Brown scores another ringer with horseshoe hall of fame

Bristol horseshoe pitcher Debra Brown has been throwing horseshoes for over 40 years, picking up a plethora of state, regional and world championship titles along the way.

The horseshoe pitching season is approaching us very fast. The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club in Bristol started up their Tuesday Night Handicap Singles Summer League on May 10, at 6:30 p.m.

The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club will host a fundraiser this weekend to support a long-standing member and former World Champion who is battling cancer.

BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club drew 128 pitchers to their Bristol courts this past Saturday and Sunday for the New England Championship Tournament. More than half of the competitors came from outside Vermont, and all six New England Stat … (read more)

BENNINGTON — Debra Brown, a member of Bristol’s Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club, won the women’s title at the Vermont State Championship this past Sunday. The tournament was held at the Bennington Horseshoe Club in Bennington.Hometown favorite Gale Gre … (read more)

BRISTOL — Forty horseshoe pitchers from four states came to the Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Clubs near the recreation fields in Bristol to compete in the PresState Tournament his past Sunday.Brian Simmons was tops in the tournament with a 4-0 record and … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club hosted the World Champions Classic 2021 competition on Sunday. It drew 46 participants to the club’s Bristol courts, including three from out of state.Gale Greene won the Class A competition with a 7-0 reco … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club’s annual Father’s Day Open this past Sunday drew 50 participants to the club’s Bristol courts.Gale Greene held off a challenge from Brian Simmons to win the Class A competition with a 7-0 record. Greene pit … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Club in Bristol hosted the Vermont State Championship Doubles Horseshoe Tournament at their home courts near the Bristol Recreation Fields on Sunday, Aug. 30.  The team of Georgia McCormick and Jennifer Bessette won the … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club hosted the sport’s Vermont State Championships tournament at its Bristol courts on Aug. 9. Seventy-four pitchers took part. Showing his typically excellent form was Bristol’s Brian Simmons, who tallied seve … (read more)

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 … (read more)

BRISTOL — Two members of the Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club earned titles when the group hosted its annual Sodbusters Fall Roundup Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 15. Dawn Coleman won Class C, where she scored 226 points with a 43.23 ringer percentage. In … (read more)

BRISTOL — Two members of the Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club earned titles when the group hosted the Vermont State Championships at their Bristol courts this past Sunday. Nick Preston won the Men’s Class A title and Debra Brown won the Women’s Class A … (read more)