Late Surge Lifts Erbe To State Shoes Supremacy
Dan Erbe, 26, Altoona, seized the Class A title at the Kansas State Horseshoe Pitching Championships in Forest Park after a dramatic rally. He finished 10-1 with 69.6 percent, overcoming an early loss to beat Ronald Martin and the Potts family for the crown. Mary Ann Penninger led Derby women Class A 5-0, with high ringer percentages across divisions highlighting the statewide meet.
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Rick Peterson
Dan Erbe
Erbe
Ronald Martin
Potts Boys
Pottses
Roger
Merlin Potts
Forest Park
Altoona
M. Potts
Leonardville
Martin
Wichita
Ottawa Horseshoe
Bob Dutt
Olathe
R. Potts
Mary Ann Penninger
Derby
Linda Sharp
Jesse Hobbs
George Green
Delbert Peters
Harold Gray
Richard Potter
Kansas State Horseshoe
Ottawa Harnebee Club
Membe
Ronald Mar UN
Wes Sehendel
Dave Kincaid
Vernard Bell
Alanta Pte
Potts Tastes Rare State Setback In Horseshoe Crown Fight
Merlin Potts of Leonardville loses to Dan Erbe of Altoona in a dramatic Class A state horseshoe final, ending Potts run of titles after 23 years and 6 consecutive State A crowns. Erbe, winning his first Class A title, edges Potts in the ninth of 11 matches as Potts reflects on luck and the end of an era. Ottawa hosts the 1987 event with Peters, Duerksen, Ridder, and Turner also claiming state titles in playoffs.
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Merlin Potts
Dan Erbe
Potts
Kansas Barbeshoe
Pye
Erbe
Altoona
Harold Williams
Roland Duerksen
Antony Ridder
Leroy Turner
Peters
Duerksen
Ridder
Turner
Ottawa Horseshoe
OHPC
Wes Schendel
Chuck Kaniper
Schendel
Leonardville
Ottawa Horseshoe Pitching Club
Eudora
Horton Ends Chiefs Run After Waivers
Kansas City cut five players to reach NFL roster limit including former No.1 pick Ethan Horton who rushed for 146 yards on 48 carries as a rookie. Horton, surprise to Chiefs camp, said he was shocked by Monday’s waiver, after promises of opportunities failed to materialize.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Ethan Horton
North Carolina
Horton
John Mackovic
Ethan
New Orleans
Calvin Daniels
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