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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Carson Park, Eau Claire, WI

Come to Carson Park to pitch in the 41st annual Eau Claire Open horseshoe tournament conducted by the Eau Claire Horseshoe Club. This tournament will provide you with the opportunity to compete against and watch some of the finest horseshoe pitchers of the upper midwest and Canada.

QUALIFYING: Send last years league or your current tournament average to the nearest hundredth. If no average is established, send a qualifying score sheet for 100 shoes. Include your 2010 NHPA card number. Entrants will be notified of class and time they will pitch if you send the director your complete address.

ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Most classes will be established as 8 persons. Junior classes are free. Men 70 and older will be allowed to pitch from 30 feet. Classes may be mixed depending on the number of entries. Games might be 40 or 50 shoes based on the number assigned in the class.

< Pitchers will keep their own scores and ringers using self-serving scoreboards >

DEADLINE: Entry deadline is Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Those who drop out of the tournament after the established deadline will forfeit their entry fee. You will be asked to present your NHPA card before pitching.

The Chippewa Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau has provided the Eau Claire Horseshoe Club with a listing of hotels/motels that are providing pitchers special group rates for their stay. Click the following link for a listing of the hotels/motels, their price and the phone number to call to make any arrangements.

Hotel/Motel Information

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Pitching classes are scheduled for 9:00 a.m and 1:00 p.m. Food and Refreshments will be available at the courts.

AWARDS: Cash or Trophies

8 in a class - First 4 places $50 - $40 - $30 - $20
6 in a class - First 3 places $45 - $35 - $20
Junior pitchers will be awarded trophies.

Send the completed entry form below with $20.00, your 2008 NHPA card number and your current pitching average to:

Laurie Dolezel
911 Daniels Avenue
Altoona, WI 54720
563-3141
lauradolezel@att.net

Laurie has all entries in, schedule is set and all is ready to go. Click here to download the file to review your class assignment, others you will be pitching against and your scheduled time.

2010 Pitching Schedule - Classes, Times, Courts

EAU CLAIRE OPEN Horseshoe Tournament - Sunday, June 6, 2010

One thing you can almost always count on when Eau Claire hosts a tournament is that the weather will be "interesting". The morning classes had to cover the courts briefly once when a light shower passed through. The afternoon classes covered up twice when two heavier thunderstorms came through. With the Blue Angels in town for an air show, it was sometimes hard to tell if we were hearing thunder or jets passing overhead.

After being interrupted twice, Class A managed to complete all five of their games. Classes B & C decided to call it a day after having completed three of their five games before the second storm, thus qualifying as a completed tournament for their classes.

JIM BILDERBACK claimed 1st place in Class A with a late surge, pitching 70 & 72% in his last two games & finishing at 4-1 & 58.8% for the day. NORM GAGE at 3-2, 56% took 2nd place with MARK STEVENS, also 3-2 & 48% coming in 3rd.

In rain-shortened Class B, DAVE NINNEMANN walked away with 1st at 3-0, 50.6%. LES KARPIEL, 2-1, 46.6% edged out DEAN CHAFFEE 2-1, 44.6% for 2nd with Dean taking 3rd.

LONNY TRANGSRUD took 1st in the other "3-game" Class C, squeaking by 2nd place finisher JIM GANTHER. Both were 3-0. Lonny threw 40.6% compared to Jim's 38.7%. JIM HEIM at 2-1, 38.7% came in 3rd.

A last-minute scheduling change worked out well for DEL KARSJENS as he took 1st place in Class D. Del, 3-1/2 - 1-1/2 & 31.6% was moved from Class C to Class D the morning of the tournament. BOB KALLSTROM, also 3-1/2 - 1-1/2 pitched 29.2% to claim 2nd place. GEORGE ECKSTROM, following my advice to put the shoes around the stake, came in 3rd at 2-1/2 - 2-1/2, & 25.6%.

After a slow start, STAN FOX won his last three games & finished at 3-1/2 - 1-1/2, 25.2% to take 1st place in Class E. TOM DUDENHOEFER went 3-2, 20% for 2nd place, with RAY MALLO 3-2, 19.6% coming in 3rd.

In the only 7-person class, MARK ANDERSON missed a perfect day by a tie game in which both pitchers had 6 ringers. This was the second tie game of the day in which both pitchers had the same number of ringers. Mark took 1st place at 5-1/2 - 1/2, 16.3%. Second place went to FRANK JOHNSON, 5-1, 10.4%. Cadet ALEX TYZNIK, (Dennis Kieser's grandson) surprised his adult opponents by taking 3rd place at 3-3, 14.1%.

With our regular lunch stand operators, Jessie & LaVonne Comero, away (attending a graduation), our club secretary Debbi Smith & her mom did a super job keeping everyone fed. Thanks to both of them for helping us out. And thanks to Jane, Edie & Dave N. for keeping score for Class A for the last 2-1/2 games...& to Dennis for taking pictures. Thanks also to all participants for their patience with the many schedule changes and rain delays.

John Dolezel
Publicity Chairman

715-835-2762


Winners

Class A        
Class D
      
1. Jim Bilderback 4-1 58.8  
1.
 Del Karsjens 3.5-1.5 31.6
2. Norm Gage 3-2 56  
2.
 Bob Kallstrom 3.5-1.5 29.2
3. Mark Stevens 3-2

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3.
 George Eckstrom 2.5-2.5 25.6
         
     
Class B
        
Class E
      
1.
 Dave Ninneman 3-0 50.6  
1.
 Stan Fox 3.5-1.5 25.2
2. Les Karpiel 2-1 46.6   2. Tom Dudenhoefer 3-2 20
3.
 Dean Chaffee 2-1 44.6  
3.
 Ray Mallo 3-2 19.6
                 
Class C
        
Class F
      
1. Lonny Trangsrud 3-0 40.6   1. Mark Anderson 5.5-.5 16.3
2.
 Jim Ganther 3-0 38.7  
2.
 Frank Johnson 5-1 10.4
3. Jim Heim 2-1 38.7   3. Alex Tyznik 3-3 14.1
          4. Mark Gagnon 3-3 13.3

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