DC Strokes Wins at Master's Nationals

Camden, NJ - August 8-16, 2009. DC Strokes Rowing Club won a gold medal and two bronze medals at the recent U.S. Master’s Nationals Regatta. U.S. Master’s Nationals is the most important rowing competition for Master’s rowing clubs (like DCSRC) in the U.S. DC Strokes never won a medal at the regatta before this weekend. The gold medal was won with an impressive 3:20.76. This was the fastest 4+ for the Strokes... a record they are already looking to break next year. The bronze medals were won for the Mixed 4+ and the Men’s Master 8+. The gold medal was an amazing accomplishment considering it came on day four of the regatta and with temperatures in the 90s with high humidity. A great victory and another massive shift for DC Strokes!

USMS Nationals Recap

Indianapolis, IN - August 6-10, 2009. Congratulations to Barry Haddan and Neill Williams who proudly represented DCAC at the USMS Long Course National Swimming Championships held last week in Indianapolis. Both Barry and Neill set new DCAC LCM marks in just about every event they swam. Neill is also the National Champion in the Men's 40-44 50m Breaststroke. Congratulations Barry & Neill!

Baltimore Pumpkin Fest

Charm City Volleyball hosted a NAGVA sanctioned tournament on November 28-30, 2008, at the Volleyball House in Elkridge, MD. A sign-in registration event was held at the Hippo on Friday to greet the 29 teams consisting of over 200 athletes. The Sheraton City Center Hotel played host to the teams which arrived from MD, DC, OH, NY, PA, DE, GA and MA.

On Saturday the tournament served up pool play for 3 divisions – A, B and BB. Pool play consisted of four matches of two games for each team. After a long day at the Volleyball House, the athletes went out for some socializing in the Baltimore scene.

Double elimination was contested on Sunday. Following the conclusion of play, awards and trophies were presented to the medaling teams as well as the All Stars and MVPs. Results are as follows:

For more details, visit www.volleybaltimore.org.

27th Annual Capital Halloween Invitational Tournament

The DC bowling community welcomed over 200 participants and their guests to the 27th annual Capital Halloween Invitational Tournament (CHIT) from October 31 to November 2, 2008. CHIT has grown into one of the largest IGBO regional tournaments in the United States with this year’s theme being Oktoberfest.

Participants arrived on Friday from DC, MD, VA, PA, NY, CT, GA, AR and Toronto to mingle at the host hotel, Hamilton Crowne Plaza. There was also a meet and greet at the Green Lantern.

The bowlers competed all throughout Saturday in singles and doubles events at the 40-lane Bowl America Shirley in Alexandria. The tournament concluded on Sunday with the 5-person team event. Mega raffle tickets were sold throughout the weekend with five getaway vacations claimed by the winners. The bowling awards banquet was held Sunday night at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza with afterparties at the Lizard Lounge and Green Lantern.

For information on DC bowling leagues visit www.carabowling.org.

Capital Classic 2008

The DC Sentinels played host at a NGBA sanctioned basketball tournament held at Trinity College on the weekend of October 25-26, 2008. Sixteen teams from across the United States competed in the Five-on-Five format program.

The weekend kicked off on Thursdsay with social gatherings at Nellies Sports Bar in DC and the Hippo in Baltimore. Friday was filled with Capitol Hill tours and a screening of the new season of Noah’s Arc from the Logo Network. The registration/welcome reception was held that night at the Carlyle Suites Hotel with an after-party at Town.

On Saturday, the teams were separated into 2 divisions and preliminary games were held to establish seeding for the following day. Spectators witnessed a full twelve hours of hard fought action.

The players sat down together for dinner on Saturday night at Level One and then it was off to Cobalt for the Best Baller’s Body Competition.

Playoff and championship games were held on Sunday with the San Francisco Rockdogs claiming victory in the final of the A-division. The Rockdogs, who are featured on the Logo series ‘Shirts & Skins’, are the reigning NGBA champions and defeated the L.A. Rebels by a score 46-26. Rockdog Jamel Lewis was honored as the MVP of the Championship final. The B-division Lower Bracket was a closely contested game with the Indy Spartans defeating the Memphis Express 48-46. The B-division Upper Bracket was won by another California team as the San Francisco Shock handed it to the Atlanta Trojans 49-34.

The ballers wrapped up the weekend with a closing party at Eyebar.

Complete results are available at www.teamdcbasketball.org.

Aquapalooza 2008

QUEENS, New York – Athletes from the District of Columbia Aquatic Club trekked to New York City on October 10-11, 2008 to participate in Aquapalooza hosted by Team New York Aquatics.

The event kicked off on Friday with a welcome reception in Greenwich Village at the infamous Stonewall Inn. On Saturday, over 250 swimmers from 32 teams across the United States and Canada competed in 17 short course meters events at the 66.3 million dollar facility of Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool. Individual event victories were claimed by Dawson Nash, Barry Haddan, Wilson Rumble, Kevin Majoros and Jack Markey.

The swim meet was capped off with an awards banquet at Chef Yu in Midtown followed by an afterparty at Splash & other favorite haunts.

Complete results will be posted at www.tnya.org. You may click on any of the below images to see a larger version.

Local athlete competes in Duathlon World Champs

RIMINI, Italy—Chuck Harney of DC Velo recently represented Team USA at the 2008 International Triathlon Union Short Course Duathlon World Championships in Rimini, Italy on September 28-29, 2008.

Harney was invited to compete at the Championships as a result of his performance at a national qualifier event in Richmond, VA back in April 2008.

Over 900 competitors from countries around the world raced on a course which featured a 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run. The athletes traversed a mostly flat run venue consisting of 25 turns and four laps over the first 10k. The six-lap bike course was also flat. The final 5k run consisted of two laps.

Harney placed 23rd out of 97 in his age group with his bike split being 6th out of 97.

Complete results are available at the ITU Web site: www.triathlon.org.

2008 IGLA World Championships— Washington, DC
June 18-22, 2008

• IGLA 2008 Web site
• Results
• Photos from The Washington Blade
• Photos by Charlie McManus
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• Photos by Bob Hartford
  • Album 1
  • Album 2
• Article in the Federation of Gay Games e-newsletter, "Participate!"
• Gay.com Gay Sports Blog
• DCAC Wins 9th IGLA Championship from The Washington Blade
• Making A Splash from Metro Weekly
• A Gay Ole Time from The Washington Blade
  
  

DC Front Runners Team Finishes 3rd at Capitol Hill Classic 10K
May 18, 2008

More than 50 members of the DC Front Runners competed in the 29th Annual Capital Hill Classic 10K race, beginning and ending in Stanton Park NE on May 18, 2008, the athletic event of the group's annual Spring Fling weekend.

The DC Front Runners team placed 3rd out of 31 registered open co-ed teams, with a combined top-three score of 2:02:53 (40:58). Additional accomplishments include 4 members placing in the top three of their respective age divisions.

Volunteers from DC Front Runners also staffed a water stations on E Capital Street along the course.

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Federal Triangles Finishes Second This Summer
August 23, 2007

The Federal Triangles Soccer Club Coed Soccer Team finished in second place out of eight teams in the inaugural Capital Area Coed Summer Soccer League. Their record for the season was 5 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie. The team scored 21 goals, more than any other team in the league and only allowed 6 for the season earning them an impressive plus 15 goal differential. Congratulations!