Competitors Throw Their Way to a Win in State Fair Horseshoe Contest

DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2018) (readMedia)-- Participants from across Iowa competed in the Open Singles, State Women's Championship and State Juniors and Cadets Championships divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Sunday at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

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

Complete results below:

OPEN SINGLES

Class A

1) Marty Sprague, Ft Dodge

2) Deb Davis, Ankeny

3) Logan Duffy, Norwalk

4) Tom Cranston, Keswick

5) Ricky Ellisworth

Class B

1) Lynn Gilmore, Des Moines

2) Russell Wiese, Roland

3) Jon Anderson, Des Moines

4) Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

5) Bryan May, Des Moines

Class C

1) Darrin Williams, Maxwell

2) Kevin Thompson, Maxwell

3) Adam Olson, Ft Dodge

4) Kevin Tankersley, Maxwell

5) Zach Stiles, Maxwell

Class D

1) Ryce Reynolds, Mt Ayr

2) Patrick Coughlin, Des Moines

3) Nancy Reynolds Mt Ayr

4) Joyce Hinman, Ankeny

5) Emma Reynolds, Mt. Ayr

WOMENS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Championship

1) Kristy Klejch, Creston

2) Roz Smith, Pleasant Hill

3) Shirly Sprague, Berwick

4) Kelly Turbett, Tama

5) Deb Davis, Ankeny

Class A

1) Wendy Boyse, Wellman

2) Des Wiese, Roland

3) Chris Jordan, Peru

4) Sharon Rife, Des Moines

5) Valerie Pieper, Stuart

6) Heidi Kuecker, Waterloo

JUNIORS AND CADETS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cadets

1) Jalen Dalton, Indianola

2) Madison Mittlestadt, Ellsworth

Juniors

1) Derek Bloodgood, Creston

2) Logan Duffy, Norwalk

3) Malcom Clark, Monticello

4) Ricky Ellisworth, Fort Dodge

5) Benjamin Horner, Ankeny

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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.