The First Annual Horseshoe
Championship of the World took place in August 1991. The year before,
a dear friend and founding thrower, Carl
Kahn, passed away. Thereafter, horseshoe tossin’ at Donner
Lake grew into The Horseshoe Championship the World and became known
as the Carl Kahn Horseshoe Championship of the World.
Key Players:
Carl Kahn,
Jon Weatherwax,
Jim Chesler,
Eli & Mort
Eliason, Chuck
Rogers, Steve
Brennan
How We Became
Friends:
The Eliasons,
Rogers and friends had been coming to Donner for years. The Weatherwax/Cheslers
& friends started coming around 1979.
The groups ended up talking on the beach, playing shoes, (just
friendly competition) and going to an annual
dinner arranged by the Eli/Rogers coaching fraternity.
Much was made of Cal Bears vs. SJSU Spartans vs. Stanford
Indians...
We get together every
year and never miss a beat. Some
even show up for an official/unofficial tournament meeting at the Dutch
Goose in the off-season.
Past Champions:
(Working
on full list - NEED HELP. Please email Kristie at kristie.clark@gmail.com
if you have any info...)
| Year |
Men's |
Women's |
2008 |
Dennis Agresti
Anthony Agresti
|
Beth Brennan
Kathy Weatherwax |
2007 |
Ron Sunda
Steve Sunda
|
Kelly (Brennan)
Phillips
|
2006 |
Ron Sunda
Jim Mickosich
|
Aimee (Meyer)
Becker
Holly Makris |
| 2005 |
Kelly
Marich
Chris Marich
|
Kristie (Weatherwax)
Clark
Karen (Weatherwax) Miles |
2004 |
Rick Lemos
Bryan Lemos |
Kathy Dells
Bets McKnight |
2003 |
Mort Eliason
Debbie Benson |
Chuck Rogers
Billy Kahn |
2002 |
Rick
Lemos
Bryan Lemos |
Beth
Brennan
Virginia Genovese |
2001 |
Jim Chesler
Jon Weatherwax |
Jeannie Brennan
Kelly (Brennan) Phillips |
2000 |
Rick Lemos
Bryan Lemos |
Diane Chesler
Kathy Weatherwax |
| 1999 |
Rick Lemos
Chuck Stancil |
Gena Dells
Megan Genovese |
| 1998 |
Rick Lemos
Chuck Stancil |
Beth Brennan
Virginia Genovese |
| 1997 |
|
Michelle Lemos
Janet Stancil |
| 1996 |
|
Bets McKnight
|
| 1995 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1993 |
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| 1992 |
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| 1991 |
|
Barbara Lewis &
??? |
Past T-shirt Designs by
Jon Weatherwax & Kristie Weatherwax Clark
(working on this)
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larger size.
