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Sonoma Shred and Turboshred Competition
November 30, 2013
Rohnert Park, CA
1. Matt Gauthier 88
2. Jake Gauthier 84
3. Arthur Coddington 83
4. Lisa Hunrichs 79
5. Carl Dobson 74
6. Scott Weaver 73
7. Mike Esterbrook 67
8T. Bob Gossett 63
8T. Lori Daniels 63
10. Michael Clarke 59
11T. Dan Exelby 51
11T. Phoebe Lett 51
13. Steve Stotter 50
14. Rick Moody 49
15. Luke Smalanskas 33
16. Raj Mistry 25
17. Wil “Spaz” Spaziani 20
18. Katie Smith 15
2012 Beach Stylers
Oceanside, CA
October 27-28, 2012
Final
1. Matt Gauthier/Dave Lewis
2. Jake Gauthier/Jeff O’Brien
3. Dave Murphy/Randy Silvey
4. Arthur Coddington/Lisa Hunrichs
5. Amy Schiller/Dave Schiller
6. Larry Imperiale/Joel Rogers
7. Tony Pellicane/Cindy St. Mary
8. Danny Cameranesi/Dave Zeff
Semi A
1. Amy Schiller/Dave Schiller
2. Dave Murphy/Randy Silvey
3. Jake Gauthier/Jeff O’Brien
4. Tony Pellicane/Cindy St. Mary
5. [missing result]
6. [missing result]
Semi B
1. Matt Gauthier/Dave Lewis
2. Arthur Coddington/Lisa Hunrichs
3. Larry Imperiale/Joel Rogers
4. Danny Cameranesi/Dave Zeff
5. [missing result]
6. Brian Boate/Steph Chan
Turboshred
Final
1. Matt Gauthier
2T. Jake Gauthier
2T. Larry Imperiale
2T. Dave Lewis
Semifinal A
1. Matt Gauthier
2. Larry Imperiale
3. Arthur Coddington
4. Dave Zeff
5. Brian Boate
6. Magnus Petersen
Semifinal B
1. Jake Gauthier
2. Dave Lewis
3. Dave Schiller
4. [missing result]
5. [missing result]
6. Jeff O’Brien
2012 US Open Flying Disc Championships
Santa Barbara, CA
June 29-30, 2012
Open Pairs Final
1. Arthur Coddington/Jake Gauthier (12)
2. Paul Kenny/Dave Schiller (17)
3. Daniel O’Neill/Randy Silvey (28)
4. Dave Lewis/Dave Murphy (37)
5. Matt Gauthier/James Wiseman (46)
6. Larry Imperiale/Bill Wright (52)
7. Danny Cameranesi/Dave Zeff (64)
8. Chip Bell/Joey Hudoklin (68)
Women’s Pairs Final
1. Lisa Hunrichs/Amy Schiller
2. Mary Lowry/Char Powell
3. Lori Daniels/Cindy St. Mary
4. Bethany Sanchez/Suzanne Strait
5. Stephanie Chan/Mattie Shelton
I applaud the FPA Board’s decision to award the 2013 FPA World Championships to Skippy Jammer and Santa Cruz, California. The debate about Santa Cruz vs. Medellin was far more complex than it needed to be. Santa Cruz’s bid was from an experienced tournament director and competitor. The Medellin bid was from a club that had never hosted a freestyle tournament of any size and had no members who had ever attended, let alone competed in a freestyle world championship. It was a no brainer that got muddied by factors beyond the sport’s need for a well-run world championships with conditions that showcase freestyle at its best.
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