Mooseisen Eichenried had two reasons to celebrate.
Eichenried - On the one hand, the club was 20 years old, on the other hand, it was allowed to host the open Bavarian championships in horseshoe throwing - and also look forward to several titles.
Chairman Torsten Grahl beamed with the sun early on Saturday morning.
The celebration day was opened with the Bavarian anthem, sung by Mooseisen secretary Moni Kammerer, and a throwing competition by local celebrities.
The team of the three mayors Georg Nagler, Werner Fleischer and Andreas Wachinger prevailed.
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Enthusiastically: At the celebrity competition (from left) Leo Brenninger, Florian Weiß, Stefan Huber, Stefan Stangl, Willy Röse and the three victorious mayors Andreas Wachinger, Werner Fleischer and Georg Nagler let the horseshoes fly.
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A total of 36 participants had registered for the five competitions, with throwing in the German and American disciplines.
"The difference is the distance," Grahl explained.
In the German discipline, the distance from the drop to the baton is nine meters for both men and women.
There are separate individual ratings and a team rating, in which mixed teams can also be formed.
The points scored are added up.
In the American discipline, the distance from the throw to the pole is 8.27 meters for women and 11.27 meters for men.
There are only individual ratings here, the game is played in a knockout system.
Although the number of participants was not as high as in previous years at Bavarian championships, the Mooseisen chairman was satisfied.
“During the pandemic, many clubs dropped out,” said Grahl.
"But I'm glad that so many came anyway." Some participants came from the Stuttgart and Mannheim area, and one group even came from Switzerland.
"Our guests were quite astonished when a group from our friend Ismaning Trachtenverein came and performed folk dances at noon," reported Grahl with a smile.
After the German competition, Mooseisen could really celebrate, because the Eichenrieders won all three titles.
Mario Hieber won the men's category, Martina Schrädobler the women's category, and Adolf Dreiseitel, Mario Hieber and Georg Semegi came out on top in the team classification.
In the American discipline there was only one podium place for the hosts in the two competitions: Moni Kammerer came second in the women's category.
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A good aim is half the mark: Moni Kammerer (right) was unlucky in the German competition, but the local hero came second in the American discipline.
© Wolfgang Krzizok
After the award ceremony, Grahl looked back on the club's history.
Sepp Maier and Klaus Jansen were at some of the Country Gringos events at the time, tried horseshoe throwing there and finally decided to found their own association, he said.
"Twelve people launched Mooseisen at the Stanglwirt on July 20, 2002," recalled Grahl.
In 2004, the club organized the Bavarian championships for the first time.
Finding a permanent home was difficult.
The first training ground was set up on Gfällachstraße behind Sepp Maier's property.
But after protests from the neighbors, the club had to move on to the Moosinninger soccer field.
"But because the training ground was behind the goal, it was not allowed to throw during the football games," said Grahl with a smile.
It went on to Res Hamberger's property on Eicherloher Straße and finally to the meadow next to the Brummer butcher's shop in Eichenried.
A trailer then functioned as a clubhouse.
"After three years, the space on the meadow was no longer approved, and the move to the current club premises on Birkenstraße followed." The club house was finally allowed to be built there, the old trailer is now also there and serves as a warehouse.
The club has 42 members, including 16 active throwers.
Grahl, who has been chairman for nine years, took the opportunity to thank the community for their support.
"The community is behind us, and we are very grateful for that," he emphasized and was pleased that many community councilors stopped by the club premises.
As always, the people of Moosinninger and Eichenrieder showed great interest, said the happy chairman.
At the end of the day, the Crazy Huflernight was announced.
In the two tents that were set up there were singing performances, surprises and music with DJ Rudi.
Torsten Grahl was still beaming and was happy about an all-round successful day.
