Louisiana State Singles Horseshoe Championships

Kemper Williams Park
Patterson
Sept. 28
Class A Women
First place, Sharla Fontenot (Women’s State Tournament Champion), Lacassine, 5 wins-0 losses, 45.5 ringer percentage; second place, Wanda Lantz, Marrero, 3-2, 34.0; and third place, Mary Begnaud, Lake Charles, 2-3, 35.0.
Class B Women
First, Bobbie Richard, Church Point, 5-0, 23.1; second, Linda Dodson, Morgan City, 4-1, 30.6; and third, Gaylin Habetz, Sulphur, 4-2, 20.6.
Class A Men
First, Alois Habetz (Men’s State Tournament Champion), Sulphur, 4-1, 32.5; second, Ricky Richard, Church Point, 3-2, 30.5; and third, Dale Pearce, Morgan City, 3-2, 26.0.
Class B Men
First, Matthew Strickland, Morgan City, 5-1, 26.0; second, Adarrious Robertson, Baton Rouge, 4-2, 18.0; and third, Joseph Thomas, Erwinville, 3-2, 17.5.
Class C Men
First, Jim Guzdial, Patterson, 5-0, 24.0; second, Clay Weaver, Lacassine, 4-1, 12.5; and third, Mark Jones, Patterson, 3-2, 21.0.
Class A Elders
First, Tim Gilmore (Elders State Tournament Champion), Bayou Vista, 5-0, 58.0; second, Clyde Landry, Pierre Part, 4-1, 47.5; and third, Julius Lovell, Bayou L’Ourse, 3-2, 39.5.
Class B Elders
First, Travis Bourdier, Patterson, 5-0, 39.0; second, Larry Pertuit, Marrero, 3-2, 30.0; and third, Louis Gaudet, Lake Charles, 3-2, 29.5.
Class C Elders
First, Ricky Pitre, Chauvin, 5-0, 18.0; second, Joe Primeaux, Broussard, 4-1, 20.5; and third, Glen Hidalgo, Bayou Vista, 3-2, 15.0.
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Most Improved in Louisiana, 2023-24):
Elders: Lovell, 31.36 to 42.86 ringer percentage (improved 11.50%); Tiffany Thomas, Ervinville, 4.81 to 21.20 (16.39); and Joseph Thomas III, Ervinville, 13.28 to 24.31 (11.03).
Top 10 National League Award: Gilmore, No. 2, 111 scratch points (40 shoe game), No. 2, 90% ringer percentagegame (40 shoes).