Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Association members head to Vernon on Labour Day weekend to compete in the provincial championship.
Among the 12-person Sooke contingent is Ken Bradley, who won first place in the Elders E division at the Canadian Horseshoe Championship held in High Prairie, Alta. from Aug. 17 to 20.
The Vernon Horseshoe Club will host the two-day provincial event, in which three different categories of competition exist. The menB次元官网网址檚 division plays 40 feet apart while the menB次元官网网址檚 65 and overand the womenB次元官网网址檚 division play 30 feet apart. Every participant will be placed into different classes with others of equal skill levels.
Any member of the B.C. Horseshoe Association, which has participated in two sanctioned tournaments in the province, can enter the championship.
The Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Association, founded in 2015, has 50 members. It recently hosted the second annual Butts/Bligh Memorial Tournament, where 51 competitors competed from five other B.C. clubs.
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For information on the Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Association, please email sookehorseshoes@shaw.ca.
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