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2009 Event Coverage

Blondes vs. brunettes
Statesman.com

By Kirk Bohls
May 14, 2009

If you are in need of a football fix with more than three months to go before Texas’ season-opener, you’re in luck.

For just $20 a ticket at the game, you can check out a powder puff flag football game with the Austin version of Blondes vs. Brunettes at 2 p.m. Saturday at House Park and support a very worthwhile cause at the same time by pitching in to aid the fight against Alzheimer’s, the seventh-leading cause of death in this country.

More than 5.3 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, and someone is diagnosed with the disease every 70 seconds. This game for charity has been played in Houston, Dallas and Washington, D.C., and is coming to Austin for the first time.

The Alzheimer’s Association of Central Texas is trying to raise at least $25,000 with the game. Nike has donated uniforms for the girls and the coaches “with the exception of Coach Conley Covert’s pink pants,” brunettes coach Jonny Rodgers says.

The two sides have been practicing on Sundays for six weeks and are ready to do battle. “We’ve gone over everything from ‘what is a slant route’ to ‘what color nails we need to wear,’ ” says Rodgers, whose brothers Jay and Jeff are assistant coaches with the Broncos and Panthers and whose dad is the former Longhorn football coach and recruiting coordinator.

So dig deep and get out and support this very worthy cause.



Powder puff charity football
Statesman.com

By Kirk Bohls
May 15, 2009

If you are in need of a football fix, you're in luck.

For a $20 ticket, you can check out the Blondes vs. Brunettes powder puff football game at 2 p.m. Saturday at House Park. The Alzheimer's Association of Central Texas hopes to raise at least $25,000 through the charity event.

Nike has donated uniforms for the players and the coaches "with the exception of coach Conley Covert's pink pants," Brunettes coach Jonny Rodgers said.

The two sides have been practicing for six weeks and are ready to face off.

"We've gone over everything from 'what is a slant route' to 'what color nails we need to wear,' " said Rodgers, whose brothers Jay and Jeff are NFL assistant coaches with the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.



Your weekend fitness lineup
Statesman.com

By Pamela LeBlanc
May 15, 2009

Another full slate of fitness fun this weekend:

· The biggest event of the weekend is the Trek Women Triathlon at Walter E. Long Park at Decker Lake. The half-mile swim, 12-mile bicycle ride, and 3.1-mile run/walk gets underway at 7 a.m. Sunday. You can still register at the packet pickup and expo between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday at the Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane. For more information go to www.trekwomenstriathlonseries.com.
· The Austin Angelfish, the local synchronized swimming team, will present its annual water show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Town Lake YMCA. Admission is free (donations gladly accepted). The 22 team members range in age from 9 to 18 years old. They will swim all of their competitive routines.
· The Blondes vs. Brunettes Powder Puff fund-raiser benefitting the Alzheimer’s Association is set for 2-4 p.m. Saturday at House Park, 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd. Tickets are $20 at the door. Fifty blondes and 50 brunettes will play a full-length football game with real referees. For more information, go to www.alz-austin.org.
· Roll 2 Walk Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and South Congress Athletic Club celebrate the grand opening of their expanded facilities at 1109-B S. Congress at 6 p.m. Saturday. Roll 2 Walk is a non-profit recovery center for people with spinal cord injuries. Festivities will include food, beverages, and live music followed by a silent auction to benefit Roll 2 Walk. Open to the public.
· Forklift Danceworks will host an ‘80s Prom Nite fund-raiser from 7-11 p.m. Sunday at Union Park, 612 W. Sixth St. Tickets are $30 per person or $55 per couple in advance at www.forkliftdanceworks.org or $35 per person at the door.