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

DES MOINES, IA (08/16/2018) (readMedia)-- Participants from across Iowa competed in the Open Singles and Doubles State Championship divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Saturday 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 Ron Rowley, West Des Moines

2) Meredith Kahrig, Woodsfield, OH

3) Tom Cranston, Keswick

4) Rammie Goemaat, Runnells

5) Ricky Ellisworth, Fort Dodge

Class B

1) Roger Vannausdle, Red Oak

2) Steve Hatch, Knoxville

3) Logan Duffy, Norwalk

4) Russell Wiese, Roland

5) Jerry Gering, Des Moines

Class C

1) Bryan May, Des Moines

2) Terry Pettyjohn, Oskaloosa

3) Ramon Scarpino, Des Moines

4) Michael Hunts, Hansell

5) Bob Wiese, Roland

Class D

1) Phoebe Schaffer, Elkhart

2) Sarah Wade, Prairie City

3) Scott Schaffer, Elkhart

4) Joshua Hoffman, Monroe

5) Angie Schaffer, Elkhart

Class E

1) Jeff Geerts, Johnston

2) Jesse Montgomery, Kansas City, MO

3) Eric Vannausdale, Red Oak

4) Sara Stealy, Oskaloosa

5) Kyle Geerts, Johnston

DOUBLES STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Championship

1) Ron Rowley, West Des Moines, Derek Bloodgood, Creston

2) Garen Rains, Solon, Ronda Moffatt, Homestead

3) Bill Sprague, Berwick, Marty Sprague, Ft Dodge

4) Tom Cranston, Keswick, Richard Cranston, Keswick

5) Skip Hills, Altoona, Roz Smith, Pleasant Hill

6) Joseph Smith, Gladbrook, Dave Mittlestadt, Jewell

Class A

1) Kelly Turbett, Tama, Kevin Turbett, Tama

2) Deb Wiese, Roland, Logan Duffy, Norwalk

3) Steve Hatch, Knoxville, Chris Jordan, Peru

4) Deb Davis, Ankeny, Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

5) Kyle Pettyjohn, Hamilton, Delberty Pettyjohn, Hamilton

6) Leo Toby, New Boston, Randy Clark, Monroe

Class B

1) Kenny Wiese, Ellsworth, Crystal Wiese, Story City

2) Lynn Gilmore, Des Moines, Stephen Fini, Des Moines

3) Ralph Davis, Ankeny, Russell Wiese, Roland

4) Steve Paukert, Duncombe, Maxx Schultz, Fort Dodge

5) Ricky Ellsworth, Fort Dodge, Bob Wiese, Roland

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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.