Photo: Joe Starika
The Mile Hi Horseshoe Club held their first tournament of 2023, the Cal Cordes Singles. Despite a cool start to the morning, things heated up on the courts. Joe Starika of Prescott Valley was perfect in the Class B division, going 6-0 on the day.
Starika, who shot 2.75 over his average, had a couple of close calls, but managed to pull out the two closest games of the day. A one point win over Mike Brewer, and a two point win over Cody Williams. Starika said, “I don’t recall ever going 6-0. Feels pretty good.”
Williams of Prescott went 3-3, earning him second place, and Russell Durham of Buckeye, pulled out third.
Photo: John Lincoln
The Class A tournament winner was John Lincoln of Prescott. Patti Lopez-Cepero handed Lincoln his only loss of the day as he went 5-1. Bruce Reid pulled out second place with a last game win over third place Hal Handelman. Though tied in wins and losses, Reid edged out Handelman by 1.86% ringer percentage points.
Photo: Cal Cordes and participants of the tournament
Thanks to Cheryl Reid and Cookie Brewer for their dedication in score keeping, and Cookie again for her delicious chocolate chip cookies.
The Mile Hi Horseshoe Club will host another tournament, next Saturday, May 13 beginning at 9am. Anyone interested in horseshoe pitching, the club, are encouraged to come out.
