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One Pocket Madness .....

The List .........................

Tyson Doesn’t Split .......

Mezz West State Tour ....

Carl Stewart ...................

Roger Long ....................

League Coverage ...........

League Directory ...........

APA Captains Tourney ..

Stinger’s Scotch Split ....

Dart Coverage ...............

Dart Tournaments ..........

Master’s Dart League ....

Master’s Records ...........

Dedora & ONeil Win ....

Team Poore Wins ..........

Dial & Taylor at Kolbys

Cipiti & Morvay Win ....

Weekly Tourney Guide ..

Tour Coverage ...............

AWBT Points List .........

DPT Points Lists ............

AWBT Schedule ............

DPT Schedule ................

Foos Pulse .....................

Monthly Tourneys .........

FEATURES

Arizona’s Most Read & Reliable Source for Local Billiards & Dart Information

Runningen WinsPhoenix Mezz Stop

AZ One PocketChampionship

Kolbys Aug 15th - 16th

SW RegionalChampionshipWe-Ko-Pa Resort

Sept 3rd - 7th

MASTER’SA Draft

August 24th

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Arizona Billiard& Dart News

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Publisher / Editor: Mike Howerton Contributors:

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It was a pretty quiet month last month in the Az Pool and Dart World. I think pool players were all getting ready for Vegas, and dart players were maybe recovering from the Wild West Shootout. Fear not though. Things ramp back up again this month.

Pool players, check out the Kolby’s Ad on page 20. Chris Adams is now running tournaments at Kolby’s and his new Monday night chip tourmament looks very intriguing. He says he can run a field of over 64 players and still be done at a decent hour.

Dart players, don’t forget the Masters A & B drafts at Bullshooters this month. The A draft is August 24th and the B draft is August 27th. I will be at the Z draft looking for a team that will take me.

-Until next time Mike

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Tyson Doesn’t Split at Knobbys

Tyson Cole went through a field of twenty one players undefeated to win Knob-bys’ 9 & Under 8-Ball event on July 3rd.

After a 2-1 win over Doug Hanson in the final four of the winner’s side, Cole captured the hot-seat with a 2-0 win over John Waldecker.

Hanson made his way through the one loss side with wins over Burt Balancad, Troy Ridder and Waldecker.

Unfortunately for Hanson, he would drop the first set of the finals 2-0 to Cole, and settle for second place.

Complete Payouts:1st Tyson Cole $3002nd Doug Hanson $1503rd John Waldecker $604th Troy Ridder $30

Doug Hanson and Tyson Cole

The ListBased on “The List” from the TruTV reality series “The Hustlers”, the idea behind “The List” is a heirarchy of top players in the state, ranked by ability. Players on the list can challenge the player above them and take that spot if they win the challenge. Those who are not on the list, can challenge the #10 player for a chance to take that players spot.

While there are already lists for each different Arizona rating, we will try to keep you loyal readers as updated on the top list as we can. Players will change positions during each month, but as of press time, these were the players on the list.

1: Scott Frost2: Bobby Emmons3: Nick De Leon4: Tim Daniel5: Bernie Pettipiece6: Ryan Anderson7: Bret Huth8: Donald Mangahas9: Brian Reich10: Ben Sutherland

July Results:Eric Nordstrom beat Mike SandovalTim Daniel beat Bret HuthBrian Reich beat Chad BarberRyan Anderson beat Bret HuthBobby Emmons beat Nick De LeonBen Sutherland beat Eric NordstromBen Sutherland beat Jeremy Gibbs

Upcoming Matches:

#8 Donald Mangahas vs #9 Brian ReichDate and venue to be determined

Feltman Sr. Wins One Pocket Madness

Paul Feltman Sr. outlasted a full field of players at Bullshooters’ One Pocket Madness event on July 18th.

The final four on the winners side saw Feltman defeat Mike Howard, and Tres Kane beat Billy Garrett. Feltman then went on to send Kane to the one loss side 2-1.

On the left side of the board, Garrett eliminated Chad Barber and then How-ard, to earn a match against Kane in the semi-finals. That match would go the distance, with Kane scoring the 2-1 win.

The finals saw Paul defeat Tres 3-1 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Paul Feltman Sr. $2302nd Tres Kane $1703rd Billy Garrett $1104th Mike Howard $70

Paul Feltman Sr. and Tres Kane

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On the weekend of July 11th and 12th, a very talented group of 79 pool players escaped the blistering heat of Phoenix, Arizona to compete in the Mezz West State Tour’s 5th event of their 17 stop season. Room owners of Bull Shooters, Mike and Julie Bates have one of the premier pool rooms in the nation boasting a huge array of tables, full kitchen, and full bar catering to both the recreational and serious pool fan. This is the second time the tour has visited Bull Shooters and the players thoroughly enjoy the venue. Several of the tour “regulars” were in attendance who came from California and Nevada to compete against the top players from the Arizona area including Bernie Pettipiece, Tim Daniel, Bobby Emmons, Tres Kane among others. Leading the top half of the tournament board was co founder of the MWST, Oscar Dominguez with wins over Mike Massey, James Main, Nick De Leon, Bobby Emmons, Tim Daniel, and Beau Runningen setting up for the hot seat match. The bottom half of the bracket was lead by one pocket specialist Bernie Pettipiece with wins over Marshall Anonby, Michael Langarica, John Ritonya, George Tehachea, and Mark Whitehead to face Dominguez for the hotseat. Meanwhile on the one loss side, early tounament favorites such as Sal Butera, Dave Hemmah, Rodney Morris, Vilmos Foldes, Brian Parks, and Ernesto Dominguez all faced early defeats making the one loss side littered with top players and amateurs. Once the dust settled, it was former Junior National Champion Beau Runningen clawing his way through the B bracket with wins over Bobby Emmons, 17 year old sharpshooter Chris Robinson, and Bernie Pettipiece to set up an all Southern California finals between Dominguez and Runningen for the title in the single extended race finals. After a few critical mistakes by Oscar, Beau capitalized with solid safety play and firepower to take tour stop #5 and first prize. The top female bonus was awarded to Melissa Herndon and we would like to thank all our sponsors and players for their continued support.The Mezz West State Tour would like to thank all their sponsors: Mezz Cues (Miki-Mezz.com), West State Billiard Supply (WestStateBilliards.com), Zan Tips (Zan-Tip.com), Taom Break/Jump Tips (TaomTips.com), Andy Cloth (AndyCloth.com), Ozzy Reynolds and CSI (PlayCSIPool.com), PiUs Company, So Cal Tap, Kurzweil Country Meats, fast&loose desgins (fastnloosedesigns.com), Contact Point Media, Turtle Rack, NYC Grind (NYCGrind.com) and AZ Billiards (AZBilliards.com). We would also like to thank Mike and Julie Bates, along with their two daughters and the entire Bull Shooters staff for hosting the event. We would also like to thank all the players for coming out and supporting the tour.

Beau Runningen

Runningen Double Dips Dominguez For Mezz West State Tour Win

Main Event Payouts:1st Beau Runningen $1250 5th Bobby Emmons $300 9th Max Mourer $175 13th Joey Chin $1252nd Oscar Dominguez $900 5th Mark Whitehead $300 9th Rodney Morris $175 13th Carlos Avalos $1253rd Bernie Pettipiece $700 7th Vilmos Foldes $250 9th George Teyechea $175 13th James Harris $1254th Chris Robinson $500 7th Tim Daniel $250 9th Tres Kane $175 13th Sargon Isaac $125

Oscar Dominguez

Bernie Pettipiece

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Slow Play

By Carl StewartBCA Certified Instructor

This month, we look at the problem of slow play in leagues and tournaments. Slow play is a problem in most sports and I am sure that you have seen it or been a victim of it in the pool world. In golf, you always have that one group that the course master has to drive his cart up to and ask them to speed it up.

Personally, when I play a slower player I find myself speeding up and trying to stay at the table and finish the rack to avoid them com-ing back to the table. This takes mental energy that I could use towards running the racks and finishing the set.

The main problems when slow play occurs in tournaments or league formats is later finish-ing times and players waiting very long times between matches.

Now that we have established that slow play happens and some of it’s negative effects. The first step in fixing any problem is to identify the problem. Remember in the case of slow players that the fix is NOT speeding them up and it is not your job to monitor or sanction slow play.

The keys of dealing with slow play• Do not let it affect the outcome of the match• Address it early with the tournament direc-

tor, league operator, etc. • Do not rush your time at the table • Do not make it personal with your opponent• Do not try to take longer on your shots to

punish your opponent

Finally, slow play will happen but by using these few tricks, maybe you can keep from be-ing affected by it.

Where Is Pool Headed?

By Roger LongCertified Instructor

Ever so often, someone will jump on AzBil-liards.com and ask the question: Is profes-sional pool dead? They know beforehand that their question will not only stir a lot of debate concerning the current state of professional pool, but it will also bring a lot of commentary concerning the status of pool in general. But that’s okay. Pool players love to debate mat-ters concerning pool, even though nothing may ever be made better by their debates.

I’m no different. I like to talk about pool; and in my business, I have opportunities to discuss things with players of virtually all skill levels, as well as with people who are involved in ev-ery facet of the industry. And there’s one thing I’ve learned: very few people ever agree on what is best for pool, or where the game might be headed.

During the past 100 years, pool has gone through several periods of decline and resur-gence.

At one time, pool was almost exclusively a man’s game. Privately owned tables were a rarity; found only in the spacious abodes of the very rich. And even then, those tables weren’t “pool” tables; they were carom tables used for 3-cushion billiards, a game that commanded considerably more respect than pool. That left nothing but the commercial “pool hall” as the only place where pool tables could be found — and since women and children were not allowed there — it was one of the few places where men could escape nagging wives and children and partake in one of their favorite pastimes: gambling.

And that’s where the first great controversy began.

One school of thought is that pool always has been — and should always be — about gam-bling. An argument in support of that line of thinking is that the game was given its very name because of the practice of men putting their money into a “pool” and then playing for

the pool of money, and therefore, the game of pool is all about gambling. While that may be true, it has done little to sway the thinking of those who believe that pool should represent loftier ideals.

Idealists believe that pool should be promoted and played for its more intrinsic qualities, such as the simple joy one derives when watch-ing brightly colored spheres being smoothly stroked into small pocket openings. Or from the game’s ability to attract people from all walks of life and bring them together under one roof where they usually discard the social barriers that exist outside the pool room. This line of thinking usually includes a disdain for the practice of playing for money, which in turn quite often puts the idealists in conflict with the gambling crowd.

Even after five full paragraphs in this article, it’s pretty obvious that I’ve only scratched the surface of this subject, so we’ll take it up again next month. See you then.

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Arizona Pool LeagueLeague name: AriZona Pool Leagues Where: Statewide Contact: Michael Kerin Phone: 480-217-2358 Email: [email protected]: www.AZPL.net

ACS – American Cue Sports——————————————————League Name: Sharks League Where: Phoenix Contact: Lee White Phone: 602-908-1503

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Jerry SmithNumber: 928-458-0230

League Name: Kingman Pool PlayersCity: KingmanContact: Ronald MartinNumber: 928-530-0739

League Name: East Valley Legacy LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Cathy KelleyNumber: 480-203-8640

League Name: Wings of Fear ArizonaCity: MaricopaContact: Bill HuddartNumber: 480-694-5039

League Name: Mohave Valley Pool LeagueCity: Lake HavasuContact: Matt DennisNumber: 928-458-0750

League Name: StrokersCity: Lake HavasuContact: Ed & Sheri LawrenceNumber: 928-727-0349

League Name: Champions LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Jerry StuckartNumber: 602-332-4499

League Name: Arizona Hot Shots Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

League Name: Enochs In House Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Glenn Newell Phone: (602) 750-4243

Arizona League Information

League Name: TAP of Greater Phoenix LLCWhere: Maricopa and Pinal CountiesContact: John & Pati MuehlingPhone: (602) 309-7777 / (602) 305-7819 e-Mail: [email protected]: www.phoenixtap.com

VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association

League Name: Eagle VNEA Where: Tucson Contact: Eric Allen Phone: (520) 748-2955

E-Mail: [email protected]

BCA – Billiard Congress of America

League Name: BULLSHOOTERS BCA 9 BALL City/State: PHOENIX, AZ Contact 1: GIBO PACHECO Home #: 602-841-8272 Contact 2: MARGIE STEPHANIK Home #: 602-332-1851Contact 3: JOHN ZAJACHome #: 602-870-0505 League Name: EAST VALLEY LEGACY LEAGUE City/State: GILBERT, AZ Contact 1: Cathy Kelley Work #: 480-203-8640

League Name: Troy Vending Where: Statewide Contact: Scott or Tobin Phone: (602) 265-0178

League Name: PARADISE POOL LEAGUE City/State: CHANDLER, AZ Contact: JEREMY GIBBSLeague #: 480-779-0343

League Name: Charley’s Place Shooters City/State: Glendale, AZ Contact 1: Betty Barber Home #: 602-843-3692

League Name: Arizona Hot Shots Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Jerry SmithNumber: 928-458-0230

League Name: Mohave Valley Pool LeagueCity: Bullhead CityContact: Ed SandovalNumber: 928-763-3788

League Name: Jack and Jill Scotch DoublesCity: In-House at Stingers in PhoenixContact: Brynn HoffmanNumber: 602-510-8058

League Name: League of Champions Where: Maricopa County Contact: Frank Alvarez III Phone: (877) 788-7227

Website: www.UPAtour.com

League Name: Troy Vending Where: Statewide Contact: Scott Phone: (602) 265-0178

Website: www.TroyVending.com

League Name: Kingman Pool PlayersCity: KingmanContact: Ronald MartinNumber: 928-530-0739

League Name: East Valley Legacy LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Cathy KelleyNumber: 480-203-8640

League Name: 8 Ball ShootersCity: PeoriaContact: Pat MartinNumber: 623-977-0976

League Name: Route 66 8-Ball LeagueCity: HolbrookContact: Anna BokkerNumber: 928-587-9327

League Name: Champions LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Jerry StuckartNumber: 602-332-4499

League Name: Clicks In HouseCity: TucsonContact: Chris ChlupNumber: 520-245-9629

League Name: Wildcat Cue SportsCity: TucsonContact: Jack MurrayNumber: 520-404-5533

APA – American Pool Players Association

League Name: Tucson APA Where: Tucson, Arizona Contact: Brandon Ferguson Phone: 520-615-9883 Fax: 520-529-8085 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

League Name: APA Phoenix - Metro Where: Phoenix, Arizona Contact: Doug & Gina Nowlin Phone: (602) 920-9192 Website: phx.apaleagues.com

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60 players turned out for the APA sessional Captain’s Tournament last month held at Main Street Billiards. The ‘once a session’ appreciation tournament is the largest tournament that the Local APA league holds 3 times per year. This seeded tournament has become very popular with the APA players and it showcases some of our best players, said Gina Nowlin, phoenix’s local league operator. Some of APA’s finest players came out for a great day of quality com-petition and fun. Several of APA’s lower ranked players also had a great outing, some of them placing in the top 8 spots, proving that the Equalizer Handicap System that APA uses allows everyone a chance to win.

The Captains tournament is held each session at Main Street Billiards and is a tournament that was created to show appreciation for captains in the APA. Gina says the captains are the players that are the most valuable person on a team. They are the ones that keep things organized and flowing smoothly on league nights. They have a lot of responsibility and we just want to show them some appreciation. This tournament has become very popular and has grown each session since it began 2 years ago. With a $15 entry fee from 60 players and $200 added from the Local APA, the cash payouts isn’t a bad reason to play either.

We would like to congratulate the following winners and thank everyone for making the tournament such a success.

1st Place and $320 - Daric Craft2nd place and $220 - Alex DeDora3rd Place - $120 each - Marc Underwood and Troy Lent4th Place - $80 each - Danielle Conley, Joe Shipley, Chris Carpenter and Joe Mulhall.

We would also like to thank Thor and his staff at Main Street Billiards for host-ing this tournament each session. They always take good care of all the players.

APA Captains Tournament

Joe MulhallChris CarpenterJoe Shipley

Alex DeDora

Daric Craft

Danielle ConleyTroy LentMarc Underwood

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Stingers Scotch Split

Burt Balancad & Russ Baldwin teamed for the hot-seat, but ended up with a 1st/2nd place split in the end at the Stingers 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on July 18th.

Balancad & Baldwin took the hot-seat with a hard fought 8-6 win over Tucson’s Aaron Purdy & John Schramm.

On the one loss side, Joey Barrera and Chuck Bower were on a roll. After losing their second match of the day, Joey & Chuck won four straight, before losing to Aaron & John 8-3 in the semi-final match.

Aaron & John then defeated Burt & Russ by an identical 8-3 score in the first set of the finals, and both teams agreed on a split instead of playing out the second set.

Payouts:1st Burt Balancad & Russ Baldwin $7201st Aaron Purdy & John Schramm $7203rd Joey Barrera and Chuck Bower $3204th Patrick & Mike McGovern $180

Aaron Purdy, John Schramm, Russ Baldwin and Burt Balancad

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Weekly Dart TournamentsSundaysWanderin – 4149 E. McDowell Rd. – Phx – 602-275-1062 2:00 Blind Draw

Mondays Greenway Village – 3143 E. Greenway – Phx – 602-971-5523 8:30 Blind Draw 200%

TuesdaysHideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawJoe’s Grotto – 13825 N. 32nd St. – Phoenix – 602-992-1007 9:00 Medley

WednesdaysCheers Tavern - 5915 W. Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-938-0104 7pm Parity DrawHideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawRJ’s - 3128 E. Cactus Rd - Phoenix - 602-494-5404 10pm 200%Jesters - 1515 N Gilbert Rd - Gilbert - 480-926-1314 $7:00 Blind Draw 150%

ThursdaysDave’s Place - 2710 W Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-866-9898 7:30 200% Payback Joe’s Grotto – 13825 N. 32nd St. – Phoenix – 602-992-1007 9:00 Blind Draw

FridaysStingers – 10040 N. 43rd Ave – Glendale – 623-937-9645 7:00 Blind Draw +$200Bull Shooters – 3337 W. Peoria – Phoenix – 602-441-2447 8:00 Blind Draw 300%Jesters - 1515 N Gilbert Rd - Gilbert - 480-926-1314 7:30 Steel TipGarfield’s – 10123 Apache Trail – Apache Junction – 480-380-0558 7:00 Blind DrawHideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawJimbos - 12224 n. 51st Ave - 602-298-1500 8:30 Blind Draw 300%Enoch’s Sports Lounge – 6750 W. Peoria – Peoria – 623-878-6296 8:00 Blind DrawGino’s - 13623 N. 32st - 602-923-2500 10:00Blind Draw 200%

SaturdaysCheers Tavern - 5915 W. Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-938-0104 6pm Parity DrawMetro Sportz Bar - 10402 N. Black Canyon Hwy - 602-997-5717 7:00 Blind DrawBull Shooters – 3337 W. Peoria – Phoenix – 602-441-2447 8:00 Blind Draw 300%The Ox - 3209 E Pinchot - Phoenix - 602-466-3673 7:30 Blind Draw 200%Gino’s - 13623 N. 32st - 602-923-2500 10:00Blind Draw 200%Kirk’s Korner – 10634 N. 51st Ave. – Glendale – 623-878-9874 8:00 Steel TipStingers – 10040 N. 43rd Ave – Glendale – 623-937-9645 3:30 Blind DrawToso’s 2401 W. Union Hills – Phoenix – 602-547-2770 8:00 Blind Draw/Mixed

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Arizona Billiard & Dart News August 2015Master’s League Gearing Up for Season #70

In 1990, Mike Bates was tired of the same old format in darts. He played with the top players and they were his friends, who else would you play with, but pounding all of the teams in league was not very much fun and wasn’t really promoting darts or making the players better.

So with friend, Ron Schultz, Mike came up with an idea for a Master’s League. The league would consist of eight teams. The top eight players to join would be the captains and they would pick from a list of players that signed up to play.

The first season saw seventy eight people on the list, and only thirty two would get to play in the league.

The format was ten games of Double In / Double Out 501 and ten games of Cricket, with the last being a team game where all eight players played.

Several people voiced their opinions that, although it was a good concept, it would never work for very long.

On August 24th, the Master’s A Division will hold it’s 70th draft, spanning over twenty five years. Over thirty players have made Team USA, won several World Titles, and in 2012 the league because the first soft tip dart league to be inducted into the National Dart Hall of Fame.

Over 400 players, eight father and son combinations, and 690 weeks have made the Arizona Master’s League the #1 league in the country for twenty five years.

Since the list was very large, a Master’s B Division was started with the players not chosen in the A draft. It will play it’s 55th season this fall as well.

Not really sure where those doubters are now...

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Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsAugust 2015Master’s League All Time Records

501 Low Tons1st Mike Bates 1072nd Marty Scarborough 1073rd Rik Scherbing 1064th Mike Bates 1045th Lucky Newbury 1036th Marty Scarborough 1037th Mike Bates 1038th Dean Sitzler 1029th Kurt Gonzales 10210th Doug Malde

501 High Tons1st Lucky Newbury 222nd Ron Comas 223rd Rick Kerska 214th Rom Comas 205th Chicago Bob (2) 20

501 Overall Wins1st Lucky Newbury 552nd Lucky Newbury 543rd John Gray 524th JC Martinez 515th John Gray 506th JC Martinez 497th Dario Meza 488th JC Martinez 479th Rick Schoen 4710th David Fatum 47

501 Hat Tricks1st Lucky Newbury 622nd John Gray 593rd Dean Sitzler 584th Dean Sitzler 585th JC Martinez 556th John Gray 537th Rick Kerska 538th Eric Barron 539th Dean Sitzler 5210th Dave Wilderman 52

501 Points Per Dart1st JC Martinez 36.352nd Lucky Newbury 35.283rd David Fatum 35.144th Lucky Newbury 35.045th John Gray 34.88

501 Overall Assists1st Ed Sekaquaptwa 422nd Derek Walton 413rd Elijah Brown 414th Rick Stob 395th Pete Linaris 376th Doug Malde 367th Martin Bedoni 368th Rik Scherbing 369th Dave Fatum 3610th Brad Halley 36

Seasons Played1st Mike Bates 692nd Rik Scherbing 643rd Brad Halley 534th Lonnie Malchow 535th Tom Slivka 516th Bob Bretz 51

Team Wins1st Schoen’s Surfers 1302nd Kerska / Damore 1303rd Rik’s Sacopotatos 1294th Gray’s Gonads 1285th Lucky’s Lemons 1276th Eric’s Enima Bags 1267th Michael’s Masters 1258th Halley’s Comets 1249th Damore / Castillo 12410th Tonya’s Boys 123

Weekly Marks Per Round1st Rick Breckinfelder 6.282nd Dave Fatum 5.773rd Dean Sitzler 5.764th JC Martinez 5.655th Dave Fatum 5.626th Kix Alcala 5.587th Lucky Newbury 5.528th John Gray 5.479th Dave Fatum 5.3810th Bob Castillo 5.31

High Points Per Dart Per Week1st Bob Castillo 41.862nd David Fatum 41.753rd Lucky Newbury 41.314th Martin Bedoni 40.345th JC Martinez 39.686th Derek Walton 39.627th Ted Martinez 39.418th John Gray 39.159th Lucky Newbury 38.6210th Dean Sitzler 38.37

High Marks Per Round Season1st David Fatum 4.872nd John Gray 4.853rd Lucky Newbury 4.844th Kix Alcala 4.745th Jimmy Damore 4.656th Bob Castillo 4.597th Rick Breckinfelder 4.588th Thad Uraine 4.579th JC Martinez 4.4910th Mike Bates 4.4811th JC Martinez / Tom Mack 4.48

Cricket Five Marks1st Lucky Newbury 582nd Mike Bates 563rd Rick Kerska 564th Dave Fatum 565th Dave Fatum 546th JC Martinez 527th Kix Alcala 508th Bob Castillo 509th Rick Kerska 4910th Mike Bates 49

Cricket Six Marks1st Thad Uraine 382nd Larry Ennis 373rd Derek Walton 354th Dave Wilderman 345th Mike Bates 346th John Gray 347th Mike Bates 338th Kenny Wright 339th JC Martinez 3210th Jimmy Pack

Cricket Seven Marks1st Lucky Newbury 512nd Lucky Newbury 503rd John Gray 474th Dave Fatum (2) 475th Dave Fatum 446th Kix Alcala (2) 437th Thad Uraine 428th Eric Baron 429th Kix Alcala 4210th Rick Breckinfelder 41

Cricket Eight Marks1st Jimmy Damore 82nd Kix Alcala 73rd Rick Kerska 54th Lucky Newbury 55th John Gray 5

Cricket Nine Marks1st Thad Uraine 172nd David Fatum 173rd Lucky Newbury 164th John Gray 155th Rick Breckinfelder 15

Cricket Hats1st Lucky Newbury 192nd Mike Bates 173rd Tom Slivka 174th John Gray 155th Bob Castillo 146th Mike Bates (4) 147th JC Martinez 138th James Stringer 139th Harry John 1310th Martin Bedoni 13

Cricket White Horses1st Mike Bates (2) 62nd Rik Scherbing 63rd JC Martinez 64th Bob Bretz 55th Brad Halley 56th Kix Alcala 5

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Dedora & O’Neil Win at Kittys

Alex Dedora & Skyler O’Neil were the big winners at Kitty’s on July 18th, as they made their way through a field of nineteen teams to win the 12 & Under Scotch Doubles event.

Alex & Skyler would get to rest after a 6-4 win over Carlos Armenta & Wizzard for the hot-seat.

Robin Clark & Tom Clark (no relation) would end Carlos & Wizzard’s day in third place after a 7-4 win in the semi-finals.

The finals looked like it would be a lopsided victory for Alex & Skyler in one set, as they led the match 5-1, but back to back misses on the 9-ball allowed Robin & Tom to make it competitive at 5-3 before Alex & Skyler won the final game for the 6-3 win.

Complete Payouts:1st Alex Dedora & Skyler O’Neil $6302nd Robin Clark & Tom Clark $3003rd Carlos Armenta & Wizzard $1104th Laurance Ybarra & Beth Orth $50

Alex Dedora and Skyler O’Neil

Team Poore Wins at Kittys

Brian & Veronica Poore ended their day with back to back hard fought wins over Randell Moore & Dennis Winkler to take first place at Kittys’ 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on July 25th.

Victory #1 for the Poores over Randell & Dennis was for the hot-seat, where they scored an 8-5 win.

Randell & Dennis then eliminated Mel Kirsch & Kitty Carroll to earn another shot against Team Poore in the finals.

Randell & Dennis would reach the hill first, at 5-7, but Brian & Veronica joined them on the hill at 7-6, and then broke & ran the final rack for the hill-hill win.

Complete Payouts:1st Brian & Veronica Poore $2502nd Randell Moore & Dennis Winkler $130

Brian and Veronica Poore

Dial & Taylor Top Team at Kolbys

John Dial & Charlie Taylor teamed up for the win at Kolbys’ 16 & Under Scotch Doubles event on the 4th of July.

Dial & Taylor cruised through the winner’s side and took the hot-seat with a very one-sided 7-1 win over Selwyn Reams & Claudia Justus.

On the one loss side, Tom “Guyle” Fielder & Leroy Banks were on a mission to avenge an early loss to Dial & Taylor. They would come up one match short of their rematch though, after a hill-hill loss to Reams & Justus.

The first set of the finals (a 7-5 race) started out great for Dial & Taylor, as they took a quick 3-0 lead. Selwyn & Claudia won five of the next eight games though; to send the match to a second set. Once again, John & Charlie took a quick 3-0 lead, but they would go on to win the second set 7-1 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st John Dial & Charlie Taylor $2302nd Selwyn Reams & Claudia Justus $75 (no sides)3rd Tom “Guyle” Fielder & Leroy Banks $85

John Dial and Charlie Taylor

Cipiti & Morvay Win Jack & Jill Event

Nick Cipiti & Heather Morvay were the team to beat at Kolby’s on July 11th in a fourteen team Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles event.

The hot-seat went to Nick & Heather after a 6-2 win over Bill Vander Weyst & Jaye Succo.

Bill & Jaye went to the one loss side, where Tony Denton & Jessie Gardella had just eliminated Chad Purvis & Karen Brown in 4th place. Bill & Jaye would send Tony & Jessie to the seats in third place, after an 8-1 beatdown.

The final match would only go one set, with Cipiti & Morvay scoring a 6-6 win in a 6-8 race against Bill & Jaye.

Complete Payouts:1st Nick Cipiti & Heather Morvay $4202nd Bill Vander Weyst & Jaye Succo $2303rd Tony Denton & Jessie Gardella $50

Nick Cipiti and Heather Morvay

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MONDAY 7:30 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL CHIP TOURNEY SEE PG 20 $15.00MONDAY 7:00 CHEERS TAVERN 5915 W. BELL RD 602-938-0104 OPEN CALL FOR DETAILS CALLMONDAY 7:00 MAIN ST BILLIARDS 1749 W MAIN ST, MESA 480-969-7898 9’ TABLES RACE TO 4/3 $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 10-BALL 9’TBL BALL WEIGHT $10.00TUESDAY 8PM BROOKSIDE II 15170 W BELL RD SURPRISE 623-556-1000 9-BALL D/E 200% RACE TO 2 $5.00THURSDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES HANDICAPPED $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 602 666-6634 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SATURDAY 4:00 KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 602 666-6634 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 4PM THE SNAP 1516 W CAMELBACK 602-222-3551 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

MONDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 3-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALLSUNDAY 2PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W. PEORIA AVE 623-939-3876 3-BALL (5 TOTAL SHOTS) $2.00

MONDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $10.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL 7’ TABLES SIDES $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 9-BALL HDCP-2 D/E $10.00SATURDAY 7:30 PM THE DELI 9635 W PEORIA AVE 623-979-5163 8-BALL D/E 200% PAY $5.00

MONDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% Payback $5.00TUESDAY 7:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES SIDES $7.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-Ball 200% PAYBACK $5.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 THUNDER PASS 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 9-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALLTHURSDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00FRIDAY 7:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00FRIDAY 8:00 KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51 ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL D/E 150% $5.00SATURDAY 4:30 PM KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL 150% PAY $1 SIDEPOT $5.00SATURDAY 5:00 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00SATURDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 8-BALL 200% D/E $2 Greens Fee $5.00SATURDAY 8PM GREENWAY VILLAGE 3143 E. GREENWAY RD 602-971-5523 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 $5 Green Fee $5.00 SUNDAY 2:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 THE BREAK ROOM 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL D/E $5 SIDE POT $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 GROGGYS 2207 W MAIN ST. 480-969-7648 9-BALL BARBOX D/E 200% 5.00

MONDAY 7:00 DODEY’S 3114 E CACTUS RD 602-404-2300 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00MONDAY 7:30 DAVE’S PLACE 2710 W BELL RD 602-866-9898 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00MONDAY 8:00 CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-569-0084 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 HAMBONE 903 E MAIN ST 480-833-9839 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $3.00TUESDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 9-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00TUESDAY 8:00 CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-569-0084 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00WEDNESDAY 8:00 COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00THURSDAY 8:00 THE NUGGET 4130 N 83RD AVE 623-873-1118 8-BALL RACE TO 1 150% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAY / RACE TO 2 D/E $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE 623-935-5810 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 8-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 WESTWOOD BAR 1818 W GLENDALE 602-995-5897 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK $5.00 SATURDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 CROSSROADS 5030 W MCDOWELL 602-278-3857 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 HAMBONE 903 E MAIN ST 480-833-9839 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $3.00SUNDAY 4:00 COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00SUNDAY 5:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 9-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00

SUNDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 7PM DAVES ON NORTHER 2344 W NORTHERN 602-973-7797 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7PM BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00THURSDAY 7PM BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W PEORIA 623-435-3997 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

SUNDAY 5:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 16 & UNDER 9-BALL 9’ TABLES $20.00

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DPT “A” Player Points List

1 Scott Frost 5452 Spike Aiardo 3553 Bobby Emmons 3104 Brian Reich 2505 Bret Huth 235

6 Joven Bustamante 2207 Mickey Provencio 2158 Vilmos Foldes 1809 Andy Kachur 17510 Nick De Leon 16510 George Teyechea 16510 Ben Sutherland 165

13 James Lester 15013 Tim Daniel 15013 Tres Kane 150

16 Daniel Jimenez 14516 Carlos Avalos 14518 Pete Lhotka 14019 Eric Young 13020 Donivan Pedroncelli 11520 Rick Armbrust 115

Points current as of fifth 2015 stop. (Stingers)

AWBT Points List

1. Bernie Store 4002. Jaye Succo 2703. Amanda Pulley 2654. Susan Williams 2255. Rebecca Wagner 200

6. Tami Hathcock 1656. Renay Justus 1656. Cynthia Haefner 1659. Barbara Lee 16010. Sarah Geoghan 155

11. Sara Miller 15012. Leandrea Gaff 14013. Terri Johnson-McCauley 13514. Justine Bishop 13015. Tracie Hamman 125

16. Cathy Kelley 12017. Jodie Villegas 11017. Veronica Poore 11017. Donna Taylor 11027. Sandi Wilson 110

Points current as of third 2015 stop. (Stingers)

DPT “B” Player Points List

1. Nick Kline 3952. Rick Schmitz 3202. Joey Barrera 3204. Oscar Avila 3005. Todd Rowitz 2455. Guyle Fielder 245

7. Mike Hamman 2408. James Main 2309. George Bell 2009. Linn Vissage 200

11. Burt Balancad 19511. Jamie Cole 19513. Jose Mendoza 19014. Karloz Chavez 18515. Paul Feltman Jr. 175

16. Tony Denton 17017. Tony Page 16017. Eric Lervold 16017. Spike Aiardo 16020. Ed Scott 15520. Harold Lyons 155

Points current as of fifth 2015 stop. (Stingers)

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Foos PulseFoosball News

By Jim King

Greetings to all foosers, near and far, from one of the top foosball hubs in the country. Anyone who’s currently playing in the league or one of the three weekly tournaments knows that Phoenix has a lot to offer for the beginner or veteran fooser. The 2015 Summer Foosball season just wrapped week four and there’s plenty of great foosball taking place week over week.

LEAGUE

The 2015 Summer League launched June 30th with a record 23 teams staking their claims to play in Foos Bowl XIV on November 14, 2015. To date, there have been 82 matches played and after four weeks of com-petition there’s only one unbeaten team, Peaks & Valleys. The league is made up the following conferences/teams and they appear in their current place order.

Eastern WesternSlo Rollers Peaks & Valleys

Claim Jumpers Del, Matt, PhilFoos Skulls Money Shot

Schweddy Ball AntraxxBruce Transgenners Ship of Foos

Over 40 Crew HammertimeSteve, Chris, Rob Fireballs

Fubar Foos Your DaddyTeam with No Name Foos Brothers

J.B.M. BoneheadsCruizin’ for a Foosin’ Stingers

Will, Tif, TBD

After these initial weeks of the season the overall handicap average is 3.14 - a fair bit below the median player rating value of 4.0. I believe this can be attributed to the 27 new players participating this season. It will be interesting to see how this average is affected as these new play-ers hone their foosball skills over the course of the season. I plan on keeping an eye on them and will keep everyone posted.

Side note: I’m sure that some of you scholarly types noticed that the average starts out the same as Pi, that being 3.14159265359. Please feel free to research the meaning Pi and its relationship to foosball and send it to [email protected]. The person with the most creative explanation will get it printed in next month’s Foos Pulse.

Full statistics have been posted for each category of games played dur-ing the weekly matches. You can view them at http://www.arizonafoos-ball.com/Leagues under the Statistics menu item. These are updated weekly so that you can see how you’re faring against other players in the league. Following are the current leaders as of July 23rd for each cat-egory.

Game/Category Eastern WesternLeague Stud (overall winning %)

Rulon Smith 17-7; 0.708

Harry White 18-3; 0.857

Goalie War Rulon Smith 3-0; 1.000

Dennis Pickering 4-0; 1.000

Forward Shootout Chris Petit 1-0; 1.000Chris Hawthorne 1-0; 1.000Ronnie Garrett 1-0; 1.000Jeremy Mussman 1-0; 1.000David Libman 1-0; 1.000

Gary Cooper 4-0; 1.000

Five Bar War Noel Rooney 2-0; 1.000

Jeff Minnig 4-0; 1.000

Singles Paul Freund 3-0; 1.000Chelsea Genduso 3-0; 1.000

Jim King 3-0; 1.000Delwayne 3-0; 1.000

Doubles Jess Libman 5-1; 0.833

Tom Husband 7-0; 1.000

Rollerball Noel Rooney 5-1; 0.833

George Ramirez 5-1; 0.833

Hired Gun (Combined Conferences)

Afshin Mirzazadeh 6-2; 0.750

Afshin Mirzazadeh 6-2; 0.750

Leaders of each conference leaders in the above categories will play off for the league champion the same day that Foos Bowl XIV takes place at Stinger’s Sports Bar in Peoria. The champion wins $50 and a com-memorative pendant and the runner-up wins $25.

NEW VENUE UPDATE

Duke’s Sport Bar in Scottsdale is proving to be a great venue for our weekly Friday night tourney. On July 17, there were 19 Open Doubles teams and 17 Singles players playing for their share of the winnings. This tourney also drew two teams from Tucson, which always gets the Tucson/Phoenix rivalry juices flowing. Following are the results of that tournament.Singles: 1st: Zeke C.; 2nd: Brad C.; 3rd: Nick B.; 4th: Ricky C.Doubles: 1st: Nick B. & Mike S.; 2nd: Zeke & Dozer; 3rd: Bryan H. & Eric B.; 4th: Jim K. & Miles J.

MISCELLANEOUS RAMBLINGS

The great camaraderie and competitiveness flowing throughout the valley’s foosball scene was evidenced after last week’s league matches at the Dubliner Irish Pub, where league players from other venues all stopped by for a little impromptu foosball tourney. Since there was only one table and 10 foosers present it was decided to play roto doubles with teams of five each, and games were played to 15, best out of three format. Everyone was totally engaged and the next hour and a half flew by. Following is a photo of the winning team of the ‘5 Man Roto Smack-down’.

ET CETERA

Once again, it’s been a pleasure to bring you the latest in local action! If anyone is interested in getting involved in Arizona Foosball Leagues in any capacity, visit www.ArizonaFoosball.com and register using the current signup sheet, post in our forums, or contact Bill Nolan at 602-751-8818.

Remember…Keep Foosin’ Fun!

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Monthly Tournament GuideLocation Address Phone

13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 1st16 & Under Scotch Doubles Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Aug 1st9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Aug 7th

One Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Aug 8th15 & Under Scotch Doubles Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Aug 15th

Diamond Pool Tour Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Aug 15th-16th15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Aug 15th

8 & Under 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Aug 22nd12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 22nd

6 & Under 8-Ball Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Aug 22ndAZPL Championship Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Aug 28th-30th

TAP Team City Championship Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Aug 29th-30th15 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 29th

BCA SW Regional We-Ko-Pa Resort 10438 N Fort McDowell Rd (480) 789-5300 Sep 3rd-7th9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Sept 4th16 & Under Scotch Doubles Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Sept 5th

13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Sept 5th

Event

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