(La Porte, IN) - Elementary schools in La Porte recently wrapped up another successful Fourth Grade Ring Toss Jamboree. The Jamboree dating back to the late 1950’s was started in La Porte by Bob Uhlemann, who was then a physical education teacher.

 

It is a game typically played with two boys and two girls on a team, facing opponents across a lowered volleyball net. A rubber ring is tossed back and forth over the net in a frisbee-like motion. The rings must be thrown and caught correctly, or a point is awarded to the other team, with the goal being to successfully throw the ring where it cannot be caught, while the ring stays in-bounds.

 

Last week, the team from Kingsbury Elementary was crowned the winners of the 2023 La Porte Ring Toss City Championship.

 

“From what I’ve heard, fourth-graders in La Porte are the only elementary students anywhere who play ring toss. So the winners of the La Porte City Championship are the ‘World Champions,” said Physical Education Teacher and Ring Toss coach Jim Pedretti.

 

The team was made of students Troy Kirsch, Bristol Wireman, Megan Combs, Ayden Hadella, and Coach Pedretti.