ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>horseshoe pitching tournament</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=unicode" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=Description content="The 45th Apple Capital Open,photos,story and results"> <META name=KeyWords content="winchester,Virginia,Horseshoe,Apple Capital"> <BODY bgColor=#c0c0c0> <DIV align=center> <H1>The 45th Apple Capital Open <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 May 15th, 2010</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> <CENTER> <TABLE border=0 width="75%" bgColor=#ffffcc cols=1 cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <CAPTION><B>45th Apple Capital Open<br> </B>May 15th, 2010<br> By Bobbie Burke</CAPTION> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <p class="MsoNormal">Great day for a horseshoe tournament, sunshine, not to hot, not to cool and 53 adults and 5 Junior participants.&nbsp; As I have said before, and as I will say again, it gives me great pleasure to be a tournament director for such a fine group and to the Winchester Horseshoe Club, for all the fine members, who assist and support me in getting the job done.&nbsp; I appreciate each and everyone.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After 45 years of this tournament, I felt it only fitting to share a little history, I was able to put together.&nbsp; The first tournament was held in 1966, Men&#39;s Champion Dale Carson - 62.1% and Women&#39;s Champion - Cindy Dean 46.8%&nbsp; Most Participants ever, 153 in 1991, what a tournament that must have been.&nbsp; That year, Art Tyson 76.8% and Renee Cowan 58.3% were the champions.&nbsp; The most wins, Cecil Monday 7-times and Tamara Burke 8-times.&nbsp; Highest % in tournament history, Alvin Perry 1985/81.8% and Tamara Burke 2004/82.1%</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to all participants:&nbsp; Class G, Adam Nelson 3rd, Dean Campbell 2nd Danny Lee Whitsell 1st, Class F, Gerald L. Bird 3rd, William P Melton 2nd, Charles Kesner 1st, Class E, Frank Brewer 3rd, Kara Vannoy 2nd, Charlene Hix 1st, Class D, James Danner 3rd, Deborah K. Barbour 2nd, &nbsp;Carrie Flowers 1st, Class C, &nbsp;Roy Copsey 3rd, David Cowan Jr. 2nd, Paul A. Campbell 1st, Class B, Paul Arnold 3rd, Ricky L. Hall 2nd, Pam Copsey 1sr, Class A, Amy Hall 2nd, Tamara Burke 1st, Class Jr. Boys, Dayton C. Campbell 2nd, Nash Combs 1st, Class Jr. Girls, Elizabeth Vannoy 2nd and&nbsp; Haley Figgins 1st.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Virginia State singles will be hosted by Winchester Horseshoe Club, September 4, 5 &amp; 6, preregister by August 14th.&nbsp; Our next tournament is the 44th Raymond Frye Memorial, Saturday, September 11, 2010, pre-register by August 28th.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bobby Burke/TD</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Winchester Horseshoe Club</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>38-10-007 45th Apple Capital Open Class A Saturday, May 15 2010 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Tamara Burke 78.28 0 370015 WV 5 0 207 180 6.28- 250 72.00 2. Amy Hall 79.27 0 380122 VA 4 1 193 181 7.45- 252 71.83 3. Howard Barnett 63.32 0 370052 WV 2 3 174 156 4.50 230 67.83 4. Hearl Kelly 62.59 0 380238 VA 2 3 162 163 0.58 258 63.18 5. Renee Cowan 62.86 0 380110 VA 2 3 113 93 11.20- 180 51.67 6. David Nelson 33.00 0 370126 WV 0 5 30 42 1.66- 134 31.34 Class B Saturday, May 15 2010 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Pam Copsey 49.84 0 420279 MD 6 1 279 161 3.12 304 52.96 2. Ricky L Hall 51.67 0 380121 VA 5 2 252 152 4.47- 322 47.20 3. Paul Arnold 48.71 0 380418 VA 4 3 235 174 1.43- 368 47.28 4. Don Swaim 52.58 0 370044 WV 4 3 232 155 5.33- 328 47.26 5. Jerry Nelson 47.85 0 370215 WV 3 4 204 144 2.00- 314 45.86 6. Ralph Hinkle 47.22 0 370008 WV 3 4 196 133 5.66- 320 41.56 7. Randy Rickard 46.77 0 380075 VA 2 5 212 154 4.93- 368 41.85 8. Glenn Buckler Sr 46.49 0 420276 MD 1 6 146 109 12.00- 316 34.49 Class C Saturday, May 15 2010 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Paul A Campbell 45.11 0 380054 VA 6 1 321 156 3.03 324 48.15 2. David Cowan Jr 42.59 0 380240 VA 5 2 264 154 0.66 356 43.26 3. Roy Copsey 41.83 0 420278 MD 5 2 268 144 3.33- 374 38.50 4. Kelly Campbell 44.01 0 380221 VA 3 4 185 120 4.80- 306 39.22 5. Donald Shaw 44.31 0 370088 WV 3 4 234 134 7.50- 364 36.81 6. Donna Keefer 42.80 0 380152 VA 3 4 193 125 8.08- 360 34.72 7. Mike O`Neal 37.56 0 370070 WV 2 5 281 126 0.72- 342 36.84 8. Craig Combs 41.34 0 370166 WV 1 6 211 131 4.34- 354 37.01 Class D Saturday, May 15 2010 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Carrie Flowers 39.86 0 380499 VA 7 0 289 149 3.20 346 43.06 2. Deborah K Barbour 38.12 0 380029 VA 6 1 295 148 9.01 314 47.13 3. James Danner 35.40 0 380163 VA 4 3 236 119 1.55 322 36.96 4. Earl R Waggy 37.32 0 380105 VA 4 3 212 108 4.60- 330 32.73 5. John R Ham 36.21 0 380271 VA 3 4 218 104 4.12- 324 32.10 6. Jimmy Campbell 36.11 0 380337 VA 3 4 196 102 6.80- 348 29.31 7. Mickey Gillespie 32.74 0 380164 VA 1 6 130 69 11.32- 322 21.43 8. Marshall Coleman 35.02 0 370106 WV 0 7 186 89 10.44- 362 24.59 Class E Saturday, May 15 2010 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Charlene Hix 31.31 0 380116 VA 7 1 312 134 3.22 388 34.54 2. Kara Vannoy 28.85 0 380113 VA 5 2 264 116 5.46 338 34.32 3. Frank Brewer 31.87 0 400036 NC 5 2 230 97 1.94- 324 29.94 4. Ronnie Roberts 27.82 0 370161 WV 3 3 174 66 3.56- 272 24.26 5. Donald Parkes 31.25 0 380037 VA 2 4 172 69 8.25- 300 23.00 6. Charles Edmonds 28.24 0 380147 VA 1 5 151 50 10.39- 280 17.86 7. April Campbell 28.92 0 380338 VA 0 6 70 29 18.34- 274 10.58 Class F Saturday, May 15 2010 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Charles Kesner 23.72 0 370079 WV 6 1 250 90 3.38 332 27.11 2. William P Melton 24.23 0 380072 VA 5 2 241 81 0.13- 336 24.11 3. Gerald L Bird 24.92 0 380157 VA 5 2 247 82 1.09- 344 23.84 4. Gary D Martin 22.87 0 380092 VA 3 4 202 73 0.89- 332 21.99 5. Tonya Hix Goodman 20.60 0 380112 VA 3 4 200 75 0.82 350 21.43 6. Victor A Riggleman 20.03 0 380077 VA 3 4 213 71 0.97 338 21.01 7. William T Riley 21.44 0 380249 VA 2 5 179 67 1.14- 330 20.30 8. Denny Garman 21.00 0 390042 PA 1 6 141 49 5.97- 326 15.03 Class G Saturday, May 15 2010 1:00 PM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Danny Lee Whitsell 21.81 0 380198 VA 7 0 247 71 0.23 322 22.05 2. Dean Campbell 15.93 0 380339 VA 5 2 246 78 9.39 308 25.32 3. Adam Nelson 19.08 0 370049 WV 5 2 200 69 0.63 350 19.71 4. Rachel Garman 15.03 0 390066 PA 4 3 216 62 2.99 344 18.02 5. Larry Huff 12.73 0 380241 VA 3 4 142 39 0.62- 322 12.11 6. Denny Hall 14.47 0 390018 PA 2 5 139 40 2.05- 322 12.42 7. Floyd Hix Jr 12.05 0 380107 VA 1 6 91 19 6.15- 322 5.90 8. Kenneth W Sorrells 6.18 0 380068 VA 1 6 54 15 1.64- 330 4.55 Junior Boys Saturday, May 15 2010 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Nash Combs 25.43 0 370067 WV 4 1 182 81 7.49 246 32.93 2. Dayton C Campbell 34.15 0 380123 VA 3 2 177 87 1.50 244 35.66 3. David McDowell 23.81 0 380208 VA 0 4 93 47 0.08- 198 23.74 Junior Girls Saturday, May 15 2010 9:00 AM Pos Name Entry Avg Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs OvrAvg Sh R% 1. Haley Figgins 4.90 0 380171 VA 2 1 46 3 3.01- 158 1.90 2. Elizabeth Vannoy 2.70 0 380514 VA 1 2 37 2 1.44- 158 1.27</pre> <BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <HR SIZE=6 width="100%" noShade> <A name=photos></A> <DIV align=center><FONT size=6>Apple Capitol </FONT><BR> <P align=center>Click on any photo to enlarge. <BR>Photos by Bobby Burke </P> <TABLE border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-45th-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-45th-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-a-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-a-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-b-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-b-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-c-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-c-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-d-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-d-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=70></A><BR>- -</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-e-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-e-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=65></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-f-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-f-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-g-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-class-g-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-jr-boys-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-jr-boys-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD> <TD height=120 width=120> <P align=center><A href="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-jr.-girls-apple-capital-2010.htm"><IMG border=0 alt="" src="magicgallery/2010_05_15-bb-jr.-girls-apple-capital-2010thumb.jpg" width=100 height=75></A><BR>- -</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <P align=center>Click the page number(s) below for more photos. <BR></P> <H2></H2><BR></DIV><BR> <P align=center><A href="http://www.raizlabs.com/magic/" target=_top><IMG border=0 alt="Create thumbnail post galleries, download software now" align=bottom src="MagicGallery.gif" width=96 height=21></A> <BR></P> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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