Kof Memorial Ultimate Match

[Mirtha Shikles]

SandySchumacher was a pioneer of women's athletics at UW-Eau Claire after arriving at the university in 1968, and was one of the founding members of the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1971. She had a part in starting numerous Blugold athletics programs, conducting the first volleyball and basketball camps for girls at Eau Claire.

Schumacher was the school's first volleyball coach from 1970-75. She was also the first Blugold women's basketball coach, directing the program from 1969-87. At the time she started coaching, women's basketball was played with three offensive and three defensive players. She coached softball when it was a club sport at UW-Eau Claire from 1980-84 and produced five winning seasons before the program became a varsity sport in 1985. Schumacher served as varsity softball coach in 1993 and 1994. She was also instrumental in organizing synchronized swimming and field hockey programs at UW-Eau Claire.

After her retirement in 1994, she continued to coach, serving as assistant coach for women's golf, which became a varsity sport in 1995. Schumacher was inducted into the UW-Eau Claire Hall of Fame in 1995 and was inducted into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Hall of Fame in 2015.

Sandy battled cancer for more than two decades but lost her battle in 2012. Even in the months just prior to her death, Sandy could be found on the sidelines watching intently at Blugold athletic events. The tournament was re-named the Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament following her passing to honor her memory and contributions to Blugold Athletics.

**There will be at least 30 minutes of court time for warm-up prior to each match. Except for a team's first match of the day, a match may start early if both teams agree, and match officials and lines judges are available.

The Princess of Wales Memorial Match was a 50-over exhibition cricket match played at Lord's, London, on 18 July 1998, and contested by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), whose home ground is Lord's, and a Rest of the World XI.[1] The Rest of the World team won the match by six wickets after chasing down the MCC's total of 261 runs with 6.3 overs to spare.[2] The match raised more than 1 million for the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, which was set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in a car accident in Paris the previous August.

This match will be an NBRSA Short Range Group 3-Gun Match (Light Varmint, Heavy Varmint and Unlimited). The match will consist of two parts. There will be awards for the individual portions, as well as awards for a 2-man team event. The team match partners will be decided by drawing names out of a hat.

The range will be divided. Half the range will shoot 100 yds in the morning, while the other half shoots 200 yards. After lunch, the shooters will swap benches with their team member and shoot the other yard line.

Connor died on Sept. 26, 2001, during an Ohio State soccer match at the University of Akron. Unbeknownst to anyone, the 18-year-old freshman had a congenital heart defect that caused him to collapse on the field. His parents were both in attendance.

It sounded like the perfect way to celebrate the first big victory in a career that could be the portent of bigger things to come. He had just turned what seemed to have the potential of being a great finals matchup with Nick Turowski of Hannastown Golf Club.

Turowski made birdies on two of the first four holes and held a one-up lead in the match when the duo arrived at the fifth tee. As well as he had played to that point, suddenly things went sideways with the Penn-Trafford senior-to-be.

For Turowski, the runner-up finish continued what has been an outstanding run. He has now finished second in four consecutive events, having done so previously in the West Penn Junior, the Westmoreland County Junior and U.S. Junior event.

About the WPGA

Founded in 1899, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association is the steward of amateur golf in the region. Started by five Member Clubs, the association now has nearly 200 Member Clubs and 34,000 members. The WPGA conducts 14 individual competitions and 10 team events, and administers the WPGA Scholarship Fund and Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame.

SFC Tung M. Nguyen, 38, a Special Forces communications sergeant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, died Nov. 14, 2006, as a result of a gunshot wound during combat operations in Baghdad. Nguyen was born in Cantho, Vietnam, became a U.S. citizen, and was raised in Tracy, Calif. He enlisted as an infantryman in 1986.

In 1991, he reentered active duty, and served with 1st Bn., 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Ky., for one year before volunteering for Special Forces training. Nguyen began his journey to become a Special Forces Soldier in 1992 and earned the coveted Green Beret when he graduated from the course in 1993. He was assigned to 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash., that year and served in all three combat battalions during his tenure there, first as a communications sergeant and then as an intelligence sergeant.

In 2003, Nguyen was chosen to become an instructor at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. He served in both instructor and operations positions, preparing Special Forces Soldiers for the rigors of combat, until February 2006 when he was assigned 3rd SFG where he served until his death.

Among his many awards and decorations, Nguyen was a Distinguished Pistol Shot, the winner of the 2006 Small Arms Championship Sniper Class competition, and the 2006 Joint Special Operations Command Small Arms Championship Pistol Class competition.

Excellence In Competition, Service Conditions, and 3-Gun are all formats used by USARCMP to validate and improve marksmanship programs throughout the Army Reserve. The USARCMP is honored to have been invited to this 3D SFG(A) memorial marksmanship event for SFC Tung Nguyen.

Every year, 12,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers or other diseases, such as sickle cell, for which a blood stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor may be their best or only hope for survival. Approximately 70% of patients who need a transplant do not have a fully matched donor in their family, so they must find an unrelated donor. The urgency to bridge the donor gap is evident, and as our population gets more diverse, the need for young, ethnically diverse individuals to join the registry has increased.

Reading, Pa (November 4, 2023) - Nine Golden Wolves wrestled their way to the podium as Alvernia University secured the team title at the 2023 Tonee Ellis Memorial Tournament Saturday hosted at Alvernia's PLEX.

The tournament was named in honor of former Alvernia wrestler Tonee Ellis who tragically passed away earlier this year. Ellis was a three year member of the Alvernia wrestling team and was one of the first National Qualifiers for the Golden Wolves along with Palmer Rodenhaber during the 2019-2020 season, the program's inaugural season.

The Golden Wolves outlasted Delaware Valley with 117.5 team points. Del Val tallied 116.5.

Avery Leonard recorded a first place finish in the 141 pound bracket with a 17-4 major decision over Taylor Weaver of Delaware Valley. Leonard started his day with a 16-1 tech fall over Del Val's Artem Reichert and then followed the up with another tech fall over Stansbury. Leonard then tallied a pin over Hammonds of Shippensburg in 1:03 into the first period and then received a medical forfeit to advance to the final.

Brandon Flores-Salazar tallied a first place finish in the 157 pound bracket with a 4-1 sudden victory over Penn State Behrend's Peyton Hearn. Flores-Salazar recorded two pins in his first two matches to advance to the semifinals where he tallied a 10-5 decision over Nicholas DiLorenzo from Del Val. Flores-Salazar then recorded an 11-4 decision over Michael Beers from Del Val to advance to the final.

Matthew Lackman posted a first place finish in the 165 pound bracket thanks to a no contest from Chance Babb. Lackman started with a bye and then earned a pin over Shawn Stock in just 28 seconds. He followed that up with a pin over Fitzgerald Jordan in 1:41 to advance to the semifinals where he posted a 16-1 tech fall over Riley McHale from Muhlenberg to advance to the final.

Mauro Pellot-Vazquez recorded a first place finish in the 197 pound bracket with a 17-5 major decision over Trey Shoemaker from Shippensburg. Pellot started his day by pinning Matthew Donis from Western New England in 1:56 and then tallied a 19-6 major decision over Del Val's Nicholas Hall to advance to the semifinals. He then tallied a fall over Diesel Koser in 6:04 to advance to the finals.

Babb finished in second place in the 165 pound bracket after a no contest in the final to Lackman. Babb started his day with a bye and then tallied a 12-3 major decision, he then tallied a pin over Penn State Behrend's Trey Lineberry in 32 seconds. He then recorded a 7-2 decision over Monterio from Western New England to advance to the finals.

Quinn Tobin finished in third place in the 149 pound bracket after a no contest from Aidan Swann. Tobin earned a 17-0 tech fall to start his day and then tallied a 19-6 major decision over Keifner. He then posted a 16-0 tech fall to advance to the semifinals where he fell to Evan Mendez from Muhlenberg to drop to the consolation bracket. Tobin then recorded a pin over Horger in 2:05 to advance to the third place match.

Garrett Gehr tallied a third place finish after he pinned Western New England's Austin Monterio in 1:54 to secure third place. Gehr started his day with a 16-5 major decision over Del Val's Devin Horton but dropped into the consolation bracket after getting pinned by Del Val's Weaver. He then recorded two straight pins and a medical forfeit to advance to the third place match.

Gavin Hollingsworth recorded a third place finish after a 17-1 tech fall over Western New England's CJ Glaropoulos in the 174 pound bracket. Hollingsworth received a forfeit to start his day and then tallied a 17-1 tech fall to advance to the semifinals but fell to Luke Moore in 1:19. Hollingsworth then tallied a pin in 1:35 to advance to the third place match.

James Circle recorded a second place finish in the 174 pound bracket for the Golden Wolves, dropping the final to Luke Moore from Del Val by decision, 7-2. Circle started his day with a pin in 2:46 over Melchior from PSU Behrend and then tallied a 18-3 tech fall over Muhlenberg's Trattner. Circle then worked a 14-9 decision over Western New England's CJ Glaropoulos to advance to the final.

Ethan Staples from Alvernia wrestled in the 125 pound bracket for the Golden Wolves and went 1-2 on the day.

Anthony Portillo wrestled in the 133 pound bracket and finished with a 2-2 record on the day.

James King and Blake Tarnowski both wrestled at 133 pounds and both went 1-2 on the day for Alvernia.

Nolan Brown competed in the 141 pound bracket for Alvernia and posted a 1-2 record. Jared Mangiafico also competed at 141 pounds and also recorded a 1-2 record.

Aidan Swann competed in the 149 pound weight class and recorded a 4-2 record and a fourth place finish for the Golden Wolves.

Paul Kakos competed in the 149 pound bracket as well and tallied a 4-2 record for Alvernia.

Ryan LePore competed at 165 pounds for the Golden Wolves and recorded a 2-2 record on the day.

Anthony Bauer wrestled at 184 pounds and tallied an 0-2 record and Dan Schweitzer competed at 197 pounds for Alvernia and went 0-2 on the day.

Brian Czaus wrestled at 285 pounds for the Golden Wolves and tallied a 2-2 record. Aidan Homan also competed at 285 pounds and went 1-2 and Tyler Carter went 0-2 on the day at 285 pounds.

The Golden Wolves are back in action next Saturday when they travel to Ursinus for the Racich Rumble.

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