2008 UNIVERSITY OF OKOBOJI WINTER GAMES RESULTS
Broomball
Men’s 1st Place: Chucker Tuckers, Hull, Ia.
Men’s 2nd Place: Fareway Spuds, Omaha, Ne.
Men’s 3rd Place: Chopper Central, Arnolds Park
Road Race:
10K Men’s Overall: Darrin Pater, Adrian, Mn.
5K Men’s Overall: David Bohlken, LeMars, Ia.
10K Women’s Overall: Christina Hanson, Spirit Lake
5K Women’s Overall: Amy Ridout, Tama, Ia.
Texas Hold ’em
1st Place: Mike Barth
2nd Place: Jesse Hagedorn
3rd Place: Kevin Peterson
Mah Jongg
1st Place: Jackie Hentges
2nd Place: Jeani Eich
3rd Place: Sandy Dau
4th Place: Eireen Notestine
5th Place: Donna Fuller
6th Place: Bette Benit
7th Place: Molly Rohlfsen
8th Place: Deb Morgal
Softball
1st Place: Steamway of Spirit Lake
2nd Place: Arctic Freeze
Consolation: Team Superbad
500 Card Tournament
1st Place: Kathy Habben
Low Winner: Ira Bruns
Traveling Winner: Jason Dale
Declare: Jan Pepperdine
Pinochle Tournament
1st Place: Clementine Anderson
2nd Place: Troylene Cooper
3rd Place: Larry Truman
University of Okoboji Cribbage Classic
1st Place: Dave Winey
2nd Place: Stefan Myers
Chocolate/Sweet Classic
1st Place: The Inn
2nd Place: Spenser’s Underground
3rd Place: Patty Cakes
Beverage Category: Little Swan Lake Winery
Re/Max Spirit Lake & The Okoboji’s Chili Cook-off
Best In Show: Okoboji Trading Company
Business Category: Chili Docs
Non-Profit: Cherish Center
(Over 2,100 attended; 41 vendors served chili).
Winter Follies
Division 1-6th Grade & Under:
1st Place: Bailee Jo Newman & Mackenzie Thate, Spirit Lake
2nd Place: John Alexander, Arnolds Park
3rd Place (tie): David Alexander, Arnolds Park
3rd Place (tie): Clare Huntress, Milford
Division 2: 7th-12th Grade:
1st Place: Laura Fandel, Estherville
2nd Place: Hannah Gabbard, Estherville
3rd Place: Nick Koth, Tony Koth & Brett Kraus, Spirit Lake
Okoboji Open Chess Tournament
Section 1-Open
1st Place: Jason Juett, Iowa City
2nd Place (tie): Tom Tinglad, Minneapolis, Mn.
2nd Place (tie): Diwaker Rana, Norwalk, Ia.
U1600: Sam Smith, Jackson, Mn.
U1400: John Flores, Worthington, Mn.
Little Sioux OHV/ATV Ice Challenge
Motorcycle Class:
1st Place: Chad Davis, Spencer
2-Wheel Drive Stock
1st Place: Casey Bowman, Sioux Falls
2-Wheel Drive Modified
1st Place: Ben Norgaard, Spencer
4-Wheel Drive Studded
1st Place: Dave Faber, Spencer
4-Wheel Drive Unstudded:
1st Place: Dale Nichols, Spencer
Edna Wattier Memorial Bridge Tournament:
Carol Lauritzen, Spencer
Dawn Harbour $2,800 Cash Giveaway
Winner: Helen Wilken, Everly, Ia.
Snowball Drop Winners
(Each win $100 in MainSail Bucks):
Cody Davis, Spirit Lake
Daryl Meyer, Lake Park
Spencer Buhr, Spirit Lake
Justen, Aj & Emilee Spangler, Spirit Lake
Okoboji Youth Open Chess Tournament
Unrated Section
1st Place: Jake Brown, Ames, IA
2nd Place: Christian Pfeiffer, Mountain Lake, MN
3rd Place: Andreina Rojas, Mountain Lake, MN
K-6th Grade Division
1st Place: Christian Pfeiffer, Mountain Lake, MN
2nd Place: Daniel Harder, Mountain Lake, MN
3rd Place: Blake Lineweaver, Okoboji
Top Girl: Jareya Harder, Mountain Lake, MN
7th-12th Grade Division
1st Place: Andreina Rojas, Mountain Lake, MN
2nd Place: Elvira Barhatova, Mountain Lake, MN
Golf Ball Long Drive Contest
Ladies’ Winner: TJ Simington, 224 yards
$140 raised for Fire and Rescue Air Boat
Tour of Homes Poker Run Winners
Tom Brekke, 37” LCD HDTV, Superior, IA
Kerri Butteris-Wasmund, Laptop Computer, Jackson, MN
Deb Blom, iPod Touch, Hospers, IA
Jane Ford, $50 Aspasia gift certificate, Spirit Lake
Kelly Pitts, $50 Aspasia gift certificate, Cherokee
Missy Bohinghouse, $25 Mr. Movies gift certificate, Spirit Lake
Cheryl Carlson, $25 Mr. Movies gift certificate, Spirit Lake
Bare Knuckles/Stout Volleyball Tournament
1st Place: Just in Time
2nd Place: Bare and Stout
3rd Place: Cocktails
Polar Bear Plunge
170 participants, $2,200 raised for Okoboji Underwater Search and Rescue
Dickinson County Snohawks Radar Run
500 Class
1st Place: Debbie Agre, Polaris, Okoboji (82.3 mph)
2nd Place: Paul Muller, Arctic Cat, Milford (77.5 mph)
600 SP Class
1st Place: Craig Miner, Arctic Cat, West Okoboji (89.6 mph)
2nd Place: Jamie Johnson, Ski Doo, Spirit Lake (87.9 mph)
600 MP Class
1st Place: Steve Wallace, Ski Doo, Spirit Lake, (89.9 mph)
2nd Place: Bob Clark, Yamaha, Milford (89.6 mph)
700 SP Class
1st Place: Nick Glover, Arctic Cat, Milford (93.3 mph)
2nd Place: Butch Parks, Polaris, Okoboji (89.3 mph)
700 MP Class
1st Place: John Ward, Yamaha, Milford (97.5 mph)
2nd Place: David Witctncaft, Polaris, Boone, IA (96.0 mph)
800 Class
1st Place: Kathy Elsberry, Acrtic Cat, Boone, IA (101.8 mph)
2nd Place: Jason Carney, Ski Doo, Spirit Lake (94.8 mph)
1000 Class
1st Place: Chris Kabele, Ski Doo, Spirit Lake (108.0 mph)
2nd Place: Jimmy Parker, Arctic Cat, Boone, IA (98.7 mph)
Open Class
1st Place: Terry Vorten, Arctic Cat, Estherville (113.0 mph)
2nd Place: Andy Gosch, Arctic Cat, Estherville (109.3 mph)
