THE 2004 GOGOPLANET OLYMPICS WERE A SUCCESS ON SATURDAY. ATHLETES FROM ALL AROUND THE AREA COMPETED IN FIVE EVENTS. HERE IS A RECAP.
KICKBALL: THE F-TOWN BOMBERS BLEW AN EARLY 5-0 LEAD AND LOST TO THE RIDGE HEIGHTS CHILI PEPPERS 33-13. THIS IS THE SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR RIDGE HEIGHTS. click here for full story
SHOT PUT- DERRICK BAIER SHOWED “HIS GUNS” AND WON THE SHOT PUT COMPETITION. DERRICK WAS THE ONLY PERSON THROWING W/O SLEEVES SO HIS MEDAL MIGHT BE REVOKED.
GOLD: DERRICK BAIER SILVER: SCOTT CLOIN BRONZE: TODD ALTHARDT
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS- NATHAN NEUMANN SHOWED OFF HIS ALL AROUND ATHLETIC ABILITY AND TOOK HOME THE RPS GOLD AT THE 2004 GOGOPLANET OLYMPICS. NEUMANN’S TRICK WAS HIS TIMING.
TUG 0 WAR- THE TEAM OF TODD ALTHARDT, HARRY POTTER, AND NEAL GOUGH TOOK HOME THE GOLD IN TUG OF WAR. SCOTT CLOIN, GO GO, AND ROB HURSEY TOOK HOME THE SILVER WHILE DERRICK BAIER, NATHAN NEUMANN, AND CHRIS NORKUS TOOK THE BRONZE. JAMIE LECHIEN TOOK HOME THE INDIVIDUAL GOLD FOR THE WOMEN'S EVENT.
GOLD: HARRY POTTER AND DOUBLE TROUBLE SILVER: TEAM VPF BRONZE: TEAM COORDINATION
GOLD: JAMIE LECHIEN SILVER: AMY SMITH
POTATO SACK RACING- NEAL GOUGH BEAT ANTHONY DUST BY MILLISECONDS (HE WON BY A NOSE) TO WIN THE 2004 GOLD IN POTATO SACK RACING. GO GO TOOK HOME THE BRONZE (WHICH WASN’T FAR AWAY).
GOLD: NEAL GOUGH SILVER: ANTHONY DUST BRONZE: GO GO