BRISTOL — Champion pitcher Brian Simmons showed his dominance on the horseshoe courts in Bristol on Sunday by winning the Sodbusters Horseshoe Club’s Father’s Day Open with a commanding 8-0 record for the day.
Nearly three-quarters of Simmons’ pitches were ringers in the Class A group competition. Second-place Dayton Campbell of Ohio posted an impressive 60 percent ringers but posted only five wins.
The Sodbusters’ home courts near the Bristol American Legion hall saw beautiful, 70-degree conditions on Sunday. The tournament had 70 competitors, including three from Ohio.
The full results, with win-loss record and ringer percentage, were:
CLASS A   
1. Brian Simmons, 8-0, 74.00%; 2. Dayton C. Campbell, 5.5-2.5, 59.86%; 3. Gale Greene, 5-3, 62.67%; 4. Kelly Campbell, 5-3, 60.65%; 5. Georgia McCormick, 4-4, 55.63%; 6. Brianna McCormick, 3.5-4.5, 53.23%; 7. Kevin Fisher, 2-6, 50.32%; 8. Paul A. Campbell, 2-6, 50.00%; 9. Dan Gonyaw 1-7, 49.03%.
CLASS B   
1. Brenda Preston, 7-1, 44.00%; 2. Connie Selleck 6.5-1.5, 39.24%; 3. Destinnie Wilke, 5-3, 37.41%; 4. David Hall, 4-4, 32.04%; 5. Kayla Bushey, 3.5-4.5, 32.88%; 6. Don Batchelder, 4-4.5, 32.43%; 7. Joe Forgues, 2.5-5.5, 33.65%; 8. Wade Hill, 2-6, 35.07%; 9. Edward Lowe 2-6, 27.96%.
CLASS C   
1. Denny Young, 6-2, 39.94%; 2. Bruce Rublee, 6-2, 34.06%; 3. Diana Martin, 5-3, 28.81%; 4. Charlie Frost, 4.5-3.5, 28.13%; 5. Ron Williamson 4-4, 30.97%; 6. Steve Knudsen 4-4, 30.77%; 7. John Bushey 4-4, 27.19%; 8. Robert Wright, 1.5-6.5, 29.61%; 9. Aaron Martin 1-7, 24.32%.
CLASS D   
1. Dawn Coleman, 8-0, 30.50%; 2. Steve Clark, 6-2, 30.33%; 3. Jordan Draper, 5-3, 30.79%; 4. Juanita Ratta, 4-4, 27.85%; 5. Ken Cassidy, 4-4, 27.56%; 6. Jenny Packard, 3.5-4.5, 20.75%; 7. Donna Lewis, 3.5-4.5, 13.40%; 8. Matt Coleman 2-6, 27.88%; 9. Steve Cross 0-8, 18.21%.
CLASS E   
1. John Babcock 6.5-1.5, 26.45%; 2. Linus Kinner 6-2, 29.68%; 3. Bruce Oldenburg 6-2, 23.23%; 4. Derek McDonald, 5.5-2.5, 28.25%; 5. Alan Carpenter 4.5-3.5, 23.13%; 6. Roland Haskins Jr., 3.5-4.5, 20.94%; 7. Bill Little, 2-6, 20.98%; 8. Jake Pyper, 1-7, 23.75%; 9. Dave Adams, 1-7, 16.35%.
CLASS F   
1. Justin Oldenburg, 7-1, 26.43%; 2. Randy Little Sr., 5.5-2.5, 24.06%; 3. Craig Brown, 5-3, 16.25%; 4. Beverly Forgues, 4.5-3.5, 16.45%; 5. Josh Cyr, 3.5-4.5, 20.31%; 6. Roland Haskins III, 3-5, 20.63%; 7. Jerry Thompson, 3-5, 16.88%; 8. Bill Tinker, 2.5-5.5, 20.72%; 9. Christopher Prim, 2-6, 18.44%.
CLASS G   
1. Samantha Coleman, 7-1, 23.42%; 2. Maurice Cyr, 5-3, 17.61%; 3. Angela Chellis, 5-3, 15.94%; 4. Scott Hansen, 5-3, 15.00%; 5. Joe Hill, 4-4, 15.31%; 6. Myron Selleck, 4-4, 14.15%; 7. Thomas Brooks Jr., 3-5, 12.66%; 8. Alan Curler, 3-5, 10.63%; 9. Tim Tinker, 0-8, 6.25%.
CLASS H   
1. Judy Kinner, 6-0, 15.83%; 2. Maxine Brandalik, 5-1, 11.82%; 3. Jen Prim, 3-3, 9.06%; 4. Jeremy Mentiply, 2-4, 13.10%; 5. Kolby Carpenter, 2-4, 10.88%; 6. Vanesia Coleman, 2-4, 6.90%; 7. Tom McGuckin, 1-5, 6.90%.