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Howdy
Pitchers;
We were
back in action in Brunswick this past weekend for two tournaments. Friday night
we had a non-sanctioned Doubles Tournament. It was blind draw and we wound up
with six teams that were pretty evenly matched. The highlight of the night was
when Wade Wolford and Mary Lewis defeated the Super team of Larry Myers and Dan
Sanders. Giving three teams one loss apiece in the double elimination
tournament. After beating Larry and Dan Wade and Mary had to face the Team of
Joe Fry and Ronnie Miller. It a duplicate of the defeat they suffered at the
hands of Ronnie and Joe earlier and Wade and Mary were eliminated and Joe and
Ronnie faced Larry and Dan for 1st Place. This also was a thumping
as Larry and Dan whipped Joe and Ronnie good to take the 1st Place
prize. This was really a fun tournament you should try and make it next year.
Saturday we
were back at the courts to finish off the weekend.
In the
Championship Class Ron Cloutier really had no competition as he cruised to a 5
and 0 record taking 1st Place and the title of Tournament Champion.
Royce Byrd also had an Awesome day taking 2nd Place over Larry Myers
on the Head to Head tie-breaker. Larry followed Royce in 3rd Place
Wade
Wolford wasn’t perfect for the day but he didn’t need to be as he only lost one
game on the way to the Class A Championship. Wade seems to be peaking at just
the right time as he gets ready for his trip to the World Tournament where we
hope he brings home a 1st Place trophy. Following Wade was a group
tied at 3 and 2. Jim McElveen took 2nd Place followed by Joe Fry who
handed Wade his only loss of the day in 3rd Place.
Class B saw
the only playoff of the day. Entering the final game four pitchers were tied at
3 and 1. Bryan Strong matched up against Forrest Thomas and Chuck Poole faced
Ronnie Miller for the spots in the playoff. Bryan was too much for Forrest as
he won the match and headed to the playoff. In a close match Ronnie proved once
again how to choke at the end. With the game tied and two shoes to go Chuck pitched
first and had one shoe land right up against the stake. It was then Ronnie’s
turn needing a point to tie or a ringer to win. Needless to say Ronnie got
neither and Chuck took a well-deserved victory and moved on to the
Playoff where he defeated Bryan to take 1st Place and the Class B
Championship Bryan took 2nd Place followed by Forrest in 3rd
Place and Ronnie out in the cold or should I say the Humidity in 4th
Place.
Class C saw
our only other undefeated pitcher of the day. Rose Strong cleaned up the
competition on the way to the Perfect record and the Class C Championship. This
was Rose’s 2nd Championship in two weeks after she won in Marietta
last week. We also had Lily Strong pitching as she gets ready to pitch in her
first World Tournament and we wish her all of the best. Dennis Lanning
continues to pitch well this year as he took 2nd Place followed by
Mark Walton in 3rd Place. Bo Mullis also made his return to
horseshoe pitching after a two year absence and we were glad to have him back
pitching with us.
We will be
in Perry next week June 16th for the Wofford Sinyard Memorial
tournament. Be sure and bring your drinks and snacks as there will be none for
sale at this event.
Aubrey
Walker and Forrest Thomas are looking for someone to share a room with at the
World Tournament. Aubrey pitches July 12-14 and Forrest pitches July 9-11.
Aubrey already has a room reserved if you are interested I’m not sure about
Forrest but let me know and I’ll send you their contact info.
Thanks
Ronnie