Sports
Sodbusters hold first sanctioned tournament of the season
BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Club in Bristol hosted the World Champ’s Classic Horseshoe Tournament at their home courts near the Bristol Recreation Fields on Sunday, July 12.
It was the first sanction ed tournament to be held this season due to the coronavirus.
Dan Gonyaw won the Class A competition with an 8-1 record; he scored ringers on 46.47% of his pitches.
Forty-four pitchers competed.
The results, including win-loss record and ringer percentage, were:
Class A: 1. Dan Gonyaw, 8-1, 46.47; 2. Gale Greene, 6-2, 59.09; 3. Brian Simmons, 6-2, 55.69; 4. Dawn Coleman, 4-3, 37.43; 5. Michael Devino, 2-5, 41.38; 6. John Remy, 2-5, 38.97; 7. Brianna McCormick, 1-6, 31.78; and 8. Michael Brown, 1-6, 30.43.
Class B: 1. Ray Gokey, 7-0, 36.05; 2. Alan Carpenter, 5-2, 37.83; 3. Ken Cassidy, 5-2, 30.74; 4. Denny Young, 4-3, 27.24; 5. Nate Pelletier, 3-4, 34.16; 6. Wade Hill, 3-4, 30.37; 7. Mike Graves, 1-6, 20.76; and 8. Vicki Pelletier, 0-6, 17.92.
Class C: 1. Samantha Coleman, 6-1, 34.97; 2. Diana Martin, 5-2, 32.79; 3. Elbert Trask, 3-3, 27.41; 4. Leon Ross, 3-3, 25.77; 5. Jerry Thompson, 2-4, 17.81; 6. Jeffrey Woodcock, 2-4, 17.80; and 7. Tannor Shedrick, 1-5, 17.80.
Class D: 1., Cal Poulin, 6-1, 29.47; 2. John Plante, 5-2, 17.83; 3. Juanita Ratta, 4-2, 19.59; 4. Matt Coleman, 3-3, 15.95; 5. Joe Hill, 2-4, 19.58; 6. Robert Wright, 2-4, 18.18; and 7. Larry Santor, 0-6, 11.19.
Class E: 1. Tony McCullough, 5-1, 21.88; 2. Juan Perez, 4-2, 21.48; 3. Jill Gifford, 3-3, 20.77; 4. Michael Wood, 3-3, 13.64; 5. Jeremy Mentiply, 2-4, 15.60; 6. Maurice Cyr, 2-4, 11.54; and 7. Lou Cousino, 2-4, 11.00.
Class F: 1. Nick Cameron, 5-1, 19.93; 2. Rick Fitzgerald, 4-2, 17.00; 3. Randy Little Sr., 4-2, 12.15; 4. Angela Chellis, 3-3, 17.59; 5. Steve Cross, 3-3, 12.95; 6. Jackie Gorton, 1-5, 14.29; and 7. Robert Mentiply, 1 -5, 13.48.
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