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2006 State Singles Review by Pat Snelgrove Hurricane season came a little early in Virginia this year, with the advent
of Ernesto on Labor Day weekend. On Wednesday, the VaHPA decided not to take the
chance of being washed out, and postponed the event for two weeks. As things
turned out, it was a good decision. Downpours in Winchester Wednesday and
Thursday put the courts under water, even though the club had taken all
precautions to cover the courts and try to keep them dry.
Sleepy Hole shows her face e 
After a year or more of planning, the Let Um Ring
gang is making great progress. These photos where taken November 4th
show the first four courts setting up. The club hopes to have all 12
courts in the ground for use next summer.
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The 40th Raymond Frye Memorial Horseshoe Tournament ABSOLUTE FOCUS!
The 40th
Raymond Frye Memorial Tournament Friday, the day before, 9:30 am I checked the courts, absolutely perfect! The rains early week have provided just enough moisture. I live 12 miles north of the courts, a storm passes early afternoon to the south, and I remember hoping that it’s not raining at the courts. It did, arriving early Saturday morning and with the help of Club volunteers, enough courts were dried out (continued on the next page) Getting into A Class By Kevin Snelgrove In all of the tournaments I have attended, my camera is not far away. Much like pitching horseshoes “You have good days and bad days” my camera, my eye and my photographs are alike in that I have good and bad photos. With the running of the 40th Frye, my eye was keen and intune with (continued on the next page)-------------- PS. Bobby Burke did a wonderful job running his first tournament. He has been around pitching for a long time watching his wife pitch. He has learned a lot from just being there and observing things. Bobby passed the HsMaster Training program, and with his observations and skills set up the event, he showed his knowledge, running the 40th Frye. He knows what it takes to make a big event work. I look forward to attending his next event. It was a blast just being there! |
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The 2006 State Singles , Results for 38-06-019 August 26, 2006 Petersburg Fall Open
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The 2006 State Singles Pitching Schedule for September 2nd and 3rd
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The Coast Guard Day Horseshoe Tournament . There were 21 players and five classes. In Class A, Paul Caviness took First Place, Class B Champion Blake Tidwell (eleven year old), Class C Champion Frank Davis (twelve year old), Class D Champion Micheal Senecal and Class E Champion David Lersch. The five Class winners complete for the Overall Championship. Blake Tidwell had to leave so there were Four Class Winner left. In the first game, Paul Caviness defeat David Lersch 16-5 and Micheal Senecal defeat Frank Davis 16-3. In the Championship Game Micheal Senecal defeat Paul Caviness 16-9 and was awarded the Overall Tournament Champion for 2006. We would like to think our follow club members for coming out and help support the tournament: Jim O'Quinn, Robert Snowden, Bill Maitland, Don Masters, David Moser, Noma Venavage, Jim Walls, Sherwood Brown and Crytal O"Quinn. MWR Director Sandra Hardiness present Sherwood Brown and Robert Snowden a Plaque award for Outstanding continued Support of Coast Guard MWR Events.
Bobby Hoover Bobby has been a member of our organization for a long time. Pitching both with the Churchville Horseshoe Club and the Fulks Run Horseshoe club his recent troubles with cancer have taken a turn. Your support and prayers would be appreciated. The Fulks Run Horseshoe club hosted the event in his name and donate the proceeds to help him and his family cope with his health problems.
Another Clue! You are so close to getting the right answer for the 5th person, so far four individuals have answered correctly. The person I am looking for starting pitching in the Metropolitan Era (1920-30's) pitching in our state. Quoting this person" I won the Metropolitan title in the following years 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939-1969 inclusive. A total of 34 times."
There is still time left, so
far only Flash from the past! 
This pitcher used a ladder
to practice with. it gave him confidence in dropping the shoe on the
peg. "If I get between the 2nd rung I'll have a ringer." If you are the
5th person to correctly identify this individual I'll send you a
Do you have any old photos of horseshoe pitchers that you would share? Send them to me with a brief explanation and I might use it for a contest or a story on the web site.
Posted events
Upcoming events
38-06-018 August 19, 2006 Firecracker Classic
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There is still time left, so
far only two people have correctly identified this individual. The
person is no longer alive and will be remembered for his contributions to
our sport. His story spans many decades. His son is an active pitcher in
our state. Flash from the past!
This pitcher used a ladder
to practice with. it gave him confidence in dropping the shoe on the
peg. "If I get between the 2nd rung I'll have a ringer." If you are the
5th person to correctly identify this individual I'll send you a
Do you have any old photos of horseshoe pitchers that you would share? Send them to me with a brief explanation and I might use it for a contest or a story on the web site.
Petersburg Spring Open
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38-06-011 June 3, 2006 Kitchen's Classic cancelled and re scheduled
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Flash from the past! 
This pitcher used a ladder
to practice with. it gave him confidence in dropping the shoe on the
peg. "If I get between the 2nd rung I'll have a ringer." If you are the
5th person to correctly identify this individual I'll send you a
Do you have any old photos of horseshoe pitchers that you would share? Send them to me with a brief explanation and I might use it for a contest or a story on the web site.
HANOVER HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT
Hanover County Parks and Recreation will host our annual Hanover Horseshoe Tournament on Saturday, April 22nd beginning at 10 A.M. This tournament will be held at Pole Green Park, in Mechanicsville. The event is a singles tournament and will be held rain or shine. Trophies will be awarded. Registration is $9.00 and includes a tournament souvenir. All ages and skill levels are welcome. You must pre-register by April 7th for this event. Registration forms are available on the Parks and Recreation page at www.co.hanover.va.us by email at parksandrec@co.hanover.va.us or by calling Hanover County Parks and Recreation at 804-779-7948. (click here for application form) The Struggle of time The passing of Jackie Cummings will be mourned by the members in our state. She might not have pitched recently, but she supported her husband John in his quest for the perfect shoe. Always in supporting of the Big Oaks Horseshoe Club, she would bring food and good spirits, her involvement will be missed. Our hearts and thoughts go out to John and the family.
CUMMINGS, JACKIE LYNN, age 49, of Christiansburg passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 at her home. A 1974 graduate of Clay High School, Clay, WV, she received a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Radford University in 1996, and a Associate in Arts and Science with a major in General Studies from New River Community College. She was a member of Draper Baptist Church where she served as choir director and a Sunday School teacher. She had been an employee of Virginia Tech and Dr. David McMillan as office manager, she was a member of the Adeline’s Singing Group she enjoyed doing needlepoint. She is survived by her husband of twenty-seven years, John Cummings; a son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Jennifer Cummings and their son, Nathan Louis Cummings, Williamsburg, VA; daughter and son-in-law, Hope and Jake Blevins, Roanoke; her parents, Beauford and Ella Workman Trent, Dublin, VA; sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Larry Ross, Dublin, VA; special niece, Meagan Ross, Fairlawn, VA; several aunts, uncles and in-laws in West Virginia. The family would like to extend special thanks to Christie for all your help and loving care to Jackie. Also, thanks to all who touched her life and loved her for their support through this battle with “Lou Gehrigs” Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider either the local ALS Foundation, the MDA association or the family. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Horne Funeral Home. Memorial services will be conducted 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Horne Funeral Chapel with Rev. Willie Overton officiating. The Cummings family is being served by Horne Funeral & Cremation Service, Christiansburg, VA. (382-2612)
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38-06-004 April 1, 2006 Petersburg Spring Open at Circle K Courts
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The Ruther Glenn February Invitational By Kevin Snelgrove It is amazing the difference one month can make. It looks like many of the pitchers have been getting some practice in. Overall more than half of the participants pitched above their average for the February event. Ronald Walker, Herman Harper, Richard Owens and Trey McDowell all went home with patches in hand. Maryland sent over a few players. Johnny Monarchy, Linda Lepper and Craig Melvin turned out for the event. Johnny was the only one to leave with a trophy for third place. I would have loved to been there to witness Johnny and Herman Harper compete. Between the two of them, I'm sure they entertained the pitchers and all the spectators around. This is Kara Vannoy's second event using event using the Hs Master program and the bugs with downloading and uploading the files have been solved. Pat, our state secretary, extends her congratulations to Kara, she is doing an excellent job with the program. (Click here to see the results) The March Invitational is coming up. If you want to pitch in it call Kara at 804-514-4869. The Toll of time We lost a great ole friend on Monday February 20 Jr. Fogle from Maryland. Jr has been with the Frederick Horseshoe Pitchers Assoc from it inception. He was 86 years young. His contributions to the club and the sport will surely be missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
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The Snowshoe Festival I was pleasantly surprised reading the Sunday morning paper February 12. With 11 inches of fresh snow on the ground, our first major snow storm of the winter, I flipped over the front page and was looking at page three, and there was me! I was staring at myself taking up almost half the page! The event was a month old, and the paper felt it was a newsworthy story again and inserted it in the Sunday paper. This just proves my proverbial point to contact your local newspaper about your events. It may have more interest than you think. My appreciation to Mike Tripp the Daily News Photographer, he got a great shot of me. Click on the photo or here to view the page and story , Kevin The Ruther Glenn January Invitational The winter rust was a bit evident at the first sanctioned event of the year. Of the 18 pitchers that played, only two of them managed to pitch their average or above. Donnie Snowden tweaked out a point 0.15% above his average and Miles Noel managed 3.15%. The rest of the pitchers fell short of the entering percentage. Perhaps due to the rust, perhaps the feeling of pitching indoors, it's hard to tell why so many had a hard day with their averages. Renee Cowan, Don F Masters and Sherwood Brown all came out patch winners. Joe Presho, a brand new club member of the Richmond Horseshoe Club qualified in at 34%. He held his own for the day, with only 0.94% below his average. He wiggled his way into a three way tie for first place, finishing the day in third place. With this being the first event of the year, it was also the first event using the HsMaster Program and the group site that has been developed to support the program. Kara Vanoy and troops downloaded the database and with a bit of help from Pat Snelgrove had it up and running. A few minor glitches in the communication process where resolved and the results are posted. Click here to see the results. The February Invitational is nearly on us. Kara reported she still has a few openings. If you would like to pitch give her a call at 804-514-4869. The Toll of time
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Mother Nature Delivers a "Perfect Day" By Pat Snelgrove
It was Mother Nature, right on the mark - she came through with temps dropping into the 30’s, and SNOW. It started snowing lightly around 11 in the morning, and the pitchers were cheering as they arrived. By 1:00, there was quite the snowstorm going on!! Everyone was dressed for the day – ready to pitch in knee deep snow, (continued on the next page) The Snowshoe Festival attracted the local newspaper, reporter Ruth Jones and photographer Mike Tripp covered the event. They presented a wonderful story that went to print on Tuesday January 17th. The article gave local readers an insight to "The love of the Sport" that is in all of us. Yes there was a little bit of inside help getting them there, but it goes to prove if you want to publicize your club you have got to go out and do something. First and foremost is "Call the newspaper" and tell them what you are doing. If you have printed out the 2006 Schedule check the Revision number, make sure you have the current version, Revision 6 is the current Schedule.
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Wow, where did the year go! By Kevin Snelgrove
The official sanctioned season will start with the Ruther Glen Horseshoe club hosting the first three events, starting in January, one in February and again in March, Kara Vanoy is TD with Floyd as assistant. Pitching indoors on three courts the events all have a limit to the number of pitchers. They are all pre registered, if you are interested in pitching indoors and getting some early warm ups give Kara a call at 804-994-9628 or 804-514-4869 to get signed up.> The 2006 schedule Rev4 has been posted - there are a few events that the data is not complete and may be inaccurate. If you are involved with your club events please check the data for your events carefully and let me know what needs to be corrected. Don’t forget to check the pre-registered forms. As of today, they are the same as last years, Aside from the date changes, I need to know of any changes in the way it should be written. Let me know ASAP. Updates to the schedule will be posted as new information becomes available. It will be great seeing you all again on the courts. See you soon! “Birdie”, lifetime supporter of Dave Moser and the sport, passed away in early December. Our hearts go out to her family and friends. Birdie has attended many events throughout the state, always sitting quietly on the sidelines, but always in support of the pitchers and the sport. May Peace be with you!
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| October 2 , 2005 Circle K Horseshoe Club finds a new home, Ruther Glen Fall Open, What goes up, comes down ! The Stuarts Draft Fall Finals, New courts at Sleepy Hole, Suffolk Peanut Fest |
| September 7th , 2005, September 14th , 2005, 2005 Virginia State Singles, The Flame! The 39th Raymond Frye |
| August 28, 2005 Wanted Ronda and Palette ,James City County Fair Horseshoe Tournament ,Try HsMASTER, 10th Annual Summer fun. |
| July 24th , 2005, James City County Fair Horseshoe Tournament , Porks Shoe Shack WANTED, Sweet Dreams Horseshoe Tournament, X-Trials, State doubles, National Senior Games, Draft Doubles |
| May 5 , 2005, Toll of time, Denny Davis, James City County Fair, Hanover Spring Open, The 4th Annual Carl Frye |
| March 20 , 2005, Chuck Duymich accepts ARD, Hix fire |
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Arlington VA October 4th 2004 , Hanover Pole Green courts are set to open, Suffolk Peanut Festival August 8th, 2004 Denny Davis Standing Tall, What will you be doing at 92? The DW Strickler Memorial Plaque is unvield. The Dublin Dominators win the X-Trials, The 4th Chesapeake Open, Portsmouth and Augusta County pitching clinic, February 18th 2004 , Hurricane Isabell The Hix Family at the 2003 World |
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March 2,
2003, through Jan of 2004, Oldies
but Goodies,,
the 2003 Senior Olyimpics Games, Capture a new way of pitching, "Let'm
Ring" the Portmouth Club is growing, Raymond is back! A new home for
King William, Horseshoes Wanted! A new Junior league welcome Hillside,
Military Children's
Horseshoe Clinic , The
Lynch Mob wins the X-TRIALS,
Wanted last seen wondering the streets of Eau Clair, Shoe Fly Circus, Perfect game by Tamara and lots of tournament results.
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23, 2002 Toll of time!
Claude "Lee" Painter , NHPF Fundraiser, The Frost Bite Open, The
Portsmouth Horseshoe Club , What would you do in a Nor'easter?, The
Chesapeake
Horseshoe Club 2002 Review , The Stuarts Draft Fall Finals
,Palmyra,
Va? October
22, 2002 VaHPA Business
Meeting, September
16, 2002 , State single
results with photos, 36th Annual Raymond Frye Memorial ,36th
Annual Raymond Frye Memorial Open Doubles September 6, 2002 ,Firecracker Classic ,Ken Henson history, 2002 Virginia State Singles August 29, 2002 36th Raymond Frye Memorial August 24, 2002 Ricky Halls Perfect Game at the Grottes Final, 3rd Annual Apple Valley Open August 19, 2002 Lynchburg 2003 August 11, 2002, Poor Farm Park Doubles, The Draft Classic, The Otto Classic July 30, 2002 the Chesapeake Open July 7, 2002 , Fulks Run Tournament, Churchville Draw Partners, Earl Linkous Memorial, Randall weakely accepts post, 11th top of Virginia July 30, 2002 , 2nd Annual Chesapeake Open , Saturday Nights alive and kicking! August 2, 2002, Toll of Time, Howard Carmichael August 11, 2002, The Otto Classic results , 2002 Poor Farm Park Doubles, The Draft Classic August 13, 2002, Lynchburg 2003 ! August 24, 2002,Ricky Hall pitches a perfect game 100%, 3rd Annual Apple Valley Open, The Jack Frost Enterprise / Farmers Insurance Group , Coed and Mens Open Doubles September 6, 2002, 2002 Virginia State Singles , Firecracker Classic , With the Washington Monument ,September 16, 2002, 16 men determined to win the Virginia State Men's Championship, 36th Annual Raymond Frye Memorial ,25 Years in the Sanctioned League ProgramOctober 22, 2002, Winter Tournaments Coming Up!!, Dec 23, 2002, Toll of time! Claude "Lee" Painter , Fundraiser , The Frost Bite Open , The Portsmouth Horseshoe Club is moving forward! , If you bowl, horseshoe throwing should be easy. , What would you do in a Nor'easter?, The Chesapeake Horseshoe Club 2002 Review , The Stuarts Draft Fall Finals , Palmyra, Va? It is between Richmond and Charlottesvile! |
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May 23,
2002 -- The
Richmond Open , -- general updates
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2002, -- Churchville
Open pitching will never be the same, -- Contest #1 May 2, 2002 -- Carolina Dogwood Festival, April 24, 2002, -- Field of Dreams coming true, -- The new King William Horseshoe Club, -- The smell of concrete!!! -- Mountian View Singles Results, -- New Secretary April 2, 2002 -- The Petersburg Open Results, -- Happy Birthday, Chesapeake, -- www.vahpa.com and our new sponsor. March 27, 2002 -- Virginia pitching options expand with new courts!, -- Hanover County holds the first tournament of 2002, -- 1st sanctioned event of 2002, -- The Petersburg Open, -- Virginia's Pre registered events |
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December
23, 2001,
-- Peyton Skillman, -- 2002 Schedule,
-- How our state events rank as an individual in 2001. October 18, 2001 -- Chesapeake Open Results, -- Richmond Horseshoe Club? -- State Business Meeting Summary, -- Health Updates. September 25, 2001 -- Shewsbury fan Club, -- Stuarts Draft Fall Finals September 15, 2001 -- 9-11-01, -- 35th Raymond Frye Results, -- Chesapeake Open |
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September 9, 2001 The 35th
Raymond Frye Memorial September 2, 2001 Virginia State Singles July 29, 2001 Winners of the Children's Horseshoe Tournament and tournaments results June 30, 2001, Grottoes Classic, Grottoes Va July 7, 2001 Firecracker Classic, Dublin Va July 14, 2001, H. C Eppard Open, Grottoes Va July 21, 2001 Crozet Summer Classic, Crozet Va July 28, 2001 Draft Classic, Stuarts Draft June 24, 2001 The Virginia
State Doubles, The Roanoke Times article, D.W Strickler Memorial
Churchville June 2, May 29, 2001 The Children's
Horseshoe Tournament
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May 24 2001 - Children's
Horseshoe Tournament, 36th Apple Capitol April 18, 2001 Cecil Painter Toll of Time March 31,2001 Welcome to the Chesapeake Horseshoe Club and 2000 Awards |
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