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Tri-Cities hosts National Horseshoe Pitchers Association’s World Tournament
By Rylee Fitzgerald,
3 days ago
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association World Tournament kicked off Monday at the Toyota Center and Arena, and lasts through the weekend. This is the first time the horseshoe pitching world tournament has happened in the Tri-Cities, let alone Washington state, and the top-tier competition is open to the public.
According to Visit Tri-Cities , the NHPA World Horseshoe Pitching Championships are happening in the Tri-Cities in 2024 and 2027. bringing in nearly $1 million in economic impact. There are mostly competitors from the United States, but also Canada, Germany and Norway. 550 pitchers are taking part in the tournament.
This is the first time the horseshoe pitching world tournament has happened in the Tri-Cities, let alone Washington state, and the top-tier competition is open to the public. Rylee Fitzgerald reports. Read the whole story here: https://www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/tri-cities-hosts-national-horseshoe-pitchers-association-s-world-tournament/article_26a8feb6-4f6d-11ef-9408-0756ef9f6fe4.html
If you’ve never seen anything like it, now may be the time.
“Kind of the casual player who's not been around horseshoe a whole lot will maybe be surprised at how good some of the players are, because it's a tough sport,” said Alan Francis, 27-time world champion from Ohio. “Anytime you make a ringer, you're surprised. So, to see people averaging 70 and 80% ringers, it's kind of eye opening.”
“We're just a horseshoe family,” said Maxine Griffith, one of the Tennessee Twins. She competes with her sister Marlene.
“It's like family. You get to see all your friends, and it's just a fun time,” said Marlene Ray. The two of them have some first and second-place world titles under their belts combined.
According to the competitors, there are many ways to pitch horseshoes.
“Pitching horseshoe in general is fairly simple, and you would think there would not be a lot of different ways to do it, but if you sit and watch the competition, you won't see one person do it exactly the same as another,” said Francis.
“Some have low back swings, some have real high back swings, and they hold the shoe, all different. I mean, it's all going for one thing, the stake,” said Griffith.
“But the intensity of it. I mean, the focus. They’re focused, and they’re having fun,” said Ray.
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