RONCEVERTE W.Va. (WVDN) – The Mountaineer Horseshoe League, located in Ronceverte, West Virginia, has been in existence for 51 years and completed a successful 2023 season with 18 league members.
The league welcomed six new members and also welcomed back one member who hadn’t pitched for a few years. The league pitched two rounds of 16 games per pitcher for a total of 32 games per pitcher. They had one pitcher who didn’t pitch this year due to surgery.
The top three pitchers were: Johnny Mitchell, Josh Morgan and Randy Doss Jr.
Carl Bostic was selected as the Sportsman of the League for 2023.
The 85th West Virginia State Horseshoe tournament was held in Fairmont, on Aug. 26. A total of 42 men and women competed in the tournament.
The Mountaineer Horseshoe League from Ronceverte sent a total of nine pitchers to the tournament.
In the Men’s Class A Bracket: Jerry Davis-Champion; Fred Doss-2nd; Johnny Mitchell-3rd; Allen Withrow-4th; Gene Goins-6th.
In the Men’s Class B Bracket: Charles Brown-4th; Solomon Simmons-6th.
In the Men’s Class C Bracket: Randy Doss, Jr-Champion; Jimmy Nutter-2nd.
In the Men’s Elder C Class: Randy Doss, Sr.-2nd place.
The 86th West Virginia State Horseshoe Tournament will be held at The Mountaineer Horseshoe League courts located on Island Park in Ronceverte, W.V. on August 24 and 25, 2024.
