Boxing Showcase Set for Feb. 28
LOCK HAVEN – The annual Lock Haven University Boxing Invitational is set for Saturday, Feb. 28 at Thomas Field House.
Club sport coach Ken Cooper has been working with a stable of 20 boxers in preparation for the 36th annual staging, this year’s event presented by Richard L. Powers II, DDS.
Teams scheduled to participate, in addition to the host Bald Eagles, are US Military Academy, Shippensburg, West Virginia, Coast Guard Academy, Naval Academy, Penn State, Massachusetts and Kutztown.
LHU is scheduled to compete at Shippensburg this Saturday and at West Point Feb. 21. The Collegiate regional tourney will be held at West Point March 11-12, the national tourney at the Florida Panther Arena, Sun Rise, FLA April 10-12.
Cooper said he was pleased with the development of this year’s squad, including Wyatt Thompson (in photo) from Long Island, NY. Others expected to do well include Zack Rice, a sophomore from Hollidaysburg at 156 pounds; Rice was a regional runner-up and a national third place finisher a year ago.
The Bald Eagles train daily after classes in their workout room/ring in the Zimmerli Building.
The home event on Feb. 28 will start with a preliminary card at 1:30 p.m., the main card at 7 p.m. Tickets are $3 for children 16 and under; $5 for adult general admission; $7 for the reserved bleacher section; and $10 for ringside table seats. Reserved sponsor tables are provided as available; those interested should call coach Cooper at 570-660-5100.
