BATTALION 3739 ALUMNI 2008

 

 

This picture is awesome but it is missing 13 guys so I thought i would give the full roster for Btln Alumni 2008.

GRAD
1983-84 Bruce Jepsen
1985-86 Alan Martens
1988-89 Geoff Martens
1989-90 Lance Martens
1992-93 Harry Tournemille
1995-96 Cam Tyssen
1996-97 Jeremy Martens, Kevin Thiessen
1997-98 Dan Trithardt
1998-99 Aaron Friesen, Nathan Klassen
1999-00 Derek Taylor
2001-02 Ryley Heppner
2002-03 Joe Kraftchick, Owen Spisak
2003-04 Tim Feenstra, Mike Hughes, Kenny Johnson, Justin Thompson
2005-06 Dalton Erixon, Ben Jepsen, Josh Trainer
2006-07 Joel Feenstra, Jason Hayashi, Charlie Langis, Evan Podovinikoff, Mike Trainer, Jordon Walsh
2007-08 Nathan Ball, Devin Chursinoff
2008-09 Drew Brown, Steven Feenstra, Kevin Hayashi, David Podovinikoff
2009-10 Sam Jepsen, Owen Knopp, Sam Schiesser, Parker Steadmen
We also had Clayton Kienas(not sure what his grad year was) and Tim(sorry I don't know his last name, Ben and Sammy's future brother in-law)

What a good night! The murderball was amazing, when one of the teams would get an edge the other team could not make a comeback. We had probably the top three hardest throwers in Btln history, Kevin Thiessen(just ask Devan England), Jordon Walsh and Nathan Ball. After murderball Alan led the Bible study. The passage that Al read was John 1:1-14, he talked about how Jesus came to give us Life, Light and Love. Next was Bulldog, man there were a lot of big guys out there. Ryley and Dan were not able to live up to expectations(pretty hard with the big targets on there backs), Kevin Hayashi was able to outlast everyone and take the win, Congrats to Kevin! The last thing on the agenda was to hand out the Alumni shirts, and after a little visiting in the locker room the night was still not over, it was time to go to Jepsen's. What a party, the night ended around 3 in the morning.
There were 40 guys by my count, that is a lot of guys! There were 14 Sergeants out of a total of 22 over the last 30 years. When I got home I started thinking about all of the guys that came out and a passage came to mind.

Hebrews 12:1,2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

A great cloud of witnesses? You bet! All you have to do is look at the list that God has written for us in the previous chapter. Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Gideon, Samson and David all had their mistakes recorded in the Bible and God still calls them men of faith. So why not the men of Battalion 3739? Remember Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith, he is still working on us and when we reach heaven we will be perfect. We should feel blessed to have such a great cloud of witnesses!

Thanks to Bruce and Katie for giving up their house for a night!

Remember Battalion 3739 Alumni Night 2009 is on December 27th, see you there!

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ALUMNI 2008

 

Just a few pictures before I go to bed!

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BTLN ALUMNI 2008

 

 

 

Three old school Alumni that will be there tomorrow night, Bruce Jepsen, Sergeant for the 1983-84 season, Alan Martens, Sergeant for the 1984-85 and 1985-86 season's and Geoff Martens, Sergeant for the 1988-89 season.

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3rd ANNUAL BTLN 3739 ALUMNI NIGHT

 

 

As I write this, Alumni Night is just over 27 hours away, can't wait to see everyone together. It is like a family reunion, actually Battalion is family! Be at the church at 7:00 p.m., we will be going to Jepsen's after we are done at the church. See you there!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

Merry Christmas to the Btln 3739 Nation! It was good to see all of the Alumni at the candlelight service. Only 66 hours until Btln 3739 Alumni Reunion!

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RELIANT K @ CREATION /09

There is now a partial list of the bands that will be at Creation /09 on the Creation /09 web site and after a one year hiatus Reliant K is back!

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THREE WISE MEN?

 

When we look at the Christmas story (especially the visit of the Wise Men)there are some things that we believe that are not necessarily true. Were there really three Wise Men? When did the Wise Men visit Joseph, Mary, and Jesus? And did the Wise Men really follow the star? The reason why we think that there were three Wise Men was because there were three gifts.(Gold, incense and myrrh)The Bible never actually tells us how many Wise Men there were, although there probably were three. When I was younger I always thought that the Wise Men came on the same night that Jesus was born.(Around the same time that the Shepherds showed up.) The Sunday School Christmas program almost always had the Wise Men coming Christmas night. Matthew 2:11 shows us that Mary and Joseph were now living in a house when the wise men showed up and when Herod had the baby boys killed in Bethlehem(Matthew 2:16) he killed all those that were two and under according to the time he had learned from the Wise Men. Finally, if the Wise Men had been following the star they would not have gone to Herod to ask were to find Jesus. (Matthew 2:10-When they(The Wise Men)saw the star, they were overjoyed.) After the Wise Men met with Herod the star appeared again, this is why they were so happy. Does any of this really matter? The point is that we need to read and study the Bible for ourselves to truly discover the truth. Take time to read the Christmas story this Christmas season, you will probably discover something that you have never noticed before!

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SKILLET @ CREATION /09

The Creation web site does not have any of the bands listed yet but when I checked out the Skillet web site their tour list included Creation /09! First band confirmed for Creation /09.

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LOCKER ROOM REVIEW

 

The dream for a room that we could call our own began a couple of years ago. Money had been donated by Alumni and permission granted from the church but we had to wait for the new kitchen to be built. Labor Day weekend came and we started building the room. It seems like a long time ago, but really it has only been a little over three months. It is hard to remember what those two rooms looked like before we started, but now it is amazing. The room turned out better than I could have imagined. The room is almost done and should be ready for Alumni Night. I suppose the room will never be done because we will always be dreaming up new things to make it better but right now I am really happy about how it turned out. The trophy case is amazing(thanks to Bruce, Sergeant 83/84 season), the benches turned out great and the paint colors are perfect. Thanks to all those that donated money as well as those that donated their time. Special thanks to Dan for making the trip from Kelowna a couple times to work on the room. Can't wait to have all of the Alumni in the room on the 27th!

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BTLN 3739 FIRST HALF REVIEW

 

It is hard to believe that the first half is already over, and what a first half it was! At First Night we had the jersey presentation and a trip to Boston Pizza with the Non-Coms. The following week was the pool party with a sweet belly flop comp. Later in the fall we had our baseball game under the lights(without rain) and our annual trip to the coast to win the Director's Cup(and the Lions game). The first Btln Major of the year was The Royal Rumble and Drew took that title, D-Pod took the last major of the first half when he became the Olympic Champion. There have been many games of Murderball and Bulldog with a few bumps and bruises, but on the whole it was a great first half ending at the Three Bees. Great thing is I think the second half will be better than the first!

Check out the new poll and countdown for Alumni Night.

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the three Bees

 

the three Bees have come and gone and another good night at Battalion. the Bees has always been a casual night, no Balls flying at your head, But that doesn't mean that we don't play games without the element of danger. footBall on a snowy parking lot can be a little sketchy, But it is always fun. like any other footBall game played in the snow it was a defensive Battle, in fact the only touchdown scored was on defense. d-pod was at quarterBack and he had the fonz in his sights only proBlem was that drew was Between the fonz and d-pod. drew intercepted the Ball and ran it Back for a touchdown. neither team was aBle to score after this play, the game ended drew's team 7, d-pod's team 0. after footBall it was time for an icy edition of Bulldog. i had planned to play Bulldog with the flags(we played flag footBall)but drew as the sergeant used his power of veto and informed us that flag Bulldog was not going to happen. Bulldog in the snow is fun to watch, lot's of slipping and sliding.(the fonz ended up flat on his face) after many rounds(the Bulldog is at a major disadvantage)Big chris won his first ever Bulldog, chris' momentum was almost impossiBle to stop on the snow. congratulations chris! this was a long time coming! the night had started with ted working the BBq, we had 70 Burgers(you never know, it is possible that we could have eaten that many, i guess we needed the help of the alumni), 6 pounds of Bacon, 5 Boxes of mug rootBeer(can't find Barq's anymore and Besides mug has a Bulldog on the can) and one Big Block of cheese(Bruce are you there?). the Bacon and cheese were gone Before i had a Burger and the rootBeer was gone Before the end of the night. crokinole and Blokus were played all night with ted giving charlie a lesson in humility at the crokinole table. another one in the Books, and i can't wait till next year!

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BBB

 

This big dude just wanted to remind you that it is the three b's this week at Battalion. Ya I know there are only two b's on his hat and shirt, but are you going to tell him that he should have three b's instead of two?
See you at the B's!

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THE THREE B's

 

Little did we know when we started the three b's that it would become a permanent part of Battalion. The gym is busy for the month of December so we needed to either quit a week early(Battalion and quit do not belong in the same sentence) or do something different. Good luck finding a gym that is available in December, so we started the three b's. What are the three b's you ask? Burgers, bacon, beans, Barq's and Bulldog in the parking lot. There are Alumni that are home early for Christmas that will be joining us and we will probably play football in the parking lot as well. Good times for sure!
Anyways make sure that you come early and hungry!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - DECEMBER

 

December is upon us and it is time again for Btln birthdays. Seven guys this month, with four out of the six being Alumni and Kevin is six months away from becoming Alumni. With your birthday and Christmas in the same month there are no shortages when it comes to presents. Anyways hope that you guys had a great year and we here at the blog pray that you would grow in God's word and that this next year will be full of God's blessings.

MIKE TRAINER - DECEMBER 4
KEVIN HAYASHI - DECEMBER 9
DEVIN CHURSINOFF - DECEMBER 10
DYLAN ZORN - DECEMBER 19
CALVIN PETERS - DECEMBER 21
STEPHEN LAWRENCE - DECEMBER 23
JEREMY MARTENS - DECEMBER 28

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BTLN UPDATE

 

 

This Btln update brought to you by the letter B. The night started with a game of Bump, and there must have been twenty guys playing. The final four were Aaron, the Fonz, Ball and Charles. I wondered for a while if I was going to have to stop the game because it looked like it wasn't going to end. Aaron was able to beat the Fonz at the end to take the game. The last murderball of the year(besides Alumni night) was a lot closer than previous weeks.(just the way that I like it)In the final game my team was down to it's last three guys and we made the come back for the win.(and as Uncle Tim always says "Ye who wins last wins best") In the Bible study we read the Christmas story from Luke 2 and talked about remembering not only Jesus' birth but what he did during his life on earth as well as how he died for our sins.(I found the number 9, it is there I just couldn't see it)

1Timothy 1:15b - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

The first half started with a win by Sammy (The Impostor, Zombie, the Emperor) at Bulldog and now he has a second win. Way to go Sammy! The Fonz came a close second and Big Jake wasn't far behind for third, it was really close tonight! With one week to go the standings for Winston look like this.

3-Sam Schiesser
2-Drew Brown
2-David Podovinikoff
2-Sammy Jepsen
1-Andrew Eyre
1-Zac Gobbett
1-Stephen Lawrence
1-Spencer Henderson

One week left to go and it is the Three B's so don't forget to come hungry! What are the Three B's you ask? Burgers, Beans, Bacon and Barq's? Ya I know there are four, it isn't the same three every year, it just sounds good.

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CREATION FEST - 2009

 

Creation Fest has a new web sight check out the link to the right. The Artist list isn't there yet but it will be soon!
Watch the promo video on the main page, there is a member of the Btln 3739 Nation on the video. Time to start memorizing those verses so that you can come along on this years trip! I will be bringing the verse list to Battalion, Christmas holidays would be a good time to work on the verses.

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P-DUB

 

When we started the P-dub it's purpose was to encourage us from God's word, hopefully it is achieving it's purpose.(Sorry that I have not been more consistent) Just before the football trip I was reading through 2Corinthians when I noticed a couple of verses that would be good to use in the P-dub. I shared these verses with Ben and Jason on the football trip and figured that I would share them here as well.

2 Corinthians 2:12,13 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me, I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-by to them and went on to Macedonia.

It is interesting to see how dependent Paul was on his friends. I guess it is no different for us, that's why it's so important to have good friends. I am amazed that even though God opened a door for Paul's ministry he still did not have peace of mind. This brings us to the second passage.

2 Corinthians 7:5-7 For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn -conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

What a difference visiting a good friend can make in our lives. For Paul, seeing Titus brought great comfort. But this was not the only thing that comforted Paul. Titus had good news to share about the Corinthian believers. The Corinthian believers were also Paul's friends and hearing good news about them also brought him encouragement. Just one more verse.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Seeing all of the Alumni at the football game was encouraging and I can't wait to see them again at the Alumni night!

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BTLN TRIVIA / MEET THE NATION

 

Two years ago Bent started the Meet the Btln Nation. At first it was called Veterans Day and Bent's first feature was on Ryley Heppner. So how well do you know your friends? Do you remember Ryley's answers to Bent's questions? Well here is your chance, I will give you ten of the questions Bent asked and see if you can remember or figure out what Ryley's answers were. To check your answers the original post was October 16, 2006. Leave your score in the feedback.

(1)What is your favourite sport?
(2)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(3)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(4)What is your favourite Battalion event?
(5)Who is your favourite superhero?
(6)Who is your biggest hero?
(7)Where were you born?
(8)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(9)What is your most memorable moment from Battalion?
(10)If you had to either phone a girl that you had a crush on and tell her your feelings about her or go into a cage with a hungry bear what would you do?

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14TH BATTALION OLYMPICS

 

 

 

Another Olympics is in the books and this one will rank as one of the best ever. With 30 guys, the 08/09 Olympics tied the 06/07 for the largest attendance at an Olympics. It was nice to see all of the guys running around and having fun. One of my favourite things about the Olympics is that everyone has to quickly learn everyone else's name in order to challenge them. This year there wasn't a clear favourite which made for great drama. There must have been at least 4 or 5 lead changes throughout the night. Drew, David, Levi, Mitchell, Kevin and Zac all either had the lead at one point or were within one point of the lead. Several times throughout the night Jeremy and Charlie would declare that someone different was now in the lead. This year we had all of the pyramids at one table, I think that this was an improvement, the guys could watch all of the events and use a little more strategy. In the end the difference between 1st and 2nd was one point and that came down to one final battle between D-pod and Sam Schiesser. Sam and David had arm wrestled twice before and both guys had won once. At the third and final battle Drew and David were tied with 24 points but Drew had a first in Box Hockey so Dave would have to beat Sam to take the title. With a crowd around them Dave and Sam battled hard and in the end Dave defeated Sam to take first in Arm Wrestling and the Olympic Title! All of the events had multiple leaders throughout the night. Sammy J. took the Football Toss at the very end of the night(the new Football Tosses were awesome), Mitch won Basketball for the second year in a row and Zac G. finished third overall.

BTLN OLYMPIC CHAMPION (top three)
David Podovinikoff 25 points
Drew Brown 24 points
Zac Gobbett 22 points

ARM WRESTLING CHAMPION
David Podovinikoff

BOX HOCKEY CHAMPION
Drew Brown

BASKETBALL CHAMPION
Mitchell Bekker

FOOTBALL TOSS CHAMPION
Sammy Jepsen

Congratulations to all of the winners! Thanks to all of the guys for coming out! See ya next week!

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XIV BATTALION OLYMPICS

 

Don't forget tomorrow is the 14th annual Battalion Olympics. Who will win this year? This year is wide open, the competition should be good. Will it be Steve, Drew, Dave, Sammy or maybe the Fonz? Tomorrow at this time we will know. Good luck to all!

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MEET THE NATION - CALVIN PETERS

 

 

Meet the Btln Nation is back and this time it is with Calvin Peters. Calvin was the Sergeant for the 04/05 season and in 99/00 Calvin and Devan England went on the first ever Memory Work trip.(Spokane to watch Monster Jam.) Calvin completed the Memory Work as a grade 7 student, something that has not happened since. Calvin is now going to Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford were he is taking the Outdoor Life program. Calvin is engaged to Denay(sorry no last name)and they will be getting married this summer.

RANDOM QUESTIONS
(1)Who is your favourite band?
(A)Extol
(2)What is your favourite song?
(A)Celestial completion
(3)What is your favourite style of music?
(A)Metal/jazz/country
(4)Do you shave with an electric razor or a blade?
(A)Blade
(5)What would you rather grow? A beard or a moustache?
(A)Beard
(6)What would you rather drive? A big truck or a fast car?
(A)Big truck
(7)Ford, Chevy or Dodge?
(A)Toyota
(8)What is more important before you go to bed? Brushing your teeth or watching the sports highlights?
(A)The two usually coincide.
(9)What would you rather wear? A ball cap or a toque?
(A)Depends on the season.
(10)What is your favourite G.F. summer activity? Bridge jumping or tubing down the river?
(A)Bridge jumping
(11)What was your favourite class in school? Shop or P.E.?
(A)P.E.
(12)What would you rather watch live? Your favourite band or your favourite sports team?
(A)That's tough, probably the band.
(13)If you could be a superhero for a day who would you want to be?
(A)Batman
(14)What is your dream job?
(A)Bush pilot
(15)If I had a million dollars ....
(A)I would buy an 1986 4Runner, redo everything and lift it.
(16)Do you have any nicknames?
(A)Clayvin, Clayva and Clave

BATTALION QUESTIONS
(17)What is your M.M.M. from Battalion?
(A)Burning down the tree on Old Glory and the ensuing run down.
(18)What is your favourite Battalion event?
(A)Maylong
(19)What is your favourite Battalion shirt?
(A)The Bulldog
(20)What do you like better? Mike or Bulldog?
(A)Bulldog
(21)What do you miss most about Battalion?
(A)Being able to attend.
(22)You arrive at the boat launch on your way out to the Maylong when you realize the boat doesn't have enough room for both your tarp and your food. What do you leave behind, your tarp or your food?
(A)Tarp....or your passengers.
(23)How long have you been a part of the Btln Nation?
(A)10 years
(24)How do you spend most of your time at the Maylong? Fishing or playing Cribbage?
(A)Fishing
(25)How many times did you complete the Memory Work?
(A)Once
(26)How many Battalion Majors did you win?
(A)Four time Ping Pong Champion, 01/02, 02/03, 03/04 and 04/05.

FOOD QUESTIONS
(27)What is your favourite restaurant?
(A)The Keg
(28)What is your favourite menu item?
(A)Baseball steak
(29)How do you like your steak?
(A)Walking
(30)What is your favourite vegetable? Beans or potatoes?
(A)Potatoes
(31)What do you like better? Burgers or pizza?
(A)The Pizza Sandwich.
(32)What is your favourite flavour of chips?
(A)Salt and vinegar
(33)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(A)Come on seriously.

G.S.F. QUESTIONS
(34)Was there ever a time in high school that you would have rather climbed into a cage with a hungry bear than call the girl that you liked?
(A)Oh yaaaa
(35)When do you plan to be married?
(A)Summer 2009
(36)What do you like better? Short or long hair?
(A)Longish
(37)What would you have done on a first date? Dinner and a movie or 4x4ing up moto?
(A)4x4ing up moto.

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
(38)What is your favourite passage from the Bible?
(A)Philippians 4:6,7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
(39)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(A)James
(40)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(A)Gideon
(41)What are your plans for the future?
(A)Continue school at C.B.C., and once I am finished that, work in an Outdoor/Faith program at a Bible School.

Thanks to Calvin for taking the time to answer all of these questions! Sorry it took so long, but it was worth the wait.

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OLYMPIC UPGRADE

 

It has been a long time coming, and Drew told me that the old football tosses were not up to Battalion standards, so we finally purchased some new football tosses. I had been looking for a while and was unable to find anything and then I found these, they are actually a lot tougher and nicer than what I expected. We actually have storage space now, so we will have a place to keep them. Remember Olympics is Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m., come early!

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BTLN / LOCKER ROOM UPDATE

 

It has been a while since we have updated the status of the Locker Room so here it is. The paint is finished! Yah I'm pumped! We finished the third coat of blue, four coats of varnish on the benches and the pole as well as three coats of gray on the floor. The paint on the floor is probably temporary but it gives the room a finished look and buys us some time until we decide what we want to do. We have talked about tile or rubber floors and at the moment I am leaning towards tile again but that could change. As you can see we put the flag in the room and it is amazing what a difference it makes to have something on the walls. Bruce has been working on the trophy case and I am not sure when it will be done but I am sure that it will look awesome in the room when it is finished. (Can't wait to have the Btln Alumni in the locker room!)
Tonight we had the Box Hockey out to get the guys thinking about the Olympics for next week. Keeping with tradition the trophy made an appearance, love that silver bowl. Bump is becoming the game of choice at the beginning of the night, not sure who won, there were also a few games of box hockey. Murderball needs to be played at least twice a month, so we got our bi-monthly fix in. The teams are usually pretty close, but tonight my team got rocked. We were not even close, the games were 5-1. The Bible study was from 1Timothy 1:18,19. In this passage Paul tells Timothy to fight the good fight. We also looked at (Philippians 1:27 - Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a matter worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel). We need to fight the good fight, this includes contending for the faith as well as living a life worthy of the gospel.(Some other passages, 2Corinthians 10:3-5, Philippians 1:16 and 1Timothy 6:11,12) Before the night ends we need to go back to the gym for Bulldog and this week Sam Schiesser took the helmet! Sam now has three wins and has the lead in the race for Winston.(Last year Drew had four wins to take Winston)Sam is an underdog no more!

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