Event Info
DATE:  
September 19, 2025

SITE: 
Gage Park Horseshoe Courts: Topeka, KS  Click here for directions.

TIME: 
Check-in: 5:30 p.m.; Competition: 6:00 p.m.

FEE:  
$20 per person. Includes Singles and Doubles

For Doubles, each partner must register and pay separately. Day of entries will be taken.

DEADLINE:  
Monday, September15, 2025 

Day of entries will be accepted.

COMMISSIONER: 
Terry Cuthbertson - 785-220-7128 terry17@sbcglobal.net  & Ivan Barnett - 785-633-8793, ivandbarn@yahoo.com

Before registering for the Kansas Senior Games, please read the official rules and policies here.
 
COMPETITION FORMAT will follow National Horseshoe Pitching Association (NHPA) rules
  • NHPA www.horseshoepitching.com
  • Events include Singles and Doubles. Competitors must furnish their own horseshoes.
  • If numbers are conducive, athletes will be divided into pools within their age divisions. Within each pool a preliminary round-robin tournament will be played.  If entries are not conducive, a double round robin or double elimination tournament will be played within the age division. Age divisions may be combined dependent on registrations.
  • Doubles partners must each designate the other on their entry forms. Players with no partners will be assigned a partner at the time of the event.
  • Count-all scoring for each match will be used. All matches will continue until each player has pitched 20, 30 or 40 shoes for singles and 24 shoes or as determined by the commissioner for doubles. If the score is tied, it will remain a tie.
  • Championship rounds will be decided by win/loss record. Count-all scoring will be used. First place ties will play a playoff game to decide 1st and 2nd place. All other ties will be decided by head-to-head competition (who beat who between the tied participants) and then by points scored if still tied.
  • Shoes shall be pitched from alternate ends of the court at stakes 40 feet apart, except as modified herein.  NHPA distance rules will be followed. Women <65 will pitch a distance of 27ft. Women >64 will pitch from 20ft. Men <65 will pitch from 37ft and men >64 will pitch from 27ft.
  • A match will consist of one game. Players will match shoes or call up or down to determine who pitches first. A 15-minute default time will be enforced.
  • The pitcher must stand on one of the pitching platforms. Players may use the platform on either side of the court.  Feet must stay behind the foul line and within the platform limits until the shoe has left the pitcher’s hand. When not pitching, the opponent shall stand quietly and stationary on or behind the same courts opposite pitching platform and at least two feet (2’) behind the contestant who is pitching from the same or adjacent court. Such an offense incurs a loss of score in that inning. No player may walk to the opposite stake, or be informed of the position of the shoes before an inning is complete. Once thrown, shoes may not be moved or touched until the scores have been decided.
  • Shoes must be within six inches of the stake to be scored. A shoe that first strikes the concrete outside the target area is considered a foul shoe and cannot be scored. Such shoes must be removed if the lay could affect the opponents scoring ability. A shoe landing in the area and breaking is not scored; it is removed and another pitch taken. A "ringer” is a shoe that encircles the stake so that a straight edge could touch the two tips of horseshoe without touching the stake.
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