CompetitorsLearn more about the most skilled professional lumberjacks and lumberjills from all over the United States. View competitor profiles.Get ConnectedConnect with STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ...
Only one school has sent a qualifier to the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Collegiate Series finals seven times in its nine-year existence. That school is Paul Smith's College, located in New ...
Video: 2012 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS International Judging Team MeetingThe 2011 season of the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® was an eventful one, complete with record crowds, new participating countries, ...
For Arden Cogar Jr. the 2012 STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® schedule, which was released Jan. 24, couldn't be much more to his liking."It's spot-on for me," said Cogar, the 41-year-old ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- STIHL Inc., creator and producer of the premier lumberjack sports event, the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by Ram Trucks, announced today the competitors, ...
Mike Sullivan didn't kill a deer on a week-long trip to northern Maine in early December, but he did return with a jump-start on getting in shape for the 2012 STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® ...
Dave Jewett has something in common with Santa Claus."I pretty much work year round to get ready for Christmas," Jewett said. "Then it all happens at once."The 42-year-old STIHL ...
Can't get enough of the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series' 2011 season? Check out behind the scenes shots, raw footage and exclusive interviews here!To view more TIMBERSPORTS ® action and ...
NO PURCHASE NECESSARYSPONSOR:STIHL Incorporated, 536 Viking Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452HOW TO ENTER:This promotion begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 11, 2011 and ends at 11:59 ...
So you think you know something about the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series?You may know more than your buddy, but if you want to really know about the series then watch, learn and win.During ...
Dave Jewett remembers an interview David Bolstad did with a television station after a STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® competition that not only changed the way he competed, but in a way summed up ...
Why was Jeff Skirvin driving 95 miles-per-hour in a van filled with his U.S. teammates on their way to the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® World Championships in Holland?Because he could.Skirvin was ...
Matt Chagnon remembers when the critical tools for determining STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® competitions would fit in a file box -- stopwatches, scoring sheets, pencils and hand-held ...
SALEM, Ore. -- When you have cancer, a simple greeting takes on a whole new meaning."How are you doing?" is no longer just a way to say hello. Now it's "No ... how are ...
Click here to download the 2012 ApplicationWelcome to the 27th season of the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series! This past year was a success again as the premier event in professional ...
Even without meeting him, you can discover all you need to know about a man by talking to his co-workers. When you spoke with the late Mike Fox's co-workers at STIHL ®, you quickly understand ...
If you glance at the ages of world class athletes, no matter what the sport, you won't see many 41-year-olds at the top of their game. While STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® might be more forgiving ...
Roermond, Holland will host the 2011 STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series World Championship, where the world's best lumberjacks will compete for the coveted international lumberjack title and the ...
Even though he had just racked up an unprecedented 10th STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series championship, Jason Wynyard was maybe the least-impressed person in Salem, Ore. with Jason Wynyard. Standing next ...
For a man known for his intense weight-training regimen and brute strength, Arden Cogar, Jr.'s victory in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series U.S. Championship came down to something a lot less obvious ...
It wasn't hard to spot Daniel Jones' fans in the stands. Their neon shirts read "Daniel ‘Deacon' Jones Fan Club" and had his high-school football number, 58, on the back. They ...
A new selection process was used this year in selecting the United States relay team for the Stihl Timbersports World Championship, which will be held Sept. 3-4 in Holland."This year we ...
With the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Championship presented by Ram Trucks at the end of August, it's time to take a look at what happened in the qualifiers and what it means for the ...
With the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Championship presented by Ram Trucks bearing down upon us, it's time to take a quick look at who did what in the qualifiers and what it might mean for the ...
It's now less than three weeks to the U.S. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Championships at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, Ore. All 24 professional athletes and six collegiates competing in the event are ...
This STIHL TIMBERSPORTS season, perhaps more than any before it, was all about the family. We saw it first at the Southern qualifier with father Mike and son Matt Slingerland taking second and ...
Check out some of the video highlights from the professional qualifiers in the 2011 season, with a focus on the individual disciplines. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS from Adam Harbottle on ...
Here are our top photo picks from the Professional Qualifying Series. What a year! ...
Here are our editors' picks for the best photos of the year from the Collegiate ...
Event: Midwest QualifierLocation: Purdue UniversityTime (all times ET): 6:30 p.m.Air date: July 1, 2011Network: ESPNUWeather: Sunny with a small chill in the airAt stake: Winner earns a spot in the ...
Collegiate Championship FieldSix Collegiate Lumberjacks Vie for National Bragging Rights in Front of ESPNU CameraVirginia Beach, Va. (June XX, 2011) – STIHL Inc., creator and producer of the ...
Here we are, 11 weeks out from the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Championships presented by Ram to be held at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR. The thoughts that go through my mind are many fold: What do I ...
The most well-known timbersports competition is coming to Sint-Truiden. On 28 and 29 May the STIHL Timbersports Series Benelux Championship will take place. A total of 16 athletes from Belgium, ...
The STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by the Ram Truck brand, announced the top 20 U.S. professional lumberjack athletes who will compete in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series U.S. ...
COBLESKILL, N.Y. -- The final slot into the Professional STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series championship presented by the Ram Trucks was decided in dramatic fashion at the Northeast ...
The STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by the Ram Truck Brand, the nation's premier lumberjack series, wraps up this season's qualifying events with the Collegiate and Professional ...
Wow!!!! Four of the five regional Professional and Collegiate STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® qualifiers are in the books and we now know 16 of the 20 athletes who will make it second round of the ...
MONT ALTO, Penn. -- Tim Benedict, of Penn State, stood on his underhand block in the final event of the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Midwest Collegiate Qualifier presented by Ram knowing what he ...
The STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by the Ram Truck Brand brings its Mid-Atlantic Collegiate and Professional Qualifiers of the premier wood-chopping, heart-pumping lumberjack ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After three disciplines, it looked like the four professional qualifiers from the professional STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by Ram Midwest Qualifier were ...
The STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by the Ram Truck Brand brings the Midwest Qualifiers of the nation's premier lumberjack competition series to the home of the Purdue Boilermakers ...
Traditionally, wood chopping or lumberjack sports have been a craft or hobby that was passed down generation to generation. The 2011 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series has three father-son teams in its ...
Arden Cogar Jr. pushed his way through the crowd and led perennial favorite Jason Wynyard through a sea of fans at the inaugural STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Champions Trophy event in ...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- You wouldn't have known from his face that Walt Page, a student lumberjack at host school Cal Poly, had just powered through the standing block in 42.56 seconds and all ...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- David Green stopped by the announcer's booth to chat with professional lumberjack and ESPN2 color commentator Dave Jewett before the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® ...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly will host on its beautiful campus the nation's premier lumberjack competition, the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by the Ram Truck Brand, as ...
WATKINSVILLE, Ga. -- An exciting new format for the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by Ram allows top professionals to share the stage with collegiate competitors at each qualifier ...
WATKINSVILLE, Ga. -- The top professional lumberjacks in the south joined 14 collegiate lumberjacks just off the campus of the University of Georgia on Friday night for the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ...
ATHENS, Ga. -- The STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series presented by the Ram Truck Brand brings its first lumberjack competition of the 2011 season, the Collegiate and Professional Series Southern ...
ST. JOHANN, Austria -- Jason Wynyard hacked and sawed with boundless energy, holding off much-feared U.S. attorney Arden Cogar in the finals with a new world-record time of 1:02:88 minutes. The ...
The STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series rolls out the inaugural Champions Trophy competition in St. Johann in Tirol Friday, March 11 at 2 p.m. ET. The world's top eight lumberjack sports athletes ...
Welcome to the new U.S. STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® Series website, built to better serve you, our fans!The site is dedicated to offering a more involved experience of this fast-paced, wood-chip ...
APPLICATIONS: Applications for the 2011 season are closed. Applications for the 2012 season will be posted in November of 2011Welcome to the 26th season of the STIHL ® TIMBERSPORTS ® ...
The building is called the Fish Factory but the first thing you see when you walk through the front door is a 24-foot tall canvas photo of lumberjack Mike Sullivan and his hot saw.It's the Little ...
Becoming a professional athlete in any sport is difficult, but having a collegiate career before jumping to the big leagues helps. Just ask Will Roberts, 2005 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS collegiate ...
There was a feeling that today was going to be special right from the beginning. The weather was the first difference. Where it had been all rain and cold the day before, today it was sunny and ...
After three days of beautiful weather, the drastic weather changes that the local Tirolean Mountains are known for finally were seen. The championship round started off in a steady drizzle that ...
SALEM, Ore. -- It's an odd sight watching a man hold a hot saw above his head and scream. Even in the hands of a seasoned lumberjack like Jason Wynyard, the chainsaw modified with a snowmobile ...
SALEM, Ore. -- Climbers scrambling up the 60-foot speed-climb tree at the 2010 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES Championship don't have much time to focus on anything except making it up and back as fast ...
The United States' relay team at next week's STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES World Championship in St. Johan, Austria has been decided.Defending U.S. champion Arden Cogar, Jr. will captain the five-man ...
SALEM, Ore. -- When it all came down to it, North Carolina State's Logan Scarborough performed exactly as he needed to.The recent forest-management graduate recovered from a middle-of-the-road ...
SALEM, Ore. -- Reaction time in any sprint event is critical. In Sunday's finals of the boom run at the 2010 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series Championship in Salem, Ore., it was a case of crazy-fast, and ...
SALEM, Ore. -- Forgive Jenny Atkinson if she gets a little misty around the first cash register at Costco -- that's where she found out she had cancer."Surprisingly, I was really calm," ...
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Two 60-foot trees are sitting in the parking lot on the ESPN campus, waiting for two radio guys who are in over their heads.Mike and Mike in the Morning's Mike Greenberg and Mike ...
For Dave Jewett, the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series was a hobby that turned into lifestyle. As STIHL TIMBERSPORTS celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jewett reflected on what the series has meant to ...
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS.com: Ok, so how did Granite State Lumberjack Shows, Inc. get started?Matt Chagnon: Well, the company's owned by myself and Don Quigley and Richard Hallett; we're the three ...
They roar like a parade of Harleys in a concrete tunnel. They throw sawdust in twenty-foot roostertails. The operators are decked out in chaps, goggles and ear plugs, and the crowd is protected ...
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Guy German, 55, sat slumped in a white foldout chair, set up in the shade provided by the two 60-foot speed climb poles and their bases.In front of him sat Wade Stewart, 37, and ...
Underhand ChopSwing speedAverage swinging 64.88 Top Swing Speed 81.10PERFORMANCE SWINGS SECONDS SEC/HIT DOWN %Assumptions 15 ...
ATLANTA - What do big-league baseball players and professional lumberjacks have in common? Some may suggest the footwear used in both sports: Spikes help runners negotiate bases and gain traction ...
For baseball pitchers, they call it mechanics. On the free throw line, it's all about the release. And when it comes to wielding an ax, running a chainsaw or sawing through a log of wood, the size ...
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