Freewheelin' Now     
    By Jim Reid and sung by Ed Miller, "The Edinburgh Rambler"

    I'm getting' o'er the hill, it seems,
         though my heart it still feels young;
    But, they say when half a hundred's here,
         your flings should a' be flung;
    But, I some flings have yet tae flung,
         before I end my days,
    So, I don't want tae hear ye use that,
         "Och ye're past it" phrase
                                               go to http://www.songsofscotland.com/index.htm#index  
                                               to find where Ed is playing this year and to purchase his 
                                               CDs. 
                                                                   
Countries represented in our athletes listing:
 
 
 United States        Canada             Iceland            Germany              England             Ireland

   Netherlands         Norway            Scotland          Switzerland            Japan              France
 

NEW:  World Record page 
is now being kept by Thom VanVleck, 

send marks for the records page to him at tvanvleck(at)atsu(dot)edu 

Entry for the Inverness MWC 
is now CLOSED.  

IF YOU STILL WANT TO ENTER, SEND IN YOUR ENTRY FROM FROM THIS WEBSITE AND ANGUS
WILL LET YOU KNOW IF IT CAN BE ACCEPTED OR NOT.  LATE ENTRY FEES WILL BE MUCH HIGHER.

Countries and states/provinces represented by athletes at the Inverness MWC:

Canada (3 provinces) - 8
England - 4
France - 2
Germany - 3
Ireland - 2
Japan - 1
Norway - 2
Scotland - 10
Switzerland - 1
USA (23 states) - 53

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors for 2009 MWC:  

   

Disturbing News:  Myles Wetzel, two-time Masters World Champion and all around great guy, has run into
very disturbing medical problems.  After a serious tendon and muscular knee injury it was discovered that Myles needed a quadruple heart bypass.  After the bypass they completed his knee rebuild.  Myles is suffering the understandable post surgery pain on several levels.  We need to give him all the encouragement and support we can.            

   
Navigation to Pages

World Championships

      General MWC Info & Rules
      2009 Trig Rules
          You need to know this
      Inverness MWC 2009             
          What, When, Where, and 
          Who for the 2009 MWC
      Entry & Payment Form
      Who's Coming 2009
       Travel to Scotland for MWC
          How to get there & 
          where to stay
      Around Inverness
          Sights to see
      Touring Scotland
          Sights to see
      Pix from Inverness 2006

      Saline Results 2008
      Gallery 2008  (updated 12/6)

      Hosting the MWC (updated)  

      Pix Galleries of prior MWCs

      Prior Year MWC Results

      MWC Trophy Winners

 Masters World Records

 Roster of Athletes

 Masters Hall of Fame

 Women's Page

 About Scottish Masters
    Athletics International

 Training Tips

 Equipment

 Schedule 2009 - By Dates
 Schedule 2009 - By Location

 Virtual Game & Rankings

 Links

 Other stuff of 
    possible interest

  UPDATED June 15th

  Athletes' schedules listed on
      Inverness MWC 2009 page at left

  Athlete shirts on MWC page

  Check out the
      Inverness Games blog

    Updated travel page with B&B listings that still have rooms available.  See Travel at the left.

    Also, take a look at the medals for the games on the Inverness MWC 2009 page in 
    the menu in the box to the left.

                                                       
Aizkora proba (wood chopping)
Harri jasotzea (stone lifting)
Ingude altxatzea (anvil lifting)
Lasto altxatzea (bale lifting)
Sokatira (tug-of-war)
Trontza (sawing)
Txinga eramatea (weight carrying)   

Basque Competition news on 
    Inverness MWC 2009 page (box at left)

    The 2009 Schedule of games with masters' classes has been posted.  Please check it for correctness.

    At long last the 2006 and 2007 Virtual Game and Rankings are up.  
    Thanks to Mike Murdock for his help.

    Virtual Game for 2008 is posted - check it for correctness

           

   

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    an email from me lately?
    If not, update your email address HERE  or 
    just send me an email at
    mtnbilly(at)hughes(dot)net

 

  

Meet Hans-Dieter Dorow from Furstenwalde, Germany, (far left) and the rest of his group of throwers.  Hans-Dieter will be competing in the 50-54 class at the MWC this summer in Inverness.  You'll find a link to his "Stone Walker" club on the links page under individual games links.

 

 

 

Below:  Competitors at the European Championships Bressuire, France. Note Anthony Lordi (Switzerland) 
and Geir Standal (Norway) - 8 and 9 left, respectively.  Eric Alagille and Sylvain Iharassarry (both of France)
are 5th and 4th from the right (resp.)  Eric and Sylvain (U200s) finished 2nd and 3rd in the French championship held separately from the European Champions the same weekend.  Our good friend and games organizer David Webster stands in the front.

Below Standal and Lordi (left and right, resp) march in with their nation's flags.  
Lordi finished 8th followed by and Geir in 9th.  Both will compete in Inverness.

 

What the MWC means:

Mr. Scruggs,
I have received my ring.  I can't tell you when I have looked forward to and received something I enjoyed so much.  What a nice piece.  I just want you to know how much I enjoy it.  I realize you put a lot of hard work into the game, but I wonder if you realize how much joy people get out of this?  I can tell you if nobody at the game this year enjoyed anything, I have enough joy to carry the entire group.  I was able to wear it over and visit my mother and father for them to see it.  Can you imagine how everyone felt in the room?  It was great.  I can't wait to see you and give you another hug.  (Myles Wetzel after receiving his first World Championship ring)

I wore my new World Championship ring to our 12-team high school boys wrestling tournament here on Saturday. I’m the head tournament official and work at the head table with the announcer. I keep the scores and run the computer to seed the tournament, generate and update the brackets, create bout sheets, etc. It’s a great feeling when some of the people that I respect the most (wrestlers and wrestling coaches) come up and ask about the new ring. I enjoyed every moment.   (Kevin Rogers)

Kent Durso with his rings, #2 gripper and Scottish flag - enough said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out this picture: (kneeling r. to l.) Dean Ross, Bill Butler, Kent Durso, and Mike Qutermous.
(standing r. to l.) Bill Scruggs, Bob Verbanac, Jack Magee, Bill Bailey, Vern Alexander
Frank Carl, and Dennis Rietz.  This is the 55, 60 and 65 age classes at the 2004 MWC in Winston,
Oregon.  Of the eleven athletes pictured,  seven are now World Champions and two (for now) are
Hall of Famers.

SUPPORTERS OF SMAI

Listed here are the names of individuals who have made monitary donations in support of SMAI and this website:

S. John Collins, Maine
Jerry Bowersox, Michigan
Thom VanVleck, Missouri
David Mitchell, Utah
Kevin Marshall, California
Malcolm McLachlen Doying d.b.a Old Celt Highland Games Athletic Equipment
Chuck Wagner, Pennsylvania
Vern Alexander, California
Kevin Youngberg
Frank Henry

 
Special thanks to Kevin Youngberg and his Florida company who sponsored towels for all the competitors at the 
MWC in McPherson, KS.  These were great towels appreciated by all.  Towels had a snap link for attaching to a gym bag.

Also, judge Chad Ullom, secured tote bags from Walgreens Drug for each athlete.  Each bag contained
lip balm, sunscreen, gum and a first aid kit.

Thanks to each of these guys.  Also, thanks to the many people who support SMAI and this site through their
t-shirt purchases each year.  The continued support of all athletes helps keep this site and SMAI and the MWC
going.

Contact Angus Billy, Executive Director of SMAI and webmaster of this site at mtnbilly(at)hughes(dot)net

Some of the above flags courtesy of ITA's Flags of All Countries used with permission.

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