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"Eau Claire Earlybird - 2010"
EARLYBIRD TOURNAMENT May 8, 2010
It was NOT an ideal day to pitch horseshoes outdoors with early morning temperature near freezing & intermittent light rain/snow/sleet & some sunshine throughout the morning. The 46 entries were reduced by several withdrawals & no-shows.
When Gert Wilcziek decided not to pitch in Class A (due to wet & slippery conditions on the pitching platforms), Jim Bilderbach took
advantage of the situation by beating Norm Gage in the final game to go 5-0 & 57%. Norm claimed 2nd at 4-1, 56.5%, & Jim Sheehan taking 3rd at 3-2 & 40%.
In Class B, John Bauer walked away with 1st place at 4-1 & 44%. Lonny Trangsrud recorded high ringer % for the class at 44.8% & claimed 2nd place at 3-2. Dean Chaffee, also at 3-2, took 3rd with 36%.
Jerry Oleskow waltzed to 1st at 5-0 & 43% in Class C. Randy Barnes finished at 4-1, 36.5% to take 2nd, while Tournament Director Laurie Dolezel took 3rd by ringer % at 2-1/2 - 2-1/2 & 29%.
Tammy (Wild Woman) Wild edged out Dave Paul by ringer % to win Class D. Tammy went 4-1, 35.2% with Dave having 4-1 & 32.4%. Eau Claire Club member Stub Hazen took 3rd at 3-2 & 24.8%.
Class E was probably the most interesting class of the day with the top 3 pitchers finishing with 4-1 records. The winners were: 1st place: George Eckstrom, 28%. 2nd place: Tom Bowe, 26.8%. 3rd place: Tony Matalis, 25.2%.
Stan Fox claimed 1st place in Class F with a 4-1 record & 20.8 ringer %. Three pitchers had 3-2 records with Ray Mallo taking 2nd at 22% & Larry Danielson claiming 3rd at 20%.
In 5-person Class G, Frank Espinoza edged out Frank Johnson for 1st place. Both had 4-1 records with Espinoza throwing 16% while Johnson recorded 12.5%. Jeff Chesmore, with the class high ringer % of 20, took 3rd at 3-2.
Class H featured Dennis Kieser's 8-year-old twin grandchildren, Alex & Kaitlyn Tyznik pitching in their first tournament. Alex beat Caryn Davis in the final game to take 1st place at 5-0 & 15%. Caryn claimed 2nd place at 4-1, 7%. Eau Claire Club's V.P. Jerry Kooiker took 3rd place at 3-2 & 3%.
Due to the inclement weather it was decided that if ties occurred for 1st place in any class, that the 1st place winner would be determined by ringer %.
Sometimes a mistake provides a good laugh for everyone. When Les Karpiel went to pick up his name card from the clubhouse & place it on the scoreboard, he was surprised to see it showed his last name as PIEL & his first name as LESKAR. (Apparently the handwritten original schedule showed: LESKAR PIELso a new name card was made with PIEL as the last name.) When is the last time you knew someone with a first name of Leskar?
John Dolezel
Publicity Chairman
Eau Claire Horseshoe Club
Eau Claire Earlybird - 2010 Results
| Place | Name | Won |
Lost |
Ringer % | Place | Name | Won | Lost | Ringer % | |
| Class A | Class E | |||||||||
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1 |
Jim Bilderback | 5 |
0 |
57% |
1 |
George Eckstrom | 4 |
1 |
28% |
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2 |
Norm Gage | 4 |
1 |
56.5% |
2 |
Tom Bowe | 4 |
1 |
26.8% |
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| 3 |
Jim Sheehan | 3 |
2 |
40% |
3 |
Tony Matalas | 3 |
2 |
25.2% |
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Class B |
Class F |
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1 |
John Bauer | 4 |
1 |
44% |
1 |
Stan Fox | 4 |
1 |
20.8% |
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2 |
Lonny Trangsrud | 3 |
2 |
44.8% |
2 |
Ray Mallo | 3 |
2 |
22% |
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3 |
Dean Chaffee | 3 |
2 |
36 |
3 |
Larry Danielson | 3 |
2 |
20% |
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Class C |
Class G |
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1 |
Jerry Oleskow | 5 |
0 |
43% |
1 |
Frank Espinoza | 4 |
1 |
16% |
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2 |
Randy Barnes | 4 |
1 |
36.5% |
2 |
Frank Johnson | 4 |
1 |
12.5% |
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| 3 |
Laurie Dolezel | 2.5 |
2.5 |
29% |
3 |
Jeff Chesmore | 3 |
2 |
20% |
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Class D |
Class H |
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1 |
Tammy Wild | 4 |
1 |
35.2% |
1 |
Alex Tyznik - Cadet Boys | 5 |
0 |
15% |
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2 |
Dave Paul | 4 |
1 |
32.4% |
2 |
Caryn Davis | 4 |
1 |
7% |
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3 |
Stub Hazen | 3 |
2 |
24.8% |
3 |
Jerry Kooiker | 3 |
2 |
3% |
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4 |
Kaitlyn Tyznik - Cadet Girls | 2 |
3 |
3% |
2010 Tournament Champion
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Tournament Director Laura Dolezel and Tournament Champion |
Photo Gallery of the 2010 Tournament activities
Dennis Kieser