January 6 2012
Leland Hot Stove
Banquet Set for January 14
Leland Hot Stove League will be holding their 8th annual banquet January 14, at North Brunswick High School. The event will be at 6:30 p.m. An autograph session will begin when the doors open at 5:30.
The non-profit organization uses the banquet as a way to make money to award scholarships to North Brunswick baseball players. Over the last six years they have given out $12,000.00 worth of scholarships.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Apex native Landon Powell of the Oakland A’s. Powell played collegiate ball at South Carolina where he made three trips to the College World Series and was recently named to the All-Time College World Series team. He was one of just two catchers so honored.
During the 2010 season he became just the 17th catcher in MLB history to catch a perfect game as Dallas Braden pitched the gem against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Powell recently signed a one year contract with the A’s to avoid arbitration.
Bill Harris a former Wilmington College star who played with the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals will also speak. The other speaker will be Tom Austin the head baseball coach at Methodist University. Austin has 900 wins and ranks eighth in the history of NCAA D-III in wins. Former North Brunswick and East Carolina standout Billy Best returns as the emcee of the banquet
Tickets for the event are just $20.00. For ticket information please contact Carter Rabon at 371-3083 or Nelson Best at 371-3764. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
by gary rabon sports@theLNR.com
Dec 2 2011
Hobbs, International Expert, Hosts Seminar at Seidokan Dojo in Leland
The following are the participants in the weekend seminar course. Front row L/R: Kurt Sieber, Mike Nemeth, Col. Roy Hobbs, Mike Holmes, Tom Haynie, Keith James 2nd row L/R: Randy Barrington, Chuck Hamilton, Reggie Washington, Chris Huff, Duane Sutton, Lonnie Thomas, Guy Beech 3rd row L/R: Abel Davila, Bill Pomnitz, Mike Smitherman, Preacher Arthur Horrell.
Seidokan Dojo of Leland hosted a seminar with world-renowned expert and Founder of Dentokan, Colonel Roy Hobbs, Judan Hanshi. The highly respected and internationally known Hobbs sensei is a lifelong personal friend of Shihan Holmes.
Hobbs sensei traveled from Kyoto Japan, to New York City, and then to the Seidokan Dojo in Leland for a week of private training with Mike Holmes, Kyoshi in Okinawa Goju-Ryu, a Southern Chinese based system.
Hanshi Hobbs concluded the training with a Friday night class of Okinawa Karate and a two-day course in Nihon Aikijujutsu that was attended by students from around the nation.
Hobbs sensei’s visit ended with a hasty departure to accompany Tasuo Kawano, Hanshi and Koji Uchiyama, Hanshi to the Nippon Seibukan Academy dojo in Hong Kong, then on to the PR of China before returning to the U.S. for some holiday season R&R.
Dec 2 2011
Dec 2
Kaigan Karate School’s Fall
Tournament
Ruby Holmes reported that Seidokan Karate competed in Kaigan Karate School’s Fall Tournament this month. “We had a great time of competing, judging, and fellowship. Senseis Guy and Monique Beech run a very kid friendly tournament. We appreciate all the hard work it takes to put on a smooth tournament.”
Competing in this tournament was: front row and members of our Lil’ Dragon’s program is Cruz Ferguson 1st place kata, Isabella Hamilton 2nd place kata, and Morgan Robinson 4th place kata. Second row: Maegan Ferguson 1st place kata, Abdiel Ramos 1st place kata, Lauren Spiegel 1st place kata and 4th in kumite, Raven Lesane 2nd place kata and 3rd kumite, Conner Thomas 1st place in kata and weapons and taking 4th in kumite, Sam Guyton 1st in weapons, 2nd kata, and 3rd kumite, Kalani Martin 2nd place in kata, kumite and weapons. Shihan Holmes was very proud of all his students.
