Horseshoe champions competed in the Two Player Pro-Am and the Open Singles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Friday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.
The State Fair hosted both Championship and Open Class competitions every Fair day. Division winners were crowned daily. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions took place on the clay courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.
Complete results below:
TWO PLAYERS PRO-AM
Championship Class
1) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City, and Craig Bartholomew, Washington
2) Deb Davis, Ankeny, and Frank Hashman, Newton
3) Ron Rowley, West Des Moines, and Stephanie Rowley, West Des Moines
4) Sheryl Mason, Grinnell, and Gerald Leffler, Monroe
5) Doug Anderson, Stratford, and Ron Hinds, Boone
6) Tim Pew, Des Moines, and Bill Hepworth, Des Moines
Class A
1) John Drost, Indianola, and Jerry Gray, Des Moines
2) Tom Cranston, Keswick, and Curt Sinnott, Pella
3) Richard Cranston, Keswick, and Jeff Edmundson, Keswick
4) Gerald Weeks, Indianola, and Scott Brommel, New Virginia
5) Randy Johnson, Ogden, and Julian Schmidt, Ogden
6) Steve Hatch, Knoxville, and Wayne Langstraat, Columbia
Class B
1) Randy Clark, Monroe, and Ron Tangeman, Monroe
2) Paul Clark, Marshalltown, and Buck Strause, Marshalltown
3) Steve Bartholomew, Washington, and John Redlinger, Washington
4) Derek Bloodgood, Creston, and Caleb Cook, Des Moines
5) Pat Pruitt, Des Moines, and Steve Palmer, Altoona
OPEN SINGLES
Class A
1) Ron Hook, Fulton, Ill.
2) Carl Krukow, Clear Lake
3) Harley Krukow, Hampton
4) Jerry Silvey, Iowa Falls
5) Kenny Wiese, Story City
Class B
1) Stan Hanson, Pleasant Hill
2) Patrick Silvey, Iowa Falls
3) David Ball, Iowa Falls
4) Aaron Matthews, Iowa Falls
5) Rich Krust, Des Moines
Class C
1) Gary Schmelzer, Kinross
2) Dustan Kamrath, Norwalk
3) Ray Mitchem, Marshalltown
4) Chuck Johnson, Lenox
5) Jeremiah Johnson, Creston
“Nothing Compares” to the Iowa State Fair. The 2012 Fair ended August 19. The 2013 Iowa State Fair is set August 8-18. For more information, call800/545-FAIRor visitiowastatefair.org.
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