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 63.10
2024 Matt Fuller 10-0 68.98
2025 Matt Fuller 11-1 57.73


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 57.95
2024 Cindy Clausen 16-0 58.21
2025 Cindy Clausen 6-0 59.4


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 60.17
2024 Gaylord Lund 13-1 50.18
2025 Ron Burt 7-3 43.86


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 37.85
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
2024 James DeMello 6-6 12.22
2025 Wayde DeMello 8-4 12.71


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
2017 No Entries
2018 No Entries
2019 No Entries
2020 No tournament held due to pandemic
2021 No Entries
2022 No Entries
2023 No Entries
2024 No Entries
2025 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 19.32
2024 Jeremiah DeMello 12 – 0 40.83
2025 Jeremiah DeMello 12 – 0 42.71


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
2024 Don Davis – Rick Bidwell
2025 Mike Barrett – Ron Burt

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