Entry Fee $30 by June 5, 1998, $35 after Events: Novice net (first timers only) Open Singles & Doubles Women's Singles & Doubles Intermediate Singles & Doubles
The 1998 U.S. Open Footbag Net Championships was held June 20-21st on the bank of the Willamette River at Sellwood Riverfront Park in Portland, Oregon. The tournament included a Saturday night pasta feed to celebrate the second round of inductions into the Footbag Hall of Fame which was started at last years Worlds in Portland. Tons of sun and fun was had by all. $200 generated by raffle ticket sales and entry fees will be donated to Pacific Rivers Council Campaign for Coho. There were 64 total entrants and the money and product supplied by my generous, sweet and well loved sponsors gave us long sleave t- shirts, free food all weekend and great prizes: Courtesy Ford with a cargo van for the weekend Full Sail with cash for t-shirts, pint glasses and beer Rainbow Imports with awesome prizes Wham-O provided money for food and site fees, Gardenburger supplied a ton of healthy food Snakeboard provided two sought after state of the art Stiffy Boards 1998 US OPEN FOOTBAG NET CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS OPEN SINGLES NET 16 entrants 1ST Jake Leong 2ND Alexis Deschenes 3RD Andy Ronald 4TH Hung Chang 5TH TIE David Butcher and Yo Kelley 7TH TIE Jim Cobb and Mike McCarthy 9TH TIE Chris Siebert and Chard Cook and Steve Dusablon and PT Lovern OPEN DOUBLES NET 12 teams 1ST Chris ÏGatorÓ Routh/David Bernard, III 2ND Brent Welch/David Butcher 3RD Scott Milne/Dim Derricott 4TH PT Lovern/Alexis Deschenes 5TH TIE Yo Kelley/Mike McCarthy and Crass Eddicott/Dennis Ross 7TH TIE Andy Ronald/Jake Leong and JJ Jones/Greg Durrett WOMENÌS SINGLES NET 9 entrants 1ST Lisa McDaniel 2ND Julie Symons 3RD Becca Englis-Ross 4TH Amy Westberg 5TH TIE Christy Rapp and Anne Miller WOMENS DOUBLES NET 1ST Jody Welch/Julie Symons 2ND Becca English-Ross/Amy Westberg 3RD Lisa McDaniel/Anne Miller 4TH Christy Rapp/Rebecca Gourgey 5TH Judy Prokopiak/Tara Wolcznk INTERMEDIATE DOUBLES NET 6 entrants 1ST Lonya Julin/Iain McKechnie 2ND Kevin Jenkins/Francios Leh 3RD Peter Keil/Lee Hammons 4TH John Armstrong/Jason Peppin INTERMEDIATE SINGLES NET 10 entrants 1ST Iain McKechnie 2ND Chris Young 3RD Jason Peppin 4TH Peter Keil 5TH TIE Kevin Jenkins and Levi Lieb MIXED DOUBLES NET 12 teams 1ST Brent Welch/Jody Welch 2ND Julie Symons/Alexis Deschenes 3RD David Bernard, III/Becca English-Ross 4TH Amy Westberg/Yo Kelley 5TH TIE Lisa McDaniel/PT Lovern and Dennis Ross/Christy Rapp BEGINNER SINGLES NET (SATURDAY) 11 entrants 1ST Sean Jordan 2ND John Pimentel 3RD Tom Helus 4TH Steven Clinton BEGINNER DOUBLES NET (SUNDAY) 6 teams 1ST Chris Knight/Chris Hughes 2ND Steven Clinton/Jeff Bevan 3RD Christy Atkin/Lucas Prokopiak 4TH Beth Whitehouse/Darik
For those traveling to the US Open Footbag Net Championships, June 20-21, Sellwood Riverfront Park, Portland, OR who desire a shower all to themselves, I have sourced out the following hotels: Rose Manor Motel 4546 SE McLoughlin Blvd @ Holgate 236-4175 or 1-800-252-8333 Room rate: $45 and up kitchenettes available Best Western Heritage Inn 4319 NW Yeon at the foot of Forest Park (past the Silver Cloud - 97 Worlds host hotel), about 14 miles from the site 255-6722 or 1-800-528-1234 4 adults $85 + tax fridges in some rooms (ask) 24 hour indoor pool and spa! Days Inn City Center 1414 SW Sixth, Downtown Portland w/in walking distance to Waterfront Park 221-1611 or 1-800-899-0248 To get the discounted, flate room rate of $114 per night, give them my name. I think this place has a spa and fridges, but to make sure, ask. Dont forget the Check in and net practice Friday 5pm to 8:00pm at the Waterfront Cafe at Salmon & Front. These directions are to the new and improved U.S. Open Footbag Net Championships site June 20-21. Saturday Registration opens at 8am, and Mixed Doubles Matches will begin promptly at 9:30 Directions to Sellwood Riverfront Park, under the east end of the Sellwood Bridge at S.E. Spokane and the Willamette River HEADING SOUTH ON I-5 FROM VANCOUVER WA OR BC: Just before I-5 goes over the Willamette River take the exit for Milwaukie/Hwy 99E as you take the exit off I-5, stay in the left lane (sign says OMSI) because the right lane goes over the river and you need to stay on the east side of the river. The exit curves to the left over the freeway, take the first right possible onto Hwy 99E which is one way heading south (also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). Go past two stop lights then a sizealbe stretch of highway, go past one more stop light at Holgate then make a right at the fourth stop light at S.E. 17th Street. There is a sign before 17th that says Sellwoood/S.E. 17th Street next right. Follow S.E. 17th Street all the way to S.E. Tacoma Street. Make a right onto Tacoma Street which the second traffic light you will come to on S.E. 17th. Follow Tacoma west towards the Willlamette River make a right onto S.E 7th and then the first Left onto Spokane, go past the church and turn right just past some railroad tracks, as you turn right the entrance to the park is immediately on the left. FROM THE AIRPORT: Heading South on I-205 just take the exit for I-84 West then when it turns into I-5, stay to the left - but not the far left - of the two lanes that veer left onto I-5 South. Get in the right hand lane that says OMSI and follow the directions above. DIRECTIONS FROM I-5 HEADING NORTH INTO PORTLAND FROM EUGENE: Take the Terwilligar Exit at the end of the exit ramp go right at the stop light onto Terwilligar. at the second stop light which is at the top of a hill (Burlingame Grocery is on the Right) make a left onto Taylors Ferry Road. Follow Taylors Ferry down to the bottom of the hill and turn Right onto Macadam Avenue. Get in the left lane on Macadam and make the first left which will put you on Sellwood Bridge and take you over the Willamette River. Sellwood Bridge turns into Tacoma Street take the first left you can on the east end of the bridge and follow the directions above. Good luck. Kendall KIC (503) 236-0939