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Ashland Grizzlies Vs Japan All Stars ASHLAND GRIZZLIES VS JAPAN 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 HIRoki “Gori” YaMASHITA BEAU LEHNERZ GREG LEMHOUSE 2019 JAPA 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 ASH 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 LA 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 N 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 Family: Masami (35), Shun (5), Jin (3) N Coaching career for HS: 1999 Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, AZ for two years. He spent two Grizzlies under Coach Charlie Hall, playing on the ‘13 and ‘15 A Highlights of coaching: Western Playoff 4-times, D GRI years as a player/coach in Europe, playing for the Vienna Vikings Pacific Rim Bowl teams. Their youngest son, Johnny, was a Grizzly and Marburg Mercenaries, respectively. Lehnerz’ wife Marisa is a varsity baseball player, graduating in 2019. Their daughter Bella is LL S 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 T TOMOHIRO SAKAMOTO Graduated High School: Seiryo High School, AR ZZ ANTIONE PERRY Offensive Assistant Offensive Coordinator (RB) Hyogo Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, High School: North Thurston High School, School: Doshisha-Kokusai Graduated College: Hiroshima University S LI Defensive Backs Olympia WA High School, Kyoto Coaching career for HS: 2010 High School: Lakes High (WA), 1988 Colleges: Eastern Washington U., 1987-1990, Highlights of coaching: 2012 Western Playoff, 2018 National Playoff C Birthday (Age): 1967/9/14 (51) College: Wenatchee Valley College, 1990; Western Washington U., 1992 ES Graduated High School: Doshisha- Coaching career for PRB: 2019 SOU, 2007 First season coaching at AHS OAC 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, C 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 OAC taking over as offensive coordinator in 2015.
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