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Red Lake’s Tuesday Night
Horseshoe League
By Michael Barrett
Red Lake Net News
In June of 2004, the Red Lake Tuesday Night Horseshoe League began their season, and after
ten weeks, they held their final playoffs on Tuesday, August 17th.
Beginning at the end of June of this year, 10 teams consisting of 4 players per team, formed
the league and have played every Tuesday evening at the Tammy Cobenais home in Little Rock.
Tammy used to play in a horseshoe league at the Eagles Club in Bemidji for a couple of years
and got the idea to try and form a league of their own in Red Lake. She met with others who
were interested in playing, and she developed a horseshoe throwing area in her yard.
Cobenais said the league went well for its first year, although she was doing most of the work.
They have elected a President of the league for the upcoming year, Billy Jack Schoenborn, and
have developed rules and bylaws along the way. A person pays $5.00 a night, and those funds are
used for trophies and cash winnings at the end of the season. It is similar to a bowling league with
handicap scoring.
At their year-end banquet at the Cobenais home, they had a feast and trophies and awards
were handed out for the year.
Close Enuf took first place on the year, with Deadlyz in second and D. R.’s were third. Close
Enuf team members include: Gus Schoenborn, Tammy Cobenais, Dawn Barrett and Wally
Holstein. Deadlyz team members are: Vicki Johnson, Brad Johnson, Mitch Johnson and Dan
Johnson. Bill Schoenborn, Bryan Schoenborn, Ed Maxwell and Chopper Fairbanks are the D.
R.’s team members.
The Most Improved Players this year were Kara Lussier and Raymond “Burr” Strong with
each 6 points, while the High Games were recorded by Tammy Cobenais (52) and Dan Johnson
(55). Bill Schoenborn nailed the Most Ringers (233) for the guys, with Tammy Cobenais having
the most for the girls (149).
Also receiving trophies for the low games were Buffy Barrett (2) and Jon Carlson, Sr. (2).
Other teams in the league are Across the Lake; Joe Medina, Itto Kingird, Dean Kingbird and
Ringo Smith; the English’s, Al English, Cheryl English, Lori English and AnnMarie English;
Strongs, Brandon Strong, Burr Strong, Mike Strong and Buffy Barrett; BOT, Rossie Bee Barrett,
Darwin Lussier Jr., Joe Bee Barrett and Stephanie Cobenais; the Ringers, Jon Carlson, Donald
Brun, Barry Oakgrove and Kara Lussier; and Da Bombs, Clinton Donnell, Lawrence Lussier and
Lisa Sumner.
In the playoffs, the handicap came through for upsets. The top three teams were eliminated in
the first found, and the playoffs ended with the team with the highest handicap winning the
championship
Year End Play Offs
First Place - The Strongs
Mike Strong
Burr Strong
Buffy Barrett
Brandon Strong
Second Place - The Ringers
Jon Carlson Sr.
Kara Lussier
Donald Brun Jr.
Barry Oakgrove
Third Place - The Englishs
Allen English Sr.
Cheryl English
Lori Smith
AnnMarie English
The Horseshoe League will also be starting a fall league this week which will run for 5 weeks.
They will begin a new season in the Spring of 2005, and if anyone has any questions about the
league, get in touch with Tammy Cobenais.
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