NEWS FLASH
 

WINTER LEAGUE UPDATE

OVERALL CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED

Thursday Night League Champs,
Jim Hurd & Scott Vanepps take the Championship Title

Matt Ryan & Jeromy Kelly are Runner Up Cahmpions

     NEWS UPDATE

SUMMER LEAGUE IN FULL COURT

 The 2011 Summer League opened it's summer schedule with 14 teams competing for the 2011 Championship according to Tom Williams, Club Secretary. Tom reports that two teams dropped from the Roster from last year. Avenues Billiards opened the season with a 29 point score over Muffler Man team. Teams Bone Island Grill and Doglog Pet Waste Removal tied for 2nd place standings with 23 points. Avenue Billiards is off to a great start! Teams have 87 weeks to catch the leaders!

See you on the Courts Tuesday Night May 10 for week 2. Check the schedule for courts and Teams you play.
 

TOM WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES CLUB CHANGES FOR 2011

WE HAVE TWO NEW OFFICERS FOR THE 2011 SUMMER SEASON. CLYDE VANEPPS IS OUR NEW V.P. REPLACING LISA WILLIAMS WHO STEPPED DOWN AS HER PLATE GOT A LITTLE LARGER WITH A NEW GRAND CHILD.

TERRY VINCENT IS OUR NEW MAINTENANCE PERSON, REPLACING DAVE THRUN WHO STEPPED AFTER MANY YEARS OF GREAT SERVICE TO OUR CLUB. THANKS LISA & DAVE FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO OUR CLUB OVER THE YEARS. CLYDE & TERRY ARE EXCELLENT PEOPLE AND WILL BE GREAT IN THESE POSITIONS.

2010-11 WINTER LEAGUE CHAMPS ARE!

JIM HURD & SCOTT VANEPPS

Click to View Top Ten 2010 - 2010 Summer League
JACKSON COUNTY HORSESHOE CLUB 2010

Click to View World Tournament Results of Club's Members Pitching at the 2010 World in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 

2010 SUMMER  LEAGUE CLUB TOURNAMENT RESULTS

NEW 2010 SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPS

VIC'S FOOD STORE TEAM DEFEATS DEFENDING CHAMPS IN FINAL 2010 MATCH BY 20-10 SCORE

Vic's Food Store Team, (L-R) are Marty Butler, Team Captian,
Terry Vincent, Bud Vincent and Scott Reiniche

WILLIAMS COFFEE SERVICE TEAM ARE 2010 RESERVE CHAMPS

Williams Coffee Service Team, (L-R) are Bob Williams, Team
Captain,Tom Williams, Matt Ryan, Chuck Eagen, and Mark Shepherd

Carl Rennell, Club President, congratulates Vic's Food Store Team Captain, Marty Butler as Bob Williams, Team Captain of the Williams Team. 

A highlight of the match was the Bud Vincent Vs Tom Williams four game series. Tom is the top ringer percentage league member with a -5 handicap. Bud Vincent tied two games and won one in the four game series with a 35 handicap. Tom toped the 40 shoe differential in one game and matched the handicap in two games. Beating a 40 point handicap in a forty shoe game is a difficult task. A small number of supporters were on hand to cheer for their favorites team. 

VICK'S FOOD STORE TEAM TOPS SECOND HALF

2010 SUMMER LEAGUE OPENS TO NEW LOOK AND FULL HOUSE

Thanks to great leadership and work from a several Jackson Club members, the 2010 Summer Leagued opened to a New Look court-wise. The refurbishing of all the 18 courts to repainting the League Score Boards, adding new seats at both ends of the courts greeted the 16 Summer League Teams for the first week of league play on May 4th. Jack Craw and Dave Thurn were the movers leading the renovation work.

Some 93 enthusiastic league members launched a 15 week summer league journey that will determine a first-half Team League Winner, a second-half team winner and finally the overall Champions of the 2010 Summer League.

Tom Williams, Club secretary and League Coordinator, as well as processing  league statistics featured on our website on the  Results Page. Individual member statistics as well as Team statistics are updated weekly throughout the full summer program. These team and individual statistics are use to identify a covey of individual member awards presented at the League Banquet and business meeting in September.

The current League Winners from the 2009 play, Williams Coffee Service Teams, will be the team to challenge for the 2010 league championship. Carl Rennel, Club President, is coordinating the club overall activities again this year. A new look and a great set of league teams and team captains set the foundation for a excellent summer league program. The number of new league pitchers from the younger generations is a good indication of the future vigor of the Jackson Club and summer league seasons. Each Team is sponsored by a local business or individual.

WINTER 2009- 2010 LEAGUES FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS CROWNED -Click to View

 THE 2009 SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

 l-r Tom Williams, Matt Ryan, Chuck Eagen and Tom Williams
No Photo- Henry Garrett
 

SOLTIS CABINERY TEAM
THE 2009 RUNNER-UP TEAM
 

L-R Tom Soltis, Joe Flemming and Eric Soltis.
no photo- Mike and David Soltis

                                                       Click  to View a  Bit on NHPA History
 

TOM WILLIAMS PLACES FIFTH IN 2009 WORLD TOURNAMENT

Did your miss the Mike Pryson sports page article in the Jackson Patriot about Tom's World Tournament placing? Well if you did here a few excerpts for the article: "Williams, a 40- year -old horseshoe pitching whiz from Cement City who lives in Albion, finished fifth last month (July) in the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association World Tournament in York, Pa. It was William's first trip to the world meet in nearly two decades."  "....Tom Williams has won 11 state championships, including the last three and seven of the last eight. He will go for another state crown on Labor Day Labor Day weekend in Kalamazoo." Alan Francis won the World title with a 19-0 record in the round-robin that included a shocking 89.83 ringer percentage."  "....Williams, who finished one place ahead of former World champion, Walter Ray Williams Jr., was the only pitcher from Michigan to make the men's final Round." A great story about a local horseshoe pitching icon.  Congratulations Tom , a well deserved citation!

The photo below was the lead photo for the long article that was continued to the second page of the Sunday, August 3 Sports Section of the Pat..

A BIT OF NHPA HISTORY

IN 1989, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AND BARBARA BUSH INVITED SEVERAL NHPA PITCHERS  TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO CHRISTEN HIS NEW HORSESHOE COURT.  ELEVEN NHPA MEMBERS, INCLUDING DAVE LOUCKS,  PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY-TREASURER, DONNIE ROBERTS WERE INVITED.  THE PHOTOS BELOW SHOW A BIT OF NHPA HISTORY THAT MOST LIKELY WON'T BE REPEATED SOON. THE COURTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION. MANY DIGNITARIES WERE ALSO PRESENT INCLUDING SEVERAL GOVERNORS AND WASHINGTON GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS.
 

PRESIDENT BUSH IN GOOD LEFT HANDED FORM                                        THE NAVY COUNTRY AND WESTERN BAND
                                                                                                                          ABOVE: THOSE PRESENT ENJOYED A PICNIC LUNCHEON
                                                                                                                          TOP: DAVE PRESENTS A JACKET TO PRESIDENT GRORGE

Photos from June 1989 Newsline, pages 18-19
Article by Dave Loucks, Editor and Publisher