The 81st WV State Singles Horseshoe Tournament was held at Ronceverte Island Park on Aug. 25. The event was hosted by the Mountaineer Horseshoe Club.
The winners of the tournament are as follows:
Men’s State Champion: Allen Withrow, Ronceverte; Women’s State Champion: Barbara Kisner, Fairmont; Elders State Champion: Dave Holmes, Charleston; Class “A” Winner: Jerry Davis, Lewisburg; Class “B” Winner: Stacy Hudson, Brandywine; Class “C” Winner: Gene Goins, Rainelle; and Class “A” Elders Winner: Bill Liggett, Pinegrove.
The Mountaineer Horseshoe Club would like to thank all the sponsors for the great support they provided in order to accomplish this very successful state tournament. Without their help the tournament could not have gone on.
The club would like to thank the following businesses for their support: A&W Architectural Wood, Wallace & Wallace, Morgan’s Funeral Home, All Construction, Bank of Monroe, Fritz’s Pharmacy, Appalachian Electronic Institute, Falcon Analytical, Greenbrier Home Inspections, Concrete Foundations, Masters Mech-Tech, Sandra E. Epling State Farm, Factory Tire Outlet, Spare Time Sports Bar, Greenbrier Bowling Center, Mountaineer Auto Mall of Lewisburg, RIPCO, Park Center Sporting Goods, Tri-County Produce, McCraw Funeral Home, Seneca Jewelers, and Brier Properties. The club also extends gratitude for all of the work done by the City of Ronceverte crew.
Thanks for all the club members’ wives for preparing lunch for all horseshoe pitchers.
Men’s Champion Class
NAME, WON-LOST, RINGER %
Allen Withrow, 7-1, 54.06
Jerry Wykle, 5-3, 49.55
Kenny Sharp, 4-4, 50.23
Fred Doss, 3-5, 38.56
Roger Carter, 1-7, 36.57
Men’s Class “A”
Jerry Davis, 5-1, 41.54
Jerry Nelson, 3-3, 40.78
Cliff Powell, 3-3, 38.21
Charlie Brown, 3-3, 34.31
Jay Cunningham, 3-3, 29.53
Tracy Harte, 2-4, 29.17
Burton Hare, 2-4, 24.67
Men’s Class “B”
Stacy Hudson, 7-0, 31.37
Glen Leonard, 6-1, 34.11
Charles Casey, 3-4, 23.31
Michael Harte, 3-4, 22.12
Kenny Rhodes, 3-4, 19.36
Doug Withrow, 2-5, 20.61
Solomon Simmons, 2-5, 16.77
Jack Reed, 2-5, 15.34
Men’s Class “C”
Gene Goins, 5-1, 20.00
Frank Highlander , 4-2, 16.80
Adam Nelson, 3-3, 20.42
Jerry Slater, 0-6, 6.56
Women’s Champion
Barbara Kisner, 5-3, 37.15
Sara Powroznik, 3-4, 36.39
Leisa Breeden, 3-4, 36.65
Men’s Elder Champion
Dave Holmes, 8-1, 85.00
Marcus Rice, 6-3, 76.13
Howard Barnett, 3-4, 65.29
Junior Peters, 2-5, 54.97
Paul Salisburg, 1-7, 50.62
Men’s Elders Class “A”
Bill Liggett, 4-0, 36.98
Denny Kisner, 3-1, 26.50
Charles Varney, 2-2, 33.16
Joe LeRoy, 1-3, 19.47
Charles Kuhens, 0-4, 20.31