A new name has emerged in cherry pit spitting: Mr. Ron Matt, 46, of
Chicago IL. Mr. Matt spat a solid 69 feet to win the coveted
title of International Cherry Pit-Spitting Champion at Tree-Mendus
Fruit Farm. The
last time an international champion
hailed from outside the Krause and Lessard family dynasties was 1992
when Bob Ickes of Dowagiac, MI spat his way to pit spitting fame.
Rick ‘Pellet Gun’ Krause, 58 of Tuba City, AZ and 15-time International champion, managed a close 2nd
at 61’ 2” and son, ‘The Amazing’
Matt Krause, 29 of Dimondale, MI, took third at 60’ 11”. World record
holder Brian ‘Young Gun’ Krause, 34 of Dimondale, MI, took fifth
(52’ 10”) behind Randy Luthringer , 44, of Niles (53’ 6”).
In solemnity and respect, the Krause clan belted
‘Mr. Matt’ with the traditional World Champion belt. Rick “Pellet Gun”
Krause, 15-time winner from Tuba City, AZ and son Brian “Young
Gun” Krause, Dimondale, MI, have reigned over cherry pit spitting
since the early 1980’s “Young Gun” Krause set the current world
record in 2003 with a spit of 93’ 6-1/2”
In the Women’s Division, Lisa Lynch of Cascade, CO, spat a cherry
pit 39 feet 6 inches for the win. Joshua Hester 5, of Coloma, MI won the Youth 5 & Under Division. Chloe
and
Zach Bartz, 11 and 7, respectively, sister and brother of Niles, took
top honors among the 9-12 and 6-8 year olds for the second year
in a row. The
dignitary winner was Joe Lessard, Sr. of Blenheim Canada. Diana
Bernstein, the 2011 Dignitary winner representing
Israel, came in second. Other dignitary contestants included Berrien
County Trial Court Judges Sterling Schrock and John Donahue,
Eau Claire Mayor Dave Kurtz Mike Obrian, Jose
Maria Torres of Spain . Miss Pit Spit, the reigning Miss Eau Claire,
Kate Nimtz
and her court, Paige Coffeen and Victoria Vega. Judges Schrock and
Donahue, and Mayor Kurtz served as Official Line, Time and Measurement
Judges.
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