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JACK ERWIN NAMED NEW HILLSDALE FAIRGROUND HORSESHOE CLUB COORDINATOR
Jack Erwin is the new Hillsdale Fairground Horseshoe Club Coordinator, replacing Bill Tedrick who who served as Club Coordinator for the past five years. As Club Coordinator, Erwin will coordinate the club's Summer League and manage the horseshoe tournaments during the Hillsdale County Fair. The 17 week Summer League involves some 25 local club members usually starting in late April and ending in September, according to Tedrick. Coordinating the Horseshoe Tournaments at the Hillsdale County Fair featuring nine tournaments during five days of the fair. The 2008 fair tournaments involved some 167 pitchers including several from Ohio and other counties in Michigan.
Jack is dedicated to promoting organized horseshoe participation. He currently plays in both the Summer and Winter Leagues as a member of the Jackson County Horseshoe Club and serves as Treasurer of the Hillsdale Club. Jack has been active in the Fairground Club since it was organized in 2003. He owns and manages a large bee keeping operation near Concord, Michigan. He and his wife have a major beekeeping display at Hillsdale County Fair located in the Horticultural Building near the horseshoe courts on the fairground.
TO VIEW 2008 SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE
BY MONTH Click Here
TO VIEW WEEKLY RESULTS DURING 2008 SUMMER LEAGUE PLAY Click Here
TO VIEW 2008 LEAGUE WINNERS Click Here
SUMMER LEAGUE TO END SEASON WITH CLUB TOURNAMENT AND AWARDS NIGHT
The Hillsdale Fairground Horseshoe Club will conclude the summer league program with an all member doubles tournament and awards night on Thursday evening, August 28, 2008. The doubles tournament will be a draw your partner for a team round robin event with cash awards for the first three place teams. Sign-in time is 5:45 p.m. with play to start soon after.
Unique plaques will be presented to the following club members or outstanding achievement:
First Place - Games Won -
Bob Soper - 62.5%
Second Place - Games Won - Ron Deforest - 61.7%
First - Highest Ringer Percentage - Ron Deforest - 49%
Second - Highest Ringer Percentage - Mike Longbrake - 38%
Most Improved Player - Bob Soper
Perfect Attendance - Marv Wampler - 64 Games - 1920 Shoes Pitched
Ken Schmucker - 64 Games - 1920 Shoes Pitched
To be eligible for top awards, players were required to pitch at least 32 or more games during the summer league program of 16 weeks
Some Other Statistics
Average Attendance Per Week
- 10.5
Total Games Played - 669
Total Shoes Pitched - 19,830
Average Handicap Ringer Percentage - 24.6
BOB SOPER AND LARRY RINGMAN WIN 2008 CLUB DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
The final event of the
2008 Summer Horseshoe League featured seven doubles teams competing for
money awards at the Fairgrounds Horseshoe Courts. Bob Soper (left) and Larry
Ringman (right) prevailed
with a five win and one loss record to take top honors. Second place went
to Danny Ringman
and Mike Longbrake with a four win, two loss record. Brett Ringman and
Bill Tedrick placed third
with a three win, three loss record. Other teams competing included:
Travis Ringman/ Ron Deforest,
Barry Hinkle/Jack Erwin, Morris Seevers/Tim Rhoades, Ken Schmucker/Marv Wampler.
The League's 2008 top award
winners were presented plaques following the tournament. The top winners
can be viewed by clicking on "View 2008 League Winners' above. Jack Erwin will
replace Bill Tedrick as the
Hillsdale Fairground Horseshoe Club Coordinator. Tedrick retired after
five years as Coordinator for the club. The club also sponsors the
Hillsdale County Fair Horseshoe Tournaments scheduled for Sept. 21-27. The
daily schedule of the Fair Tournaments can be viewed
elsewhere on this site.
HILLSDALE MAYOR OPENS 2007
SUMMER LEAGUE
OPENING NIGHT FEATURED 17 LEAGUE PITCHERS THAT CHALLENGED THE WEATHER TO OPEN
THE 16 WEEK SUMMER SCHEDULE
HILLSDALE CITY MAYOR, MIKE SESSIONS, PITCHED THE FIRST SHOES TO
LAUNCH THE 16 WEEK SCHEDULE OF THE SUMMER LEAGUE PROGRAM. OBSERVING THE MAYOR
ARE:
PHOTO 1: BRETT RINGMAN, NICK SMITH , MAYOR SESSIONS, AND JOHN FRYE
PHOTO 2: FORMER CONGRESSMAN, NICK SMITH AND MAYOR SESSIONS
PHOTO 3: RINGMAN, SMITH AND SESSIONS
PHOTO 4: MIKE LONGBRAKE, RINGMAN, SMITH, SESSIONS, JOHN FRY AND RON DEFOREST FAR
RIGHT
RON DEFOREST 'TAKES IT ALL' AT WEEK 1 OF 2008 LEAGUE PLAY
Ron Deforest stated the 2008 Hillsdale Fairground Horseshoe Club Summer League with a BANG! Ron pitched a career high of 55% ringers across a total of 120 shoes to take top honors across the board as indicted by the stats below. Ron, a regular top pitchers among the Club's members, is associated with the Wierman Dairy Farms located in Hillsdale County just East of Moscow Road north of SR 12. Congrats to Ron for starting the new season with a record performance
HIGH TOTAL SCORE RON DEFOREST - 104
HIGH ACTUAL SCORE RON DEFOREST - 63
HIGH RINGER PERCENT RON DEFOREST - 55%
MOST GAMES WON RON DEFOREST - 4.0
HIGH TOTAL SERIES RON DEFOREST - 348
HIGH ACTUAL SERIES RON DEFOREST - 228
Ron's Photo taken at the 2006
Hillsdale County Fair