News : Hurley family earns ribbons at State Fair Horseshoe Contest

Horseshoe competitors throw their best pitch at Doubles State Championship and Open Singles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Saturday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

The State Fair hosts both Championship and Open Class competitions every Fair day. Division winners are crowned daily. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions take place on the clay courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.

Complete results below:

Doubles State Championship

Championship

1) Ron Rowley, West Des Moines; LeRoy J. Law, W. Des Moines

2) Tom Cranston, Keswick; Richard Cranston, Keswick

3) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City; Deb Davis, Ankeny

4) Derek Bloodgood, Creston; Marvin Dirks, Fonda

5) Pat Simon Sr, Waterloo; Heidi Kuecker, Waterloo

Class A

1) Leo Toby, New Boston; Randy Clark, Monroe

2) Chris Jordan, Peru; Pamela Hayes, Clive

3) Steve Hatch, Knoxville; Ralph Davis, Ankeny

4) Marty Sprague, Ft Dodge; Steve Paukert, Duncombe

5) Lynn Gilmore, Des Moines; Stephen Fini, Des Moines

Class B

1) Nate Stanley, Ft. Dodge; Lee Ann Strain, Ft. Dodge

2) James Fortune, Des Moines; Frank Cardamon, Des Moines

3) Cory Graves, Fort Dodge; Ricky Ellsworth, Fort Dodge

4) Russell Wiese, Roland; Brandon DeBord, Des Moines

5) Jeremy Logue, Carlisle; Dave Niemi, Ankeny

Open Singles

Class A

1) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City

2) Tom Cranston, Keswick

3) Ricky Ellisworth, Fort Dodge

4) James Fortune, Des Moines

5) Nate Stanley, Ft. Dodge

Class B

1) Marvin Dirks, Fonda

2) Logan Duffy, Norwalk

3) Russell Wiese, Roland

4) Frank Cardamon, Des Moines

5) Cory Graves, Fort Dodge

Class C

1) Doug Small, Downing

2) Terry Gump, Eagle Grove

3) Jerry Gering, Des Moines

4) Dirk Braet, Calamus

5) Ray Hutt, Des Moines

Class D

1) Teresa Kosalka, Omaha

2) Seamus Hurley, Van Horne

3) Collin Hurley, Van Horne

4) Cristy Hurley, Van Horne

5) Bill Hurley, Van Horne

Class E

1) Jamie Gump, Eagle Grove

2) Paul Holtfrerich, Chicago

3) Scott Ulrick, Pheonix

4) Bob Kosalka, Omaha

Class F

1) Diana Barker, Indianola

2) Noah Gracey, Des Moines

3) Michael Hunts, Hansell

4) Neal Johanson, Chicago