Champions

crowned each year at the annual State Tournament held over the Labor Day Weekend.

WASHINGTON STATE HORSESHOE PITCHING CHAMPIONS

MEN
Year Name Won- Lost Ringer
Percentage
1925 Floyd Sayre 21 – 2 51.3
1926 Floyd Sayre .... 62
1927 Floyd Sayre .... 64
1928 Henry Tessandore 21 – 2 53.3
1929 Ray Ashcraft 18 – 2 57.1
1930 Ray Ashcraft 15 – 0 56.2
1931 Floyd Sayre 15 – 0 69
1932 Floyd Sayre 14 – 1 67.8
1933 Roy Getchell 14 – 1 65.1
1934 Roy Getchell 12 – 3 68.5
1935 Roy Getchell 18 – 5 65.1
1936 Harold Oakes .... 62.7
1937 Prescott Kaufman 13 – 2 65.2
1938 Prescott Kaufman 14 – 1 63
1939 Oscar Lee 13 – 2 59
1940 Prescott Kaufman 13 - 0 73.2
1941 Charles Davis 8 – 3 56.8
1942 – 1943 – 1944 (No tournaments held)
1945 Lewis Getchell 13 – 2 61
1946 Lewis Getchell 15 – 0 70
1947 Prescott Kaufman 15 – 0 67
1948 Lewis Getchell 12 – 3 67.1
1949 John Monasmith 13 – 2 65
1950 Lewis Getchell 13 – 2 66.2
1951 Lewis Getchell 15 – 0 71.2
1952 John Monasmith 14 – 1 70.7
1953 John Monasmith 15 – 0 78.1
1954 John Monasmith 14 – 1 70.2
1955 John Monasmith 15 – 0 74.7
1956 John Monasmith 14 – 1 73.5
1957 John Monasmith 15 – 0 78.7
1958 John Monasmith 15 – 0 77.8
1959 Ed Fishel 15 – 0 78.2
1960 John Monasmith 14 – 1 80.2
1961 John Monasmith 15 – 0 80.1
1962 John Monasmith 15 – 0 80.2
1963 Ed Fishel 15 – 0 76.6
1964 John Monasmith 15 - 0 80.6
1965 John Monasmith 15 – 0 76.3
1966 Henry Knauft 13 – 1 80.23
1967 John Monasmith 14 – 0 80.83
1968 John Monasmith 13 – 1 77.94
1969 Henry Knauft 12 – 2 75.1
1970 Henry Knauft 14 – 0 78.21
1971 Henry Knauft 14 – 0 75.93
1972 Henry Knauft 14 – 0 77.1
1973 Joe Krug 13 – 1 75.53
1974 Bill Foss 12 – 2 67.57
1975 Henry Knauft 12 – 2 72.7
1976 Henry Knauft 13 – 1 73.54
1977 Henry Knauft 13 – 0 78.95
1978 Henry Knauft 13 – 2 77.86
1979 Henry Knauft 14 – 0 79.09
1980 Henry Knauft 13 – 1 79.95
1981 Herb Criss 12 – 2 74.2
1982 Herb Criss 12 – 0 75.43
1983 Henry Knauft 14 – 0 74.06
1984 Peter Clark 13 – 1 76.17
1985 Herb Criss 13 – 1 74.59
1986 Herb Criss 7 – 0 77.5
1987 Herb Criss 7 – 0 77.46
1988 Henry Knauft 6 – 1 70.18
1989 Herb Criss 12 – 0 69.9
1990 Peter Clark 7 – 1 75.54
1991 Herb Criss 8 – 1 74.19
1992 Henry Knauft 12 – 2 70.25
1993 Henry Knauft 14 – 0 66.31
1994 Herb Criss 12 – 2 73.5
1995 Herb Criss 13 – 1 68.75
1996 Bob Cook 11 – 3 67.16
1997 Art Sperber 13 – 1 63.9
1998 Art Sperber 12 – 3 65.08
1999 Stan Speers 11 – 3 55.63
2000 Russ Phillips 12 – 3 64.96
2001 Russ Phillips 13 – 2 66.5
2002 Russ Phillips 12 – 2 62.22
2003 Russ Phillips 13 – 1 63.91
2004 Brandon Lund 13 – 1 58.54
2005 Brandon Lund 12 – 2 59.66
2006 Russ Phillips 12 – 2 62.05
2007 Russ Phillips 13 – 1 61.83
2008 Don Davis 13 – 1 57.60
2009 Don Davis 14 – 0 52.51
2010 Don Davis 11 – 0 63.21
2011 Matt Fuller 14 – 0 64.31
2012 Matt Fuller 14 – 0 65.30
2013 Matt Fuller 8 – 0 62.27
2014 Matt Fuller 14 – 0 73.51
2015 Matt Fuller 16 – 0 73.14
2016 Matt Fuller 12 – 0 66.74
2017 Matt Fuller 10 – 3 67.94
2018 Matt Fuller 10 – 0 67.81
2019 Matt Fuller 9–2 77.78
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 Matt Fuller 10-0 71.67
2022 Matt Fuller 12-0 71.10
2023 Matt Fuller 7-1 75.00


WOMEN
Year Name Won- Lost Ringer
Percentage
1964 Alice Rehard 5 – 0 24.8
1965 Alice Rehard 6 – 0 25.3
1966 Peggy Hanson 7 – 0 35.1
1967 Alice Rehard 6 – 1 40.21
1968 Mildred Kuhne 5 – 0 45.27
1969 Mildred Kuhne 6 – 0 59.05
1970 Mildred Kuhne 6 – 0 57.8
1971 Mildred Kuhne 5 – 0 56.93
1972 Sarah Giacommini 6 – 1 54.2
1973 Debbie Woodman 6 – 1 55.4
1974 Shirley O’Brien 7 – 0 64.74
1975 Dorothy McSwane 7 – 1 59.6
1976 Kelly O’Brien 9 – 1 54.43
1977 Kelly O’Brien 10 – 0 66.79
1978 Kelly O’Brien 9 – 1 71.56
1979 Kelly O’Brien 11 – 1 59.09
1980 Kelly O’Brien 14 – 0 69.94
1981 Margaret Byfield 9 – 2 60.74
1982 Hannah Foley 8 – 2 59.62
1983 Elaine Weisdepp 9 – 1 60.64
1984 Elaine Weisdepp 8 – 2 52.37
1985 Margaret Byfield 13 – 0 55.41
1986 Elaine Weisdepp 8 – 0 63.37
1987 Elaine Weisdepp 8 – 2 63.4
1988 Michelle Ives 8 – 0 71.84
1989 Michelle Ives 8 – 0 66.87
1990 Michelle Ives 8 – 0 67.3
1991 Michelle Ives 10 – 0 59.89
1992 Michelle Ives 8 – 0 66.29
1993 Michelle Ives 9 – 0 68.6
1994 Margaret Byfield 9 – 0 57.21
1995 Michelle Ives 10 – 0 66.38
1996 Margaret Byfield 12 – 0 56.16
1997 Carol Sperber 9 – 1 52.92
1998 Carol Sperber 11 – 1 56.32
1999 Carol Sperber 7 – 2 50
2000 Babette Sparks 9 – 1 48.89
2001 Carol Sperber 9 – 1 56.6
2002 Carol Sperber 12 – 0 56.66
2003 Phyllis Quist 5 – 9 34.59
2004 Carol Sperber 13 – 1 55.12
2005 Carol Sperber 10 – 2 53.06
2006 Carol Sperber 10 – 2 55.64
2007 Bonnie Lewis 6 – 2 42.23
2008 Carol Sperber 6 – 0 66.96
2009 Carol Sperber 10 – 0 58.87
2010 Carol Sperber 12 – 0 64.47
2011 Bonnie Lewis 10 – 2 42.03
2012 Bonnie Lewis 8 – 0 41.22
2013 Phyllis Quist 7 – 1 36.87
2014 Bonnie Lewis 11 – 1 41.88
2015 Kaiti Reeves 13 – 1 42.60
2016 Kaiti Reeves 8 – 1 42.70
2017 Cindy Clausen 11 – 2 46.11
2018 Cindy Clausen 11 – 1 57.91
2019 Cindy Clausen 10 – 2 56.15
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 Cindy Clausen 12-0 58.98
2022 Cindy Clausen 9-3 56.41
2023 Cindy Clausen 12-0 78.13


ELDERS
Year Name Won – Lost Ringer
Percentage
1994 John Reedy 8 – 1 66.66
1995 John Reedy 10 – 0 62.71
1996 John Reedy 14 – 1 71.68
1997 Jack Moore 12 – 1 74.09
1998 John Reedy 10 – 4 54.4
1999 Jack Moore 12 – 0 69.47
2000 Jack Moore 13 – 1 66.25
2001 Jack Moore 10 – 0 62.55
2002 Jack Moore 12 – 0 61.27
2003 Art Sperber 12 – 0 67.5
2004 Art Sperber 12 – 2 68.5
2005 Art Sperber 14 – 0 42.04
2006 Dave Goodwin 7 – 2 55.44
2007 Mel Benham 10 – 2 59.53
2008 MR Tricky 9 – 3 64.77
2009 Russ Phillips 10 – 0 69.45
2010 Russ Phillips 12 – 0 85.59
2011 Russ Phillips 12 – 0 86.46
2012 Russ Phillips 16 – 0 85.52
2013 Russ Phillips 16 – 0 82.79
2014 Russ Phillips 8 – 0 82.21
2015 Ray Powell 12 – 0 71.67
2016 Russ Phillips 16 – 0 79.44
2017 Russ Phillips 13 – 1 75.61
2018 Russ Phillips 10 – 0 75.00
2019 Russ Phillips 6 – 4 75.00
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 Donald Lindbo 10-0 59.91
2022 Russ Phillips 12-0 74.43
2023 Donald Lindbo 9-3 71.88


JUNIOR BOYS
Year Name Won – Lost Ringer
Percentage
1954 Phil Fishel .... 50.9
1955 Phil Fishel .... 53.6
1956
1957 Jim Saari 5 – 0 31
1958 Gary Alexander 5 – 0 35.2
1959 Gary Alexander 2 – 0 37.5
1960 Earl Kettleson 2 – 0 25.9
1961 D. Roe 2 – 1 23.6
1962
1963 Gary Batcheller 4 – 0 30.2
1964 Steve Jackson 6 – 1 38.7
1965 Steve Jackson 4 – 0 39.2
1966 Calvin Martindale 6 – 0 28.29
1967 Jim D. Malvern 5 – 0 64.22
1968 Mike Weber 5 – 0 67.56
1969 Mike Weber 5 – 0 74.8
1970 Mike Weber 6 – 0 79.08
1971 Lonnie Griggs 5 – 1 51.58
1972 Sam Woodman 7 – 1 51.56
1973 Glen Walker 7 – 0 64.74
1974 Ray Durfee 7 – 0 68.44
1975 Joe Bartlett 7 – 0 57.88
1976 Bob Bartlett 8 – 0 57.87
1977 Bob Bartlett 10 – 1 68.99
1978 Bob Bartlett 6 – 0 83.88
1979 Peter Clark 8 – 0 82.37
1980 Peter Clark 5 – 0 71.15
1981 Peter Clark 6 – 0 80.97
1982 Larry Call 8 – 0 48.89
1983 Craig Looper 4 – 0 18
1984 Craig Looper 3 – 2 28.17
1985 Craig Looper 4 – 0 32.11
1986 Craig Looper 6 – 0 28.26
1987 Jason Knauft 4 – 6 45.06
1988 Jason Knauft 4 – 5 50.23
1989 Jason Knauft 11 – 1 46.83
1990 Jeremy Faught 8 – 0 45.24
1991 Lucas Ives 7 – 1 39.05
1992 Mark Rupprecht 5 – 1 41.5
1993 Lucas Ives 7 – 2 41.26
1994 Levi Wood 8 – 1 31.04
1995 Brandon Lund 8 – 0 68.85
1996 K.C. Bayne 8 – 0 65.5
1997 Brandon Lund 12 – 0 76.06
1998 Tyler Eisen 0 – 5 5.61
1999 Anthony Patterson 8 – 0 50
2000 Anthony Patterson 8 – 0 60
2001 Anthony Patterson 8 – 2 63.52
2002 Tyler Eisen 6 – 6 39.28
2003 Matt Fuller 8 – 2 59.62
2004 Matt Fuller 8 – 6 56.2
2005 Matt Fuller 12 – 0 57.69
2006 Matt Fuller 9 – 0 58.75
2007 Matt Fuller 10 – 2 62.41
2008 Matt Fuller 11 – 1 71.26
2009 Matt Fuller 8 – 2 65.96
2010 J.T. McCarthy IV 8 – 4 26.18
2011 Truman Hopper 10 – 0 37.00
2012 J.T. McCarthy IV 9 – 5 31.47
2013 Kyler Magnus 8 – 0 37.50
2014 Kyler Magnus 9.5 – 4.5 37.50
2015 J.T. McCarthy IV 10 – 2 32.61
2016 No Entries
2017 No Entries
2018 No Entries
2019 No Entries
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 No Entries
2022 Malikai Orozco 0-10 4.25
2023 No Entries


JUNIOR GIRLS
Year Name Won – Lost Ringer
Percentage
1966 Wilma Van Egdom 3 – 0 22.79
1967 Wilma Van Egdom 4 – 0 17
1968 Wilma Van Egdom 3 – 2 11.46
1969
1970
1971
1972 Kelly O’Brien 6 – 0 29.32
1973 Kelly O’Brien 4 – 0 51.76
1974 Muffie Woodman 5 – 0 40.94
1975 Cindy Buchert 3 – 1 26.89
1976 Muffie Woodman 4 – 1 33.33
1977 Cindy Buchert 2 – 6 33.26
1978
1979 Bonnie Clark 4 – 0 36.3
1980 Bonnie Clark 0 – 14 21.08
1981 Bonnie Clark 0 – 10 23.83
1982
1983
1984
1985 Jami Darling 0 – 4 5.33
1986 - 1997 No Jr. Girl participants
1998 Emily Anderson 5 – 0 9.09
1999
2000
2001 Kara Anderson 2 – 6 3.98
2002 Shannon Redfern 5 – 1 10.66
2003 Shannon Redfern 8 – 2 24.89
2004 Shannon Redfern 8 – 2 23.63
2005 Sienna Black 0 – 12 4.83
2006 Deanna Boyle 3 – 7 3.92
2007 Deanna Boyle 6.5 – 2.5 19.72
2008 Kaiti Reeves 5 – 3 23.12
2009 Kaiti Reeves 9 – 1 27.52
2010 Kaiti Reeves 12 – 0 40.64
2011 Deanna Boyle 5.5 – 2.5 13.50
2012 Marissa Ruiz 11 – 3 39.51
2013 Karla Lewis 0 – 8 6.56
2014 Megan Stonehocker 4.5 – 9.5 21.60
2015 Megan Stonehocker 4 – 8 21.73
2016 Micalah Renshaw 2 – 6 3.13
2018 No Entries
2019 No Entries
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 No Entries
2022 No Entries
2023 No Entries
 
CADET
Year Name Won – Lost Ringer
Percentage
2010 Michael McCarthy 5 – 2 9.52
2011 Patrick McCarthy 5.5 – 2.5 37.19
2012 Patrick McCarthy 13 – 1 47.68
2013 No Entries –
2014 Patrick McCarthy 14 – 0 53.21
2015 Micalah Renshaw 6 – 0 6.33
2016 Milikai Orozco 6 – 2 4.38
2017 No Entries
2018 No Entries
2019 No Entries
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 No Entries
2022 No Entries
2023 Jeremiah DeMello 11 – 0 30.0


DOUBLES
Year Name
2001 Gaylord Lund – John Perucca
2002 Jack Johnson – Gary Bisby
2003 Carol Sperber – Jim Link
2004 Art Sperber – Bonnie Lewis
2005 Russ Phillips – Jim Link
2006 Russ Phillips – Harold Boyer
2007 Russ Phillips – Harold Boyer
2008 Phyllis Quist – Bob Clark
2009 Matt Fuller – Deanna Boyle
2010 Herb Criss – Stan Speers
2011 Lee Zalesny – Jerry Conklin
2012 Carol Sperber – Ron McLaughlin
2013 Larry Getts – Sid Gire
2014 Glen Heistand – Gene Kuiken
2015 Ray Powell – Monty McLaughlin
2016 Stan Speers – Brandon Hand
2017 Art Sperber – Carol Sperber
2018 Stan Speers – Cindy Clausen
2019 Larry Parsons – Duane Nault
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 Cindy Clausen – Nick Nicholson
2022 Don Davis – Larry Pelham
2023 Don Davis – Rick Bidwell

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