FOUR DEAD

Official Newsletter of the Idaho Horseshoe Pitcher’s Association

Volume XXIX, #2 Summer 2018

President’s Message Hello again! I hope all of you have been out and pitching some shoes! It has again become a busy summer and some sad news with the passing of my Mom in May. Thanks to all those that sent condolences to me and my family.

Melanie and I had the pleasure to be asked to

work in the Stats Room for the World Tournament this year in Florence, SC. We had a great time being there for the full two weeks. The NHPA has some rollup banners that you can purchase for $16 that will have your club name and email along with NHPA info to help advertise our existence. If you are interested contact Laurie Lampkin at Laurie_r@bellsouth.net or 502-507-2597 for more information.

We had 6 pitchers from Idaho go this year and they all represented Idaho well. See results later in newsletter.

There were a couple things that the delegates voted on and here is a link to go see how the voting went.

http://www.horseshoepitching.com/2018-proposed-rule-changes/

The delegates also voted for two positions in the NHPA officers. Stu Sipma was voted in again as President, and Dalton Rakestraw from KY was elected as the 5th VP. We wish them well in helping grow this great sport.

State Doubles was held in Pocatello on June 28, 2018 at Ross Park in Pocatello. We had a good turn out with the following results:

Class A 1st Stephanie Smith/Juan Hernandez 2nd Jim Price / Evan Pickett

Class B 1st Randy DeJong / Mark DeJong 2nd Mike Beall / Stu Brown 3rd Nanette Spangler / Richard Vaughan

Class C 1st Paul Taylor / Rick Sprague 2nd Steve Lenon / Mike Curzon

Idaho State Singles is right around the corner! September 1 & 2 in Meridian at Settlers Park. Our Western Idaho club has a beautiful facility, and it is always a fun time surrounded by our horseshoe pitching friends! Contact Carol or myself to register and the deadline is Thursday, August 30 @ 10 pm.

To qualify for State Singles, you need two tournaments since last year's state tournament or one tournament if you joined after August 1.

The entry fee is $20; we will try to post the brackets and pitching times early Friday. Remember that we always need scorekeepers and a few judges. Sign-in by 8:15 am, and the first shift will start pitching at 8:30 am on both days.

There will be a Pre-warmup tournament on Friday night, August 31. Entry is $5; signup at the Settlers Courts at 6pm; we will try to start by 6:30 pm. This can count as one of your two tournaments.

Please promote this wonder pastime to all those you come in contact with as it’s a family sport that all can do. I hope that we are all working on a goal to get one person to sign up and start pitching with us every year. This is what we need to keeping our numbers strong. I can say that I did get one person to sign up this year.

I hope you all have a wonderful Fall & Winter season and I look forward to seeing you out on the courts.

Wishing you all MANY RINGERS!!!

Brian J Poole, ISHPA President 208-237-3459

bjpoole3564@gmail.com

Dollars and Sense

Hello fellow pitchers. I'm writing this as we are having a blast in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We didn't plan our vacation very well as we are here with over 300,000 motorcycles for the Sturgis Rally. All of the motorcyclists have been very nice. Of course, Pep and I are working on recruiting a few of them. Many have

shown interest in our sport.

Coming soon is our State Singles Tournament to be held in Meridian, September 1-2. The Warm-up tournament starts Friday night on August 31; be there by 6 pm to sign up for the Warm-up.

Remember to be able pitch in State Singles, you must have 2 tournaments in and wear a shirt that has (at a minimum) your last name professionally printed on the back. This year our Treasure Valley Club decided to get alcohol permits for Saturday and Sunday. You may bring your beer and drink it only within the gazebo area. Also, don’t forget your lawn chairs and umbrellas for shade. Please bring a dish to share for the Saturday lunch. I hope to see you all in Meridian. Let Brian Poole or me know by Thursday, August 30 if you are coming. Plus, bring $20.00 for the entry fee.

Our membership is down from last year. I don't have the figures with me, but I do know we do not have as many pitchers as we did last year. Everyone, please put on your thinking caps and come up with some suggestions on how we can get new members. We will have a short discussion on this subject at the Annual Meeting.

See you all in Meridian for State Singles Tournament.

Carol Plummer ISHPA Secretary/Treasurer 208-484-4685 idkegler@aol.com

Hall of Fame Report

The Hall of Fame presentation this year at the State Singles tournament in Meridian originally included four people on my list to induct. Unfortunately, I was unable to contact the daughter in Caldwell of the deceased individual to get some vital information for the

presentation. Moving forward, we have three people who will be at the State Singles during our potluck/annual meeting. These three have been in our sport for quite some time, and two of the three have made significant contributions to our sport. At this time, I will not reveal the names as I would like to make it a surprise as best I can.

On another note, I have asked our newsletter editor Kay Keskinen to be a part of the Hall of Fame Committee, and she has gladly accepted. I am excited to have her on board as she has helped me out quite a bit with certificates, proof reading, and such in my adventures with the Hall of Fame.

Another item that will surface during the Annual Meeting is that I will make a motion to create a budget for the Hall of Fame. Most of the HOF-related expenses have been coming out of my pocket, and I strongly feel that my efforts should be financially supported by the State Association.

David Spears, HOF Chairperson

dspears1953@gmail.com

ISHPA 2018

State Singles Tournament

Warmup: Friday, August 31

Singles: Sat-Sun, September 1-2

Settlers Park, Meridian

Elections at Annual Meeting

The ISHPA Bylaws list the four officers in our association: President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, and a Secretary/Treasurer. Officers are elected to two-year terms taking office the next January 1st such that in odd-numbered years the First Vice President and Sec/Treas are elected, and in even-numbered years the President and Second Vice President are elected. The Statistician is an appointed position.

Given that 2018 is an even-numbered year, at the Annual Meeting held at the State Singles tournament in Meridian, elections for the offices of President and Second Vice President will be held. Article IV in the Bylaws includes this about running for a position: “Persons interested in running for office are encouraged to announce their candidacy early by submitting their intentions to the Newsletter’s editor.”

So, if you intend to run for the position of President or Second Vice President, please contact me at my e-mail or telephone. Please note I live in the Pacific Time Zone if you call me.

Kay Keskinen, Newsletter Editor 208-882-0737 ringergal@yahoo.com

Archived Newsletters

From my perspective, the history of an organization is to be recorded as best as possible. The Four Dead newsletters that report on the actions and activities of its officers, members, and clubs are such a record.

The more recent of our newsletters (2005 – current) have been placed on the

ISHPA web site for anyone to access (read, print, and download), but I knew that there were older issues out there somewhere. With the help of David Spears, a past president of the ISHPA, I was able to find another 37 Four Dead issues, scan them into PDFs, and place them on a web site. I scanned over 400 pages of old newsletters dating back to 1990. Some issues are missing, from my collection as well, so I wonder if some issues were not published. I did read that because of lack of funds, at two times newsletter issues were not published.

I owe a great debt of gratitude to David Spears for the sharing of his personal collection of newsletters. And to go further back in time, Dave managed to find Charlie Ault, a 3-time state champion now living in Seattle; Dave spent his own money to have Charlie’s newsletter binder available to me.

This project is not yet completed, at least until I can be assured that the archives have as many past issues as possible. Later, these issues will be available on the ISHPA web site, but as long as it’s still a work in progress, the newsletters are on my web space here:

http://keskinen.org/fourdead/

If you have any missing past issues that you are willing to share with me so that they can be archived, I would appreciate access to them. Missing issues include some from the years of 1990-1992, 2000, and 2002-2004. Below are three of our old newsletter mastheads:

I encourage you to look at our association’s history through these past issues. Note especially the fantastic newsletters edited by Jim McCue from 1990-1998. After Jim passed away on June 2, 1998, other ISHPA members stepped forward to serve as editor. Others with tenure as editor are the following: Linda VanGorder (1998-2000), Jonell Goss (2001-2003), Jean Tarr (2003-2004), Jerry Smith (2005-2013), and me (2013- ).

Kay Keskinen, Newsletter Editor ringergal@yahoo.com

Moscow Horseshoes

Sanctioned tournaments are now being held in Moscow at the two courts in East City Park. Regional Director Pep Plummer, accompanied by his wife Carol, the ISHPA secy/treasurer, came to Moscow in June to inspect our courts. Pep examined and measured our courts; he then determined that they met the standards of the NHPA.

Our two local newspapers, the Moscow-Pullman Daily News and the Lewiston Tribune, each promoted our tournament and sent a photographer and sports reporter to cover our June 9th Inaugural Tournament. Pep and Carol made a mini-vacation out of their trip to Moscow, so it was helpful to have their expertise for our first tournament. The heavy downpour of rain all morning kept some pitchers away, but Rathdrum pitcher Laurie Dale seemed to be able to pitch ringers underwater, and she came away as our first tournament’s champion.

After the tournament, both newspapers carried a lengthy story with large photo about horseshoe pitching, the ISHPA, and the results of the tournament. Our second tournament, the Hog Heaven Challenge on July 14, was also publicized in both papers along with a follow-up story and photo with results. Both tournaments had spectators enjoying our sport; we are required to have yellow caution tape enclosing our courts, so that attracted attention.

With only two courts, our tournaments cannot be very large, but we wanted to start hosting tournament, and so we have. We can offer area pitchers opportunities to pitch in sanctioned tournaments along the 378 miles between Coeur d’Alene and Boise. Two new Moscow pitchers have joined the ISHPA this summer, and one pitcher from Colfax, WA will join the WSHPA so that he can pitch in our tournaments.

It should be noted that we currently do not have a horseshoe pitching club in Moscow, but with John Kauffman (our “Pit Boss”), Wayne Petersen, and me, we three work together to handle all the tasks required for hosting tournaments.

Kay Keskinen, Newsletter Editor

World Tournament Idaho Results

Six Idaho pitchers competed at the recent World Tournament in Florence, SC. (see results below) In addition, several worked at the WT: Melanie and Brian Poole worked in the Stats Room, Pep Plummer assisted with set up and take down as well as shoe check-in, Carol Plummer helped at registration, and Jerry Smith was busy serving as the NHPA 3rd Vice President. Elders Wins Loss ___%

Class F1 10. Pep Plummer 7 8 35.83

Class G1 5. Jerry Smith 10 5 33.00 11. Doug Palmer 6 9 31.17

Men’s Class J1 11. Brian Poole 3.5 9.5 16.35

Senior Men’s Class A1 10. Gary Kollmann 7 8 47.33

Women Class K 4. Melanie Poole 8 3 10.00

Clockwise from upper left: Pep Plummer, Jerry Smith, Carol Plummer

“Pep Talk” Corner

Dos and Don’ts

This “Pep Talk” is about my pitching experience at the World Tournament held in Florence, South Carolina this go around. I learned about myself from it, and I thought you might benefit from my insights.

Pitching at World goes for three consecutive days in each division class. It all started out okay on my first day, but somewhere something went south and I ended up with three wins and two losses (3-2) that initial day. In my down time I couldn't squeeze in some practice due to my scheduled duties working with shoe check in's and judging. at World; Carol and I were volunteering usually from start to finish each day.

On my second day of pitching, I lost all five games, so now I am at 3-7 out of 10 games. What a miserable showing. Cause and effect. Let me explain. I had made two decisions prior to the World Tournament. First, a change in MECHANICS, I began to use a "starter step" ahead of my actual delivery step. I had used it at the Hailey tournament, and it worked pretty well. But now, for some reason, my shoes (Bandits) bounced off the stake. I was pleased with the physical change, but disappointed with the ringer results. And I lost one game by 1 point. Then I won next two games, but lost another by one point. I couldn't figure out why my shoes wouldn't stay on the stake! I went through a period of FRUSTRATION and DISGUST! Yep, got up tight, got into the make SURE mentality, and that's a bad place to be. You lose FOCUS and CONCENTRATION. My feel for the shoe went out the window. My focus and concentration went to GUIDING MY MECHANICS through mental effort instead of just "LET IT HAPPEN."

So, what about the DOS and DON'TS? DO what your body is capable of doing naturally, without forcing it to do what’s not Natural. DON'T try to fix what’s not broken. When you know when your MECHANICS are haywire and you begin to FOCUS on that aspect of your game, you automatically go into your self-teaching MODE and lose the TRUE FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION ASPECTS OF YOUR GAME. You no longer LET IT HAPPEN, you’re trying to MAKE IT HAPPEN and that makes you perform tight and restricted. It's like driving with your foot on the brake, you'll eventually get there but you won't like the results. That's what went down the first two rounds, and I ended up with 3 wins, 7 losses. UGH!!!

Now the next 5 games. First game, I lose miserably. While waiting for my next court to open up, I practiced a little on my present court. Isn’t it FUNNY how well you do when there’s no pressure of a contest involved? I discovered two FLAWS. One had led to the other! I had unconsciously gone back to my old MECHANICS of one step delivery, which changed my shoe presentation; I got out of rhythm due to my being out of BALANCE.

Let me back up a little bit here and mention my second decision of change. Due to my Bandits bouncing off the stake, I decided to use a different brand of shoes at the World. I went to my Ted Allens, 2.99# weight vs the 2.45# weight of the Bandits. Cause and effect. The heavier shoe required a longer step to keep the shoe from being short at the stake but still open. Inadvertently, that changed my shoe presentation from out and down to UP and down, which changed my balance, and therefore a loss of rhythm.

Old habits never go away, they’re replaced by new ones. Making sure I took a longer step, I unintentionally omitted my starter step which changed my shoe presentation. Just having that little bit of practice while waiting between games, I FELT what was happening, where, and why!

Good news! I won my last 4 games and ended up 7 - 8 overall. IF I hadn't gotten up tight, frustrated, and disgusted, I'm sure I would have discovered it sooner rather than later when too little was too late.

Hey, "YOU ALL" practice real good now, ya hear? We'll see you all over yonder at the State Singles in Meridian, or is that DOWN UNDER in Meridian?

Pep Plummer, Regional Director 208-949-8098 idkegler@aol.com

NOTE: Heads up--there will be a shoe and membership card check in prior to tournament play at State Singles. Bring some money since we will have some items up for a drawing and a 50/50. Bring a dish for our potluck lunch at our Annual Meeting. Good luck and good pitching to everyone.

2018 Idaho Tournament Results

08-18-001 Warmup to World, Pocatello, no stats available

Saturday, April 21, 2018

08-18-002 Nampa Spring Fling, Tournament Director: Carol Plummer

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Rodney Pickering 36.94 ID 3 1 145 67 200 33.50 2. Ray Carpenter 37.09 ID 3 1 154 65 200 32.50 3. Pep Plummer 42.96 ID 2 2 135 63 200 31.50 4. David Schutte 27.17 ID 1 3 89 40 200 20.00 5. Todd Van Sickle 25.44 ID 1 3 106 47 200 23.50

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Tom Sipiora 20.00 ID 3 0 128 36 150 24.00 2. John Sproul 13.90 ID 2 1 88 18 150 12.00 3. Floyd Eldred 14.24 ID 1 2 52 12 150 8.00 4. Larry Miller 3.60 ID 0 3 51 4 150 2.67

08-18-003 WT Qualifier, Meridian, Tournament Director: Randy De Jong

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Randy De Jong 37.65 ID 5 0 163 67 200 33.50 2. Gary Kollmann 53.71 ID 4 1 174 89 200 44.50 3. Rodney Pickering 36.94 ID 3 2 126 55 200 27.50 4. Pep Plummer 42.96 ID 2 3 125 67 200 33.50 5. Ray Carpenter 37.09 ID 1 4 108 44 200 22.00 6. Jayce Pickering 29.58 ID 0 5 96 42 200 21.00 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Tom Sipiora 20.00 ID 5 0 164 54 200 27.00 2. Todd Van Sickle 25.44 ID 4 1 160 46 200 23.00 3. Linda Pickering 0.00 ID 2 3 107 12 200 6.00 4. Larry Miller 3.60 ID 2 3 103 0 200 0.00 5. David Schutte 27.17 ID 1 4 122 30 200 15.00 6. Travis Pickering 0.00 ID 1 4 95 16 200 8.00

08-18-004 Pep Classic, Meridian, Tournament Director: Pep Plummer

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Gary Kollmann 53.71 ID 5 0 220 114 200 57.00 2. Randy De Jong 37.65 ID 4 1 147 78 200 39.00 3. Pep Plummer 42.96 ID 3 2 132 71 200 35.50 4. Brent Wood 38.09 ID 2 3 147 76 200 38.00 5. Karen Wickham 47.31 ID 1 4 118 72 200 36.00 6. Ray Carpenter 37.09 ID 0 5 89 43 200 21.50 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Mike Beall 33.78 ID 5 0 162 63 200 31.50 2. Shawn Huntington 21.98 ID 3 2 123 51 200 25.50 3. David Schutte 26.42 ID 3 2 129 46 200 23.00 4. Tom Sipiora 21.71 ID 2 3 97 38 200 19.00 5. Stewart Brown 19.84 ID 2 3 123 44 200 22.00 6. Floyd Eldred 14.24 ID 0 5 48 21 200 10.50 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Joan Garrison 9.16 AL 4 0 138 10 200 5.00 2. Chuck Garrison 10.00 AL 3 1 147 21 200 10.50 3. Mark De Jong 12.00 ID 2 2 80 18 200 9.00 4. Tom Wickham 4.22 ID 1 3 75 3 200 1.50 5. Larry Miller 4.00 ID 0 4 68 2 200 1.00

08-18-005 Bill Travis Memorial, Boise, Tournament Director: Dave Spears

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs HToH OvrAvg Sh R% --- ------------------ ------- -- --- ---- --- ---- ---- ------- -- -- 1. Brent Wood 38.09 ID 5 1 206 105 0 5.66 240 43.75 2. Pep Plummer 42.96 ID 3 3 156 84 0 7.96- 240 35.00 3. Mike Beall 33.78 ID 2 4 150 77 1 1.70- 240 32.08 4. Rodney Pickering 36.94 ID 2 4 144 76 1 5.27- 240 31.67 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs HToH OvrAvg Sh R% --- ------------------ ------- -- --- ---- --- ---- ---- ------- -- -- 1. Joan Garrison 9.16 AL 7 1 197 17 0 2.08- 240 7.08 2. Chuck Garrison 10.00 AL 5 3 168 23 0 0.42- 240 9.58 3. Shawn Huntington 21.98 ID 4 4 167 54 1 0.52 240 22.50 4. Stewart Brown 19.84 ID 4 4 129 32 1 6.51- 240 13.33 5. David Swenson 28.87 ID 0 8 143 47 0 9.29- 240 19.58

08-18-006 Pocatello Warm up to Worlds 2, Tournament Director: Steve Lenon

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Jim Price 46.86 ID 4 1 163 87 200 43.50 2. Carey Jennings 35.22 ID 3 2 129 68 200 34.00 3. Peter Daley 33.80 ID 2 2 111 60 160 37.50 4. Doug Palmer 32.58 ID 1 3 71 45 160 28.13 5. Gary Curtis 38.40 ID 1 3 121 63 160 39.38 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Danny Hendricks 26.90 ID 4 0 120 42 160 26.25 2. Steve Lenon 8.21 ID 2 2 80 24 160 15.00 3. Jim Robinson 26.07 ID 2 2 87 31 160 19.38 4. Clarence Passey 16.25 ID 1 3 84 35 160 21.88 5. Paul Taylor 22.27 ID 1 3 101 43 160 26.88

08-18-007 Carpenter Open, Nampa, Tournament Director: Gary Kollmann

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Gary Kollmann 56.09 ID 6 0 199 99 240 41.25 2. Pep Plummer 39.08 ID 4 2 202 101 240 42.08 3. Randy De Jong 38.58 ID 2 4 156 87 240 36.25 4. Ray Carpenter 37.09 ID 0 6 101 47 240 19.58 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Rodney Pickering 36.94 ID 5 1 197 83 240 34.58 2. Doug Palmer 32.58 ID 4 2 173 77 240 32.08 3. David Swenson 28.87 ID 2 4 136 66 240 27.50 4. Todd Van Sickle 25.44 ID 1 5 116 48 240 20.00 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. John Sproul 14.10 ID 5 0 165 44 200 22.00 2. Don Weatherhead 9.87 ID 3 2 82 9 200 4.50 3. Mark De Jong 12.00 ID 2 3 95 20 200 10.00 4. Floyd Eldred 13.00 ID 2 3 74 20 200 10.00 5. Travis Pickering 8.00 ID 2 3 86 24 200 12.00 6. Linda Pickering 6.00 ID 1 4 54 14 200 7.00

08-18-008 2018 North Idaho Jamboree, Coeur d’Alene,

Tournament Director:

Glen Wessel

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Class Winners, L-R: Earl, Laurie, Karen, Katie, Darla, Roger, Rusty, David, Chet

A Class Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Earl Hertlein 54.95 WA 5 1 186 110 240 45.83 2. Laurie Dale 46.09 ID 3 3 160 117 240 48.75 3. Karen Wickham 47.31 ID 3 3 177 111 240 46.25 4. John Kauffman 50.00 ID 1 5 152 95 240 39.58 B Class Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Kaiti Reeves 32.18 WA 4.5 0.5 170 98 200 49.00 2. Darla Wessel 39.58 ID 4 1 144 83 200 41.50 3. Roger Baker 39.77 ID 2 3 158 76 200 38.00 4. Glen Wessel 30.45 ID 2 3 117 68 200 34.00 5. Homer Kleinsmith 39.90 ID 1.5 3.5 104 63 200 31.50 6. Mike Watcher 31.36 WA 1 4 86 48 200 24.00 C Class Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Rusty Butterfield 29.19 ID 4 0 177 66 200 33.00 2. David Ness 25.26 ID 2.5 1.5 144 58 200 29.00 3. Chet Ness 26.04 ID 2 2 149 46 200 23.00 4. Tom Gasper 24.86 ID 1.5 2.5 146 49 200 24.50 5. Tom Wickham 3.38 ID 0 4 24 8 200 4.00

08-18-009 Nampa Classic, Tournament Director: Mark De Jong

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Gary Kollmann 56.09 ID 6 1 248 113 280 40.36 2. Pep Plummer 41.25 ID 5 2 218 95 280 33.93 3. Ray Carpenter 37.09 ID 1 5 120 59 240 24.58 4. Doug Palmer 33.00 ID 1 5 88 44 240 18.33

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. David Swenson 28.97 ID 3 1 104 39 200 19.50 2. David Schutte 25.78 ID 2 2 101 37 202 18.32 3. Todd Van Sickle 25.44 ID 1 3 105 37 202 18.32 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Mark De Jong 11.30 ID 3 1 122 38 200 19.00 2. Brandon Thompson 18.97 ID 2 2 96 37 200 18.50 3. Don Weatherhead 8.80 ID 1 3 103 22 200 11.00

08-18-010 Moscow Inaugural,

Tournament Director: Kay Keskinen

Saturday, June 9, 2018

L-R: Carol Plummer, Pep Plummer, Wayne Petersen, John Kauffman,

Kay Keskinen, Laurie Dale

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Laurie Dale 47.99 ID 3 0 118 38 120 31.67 2. Kay Keskinen 50.50 ID 2 1 96 43 120 35.83 3. John Kauffman 39.58 ID 1 2 68 35 120 29.17 4. Wayne Peterson 27.60 ID 0 3 49 26 120 21.67

08-18-011 Carol's Open, Meridian, Tournament Directors: Gary and Carol

Saturday, June 16 2018

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Clyde Marquez 28.49 ID 5 0 243 118 200 59.00 2. Gary Kollmann 54.52 ID 3.5 1.5 145 87 200 43.50 3. Pep Plummer 41.25 ID 3.5 1.5 175 83 200 41.50 4. Randy De Jong 39.19 ID 2 3 123 73 200 36.50 5. Rodney Pickering 38.43 ID 1 4 81 49 200 24.50 6. David Swenson 28.97 ID 0 5 89 49 200 24.50 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Todd Van Sickle 25.44 ID 5 1 204 80 240 33.33 2. David Schutte 25.78 ID 4 2 151 65 240 27.08 3. Tom Sipiora 23.63 ID 2 4 128 60 240 25.00 4. Jayce Pickering 27.10 ID 1 5 89 30 240 12.50 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Brandon Thompson 19.76 ID 4 0 154 51 200 25.50 2. Mark De Jong 14.00 ID 3 1 116 21 200 10.50 3. John Sproul 16.00 ID 2 2 122 29 200 14.50 4. Travis Pickering 10.00 ID 1 3 78 21 200 10.50 5. Larry Miller 3.57 ID 0 4 6 1 200 0.50

08-18-012 Juneteenth, Pocatello,

Tournament Director: Jim Robinson

Saturday, June 16, 2018

L-R: Michael Curzon, Richard Vaughan, Juan Hernandez, Jim Price

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Jim Price 46.86 ID 6 1 275 141 280 50.36 2. Stephanie Smith 38.75 ID 4 3 222 124 284 43.66 3. Mike Beall 33.62 ID 4 3 209 93 280 33.21 4. Dan Rollins 45.79 ID 4 3 227 136 280 48.57 5. Gary Curtis 38.61 ID 4 3 167 82 280 29.29 6. Ken Fuller 58.76 ID 3 4 268 156 280 55.71 7. Peter Daley 35.13 ID 2 5 213 114 280 40.71 8. Carey Jennings 35.93 ID 1 6 148 78 244 31.97 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Juan Hernandez 32.11 ID 5 1 224 118 240 49.17 2. Richard Rains 28.00 ID 4 2 216 95 240 39.58 3. Danny Hendricks 28.10 ID 3 3 166 87 240 36.25 4. Curtis Crane 25.23 ID 3 3 158 78 240 32.50 5. Troy Horrocks 31.53 ID 2 3 140 85 200 42.50 6. Doug Palmer 33.00 ID 2 3 140 74 200 37.00 7. Jim Robinson 22.72 ID 1 5 129 48 240 20.00 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Richard Vaughan 17.84 ID 5 1 200 56 240 23.33 2. Steve Lenon 15.00 ID 4 2 172 36 240 15.00 3. Clarence Passey 19.06 ID 3 2 118 41 200 20.50 4. Stewart Brown 21.45 ID 2 3 102 29 200 14.50 5. Rick Sprague 18.70 ID 2 3 97 25 200 12.50 6. Rob Rains 19.00 ID 0 5 52 8 200 4.00 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Michael Curzon 12.91 ID 4 1 108 28 200 14.00 2. Brandon Beall 5.55 ID 3 2 106 21 204 10.29 3. Steve Cornwell 7.97 ID 2 2 65 12 160 7.50 4. Melanie Poole 10.47 ID 2 2 81 11 164 6.71 5. Joy Pearson 5.00 ID 0 4 55 8 160 5.00

08-18-013 2018 Elmer Currie Classic, Coeur d’Alene, Tournament Director: Glen Wessel

Saturday, June 16, 2018

A Class Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Laurie Dale 46.09 ID 4 0 186 98 200 49.00 2. Earl Hertlein 54.95 WA 3 1 168 87 200 43.50 3. Darla Wessel 39.58 ID 2 2 142 67 200 33.50 4. Homer Kleinsmith 39.90 ID 1 3 104 58 200 29.00 5. Kaiti Reeves 32.18 WA 0 4 88 56 200 28.00 B Class Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Wayne Peterson 27.96 ID 4 0 178 78 200 39.00 2. Glen Wessel 30.45 ID 3 1 135 68 200 34.00 3. Tom Gasper 24.86 ID 2 2 133 60 200 30.00 4. Mike Watcher 31.36 WA 1 3 116 53 200 26.50 5. David Cazel 18.91 ID 0 4 72 30 200 15.00

08-18-014 Wood River Open, Hailey,

Tournament Director: Brent Wood

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Pictured L-R: Shawn Huntington, Richard Rains

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Richard Rains 39.58 ID 4 0 181 84 200 42.00 2. Pep Plummer 41.25 ID 2 2 141 79 200 39.50 3. Brent Wood 41.09 ID 2 2 124 80 200 40.00 4. Mike Beall 33.62 ID 1 3 109 66 200 33.00 5. Doug Palmer 33.00 ID 1 3 97 67 200 33.50 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Shawn Huntington 28.16 ID 5 0 169 56 200 28.00 2. Stewart Brown 21.45 ID 4 1 140 38 200 19.00 3. Sam Glenn 0.00 ID 2 3 118 31 200 15.50 4. Ty Byington 0.00 ID 2 3 143 24 200 12.00 5. Rob Rains 4.00 ID 2 3 94 7 200 3.50 6. Brandon Beall 5.55 ID 0 5 97 16 200 8.00

08-18-015 Idaho State Doubles, Pocatello, Tournament Director: Brian Poole

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Class A: Stephanie Smith and Juan Hernandez

Class A Pos Team Entry % Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% ---- ------------- ------- --- ---- --- --- -- -- 1. Steph Smith - J Hernandez 32.77 6 0 252 131 296 44.26 2. Jim P - Evan P 44.25 4 2 230 123 328 37.50 3. D Rollins - D Hendrick 36.62 1 5 182 101 300 33.67 4. Troy Horrocks - Curtis Crane 28.38 1 5 116 84 316 26.58 Class B Pos Team Entry % Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% ---- ------------- ------- --- ---- --- --- -- -- 1. R DeJong - M DeJong 26.75 4 1 161 67 260 25.77 2. Mike B - Stu B 27.54 3 2 146 57 260 21.92 3. N Spangler - R Vaughan 22.69 3 2 137 51 260 19.62 4. Rich Rains - Rob Rains 21.79 2 3 155 55 260 21.15 5. P Daley - C Passey 27.10 2 3 146 57 260 21.92 6. B Poole - J Robinson 21.56 1 4 127 46 260 17.69

Class C Pos Team Entry % Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% ---- ------------- ------- --- ---- --- --- -- -- 1. P Taylor - R Sprague 20.85 5 2 224 55 364 15.11 2. S Lenon - M Curzon 13.96 4 3 177 49 364 13.46 3. Carey J - Steve C 20.02 2 4 171 54 312 17.31 4. T Byington - B Beall 8.78 2 4 120 30 312 9.62 Class B: Randy DeJong and Mark DeJong Class C: Paul Taylor and Rick Sprague

08-18-016 Hog Heaven Challenge, Moscow

Tournament Director: Kay Keskinen

Saturday, July 14, 2018

L-R: Wayne Peterson, John Kauffman, Laurie Dale, Kay Keskinen

Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. Kay Keskinen 48.20 ID 4.5 0.5 207 97 200 48.50 2. Laurie Dale 48.75 ID 3.5 1.5 147 84 200 42.00 Pos Name Entry % St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ---------------------- -------- -- ---- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 1. John Kauffman 36.11 ID 2 2 104 64 160 40.00 2. Wayne Petersen 37.06 ID 1 3 103 64 160 40.00 3. Darold Johnson 391.87 ID 0 4 48 35 160 21.87

Remaining Tournaments in the 2018 Schedule Date Place Name Sanction Contact Sign-in

Aug 11 Moscow Palouse Open 08-18-018 Kay 882-0737 9:00

Aug 11 Pocatello Shriners NON Steve 208-221-8935 10:00

Aug 18 Coeur d’Alene Inland Empire Memorial 08-18-019 Glen 691-0784 8:30

Aug 26 Boise Benefit HOF $10.00 08-18-028 Dave 440-7132 9:00

Aug 31 Meridian Pre-State Warmup 08-18-020 Carol 484-4685 6:00

Sept 1-2 Meridian Idaho State Championship 08-18-021 Brian 201-3326/Carol 484-4685 8:30

Sept 8 Pocatello Bar League 08-18-022 Gary Curtis 10:00

Sept 22 Nampa Parks & Recs. 08-18-023 Pep 949-8098 9:30

Sept 29 Meridian Autumn Classic 08-18-024 Carol 484-4685 9:30

Oct 6 Meridian Fall Roundup 08-18-025 Carol 484-4685 9:30

Oct 6 Jackpot, NV Jackpot Blind Draw Doubles NON Nanette 208-589-9681 Noon

Oct 13 Meridian Pumpkin Shootout$$ 08-18-026 Pep 949-8098 9:30

Oct 20 Meridian Freeze Out Special, Call First 08-18-027 Carol 208-484-4685 11:30

All Tournament Director phone number prefix Is 208 except for Randy and Mark.

Nampa tournaments are at Lakeview Park. Meridian Tournaments are in Settlers Park. Boise tournaments are in Julia Davis Park. All Nampa, Boise, and Meridian entry fees are $5.00 except Benefits ($10.00), Pumpkin Shootout $10.00. Idaho Potato Open will be using the tour format, $20.00. Doughnuts & Water are provided, no lunch. Handicapping is at TD’s discretion.

Most Pocatello tournaments are $20.00 including lunch. Coeur d’Alene tournaments are at Winton Park, have $15.00 entry fees, and do not include lunch. Moscow tournaments are at East City Park; entry fee is $5.00; water and doughnuts provided. State Singles and World are pre-registered. State costs $20.00, World $130.00. Call Tournament Director by Thursday at 7:00 pm to register for the weekend tournaments.

For info for Meridian, call Floyd 208-871-6856.

Meridian league Tuesday night, Carol 484-4686; Nampa league Thursday, Pep 949-8098. Leagues start in mid-April or as weather permits.

Idaho Horseshoe Pitchers Association

Brian Poole, President 2660 S. Fairway Dr. Pocatello, ID 83201 208-237-3459 bjpoole3564@gmail.com

Brent Wood, 2nd VP Box 646 Hailey, ID 83333 208-404-4354

Pep Plummer, Regional Director 6823 Ashland Dr. Boise, ID 83709 208-949-8098 idkegler@aol.com

Horseshoe Pitching: The ultimate family sport.

FOUR DEAD Official Newsletter of the IDAHO HORSESHOE PITCHERS ASSOCIATION Kay Keskinen, Newsletter Editor PO Box 8584 Moscow, ID 83843-1084

Rodney Pickering, 1st VP 5502 S. Tacoma Pl. Boise, ID 83716 208-830-9694 rodney.pickering@yahoo.com

Carol Plummer, Sec./Treas. State Statistician 6823 Ashland Dr. Boise, ID 83709 208-484-4685 idkegler@aol.com

David Spears, HOF Chairperson 1917 S Colorado Ave. Boise, ID 83706 208-440-7132 dspears1953@gmail.com

Kay Keskinen, Newsletter Editor PO Box 8584 Moscow, ID 83843 ringergal@yahoo.com

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