We arrived to find there were quite a few others taking a chance the weather would change  and we weren't disappointed. The sunshine and warm temperatures brought out some new faces and some familiar ones as well. A total of 51 pitchers competed in 8 different classes for trophies that bore a new look, thanks to Renee Cowan our 1st VP.

      In class H, new comer Christa Hall went undefeated and took home 1st place. Melvin Fitzgerald finished 2nd and Terry Hensley & James Morris were tied for 3rd, but Terry 's ringer percentage earned him the trophy.

     In class G, Durwood Griffin took 1st place going undeated, while Diane Barb & Eddie Gregory who were tied for second, had to wait for the final scoresheets to be counted to find Diane won 2nd by 1.44%. That's close pitching!

    In class F, 1st place went to Charlie Leonard. Bo Gormus finished 2nd, and Richard Miller won the three way tie with Butch Thompson, & Lacy Houff.

   In class E, Elaine Wimer and Rosette Cupp were tied after their round robin play and had to pitch a playoff. After a close game, Elaine came out on top. Elaine's another new pitcher taking home a 1st place trophy, do you think she'll be back? Rosette finished 2nd, and Granville Weakley received 3rd and pitched the highest percentage in his class.

      In class D, Steve Wheeler and Pat Snelgrove pitched a playoff game to decide 1st place.Pat lost to Steve earlier in the day,  but pitched well enough to win the playoff. Steve took home 2nd, and Marvin May finished 3rd.

      In class C, Sheldon Worley also went undefeated to win 1st place. Donald Parkes finished 2nd, and Glen Ritchie won 3rd by having a higher percentage than Randall Weakley.

     In Class B, Jackie Whetzel went undefeated and took home 1st. Terry Figgins received 2nd place winning a tie breaker with Ray Barb who finished 3rd.

       In class A, Amy Hall finished 1st going undefeated and averaging 81.55% . Amy's starting to warm up for the 2001 WT. Ricky Hall received 2nd and Ronnie Williams won the three way tie for 3rd with Renee Cowan, & Ron Trobaugh.

We would gratefully like to thank the sponsors for the 2001 Old Dominion Tournament. Without their support, our State Singles Entry fee would be much higher for everyone. 
 
This years sponsores were,
 Class A --- Bunkie Trinite Trophies, 
 Class B---Ricky & Amy Hall
 Class C---Winchester Horseshoe Club
 Class D---Churchville Horseshoe Club
 Class E---Grottoes Horseshoe Club
 Class F---King Custom, Kevin Snelgrove 
 Class G ---Shenendoah Quilt & Patch
 Class H---Shenendoah Quilt & Patch

You can sponsor the class of your choice for $50.00.  If anyone is interested in being a sponsor for the 2002 Old Dominion Tournament, you can contact Teresa Staton, or Ricky Hall.