Post by LongBlade on Oct 8, 2004 22:46:47 GMT -6
Well, guess what? Randy printed it! Merged them and printed it in full. Great PR for fencing!
San Marcos Daily Record, Oct. 5, pp 6-7.
They even gave me the By Line! Wow!
Usually they just call me "staff reporter"! *LOL*
October 2, 2004
ATTN: Randy Stevens, Sports Editor
San Marcos Daily Record
e-mail: rstevens@sanmarcosrecord.com
Re: Ken Hogan Memorial Fencing Tournament,
Local Sports - Press Release for Publication
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In what may come to be known as the "Hottest, Wettest Tournament in Texas", fifteen fencers braved torrential rains Saturday morning to cross their blades in a Mixed Foil competition at the Ken Hogan Memorial at the Jowers Center on the Texas State campus in San Marcos on October 2, 2004.
When the fencers arrived, they found that the lights were working, but the air conditioning was not, apparently after having been knocked out by Friday night's electrical storm. Despite the grueling heat and humidity endured by the competitors, dressed head to toe in heavy protective uniforms, the competition proceeded as scheduled.
The fencing initially consisted of a Round Robin match where each fencer went against all the other fencers to determine their seeding for the direct elimination table. Nicholas Jew of the UT Fencing Club, who was first seed and undefeated in the DEs, bested Emilio Ybarra of the Texas Fencing Academy in Austin in the semi-finals round (15-5), to earn his spot in the finals. Jonathan Parker of the Texas Fencing Academy, who was the second seed and also undefeated in the DEs, narrowly defeated Curtis Hardy of Salle Poujardieu in San Antonio (15-14) to reach the finals.
The final bout of the foil tournament between Jonathan Parker and Nicholas Jew was an extremely close match with each fencer coming back from a 2 point deficit to be tied 12-12 at the end of regulation time. In a one-minute sudden death overtime, it was Parker who prevailed to win by a score of 13-12.
The Ken Hogan Memorial has been held since 1988 in honor of its namesake who made his mark in Texas fencing as a coach and competitor for over 40 years. The tournament will resume on Sunday at Jowers Center, Gym 222, with a Mixed Epee competition beginning at 10:00 a.m. and a Mixed Sabre event starting at 2:00 p.m. The tournament is free to the public and the air conditioning now works.
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Thank you in advance for your courtesy and attention to this matter. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Kyle W. Maysel
Here's the second article I sent to the local paper about the Ken:
October 3, 2004
ATTN: Randy Stevens, Sports Editor
San Marcos Daily Record
e-mail: rstevens@sanmarcosrecord.com
Re: Ken Hogan Memorial Fencing Tournament, Sunday Events
Local Sports - Press Release for Publication
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The Ken Hogan Memorial Fencing Tournament resumed on Sunday, October 3, 2004, at the Jowers Center at Texas State with the Mixed Epee and Mixed Sabre competitions. Unlike Saturday, where the competitors were met with a downpour, flash flooding, and blown electrical circuits, the weather was perfect and the air conditioning was working.
The Epee competition was twice as large as the Foil event on Saturday, and the format was changed to fencing in six-person pools to determine the fencer's seeding going into the Direct Elimination table of 32.
The semifinal bouts, which were dominated by San Marcos based fencers, saw a match-up between the first seeded Edward Hurme, an A rated fencer with the All-Texas Athletic Center in San Marcos, against his father, Risto Hurme, a former Olympian and A rated fencer with the All-Texas Athletic Center. Edward prevailed after a hard-fought bout, besting his father by a score of 15-11, and sending him to third place.
The other side of the DE tables saw a semifinal match between the second seeded William Stallings, a B rated fencer with the All-Texas Athletic Center, and Daniel Bayarena, a B rated fencer with the Texas State Fencing Club. Stallings dispatched Bayarena, who tied with Risto Hurme for third place, by a score of 15-7 to earn his place in the final bout against Edward Hurme.
In the final bout, Stallings took the lead and had Hurme down by a score of 14-9, when Hurme kicked it up a notch and scored five unanswered touches to bring the score to 14-14. The final touch went to Billy Stallings, who not only won the tournament, but also earned his A rating by finishing so highly in a rated event.
The Sabre event was also dominated by local fencers with 3 of the 4 fencers in the semifinal round coming from San Marcos clubs. Ray Sexton of Austin, who also placed fifth in the Epee event, defeated Kyle Maysel, an Assistant Coach with the All-Texas Athletic Center, by a score of 15-11 to earn his spot in the finals. Maysel also took eighth place in Epee. The other side of the bracket saw Texas State Fencing Club's Daniel Bayarena defeat Jordana Mahran, also from the Texas State Fencing Club, to earn his way to the final bout. Mahran took fourth in the Sabre event overall, and was the highest placed female fencer in any of the three events.
The Ken Hogan Memorial has been held since 1988 in honor of its namesake who made his mark in Texas fencing as a coach and competitor for over 40 years.
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Thank you in advance for your courtesy and attention to this matter. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Kyle W. Maysel
San Marcos Daily Record, Oct. 5, pp 6-7.
They even gave me the By Line! Wow!
Usually they just call me "staff reporter"! *LOL*
October 2, 2004
ATTN: Randy Stevens, Sports Editor
San Marcos Daily Record
e-mail: rstevens@sanmarcosrecord.com
Re: Ken Hogan Memorial Fencing Tournament,
Local Sports - Press Release for Publication
***************************
In what may come to be known as the "Hottest, Wettest Tournament in Texas", fifteen fencers braved torrential rains Saturday morning to cross their blades in a Mixed Foil competition at the Ken Hogan Memorial at the Jowers Center on the Texas State campus in San Marcos on October 2, 2004.
When the fencers arrived, they found that the lights were working, but the air conditioning was not, apparently after having been knocked out by Friday night's electrical storm. Despite the grueling heat and humidity endured by the competitors, dressed head to toe in heavy protective uniforms, the competition proceeded as scheduled.
The fencing initially consisted of a Round Robin match where each fencer went against all the other fencers to determine their seeding for the direct elimination table. Nicholas Jew of the UT Fencing Club, who was first seed and undefeated in the DEs, bested Emilio Ybarra of the Texas Fencing Academy in Austin in the semi-finals round (15-5), to earn his spot in the finals. Jonathan Parker of the Texas Fencing Academy, who was the second seed and also undefeated in the DEs, narrowly defeated Curtis Hardy of Salle Poujardieu in San Antonio (15-14) to reach the finals.
The final bout of the foil tournament between Jonathan Parker and Nicholas Jew was an extremely close match with each fencer coming back from a 2 point deficit to be tied 12-12 at the end of regulation time. In a one-minute sudden death overtime, it was Parker who prevailed to win by a score of 13-12.
The Ken Hogan Memorial has been held since 1988 in honor of its namesake who made his mark in Texas fencing as a coach and competitor for over 40 years. The tournament will resume on Sunday at Jowers Center, Gym 222, with a Mixed Epee competition beginning at 10:00 a.m. and a Mixed Sabre event starting at 2:00 p.m. The tournament is free to the public and the air conditioning now works.
**************************
Thank you in advance for your courtesy and attention to this matter. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Kyle W. Maysel
Here's the second article I sent to the local paper about the Ken:
October 3, 2004
ATTN: Randy Stevens, Sports Editor
San Marcos Daily Record
e-mail: rstevens@sanmarcosrecord.com
Re: Ken Hogan Memorial Fencing Tournament, Sunday Events
Local Sports - Press Release for Publication
***************************
The Ken Hogan Memorial Fencing Tournament resumed on Sunday, October 3, 2004, at the Jowers Center at Texas State with the Mixed Epee and Mixed Sabre competitions. Unlike Saturday, where the competitors were met with a downpour, flash flooding, and blown electrical circuits, the weather was perfect and the air conditioning was working.
The Epee competition was twice as large as the Foil event on Saturday, and the format was changed to fencing in six-person pools to determine the fencer's seeding going into the Direct Elimination table of 32.
The semifinal bouts, which were dominated by San Marcos based fencers, saw a match-up between the first seeded Edward Hurme, an A rated fencer with the All-Texas Athletic Center in San Marcos, against his father, Risto Hurme, a former Olympian and A rated fencer with the All-Texas Athletic Center. Edward prevailed after a hard-fought bout, besting his father by a score of 15-11, and sending him to third place.
The other side of the DE tables saw a semifinal match between the second seeded William Stallings, a B rated fencer with the All-Texas Athletic Center, and Daniel Bayarena, a B rated fencer with the Texas State Fencing Club. Stallings dispatched Bayarena, who tied with Risto Hurme for third place, by a score of 15-7 to earn his place in the final bout against Edward Hurme.
In the final bout, Stallings took the lead and had Hurme down by a score of 14-9, when Hurme kicked it up a notch and scored five unanswered touches to bring the score to 14-14. The final touch went to Billy Stallings, who not only won the tournament, but also earned his A rating by finishing so highly in a rated event.
The Sabre event was also dominated by local fencers with 3 of the 4 fencers in the semifinal round coming from San Marcos clubs. Ray Sexton of Austin, who also placed fifth in the Epee event, defeated Kyle Maysel, an Assistant Coach with the All-Texas Athletic Center, by a score of 15-11 to earn his spot in the finals. Maysel also took eighth place in Epee. The other side of the bracket saw Texas State Fencing Club's Daniel Bayarena defeat Jordana Mahran, also from the Texas State Fencing Club, to earn his way to the final bout. Mahran took fourth in the Sabre event overall, and was the highest placed female fencer in any of the three events.
The Ken Hogan Memorial has been held since 1988 in honor of its namesake who made his mark in Texas fencing as a coach and competitor for over 40 years.
**************************
Thank you in advance for your courtesy and attention to this matter. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Kyle W. Maysel