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 Open Singles and Open Doubles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Tuesday 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) Tom Cranston, Kewisck

2) Gary Bissen, Earling

3) Steve Hatch, Knoxville

4) Russell Wiese, Roland

5) Deb Wiese, Roland

Class B

1) Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

2) Henry Morning, Anamosa

3) Ray Mitchem, Marshaltown

4) Ayden Rohlfsen, Indianola

5) Bob Wiese, Roland

Class C

1) Scott Nolte, Charles City

2) Sara Stealy, Oskaloosa

3) Ben Boyd, Cedar Rapids

4) Hannah Casebeer, Carroll

5) Dawson Veldhuizen, Oskaloosa

OPEN DOUBLES

Class A

1) Tom Cranston, Keswick, Derek Bloodgood, Creston

2) Bill Sprague, Berwick, Ron Hensel, Montezuma

3) Sheryl Mason, Grinnell, Russell Wiese, Roland

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

5) Randy Clark, Monroe, Leo Toby, New Boston, Ill.

Class B

1) Frank Helm, Montezuma, Rae Van Roekel, Montezuma

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

3) Steve Hatch, Knoxville, Bob Wiese, Roland

4) Jerry Gering, Des Moines, Joe Gering, Des Moines

5) Gary Bissen, Earling, Hannah Casebeer, Carroll

6) Deb Wiese, Roland, Tyler Quade, 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.