(Article provided by Shawn Shaffer, GGSA)
The Greenville Girls Softball Association and the Greenville Citizens
Baseball League host the GGSA/GCBL Cornhole Tournament the last weekend in
February annually. Come back to this link for further details as the
tournament approaches.
The 2013 tournament will include a "Competitive" and a "Social" division.
In four years, the tournament has become one of the highest regarded in the
region as many of the top ranked players in the country have supported the
tournament and the two local organizations.
Past Champions
2012 - Steve Vanderver/Dale Smith
2011 - Matt Guy/Brett Guy
2010 - Chris Hobbs/Jason Faber
2009 - Chris Hobbs/Doug Farquer
2012 GGSA/GCBL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
The 4th Annual GGSA/GCBL Cornhole Tournament is in the books and if high
caliber players is what you were looking for, this years group didn't
disappoint. The players were from all over the region which included players
from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia.
After finishing second to Matt & Brett Guy both Alexandria, Kentucky natives
last year, Dale Smith of Campbellsville, Kentucky, and Steve Vanderver of
Norwood, Ohio, jumped up to take the top prize in the high stakes tournament
held at Paws Bingo Hall in Greenville, Saturday, February 25th.
Two-time champion, Chris Hobbs of Eaton, and Jim Horton of Hamilton, Ohio,
finished second this year. Hobbs has now made it into the championship match
three of the four years the tournament has been held here in Greenville.
Finishing third was the team of Rex Uhrig of Circleville, Ohio, and Cody
Henderson of Jackson, Ohio.
Finishing fourth were the defending champions in the team of Matt and Brett
Guy of Alexandria, Kentucky. Both players are highly ranked players with
Matt Guy being the #1 ranked player in the current World Rankings.
World Rankings (as of 2/26/2012)
#1 - Matt Guy/Alexandria, KY
#5 - Rick Mayes Sr/Cincinnati, OH
#18 - Mike Schaffer Sr/Fairfield, OH
#19 - Rex Uhrig/Circleville, OH
#21 - Kevin Pinkerton/New Vienna, OH
#26 - Bret Guy/Alexandria, KY
#27 - Tom Bobo/Albany, OH
#33 - David Shoemaker/New Vienna, OH
#41 - Dale Smith/Campbellsville, KY
#52 - Steve Vanderver/Cincinnati, OH
#59 - Phillip Harmon/West Liberty, OH
#80 - Ryan Hackworth/Mt. Sterling, KY
#99 - Chris Hobbs/Eaton, OH
Local cornhole players competing in the tournament included Todd Garland,
Brady Baughn, Kelly Byrum, Tom Frazer, Joe Wintrow, Bob Jackson, Jeff Shilt,
Christy Hole, Chris Hayes, Todd Bruner, Brett Sackett, and Keith Heidrich,
all of Greenville. Also, Chris Price of Bradford.
25 players competed in the Singles Tournament while a total of 23 teams
competed in the Doubles Tournament.
A format change was the talk of the tournament this year as both a
double-elimination singles tournament and a double-elimination doubles
tournament were held.
It is very likely that next year the tournament will be broken into two
separate tournaments including "competitive" and "social" divisions with
participants only allowed to enter one or the other. This should separate
the highly competitive "pro" players and the social/local players, leveling
the playing field for everyone.
2012 COMPLETE RESULTS
(current ACO World Ranking)
DOUBLES
1st Place - (#41) Dale Smith/Campbellsville, KY & (#52) Steve
Vanderver/Norwood, OH
2nd Place - (#99) Chris Hobbs/Eaton, OH & Jim Horton/Hamilton, OH
3rd Place - (#19) Rex Urhig/Circleville, OH & Cody Henderson/Jackson, OH
4th Place - (#1) Matt Guy/Alexandria, KY & Bret Guy/Alexandria, KY
SINGLES
1st Place - (#1) Matt Guy/Alexandria, KY
2nd Place - (#52) Steve Vanderver/Norwood, OH
3rd Place - (#19) Rex Urhig/Circleville, OH
Past Champions
2012 - Steve Vanderver/Dale Smith
2011 - Matt Guy/Brett Guy
2010 - Chris Hobbs/Jason Faber
2009 - Chris Hobbs/Doug Farquer
It took many dedicated people from both the Greenville Girls Softball
Association and Greenville Citizens Baseball League to pull off such a great
event which included officers from both local organizations which benefited
from the fundraising event. The event was also made possible by the many
local business' that stepped up to the plate with sponsorships including:
Carr Supply, Ace Hardware, Teafords Dairy Store, Greenville National Bank,
Hansbarger Home Solutions, State Farm Insurance/Jim Gable, State Farm
Insurance/Diane Evans, Doug Shields, Moose Lodge-Greenville, Scentsy/Marta
Young, All-American Clothing Company, SJ Meyer/Bill Frazer, Second National
Bank, Beatty Home Improvement, Rhi Invented Massage, Bolyard Heating &
Cooling, Double M Diner, Walker Construction, Fellers Classic Auto,
Southside Custom Cycle, Justin Reigle, Buckeye Clean Event, Shaffer
Maintenance, Brady Baughn Distributing, Voortman Cookies/Tom Cromwell, Drew
Farms, Drew Ag Transport, Mikesell's Potato Chips/Travis Lumpkin, Buchy Food
Service, Express It/Eric Long, Todd Garland, Paws Bingo Hall, Carey Cates,
Aramark, Buckeye Beverage, Ted Finnarn Attorney, James Detling Law Offices.
