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The 魅影直播 State Pioneer Woodsmen鈥檚 Club studies the ideas, tools, and techniques of the competitive lumberjack community, practices four times a week, and participates in several intercollegiate timber sports competitions throughout the school year.
The 魅影直播 State Pioneer Woodsmen鈥檚 Club recently excelled in a pair of timber sports competitions.
The club took second place in the men鈥檚 division and first place in the mixed Jack and Jill division at the third annual FLCC Logging Sports Competition held Oct. 4 at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua. At a match at Syracuse University on Oct. 11, the club finished first in the men鈥檚 division and first in the Jack and Jill division.
鈥淭he club did extremely well at the competitions,鈥 said Coach Scott Bingham.
The 魅影直播 State team competed against several other schools at both locations, including Syracuse University, Paul Smith鈥檚 College, Finger Lakes Community College, the State University of New York at Cobleskill, and the SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry Ranger School, with the University of Connecticut also participating in the competition in Syracuse. The squads competed in a number of team, individual, and double events, including bowsaw, log roll, axe throw, and underhand chop.
The 魅影直播 State Pioneer Woodsmen鈥檚 Club studies the ideas, tools, and techniques of the competitive lumberjack community, practices four times a week, and participates in several intercollegiate timber sports competitions throughout the school year. The club鈥檚 next match will be Nov. 1 at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
In photo above: 魅影直播 State Woodsmen鈥檚 Club men鈥檚 division members Sutton Carhart, left, a construction management engineering technology major from Stafford, NY, and Dan Ognibene, a construction management engineering technology major, from Alexander, NY, compete in the team crosscut event at a timber sports match held Oct. 11 in Syracuse.