Az Billiard and Dart News - April 2016

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Store Wins In Vegas ......

Burt And Pete Split ........

Eastside Sweeps ............

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

Instructor Directory .......

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

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

APA SW Challenge .......

Briseno Wins .................

PJ Undefeated ................

AZPL Highlights ...........

Team Craft .....................

Nevarez Top Six ............

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

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

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

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

Deluna/Carroll Win .......

Rodarte and Stewart ......

Kittys Scotch Split ........

Weekly Tournaments .....

Emily Herpel’s Journey .

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

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

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

Stingers Scotch ..............

Rice Wins Senior Event

Teufel/Moore Split ........

Monthly Tournaments ...

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Store Wins in Vegas

BULLSHOOTERS • APRIL 16-17

Saguaro Cup April 23rd

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Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsApril 2016

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Never let it be said that I can’t admit when I am wrong. With that being said, I would like to personally congratulate the three Eastside teams for their victory over the Westside at the East/West Challenge. As the captain of the 7’s team, it was especially tough to witness the beatdown that the Eastside teams laid down. Nice shooting (and captaining to John Marquis) to all of you.

And with “that” out of the way, April 23rd is the date for the 2nd Saguaro Cup. Go Westside!!!

Congratulations to Bernie Store for her win in Vegas in late March. Nice to see our players getting out there and showing off just how well we play in Arizona.

-Until next time Mike

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Burt & Pete Split at Knobbys

Burt Balancad and Pete Barrios played once, and that was enough, as they de-cided to split Knobby’s 9 & Under 8-Ball tournament on March 4th.

Balancad and Barrios made their ways through the winner’s bracket, meeting up for the hot-seat, which was won by Barrios.

On the left side of the board, Balancad found Frank Alvarez looking for a little revenge. It had been Balancad that sent Alvarez to the one loss side, and Alvarez had won four matches to earn a shot at redemption in the semi-finals. Balancad shot Alvarez down again, forcing Frank to settle for third place.

With the late hour, Burt and Pete agreed on a split of first and second place.

Complete Payouts:1st Pete Barrios $1802nd Burt Balancad $1803rd Frank Alvarez $504th Sophia Morquecho $20

“The Three Amigos” Pete Barrios, Frank Alvarez and Burt Balancad

They’ve gathered every year since 2010 to play 9-ball for The Shade Tree, a Las Vegas shelter for women, children and their pets. This year, 36 women came together on the weekend of March 26-27 at the Rum Runner Tropicana in Las Vegas, and between $10 entry-fee donations and raffles, they raised about $6,800 to benefit The Shade Tree. The Western Women’s 9-Ball Charity, a handicapped event, is generally the third tournament, every year, hosted by The Rum Runner in March, and is preceded by the Doc Hill Memorial Tournament for B players and the Andy Mercer Memorial for A players.

At this 7th annual women’s charity challenge, Bernie Store, a regular on the Arizona Women’s Tour and Gina Quinones battled three times to claim the event title. Store took two out of three in a double elimination final to win it.

They met first in the hot seat match. Store had sent Shirell Ivey to the loss side in a double hill match, as Quinones was busy sending Robin Verner west 5-2. In a double hill hot seat match, Quinones survived, sending Store to the semifi-nals.

On the loss side, Ivey picked up Anne Carmona, who’d defeated Gina Valerio, double hill, and Trinh Lu 4-4 to reach her (Lu, racing to 6). Verner drew Katy Moore, who’d gotten by Amy Kane 5-2 and Debra Aarens 5-3. Verner elimi-nated Moore 5-2 and in the quarterfinals, faced Carmona, who’d handed Ivey her second straight loss 4-1.

Verner took the quarterfinal match 5-1 for a shot at Store in the semifinals. An apparently deter-mined Bernie Store shut Verner out 6-0 for her own second shot against Quinones in the hot

seat. Store took that shutout momentum into the open-ing set of the true double elimination final, allowing Quinones only a single rack and forcing a second set. Quinones chalked up two more racks in the second set, but Store got her six to claim the event title.

Tournament representatives thanked Gino and Gordie Hill, owners of the Rum Runner Tropicana and their staff for their hospitality, as well as thanking sponsors the Vegas TAP Pool League, APA Las Vegas, BCA Pool League, USAPL, Pool Tools, Vegas Billiards Buzz, CSI, Fargo Rate, Long Horn Casino, the All City BCAPL, and Southern Nevada 9-Ball Tavern Owners’ Association.

Complete Payouts:1st Bernie Store $1,0002nd Gina Quinones $5003rd Robin Verner $3504th Anne Carmona $2305th Katy Moore $120Shirell Ivey $1207th Trinh Lu $60Debra Aarens $60

Store double dips Quinones to win 7th Annual Western Women’s 9-Ball Charity Challenge

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It all started last year with the Saguaro Cup, the Eastside’s domination of the Westside in head to head team challenges. There were hopes amongst the Westside’s players that this domination would end on March 5th at the East vs West Shootout at Skip and Jan’s, but those hopes were quickly put to rest after another dominating Eastside performance and a sweep of all three divisions.

This event, created by Abie Padilla and Chuck Bower, saw six player teams of 6’s, 7’s and 8’s representing their side of town on the 9’ tables. Players were not necessarily representing the side of town that they lived in, but more repre-senting the side of town that they played out of. The event was modeled on the Mosconi Cup with team, scotch and singles matches being contested.

Things did not start well for the Westside, as the 7’s were done playing first in the day. The Eastside team of Heather Torpin-Cortez, Chris Carpenter, Brian DeSantis, Harry McKee, Luke Willkom, David Linke and non-playing cap-tain John Marquis basically had their way with the Westside squad of Amanda Pulley, Mike Ramirez, Brian McGee, Jon Driver, Tony Page, Joe Chyzy and non-playing captain Mike Howerton. The Eastside team jumped on the team from the Westside and never let up. Driver and Chyzy were able to score singles match wins for the Westside, but that was the only positives for the day as the Eastside team ran over the Westside team 11-2.

The match between the 6 rated teams was closer, but still saw an Eastside win. The Eastside team of Sandeep Sharma, Jeremy Zastrow, Brandon Hinners, Randell Moore, Chuck Bower and Tim Benally started out with a win in the full team event, and then increased their lead to 2-0 with Sharma and Bower’s scotch win over Donna Taylor and Junior Carrizosa. The Westside team of Tay-lor, Carrizosa, Mike Nevarez, Abie Padilla, Tyler Williams and Shane O’Dell came back with two wins and tied things at 2-2, before the Eastside pushed back out to a 5-3 lead. The Eastside would not give up that lead, although the West-side team did get back within one match at 6-5. The Eastside team got to the hill at 10-5, but singles wins from Carrizosa and Tyler Williams got the Westside team back to 10-7 before Tim Benally scored the final match win for the East-side. The final score was 11-7 to the Eastside.

Although it was even closer, the match between the 8 rated teams saw the East-side complete it’s clean sweep of the Westside. The Eastside squad of Junior Flores, Joey Barrera, Evan Brinkman, Eric Lervold, Justin Smith and Greg Brown started things out with a 6-5 win in the full team event. The Westside team (Oz Avila, George Bell, Scott Chadwick, Manny Luevano, Crash Red-

din and Bernie Store) won the next two matches for the first Westside lead at 2-1. The Eastside team didn’t take trailing well, and quickly won three straight matches for a 4-2 lead, but the Westside then fought back for four wins and a 6-4 lead. The next four matches were split between the two teams, leading to an 8-6 Westside lead, going into the singles matches. Flores and Barrera both won their matches and things were tied at 8-8. Bernie Store defeated Evan Brinkman to give the Westside the lead back at 9-8, but Greg Brown tied things back up at 9-9 after his win over Crash Reddin. The Eastside found themselves on the hill after Lervold’s 5-1 win over Chadwick. Manny Luevano defeated Justin Smith in their singles match to tie things at 10-10, but the Eastside won the final team matchup 6-1 for the 11-10 Eastside win.

All in all, the day featured competitive play from all of the competitors, that helped to continue the friendly East/West rivalry that is growing with each one of these events. That rivalry will move to the Westside in April, when the 2nd Annual Saguaro Cup is played at Bullshooters on April 23rd. Come on out and witness the spectacle. If last year is any indication, it will be a crazy day.

Eastside Sweeps Westside at East/West Shootout

Eastside 6’s Team

Eastside 8’s Team

Eastside 7’s Team

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My Opponent Just Had The Match of Their Life Against MeBy Carl StewartBCA Certified Instructor

On reflection I could not do anything right in that match and it seemed like my opponent could do nothing wrong. How many times has this hap-pen to you? What do you do next, after the match or event? Most players lick their wounds and wonder why they ever decided to play this silly game. Some players try to figure out what they did wrong and review these three main areas: Mental, Physical, Fundamentals.

Let us look at these one at a time. The mental game is a wide-open area and we can get lost easy and chase our tails if we are not careful. Re-member the game of pool is 90% mental. That covers a lot of ground. The biggest area in this category is confidence. A player that plays confi-dent wins more games and matches.

Next area, physical. Was something hurt or out of place in your game? The slightest back strain can change alignment.

Finally, a lot of training books wrote by the game’s best tell us funda-mentals are the key to this game. When you watch matches on youtube and find the CSI channel you see many what I like to call “runaway” matches and even super players miss simple shots. The champion’s hand each other runaway matches. I often think how a champion cannot win more than two games or sometimes no games in a longer set.

Now that the reflection is completed and maybe you found an adjust-ment, maybe not. I would say most of the time nothing was wrong. One huge mistake I see players make is to try too change to many things at once. Just rack up the next set and compete at your highest level and you will be on the correct side of a runaway match more often than not.

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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: Nichole WilsonNumber: 928-642-7473Email: [email protected]

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 THIS Billiard LeagueWhere: Maricopa and Pinal CountiesContact: John Muehling - 602–309-7777 Website: www.TAPTHISBilliards.com

VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association

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

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

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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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APA players met at the Westgate Hotel and Casi-no in Las Vegas on March 17th through the 20th, where 10 teams from Phoenix joined 240 other teams from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada for the 2016 8 Ball Southwest Chal-lenge Tournament. Three player teams from all over the Southwest competed for over $25,000 in Cash at this popular annual event. This year for the first time a Scotch Doubles event was held at the same time. Besides the two main events, Mini tournaments were also available to play in all weekend long. The Southwest Challenge is a 3-person team event along with a 2-person scotch doubles event at the same time. In March it’s 8 ball with a 9 Ball Scotch Doubles event. In October they hold the 9 Ball 3-man team event alongside an 8 Ball Scotch Doubles. It’s a great way for players from all over the Southwest to meet up a couple of times a year and have a great time. There are players from Phoenix who have met lifetime friends there and continue to con-nect every year. Everyone had a great time playing in both the main event and the all night mini tournaments. There were vendors there to take care of the player’s equipment and accessories, as well as souvenirs from the event.

The names of the participants are as follows:

Final Standings, 3-Person 8-Ball

Phoenix #165th PlaceCheryl Walters / Erin Hammill / Christine Han-son

Phoenix #2129th PlaceRobert Rhoades / Cathy Rhoades / Darrell Reeves

Phoenix #3129th PlaceSandeep Sharma / Joe Shipley / Sheryl Ringlero

Phoenix #465th PlaceDan Wheeler / Gary Wheeler / Nicole Wheeler

Phoenix #5129th PlaceMax Sperry / Stephanie Moreno / Randy Martin

Phoenix #6129th PlaceBrian Chapin / Marcus Yazzie / Nancy Ann Kennedy

Phoenix #765th PlaceGary Elston / Lauren Rautbord / Craig Scott

Tucson #1193rd PlaceChristopher Miller / Tyler Wilken / Andrew Lin

Tucson #2129th PlaceJacquel Baylon / Dan Martin / Steven Anderson

Tucson #333rd PlaceMike Welch / James Leonard / Cori Scheuring

Tucson #4129th PlaceLouisa Streenz / Timothy Happeny / Alicia Streenz

Final Standings, 9-Ball Doubles

Phoenix #7149th PlaceBrian Chapin / Bill McAuliffe

Phoenix #7233rd PlaceMarcus Yazzie / Nancy Ann Kennedy

Phoenix #7317th PlaceGary Elston / Lauren Rautbord

Tucson #7133rd PlaceTara Lagapa / Robert Lagapa

Tucson #7265th PlaceTyler Wilken / Andrew Lin

Tucson #7333rd PlaceAlicia Streenz / Timothy Happeny

This coming October, APA will host the 9 Ball version of this same event at the same location in Vegas. It will be the same 3 person team format except the game will be 9 Ball instead of 8 Ball. Teams can start signing up in September so anyone interested in playing contact Doug or Gina Nowlin from APA Phoenix Metro.

APA Southwest Challenge 2016 Results

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On Monday night in Flagstaff No Name main-tained their hold on 1st place and #2 overall at 7-0 while being one of four remaining unde-feated teams. Cash Money went 2-0 to stay in 2nd at 6-1 while JR Jiron extended his winning streak to 16 games while shooting a 30.2 match average due to a 31! Up and Cumming moved up 3 spots while going 2-0 to move up to 6th at 3-4. Jim Shea needs just 4 wins to reach 200 for his career.

BOHICA maintained their hold on the Stinger’s In-House division going 2-1 for a 7-1 record. Ja-son Burkhart went 6-0 to improve to 19-2 while leading the league in points to points allowed with a 132 point differential. Kathy’s Boyz matched their 2-1 to stay in 2nd at 6-2. Frank Alvarez Jr is maintaining his hold on top rated rookie this season going 14-4 with 154 points! Bill McGavisk won his 100th game this past month! Doc’s Gang jumped 3 spots while going 4-0 to move into 3rd place with a 6-3 record. Doc Rogers who didn’t even place in the top 30 3 weeks ago is now in 8th overall in power rat-ing and tied for the league lead with 6 30-point games. Doug Molhook became the 16th member to score his 10,000 point! Also moving up 3 spots is HTW with a 5-4 record after a 2-1 run the past few weeks. Dawn Atokuku of HTW leads all women with 209 points scored and multi-night power rating at 4.283. Amber Biffin of Maximize the Fun leads all women for top rookie with 78 points and 4 wins! Jacki Spra-dling of Wrack Em needs just 9 wins to reach 500 for her career!

Derailed from the Huddle moved into 1st place in the Tuesday Globe division after going 3-1 to improve to 8-1 overall. Thomas Vines is leading all men for the Most Improved Player, shoot-ing almost 4 points over his match average and wasn’t even in the top 10 last month! Tough Times went 2-1 in the same stretch dropping

them to 2nd at 7-1. Terry Lemke leads the league with 21 wins. Donald Hudging of Ballz in Hand moved up 6 spots after a 10-2 run to move into 7th overall. He’s also tied for the league lead with 6 30-point games and leads the league for Multi-Night Power Rating at 6.487. Big movers of the month the Drift Dawgs of the Drift Inn Saloon jumped 8 spots going 4-0 to move into 6th place with a 5-4 record. Nate Holliday leads the league with 243 points scored. N.W.A. jumped 4 spots after a 2-1 run. Kat Esparza from Huddle Up of the Huddle went 8-1 to move into 2nd place overall while leading all women with 17 wins and 4 30-point games! She also went from 10th to 3rd in most improved player raising her average over 2 points per match in the past month! Career-wise Kat passed Sandra Danielson for 5th All-Time in women’s power rating. Justin Smith, Jason Wood & Albert Sanchez Sr all scored their 1,000th point! Andy Briones & Keith Holliday both scored their 2,000th point! Joseph Demers needs just 9 to reach the mark!

Sweeet Gravy of Kirk’s Korner had a 4-0 run to im-prove to 8-1 and hold on to 1st place in the Tuesday Phoenix Traveling division. Claudia Morado scored her 7,000th point. Teri Curtis went 7-2 in that stretch to im-prove to 15-3 and lead the women in power rating. She is leading all women in power rating at 2.795, fewest points allowed with 99 in 6 matches, scoring percent-age at 0.922, points/points allowed differential with 67, fewest losses with 3, winning percentage of .833 and match average at 27.67! Fifth and Long moved past Team SOV with a 2-3 run. Lynn Beckstead hit her 5th career 8-ball break to move into 3rd All-time. Mark Tomlinson passed Bob Campbell for 9th overall in All-Time Wins with 849. Tracy Rogers needs just 69 points to reach 3,000 total!

Derailed Too of the 2 Lanes In-House division heads into Whiskey Row Week with a #1 ranking at 8-0. A Few Sticks Shy moved up a notch into 2nd place with a 3-0 run to improve to 7-1. Just a Pokin jumped 2 spots after a 3-1 run to move into 5th. Rick Albertsen won his 200th game!

Dawn’s Thois jumped 4 spots to take 1st place at the Q n Brew while going 4-0 to improve to 7-1! Hit em Hard went 4-0 to jump up 7 spots into 6th place at 5-3. Big Balls moved up 3 spots after going on a 2-1 run. Pete Williams of Travis Bickle jumped 14 spots after going on a 10-2 run to move into 4th overall. He shot a 31 last week to give him 27 career 8-ball breaks! Kristen King of Chalk n Awe leads the league in the most improved category shooting almost 5-1/2 points over her career average for a 25.00 match average this sea-son! Lance Tucker of Balls in Hand became just the 17th member to reach 10,000 points! Longtime Pocket Monster Scott Elliott needs just 26 points to reach the mark but won his 700th game! Rick Meredith of Balls in Hand won his 700th game! Harold Lyons of Pedal to the Medal scored his 34th 10-0 to move into 8th place All-Time. Dave Webb of D-Winners won his 100th game this past month! Les Bell of Prestige World Wide needs 29 points to reach 7,000 total! Bubba Ashley of Beer Me scored his 2,000th point!

Chicken Dicks bumped The El Diablos out of 1st after going on a 4-0 run to improve to 6-0. Team captain Amado Martinez scored his 3,000 point! The Diablos remained undefeated at 4-0 in 2nd place. Ryan Levengood extended his winning streak to 12 games while moving into 3rd overall with a 5.161 power rating. He is also leading the lead with fewest points allowed with 31 after 4 matches. Oh yeah, and he scored his 3,000th ca-reer point! Ladies & the Tramp went 3-2 to move up 4 spots while Mark Klein scored his 2,000th point! Eugene Hemphill of Shoot the Moon needs just 8 wins to reach 700 total! Eric Danielson Sr & Sandra Danielson both won their 400th game!

We sold out the hotel next door to Gurley Street! It’s going to be a great time this weekend! Can’t wait to see you all there! The fun begins at 7pm Friday night! Drive safely everyone!

AZPL March Highlights

Briseno Wins One Pocket Madness

Gus Briseno took the long way, but he still found his way to the winner’s circle at Bullshooters’ One Pocket Madness event on March 12th.

Briseno took a much earlier than expected trip to the west side of the board, after dropping a match to Bobby Emmons. Emmons would lose to Jim Galati, as just part of Jim’s path to the hot-seat. He would win the hot-seat match 2-1 over Rod Elliott.

On the one loss side, Briseno was on a roll. A 2-1 win over Mitch Ellerman was followed by by a 2-0 win over Elliott in the semi-final match.

Briseno didn’t let anything stop him when he got to the finals, as he dispatched Galati 3-0 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Gus Briseno $230 3rd Rod Elliott $1102nd Jim Galati $170 4th Mitch Ellerman $70

Gus Briseno

PJ Undefeated at Kolbys

A smaller than normal field of players at Kolbys’ 8 & Under One Pocket event on March 26th resulted in a round robin win for Percival “PJ” Jauregui.

The field of six players faced off in race to three matches, and PJ was near per-fect, only dropping one game each to Nick Kline and Junior Flores.

With his undefeated match score and 15-2 game score, PJ was far and away the first place finisher.

Second place went to Nick Kline, who only lost a match to PJ. Kline turned in a 13-6 game score for the day.

Complete Payouts:1st Percival Jauregui $1002nd Nick Kline $20

Percival Jauregui and Nick Kline

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Team Craft Wins at Skip & Jans

Daric & Tiffany Craft teamed up to win Skip & Jan’s 1150 & Under Jack & Jill Fargo Tournament on March 19th.

Team Craft raced to the hot-seat, which they took with a 6-4 (hill-hill) win over Scott Vogelsberg & Kathryn Christianson.

Scott & Kathryn ran into a buzz-saw on the one loss side. Burt Balancad & Sophia Morquecho had lost their first match of the day, but won their next four. Team Sophia kept their winning streak alive with a 6-2 win in their 6-5 race against Scott & Kathryn.

The finals were a rare “even race” as both teams were within 4 points of each other in Fargorate. That match would go one set with Team Craft scoring the 5-2 win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Daric & Tiffany Craft $3002nd Burt Balancad & Sophia Morquecho $1753rd Scott Vogelsberg & Kathryn Christianson $105

Team Craft

Nevarez Top 6 at Skip and Jan’s

Mike Nevarez suffered an early loss to Kirk Jewel, but was still the last man standing at Skip & Jan’s 6 & Under combination 8-ball/9-ball event on March 26th. This unique event saw players playing 9-ball on the 9’ table on the win-ner’s side, and barbox 8-ball on the one loss side.

The hot-seat in this tournament went to Jeff Lenschow, who scored a 4-1 win over John Chavez.

Nevarez looked like a different player when he started playing barbox 8-ball on the one loss side. After a 1-1 match record (5-5 game record) in big table 9-ball, Nevarez won six 8-ball matches with a combined game score of 18-2.

Nevarez defeated Becky Onnembo, Phil Anderson, Bob Hillen, James Diaz, Chavez and Lenschow. Nevarez defeated Lenschow 4-3 on the big tables, and 3-0 on the smaller tables.

In addition to prize money at this event, Carl Stewart of the Az Billiard Acad-emy donated two hour lessons to three lucky competitors. Those winners were Jules Ray, Becky Onnembo and Phil Anderson.

Complete Payouts:1st Mike Nevarez $220 (no sides) 4th James Diaz $220 (all sides)2nd Jeff Lenschow $150 (no sides) 5th Kirk Jewel $65 (some sides)3rd John Chavez $105 (no sides) 5th Bob Hillen $30 (no sides)

Jeff Lenschow and Mike Nevarez

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Finding A Formula For Consistency

By Roger LongCertified Instructor

The only thing many players do with any consistency is to complain about their inconsis-tency. They’re talking about the inconsistency in their games, of course, so that’s what we’re going to focus on in this article.

To start, let me say that I believe consistency is the product of two components, combined – and those two components are confidence and concentration. Confidence is your own self-awareness that you possess the necessary skills to perform difficult tasks, and concentration is a matter of paying close attention to the execu-tion of those tasks.

That all sounds simple enough, but it actually just raises more questions. Like, how does one develop this confidence, aka self-awareness? Well, let’s find out.

Let’s say you selected one difficult shot and then practiced it over and over, day after day, until you could make that shot ten times out of ten in practice. Now wouldn’t it be per-fectly logical to expect to execute that same shot in competition with the same degree of success? That’s confidence. But then again, that’s confidence in only that one shot. To have overall confidence, you have to practice all the shots. And to have lasting confidence, you

have to practice all the shots all the time. Plus, you should keep in mind that practicing a shot doesn’t mean just pocketing the ball, it also means getting shape for the next shot.

Once you’ve gained the degree of skill neces-sary to bring on full confidence, you have to remember to concentrate. But what does it mean to concentrate? Simply put, it means to keep your eyes on the table and your mind on the game. Shut out distractions. How? Just don’t think about them. As a matter of fact, you won’t be thinking about much of anything when you’re concentrating best. And that’s when you’ll be playing your best pool. You’ll be totally immersed in the game, seeing every-thing, feeling everything, doubting nothing, missing nothing, and enjoying every minute of the contest. Pool players call that being in dead stroke.

Dead stroke is a unique and elusive state of mind, so don’t expect to enter that state often. All conditions have to be perfect to get into genuine dead stroke. Unless, that is, you want to get there by using mind altering substances, which is a practice that makes finding dead stroke considerably easier. But even without that particular aide, a high degree of concentra-tion should be expected at all times by accom-

plished players. They should not be having to remind themselves how to shoot. They should not be doubting what to do and how to do it. Instead, they should be shutting their conscious minds off and allowing their sub-conscious minds and their bodies to work together to do the job they have been trained to do. To ignore everything except the game at hand is true concentration.

So there you have it, a formula for consistency. Let’s call it C1+C2=C3, or Confidence + Con-centration = Consistency. If you have studied, practiced and gained experience, your level of confidence should be high. If your level of confidence is high, concentration should come easy. And if you’re confident and you concen-trate, you should be consistent.

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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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Foos PulseFoosball News

By Jim King

Let the Leagues Begin…Come one, come all valley foosers as the 2016 Spring Arizona Foosball League has launch dates of April 12th and 13th, depending which conference your team resides. And since the league will be starting that means the Interim League is wrapping up its final couple of weeks. In addition, get the latest scoop on how our state players fared against the rest of the field at the 2016 Hall of Fame Classic held at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas held March 9-13.

Interim League/Saturday ScrimmagesThis season’s Interim League has been very successful in terms of the number of players participating (77), the number of events (33), and the overall camaraderie/momentum that is growing amongst the foosball community here in town. Despite the fact that we have local events year-round here in the Valley of Sun, we continue to draw good numbers on a weekly basis and this shows there’s plenty of interest in our sport.

As the Interim League is coming to a close, we’ve had some changes in the standings as players are vying for the following prizes. • League medal to the player with the best

overall winning percentage• FREE ENTRY to the next official league

season to the player with the best winning percentage with a current rating/handicap > 4

• FREE ENTRY to the next official league season to the player with the best winning percentage with a current rating/handicap < 4

• 50% of league fees for the person with the most interim events played

Current standings as of March 23rd are as fol-lows:1. Chris Petit: 0.7502. Rick Weirman: 0.7343. Del Compton: 0.6694. Bob Duncan: 0.6475. Paul Freund: 0.6376. Jim King: 0.6167. Holly Minnig: 0.6148. Afshin Mirzazadeh: 0.6129. Rulon Smith: 0.60910. Billy Nolan: 0.598

Paul has a definite lock on the most events played and it appears Chris has sealed up the top spot for players with a rating above 4.0. However, I believe Del has a statistical chance of catching Rick for those foosers below a 4.0 rating. Regarding the league medal for the best overall winning percentage, it’s going to come down to Chris and Rick, depending on how many of the remaining events they both play and how they perform. Let the battle continue!

2016 Spring Arizona Foosball LeagueThe 2016 Spring Arizona Foosball League will begin on Tuesday, April 12th, for the Western

Conference and on Wednesday, April 13th, for the Eastern Conference. Per Billy Nolan “Coordinators will be finalizing conferences, schedules, and home fields over the next two weeks. (For those that are still in need of part-ners, a league coordinator will be contacting you shortly to resolve your roster and help get you ready for action!) In the meantime, take a minute to make sure your team has properly filled out its home field request(s) and other preferences” on the league signup URL www.ArizonaFoosball.com Leagues.

Currently, the league has 16 teams in the pro-cess of being formed with a total of 90 players having registered to play or be a substitute/reserve. In addition to the initial 16 teams, there are another 7 players looking to form teams. So, if anyone out there is looking to get on a team now is the time to do it. Also, if you’re a beginner, rookie, or veteran to the foosball scene and haven’t attended any of the four weekly events, but have an interest, please contact Billy Nolan, as noted below, or visit the above mentioned foosball site and get reg-istered. This league truly provides beginners with the possibility and ability to complete and beat the veteran players on a consistent level, which brings them back time and again to continue improving their game and foosball fellowship.

2016 Hall of Fame Classic TournamentThe 2016 Hall of Fame Classic tourney took place at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas March 9-13. Although I didn’t receive the ac-tual number of contestants, I heard there were 450 players from around the globe participat-ing in a wide variety of events. Following is a summary of how the Arizona players placed in the noted events. And a special congratulation to Chris Petit for bringing home the Beginner Singles title, which had 45 players competing for it.

BEGINNER SINGLES (45 players)1 - Chris Petit9 - Afshin Mirzazadeh

BEGINNER DOUBLES (20 teams)4 - Chris Petit/Afshin Mirzazadeh

ROOKIE SINGLES (73 players)25 - Mike Lawrence33 - Chris Petit33 - Afshin Mirzazadeh33 - Chris Serrao

ROOKIE DOUBLES (46 teams)5 - Chris Petit/Afshin Mirzazadeh

AMATEUR SINGLES (161 players)7 - Brad Chamberlain9 - Chris Serrao25 - Mike Lawrence65 - Chris Petit65 - Afshin Mirzazadeh129 - John Scully

AMATEUR DOUBLES (89 teams)3 - Pat Hutson/John Crawford17 - Rissa Salke/Nancy Pappas17 - Bryan Hendricks/Doug Steele33 - Brad Chamberlain/Eric Borkavec33 - Chris Petit/Afshin Mirzazadeh49 - Chris Serrao/Joe Stock65 - Mike Lawrence/John Scully

EXPERT SINGLES (202 players)33 - John Scully65 - Rissa Salke129 - Chris Serrao129 - Afshin Mirzazadeh

EXPERT DOUBLES (129 teams)5 - Eric Borkavec/John Garrick33 - Pat Hutson/Paul Gee49 - Bryan Hendricks/Doug Steele49 - Brad Chamberlain/John Scully65 - Rissa Salke/Nancy Pappas97 - Chris Petit/Afshin Mirzazadeh97 - Chris Serrao/Joe Stock

EXPERT MIXED DOUBLES (31 teams)9 - Bryan Hendricks/Rissa Salke

WOMEN’S EXPERT DOUBLES (15 teams)2 - Rissa Salke/Nancy Pappas

PRO SINGLES (187 players)17 - Zeke Cervantes129 - Rissa Salke129 - Afshin Mirzazadeh

PRO DOUBLES (113 teams)9 - Nick Bourdos/Randy Stark49 - Bryan Hendricks/Rissa Salke

ELITE SINGLES (125 players)2 - Zeke Cervantes65 - Afshin Mirzazadeh

OPEN SINGLES (132 players)17 - Zeke Cervantes129 - Afshin Mirzazadeh

OPEN DOUBLES (111 teams)49 - Nick Bourdos/Afshin Mirzazadeh111 - Zeke Cervantes/Mike Mendoza

WOMEN’S OPEN SINGLES (47 players)9 - Rissa Salke

WOMEN’S OPEN DOUBGLES (25 teams)17 - Rissa Salke/Nancy Pappas

FORWARD SHOOT OUT (28 players)17 - Afshin Mirzazadeh

WEDNESDAY DYP (47 players)33 - Afshin Mirzazadeh/Chad Buckley

THURSDAY DYP (73 players)3 - John Scully/Phil Schlaefer17 - Chris Serrao/Hani Najjar65 - Afshin Mirzazadeh/Mark Moreno

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Kittys Scotch Split

The team of Sheenan Leal & Kiko Rubio split two sets with the team of George Bell & Donna Taylor, and then ended up splitting first and second at Kittys’ 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on March 26th.

The first meeting between these two teams was for the hot-seat, where Leal & Rubio won 8-1.

One the one loss side, Steve Deluna & Mike Gashwazra had just eliminated Russ Baldwin & Emmitt Webb 8-6. Deluna & Gashwazra would be the next teams to be sent home, after Bell & Taylor beat them 8-6 in the semi-final match.

Bell & Taylor earned a hard fought 8-7 win over Leal & Rubio in the first set of the finals, and the late hour precluded any further play. Both teams agreed to a split of first and second place.

Complete Payouts:1st Sheenan Leal & Kiko Rubio $4702nd George Bell & Donna Taylor $4703rd Steve Deluna & Mike Gashwazra $1554th Russ Baldwin & Emmitt Webb $75

George Bell, Donna Taylor, Sheenan Leal and Kiko Rubio

DeLuna & Carroll Undefeated

Steve Deluna & Ken Carroll put together an undefeated run through the field, to win Kittys’ 13 & Under Scotch Doubles event on March 5th.

Deluna & Carroll were taken to the hill in the hot-seat match, as they won a hill-hill match against Robin Clark & Tiffany Craft.

The one loss side was all about Mark Moretta & Lewis Higgins. After dropping their first match of the day to Ron Nesbit & Steve Henderson, Mark & Lewis won five straight matches on the one loss side. They extended that streak to six with an 8-6 win over Clark & Craft.

The final match would only go one set, with Deluna & Carroll scoring a domi-nating 8-2 win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Steve Deluna & Ken Carroll $5302nd Mark Moretta & Lewis Higgin $2903rd Robin Clark & Tiffany Craft $80

Steve DeLuna and Ken Carroll

Rodarte & Stewart Win At Kittys

(Foos Pulse Continued From Page 19)Sad News…There are many of us saddened over the news that Harry White passed away on March 22nd, details of exactly what happened aren’t available. Harry was one of those folks that initially I thought was a little obnox-ious and full of himself. However, my thoughts of him totally changed after being around him a few times as I learned that was Harry just being Harry. He was a conscientious and caring person. I always looked for-ward to our matches with him as he always brought passion, humor, and a different perspective to foosball and life’s experiences. I’m sure there will be many of us missing Harry…my prayers and thoughts are with his family and friends.

MiscellaneousIf anyone is interested in getting involved in any of the previously men-tioned venues in any capacity, visit www.ArizonaFoosball.com and reg-ister using the current signup sheet, post in our forums, or contact Bill Nolan at 602-751-8818. In addition, you can get the latest and greatest details on any foos related activities at this same awesome site.

Remember…Keep Foosin’ Fun!

Joe Rodarte & Troy Stewart went undefeated at Kitty’s on March 19th to win the 12 & Under Scotch Doubles event.

Rodarte & Stewart took the hot-seat with a 7-5 win over Bernie Papa & Trish Hong. Bernie & Trish then lost to Dave Kay & Hugh Melligen, and settled for third place.

In the finals, Rodarte & Stewart defeated Kay & Mulligen hill-hill, in the first and only set.

Complete Payouts:1st Joe Rodarte & Troy Stewart $4002nd Dave Kay & Hugh Melligen $2003rd Bernie Papa & Trish Hong $604th Ebony Kelly & Donna Taylor $30

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MONDAY 7:30 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL CHIP TOURNEY SEE PG 21 $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 CALLWEDNESDAY 4:00 SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE 623-935-5810 3-BALL CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00

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 $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 9-BALL 200% D/E $2 Greens Fee $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 9-BALL HDCP-2 D/E $10.00SATURDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 10-BALL 200% D/E $2 Greens Fee $5.00SATURDAY 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 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SATURDAY 8PM GREENWAY VILLAGE 3143 E. GREENWAY RD 602-971-5523 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 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 6:00 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 8-BALL 200% D/E $2 Greens Fee $5.00SUUNDAY 7:00 JESTERS 1515 N GILBERT RD 480-926-1314 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

MONDAY 7:00 DODEY’S 3114 E CACTUS RD 602-404-2300 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 8:00 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $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 SUNDAY 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 6:00 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $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 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W PEORIA 623-435-3997 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

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AWBT Points List

1. Amanda Pulley 2002. Bernie Store 1603. Jaye Succo 1254. Sara Miller 100

5. Justine Bishop 805. Susan Williams 80

7. Ashea Erdahl 657. Donna Taylor 659. Leandrea Gaff 509. Marcy Thomas 509. Pearla Ortiz 509. Tracie Hamman 50

13. Carmen Osenton 4013. Lynda Niichel 4013. Nancy Ann Kennedy 4013. Pati Martinez-Muehling 40

17. Beth Orth 3017. Connie Soots 3017. Pearl Napa 3017. Renay Justus 3017. Sandi Wilson 3017. Tami Hathcock 3017. Terri Johnson-McCauley 3017. Tracy Price 30

List current as of first 2016 stop (Bullshooters)

“Revised” 2016 AWBT Tournament Schedule **New this season: Top Four points’ winners at the end of season will receive the following:

1st Place: $500 – 2nd Place: $400 – 3rd Place: $300 – 4th Place: $200Plus $100 to be awarded, by random draw, to player who attends all six (6) events & not in Top Four!

At all events: Sign-ups close at 11:30am - Play starts at 12:00pm.

Please call ahead if you are going to be late! Side pots available at all events. Second Chance Tournament at all events!

February 27-February 28 - BullShooters, Phoenix $600* added (9-ball on 9’ tables) - Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 2016 Charter Member: ‘Discounted’ AWBT Yearly Membership fee of $40: payable at this event only! – Or…$10 Admin Fee at every event you play in this season

April 30-May 1 - Skip & Jan’s Sports Bar, Gilbert $600* added (9-ball on 9’ tables) - Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee (if non-2016 Charter Member)

June 25-26 - Stinger’s Sports Bar, Glendale $500* added (8-ball on 7’ Diamond tables) - Race to 5/4 - DE - Entry Fee: $20 + $10 Admin Fee (if non-2016 Charter Member) August 27-28 – Main Street Billiards $500* added (9-ball on 9’ tables) - Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee (if non-2016 Charter Member) October 15-16 - Pockets-Tucson $500* added (9-ball on 9’ tables) - Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee (if non-2016 Charter Member) November 12-13 – BullShooters, Phoenix $500* added (9-ball on 9’ tables) - Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee (if non-2016 Charter Member)

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What an honor it is for a junior pool player, age 14 through 18, to be chosen for the spring train-ing camp, sponsored and put on by the Black Widow Foundation, to prepare for the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) Atlantic Challenge Cup. Ten players are invited to the camp and out of ten, six will be chosen as the official starting team. Emily Herpel is one of those ten partici-pants and here is her story.

Emily started playing pool when she was six (she’s now 16). She started to seriously compete after her first tournament at the Super Billiards Expo, in 2011 at the age of 11. From then on, she has collected a string of accolades to include (but not limited to)…• 2013 – 3rd place – BEF Junior National

Championships – Las Vegas (Girls 18 & under)

• 2014 – 4th place – BEF Junior National Championships – Kentucky (Girls 18 & under)

• 2013 & 2014 – 1st place Dr. Cue Artistic Pool Championships (alongside BEF Junior Nationals)

• 2015 – 2nd place BEF Junior National Championships – Las Vegas (Girls 18 & under)

• 2015 – 1st place New York Junior State 9 Ball Championships (Girls 18 & under)

• 2015 – 2nd place New Jersey Junior State 9 Ball Championships

• 2015 – 2nd place New York Junior State 8 Ball Championships

Emily’s parents are avid pool players, so she was introduced to pool at a very young age. Her mother, Jessica, is also a TAP (The Association

for P.O.O.L.) League licensee from New York, so many of Emily’s friends and acquaintances throughout the years have been players as well. With all this exposure and support it makes sense that she would excel at the sport.

Emily practices no less than 1-2 hours each day with a variety of drills to develop a well-rounded skill set. An excellent junior player needs repetitive experience on all shot variations to be able to compete with the best junior players in the country.

Being part of the Team USA, means there is much travel involved and even though Emily loves to travel, she values her time with her family and being away from them for long periods of time is probably one of the only things that she finds difficult when competing.

There is more to Emily than billiards. She participates in many volunteer programs, one in particular, called the “Interact Club” is a non-profit which helps local businesses, organizations and fundraisers. The others are the “Kids Fit Club” which is a mentoring program for grades K-2, where she works with kids who need extra help, teaching them character-building and help them open up and make new friends.

Also, she is a member of RAPP (Responsible Adoles-cent Peer Program). This organization works with the local New York Greene County Public Health Center to help raise awareness for teens and give support for vari-ous teen-related issues.

Emily presents herself very professionally and ap-pears to be wiser than her age, considering she is only a sophomore in High School with plans to continue on to college.She tells me, “I feel that every person and new friend that I meet has an impact on my life greatly. They

inspire me to be the best player that I can possibly be and to constantly push myself harder. Also, my sponsor is Cyborg through On-Tips USA. They are the best sponsor that I could ever have, and they give me an unbelievable amount of support.”

She certainly has a positive outlook for her future; which, by the way, includes a career in professional billiards, and to one day have her own pool room and be a TAP league operator like her parents.

The Billiard Congress of America, The Black Widow Foundation and The Billiard Education Foundation is doing an excellent job of bringing up-and-coming talent to the game of billiards. Their hard work and dedication to offer a path for the junior players is unsurpassed. Emily is just starting on her journey to become an excellent pool player and a conscientious adult. I see her excelling at everything she does in life.

[More about the Atlantic Challenge Cup (July 8-11, 2016) spring training camp, via James Do-ner: The ten players (six boys and four girls) were selected, out of thirty junior players nominated nationwide by the Billiard Congress of America through its supporting members, to make up the US team. These ten then participate in an inten-sive training camp sponsored, and hosted, by Hall of Fame Professional Jeanette Lee and her Black Window Foundation. At the end of this training camp, six team members (four boys and two girls) will be chosen as the starters for this year’s event, with the remaining four (two boys and two girls) being named alternate players.]

By Peggy Mallen - Originally written for Sneaky Pete Mafia online publication

Emily Herpel’s Junior National’s Journey

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Stowers & Benavides Dominate at Stingers

Steve Stowers & Andy Benavides dominated the field at Stingers’ 16 & Under Scotch Doubles event on March 12th.

Steve & Andy took the hot-seat with a lopsided 9-4 win over George Bell & Hopell Ampongan.

On the one loss side, Tucson’s Aaron Purdy & John Schramm were on a four match winning streak after losing their first match of the day. George & Hopell helped the Tucson pair pack up their cues and sent them back home in third place after a 9-3 match.

Even with the momentum of the semi-final win, George & Hopell could find no answer for Steve & Andy in the finals. The finals went one set, with Steve & Andy scoring a 9-2 win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Steve Stowers & Andy Benavides $6402nd George Bell & Hopell Ampongan $3153rd Aaron Purdy & John Schramm $170

Steve Stowers & Andy Benavides

Doc Rice wins Senior Event

Doc Rice and Frank Alvarez both lost to Pete Lhotka, but still ended up playing in the last match of the tournament at Skip & Jan’s Senior 8-Ball Tournament on March 13th.

The final four on the winner’s side saw Alvarez defeat Joe Masi 5-3, and Lhotka defeat Rice 6-4. Lhotka would go on to defeat Alvarez 6-0 for the hot-seat.

On the left side of the board, Masi lost to Pete Bruton 5-2 and Rice defeated Jim Hendrickson 6-3. Rice then went on to defeat Bruton 6-3. By the time Rice and Alvarez were matching up in the semi-finals, they both already knew that Lhot-ka had succumbed to the late hour and headed home (finishing in 2nd place).

With that in mind, Rice’s 6-3 win over Alvarez was enough for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Doc Rice $1702nd Pete Lhotka $1303rd Frank Alvarez $854th Pete Bruton $40

Doc Rice and Frank Alvarez

Teufel and Moore Split

Randell Moore took the hot-seat, but ended up splitting 1st and 2nd with Mar-cus Teufel at Kolbys’ 7 & Under 9-Ball tournament on March 12th.

Moore (a six rated player) navigated a field of eighteen players and captured the hot-seat with a 5-2 win over Tony Major.

Meanwhile, the one loss side was seeing a battle between Chet Lahti and Teufel. Both players had lost in the third round on the winner’s side, and had three match winning streaks going. Lahti would be the player to see his streak end as Teufel scored a 5-3 win.

Teufel scored another 5-3 win, this time over Major, in his next match.

The first set of the finals went to Teufel 6-1, and both players agreed on a split from there.

Complete Payouts:1st Randell Moore $182.502nd Marcus Teufel $182.503rd Tony Major $554th Chet Lahti $30

Marcus Teufel and Randell MoorePool Instruction from one of the Valley’s Best

Mitch EllermanRates Vary / Group rates available

Will travel

Call 602-290-9451

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Monthly Tournament GuideLocation Address Phone

9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Apr 1st15 & Under Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Apr 2nd

7 & Under 9-Ball Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Apr 2nd13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Apr 2nd

15 & Under Scotch Main Street 1749 W Main St. (480) 969-7898 Apr 2ndAz Junior Championship Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Apr 9th

Open Wild Ball Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Apr 9thFargo 1100 & Under Jack & Jill Skip & Jan’s 1520 W Warner Rd. (480) 539-0110 Apr 9th

One Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Apr 9th9 & Under 9-Ball Main Street 1749 W Main St. (480) 969-7898 Apr 9th

Diamond Pool Tour Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Apr 16thMonthly Chip Tournament Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Apr 16th

15 & Under Scotch Doubles Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Apr 16th12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Apr 23rd

Fargo 550 & Under Skip & Jan’s 1520 W Warner Rd. (480) 539-0110 Apr 30thAWBT Skip & Jan’s 1520 W Warner Rd. (480) 539-0110 Apr 30th - May 1

Handicapped One Pocket Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Apr 30th15 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Apr 30th

6 Pocket Tournament Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Apr 30th8 & Under 8-Ball/9-Ball Main Street 1749 W Main St. (480) 969-7898 Apr 30th

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