Single and Team Horseshoe Competitors Compete for Champion Titles

DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2019) (readMedia)-- Participants from across Iowa competed in the Open Singles and Iowa State Regional Team Championship divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Friday at the 2019 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.

OPEN SINGLES

Class A

1) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City

2) Tom Tabat, Fort Dodge

3) Mark Gilbertson, Fargo, ND

4) Derek Bloodgood, Creston

5) Logan Duffy, Norwalk

Class B

1) Steve Hatch, Knoxville

2) Russell Wiese, Roland

3) Lynn Gilmore, Des Moines

4) Stephen Fini, Des Moines

5) Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

Class C

1) Rick Cook, Des Moines

2) Caleb Cook, Des Moines

3) Bryan May, Pleasant Hill

4) Bob Wiese, Roland

5) Jeremy Mattison, Pleasant Hill

6) Vince Wright, Firestone, CO

Class D

1) Nick Thompson, Des Moines

2) Jeff O'Conner, Des Moines

3) Charlie Fitzgibbon, New Orleans, LA

4) Shauna Olinger, Des Moines

5) Chet Olinger, Mosman, Australia

6) Paul Koester, Gladbrook

IOWA STATE REGIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

1) West Des Moines: Ron Rowley (West Des Moines), Skip Hills (Altoona), Roz Smith (Pleasant Hill)

2) SE Iowa: Vern Kollasch (Iowa City), Tom Cranston (Keswick), Richard Cranston (Keswick)

3) SW Iowa: Steve Ronk (Council Bluffs), John Moraski (Council Bluffs), Cathy Carter (Council Bluffs), William Vogt (Council Bluffs), Randy Fox (Council Bluffs)

4) South Central: Steve Hatch (Knoxville), Bert Logsdon (Pleasantville), Randy Clark (Monroe), Deb Wiese (Roland)

5) Central Iowa: Marty Sprague (Fort Dodge), Tom Tabat (Fort Dodge), Larry Purcell (Cedar Rapids), Chris Jordan (Peru)

6) Southeast Marengo: Ron Stanerson (Marengo), Gary Hanchett (Deep River), Garen Rains (Solon), Henry Trumpold (Marengo), Ronda Moffatt (Homestead)

7) Central Iowa Women: Deb Davis (Ankeny), Kristy Klejch (Creston), Shirley Sprague (Berwick), Sheryl Mason (Grinnell), Kelly Turbett (Tama)

8) Central #2: Kenny Wiese (Ellsworth), Kevin Turbett (Tama), Russell Wiese (Roland), Bob Wiese (Roland)

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.