Results of Shooter's Event on May 16, 2009

Ryan Easterling and Mikie Fyffe defeated Bill Tindle and Caleb Longacre in the finals of the Social Doubles Division at the 2009 Maize Kraze Event. The finals featured some good young players that will be causing some problems for teams in the competitive divisions in the future. Ryan and Mikie both are close to being 18, played in their first Master Series Event and we look forward to having these guys back in the future. Ryan and Mikie defeated a veteran, David Rogers and Ricky Belcher to reach the finals. Bill and Caleb defeated Bryan and Shaun Chapman, who look to be determined to start moving up the tournament ranks. Overall, the social division had some good teams and some teams that need some more practice, but said they had a good time and will back for the next tournament. Stay with it!!!

July 18, 2009 - Social Doubles Division

Ryan Easterling and Mikie Fyffe take home the championship in the Social Doubles

Comptetitive Doubles Division

First Place

Keith Blair and Stuart Baird

Louisville, KY and Charlestown, IN

Second Place

Blake Myers and Brandon Duckett

Lebanon Junction, KY

Third Place

Danny Seals and Phil Harmon

Maryville, IN and West Liberty, KY

Fourth Place

Sherri Eggleton & Kevin Warner

Indianapolis, IN

Top Gun Singles Division

First Place

Noel True

Montery, KY

(24 CornyForty Points)

Second Place

Danny Seals

Maryville, IN

(21 CornyForty Points)

Top Four Finish

Brent Ellis

Indianapolis, IN

(non-CornyForty Participant)

Kevin Warner

Indianapolis, IN

(15 CornyForty Points)

Top Eight Finish

Dale Smith

Campbellsville, KY

(9 CornyForty Points)

Sherman Smith

Indianapolis, IN

(non-CornyForty Participant)

Charles True

Monterey, KY

(9 CornyForty Points)

Stuart Baird

Charlestown, IN

(9 CornyForty Points)

Social Doubles Division

First Place

Ryan Easterling and Mikie Fyffe

West Liberty, KY

Second Place

Caleb Longacre and Bill Tindle

Louisville, KY

Top Four

Bryan Chapman and Shaun Chapman

Louisville, KY

Chad Collins and David Adams

Louisville, KY

Social Singles Division

First Place

Terry Mathis

Charlestown, IN

Second Place

Bill Tindle

Louisville, KY

Third Place

Ricky Belcher

Louisville, KY

Fourth Place

Donnie Stinnett

Louisville, KY

AIRMAIL / SEVEN21 WINNER

Brandon Duckett

Lebanon Junction, KY

Results from 2009 Maize Kraze on July 18, 2009

AMERICAN CORNHOLE ORGANIZATION - KENTUCKY

The ACO Is The Governing Body For The Sport Of Cornhole

ACO Louisville would like to give an extra special thanks to:

Donnie & Brenda Stinnett - for always being there

Mike Payne- Loyal supporter of ACO Louisville

David Rogers- Great guy and all purpose cornhole man

Stuart Baird - Thanks for the support and challenger

And to all the players that continue to come out an play every weekend!!! You guys help keep the vision alive.

July 18, 2009 - TOP GUN SINGLES

Noel True cruises to another Top Gun Singles Title in the 2009 ACO Louisville Maize Kraze Event

The Top Gun Singles division as always featured some of the best players in the world. 13 of the 14 players considered a semi-pro or a pro by the ACO according to the current ranking system in place by the ACO. The one player that did not have a SCR is considered one of the top players in the local area based on his past performances in tournaments this year. A little overview of how the Top Gun format works - players are placed in a pool based on their overall SCR score. Players will then go against 4 different opponents in their pool. Players are then seeded by their record in the pool. If players have the same overall record then the SCR score is used to seed the player appropriately in the "Bracket Challenge". In the Bracket Challenge - it is single elimination and match play throughout the bracket. Below is the following seeding order once the pool play was over;

#1 seed: Stuart Baird, Charlestown, IN

#2 seed: Dale Smith, Campbellsville, KY

#3 seed: Noel True, Monterey, KY

#4 seed: Sherri Eggleton, Indianapolis, IN

#5 seed: Danny Seals, Marysville, IN

#6 seed: Charles True, Monterey, KY

#7 seed: Kevin Warner, Indianapolis, IN

#8 seed: Troy Simon, Cincinnati, OH

#9 seed: Brent Ellis, Indianapolis, IN

#10seed: Brandon Duckett, Lebanon Jct., KY

#11 seed: Phil Harmon, West Liberty, KY

#12 seed: Keith Blair, Louisville, KY

#13 seed: Sherman Smith, Indianapolis, IN

#14 seed: MIke Payne, Brandenburg, KY

In the "Bracket Challenge" it was the #3 seed, Noel True who took control of the tournament and never looked back. In the final 8 Noel defeated the #6 seed Charles True. In the final 4 he defeated the #7 seed Kevin Warner. The #5 seed, Danny Seals came on strong in the bracket challenge defeating the #12 seed Keith Blair, #13 seed Sherman Smith, and the very tough #9 seed Brent Ellis. Brent Ellis upset the overall #1 seed Stuart Baird to get to the final 4. The championship came down to the #5 and #3 seeds. Danny Seals vs. Noel True. Noel dug in early and never let go in this one and defeated Danny in two straight games. **This division was very competitive with a lot matches that could have gone either way.**

Keith Blair (Louisville, KY) and Stuart Baird (Charlestown, IN) took care of business in the competitive doubles division at the Maize Kraze. Keith and Stuart have become a good team and seem to really feed off each other in doubles competition. Keith and Stuart defeated the always tough rising stars in cornhole doubles action, Brandon Duckett and Blake Myers (Lebanon Junction, KY). Brandon and Blake is always a tough out and will be a force in the future. Coming in third place was Danny Seals (Marysville, IN) and Phil Harmon (West Liberty, KY). Danny and Phil defeated Sherri Eggleton and Kevin Warner (Indianapolis, IN.). Overall, participation was down this year, but there was some great cornhole action in this doubles division. Thanks to all the teams that did participate in this event!

Terry Mathis (Indiana) owned the social singles on this day. Terry defeated Bill Tindle (Louisville, KY) in the championship between two solid players that you will be hearing from in the future in the compeitive divisions. Coming in third was Ricky Belcher (Louisville, KY) and coming in fourth was Donnie Stinnett (Louisville, KY). All of these players show a lot of promise in the future. We look forward to watching them make the move up into the top divisions. There closer than they may think!