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THE VILLAGES HORSESHOE CLUB

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TOURNAMENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS SENIOR GAMES LEAGUES

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

🎅 The VHC Christmas dinner will be held 12/21/24 at 6 PM in the Paradise recreation center (the room by the kitchen).
We will have an "Ugliest Christmas Sweater" contest - dress "appropriately" (yes there will be prizes)!
Please notify Neil Holmgren if you plan to attend the party, we need to know how much food to buy.
There will be a sign-up sheet at the pits on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, or you can contact Neil by email or phone (see contacts at bottom of this page).


CLUB SUMMARY

North Villages Location:
The Villages Paul Kanyuch memorial horseshoe facility is located in Lady Lake, FL, on Paradise Drive just east of US highway 441/27 (for details and directions, click on the directions link above). We have twelve clay courts with lots of shady oak trees. Restrooms and cold water are available at the horseshoe courts. The courts are open during daylight hours to Villages residents and guests. For most of the year, we hold NHPA-sanctioned league matches on Tuesdays, and non-sanctioned "open fun pitch" matches on Wednesdays. During fall and winter, we hold multi-county traveling league matches on Thursdays, and NHPA-sanctioned tournaments on the third or fourth Saturday of the month. For more information, e-mail one of the contacts at the bottom of the page.

Central Villages Location:
At the Canal Street Recreation Center, on Monday mornings from 9:30 AM to 11 AM, pitchers that live near there meet for open play. The Canal Street facility has three sand courts.

List of all Villages Horseshoes Courts
Map of all Villages Horseshoes Courts
The Villages Horseshoes Page

Other:
For more information on horseshoe pitching in the state of Florida visit the web site of the Florida State Horseshoe Pitchers Association by clicking here: FSHPA
For more information on horseshoe pitching all over the United States visit the web site of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association by clicking here: NHPA

Quick link to the FSHPA/NHPA membership sign-up/renewal form: Membership Form

Click here for information about other Florida horseshoe clubs

OFFICERS

President Scorekeeper Scheduler Treasurer Historian,
Tue/Wed League Statistician
Dave Wietrzak Bob Gray Ellen Kovach Jim Strain
20-year NHPA member
2018 FL Elders Doubles Class B Winner
2023 World Elders Champ
2023 World Elders Class A Winner
2023 FL Elders Champ
2023 FL Elders Class A Winner
2022 World Elders Champ
2022 FL Elders Champ
2021 FL Elders Champ
2021 FL Elders Class A Winner
2019 FL Hall of Fame
3-Time FL Men's Champ (2016-2018)
3-Time FL Men's Doubles Champ (2013, 2016, 2017)
2015 FL Mixed Doubles Champ
2011 FL Men's Class A Winner
2023 FL Women's Class A Winner
2019 NHPA Leagues Women's 2nd Highest Ringer Percent Game Over Avg
2022 FL Elders Class F Winner
2022 FL Elders Doubles Class D Winner
2017 FL Hall of Fame
2014 National Director of the Year

Webmaster
Wed League Director Tournament Director Tue League Director
Neil Holmgren Walt Eichner Marty Schmith Al Gagnon
2019 NHPA Leagues Men's Highest Ringer Percent Game Over Avg
2022 FL Elders Doubles Class D Winner

TRUSTEES

Honored for their efforts that make this club a success

Ron Hopman Wayne McCloskey Bob Baker Mark Benson
2021 FL Elders Doubles Class B Winner
2018 World Elders Class E2 Winner
1990 World Men's Class R Winner

TOURNAMENTS

All Villages Horseshoe Club tournaments will start at: 9 AM (morning classes) and 1 PM (afternoon classes). Please sign in at least 30 minutes before start. All classes will pitch 40 shoes (or more for tie-breakers). A maximum of 42 players can enter each tournament. Please call early, the spots fill up fast; first-come, first-served! ATTENTION Your entry fee will not be refunded to you if you cancel after 4:00 PM two days prior to the tournament date, which is also when tournament sign-ups close. Exceptions will be at the discretion of the tournament director.

Past tournament results

A complete list of Florida State Horseshoe Tournaments may be found on the
Florida State Horseshoe Pitchers Association web site Click Here

CHAMPIONSHIPS

World Championship

Florida State Championship

For past championship results, see the NHPA or FSHPA websites.

SENIOR GAMES

National Senior Games

Florida Senior Games

Villages Senior Games         Results

LEAGUES
Weather Cancellation Rule: Tuesday and Wednesday league matches will be cancelled if it's raining or the National Weather Service forecast wind chill for the start time of the league is 50 degrees or below. The weather forecast will be checked by the league director approximately two hours before the scheduled match start time. Such cancellations will be announced on this website and sent by email to the club members that have their email address in the Members list of this website.

The NWS forecast for the Paradise recreation center horseshoes facility location can be seen here: NWS Forecast
The National Weather Service wind chill calculator can be seen here: Wind Chill Calculator

Tuesday NHPA-Sanctioned League

Wednesday Open Fun Pitch

Thursday Travel League

CONTACT

Dave Wietrzak
wietrzakdt@gmail.com
224-688-7978
Bob Gray
rgray44@hotmail.com
352-751-1361
Ellen Kovach
evkovach@yahoo.com
352-430-7282
Jim Strain
jlstrain@comcast.net
352-751-0241

Neil Holmgren
nmholmgren@gmail.com
650-279-7635
Walt Eichner
eichnerw@yahoo.com
407-341-9250
Marty Schmith
mschmith@thomasdmorris.com
410-302-8686
Al Gagnon
Email: almjgagnon@yahoo.com
Phone: 603-548-7698
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