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Published May 14, 2010, 12:00 AM

Horseshoes: Larson competes in elite tournament

Local horseshoe pitcher competes with top players in the country

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    Alan Larson of Evansville, center, participated in the Six-Pac Invitational Horseshoe tournament in Wentzville, Missouri recently. He participated with some of the best pitchers in the country, including Brian Simmons of Vermont, left, and Alan Francis of Ohio, right.

Evansville’s Alan Larson tied for eighth place at the Six-Pac Invitational Horseshoe tournament in Wentzville, Missouri against some of the best pitchers in the country on May 1.

Larson went 8-7 at the tournament with 508 points and 455 total ringers out of the 748 shoes he tossed. Larson won six of seven matches after starting off 0-2 against second-place finisher Alan Francis of Ohio and eventual champion Brian Simmons of Vermont. Simmons went 15-0 at the tournament with 610 ringers out of 702 shoes tossed. Francis lost just once with 643 ringers out of 724 shoes.

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