
1st Scott
Partington, Anaheim, CA 1st Scott
Partington, Anaheim, CA
2nd John
Burgeson Sr., Agua Dulce, CA 2nd John
Burgeson Sr., Agua Dulce, CA
3rd Sonny
Evans, Victorville, CA 3rd
Christian Greear, Lancaster, CA
RIGHT HAND LIGHT HVY WEIGHT LEFT HAND LIGHT HVY
WEITHT
1st Don
McClary, Moreno Valley, CA 1st Don
McClary, Moreno Valley, CA
2nd Mike
Wildey, Murrieta, CA 2nd
Mike Wildey, Moreno Valley, CA
3rd Steve
Inzalaco, Los Angeles, CA 3rd Steve
Inzalaco, Los Angeles, CA
RITHT HAND HEAVY WEIGHT LEFT HAND HEAVY
WEIGHT
1st Tom
Sorbie, San Diego, CA 1st
Tom Sorbie, San Diego, CA
2nd Dana
Terry, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 2nd Ed Shelton,
Riverside, CA
RIGHT HAND SUPER HEAVY LEFT HAND SUPER
HEAVY
1st
Richard Chacon, Phoenix, AZ 1st
Richard Chacon, Phoenix, AZ
2nd Larry
Kibe, Hesperia, CA 2nd
Ryan Constatine, Las Vegas, NV
3rd Travis
Libuse, Hesperia, CA 3rd
Travis Libuse, Hesperia, CA
WOMENS OPEN
1st Marilyn Mendoza,
Orange, CA
2nd Rebecca Hartman, Long
Beach, CA
This tournament keeps
getting better each year! You never know who’s going to show up!
Several amazing
upsets and some new guys that are really going to be a force to be
reckoned with.
A special thank you
to our hard working referees! We had a good safe crowd pleasing event!
And again, thank you
to USA/WAF for their continued support and encouragement!
See Y’all next year!
Yours in Arm
Wrestling
Randy Sampias