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NEWS BRIEFS
Crazy for cornhole
WHAT IS CORNHOLE: Called everything from Corn Toss to Bean Toss to Indiana Horseshoes, cornhole is a simple yard game similar to horseshoes and can be played singles or doubles.
Players, two to a team, stand about 33 feet apart and pitch or toss soft bags filled with feed corn at platform boxes that are 2-feet by 4-feet and sloped.
The object is get the corn bag into a hole cut into the platform. A corn bag in the hole has a value of three points and, like horseshoes, points are awarded for shots in the vicinity.
You get one point for a corn bag resting on the platform (it can't be touching the ground) and like horseshoes, your point is canceled out if your opponent also lands a bag on the platform. Teams play to 21.
THE TOP CORNHOLE PLAYERS: Here are the world's top 10 cornhole players, according to the American Cornhole Organization at www.kingofcornhole.com. 1.Matt Guy, Kentucky, 2. Bret Guy, Kentucky; 3. Kevin Pinkerton, Ohio; 4. Steve Vanderver, Ohio; 5. Kevin Warner, Indiana, 6. David Shoemaker, Ohio; 7. Randy Atha, Ohio; 8. Matthew Strzala, Ohio; 9. Jack Stagge, Ohio; 10. Jason Schwab.
