2009 X-Trials team horseshoe competition

**X Trials**
Yankee Doodles
2009 X Trials There is no precedence in the history of the X-Trials that an out of state team has won this event. This year, teams from Pennsylvania won both first & second places! Kathy Hash worked hard to make two teams, and we were tickled pink to host “3 Yankees & a Reb” and the “Yankee Doodles”. Setting up, the Yankee Doodles were short one player. Yogi Guyer had signed up as an alternate to pitch the event and filled in the fourth slot. Virginia’s saving grace! Our defending champions, the Richmond Sharp Shoeters, led by Joe Presho struggled with their wins and losses all day. Seeded number one, they lost critical games which put them into third place. After a long day of pitching, made of a 6 man round robin with only 20 shoes per game, two teams ended in a tie for first place, forcing a playoff. Both of those teams were from Pennsylvania! The playoff round ended with both teams STILL tied. Both had won 2 and lost 2 in that round. Exhausted, eight competitors faced each other again! Another precedence! Double overtime! This time around, the Yankee Doodles dominated, winning 3 out of the 4 games, to take home the title. 2009 X-Trials Champions! As we all cooled off after the event, the PA pitchers told us “we’ll be back to defend our title next year”. And the Stuarts Draft club will be glad to have them back. What an enjoyable day. The team format makes for a really interesting competitive competition, with team captains using strategy to set up the opponents for each game. Looking forward to next year already, hope to see you here!

Results

Place	Team	Name	Won	Lost	Total Shoes	Total Ringers	Rgr %	Hi Game Rgr %
1	Yankee Doodles	Guyer, George C	6	1	210	65	30.95	43.33
1	Yankee Doodles	Buffenmeyer, Larry	4	3	210	30	14.29	23.33
1	Yankee Doodles	Kase, William	4	3	210	77	36.67	43.33
1	Yankee Doodles	Shutt, Bruce	3	4	210	73	34.76	46.67
	Team Totals		17	11	840	245	29.17
	Starting team points						118.20
	Ending team Points						116.67
2	3Yanks & a REB	Garmam, Ray	5	2	210	42	20.00	30.00
2	3Yanks & a REB	Gabner, Donald	4	3	210	75	35.71	46.67
2	3Yanks & a REB	Hash, Kathy	4	3	210	78	37.14	53.33
2	3Yanks & a REB	Stahr, Larry	2	5	210	60	28.57	43.33
	Team Totals		15	13	840	255	30.36
	Starting team points						113.72
	Ending team Points						121.42
3	Richmond Sharp Shoeters	Presho, Joe	5	0	150	71	47.33	60.00
3	Richmond Sharp Shoeters	Presho, Hope	3	2	150	51	34.00	46.67
3	Richmond Sharp Shoeters	Barlow, Glenn	2	3	150	61	40.67	60.00
3	Richmond Sharp Shoeters	Younger, Andrew	1	4	150	9	6.00	10.00
	Team Totals		11	9	600	192	32.00
	Starting team points						146.29
	Ending team Points						128.00
4	Winchester Whompers	Keefer, Donna	4	1	150	66	44.00	53.33
4	Winchester Whompers	Huff, Larry	3	2	150	11	7.33	13.33
4	Winchester Whompers	Rinker Jr, John D	2	3	150	46	30.67	36.67
4	Winchester Whompers	Flowers, Carrie	1	4	150	43	28.67	36.67
	Team Totals		10	10	600	166	27.67
	Starting team points						104.07
	Ending team Points						110.67
5	Dublin Dominaters	NEELY, DANNY	5	0	150	65	43.33	53.33
5	Dublin Dominaters	Moore, Chris	3	2	150	25	16.67	26.67
5	Dublin Dominaters	Duymich, Chuck	1	4	150	39	26.00	33.33
5	Dublin Dominaters	Cummings, John	0	5	150	20	13.33	16.67
	Team Totals		9	11	600	149	24.83
	Starting team points						115.3
	Ending team Points						99.33
6	Heartless Hammers	Ham, John R	3	2	150	62	41.33	53.33
6	Heartless Hammers	Thompson, Edward	2	3	150	50	33.33	46.67
6	Heartless Hammers	Hartless, William	1	4	150	31	20.67	40.00
6	Heartless Hammers	Hite, Steve	0	5	150	0	0.00	0.00
	Team Totals		6	14	600	143	23.83
	Starting team points						128.79
	Ending team Points						95.33