Posted
on October 19, 2009
by Gary Gardiner,
under Archery.-->
Jacob Riffle of Meigs High School and Kelsey Taylor of Morgan High School each finished in second at the first-ever National Archery in the Schools Program World Tournament this past weekend at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
Riffle and Taylor were among 40 Ohio competitors who earned spots in the world tournament through qualifying at the Ohio NASP Tournament, held each year as part of the Arnold Archery Competition at the Arnold Sports Festival, and the national tournament which is held each year in Louisville, Ky. …
Posted
on September 22, 2009
by Gary Gardiner,
under Festival-Articles.-->
Most of the information you need for Arnold EXPO registration information is now available online.
The series of PDF forms may be downloaded and completed to apply for Arnold EXPO booth space.
Go to the Arnold Sports Festival EXPO page. Look at the hotlinks box at the top right of the page and download the appropriate forms. Follow the instructions on each one to make your application.
Posted
on September 17, 2009
by Gary Gardiner,
under Festival-Articles.-->
Mixed Martial Arts fighter Wes Sims - Photo/Spike TV
Mixed Martial Arts fighter Wes Sims made his debut on Spike TV’s Ultimate Fighter last night. Sims, a long-time friend of the Arnold Sports Festival, joined 15 other fighters in a six-week stay at a Las Vegas penthouse where they worked before the reality tv cameras of The Ultimate Fighter.
Finals for the series are Dec. 5. Sims told The Columbus Dispatch that he can’t say how far he advanced during the series.
Jen Hendershott’s coaching of Carter, a 90-pound student who wants to transform his lifestyle to impress his girlfriend, is now showing on MTV’s MADE. The first showing was last Saturday.
The show’s rerun schedule showing Jen’s reaction to the very reluctant bodybuilder are found on the MTV site.
My favorite quote from Jen is when she reacts to Carter’s purposely comical posing routine telling him it isn’t a clown contest.
One thing the Arnold Sports Festival is known for is the top level athletic entertainment it brings to the weekend. You’ve watched as the Alexis Brothers wowed the Arnold Classic crowd on Saturday night during intermission at the mens bodybuilding finals at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. You’ve also seen Flattop on the Arnold EXPO stage and the Columbus Opera Mens Chorus opening the IFBB finals.
This year you’ll get to watch as The Firecrackers,a performance jump rope team made up of talented 4th-8th graders from the Kings Local School District in Ohio, join the long list of weekend entertainment. The high energy, coordinated jump roping team has performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Presidential Inauguration and on The David Letterman Show. They are a marvel to watch.
You’ll get to watch them this year on the Arnold EXPO stage.
Posted
on September 9, 2009
by Gary Gardiner,
under Strongman.-->
Derek Poundstone on the Arnold EXPO stage - Photo by Ron Schwane
The Arnold Sports Festival celebrates Derek Poundstone’s training success, as we mentioned earlier, with the first of a new series of images from the weekend to be used as desktop wallpapers. The first of the planned wallpapers shows Derek during the Arnold Strongman competition on the Arnold EXPO stage.
Posted
on September 8, 2009
by Gary Gardiner,
under Strongman.-->
Derek Poundstone, winner of the 2009 Arnold Strongman Contest, accomplished the hat trick of strength with three 150-foot pulls of a 59,600-pound fire department tanker down the flattest street in Prospect, CT, last Thursday. Between breaks of 15-20 minutes, the 320-pound police officer kept his head low to the ground and used a two-inch rope tied to his Honda Accord to assist him in the unusual training and show of strength.
Poundstone, 27, winner of the America’s Strongest Man competitions in 2007 and 2009, is preparing for the World’s Strongest Man competition later this month in Malta. Expect to see him at the Arnold Strongman Contest in March.
The video below comes from the Republican-American story on Poundstone’s efforts. The newspaper also has a slide show of the event.
Youth athletes pose for a photo as they greeted fans at the Columbus Clippers game Sunday. Photo by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock
On the next to last home game for the season for the Columbus Clippers, youth athletes from the Arnold Sports Festival greeted baseball fans with demonstrations and free tickets to the festival weekend in March 2010.
Just a test!
Arnold Sports Festival Amateur Strongman competitor Brad Ardrey watches as a youngster gets to sample lifting a competitive weight. Photo by Gary Gardiner /SmallTown Stock
It is possible to lift
Arnold Amateur Strongman competitor Brad Ardrey shows a group of kids and their parents that his 130-pound dumbbell with a 2-1/2 inch bar is possible to pick up. Photo by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock
Yes, it’s heavy!
Youngster discovers Arnold Amateur Strongman bar is more weight than he thought. Photo by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock
Everyone was interested
Even the Arnold Sports Festival youth gymnast and cheerleader found the Arnold Amateur Strongman dumbbell of interest. Photo by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock
Youth DanceSport on display
Arnold Sports Festival Youth Dancesport competitors show off their prowess as baseball fans entered Huntington Park Sunday for the next to last Columbus Clippers home game. Photo by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock
Jacob Riffle of Meigs High School and Kelsey Taylor of Morgan High School each finished in second at the first-ever National Archery in the Schools Program World Tournament this past weekend at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
Most of the information you need for Arnold EXPO registration information is now available online.
