ASHLAND GRIZZLIES VS ALL STARS

Friday, July 26, 7:30pm Walter A. Phillips Field Ashland High School

$2.00 July 26, 2019 ashland football club

elcome to the 16th Pacific Tonight’s game will be the first Pacific Rim Bowl played on he Ashland Football Club is honored In 2005, my sophomore year, I had the wonderful opportunity Rim Bowl between the Japan All Walter A. Phillips’ new turf field. The last Pacific Rim Bowl game to once again be supporting the Pacific to play the Japanese All-Stars in Japan. Words cannot express in Ashland was played at Southern Oregon University while the T how great of an experience that was. My host family was My name is Matt Dierks and this will be my first Stars and the Ashland Grizzlies new field was being installed. We are hoping to utilize some Rim Bowl. gracious, caring and made me feel right at home. In 2007 my W season after taking over for Paul Volz as President of the in what has become one of the greatest of that home field magic! senior year, I again played here in Ashland and hosted four Ashland Football Club. I’m linebackers. In retrospect, I suspect that Coach Hall’s suggestion cultural exchanges between high school We will also be inducting three new members into the Pacific extremely proud of what AFC has that the linebackers stay with me was done for a reason, as I Rim Bowl Hall of Fame to join PRB co-founders Akira Furukawa accomplished in the 10 years under football players and their communities. was the Ashland quarterback. I discovered during the game that and Jim Nagel, Grizzly, Oregon Duck and NFL alum Chad Cota, Paul’s excellent leadership. I aim We look forward to an the linebackers and I at times became even closer, sometimes Japanese athletic administer Kenjiro Ishiki, Grizzly alumni Tito to continue the success well into painfully close. exciting game. Soriano and Scott Chadick, Japan’s first PRB head coach and the future. This year we celebrate former PRB Chairman Hideji Tomita, and long-time PRB delegate The Japan All-Stars are comprised 31 years since the first Pacific I cannot express how excited I am for being a part of this event. and translator Haruo Higashimoto. of 46 of Japan’s top high school Rim Bowl. I want to thank everyone that has contributed and helped make players from the football rich We hope everyone enjoys tonight’s game. Kids, coaches and the Pacific Rim Bowl happen. I didn’t realize as a player how I am also a very proud Grizzly. cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, officials from both teams have been working hard toward this game much work has to be done to organize this! Without all of you, I speak from experience that the known as the Kansai Area. Over in the hopes of having a fun, exciting and victorious night. We this could never happen! Again, thank you. Pacific Rim Bowl is an amazing 200 student athletes tried out for know the dedication and effort both teams possess will ensure week long event for all the players and the community. I was the the Pacific Rim Bowl team. The an action packed evening. Matt Dierks teams waterboy back in 1997 when we played the Japanese players selected represent up to President Thank you for supporting this amazing event. This is such a All-Stars here in Ashland. I was ten years old at the time and my 21 different high schools from Ashland Football Club five different prefectures. The combined population for the five wonderful experience to all involved. New friendships and family hosted three offensive lineman. I remember how big they prefectures is over 25 million people connections were made as well as strengthening old ties with were and how much they could eat! Later, as waterboy I got to be our Japanese friends. No matter what happens tonight, after a part of the 1998 Ashland state championship football team. We would like to thank all of our host families and all of the meaningful week of activities, competitions, and celebrations, we supporters and sponsors of this great event and game. We all know that the Pacific Rim Bowl is “More than Just a Game.” hope the Japan All-Stars have enjoyed the hospitality of Ashland and Southern Oregon and that this week has been culturally Sincerely, educational. Beau Lehnerz Building Relationships Head Football Coach Ashland High School Since 1979

o the Grizzlies, the Ashland community American football has a lot of and host families, thank you very much for appeal, from its sense of unity T and responsibility, to self-sacrifice Telephone: (541)482-4098 Fax: (541)482-4218 inviting us to the 16th Pacific Rim Bowl. and teamwork. Everyone is a WWW.ADROITBUILT.COM CA CCB# 454960B We appreciate your support and hospitality for this great necessary piece and plays an OR CCB# 44384 program. Players will have an amazing week and it will surely be important part on the team. among the best memories of their lives. We are excited to meet Everyone is different and Proud Sponsor of you and experience life in Oregon. everyone is kind. But most of all, Ashland Football I am proud to be able to participate in this 16th PRB, marking the we accept each other. I believe 31st year of tradition for the Japan All Stars. It is a great pleasure that’s the greatest charm of Go Grizz! to join this program, which has a long history of friendship American football. spanning the Pacific Ocean. Though we are about 5,000 miles I’m sure we will make the best team ever and do our best in away, the bonds that we have built will never break. I would like PRB 2019. We are looking forward to going head to head with to express my utmost respect and gratitude to Jim Nagel and the Grizzlies. So let’s form the best team we can and play our Akira Furukawa for creating this great bowl game. best game. That way, it will truly be “more than just a game.”

We, the Japan All Stars, held tryouts in March and created a I’ll never forget Coach Kitchell’s dedication, and so I’d like to team of 46 players. Our players come from 22 different teams leave you with some of his words, “Love and care for each other.” from all over Kansai. Even our coaches are from 7 different Let’s fight fairly and with all our might. teams. In Japan, we will practice for seven and a half hours over 3 days, and then in Ashland, for about eight hours over 4 days. Hiroki “Gori” Yamashita Although the preparation period is not very long, we will make Head Coach sure to become “One Team.” Japan All Stars

2 3 Ryohei Nakano

2019 Ash la n d Gri zz li es C oac h i ng S t Hiroki “Gori” Yamashita

Beau Lehnerz Greg Lemhouse 2019 Japa n A ll S t Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator Assistant Coach, Running Backs, Head Coach Assistant (LB) High School: Grants Pass High School, 1994 Defensive Ends, Long Snappers School: Takarazuka-Higashi School: Ikeda High School, Osaka College: Lewis and Clark College, 1998 High School: McNary HS (Salem, OR), 1991 High School, Hyogo Birthday (Age): 1984/7/13 (35) AHS Coach since: 2007 College: Oregon State University, 1995 Birthday (Age): 1968/07/31 (50) Graduated High School: Ikeda High AHS Coach since: 2016 Lehnerz is in his third year as the Grizzlies head Graduated High School: Himeji-Nishi School, Osaka football coach. He was the defensive coordina- An Ashland resident since 1995, and a City High School, Hyogo Highlights of High School: Played Baseball tor since 2015 before taking over the Grizzlies after Charlie Hall. Council member from ‘08-’18, Lemhouse represented the City of Graduated College: Kobe University Graduated College: Tenri University Prior to coming to Ashland in 2007, he spent two seasons coaching Ashland during the 2013 Pacific Rim Bowl in Japan. He and his Highlights of College: 1990 3rd place, Coaching career for HS: 2016 at his college alma mater Lewis and Clark, where he was also a wife Jessica (Sambrano) Lemhouse (an Ashland alum), have College League of Western Japan Coaching career for PRB: 2019 two time all NWC selection for the Pioneers. He also coached at three children. Their eldest son Jackson played football for the Coaching career for HS: 1999 Family: Masami (35), Shun (5), Jin (3) Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, AZ for two years. He spent two Grizzlies under Coach Charlie Hall, playing on the ‘13 and ‘15 years as a player/coach in Europe, playing for the Vienna Vikings Pacific Rim Bowl teams. Their youngest son, Johnny, was a Grizzly Highlights of coaching: Western Playoff 4-times, and Marburg Mercenaries, respectively. Lehnerz’ wife Marisa is a varsity baseball player, graduating in 2019. Their daughter Bella is National Playoff 2-times Yu Fujiwara ’95 Ashland alum and former cross country runner. They live in Ash- a sophomore cheerleader and basketball player for the Grizzlies. Coaching career for PRB: 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019 Assistant (DL) land with their son Crosby, a 8th grader at Ashland Middle School. Lemhouse is political consultant and lobbyist. Family: Keiko (58) School: Sanda-Shounkan High School, Hyogo Lehnerz is a Health and PE teacher at Ashland High School. Birthday, (Age): 1983/05/18 (36) Matt Sayre Tomohiro Sakamoto Graduated High School: Seiryo High School, ar s C oac h i ng S t Antione Perry Offensive Assistant Offensive Coordinator (RB) Hyogo Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, High School: North Thurston High School, School: Doshisha-Kokusai Graduated College: Hiroshima University Defensive Backs Olympia WA High School, Kyoto Coaching career for HS: 2010 High School: Lakes High (WA), 1988 Colleges: Eastern Washington U., 1987-1990, Birthday (Age): 1967/9/14 (51) Highlights of coaching: 2012 Western Playoff, 2018 National Playoff College: Wenatchee Valley College, 1990; Western Washington U., 1992 Graduated High School: Doshisha- Coaching career for PRB: 2019 SOU, 2007 First season coaching at AHS AHS Coach since: 2002 Kokusai High School, Kyoto Family: Miyuki (34), Akira (3), Masahiro (1) Sayre served as the offensive coordinator at Southern Oregon Highlights of High School: 1984 Western Playoff, Perry, a longtime assistant, has coached at all levels at AHS, University from 1998-2004, head coach and offensive coordinator at 1983,1985 National Playoff Hideaki Nagasaka taking over as offensive coordinator in 2015. Prior to coming to College of the Siskiyous 2004, and player/coach for Graz Giants of Graduated College: Doshisha University Assistant Ashland he was a 1st team All Tacoma Area running back while at Austria from 1994-1996. Sayre played QB at EWU and WWU. Matt Coaching career for HS: 1990 Lakes high School where he coached two seasons. Perry currently and his wife Kouba live in Ashland with their son Rieger (17) and School: Moriguchi-Higashi High School works as an Network Engineer I for the Ashland School District. daughter Koura (14) who both attend AHS. Matt is the Athletic Highlights of coaching: Western Playoff, National Playoff Birthday (Age): 1979/5/3 (40) He and his wife Sarah have two daughters. Mikaela (AHS ‘16) Director at SOU, and an avid, but frustrated, fly-fisherman. Coaching career for PRB: 2003, 2015, 2017, 2019 Graduated High School: Otemon Gakuin is attending Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA and Jada Family: Yukiko (50), Hiroki (21), Mahoko (19) High School (AHS’19) will be attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. Austin Brower Highlights of High School: Defensive Line Coach Naoto Saiuchi 1997 3rd place in Osaka Scott Chadick High School: Thurston High School, 2008 Assistant (QB, WR) Graduated College: Osaka College of Physical Education a ff & o icial s Assistant Coach College: Southern Oregon University, 2014 School: Minoh-Jiyu Gakuen High School Highlights of College: MVP of Kansai College League DIV-II High School: Ashland High School, 1989 First season coaching at AHS Birthday (Age): 1984/7/9 (34) Played in PRB: 1997 (RB) College: Southern Oregon University, 1994 Brower is in his first season with the Grizzlies, Graduated High School: Minoh-Jiyu Coaching career for HS: 2002

a ff & admi n i st ra AHS Coach since: 1991 where he will be coaching our Defensive Line. Gakuen High School Coaching career for PRB: 2011, 2013 Chadick has been coaching at Ashland He spent the previous two seasons as the Defensive Line coach Graduated College: Konan University Family: Sachiko (39), Aki (13), Fuyuka (10) High school for the past 28 years. He was at North Eugene High School. During his time at Thurston, Brower Highlights of College: Played on New Era Bowl, Virsity Bowl both a player and a coach under Jim Nagel. He was on staff for earned 1st team all Midwestern League and 2nd team all state Coaching career for HS: 2007 Hiroko Haraguchi the 1998 state championship win. He lives in Ashland and enjoys honors during his Senior season. While attending SOU, he met his Highlights of coaching: 2012, 2018 Semi-Finalist National Playoff Head Trainer teaching his players good sportsmanship and the Ashland fiancée Katie Higgins, who is a class of 2009 Crater graduate, and Coaching career for PRB: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 football team core values. a 2013 SOU graduate. Currently Brower is a Department Manager Birthday (Age): 1979/10/3 (40) at the local Safeway. Family: Mina (34), Rui (3), Yu (1) Graduated High School: Shimagami High Ronald (Bubba) Rylance School, Osaka Assistant Coach, OL/DL Matt Boudreaux Yusuke Miyazaki Graduated College: Osaka Business College High School: Grant High School (CA) Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Assistant (OL) Highlights of College: Semi Finalist for College: Southern Oregon University High School: St. Augustine High School School: Nigawa Gakuin High School National Championship AHS coach since: 2015 College: Southern Oregon University Birthday (Age): 1981/10/14 (37) Coaching career for PRB: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, AHS coach since: 2018 Bubba is in his 5th year coaching for the Graduated High School: Nigawa Gakuin 2011 (associate), 2013, 2015, 2017 Grizzlies. Was the starting center for SOU in Boudreaux is in his first year coaching High School Family: Mother (76) 2012-2014 and won a National Championship with SOU. After his with the Grizzlies after a successful college Highlights of High School: 1999 National Playoff last season at SOU he went to Sweden to play/coach American career at Southern Oregon University where he played football Graduated College: Nippon University of Physical Education Football for one season. Now Bubba lives in Medford with his wife and basketball. Highlights of College: 2000 U19 National team (MVP) t io n and 9 month old baby and works at AHS as a educational assistant. Coaching career for HS: 2011 Coaching career for PRB: 2017, 2019

Eric Sullivan Family: Ikuko (36), Yodai (2) Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers, Tight Ends Ashland High School Ashland School High School: La Salle HS (Milwaukie, OR), 2001 Samuel Bogdonave District College: Southern Oregon University, 2006, Principal Kelly Raymond Japan Pacific Rim Bowl Officials Portland State University, 2010 Superindentent AHS Coach since: 2014 Karl Kemper Athletic Director Sullivan is in his fifth year on the Grizzlies staff, his second as the special teams coordinator. He served as the the Fosh/ Soph coach from 2015-17. Prior to coming to Ashland in 2014, he spent four seasons coaching and teaching in Brookings, Oregon. Sullivan lives in Ashland with his wife, Becky, and two daughters. PRB Planning Commitee He is a teacher at Ashland High School. Steve Mitzel, Chairman Pa ul Volz , Charlie Hall, Matt Dierks, Michele Mitzel, Toshio Sakurama Atsunori Hamada Akihito Takakura Yoshimasa Hombo Toshio Otsuki Shannon Rinefort, Dave Ellis, Tim Robitz Chairman Vice-Chair Official Official Official 4 5 2019 Ashland Grizzlies Roster 2019 Japan All Stars Roster

# Name Gr Ht Wt Pos # Name Gr Ht Wt Pos # Pos Name Gr Ht Wt School 1 DB Mouse Ibuki Sr 5”5 150 Torahime 1 Sam Gander 12 5’6 150 WR/DB 23 Austin Harris 12 5’10 175 RB/DE 2 TE Ritomo Asaura Sr 5”9 198 Kwansei Gakuin 2 Riley Crook 12 5’9 155 WR/DB 24 Will Hackett 10 5’9 220 RB/LB 3 LB Kouto Okamoto Sr 5”7 198 Ritsumeikan-Moriyama 3 Gabe Ekwall 12 6’2 195 WR/DB 27 Nico Cellini 12 5’9 175 WR/LB 5 LB Taku Kaizaki** Sr 5”6 172 Minoh Jiyu Gakuen 4 Eriq Rodriguez 11 5’7 140 WR/DB 28 Nagali Jackson 12 5’10 185 TE/DE 6 DB Yo Fujisawa Sr 5”9 174 Keimei Gakuin 5 Hayden Ellis 11 6’3 190 QB/DB 30 Elijah Brosamle 9 5’5 130 RB/DB 7 LB Ryoma Itoh Jr 5”9 170 Ritsumeikan-Uji 6 Nathan Carter 11 6’3 170 WR/DB 40 Soren Slowakowski 9 5’9 140 RB/LB 8 WR Taishi Sakai Jr 5”7 154 Seikyo Gakuen 7 DaMario Watson 12 5’9 190 RB/LB 41 Bryce Fanelli 11 5’9 155 WR/DB 10 RB Fumiya Takeuchi Sr 5”4 137 Nigawa Gakuin 8 Nolan Rinefort 12 5’11 185 WR/DB 52 Patrick Latham 10 5’9 165 OL/LB 11 QB Eisuke Uno Sr 5”9 154 Ritsumeikan-Moriyama 9 Cooper Nangel 11 6’2 205 TE/DE 54 Elijah Ramey 12 5’9 195 OL/DL 12 QB Keita Suda Jr 5”6 161 Kandai Dai-ichi 10 Alex Spencer 12 5’10 145 WR/DB 55 Colson Abel 10 5’11 190 OL/DL 13 DB Shuya Matsumoto Sr 5”7 176 Ritsumeikan-Moriyama 11 Rieger Sayre 12 6’1 210 QB/DB 56 Angel Padilla 10 5’11 190 OL/DL 16 WR Shunsuke Ohta Jr 5”5 130 Ritsumeikan-Moriyama 12 Logan Sanford 12 6’4 205 TE/DE 57 Finn Hayes 12 6’2 205 OL/LB 17 DL Sean Rae Trotter Sr 6”2 220 Kwansei Gakuin 13 Attikus Hayes 10 5’10 165 WR/DB 58 Jake Robitz 11 5’10 205 OL/LB 21 LB Lei Nagai Jr 5”5 154 Kansai Ohkura 14 Egan Shields 9 6’2 175 QB/LB 60 Aaron Cox 12 6’0 210 OL/DL 23 RB Yuma Takeuchi Jr 5”7 163 Nanzan 15 Cruz Dreiling 10 5’9 170 RB/LB 61 Ramsay Cathay 9 6’0 170 OL/DL 25 RB Touki Ohnishi Sr 5”5 163 Naniwa 16 Brett Stone 12 6’1 185 TE/LB 62 Ray Hart 9 5’7 145 OL/DL 28 RB Kuryu Sumiya Sr 5”7 154 Sanda Shounkan 17 Ronin Kimbrough 10 5’8 160 QB/DB 70 Vinny Pippa 12 5’9 220 OL/DL 31 RB Jin Mejima* Sr 5”6 159 Kwansei Gakuin 19 Jaden Chiverton 10 5’7 140 WR/DB 71 James Lafond 11 6’3 265 OL/DL 32 RB Shouki Mori Jr 5”5 163 Naniwa 20 Sophia Cellini 9 5’7 120 WR/DB 77 Joah Margulis 12 6’2 190 OL/DL 33 DB Daichi Tanaka Sr 5”5 154 Kandai Dai-ichi 21 Anthony Smith 12 5’8 170 WR/DB 78 Jack Bauer 9 6’1 240 OL/DL 34 DB Haruto Kageyama Jr 5”8 148 Seiryo 22 Terran Farnbach 10 5’8 150 WR/DB 80 Logan Mitchell 9 6’2 150 WR/DB 35 DB Kazuya Namita Sr 5”6 148 Minoh Jiyu Gakuen 36 DB Aion Takahashi Jr 6”0 172 Kaiyo Gakuen ASHLAND GRIZZLies SENIORS 43 LB Kazuma Matsumoto Jr 5”8 181 Takatsuki 44 LB Leo Suzuki** Sr 5”6 159 Kandai Dai-ichi 50 OL Hayate Takenaka Jr 5”7 225 Naniwa 51 DL Kyu Takenami Sr 5”7 218 Kansai Ohkura 52 OL Takeo Suzuki** Sr 5”8 212 Keimei Gakuin 53 OL Shunya Handa Sr 5”7 265 Taisho 58 DL Keisuke Nakata Sr 5”8 229 Nigawa Gakuin 60 OL Shotaro Tatsumi Jr 5”7 234 Kwansei Gakuin 66 DL Seitaro Yamamoto Jr 5”6 209 Outemon Gakuin Sam Gander Riley Crook Gabe Ekwall DaMario Watson Nolan Rinefort Alex Spencer 70 OL Tsubasa Sawabe Sr 5”6 227 Seiryo 71 DL Masaya Kashiwagi Sr 6”1 209 Keimei Gakuin 73 OL Kuniaki Tanaka Sr 5”7 205 Kansai Ohkura 74 DL Yuuki Kuwahara Sr 5”8 254 Moriguchi-Higashi 75 OL Ryosuke Fukuda Sr 6”2 276 Minoh Jiyu Gakuen 76 OL Takumi Kawamura Jr 5”9 254 Seifu 77 OL Youta Okuno Sr 5”6 214 Doshisha Kokusai 78 DL Kaita Tomo Jr 5”5 168 Seifu 79 DL Yuuya Toyonaga Sr 5”6 203 Nigawa Gakuin Rieger Sayre Logan Sanford Anthony Smith Austin Harris Nagali Jackson Elijah Ramey 80 WR Kenshin Suzuki Sr 5”7 150 Minoh Jiyu Gakuen 81 WR Shunya Morihara Jr 5”6 132 Ikeda 82 WR Riku Mikami Sr 5”8 159 Keimei Gakuin 84 WR Takaki Okada Sr 6”0 192 Seiryo 88 TE Arata Tairabune Sr 6”0 198 Doshisha Kokusai

*Captain: Jin Maejima (#31) **Co-captains: Taku Kaizaki (#5), Leo Suzuki (#44), Takeo Suzuki (#52)

Finn Hayes Vinny Pippa Joah Margulis

6 7 History of the Pacific Rim Bowl

Early Football In Japan Ashland Connection The history of American Football in Japan goes back to In 1980 Chuck Mills became head football coach at 1934 when Paul Rusch, a teacher and missionary from Southern Oregon State University. Mills had a great Kentucky (USA), came to Japan in 1925 to help rebuild the connection with football in Japan. Mills is regarded as the Yokohama and YMCAs that were destroyed in a 1923 “Father” of modern Japanese football after first bringing earthquake. George Marshall, an athletic teacher at Tokyo Utah State University to play Japanese collegiate players in based , and two military attaches at the 1971. The Japanese version of the Hiesman Trophy is called US embassy, Alexander George and Merritt Booth, helped the Mills Cup. In 1985, Mills took Southern Oregon State to form the first football teams at three universities in Tokyo College to Osaka, Japan and defeated Kwansei Gakuin (Waseda, Meiji, Rikkyo). In November of 1934, the first University. A year later at Raider Stadium, Kwansei Gakuin football game was played between an all-star team of the was the first Japanese college team to compete on American three Tokyo universities and a team of the Yokohama Country soil. This story was featured in Sports Illustrated. and Athletic Club consisting of Americans and British living in Japan. The Japanese college team won the game. Birth of the Pacific Rim Bowl During the collegiate football matches of the mid 1980’s, American Football quickly gained popularity in Japan. In 1937 Akira Furukawa, Chairman of the American Football a game between college all-star teams from eastern and Association (Western Conference), had a dream to bring western Japan drew a crowd of about 25,000 spectators. Japanese high school football players together and play The reason for the success of the rough North American against an American High School team. Furukawa, game in mild-mannered Japan might have been that American Football offered a combination of power, technical precision, 1988 Nagai Stadium–Osaka Ashland 13 Japan 0 discipline and team spirit that was hard to 1990 Walter A. Phillips Field Ashland 21 Japan 7 find in other sports. These characteristics 1993 Nishinomia Stadium–Osaka Ashland 21 Japan 14 also matched well with traditional INDIVIDUAL Japanese values. 1995 Walter A. Phillips Field Japan 17 Ashland 14 1997 Nishinomia Stadium–Osaka Ashland 20 Japan 18 LIVING Post War Growth 1999 Walter A. Phillips Field Ashland 21 Japan 20 During World War II (1939–1945) 2001 Nagai Stadium–Osaka Japan 48 Ashland 0 TO A GROUP EFFORT— American Football in Japan came to a halt. 2003 Walter A. Phillips Field Japan 26 Ashland 0 GIVING In 1946, during the Allied Occupation 2005 Oji Stadium–Kobe Japan 28 Ashland 6 of Japan, Peter Okada was a young 2007 Walter A. Phillips Field Japan 27 Ashland 21 that is what makes SUPPORTING serviceman stationed in Osaka with the 2009 Flash Field–Osaka Japan 20 Ashland 0 a team work, 108th Military Government Team. He 2011 Walter A. Phillips Field Ashland 26 Japan 0 a company work, LOCAL observed reforms in the Japanese high 2013 Oji Stadium–Kobe Ashland 32 Japan 30 a society work, school sports system. Kendo and judo 2015 SOU Raider Stadium Ashland 31 Japan 23 a civilization work. had been banned from schools because it 2017 Oji Stadium–Kobe Japan 34 Ashland 7 was believed that those sports promoted Ashland now leads series 8-7 –Vince Lombardi militarism. Okada noticed the Japanese 800.856.7328 | roguecu.org morale was suffering so he made a proposal to introduce the American sport of football. He borrowed a few footballs from the Army and, a native of Kobe (near Osaka) and alum of Kwansie Gakuin on his days off, began teaching touch football to the students University, met Ashland High School Head Coach Jim Nagel at Toyonaka and Ikeda High Schools. Japanese students and the rest was history. After hard work, planning, special learned the game quickly. Today more than 17,000 players permission from OSAA, Ashland High sent its Varsity football PROUDLY SUPPORTS GRIZZLIES FOOTBALL participate in competition for about 400 teams. The winner team to Osaka, Japan in 1988 for the first Pacific Rim Bowl. 541.482.8098 • [email protected] of the Japanese High School National Championship game is awarded the Peter Okada Trophy.

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2019 GRIZZLIES SCHEDULE

Pacific Rim Bowl Peace Ceremony Day Date Place Opponent Time The 2019 Pacific Rim Bowl Peace Ceremony was held The sobering and visceral walk through the atomic bomb Friday 09/06/19 Away Willamette 7:00PM in Lithia Park on Monday, July 22nd. This was the second museum and standing at “ground zero” provides a lifelong Friday 09/13/19 Home Springfield 7:00PM ceremony held in conjunction with the Pacific Rim Bowl. lesson for the Ashland students that no history class Friday 09/20/19 Away Ridgeview 7:00PM Friday 09/27/19 Away Redmond 7:00PM The PRB Peace Ceremony is the creation can replicate. Friday 10/04/19 Home Churchill 7:00PM and collaboration of long time Japan PRB While we cannot create the same visceral Friday 10/11/19 Home Eagle Point 7:00PM Administrator Atsu Hamada and local Peace effect in Ashland, we can look at our tragic Friday 10/18/19 Away Crater 7:00PM Activist Hideko Tamura. In keeping with the common history. There is hope in how our two Friday 10/25/19 Away North Eugene 7:00PM theme that the Pacific Rim Bowl is “more nations have reconciled, cooperated and com- Friday 11/01/19 Home South Eugene 7:00PM than just a game”, it is important to provide mitted to peace and the deterrence of using an educational and cultural opportunity for nuclear weapons during the past 74 years. the Japanese and American student-athletes These young men represent the future. participating in this week’s festivities. Their common interest in football, friendship, When the Pacific Rim Bowl is hosted in Japan, and shared experiences will be a positive one of the highlights is the bullet train ride to step in assuring a lasting peace and a Hiroshima and a visit to the Peace Memorial Park. better tomorrow.

Dave Kitchell Summer Competition

The Dave Kitchell Summer Competition hosted by Ashland All-Star team also competed against the visiting area High School was on July 23rd. The annual event featured teams. It was a great opportunity for all involved to get three passing league games for each team and a seven- in on the culture, competition and camaraderie of Pacific event Lineman Challenge. All lineman challenge relay teams Rim Bowl week. Winning Linemen Relay Teams earned consisted of five linemen. Champion T-Shirts for the individual events and the overall Coach Kitchell was instrumental in pushing Grizzly football winning linemen team earned the coveted Coach K players during summer strength and conditioning for 20 plus trophy and bragging rights for the year. years as an Ashland assistant. After losing his battle with The “Linemen Challenge” events were: Bench Press cancer in 2007, we wanted to recognize his legacy with this Endurance Relay, 3 Plate Grip Relay, Tug of War, Plate summer ending event among Rogue Valley High Schools. Relay, Frisbee Throw and Catch, Obstacle Course This year was a unique competition in that the Japan and Tire Flip Relay.

10 11 2019 pacific rim bowl hall of fame inductees

Keijiro Hirose Dave Kitchell Kejiro Hirose is a legendary football Born in DeLand, Florida (1955) and raised in Indiana, Dave player and one of the all-time greatest Kitchell moved to Oregon where he had an amazing impact on a football coaches in Japan. He was born generation of Ashland students and athletes. Kitchell had a rare in Kobe, Huogo in 1948. He attended and exceptional gift as a teacher and coach. He was an inspiration Kwansei Gakuin High School where, as a to his young elementary school students as well as high school football player, he was on three national football players. He was very popular while demanding discipline championship teams. He later attended and consistency. He could bring a tough football player to tears and played for Kwansei Gakuin Univer- without undermining the strong bond between player and coach. sity, winning three additional national championships. Every player knew Kitchell cared about them and that he wanted to bring out His coaching career began at his college alma mater before the best in each player. His humor, his heading to the U.S. to assist under Chuck Mills at Utah State drive, his passion and his charisma, left a (1972) and Wake Forest (1973). He then returned home for BBigig AAll’’ss special legacy is the Ashland community. another 10 seasons at Kwansei Gakuin University as Quarterbacks coach, Offensive Coordinator and eventually Head coach for Some would say Kitchell’s greatest DRIVE-IN the Fighters. accomplishment as a 20+ year assistant coach are the three state football Arturo Pascual In 1987, he returned to his high school alma mater to coach championships won at Ashland High School. Kitchell was for 28 seasons during which his teams secured six national 482-6481 instrumental in developing the winning culture and establishing championships. He was the Head Coach of the PRB Japan 474 North Main traditions that are still being used today. Kitchell is the architect of All Star team in 1993 and again in 1995, leading Japan to their Ashland, OR 97520 Ashland High School’s famous football locker room at Walter A first Pacific Rim Bowl victory. Phillips Field. Hundreds of victory swords line the roof of the locker room as a symbol of hard work and dedication over four decades. Shuzo “Shoes” Yamamoto Having coached nine Pacific Rim Bowl games from 1990 to Shuzo “Shoes” Yamamoto was born in Osaka in 1956. He 2007, Kitchell incorporated Japanese themes, flags and gifts of attended Minoh High School in Osaka where he participated the Pacific Rim Bowl to remind the team that they were part of in gymnastics and football. In 1974, something bigger than themselves. He was recognized in 2003 as Yamamoto was selected as an Osaka the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the area all-star and played in that year’s Year and the AFLAC National Assistant Football Coach of the Year. Nishinomiya Bowl game. He went on Finally, Kitchell’s signature statement, an affirmation said prior to play football for Nippon College to every game, “we love and care for each other” echoes in the in Tokyo, competing for the Eastern minds and hearts of hundreds of players who have played for the Japan Championship in 1975 and Grizzlies. Simple, yet profound, this affirmation has been copied later completing his studies in and referenced by programs throughout the region and by the Physical Education. football programs in Japan.

Yamamoto then coached football at his alma Dave Kitchell passed away in November of mater (Minoh H.S.) from 1987-1998, where his 2007 after a long battle with cancer. He left PRB Hall of Fame teams reached two Osaka championships, once behind his wife, Patricia (Tricia) and two Previous Inductees reaching the national championship semi-final. children, Brian and MacKenzie. He was He was a four-time Pacific Rim Bowl Assistant a man dedicated to his faith and his family. Akira Furukawa (2015) Coach from 1988-1995, then becoming a His contribution to Ashland High School Chad Cota (2015) PRB administrator for the following eight PRB football and the Pacific Rim Bowl makes him Jim Nagel (2015) games from 1997–2011. an obvious and undeniable candidate for Kenjiro Ishiki (2015) induction into the Pacific Rim Bowl Hall of “Shoes” continues to teach high school physi- Fame, Class of 2019. cal education and officiates football at the high Haruo Higashimoto (2017) school and college level in Japan. He has a very Hideji Tomita (2017) unique character and is famous (even among Scott Chadick (2017) the Ashland community) for his magic show. Tito Soriano (2017)

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The Pacific Rim Bowl would not be possible without generous support from the following Sponsors, Donors, Partners and Host Families. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to everyone listed here and the numerous parents and volunteers who have helped make tonight’s game and this week’s events possible. Sponsors Hideko Tamura Max Munson Abbett & Associates Dentistry Higley Design Myck Moore Adroit Construction Jackson County Parks Strongholdbrand.com Ashland Home Net JASO­—Japanese Association of SuAnne Cleveland Ashland Motor Co. Southern Oregon Sue & Steve Lawrence Banner Bank Lawson Inada Tim Brown Big Als Life Happens Event Services Tommy and Betty Thompson Ethrive Marketing Miles Inada Tsunehiko Ohno First Interstate Bank One Sunny Day Initiatives Gateway–Aaron Studevant Precious Yamaguchi Host Families Great American Pizza Co. Pronto Print Ashland Josh and Lisa Carter Oak Tree Red Zone Sports Bar Jeremy and Shea Cathey Pacific Trust Deed Roy Saigo Rico and Sheri Cellini Paul Volz Farmers Insurance Son Ravello Brian and Michelle Crook Reinholdt & O’Harra Insurance Southern Oregon University Athletics Jeff and Amber Ekwall Rogue Federal Credit Union Southern Oregon University Catering Dave and Tamara Ellis Rogue Real Estate–Nick Palmesano Southern Oregon University Housing Todd Farnbach Valley View Nursery The Black Sheep Jerry and Marlene Gander Winsdor Inn The Hawk at SOU Bob Hackett and Karen Zischke Jake Hayes and Angie Renick-Hayes Partners Donors Dan and Marcia La Fond Ashland Chamber of Commerce Ace Reed Jason Margulis & Kim Zwemer-Margulis Ashland Family YMCA Akihito Takakura Rob and Amy Nangle Ashland High School Athletics Atsunori Hamada Carmen Ortega Ashland High School Booster Club Carmen Ortega Lorraine and Gianni Pippa Ashland Hills Inn Curt Evans Lynn Ramey Ashland Kiwanas Guadalupe Ursetta Justin and Shannon Rinefort Ashland Parks & Recreation Jackie Harris Tim and Ryne Robitz Ashland School District Ken Tanjo Nate and Trina Sanford Ashland Taiko Kimberly English Kouba and Matt Sayre Growler Guys Kimberly Hooper Ben and Amy Schumacher Harvey’s Restaurant Kitchell Family Teri and Don Wilson It’s Grizzlies

The “Thirty-One Club” — Alumni Donors football season! Paying tribute to thirty-one years of Competition, Culture and Camaraderie, the “Thirty-One Club” was initiated by Pacific Rim Bowl and Ashland Grizzly Alumni to give back to a tradition that has had a meaningful and lasting impact on past participants. And we’re glad to be a part of it. Aaron Morris Brian Luman Gabe Stephens Joshua Harris Morgan Mason Samuel Cowan Aaron Smith Bronz Ka’ae Graham Quandt Joshua Scarminach Nathan Davol Scott Chadick Alec Ralston Bryan Clevenger Gus Gaviglio Kevin Schilling Nathan Steele Seth Cowan Alexander Neuman Chad Andrews Ian Lombard Kirk Strait Nick Fitzpatrick Sheldon Cotts Allan Carver Charles Dotterrer Jackson Volz Kyle Weinberg Nick Hall Skyler Case Andres Guitierrez Charlie Lindsay Jacques Derosia Lucas Stone Noah Hayes-McKeirnan Talen Heater Andrew Hodgkins Chip Layton Jake Scarminach Luke Jannusch Nolan Welles Talon Haggard Austin Chandler Chris Petetit Jared Brumble Marty Hilligoss Owen King Taylor Humphrey Austin Page Clinton Mack Jaxon Williams Mason Mongomery Patrick Mimnaugh Theodore Croce Ashland Branch Barry Clark Colin Timmons Jeremiah Kuester Matt Dierks Quaid Walters Tito Soriano  Ashland St. Ben Helm Cy Aleman Jerod Smith Matt Reeder RJ Atteberry TJ Murphy Ben Petetit Damian Jackson Jim Hagemann Matt Webb Robert Bruce Travis Cooley  - -  Bert Wilberger Danial White Joel Smith Matt Wells Robert Nitsos Trevor Hilligoss Bobby Foote Daniel Maulsby John Croce Matthew Hedges Ryan Cleveland Tyler Fieguth Brandon Aleshire Dusty George John Rasmussen Matthew Williams Ryan Jones Tyler Hansen Brendan Appleberry Edwin Lee Johnny Xu Max Montgomery Ryne Robitz Walker Shibley-Styer bannerbank.com Member FDIC Brent Davol Elijah Blessing Jon Volz Mckane Ellis Sam Gaviglio Will Bowers Brian Kitchell Eric Nagel Joseph Hatch Mike Tucker Sam Geisslinger Zachary Hassell Gabe Quesenberry- Joseph Hearn Mitchell Ursetta Sam South 14 Gunson 15