Blue Ribbons Awarded in State Fair Horseshoe Contest

DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2018) (readMedia)-- Horseshoe champions competed in the Two Player Pro-Am and the Open Singles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Friday at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

The State Fair hosts both Championship and Open Class competitions every Fair day. Division winners are crowned daily. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions take place on the horseshoe courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.

Two Player Pro-Am

Championship Class

1) Tim Pew, Des Moines: Ron Cliff, Polk City

2) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City: Josh Toft, Royal

3) Roz Smith, Pleasant Hill: Rodger Rice, Des Moines

4) Tom Cranston, Keswick: Josh Sinnott, Bloomfield

Class A

1) Richard Cranston, Keswick: Jake Edmundson, Keswick

2) Deb Wiese, Roland: Tyler Quade, Roland

3) Steve Hatch, Knoxville: Craig Douglas, Newton

4) Randy Clark, Monroe: Caleb Cook, Des Moines

Open Singles

Class A

1) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City

2) Marty Sprague, Fort Dodge

3) Roz Smith, Pleasant Hill

Class B

1) Russell Wiese, Roland

2) Ralph Davis, Ankeny

3) Ed Mundy, My Ayr

4) Leo Toby, New Boston, Ill.

5) Dick Huitt, Des Moines

Class C

1) Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

2) Dwight McGrath, Missouri Valley

3) Tyler Quade, Roland

4) Rick Cook, Des Moines

5) Bob Wiese, Roland

Class D

1) Ty Rassmussen, Leon

2) Eric Rassmussen, Leon

3) Bryce Summerfield, Manilla

4) Tim Schofield, Des Moines

5) Gary Palmer, Manilla

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Moments, August 9-19, 2018. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.