Horseshoes 8.19.23 and 8.20.23

Men Horseshoe Throwers Compete in Championships at Iowa State Fair

Horseshoe throwers from across the state competed in the Iowa State Elders and Iowa State Mens Championship divisions of the Horseshoe Contest Saturday, August 19, and Sunday, August 20, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

The State Fair hosts horseshoe competitions every Fair day. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions take place on the horseshoe courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.

IOWA STATE ELDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Championship

1) Bert Logsdon, Pleasantville

2) Reggie Crumes, Altoona

3) Jerry Hartwick, Ankeny

4) Ronnie Burgess, Cedar Rapids

Class A

1) Marvin Dirks, Fonda

2) Richard Cranston, Keswick

3) Dwight McGrath, Missouri Valley

4) Steve Hatch, Knoxville

5) Bill Sprague, Adel

IOWA STATE MENS CHAMPIONSHIP

Championship

1) Joseph Smith, Gladbrook

2) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City

3) Tom Tabat, Fort Dodge

4) Raymond S. Neff, Jr, Council Bluffs

5) Richie Boll, Honey Creek

6) Tom Stensland, Forest City

7) Ron Rowley, West Des Moines

8) Pat Simon, Sr, Waterloo

9) Steve Ronk, Council Bluffs

10) Tim Pew, Des Moines

11) Kenny Wiese, Jewell

12) John Peterson, Oskaloosa

Class A

1) Jan Warwick, Ames

2) Steven Miller, Wayland

3) Ralph Davis, Ankeny

4) Rick Truitt, Muscatine

5) Tom Cranston, Keswick

Class B

1) Kevin Turbett, Tama

2) Travis Kahrig, West Des Moines

3) Brandon DeBord, Adel

4) Donnie Kremer, Monticello

5) Russell Wiese, Roland

6) Ricky Ellisworth, Fort Dodge

Class C

1) Cory Graves, Fort Dodge

2) Jake Clair, Ankeny

3) Bill Takes, Cascade

4) Bob Wiese, Roland