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

DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2018) (readMedia)-- Participants from across Iowa competed in the Midwest Senior Classic and Open Doubles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Monday 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:

Championship

1 Skip Hills, Altoona

2) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City

3) Garen Rains, Solon

4) Meredith Kahrig, Woodsfield

5) Bill Spague, Berwick

Class A

1) Sheryl Mason, Grinnell

2) Richard Cranston, Keswick

3) Deb Davis, Ankeny

4) Steve Hatch, Knoxville

Class B

1) Chris Jordan, Peru

2) Randy Clark, Monroe

3) Paul Clark, Marshaltown

4) Ralph Davis, Ankeny

OPEN DOUBLES

Class A

1) Tom Cranston, Keswick, Deb Wiese, Roland

2) Roz Smith, Pleasant Hill, Rammie Goemaat, Runnells

3) Sharon Rife, Des Moines, Gaven Thompson, Des Moines

4) Leo Toby, New Boston, IL, Randy Clark, Monroe

Class B

1) Deb Davis, Ankeny, Elizabeth DeBord, Des Moines

2) Ralph Davis, Ankeny, Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

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

4) Steve Hatch, Knoxville, David Brent, Pleasantville

Class C

1) Joe Cleghorn, Des Moines, Lloyd Rife, Des Moines

2) Jeff Greer, New Virginia, Scott Brommel, Altoona

3) Chris Jordan, Peru, Henry Morning, Anamosa

4) Russell Wiese, Roland, Bob Wiese, Roland

Class D

1) Rodger Rice, Des Moines, Trevor Beals, Pleasant Hill

2) Drew Beals, Des Moines, Adam Dank, Des Moines

3) Brittany Fisher, Ames, Dan Fisher, Ames

4) Cody Kirby, Pella, Crystal Kirby Pella

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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.