HUNTINGTON — Debra Brown of Bristol won the Women’s A class at the Vermont State Horseshoe Pitching Championships this past weekend and posted the highest percentage of ringers of any pitcher at the meet.
Brown, a former national champion and member of the Bristol-based Sodbusters Horseshoe Club, posted a perfect 5-0 record in match play in the tournament at the Huntington Horseshoe Club in Huntington on Aug. 20-21. She threw ringers 61.41 percent of the time.
Other Sodbusters winners included Dan Atwood in Men’s A class, Thomas Paradee in Elder A, and Dakota Santor in Cadet.
Results were as follows, with the win-loss record, and ringer percentage:
CADET: 1. Dakota Santor, 4-0, 16.84%; 2. Tannor Shedrick, 2-2, 7 %; 3. Maddie Prim, 4-0, 3.68%.
ELDER A: 1. Thomas Paradee, 4-0, 54.27%; 2. Neil Kennedy, 3-1, 43.60%; 3. Robert Gordon, 2-2, 37.76%; 4. Brandyn Lebarron, 4-0, 36.87%; 5. Charlie Frost, 1-3, 31.90%.
ELDER B: 1. Arnold Brassard, 6-1; 36.17%; 2. Ron Williamson, 5-2, 35.11%; 3. Kolby Carpenter 1-5, 18.60%; 4. Elwood Hill, 1-5, 18%.
MEN’S A: 1. Dan Atwood, 7-2, 47.95%; 2. Dan Gonyaw, 6-3, 49.54%; 3. Kevin Fisher, 5-3, 45.77%; 4. John Remy, 5-3, 41.90%; 5. Leon O’Dell, 5-3, 41.04%; 6. Alan Carpenter, 4-4, 40.09%; 7. Denny Young, 3-5, 36.36%; 8. Jordan Draper, 2-6, 32.95% 9. Ray Gokey, 0-8, 29.60%.
MEN’S B: 1. Lester Sanderson, 7-1, 44.37%; 2. Scott Santor, 6-2, 39.44%; 3. Wade Hill, 6-2, 35.67%; 4. Michael Devino, 5-3, 34.05%; 5. Ken Cassidy, 4-4, 30.33%; 6. Michael Brown, 3-5, 34.73%; 7. Steve Knudsen, 3-5, 31.99%; 8. Steve Clark, 1-7, 20.19; 9. Mike George, 1-7, 14.66%.
MEN’S C: 1. Bruce Rublee, 8-0, 34.48%; 2. Dave Trayah, 5-3, 25.69%; 3. Matt Coleman, 5-3, 23.01%; 4. John Babcock, 5-3, 22.22%; 5. Joe Hill, 4-4, 26.55%; 6. Jeffrey Woodcock, 3-5, 22.80%; 7. Bruce Duchaine, 3-5, 20.20%; 8. Brad Hill, 2-6, 18.88%; 9. Victor Little, 1-7, 20.40%.
MEN’S D: 1. Grant Lewis Jr, 6-1, 27.64%; 2. Nate Pelletier, 4-3, 31.85%; 3. Tracey Pecor, 4-3, 24.54%; 4. Pete Van Alstyne, 4-3, 23.90%; 5. Ken King, 4-3, 22.09%; 6. Stan Bigelow, 3-4, 20.13%; 7. Jeremy Mentiply, 3-4, 16.56%; 8. Michael Wood, 0-7, 9.185.
MEN’S E: 1. Maurice Cyr, 6-1, 21.34%; 2. Casey Ayers, 5-2, 21.89%; 3. Alan Curler, 5-2, 11.86%; 4. Christopher Prim, 4-3, 18.48%; 5. Larry Santor, 4-3, 12.50%; 6. John Plante, 2-5, 9.23%; 7. Pete Glennon, 1-6, 13.01%; 8. Louis Meunier, 1-6, 8.39%.
MEN’S F: 1. Tim Beane, 5-0, 28.79%; 2. Damon Young, 4-1, 19.92%; 3. Ryan Litchfield, 2-3, 19.53%; 4. Randy Little Sr., 2-3, 19.33%; 5. Bill Tinker, 2-3, 17.04%; 6. Jay Gassaway, 0-5, 11.72%.
MEN’S G-H: 1. Tim Edwards, 5-2, 15.06%; 2. Leon Tinker, 5-2, 12.99%; 3. Lou Cousino, 4-3, 17.17%; 4. Scott Little, 4-3, 13.51%; 5. Country Edwards, 4-3, 12.58%; 6. Jackie Gorton, 3-4, 15.68%; 7. Tim Tinker, 2-5, 4.24%; 8. Thomas Brooks Jr. 1-6, 8.91%.
WOMEN’S A: 1. Debra Brown, 5-0, 61.41%; 2. Missie Riendeau, 3-2, 53.57%; 3. Kayla Bushey, 3-2, 34.27%; 4. Mistylee Baird, 3-2, 33.33%; 5. Diana Martin, 1-4, 28.13%; 6. Dawn Coleman, 0-5, 20.64%.
WOMEN’S B: 1. Juanita Ratta, 6-1, 28.13%; 2. Brianna McCormick, 4-2, 28.57%; 3. Donna Lewis, 4-2, 21.19%; 4. Vicki Keithan, 2-3, 21.93%; 5. Diana Packard, 1-4, 18.97%; 6. June Trayah, 0-5, 15.32%.
WOMEN’S C: 1. Beverly Forgues, 6-0, 13.09%; 2. Brenda Morits, 5-1, 15.20%; 3. Jen Prim, 2-4, 15.33%; 4. Cindy Drake, 2-4, 12.17%; 5. Kathy Barron, 2-4, 8.88%; 6. Katelynn Sawyer, 2-4, 8.45%; 7. Vanesia Coleman, 2-4, 4.70%.