To help everyone with their scheduling, we are announcing that the Hickory Run Ice Bowl will be held February 7, 2009 at Hickory Run State Park, White Haven, Pa.

Don't forget our third-annual Chili-Soup Cook-Off Challenge which will be held at the event. Enter your own concoction of soup and/or chili.

Information will be posted at www.bearclaws.org in the Upcoming Tournament Thread.

Check out the information for the Bearclaws Ice Bowl on Feb 7, 2008 @ www.bearclaws.org.

Bearclaws Ice Bowl @ Hickory Run Flyer - Download/View Here

Just an FYI to all the Baggers in the house.....

Divisions to be offered for the HRIB will be Open, Advanced, and Intermediate.

The Hickory Run Ice Bowl is one week away. Hot-stamped Ice Bowl discs are in for am entry fees as are Ice bowl stamped mini's for pros. If there are extras left over and anyone wants to buy either, make sure you see me.

Also, is anyone bringing a soup or chil for the contest?

An exciting fund-raising opportunity will be held at the HRIB in an effort to gain additional cash for Ending Childhood Hunger. This will be held as our between rounds CTB contest.

Through Disc Golf U, the Official Online Hancapping service for Disc Golf, we have purchased at a huge discount rate of $40.00, an Innova DISCatcher Traveler portable basket. This target sells at a retail price for about $129.00. In exchange for this basket, Disc Golf U has asked us to hand out literature at registration about them and what they do.

What we will do is hold our normal CTB contest but the basket will be the prize people will play for. Cost will be $1.00 per throw and you can throw as many as you want. Every penny raised through this contest will go to Ending Childhood Hunger. In the name of charity, bring some extra bucks and take part. An exciting fund-raising opportunity will be held at the HRIB in an effort to gain additional cash for Ending Childhood Hunger. This will be held as our between rounds CTB contest.

Through Disc Golf U, the Official Online Handicapping service for Disc Golf, we have purchased at a huge discount rate of $40.00, an Innova DISCatcher Traveler portable basket. This target sells at a retail price for about $129.00. In exchange for this basket, Disc Golf U has asked us to hand out literature at registration about them and what they do.

What we will do is hold our normal CTB contest but the basket will be the prize people will play for. Cost will be $1.00 per throw and you can throw as many as you want. Every penny raised through this contest will go to Ending Childhood Hunger. In the name of charity, bring some extra bucks and take part.

Here are the results of the 2009 Hickory Run Ice Bowl at Hickory Run State Park. We had an Ice Bowl Record 87 players show up for our annual charity event.

Thanks to all who came out to play and also to those who made donations and competed for the closest to the basket contest which raised over $150 for Ending Childhood Hunger. Also there were two separate ace pots $1 and $5 that were not hit and those monies also go to the the charity. Mike Solt will provide us with an exact amount when all the funds are totaled, but a preliminary estimation is in the neighboorhood of $700 going to Ending Childhood Hunger.

Thanks to Tom Williams, Pat Luchowski, Mike Padgett, Larry Enz, Gene Phillips, Jason Welliver, Alan Mindas, Rob Stahlnecker, CJC (don't know your real name) with helping clear/rock salt tee boxes either days before the event or the morning of the tournament. If I missed anyone, I apologize.

Thanks to Jason Welliver, Eric Eichhorst, and Pat Luchowski for making prize donations.

And thanks to everyone who brought so much great food for the Soup/Chili Cookoff Challenge!!!

And here are the results:

Open Men
1] Jamey King, 57-54-111 (won playoff)
2] Justin Madore, 57-54-111
3t] Richie Klinger, 55-58-113
4t] Scott Howard, 55-58-113
5] Devin Frederick, 58-56-114
6] Tim Reppert, 61-55-116
7] Scott Greenawalt, 57-60-117
8t] Ray "R-Man" Rogers, 59-59-118
8t] Pat Luchowski, 61-57-118
8t] Craig Hoch, 61-58-118
11] Robin Billig, 61-58-119
12t] Nick DeFrieese, 60-60-120
12t] Dave "Dead Dog" Tomaszewski, 60-60-120
14] Larry Entz, 68-60-128
15] Brian Frederick, 61-69-130
16] Ethan Daniels, 68-63-131
17] Dave Alarcon, 68-68-137
18] Ty Schaeffer, 72-68-140
19] Justin Cogan, 65-76-141

Advanced Men
1] Ben Rapchak, 58-61-119
2t] Eric Eichhorst, 60-62-122
2t] Andy Hess, 62-60-122
4] John Michaels, 62-61-123
5] Renzo Dos Santos, 62-62-124
6t] Jason Welliver, 59-68-127
6t] Ben Siffel, 62-65-127
8] Andy Fraiolo, 65-63-128
9] Earl Frazier, 61-68-129
10t] Joshua Hutt, 63-67-130
10t] Rick Anderson, 65-65-130
10t] Joe Silvestri, 65-65-130
13] Anthony Marucci, 66-67-133
14] Bill Kish, 71-64-135
15] Maureen McErlean, 69-68-137
16] Alan Mindas, 70-68-138
17t] Gene Phillips, 73-66-139
17t] Frank Murphy, 66-73-139

Intermediate Men
1] Wes Beck, 61-63-124
2t] Elliott Frisbie, 61-65-126
2t] Jonathan Jonas, 66-60-126
4] Chris Kotansky, 63-66-129
5] Adam Wozny, 66-65-131
6] Matt Posker, 67-65-132
7] Brian Stiltner, 66-67-133
8t] Chris Cole, 65-69-134
8t] Mike Miller, 69-65-134
10t] Kevin Freed, 66-70-136
10t] Jason Szilli, 68-68-136
12t] Tom Williams, 70-67-137
12t] Jim Flaim, 68-69-137
14t] Steve Woodward, 69-72-141
14t] Harry Shafer, 68-73-141
14t] Bob Guignet, 70-71-141
17t] Shamus Nugent, 71-73-144
17t] Marco Montesano, 67-77-144
19] Leon Fountain, 74-71-145
20t] Joe Kotansky, 74-72-146
20t] Bob Spotts, 74-72-146
20t] Ed Capper, 78-68-146
20t] Brian Rapchak, 69-67-146
24] Anthony Peckett, 67-80-147
25] John Stump, 67-81-148
26] Rich Matyas, 74-76-150
27] Mark Slopey, 77-75-152
28t] Ken Winkleman, 78-76-154
28t] Sean Robinson, 78-76-154
30t] Matt Hughes, 75-81-156
30t] Norm Greer, 75-81-156
32t] Tim Slough, 80-79-159
32t] Nick Vidumsky, 67-83-159
34] Scott King, 79-81-160
35] Ron Walchak, 83-80-163
36] Jason McKenna, 87-77-164
37] Nick Mullan, 86-83-169
DNF - Jonathan Wentz, 64-DNF
DNF - Charles Laputka, 70-DNF
DNF - Arthur Gussett, 70-DNF
DNF - John Diggins, 74- DNF
DNF - Greg Martens, 76-DNF
DNF - Chris Fleck, 87-DNF
DNF - Josh Bartlett, 90-DNF

Amatuer Women
1] Tracy Gruber, 68-74-142
2] Mary Pomeran, 73-70-143
3] Emilie Cameron, 72-79-151
4] Jess Rimmer, 86-83-169

CTP Winners
Open Men - Justin Cogan - Hole 2
Advanced Men - Anthony Marucci - Hole 18
Intermediate Men - Mike Miller - Hole 17
Amatuer Women - Emile Cameron

Closest to the Basket
Joe Kotansky* Wins an Innova Portable DISCatcher Basket

3rd annual Hickory Run Chili/Soup Cookoff Challenge - winners voted by players
Best Soup - Dave Alarcon - Chicken, Egg, Vegetable
Best Chili - Bob Ziadie - Three-Bean Bison Meat Chili

I dropped off the money and food to the Commission on Economic Opportunity of Wilkes-Barre this morning and they had a big scale there to weigh the food what we gave them.

The official food weigh-in was 144-pounds.

Plus the $800 cash donation.

A very hearty contribution from everyone involved at the Hickory Run Ice Bowl...this was easily our biggest ice bowl and largest charitable contribution yet!!!

Dave Ritter of CEO was thrilled to death and very humbled that we chose their charity. Thanks again to all who contributed.

Mike Solt and I send our sincere thanks to everyone who helped out.