BHPA hosts Louisiana State Horseshoe Pitching Championships

Louisiana State Horseshoe Pitching Championships
Kemper Williams Park
Patterson
Sept. 30 – Oct. 1
Class A Men
First, Ricky Richard (tournament champion), Church Point, 6 wins-1 loss, 45.4 ringer percentage; second, Jr. McCowin, Bastrop, 5-2, 36.3; and third, Mike Ricardo, Shreveport, 4-3, 31.7.
Class B Men
First, Randy Giroir, Berwick, 7-0, 28.3; second, Mack Thibodeaux, Lacassine, 5-2, 25.0; and third, Glenn Miller, Belle River, 4-3, 22.9.
Class C Men
First, Bill King, Monroe, 7-0, 25.4; second, Clay Canty, Morgan City, 6-1, 20.4; and third, A.J. Duplantier, Harahan, 5-2, 20.4.
Class D Men
First, C.J. Bertrand (class champion), Iowa, 7-1, 17.5; second, Julius Lovell, Bayou L’Ourse, 6-2, 16.0; and third, Bryan Phenix, Belle River, 5-2, 17.9.
Bertrand defeated Lovell in a 40-shoe playoff.
Class E Men
First, Joe Primeaux, Broussard, 7-0, 13.3; second, Danny Navarre, Caryliss, 5-2, 10.4; and third, Clay Weaver, Lacassine, 5-2, 11.2.
Elders Men
First, Tim Gilmore (tournament champion), Bayou Vista, 7-1, 57.5; second, Al Dodson, Morgan City, 6-2, 48.7; and third, Gerald Prados, Centerville, 4-3, 52.2.
Gilmore defeated Dodson in a 40-shoe playoff.
Class A Women
First, Pat Pertuit (tournament champion), Marrero, 5-1, 40.4; second, Wanda Lantz, Marrero, 4-2, 44.6; and third, Sharla Fontenot, Lacassine, 3-2, 41.5.
Pertuit defeated Lantz in a 40-shoe playoff.
Class B Women
First, Angela Percle (class champion), Morgan City, 6-2, 41.7; second, Nancy Woods, Monroe, 6-3, 29.4; and third, Rhonda Smith, Lake Charles, 5-3, 31.7.
In 40-shoe playoff games, Woods defeated Smith. Percle, who had the bye, defeated Woods.
Class C Women
First, Erica Noblit, Monroe, 5-0, 26.5; second, Belinda McClain, Shreveport, 3-2, 27.0; and third, Amanda Mc Mullen, Monroe, 3-2, 17.0.
Junior Boys
First, Tyler Bourdier, Patterson, 17.9.
Junior Girls
First, Mikel-Ann Ricardo, Shreveport, 6.5.