CHPA News

President’s Pitch January started our year of pitching to a great start.  The New Years Doubles, Sheila Shepard Open and the President’s Open.  Looks like they had a great time.   February starts with Team Colorado. Currently there are  5 teams competing.  February 20 is the CHPA Fundraiser.  Last year’s fundraiser raised enough money to help with the 4 state events.  Monies were used for food, prizes and other miscellaneous expenses which occur when running a state event. For this tournament, trophies/prizes will be handed out instead of cash.  This is a sanctioned event so it will earn you a credit towards state and the World Tournament.  As I mentioned in last month’s DR I am forming committees to help promote and make our sport more enjoyable.  I have not had anyone volunteer to participate.  We need help! There are a handful of people that run our chapter and if we could get a few more it would help with expanding our spor...

  President’s Pitch Happy New Year! Another year of pitching shoes are in the books.  Let's look at 2026 to reach new goals and take the steps to making improvements to the game of horseshoes pitching! Improvements are being made at the National level with their website and newsletter improvements.  Another is the NHPA will be implementing a new member initiative program.  I do believe it will be similar to the referral program where they had a drawing for members that referred new members.  The drawing had a value of $350 which was won by 2 members last year.  So read the NHPA newline or digest to keep up with this program.  I will do my best to keep up with the latest news from the NHPA and pass it along to you.  Get the word out to those that don’t have access to the internet.   2025 membership only reached 190 pitchers.  This is the lowest in the past 12 years. 2020 had 169 but that was during COVID.  There were 36 new full...

  President’s Pitch Happy Holidays!   Just a few reminders before we  head out to celebrate the Christmas season with family and friends!   The last tournament for 2025 is the Winter Freeze single tournament, I will be running that one, with music and festive cheer! Please bring a dish to share. Then it will be 3 weeks until the next tournament on January 10 th , the New Year’s Doubles. Remember to renew your 2026 membership before then.   The 2026 membership application is available at Knaub arena, or you can download a copy from the CHPA website.  You can also RENEW your membership from the NHPA website.    The NHPA is now accepting Early Bird entries of $150 for adults going to the 2026 World Tournament. The deadline for this rate is December 31, 2025.  After that it will be the regular fee of $170 for adults and $25 for cadets/juniors.  The World Tournament will be in Wausau, Wisconsin, July 13 thru 25 th . Visit the NHPA website fo...

President’s Pitch By Vicki Barham   Happy Holidays! That’s right! It's that time of year again and they started to play Mariah Carey! So before all the holiday hustle and bustle sets in, the CHPA wants to thank all who work hard to keep our organization running. We really appreciate your work. In November we have 2 tournaments at Knaub Arena. The first one is the Heat It Up tournament on November 1st. No cash prizes will be given, all money will be donated to keep the Knaub Arena heated. We have already received donations and will accept more from those who are unable to attend. All will be recorded and a letter of donation will be sent for your tax return next year. The Jan Knaub Open is up next on November 15th. In December there will be 2 tournaments, Bob Champion Doubles on the 6th and the Winter Freeze, a singles tournament, on the 13th. Visit CHPA website for more information. The 2026 Pitching Schedule is ready and will be available to download or pick one up at Knau...

President’s Pitch By Vicki Barham Happy fall everyone! It's that time again to head indoors for the first indoor tournament, Denver Doubles on October 11th.  Please check the CHPA calendar for more information on this event and upcoming events.  FYI, this year’s Winter Freeze and the 2026 New Years tournaments switched to a SINGLES event.  2026 membership renewals and new memberships are being taken now and will be good until December 31, 2026.   Take care of that now before the holiday rush and craziness start.  2026 membership applications are available on the CHPA website and at the Knaub arena or you can visit the NHPA website to renew online. Our annual league and tournament director meeting is this weekend, October 4th at the Arvada United Methodist Church, 10AM - 12PM.  Information on how to attend or get virtual access will be on the CHPA calendar We will be reviewing this year’s CHPA State events and discuss how we can make them better. We will a...

President’s Pitch By Vicki Barham Hi All! Once again summer just flew by, it's getting dark sooner and the nights are getting cooler. It also means we only have a few more outdoor tournaments and then we head up to Knaub Arena. The 1st indoor tournament will be the Denver Doubles on October 11th. The CHPA wants to congratulate all of the pitchers and winners who attended the 2025 State Single Championship.  A special thank you to the Fort Collins Club for hosting this year’s tournament.  With 16 courts we were able to get in all the games in one day.  Congratulations to all of our recipients of the CHPA awards and Hall of Fame recognitions.  A Big thank you to all the league presidents and statisticians for all their hard work.  All of them volunteer their time and energy to run their club and maintain records to send to eshoes.  I like to see more members involved with how to run their clubs.  We lost a few clubs because no one would step up and fill ...