Cornhole tourney to be held Saturday morning of Hootin an Hollarin

An exciting new event at this year’s Hootin an Hollarin festival is a cornhole tournament. It replaces the Hootin an Hollarin horseshoe pitching contest, which has lacked participation in recent years. 

The double elimination tournament-style contest will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in the parking lot of Donald Amyx’s building, off the northwest corner of the square, across from City Hall. 

Teams consisting of two people can sign up just prior to the event. There are no differing age categories, so teammates can be of any age. There is no need for pre-registration, and there is no entry fee. 

Tournament organizer John Steffensen says there will be five pairs of cornhole boards and bags available for use, allowing up to five games to be conducted at the same time. Double elimination means that each team will be guaranteed to play at least two games. 

Trophies will be awarded to first and second places. 

Cornhole is a lawn game in which teams of two take turns tossing fabric bean bags at raised, angled boards with a hole in the far end. The goal of the game is to score points by either landing the bean bag on the board or through the hole.

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