ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>2009 43rd Raymond Frye horseshoe pitching tournament</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=unicode" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"> <META name=template content="Basic Black"> <META name=Description content="2009 43rd Raymond Frye Memorial Horseshoe Tournament, stroy, results and photos"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#c0c0c0> <DIV align=center> <H1>The 43rd Raymond Frye Memorial<BR>horseshoe pitching tournament <BR><FONT size=3>held at the Jim Barnett Park, Winchester, VA<BR>Hosted by the Winchester Horseshoe Club<BR>on September 12, 2009</FONT></H1> <TABLE border=1 width="60%" bgColor=#00ff00> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=172> <P align=center><B><A href="#Results">Tournament Results</A> </B></P></TD> <TD bgColor=#00ff00 width=263 align=middle><B>Links on this page.</B> </TD> <TD width=109> <P align=center><B><A href="#photos">Photo&#39;s</A> </B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV align=center> <P align=center><B><A href="../../main.html">Return to Current News and Updates</A></B></P> <TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../main_CD.html">Site index </A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../search_vahpa.html">Search<BR>the VaHPA</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../how-to-join-the-virginia-horseshoe-pitchers-association.html"> Join VaHPA</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="../../clubs_in_va/Clubs.html"><FONT size=2>Clubs in Virginia</FONT></A></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="http://hsmaster.vahpa.com/"><FONT size=2>HsMaster Help Desk</FONT></A><FONT size=2> </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="../../Hist/locations_attendance_state_events.html"><FONT size=2>Historical Data</FONT></A><FONT size=2> <BR></FONT><A href="../../Hist/locations_attendance_state_events.html"><FONT size=2>Hall Of Fame</FONT></A></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../Hist/locations_attendance_state_events.html">State Champions </A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="../../Contact_e/contact_web_master.html">State Officers</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><FONT size=2><A href="http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/gb/sign?member=va_hpa" target=RIGHT>Sign Guest book</A> </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=middle><A href="http://us.geocities.yahoo.com/gb/view?member=va_hpa"><FONT size=2>View Guest book</FONT></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P></P>&nbsp; <CENTER> <TABLE border=1 width="75%" bgColor=#ffffcc cols=1> <CAPTION><B>By Bobbie Burke</B></CAPTION> <TBODY> <TR> <TD>The 43rd Annual Raymond L. Frye Tournament got under way on a cloudy cool, buy dry day. With 64 adult pitchers and 5 juniors, from VA, MD, PA, WV, and NC. Congratulations to all our pitchers, but a special mention to our Tournament Champions, Class A, Paul McGee of Derwood, MD, Junior Girls, Haley Figgins of Front Royal, VA and Junior Boys, Brian Sharp of Winchester. <p>In addition our Class winners were, Class A, Paul McGee 1st, Vicki Kunde 2nd (MD) Class B, Don Swaim 1st (WV) Ken Wilhelm 2nd (WV) Class C, Wayne Sturtz 1st (VA) Ralph Hinkle 2nd (WV) Horace L. Phillips 3rd (VA) Class D, Don Wiley 1st (MD) Mike Wolf 2nd (WV) Terry Figgins 3rd (VA) Class E, Carrie Flowers 1st (VA) Donna Keefer 2nd (VA) Mike O Neal 3rd (WV) Class F, Steve Hoffner, 1st (PA) Terry Hitzelberger 2nd (MD) Deborah K. Barbour 3rd (VA) Class G, Ronnie Roberts 1st (WV) David Cowan Sr. 2nd (VA) Francisco J. Reyes Sr. 3rd (MD) Class H, Tonya Hix (Goodman) 1st (VA) Steven L. Oates 2nd (VA) George E. Hopson 3rd (VA) Class I, Ken Cunningham 1st (PA) Larry Huff 2nd (VA) and Floyd Hix Jr 3rd (VA) </p> <p>The Winchester Horseshoe Club also congratulated and recognized Floyd Hix Jr of Ruther Glen, VA for his accomplishment with the National Horseshoe Pitching Association. With 50 years of membership in the NHPA, Floyd has participated in 50 state tournaments, 37 world tournaments and 42 Raymond L. Frye Memorials. At the most recent Virginia State Singles Tournament, Floyd was presented quite an impressive plaque for his dedication. </p> <p>Again my sincere appreciation for all participants, looking forward to seeing you next year& . </p> <p>Bobby Burke<br> Tournament Director (WHC)</p> .<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <HR SIZE=6 width="100%" noShade> <BR><A name=Results></A><BR>&nbsp; <DIV align=center> <TABLE border=1 width="75%" bgColor=#ffffcc cols=1> <CAPTION><B>Results</B></CAPTION> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <pre>38-09-019 43rd Raymond Frye Memorial Class A Saturday, Sep 12 2009 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. PAUL E MCGEE 69.28 0 420097 MD 7 0 286 223 2.19 312 71.47 2. Vicki Kunde 72.06 0 420150 MD 6 1 273 226 4.80- 336 67.26 3. TAMARA BURKE 78.90 0 370015 WV 5 2 266 218 5.26- 296 73.65 4. Renee Cowan 60.84 0 380110 VA 4 3 218 196 4.84- 350 56.00 5. MANDELL PROCTOR Sr. 64.51 0 420040 MD 3 4 152 186 9.16- 336 55.36 Class B Saturday, Sep 12 2009 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. DON SWAIM 52.99 0 370044 WV 7 0 222 188 4.32 328 57.32 2. KEN WILHELM 58.12 0 370026 WV 6 1 218 194 0.66 330 58.79 3. Charles Kesner 53.00 0 370079 WV 5 2 44 38 33.62- 196 19.39 Class C Saturday, Sep 12 2009 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Wayne Sturtz 52.54 0 380181 VA 7 1 324 210 3.91 372 56.45 2. RALPH HINKLE 45.11 0 370008 WV 6 2 258 163 5.51 322 50.62 3. Horace L Phillips 52.47 0 380050 VA 6 2 314 204 2.96- 412 49.51 4. Paul Arnold 46.22 0 380418 VA 5 3 301 199 1.84 414 48.07 5. Randy Rickard 50.11 0 380075 VA 4 4 224 148 12.17- 390 37.95 6. William Helsel 45.31 0 395214 PA 3 5 279 199 0.29- 442 45.02 7. JERRY HARLEY 47.64 0 420068 MD 3 5 233 157 5.89- 376 41.76 8. ZACHARY WATTERS JR 46.65 0 420247 MD 1 5 153 110 11.40- 312 35.26 9. Ray Yoder 44.87 0 390139 PA 1 7 166 125 8.96- 348 35.92 Class D Saturday, Sep 12 2009 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. DON WILEY 38.27 0 420178 MD 6 1 267 165 6.08 372 44.35 2. Mike Wolf 44.26 0 370128 WV 5 2 269 156 0.82 346 45.09 3. Terry Figgins 39.09 0 380039 VA 4 3 224 138 3.24 326 42.33 4. David Cowan Jr 39.43 0 380240 VA 4 3 243 122 0.70 304 40.13 5. Ray P Barb 43.76 0 380061 VA 3 4 229 141 3.01- 346 40.75 6. JOAN DOUGLAS 41.53 0 390146 PA 3 4 235 138 2.11- 350 39.43 7. DONALD SHAW 44.17 0 370088 WV 2 5 235 131 4.48- 330 39.70 8. FRANK BREWER 37.81 0 400036 NC 1 6 182 109 5.94- 342 31.87 Class E Saturday, Sep 12 2009 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Carrie Flowers 36.93 0 380499 VA 7 0 287 154 8.09 342 45.03 2. Donna Keefer 34.88 0 380152 VA 6 1 283 136 6.83 326 41.72 3. MIKE ONEAL 37.18 0 370070 WV 5 2 235 131 1.12 342 38.30 4. MARSHALL COLEMAN 34.71 0 370106 WV 4 3 241 113 4.66- 376 30.05 5. JIM LOWER 36.81 0 390109 PA 2 5 228 119 5.99- 386 30.83 6. George Zahorchak 35.29 0 380319 VA 2 5 211 106 5.52- 356 29.78 7. John Ham 34.26 0 380271 VA 1 6 168 110 0.73- 328 33.54 8. James Danner 35.27 0 380163 VA 1 6 143 74 11.25- 308 24.03 Class F Saturday, Sep 12 2009 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Steve Hoffner 31.66 0 390126 PA 6 1 267 105 6.94 272 38.60 2. TERRY HITZELBERGER 31.70 0 420197 MD 5 2 214 100 2.47- 342 29.24 3. Deborah K Barbour 33.87 0 380029 VA 4 2 225 114 12.85 244 46.72 4. Joseph Payne 26.01 0 380322 VA 3 3 177 86 10.12 238 36.13 5. Donald Parkes 33.81 0 380037 VA 3 3 180 82 5.34- 288 28.47 6. Pete Cugle 20.91 0 420249 MD 1 5 117 42 3.70- 244 17.21 7. WALTER BURTNER 26.04 0 390172 PA 0 6 80 35 10.96- 232 15.09 Class G Saturday, Sep 12 2009 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. RONNIE ROBERTS 25.89 0 370161 WV 8 0 285 113 2.36 400 28.25 2. David Cowan Sr 23.69 0 380373 VA 6 2 260 107 3.60 392 27.30 3. Francisco J. Reyes Sr. 23.80 0 420234 MD 5 3 271 86 1.75- 390 22.05 4. William P Melton 20.00 0 380072 VA 4 4 269 95 4.23 392 24.23 5. William T. Riley 20.27 0 380249 VA 4 4 209 87 1.48 400 21.75 6. Michael Taylor 25.46 0 390129 PA 3 5 224 87 3.04- 388 22.42 7. Danny Lee Whitsell 23.01 0 380198 VA 2 6 187 72 5.01- 400 18.00 8. Scott Springer 24.65 0 370254 WV 2 6 181 63 8.75- 396 15.91 9. Elden Vannoy Jr 19.34 0 380313 VA 2 6 186 59 4.22- 390 15.13 Class H Saturday, Sep 12 2009 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Tonya Hix (Goodman) 17.41 0 380112 VA 6 1 221 70 2.47 352 19.89 2. Steven L Oates 18.72 0 380557 VA 5 2 216 78 3.82 346 22.54 3. George E Hopson 18.95 0 380048 VA 4 3 213 68 0.93 342 19.88 4. Wayne Herr 17.44 0 390244 PA 4 3 184 48 3.89- 354 13.56 5. Victor A Riggleman 16.87 0 380077 VA 3 4 203 74 4.39 348 21.26 6. Matt Berrier 13.45 0 390090 PA 3 4 167 50 0.67 354 14.12 7. DENNY HALL 12.76 0 390018 PA 2 5 154 42 0.70- 348 12.07 8. Sonya Hix (Vitale) 17.04 0 380111 VA 1 6 159 57 0.67- 348 16.38 Class I Saturday, Sep 12 2009 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Ken Cunningham 12.23 0 390287 PA 6 0 135 24 4.23- 300 8.00 2. Larry Huff 11.55 0 380241 VA 5 1 178 38 1.11 300 12.67 3. Floyd Hix Jr 12.56 0 380107 VA 4 2 170 31 2.37- 304 10.20 4. Dean Foreman 4.09 0 420185 MD 3 3 121 14 0.51 304 4.61 5. Kenneth W Sorrells 5.57 0 380068 VA 1 5 77 20 1.09 300 6.67 6. Michael Goodman 12.50 0 380126 VA 1 5 84 16 7.17- 300 5.33 7. LARRY BUNN 11.40 0 420155 MD 1 5 87 14 6.74- 300 4.67 Juniors Mixed Saturday, Sep 12 2009 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Brian E Sharp 10.00 0 380582 VA 4 0 127 25 2.75 196 12.76 2. David (Trey) McDowell 20.54 0 380208 VA 3 1 129 34 3.54- 200 17.00 3. Haley Figgins 4.82 0 380171 VA 2 2 45 5 2.32- 200 2.50 4. CHELSEA BREEDEN 6.11 0 370084 WV 1 3 77 14 0.89 200 7.00 5. Elizabeth Vannoy 2.33 0 380514 VA 0 4 26 3 0.80- 196 1.53</pre> <BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <HR SIZE=6 width="100%" noShade> <A name=photos></A> <DIV align=center><FONT size=6>&nbsp;43rd Raymond Frye Memorial </FONT><FONT size=6> </FONT><BR> <P align=center>Click on any photo to enlarge. <BR>Photos by Kevin Snelgrove</P> <TABLE border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2009_09_12-kcs-DSC04831-43rd-raymond-frye_raymond-deal_.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2009_09_12-kcs-DSC04831-43rd-raymond-frye_raymond-deal_thumb.jpg" width=100 height=66></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2009_09_12-kcs-DSC04832-43rd-raymond-frye__.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2009_09_12-kcs-DSC04832-43rd-raymond-frye__thumb.jpg" width=100 height=66></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2009_09_12-kcs-DSC04833-43rd-raymond-frye__.htm"><IMG 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