20th. Annual Memorial Day Event
30 May 2005 San Francisco
by Gene Dermody
MiddleWeights-2:
Peter Richard (Victoria-BC)
WBF 1:50
Brian Campbell (SoCalWC-LA)
Richards
WBF 1:45
Chris Welton (Sacramento)
Campbell
WBF 2:20
Welton
Gold: Peter Richards (Vic-BC)
Silver: Brian Campbell (LA)
Bronze: Chris Welton (Sacramento)
MiddleWeights-3:
Johnny Almony (GGWC-SF)
criteria dec 10-9
Phillip Whaley (Seattle-Kings)
Almony
dec 15-9
Ed Lindsey (NYC)
dec 16-14
Whaley
Gold: Johnny Almony (SF)
Silver: Ed Lindsey (NYC)
Bronze: Phillip Whaley (SEA)
Heavyweights-1:
Marty Dirks (GGWC-SF)
WBF 1:20
Joe Corian (Michigan)
Tom Dwyer (Rochester-NY)
WBF 1:10
Paul Andrews (New Zealand)
Dirks
dec 7-0
Dwyer
Corian
dec 6-3
Andrews
Dirks
dec 6-3
Andrews
Dwyer
WBF 1:40
Corian
Gold: Marty Dirks (SF)
Silver: Tom Dwyer (Roch-NY)
Bronze: Joe Corian (Michigan)
HeavyWeights-2:
Kurt Schauer (Seattle-Kings)
WBF 1:10
Mike McCann (Seattle-Kings)
Schauer
WBF 2:50
John Ascher (GGWC-SF)
Ascher
WBF 0:45
McCann
Gold: Kurt Schauer (SEA)
Silver: John Ascher (SF)
Bronze: Mike McCann (SEA)
Exhibition:
Calvin Malone (GGWC-SF)
dec 16-3
Marty Dirks (GGWC-SF)
Team Scores:
(G=3 S=2 B=1)
GGWC-SF = 3-2-2 = 9+4+2 = 15
SoCalWC-LA = 1-2-1 = 3+4+1 = 8
Seattle-Kings = 1-0-2 = 3+0+2 = 5
METRO-NYC = 1-1-0 = 3+2+0 = 5
SanDiego-BullDogs = 0-1-0 = 0+2+0 = 2
Others = 0-1-2 = 0+2+2 = 4
new Glen Park Recreation Center facility. It
was also done in conjunction with the
International Association of Martial Artists
(IAGLMA) . This year's turnout was no
exception to a tradition of camaraderie & fun,
Of the 35 registered wrestlers, there were
representatives from Seattle, San Diego, Los
Angeles, Sacramento, NYC, Rochester NY,
Minneapolis, New Zealand, Victoria BC, as
well as the San Francisco Bay Area.
The schedule of activities began on Thursday
and ran through Monday, and included
technical clinics on the new FILA rules to be
used at Gay Games VII Chicago, technique
clinics, lots of sparring, an awards banquet, a
visit to the San Francisco GLBT Historical
Society's "Sporting Life" exhibit by former
GGWC wrestler Jim Provenzano, and a
'Petaluma Pool Party'.
The Sunday tournament featured a good mix
of novice and experienced brackets, with some
35 competitive matches, no injuries, and a lot
of fun. As usual we were blessed with the
superb coaching and officiating of Kevin
Martin, Alex Ostrovskiy, and Les Morgan.
One of the most exciting brackets matched
three of the most tough & experienced
wrestlers that have been veterans of past Gay
Games and past GGWC tournaments: NYC's
Ed Lindsey, Seattle's Phillip Whaley, and San
Francisco's Johnny Almony. As expected, the
matches were very close and hard fought.
Phillip Whaley so impressed that he won the
Most Impressive Wrestler Award. I can't wait
to see the DVD!
With Gay Games VII Chicago only 13 months
away, there was a lot of enthusiasm generated
in the strong showing of the teams: Seattle
Kings, San Diego Bulldogs, METRO-NYC, and
Golden Gate Wrestlers.
For more information and action photos, visit:
http://www.ggwc.org/gallery.htm
Most Impressive Wrestler
LightWeight Terror with a
Smile
LA's Surpise Dark Horse
The Fast & The Furious
@112#s Pound for Pound
the Toughest
Lightweights:
Carl Weissbecker (METRO-NYC)
dec 13-4
Brian Saxenmeier (GGWC-SF)
Weissbecfker
WBT dec 12-0
Ron Ward (SoCalWC-LA)
Saxenmeier
dec 4-2
Ward
Gold: Carl Wiessbecker (NYC)
Silver Brian Saxenmeier (SF)
Bronze: Ron Ward (LA)
LightMiddleWeights:
Matt Carey (SoCalWC-LA)
WBF 2:20
Roger Brigham (GGWC-SF)
Carey
WBT dec 13-2
Lawrence Ineno (SoCalWC-LA)
Ineno
WBI
Brigham
Gold: Matt Carey (LA)
Lawrence Ineno (LA)
Roger Brigham (SF)
Middleweights-1:
Erika Hom (GGWC-SF)
WBF 2:50
Russ Connelly (SD-BullDogs)
Hom
dec 8-6
Francisco Rivera (GGWC-SF)
Connelly
WBF 2:10
Rivera
Gold: Erika Hom (SF)
Silver: Russ Connelly (SD)
Bronze: Francisco Rivera (SF)
A future force
to be reckoned with
Defies Conventional Wisdom
All the way from New Zealand!
