6/13/24 – Sweet 16!

Last night we had our annual Tournament of Champions Sweet 16 competition. Hard to believe we’ve been playing cornhole every Thursday evening for 16 years! We had six teams, a bit light since some people seem to think there are other things to do in life besides play cornhole. I can’t imagine.

Dirc and Wally were the projected favorites but lost the first game and had to work their way back from the losers bracket. Ultimately, Mark and George defeated them for the prizes—some mighty fine Bardstown Bourbon!

New 16th anniversary ball caps were also distributed, designed by Steve Hensley at Egelston Maynard. Very stylish!

During the evening, we heard several coyotes howling just over the fence. They seemed very close and kind of alarmed us, but we kept playing despite the potential threat. Fortunately they turned out to be a local mutant breed called ICOtec gc300. Harmless but very annoying. They are safely locked away so they won’t annoy anyone ever again.

We have way too much fun on Thursdays!

4/19/24 – After 3 weeks of rainy Thursday’s we had one of the nicest days for our annual Spring Fling corn hole tournament, 75 degrees and 37% humidity. We had brand new bags, courtesy of the facilities manager, but the decision was made not to use them because they were fast and the lower skilled players would have a hard time scoring with them. So we used the old, worn out, broken in, floppy bags that practically slither into the holes on their own.

There were 8 teams just burning to win. We have never before had this level of competitive furor! Mike Kessling and I battled it out with Brad Bardo and Zach Hurt who came up from the losers bracket to challenge us, but lost the 2nd game in a hot 2 point match. Zach was on fire but it just wasn’t enough. Better luck next time, guys. Thanks to everyone who cheered for Brad, it really made him feel better about himself. He’s really quite fragile. Congratulations to Mike; this was a first-time tourney win for him, and my first since the Fall Toss Off of 2021.

Also thanks to the facilities manager for restoring the grass which had been destroyed in the fall from the hot dry weather and weekly foot traffic. Excellent work. Everyone in the group really appreciates your countless hours of hard work keeping the field in top condition.

Up next – 16th Anniversary Tournament of Champions; with new bags.

We have way too much fun on Thursdays!

Last minute update…shout out to Steve Hensley for recovering from his surgery and throwing after a long hiatus. El Diablo is back…almost.

12/7/23 – We had the biggest crowd ever for our annual Christmas Beer Exchange and Cornhole Extravaganza at the JLC corn dome! Last year we had a smaller crowd due to Covid, but this year we had 10 teams! The evening was super fun with many hotly contested, close matches. Eric played like he was possessed. Bryan and his dad teamed up as father and son which was nice for everyone else. Jeff won the ugly sweater contest and the ugly….

Dirc and Mark were the repeat winners, which makes it easy for them to recycle the prizes. Someone needs to break this dynasty!

Thanks to JLC for hosting. I’m washing the factory grease off the bags tomorrow. I hope I don’t ruin the washer. I bet Stanley Steemer could scrub those floors for a good price!