Pit-Spitting is for any age!

Tree-Mendus Fruit's
International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship
39th Annual Pit Spit Results

Cherry Pit Spitting Dynasties Fall And A New Seed Is Sown!

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 2^nd 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.

‘Gentleman Joe’ Lessard, Sr. of Blenheim, ON Canada is a three-time International Champion. He and his son, Joe Lessard, Jr., have dominated the Canadian Championship, held each year a few weeks after the International Championship. The Canadian competition will be July 19-21, 2012.

Championship 2012
Ron Matt	69’	Chicago, IL
Rick Krause	61’ 2”	Dimondale, MI
Matt Krause	60’ 11”	Lansing, MI

Women's Division
Lisa Lynch	40’	Cascade, CO
Destenie Garcia	39’ 5”	Brownsville, TX
Mary Hester	38’ 8”	Coloma, MI

Youth 9-12
Chloe Bartz	30’ 7”	Niles, MI
Claire Bartz	30’	Niles, MI
Shuter Sophia Cook	26’ 6”	Naperville, IL

Youth 6-8
Zach Bartz	24’ 3”	Niles, MI
Lauren Cook	11’ 6”	Naperville, IL
Teagan Wendt	8/ 2”	Naperville, IL

Youth 5 & Under
Joshua Hester	15’ 4”	Coloma, MI
Wyatt Fitch	13’	Gaines, MI
Lily Fitch	10’ 1”	Gaines, MI

Dignitary
Joe Lessard, Sr.	41’ 6”	Blenheim, ON Canada
Diana Bernstein	37’ 10”	Israel
Mike O’Brian	30’ 5”	(US Congress Contestant, 6^th District)

Join us for the 39th annual
Internatinal Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship
July 6th, 2013
(qualifing from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Championship start's at 1:00 p.m.)

It's Spit-tacular!!

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Pit-Spitting is for any age!

Join us for the 39th annual Internatinal Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship July 6th, 2013 (qualifing from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Championship start's at 1:00 p.m.)

It's Spit-tacular!!

Join us for the 39th annual
Internatinal Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship
July 6th, 2013
(qualifing from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Championship start's at 1:00 p.m.)