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Show .1'711 "VI E S Aug. 16, 2012 Olympia's Xtreme Fit Challenge seeks all military team participants 7 Raptors deliver with firepower Col. Scott Long, 388th Fighter Wing commander, throws out the first pitch at the Raptors Game on Aug. 10. The Military Appreciation Game was sponsored in part by the Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee. Due to rain the game was completed Aug. 12 in a doubleheader. Members to compete against others in Las Vegas venue BY MARY Lou GORNY Hilltop Times editor A ctive duty military members from Hill have been invited to compete in the 2012 Olympia's U.S. Air Force Xtreme Fit Challenge against Nellis Air Force Base. Any number of teams in the three-member team format from Hill Air Force Base may compete. The elite athlete contest will feature such challenges as you might find in Crossfit competitions including push-ups, pull ups, kettle bell relays and rowing and other elite Air Force combat course training challenges. Team members must have permission from their commanders or use leave for this contest, apply by Sept. 7, the competition will take place during the Mr. Olympia weekend activities in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 28 through Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Two winning teams will get Mr. Olympia medals usually only given to Mr. Olympia bodybuilder winners," said Tech. Sgt. Charles Davis, 368th Recruiting Squadron. Hill and Nellis AFB are the only bases being extended this special invitation. However, if a team invites active duty Air Force members from elsewhere they can compete on a Hill team. This is a great opportunity for Hill members to show their physical skills, mental toughness and unfailing team work in the contest being billed as a battle for dominance on the most grueling fitness courses ever devised. For more information or to register for the contest contact Tech. Sgt. Davis at 1-801-9105716. Also during the Mr. Olympia weekend events Air Force Special Operations Command will be displaying Air Force Special Operations equipment at the New Orleans Casino during events. Anyone interested in Air Force pararescue special operations, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training or other aspects of a career in AFSOC will have the opportunity to see some of the latest and newest equipment members use out in the field. Combat controllers and Air Force recruiters will be on hand to answer questions. ALL THE GYM'S A STAGE In a well-attended production in the gymnasium at the Youth Center, the Missoula Children's Threater presented "The Secret Garden" on Aug. 10. The Missoula Children's Theater tours the country offering the opportunity for children at military bases to appear in productions exhibited on location. The highly regarded program provides costumes, holds try outs the week of the production, holds rehearsals and the play follows at the end of the week. TODD CROMAR U.S. Air Force ALEX R. LLOYD U.S. Air Force Walk-off single fuels Raptors to victory in slugfest BY BUBBA BROWN Standard-Examiner correspondent 0 GDEN 4 Grand Junction Rockies center fielder David Dahl, who put on a show with a homer and double in an Aug. 9 win over the Ogden Raptors, is considered by some to be the best prospect in the Pioneer League. But on Aug. 12, it was Raptors shortstop Corey Seager's turn to show off and prove that he, too, belongs in any conversation about the league's most promising players. Seager went 4-for-5 with a homer, finishing a triple shy of the cycle, and Justin Boudreaux came up with a two out, game-winning double to give the Raptors a walk-off 13-12 victory over the Rockies in the first game of a doubleSee RAPTORS I page 9 |