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News & Up Dates Tradition VS Sport: The age old arguments used in heavy athletics. On one hand, people have been known to argue tradition to prevent changes in one area while in other areas, argue that it is a sport when wanting to generate changes in another!
Tradition VS Sport in the size of the hammer handles. 1/2" handles are whippy and I believe that good throwers can generate longer distances over ratan and 3/4" PVC handles.
Come this season, you will see what I decide to do as I remake the games hammers.
Calendar: The first round of updates are completed. Always double check the venue sites for proper dates and info. If you find mistakes please let me know. |
--- 2011 Calendar --- Illinois gamesIowa Games Mizzo Games in green Minnesota in purple Wisconsin games in Red March March 24, 2012 Shamrock Games Indoors in the horse arena @ Illinois State Fair Grounds See Ancient Athletics for details... NOTE: Date are from Central Illinois St. Andrews Society website a must do games for its unique throwing environment March ??, 2012 JWC Games Kirksville, MO AD: Thom Van Vleck Waiting for info from Thom on this event April Saturday, April 28, 2012
Chuck and Vicki's Backyard Games & Picnic
(Moved back to 4th Saturday in April as the weather sucks on the 3rd Saturday.) Davenport, Iowa Website AD: Chuck Teas and Mark McVey AD email Saturday, April ?? (28), 2012
Highlands in the Burgs (a.k.a. Warrensburg Games) Johnson County Fairgrounds NOTE: The Backyard Games in Davenport is a small event and conflicts with this event. Throwers should support full fledged Highland Games first, so please consider going to Highland in the Burs before this backyard games.
MAY
Saturday, May 19, 2012 Springfield Highland Games (Third Saturday in May)
THE BIG ONE - Largest Group of Athletes on a field in one day in Illinois Chathum Park Home of the Sweet Corn Festival see: Ancient Athletics for details Saturday, May 19, 2012 Minnesota Scottish Fair (There they go again, another date conflict forcing vendors, dancers, and the likes to choose between Springfield and Minnesota. They should make up there minds and either kept it on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday in May as this helps no one or neither festival Very sad and disappointing turn of events). Dakota County Fair Grounds 4008 220th Street West, Farmington MN 55024 Festival Website JUNE
Saturday and Sunday June 10 - 11, 2012 Kansas City Scottish Highland Games Festival website AD: ???? Lightweight National Championship Saturday, June 16, 2012 Central Iowa Celtic Festival
(third Saturday in June) more to come
on Living History Farms grounds
Urbandale, IA
JULY
NO DATE IS KNOWN YET
Dysart 4th July Celebration
Dysart, IA
I beleive this is a 9 event contest starting at noon
AD Chad Scott
Saturday, July 28, 2012
(date not confirmed)
Lake City Games
(has been the last Saturday in July
AD Josh Roslik more to come
August
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Iowa Irish Fest
Lincoln Park, Downtown Waterloo
LIMITED SPACE means ABSOLUTELY NO SPINNING
NO HAMMERS Limited Number of Athletes Flight 1: A's and Women
Flight 2 Open
This is an Illustrated Man Production!
This is a Kick butt festival with incredible music (check out the entertainment acts) with a wonderful atmosphere. The crowd is up close and personal. They seem to appreciate us (so far)
Festival Dates Friday, 3th - Sunday the 5th Check out their website: Festival Website Saturday, August 18, 2012
(date not confirmed) Strongman of the Glenn Springfield, IL Illinois State Fair Grounds (during IL State Fair) See Ancient Athletics for details Saturday, August ??, 2011 Amateur World Championship Minnesota Renaissance Festival AD: Kevin Dupuis website Sunday, August ??, 2011 Open Competition Minnesota Renaissance Festival AD: Kevin Dupuis Saturday, August 25, 2012
(date not confirmed) Cherry Valley Festival
Rockford, IL AD: Jason Clevenger Athletes Website Festival Website Saturday & Sunday (date not confirmed) August 25 & 26, 2012 Peoria Erin Fest Peoria on the river front -- Demonstartion See Ancient Athletics for details Festival Website September
Saturday September 10 ??, 2011 Saturday, Sept 15, 2012 QC Games Davenport, Iowa (a.k.a. Celtic Highland Games of the Quad Cities) Festival Website AD: Mark McVey and Chuck Teas Another Clevenger Sheaf Games Saturday, Sept 22, 2012 (date not confirmed) All Things Scottish CelticFest Cedar Rapids, IA put on by Hawkeye Area Grand Gaelic Isles Society otherwise known as HAGGIS! Festival Site NOTE: Location is now in the Amana Colonies
AD: Michael Holman October STRENGTH WEEKEND Saturday, October 13, 2012 Back to 8 events for the HG!
Thom has more sponsor money than ever lined up already to make the shirts better, the awards better, and he hopes to bring in a bagpiper to play at the events to motivate you to greater heights and distances! (I am wondering if the motivation comes from tradition or irritation!!!) AD: Thom Van Vleck
MORE DETAILS TO COME
Sunday, October 14, 2012 MORE DETAILS TO COME |