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High Rollers Event ........

Cassidy Undefeated ......

Williams Wins AWBT ...

Smith Wins Again .........

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

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

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

APA Nationals ...............

APA Captains Tourney ..

More Girl Power ...........

Ebony & Leo Win .........

Kittys Scotch Split .........

Albrecht & Vikete Win ..

Groggys Scotch Split .....

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

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

The Dart Thrower ..........

Wild West Results .........

29th Bullshooters Finals

Dartslive Fiesta ..............

Might Be A D Player .....

Dilley & Biggs Win .......

Welch Doubles Store .....

Main & Reich Winners ..

Lenny Wins at Kolbys ...

Bernie Over Elliott ........

Weekly Tourney Guide ..

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

DCT Schedule ...............

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

DCT Points ....................

AWBT Points ................

Monthly Tourneys .........

Lucky Paws Benefit .......

Danny Smith Interview .

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

Instructor Directory .......

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Arizona Billiard & Dart News July 2014

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Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsJuly 2014

Arizona Billiard& Dart News

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We have lots of new stuff added to the paper this month.

First off, I would like to welcome Carl Stewart back to the paper. Carl will be working on a monthly contribution to the paper starting this month.

I also want to welcome the Crossroads Bar & Grill to the pages of the paper. They are one of the few places on the far west side with pool tables. Check out their ad on page 33.

I also want to welcome Melissa Little’s column to the paper. Melissa interviews various pro and semi pro players across the country and we will be running her column each month.

Dart players are not left out this month with a new column from Karlheinz Zochling starting this month.

Until next time... - Mike

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Bret Huth beat Evans Bishop two out of three sets on June 7th and 8th to win Ryan Anderson’s $500 entry 10’s and Under 10-ball event at Skip & Jan’s.

Anderson announced the event on Facebook and had a full field of players willing to get in and play against the best in a long race format. Anderson, Huth, Bishop, Jose Gonzalez, Mike Sandoval, Steve Murray, Mike Williams and John Ritonya all got their $500 entry in to lock up their spots in the event. Anderson commented with regards to putting together the event, “A lot of good players don’t get out to play because of the time it takes to play in a traditional format. Typically you grind all weekend for 12-20 hours and walk away with $200-$500. This tournament had $4000 and only 8 players competing for 3 spots to get the money.”

The winners side on Saturday was ruled by a name from the past in Evans Bishop. Bishop had been away from the tournament scene for the better part of three years but showed his old form by going undefeated on Saturday, including a win over Huth for the hot-seat.

Three players came back on Sunday and Bret Huth took control of the day with a 21-14 win over Ryan Anderson in the first match of the day. With that win, Huth put himself in the unenvi-able position of having to defeat Bishop twice in the finals. The first set of the finals was close, with Huth scoring a 21-15 win. The second set was all Huth, with Bret cruising to a comfortable 21-9 win for first place.

“I probably put together the best three sets I’ve played in the last few years on Sunday to win.” said Huth after his victory. Bishop had nothing

but compliments for Huth after the event. “Bret played fantastic. He played very smart. You show a little weakness against someone like him and you are done” Bishop commented.

Huth had good things to say about the event and orga-nizer. “Thanks to Ryan Anderson for running a class act tournament. There were some of the best matches I’ve seen or been a part of in a while.” said Huth. When asked about future plans for this format, Ander-son commented “I plan on running this format tourney 2 times a year. The format could change depending on interest. Maybe 9 ft tables, bar table 8 ball, one pocket.”

Bret Huth double dipped Evans Bishop on Sunday

Bret Huth Wins High Rollers Event at Skip & Jan’s

Complete Payouts:1st Bret Huth $2,0002nd Evans Bishop $1,2503rd Ryan Anderson $750

Cassidy Undefeated at Knobbys

John Cassidy made his way through a field of twenty two players undefeated to win Knobbys 9’s and Under 8-Ball tournament on June 6th.

Cassidy’s path to the hot seat included wins over Sophia Morquecho, Lynn Shoemaker and Ray Ryan.

On the one loss side, Tyson Cole was on a roll after a winners side loss to Shoe-maker. On the one loss side, Cole eliminated Ed Scott, Charles Peten, Shoemak-er, Scott Perry and then Ryan in the semi-finals.

Cassidy brought Cole’s winning streak to a halt in the finals, with a 2-1 score-line.

Complete Payouts:1st John Cassidy $2702nd Tyson Cole $1503rd Ray Ryan $704th Scott Perry $20

Tyson Cole and John Cassidy

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Saturday, June 7th, found 29 fillies in the starting gate at Stingers Sports Bar, ready to race to win the 3rd leg of the 2014 AWBT season. At the wire, Su-san Williams edged Bernie Store by 2 lengths (7-5) ensuring no Triple Crown winner (Rebecca Wagner did not enter due to prior commitment), Nina Tagley showed for 3rd. There were no winning Exacta or Trifecta tickets!

Stingers, with their 12 Diamond 7’ tables, played host for the AWBT’s only 8-ball event. A large crowd of Off Track Betters there for the Belmont Stakes were treated to some outstanding matches by our ladies. Originally scheduled for races to 4 on the winners and 4 on the one-loss side, players voted to raise the race to 5 on the winners. Even with the longer races the matches came in on time and the brackets moved along smoothly. It is a testament to the great strides all these ladies have made in the skill and tactics of 8-ball in the last 10 years! Good Show Ladies!

Tucson’s Tracie Hamman, with a big win over Amanda Pulley, and then Donna Taylor, found her way into Sunday’s semi-final. Nina Tagley, in her first event of the year, played spectacularly in a 5-1 win over Susan Williams for her spot in the semis. Another first timer, Sophia Morquecho beat Marcy Thomas (5-3) to make it to Sunday’s Final 8. Bernie Store (5-0) over Terri Johnson McCauley rounded out the Final Four of the winner’s side.

On the one-loss side, it was Susan Williams stopping Las Vegas’ Tina Larsen (4-2). Jamie Goodwin (4-3) over Donna Taylor. Sara Sorg (4-1) versus Terri Johnson McCauley and Claudia Morado past Marcy Thomas to make up the one-loss side Final Four.

Sunday found Bernie sitting in the hot seat with wins over Morquecho (5-0) and Nina (5-3) who earlier sent Hamman to the loser’s (5-4). The B-side had roommates Sara Sorg and Claudia Morado playing each other. Sara had the house bragging rights winning (4-0) and then beat Hamman (4-1) before losing to Williams (4-0) to achieve her best AWBT finish of 4th place. Susan Williams beat ‘first time casher’ Jamie Goodwin 7th place, Sophia (4-1) and then Sorg to set up a rematch with Nina. This time Susan turned it around (4-2) and Nina had to settle for 3rd.

A close match final was expected between these two many titled players. Susan got out fast winning the first 2 games and never seemed to lose control. She galloped to a (7-5) victory and won the purse of $360. Bernie placed for $270. Congratulations go out to all the new faces in the money.

Sunday’s Second Chance had a 19 player field. Six of those ladies, who hadn’t played Saturday, took advantage of the low $5 entry to come and get some AWBT experience. Amanda Pulley beat Jaye Succo to win the $100 First Prize.

The AWBT thanks all the players throughout the Southwest who traveled to make this a great event. Good luck to all of you in the upcoming BCA Champi-onships. Represent!

Thanks to Dale Hanson and his staff for hosting and adding $300 to the Main Event and $50 to the Second Chance.

Thanks to Jose Gonzales, of Las Glorias Grille, for adding $100.

Thanks to the Friends of the AWBT for adding $100

Thanks to my partner Kristie Ortega and her man Scooter for running a smooth operation. Our next event will be at BullShooters, September 6th & 7th. Hope to see you there and bring a friend!

Main Event Payouts:

1st Susan Williams $260 7th Jamie Goodwin $402nd Bernie Store $180 7th Claudia Morado $403rd Nina Tagley $135 9th Donna Taylor $254th Sara Sorg $100 9th T. Johnson-McCauley $255th Tracie Hamman $60 9th Tina Larsen $255th Sophia Morquecho $60 9th Marcy Thomas $25

Second Chance Payouts:

1st Amanda Pulley $100 3rd Sara Miller $402nd Jaye Succo $60 7th Priscilla Hernandez $40

Susan Williams Wins AWBT 8-Ball Title

Pictured at right from top:Susan Williams, Bernie Store, Nina Tagley, Sara Sorg

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The Desert Classic Tour stayed on the bar tables in June with an 8-ball event at Skip & Jan’s in Tempe, Az. Playing on the bar tables, and play-ing without Mitch Ellerman or Scott Frost, meant that Jon Smith would be the tournament favorite and he didn’t disappoint; but it wasn’t as easy as some fans might have thought it would be.

Things got underway on Saturday with forty two players competing for the title as well as more than $2,000 in prize money.

Brian Reich got the award for the worst draw of the event after posting a “two and out” with losses to Dennis Orender and Chuck Evans.

Chuck Evans presence on the one loss side was certainly a surprise after a loss to Oro Valley’s Kevin Peterson. Evans would take the loss in stride and put together a six match winning streak on the left side of the board that included a hill-hill win to eliminate Peterson early Sunday.

Three B players turned in outstanding perfor-mances with George Bell scoring wins over Darryl Smith and John Cassidy, Oscar Avila eliminating Carl Stewart, Tom Neil, Mike Wil-liams and Dennis Orender, and Rick Armbrust competing for the hot-seat on Sunday,

Sunday play on the winners side saw Armbrust defeat Tim Daniels 5-0, while Smith was sending Gus Briseno to the one loss side 6-3.

Smith got out to a 2-0 lead over Armbrust in the hot-seat match, but was forced to watch Arm-brust win four games in a row to get to the hill at 4-2. Smith dug down and won four games of his own, including back-to-back table runs at the end, to take the match 6-4. “I thought he had me” said Smith after the match. “Somehow I put it together to get out of that one with the win” he continued.

On the one loss side, Sunday dawned with Chuck Evans exacting his revenge against Peterson, and Tucson’s George Teyechea sending Tres Kane to the seats 6-4.

Both players coming over from the winners side won in the next round with Daniel upending Ev-ans 6-5 and Briseno ending Teyechea’s tourna-ment 8-4.

Gus looked to be in complete control in his match with Daniel in the following round, as he led the 8-6 race early 6-2. Daniel would mount a comeback though, as he won three straight games to get to the hill at 6-5. Briseno joined Daniel on he hill at 7-5, but Daniel had control

of a wide open table and missed a ball late in the run to give Briseno new life and Gus took advantage to run a tough rack for the 8-5 win.

The semi-finals was another tight match as Briseno took a 7-0 lead in the 8-5 race. Armbrust then came back to win four straight games and join Briseno on the hill with Armbrust breaking. The pool gods got involved in the final game as Armbrust broke dry and Briseno proceeded to run the rack for the hill-hill win.

With two straight hill-hill matches, the fans were defi-nitely surprised to see the final match between Smith and Briseno only go one set and end much quicker than anyone anticipated.

After the tournament was over, Smith gave his thanks to Bryan Mordt for the great cue that Mordt made for Smith. “My cue plays great and I can’t wait to buy

Complete Payouts:1st Jon Smith $9702nd Gus Briseno $5953rd Rick Armbrust $4104th Tim Daniel $2055th Chuck Evans $1305th George Teyechea $1307th Kevin Peterson $1007th Tres Kane $100

Jon Smith was tested, but won again on the 7’ tables

Gus Briseno settled for second place in his return to the DCT

Smith Stays in DCT Winner’s Circle

another one from Bryan” said Smith. Smith also complimented Dennis Orender on another well run tournament and all of the staff at Skip & Jan’s for the great service and food all weekend long.

With the win, Smith moves into second place on the DCT points list, sixty points behind Mitch Ellerman.

The Desert Classic Tour now takes a break until September 20th and 21st, when they visit Pockets in Tucson for big table 9-ball.

Rick Armbrust turned in an outstanding third place performance

Tim Daniel scored his best finish on tour so far

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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 Pool League Phoenix Where: Phoenix Metro Contact: Jerry Rollins Phone: (480) 600-3245

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: CHARLES HEUN JR Home #: 602-246-0608 League Name: EAST VALLEY LEGACY LEAGUE City/State: GILBERT, AZ Contact 1: Cathy Kelley Work #: 480-203-8640

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

Website: www.UPAtour.com

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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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Good Mechanics, Step Two

By Roger LongCertified Instructor

In my last article, I talked about the mechan-ics involved in achieving proper alignment. In this article, I’ll wrap up my discussion on good mechanics by talking about the mechanics involved in maintaining a level cue.

Any time a cue is stroked through a cue ball at a downward angle, the cue ball is almost always curved off of its straight-line path. The reason for this is because the downward angle puts a backspin on the ball, which then sets up friction between the ball and the cloth, which then generates heat, which then causes the cue ball to “drag”. If there is any sidespin (English) on the cue ball (which there almost always is, due to the fact that the cue ball is rarely struck at exactly dead center on the vertical axis), the ball will curve in the direction of the English, i.e., Right English will produce a right-hand curve. Therefore, unless the shooter is inten-tionally wanting to curve the cue ball, the cue stick must be held as level as possible all through the stroke.

The best way to keep the cue level all the way through the stroke is to use what is called a “pendulum stroke” (see Diagram A). A pendu-lum stroke is one where you start with a level cue, and then you move only the forearm back

and forth, keeping everything else, including the upper arm, locked into place. The motion resulting from this stroke will look like the swinging of a pendulum on a clock. When you use a pendulum stroke you are eliminating all unnecessary body and extremity movements from which miss-hits on the cue ball generally occur.

Another thing to be considered is where you should grip the cue. This will vary from player to player depending on physical make up and personal style (upright stance, low stance, etc.). The one thing everyone should try to practice, however, is adopting a grip that will have the forearm perpendicular to the floor as the tip contacts the cue ball (see Diagram B). Grip-ping the cue at this spot will ensure that you contact the cue ball at the cue’s most level

point (at the bottom of the pendulum arc) when executing the stroke.

Well, dear shooters; that about sums up my own viewpoints on mechanics that can help achieve better fundamentals. But just remem-ber, you’re not going to see all great players using these exact mechanics − many have developed their own ways of achieving straight and level strokes. So don’t let me, or anyone else, tell you that you absolutely have to do things this way. Only you can be the judge of what’s right for you.

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Daric Craft Wins APA Captains TourneyThe Summer Session APA Captains Tournament was held at Main Street Billiards on Sunday, June 22. Tak-ing 1st Place was Daric Craft, who shoots out of Bullshooters on Tues-day Nights. Daric is a 7 rated player and will be representing Phoenix in the Masters Division at the APA National Team Championships. Daric collected $340 for his efforts on Sunday.

2nd Place went to Jake Powell from Q & Brew, who will also be play-ing in the National Team Cham-pionships with his 9 ball team. He recieved $200. Chris Baginski from the Red Onion Bar and Grill and Mario Hines from Q & Brew shared 3rd place and $60 each. 4th thru 8th place went to: Gabe Her-rera, Joe Mulhall, Leslie Moses and Tom Fielder, all of who received $40 each. Thanks to all 62 players who partici-pated in the tournament.

Daric Craft

Several teams are getting ready for the APA National Team Championships to be held in Las Vegas this August. Over the past month and a half APA Phoenix Metro has been qualifying teams that will be competing at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. We will be sending three 8 Ball teams, two 9 Ball teams, one Ladies Only team, 2 Masters Teams and one Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles team Gina Nowlin, League Operator for the Phoenix APA announced. The teams that represent Phoenix in Vegas will have their entries paid, rooms comped, and a little spending money to take with them. The 5 person teams all receive $1100 Cash and the doubles teams received approximately $200 in cash. The 5 player teams are the highlight of the National event with over 1600 teams competing last year. APA National Team Championships is the largest pool tour-nament in the world and is in the Guinness book of world records as such.

To qualify for this year’s National event teams compete in a series of Local Team Championship tournaments that began a year ago. At the end of each 14 week session the top teams from each division compete in the ‘Tri-Cities Event. This tournament is a two day tournament that produces 12 teams to advance to the ‘Cities’ event. After two more sessions (three in all) there will be a total of 36 teams to playoff for the three 8 ball and two 9 ball spots.

APA is the only league in the world that allows absolute beginners in the sport of billiards to compete in such a large tournament with a chance to win so much money. Over $1.6 Million is up for grabs in the APA National events, and every team that competes must have a range of skilled players from beginner to a highly skilled player. Teams consist of 8 players on a roster with 5 playing in each match. Each individual match is handicapped to give the lower ranked players a chance to win. It makes for some very interesting matchups Gina told us. When a 3 rated player is matched up against a 7 rated player they only have to win 2 games to their opponent’s 6 games.

We want to wish all the players competing in Vegas next month all the luck in the world. 8-Ball and 9-Ball teams are shown in photos below.

Stacked Like Pancakes : Jake Powell, Heidi Phillips, Captain Brian Chapin, Alisha Forten-berry and Mike Lefevre. Also on the team but not available for the photo was Lola Dutcher and Evan Brinkman.

Arte’s Smarties - Erin Hammill, Arlene (Arte) Lewis (Captain), Diane Loram,Back: Christine Hanson.

We’ve Got You Now – David Press, Michelle Press (Captain), Claudette Metz, Shannon We-ger, Jarrett Weger, Jeremy Schneider and James Main

Spank U Very Much – Chuck Sandman (Cap-tain), Jenn Frass, John Brooks, Jessica Lee-Morrow and Brent Strozewski. Back Row: Ike Van Atta and Manny Lucero. Not shown in Photo is Julia Wawrzyniak

Usual Suspects - Jason Graham, Jerry Ricketts, Drew Ditmars, Bob Ross (captain), Marianne Botos and Bob Graham. Not shown in Photo is Lauren Kavanagh.

Pocket Poolers – Front row: Tyler Hoeft, Mutya (Tya) Santos and Philippe TrajanoBack row: Bryson Hotchkiss, Jeremy Zastrow (Captain), Josh Moon and Oscar Herrera Sr.

AZ APA National Team Representatives

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Kittys Scotch SplitHarold Lyons & Ebony Kelly cruised through a field of 24 teams to take the hot-seat, and the lions share of the prize money at Kitty’s 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on May 31st.

Lyons & Kelly scored a dominating 8-2 win over JR White & Maddy Alvarado, and got comfortable waiting for an opponent in the finals.

That opposing team would be Laura Boothroyd & Lefty Larralde. Laura & Lefty were on a roll on the one loss side, with a 5-2 win over Joe Wiley & Car-los Chavez and then a 5-3 win over JR & Maddy.

Considering the late hour and the fact that Laura & Lefty were not in any of the side pots, both teams agreed on a split from there.

Complete Payouts:1st Harold Lyons & Ebony Kelly $495 (no side pots)2nd Laura Boothroyd & Lefty Larralde $330 (with side pots)3rd J.R. White & Maddy Alvarado $140 (no side pots)4th Joe Wiley & Carlos Chavez $220 (with side pots)

PhotosTop Right: Harold Lyons & Ebony Kelly

Bottom Right: Lefty Larralde & Laura Boothroyd

More Girl Power at Kittys

Susan Wilbur & Kathy Crout teamed up to run through the field of 22 teams undefeated at Kitty’s 12 & Under Scotch Doubles event on June 21st.

Susan & Kathy were untested in a 7-3 match against Robert Guhrke & Joey Castellanos for the hot-seat.

Joe Wiley & Cheri Jacobs were the story on the one loss side, as they came back with seven straight wins after losing their first match of the day. Wiley & Jacobs eliminated Robert & Joey 7-4 to earn a match against Susan & Kathy in the finals.

It didn’t matter who Susan & Kathy played in the finals, as they scored another 7-3 win - this time over Joe & Cheri - for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Susan Wilber & Kathy Crout $6402nd Joe Wiley & Cheri Jacobs $3003rd Robert Guhrke & Joey Castellanos $1604th Amado Martinez & Maddy Alvarado $60

Kathy Crout and Susan Wilbur

Ebony & Leo Undefeated at Kittys

Leo Satterwhite and Ebony Kelly teamed up for an undefeated run through a field of twenty teams to win Kitty’s 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on June 28th.

Leo and Ebony took the hot-seat with a 7-6 win over Frank Alvarez and Kitty Carroll.

Amado Martinez and Francisco Serrano were on a roll on the one left side. After a loss in their first match of the day, Amado and Francisco won seven straight matches, including a 9-4 decision to eliminate Kitty and Frank in third place.

The final match was a back and forth affair that went to hill-hill before Ebony pocketed the final 9-ball to give her and Leo the win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Leo Satterwhite & Ebony Kelly $6002nd Amado Martinez & Francisco Serrano $3303rd Frank Alvarez & Kitty Carroll $1504th Johnny Garcia & Dennis Winkler $50

Ebony Kelly & Leo Satterwhite

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Groggys Scotch Split

Joey Barrera & Chuck Bower split two sets with Harold Lyons & Laura Boothroyd and decided to settle for an overall split of 1st and 2nd at Groggys 14 & Under Scotch Doubles event.

The first match between these two teams was for the hot-seat, which Joey & Chuck won 7-5.

Dave Albrecht & Jeff Vikete were on a roll on the one loss side after losing to Mike Atma & John Casey in their first match of the day. Dave & Jeff had al-ready won four straight matches and they made it five with an 8-5 win over Bill Vander Weyst and Maddy Alvarado.

Dave & Jeff ran into a buzz saw in the form of Harold & Laura in the next round, with Harold & Laura scoring a 7-2 win.

The first set of the finals saw Harold & Laura come back from a 5-1 deficit to win the match 7-5, and both teams agreed on a split from there.

Complete Payouts:1st Joey Barrera & Chuck Bower $3501st Harold Lyons & Laura Boothroyd $3503rd Jeff Vikete & Dave Albrecht $1004th Bill Vander Weyst & Maddy Alvarado $25

Chuck Bower, Joey Barrera, Laura Boothroyd and Harold Lyons

Albrecht & Vikete Win at Groggys

Groggys 15 & under Scotch Doubles Tournament was held on June 7th with seventeen teams competing for over $1,000 in prize money.

The Hot Seat match found the teams of Amado Martinez & Francisco Serrano facing Jeff Vikete & Dave Albrecht. The match went 7-5 with Amado & Fran-cisco going to the one loss side.

The match for 2nd and 3rd found Bernie Pappa & Mark Norman facing Amado & Francisco. The match went 6-4 with Amado and Francisco settling for 3rd place and $130.

In the final match, Jeff & Dave defeated Bernie & Mark 7-5. For their efforts, Bernie & Mark claimed 2nd and $260. Jeff & Dave claimed 1st and $640.

As always, Groggy’s staff put on a great tournament while providing great food and excellent service.

Dave Albrecht & Jeff Vikete

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Dart News

Weekly Dart TournamentsSundaysWanderin – 4149 E. McDowell Rd. – Phx – 602-275-1062 3:00 Blind Draw

Mondays Greenway Village – 3143 E. Greenway – Phx – 602-971-5523 9:00 Blind Draw

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%

ThursdaysJoe’s Grotto – 13825 N. 32nd St. – Phoenix – 602-992-1007 9:00 Blind Draw

FridaysBull 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%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 DrawMarinos - 6666 W Peoria - Phoenix - 623-878-2722 7:30 Blind Draw 250%Hideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawBull Shooters – 3337 W. Peoria – Phoenix – 602-441-2447 8:00 Steel TipJimbos - 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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The Dart Thrower: Tension

By Karlheinz Zöchlingwww.dartbase.com

Dart players often complain that they have been very tense at crucial points of a match and have therefore been unable to take what advantage of what seemed to be a big opportunity for a win or a good chance to fight back. You all know these ugly situations of being on this nice double 16 in the decid-ing leg, three darts in your hand, but it simply must be in ‘cause you are down and out if you fail. Nerves are coming in. Your hand is shaking, your knees feel like melted butter in the sun, and you praise God or Buddha for just this dart to go in - but God is out for dinner at the moment, Buddha is having a meditation on his own, and so you blunder. Your opponent goes on with a smile on his face and kills his dirty 60 points left with two straight darts.

Later you think “what was go-ing on with you”. If you would

have been up with two legs you would have hit that double 16 nearly blind. Bloody nerves you say, and you are right. It’s all a matter of thinking.

If you go there with the thought on your mind that you HAVE TO HIT ‘cause otherwise you will be lost, the chance is big that you will miss. It’s that simple and that hard: Don’t think of winning or losing. Simply think of PLAYING. When I got to such an im-portant point in a match, I quietly said to myself: “simply play”. Don’t waste one single thought in the whole match on losing. Strike out this word in your mental dictionary, you won’t need it in play. Learn to control your thinking. Whenever you become aware of such a *negative* thought during a game, give yourself a short mental rest and say “Stop!”. Raise your shoulders, take a breath and stand up with full con-centration on only one thing in your mind: Play. That’s enough for most situations where you feel tense.

But sometimes your hand won’t stop shaking and you can’t find a focus on

the board. If the situation is that hard, I want to introduce you to a simple relaxation exercise which only requires a little practice. It is called “The Quiet Place”.

Take ten minutes of time to yourself, as often as you can. The best would be each day, at least once a week. Sit down and relax. Now with one hand press the thumb of the other hand. Think about a quiet place you like. This can be a tropical island where you lay down in the sun, that confortable chair in your living room or anything else you find quiet and relaxing. Keep this thought for about five or ten minutes, and keep your thumb pressed during this time. If you repeat this exercise regularly you will later only need to press the thumb of your hand at these nerve - shaking moments in a match and all tension will be gone.

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22nd Annual Wild West Shootout ResultsFriday Night Blind Draw-Chicago Style (June 13)

We had 54 people entered for 27 teams. It was double elimination and we paid to the top 12.

1st place Bob Castillo and Bob Hart2nd place Joel Bohlen and Charlie Harrison3rd place Franke Carasco and Eric Barron4th place Thad Uraine and Steve Height5/6 Neil Manske and Matt Davison, Larry Colburn and David Hild7/8 James Roberts and Daniel Hilsenbeck, Dennis Upson and Ray Gerbert9/12 Andy Bates and Howard Meyers, Mike Schneider and Christian Thoman, Mark Puegh and Nathanial Harrison, Tim Goodwin and Steve Dorfman13/16 Don Stankus and Aldo Hammond, Jerry Douglas and Bob Harenburg, Rob Dixon and Debbie Olson, Mark Rhodes and Alvanita Duboise.

Saturday Men’s Doubles-501 (June 14)

We had 28 teams entered.

1st place Adam Sevada and Nic Rivera2nd place JC Martinez and Chuck Puleo3/4 Tim Goodwin and Chris Watson, Mike Schneider and Bob Harenburg5/8 David Hild and Ray Gerbert, Rob Dixon and Chris White, Charlie Harrison and Matt Miranda, Tim Cherven and Matt Davison9/16 Daniel Hilsenbeck and Mike Scarborough, Rik Scherbing and Mitchell Sharp, Scott Bielick and Dennis Segato, John Hathaway and Jeff Hubbard, Rich Finn and Eric Barron, Franke Carasco and Mike Neuburt, Bill Green and Garry Kellogg, Brent Blevin and Larry Colburn.

Saturday Ladies Doubles-501


1st place Brenda Roush and Renee Ripol2nd place Terra Podlstein and Brandy Smith3/4 Alvanita Duboise and Jaime Bates, Lisa Yee and Denise Davis5/8 Sandy Szucs and Cris Froman, Kim Redfoot and Etta Anderson, Kristi Boehm and Tine Amling9/16 Jenny Nickerson and Monika Nickerson, Cathy Breckenfelder and Christy Sexton, Wendi Dodson and Suzy Q.

Saturday Mixed Triples-Chicago Style


1st place Renee Ripol, JD Newman, Howard Meyers2nd place David Hild, Tee Aereola, Ray Gerbert3/4 JC Martinez, Lisa Yee, Chuck Puleo, and Adam Sevada, Cris Froman, Nic Rivera5/8 Chris Watson, Tim Goodwin, Kelli Wise – Daniel Hilsenbeck, Uschi Bowman, Smiley Miranda – Eric Barron, Rich Finn, Alvanita Duboise – Matt Miranda, Charlie Harrison, Ashley Monka9/16 Brenda Roush, Chris White, Rob Dixon – Mike Sexton, Daryl Chester, Donna Marillo – Denise Davis, John Hathaway, Jeff Hubbard – Tim Cherven, Terra Polstein, Brandy Smith – Stephanie Buchalski, Don Stankus, Curtis Gra-ham – Mitchell Sharp, Kim Redfoot, Etta Anderson – Suzy Q, Bob Hart, Bob Bretz –Rick Breckenfelder, Cathy Breckenfelder, Garry Kellogg.

Saturday Men’s Singles-Cricket

We had 43 entrants.

1st place JC Martinez2nd place Adam Sevada3/4 Chuck Puleo, Daniel Hilsenbeck5/8 JD Newman, John Hathaway, Tim Cherven, Chris White9/16 Eric Barron, Andy Bates, Lucky Newberry, Nathanial Harrison, Bob Hart, Jerry Douglas, Mike Scarborough, Luke Hathaway.

Saturday Ladies Singles-Cricket

We had 22 entrants.

1st place Lisa Yee2nd place Brenda Roush3/4 Cris Froman, Wendi Dodson5/8 Jeni Belman, Alvanita Duboise, Renee Ripol, Etta Anderson9/16 Ashley Monka, Brandi Smith, Donna Murillo, Gina Smith, Christy Sex-ton, Sandy Szucs, Monika Nickerson, Tine Amling.Saturday Night Blind Draw-Cricket-with consolation bracket

We had 30 entrants for 15 teams.

1st place Mike Neuburt and Lucky Newberry2nd place Jeni Belman and Howard Meyers3/4 Rich Finn and Adam Sevada, John Hathaway and Joel Bohlen5/8 Bob Harenburg and Luke Hathaway, Daniel Hilsenbeck and Mike Bates, Steve Height and Keith Seay, Smiley Miranda and Gina Smith9/16 Mitchell Sharp and Etta Anderson, Tim Cherven and Rob Dixon, Aldo Hammond and Aaron Hammond, Suzy Q and Christy Sexton, Charlie Harrison and Jenny Nickerson, Franke Carasco and Nic Rivera, Mike Schneider and Matt Davison.

The consolation bracket winners were Franke Carasco and Nic Rivera.

Sunday Men’s Doubles-Cricket (June 15)


1st place JC Martinez and Chuck Puleo2nd place Adam Sevada and Nic Rivera3/4 Kix Alcala and Thad Uraine, John Hathaway and Jeff Hubbard5/8 Howard Meyers and JD Newman, Jerry Douglas and Steve Dorfman, Rob Dixon and Chris White, Daniel Hilsenbeck and Mike Scarborough9/16 Larry Colburn and Lucky Newberry, David Hild and Ray Gerbert, Dario Meza and Smiley Miranda, Mark Peugh and Luke Hathaway, Jeff Meduna and Rick Breckenfelder, Bill Hilsenbeack and Sam Bishop, Jerome Wilson and Joel Bohlen, Mike Brown and Dave Wilderman.

Sunday Ladies Doubles-Cricket


1st place Cris Froman and Sandy Szucs2nd place Brenda Roush and Renee Ripol3/4 Christy Sexton and Cathy Breckenfelder, Jaime Bates and Alvanita Duboise5/8 Lori Kannegesser and Tee Aereola, Wendi Dodson and Suzy Q, Ucshi Bowman and Ashley Monka, Jeni Belman and Gina Smith9/16 Kristi Boehm and Tine Amling.

Sunday Men’s Singles-501

We had 28 entrants.

1st place Adam Sevada2nd place Eric Barron3/4 Matt Miranda, David Hild5/8 Ray Gerbert, Rob Dixon, Dave Wilderman, JD Newman9/16 Chuck Puleo, Chris White, Tim Cherven, Nic Rivera, JC Martinez, Jeff Hubbard, Smiley Miranda, Charlie Harrison.

Sunday Ladies Singles-501

We had 14 entrants.

1st place Cris Froman2nd place Alvanita Duboise3/4 Katie Hild, Sandy Szucs5/8 Marie Franqui, Renee Ripol, Ashley Monka, Brenda Roush9/16 Jeni Belman, Gina Smith, Monika Nickerson, Christy Sexton, Uschi Bow-man, Kristi Boehm.

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Arizona Billiard & Dart News July 2014Arachnid Celebrates 29th BullShooter Finals

Arizona was well represented at the Arachnid 29th Anniversary Bullshooter Finals on May 22th - 26th at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Il. The event drew it’s largest turnout since 2008, looking for their share of over $125,000 in prize money.

The winning ways got started early for Arizona players as Dave Fatum teamed up on Thursday with Texas’ Alex Reyes and Illinois’ Ray Carber & Jeremiah Millar to win the Monsters of The Midway Men’s Pro/AA team event.

Not to be left out, Cathy Breckenfelder teamed with Kansas’ Donna Stephens and Virgina’s Nicole Smith & Jenica Brock for a win in the Women’s B Team event.

Friday play saw Mesa’s Juan Martinez win the Top Gun Men’s Singles Cricket event. Fatum would settle for second place in the Top Gun Mixed Pro/AA Triples event with Canada’s Trish Grzesik and Illinois’ Ray Carver.

Saturday play was highlighted by Lisa Yee’s win in the Women’s AA 501 Doubles with Illinois’ Julie Weger. Yee also teamed up with Breckenfelder for a 5th place finish in the Mixed Cricket Doubles event.

Breckenfelder teamed with Juan Martinez for a 13th place finish in the Men’s 501 Doubles. Fatum teamed with Michigan’s Jeremiah Millar for a 5th place finish in Pro 501 Doubles and Martinez teamed with Minnesota’s Patricia Pluff for a 3rd place Mixed Cricket Doubles Finish.

Sunday was another good day for Arizona with Martinez finishing second in Men’s 501 Singles. Martinez also teamed with Breckenfelder & German Kris-tine Elfriede for a 9th place finish in Mixed 701 Triples. Yee scored a 3rd place finish with Tempe’s Wendi Dodson in Women’s A & AA Combo Luck, as well as a 7th place finish with Fatum in the Pro AA & Pro Mixed Cricket Doubles.

The final day of play was all about Fatum as he won the Pro 501 Singles event as well as the Pro Cricket Doubles event with Michigan’s Millar. Yee settled for second place with Illinois’ Weger in Women’s AA Cricket Doubles, and Kristi Boehm teamed with German Elfriede for a 5th place finish in Women’s A Cricket Doubles.

Plans are already underway for next year’s event with many new and exciting events being planned in anticipation of celebrating 30 years on the tour.

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Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsJuly 2014Az Teams Excel at Dartslive Fiesta

The Dartslive Super League Fiesta 2014 took place on June 6th - 8th at Riv-iera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas; and as expected, Arizona players turned in another outstanding performance.

Representing Goodwin Brothers Vending, The Silk Hoodies out of Tailgaters Bar in Phoenix won the S2 division by defeating The Bullseye Mafia out of Sacramento, California. The Hoodies (Eric Barron, Denise Barron, Matt Edgars, Christine Amling, Kristi Boehm, Andy Bates and Eric Patterson) earned $6,000 for the win.

The S4 division saw another Arizona team competing in the finals, but Kenny’s Killers would settle for second place after a loss to Vegas Bound from Duluth, Minnesota. Kenny’s Killers - made up of Gary Zies, Pat Cronin, Dario Meza, James Downs and Zane Zies - represented NLO Darts and played out of the Hideaway Bar. Settling for second place was still worth $3,000 in prize money.

The Silk Hoodies

Pool Instruction from one of the Valley’s Best

Mitch Ellerman$20 per hour / Group rates available

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Call 602-290-9451

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Main and Reich Win at StingersJames Main and Brian Reich emerged as the big winners at Stinger’s on June 28th.

The day got started at 1pm with a twenty seven player 7’s and under 9-ball event that saw Main and Robbie Flullen compete for the hot-seat. Main won that match 4-2 and Flullen took the trip to the left side of the board.

On the left side of the board, Todd Dilley was smarting from an earlier loss to Main. Dilley had already won four matches and Flullen turned out to be win #5 after Dilley sent him to the rail hill-hill.

If Dilley was looking for revenge against Main in the finals, he would not get it on this day. Main controlled the match from the first break and cruised to a quick 4-0 win for first place.

Later in the day, seventeen of the big boys in town came out to compete in a 9’s and under 10-ball event that saw Bret Huth score wins over Tres Kane, Ben Sutherland, Mike Sandoval and Ed Scott to take the hot-seat.

Ed found Brian Reich waiting for him on the one loss side. Reich had lost to Ed in the final four of the winners side, but Reich would get his revenge with a 6-4 win over Scott in the semi-finals.

The finals would go two sets with Reich scoring a hill-hill win over Huth in the first set and then a 6-3 win over Huth in the second set of the finals.

7’s & Under Payouts1st James Main $5902nd Todd Dilley $3503rd Robbie Flullen $1504rd Dana Moore $1355th Will Sexton $455th Mike Howerton $45

9’s & Under Payouts1st Brian Reich $4802nd Bret Huth $2903rd Ed Scott $1004th Mike Sandoval $60

Welch Double Dips Store

Josh Welch came back from a hot-seat loss to Bernie Store, and scored two wins in the finals to capture Stinger’s 8’s & Under 9-Ball event on May 31st.

Welch and Store came through the field of twenty players undefeated, and Store put a 6-1 beat down on Welch to capture the hot-seat.

After a loss to Amanda Pulley in the first round, Jason Sweet was mowing down opponents on the one loss side. Sweet won five straight matches on the left side, before running out of gas against Welch in the semi-finals. Welch took that match 5-3 to earn a rematch against Store in the finals.

The first set of the finals went to Welch 5-3, and the second set went to Welch 5-5.

Complete Payouts:1st John Welch $3602nd Bernie Store $350 (with side pots)3rd Jason Sweet $2204th Dave Cowley $80

Josh Welch and Bernie Store

Dilley & Biggs at Skip & Jan’s

Tim Biggs & Todd Dilley went through a field of seventeen teams undefeated to win the Skip & Jan’s 15 & Under Scotch Doubles 10-Ball event on May 31st.

Biggs & Dilley took the hot-seat with a hard fought 8-6 win over a tough team of Mike Sandoval & Mark Catanzaro.

On the one loss side, Mark Koerner & Aaron Henry were eliminating Ray Sha-ban & Charlie Taylor 6-6 to earn a shot at Sandoval & Catanzaro in the semi-finals. Mark & Aaron would settle for third place, after dropping the match to Mike & Mark 8-4.

The rematch between Sandoval & Catanzaro and Biggs & Dilley was even clos-er than the hot-seat match, with Tim & Todd scoring an 8-7 win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Tim Biggs & Todd Dilley $5702nd Mike Sandoval & Mark Catanzaro $3303rd Mark Koerner & Aaron Henry $1604rd Ray Shaban & Charlie Taylor $60

Todd Dilley and Tim Biggs

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Arizona Billiard & Dart News July 2014Marshall Wins Round Robin One Pocket

A small field of players at Kolby’s handicapped one pocket event on June 7th led to a full day of round robin play.

After a first round loss to Bernie Pettipiece, Lenny Marshall knew that he would have to play perfect the rest of the day for a chance to cash at this event.

Paul Grande and Eric Young both brought undefeated 3-0 records to their match late on Saturday, and Young scored the win to take the tournament lead with a 4-0 record.

Grande then lost his match against Marshall, falling to 3-2 with Marshall still needing to play Young. A Young win would give him the tournament win and leave Grande, Pettipiece and Marshall all tied at 3-2. Marshall did away with any worries of anyone having to play a tie-breaker with his 2-0 win over Eric Young and Marshall took the tournament win due to his victory over Young in round robin play.

Complete Payouts:1st Lenny Marshall $1202nd Eric Young $60

Lenny Marshall and Eric Young

Pettipiece Wins One Pocket Madness

Bernie Pettipiece scored the win at Bullshooters’ One Pocket Madness event on June 14th without ever playing the player who finished in second.

The winners side saw Mitch Ellerman score wins over Eric Young, Brian Reich & Paul Feltman Sr, while Rod Elliott was defeating Tony Yuzuik, Lenny Mar-shall and Pettipiece. Ellerman and Elliott would face off for the hot-seat, won by Ellerman 2-0.

Pettipiece didn’t let the loss to Elliott phase him as he eliminated Reich and Young on the one loss side to earn a rematch with Elliott in the semi-finals. That match went to Pettipiece 2-0 and he was awarded the tournament win as Eller-man had settled for second after the hot-seat match and left the room.

Complete Payouts:1st Bernie Pettipiece $2302nd Mitch Ellerman $1703rd Rod Elliott $1104th Eric Young $70

Bernie Pettipiece and Rod Elliott

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Stop

1. Feb 22-23 Bullshooters Big Table 10 Ball

2. Apr 5-6 Kolbys Az State1p Championship

3. May 17-18 Stingers Bar table 10 Ball

4. Jun 21-22 Skip n Jan’s Bar Table 8 Ball

5. Sept 20-21 Pockets Big Table 9 Ball

B/C Oct 4-5 Bullshooters Bar Table 10 Ball

6. Nov 1-2 Stingers Bar Table 9 Ball

Finale December 5-7 TBD

DCT Points List

1. Mitch Ellerman 4602. John Smith 4003. Chuck Evans 3854. Mike Williams 2805. Tres Kane 270

6. Brett Huth 2307. Rick Armbrust 2058. Brian Reich 2009. Scott Frost 1609. Gus Briseno 160

11. Sara Miller 15011. Tom Neil 15013. Mike Sandoval 14014. George Teyechea 13014. Oscar Avila 130

16. Brian Begay 12517. Paul Grande 12017. Tim Daniel 12019. Andy Kachur 11519. Susan Williams 115

Points current as of fourth 2014 stop. (Skip & Jans)

AWBT Points List

1. Bernie Store 4452. Susan Williams 4253. Rebecca Wagner 4004. Tina Larsen 1955. Sara Miller 190

6. Amanda Pulley 1707. Sonia Flores 1608. Tracie Hamman 1459. Tracy Price 1409. Terri Johnson-McCauley 140

11. Stacy Allsup 12511. Nina Tagley 12513. Jaye Succo 12014. Ebony Kelly 11014. Katherine Nelson 11014. Becky Onnembo 110

17. Beth Orth 10017. Marcy Thomas 10017. Sara Sorg 10020. Renay Justus 9520. Jodi Hirning 95

Points current as of third 2014 stop. (Stingers)

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Monthly Tournament GuideLocation Address Phone

9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 July 4th Four Man Team 8-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 July 5th-6th

One Pocket Kolby’s Corner Pocket 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 July 5th13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 July 5th

15 & Under Scotch 8-Ball Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 July 5thBCA Singles & Scotch Warmp Up Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 July 11th-13th

One Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 July 12th-13th9’s & Under 9-Ball Metro Sportz Bar 10402 N Black Canyon (602) 997-5717 July 12th

14 & Under Scotch 8-Ball Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 July 12th12 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 July 19th

8’s & Under 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 July 26th15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 July 26th9’s & Under 9-Ball Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 July 27th9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Aug 1st

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River City Pockets Lucky Paws Fund Raiser Photos

All photos courtesy of Michelle Slavik - Shewolf Designs

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An Interview with Professional Player Danny Smith from Toledo, OH

By Melissa “The Viper” Little

Viper: Where were you born?

Danny: I was born in Toledo, OH in 1987.

Viper: What are your biggest accomplishments in the sport of billiards?

Danny: In 2013 I won the “Music City Open” in Nashville, TN and I defeated pro player Larry Nevel twice 11-10 both sets to win the championships. I finished 4th out of 419 play-ers at the Derby City Classic ‘Banks” division a few years ago.

Viper: Do you have a nickname yet?

Danny: They have been calling me “Shredder” for a bit because I either shred my opponents or shred my entire bankroll.

Viper: What are your short-term goals?

Danny: I’m flying home from Denver to par-ticipate in a “Thanksgiving tournament” then off to defend my title next month at the “Music City Open” in Nashville. From there I’m off to participate in the “Derby City Classic” in Louisville.

Viper: What do you do when you’re not com-peting?

Danny: On my off time I enjoy hanging out with friends and family, watching sports, movies and I love engaging in outdoor sports activities.

Viper: Do you have siblings?

Danny: I have an older sister named Lauren who plays in a weekly league.

Viper: Who got you started in playing pool?

Danny: Both my parents played in tourna-ments and leagues and I tagged along to watch as a young kid. When I was 13-14, I had a few friends that I ran around with to different tournaments. At 16, I got an opportunity to play in the Glass City Open, which had some of the best pros around playing in it. That same tournament I drew legendary Rodney Morris, the crowd was packed in the stands rooting for me, and I almost beat him. At that moment I knew I had an opportunity to move forward playing professional pool. The thrill and hav-ing everyone watch and encourage me sparked me to keep going.

Viper: What do your parents think of your pool career?

Danny: My parents always encouraged me to be one of the best, weather it was playing other sports or pool.

Viper: In your opinion, what parts of the world produce the best players?

Danny: The best pool players are from the Philippines by far because for one I have played most of them, there practice regiment is so much superior and it’s there whole liveli-hood. I admire that they take it so seriously and try hard on every shot.

Viper: Who is/was your favorite pro player growing up?

Danny: Corey Deuel because when I was just starting he was a young player. His stroke is so pure and fluid. His cue ball control is perfect and he had won so many events as a young person.

Viper: Do you currently have any sponsors?

Danny: Lomax custom cues and OB cues.

Viper: Did you ever play in a pool league?

Danny: Yes, I used to sub for my mom’s weekly league when I finally turned 18 and after that I played in a few with friends.

Viper: Are you good at any other sports?

Danny: I am talented in most sports but my favorite growing up was hockey even though throughout my childhood I played in baseball, basketball, soccer, football, golf and track.

Viper: Describe yourself in three words?

Danny: Competitive, energetic and outgoing.

Viper: If you had to live your life over again, what would one thing you change about your-self and/or your pool career?

Danny: Its unfortunate that other sports around the country have bigger purses and sometimes I wish I would have continued in another venue but loving the sport of billiards, I contin-ued doing what I love to do.

Viper: How do you prepare for events?

Danny: Two weeks prior to majors I practice between 4-6 hours per day.

Viper: What was the best advice you were ever given?

Danny: Tommy Dalfonso aka “Shorty” en-couraged me and taught me a lot of the mental aspect of the game.

Viper: What is one thing that you enjoy most while playing pool?

Danny: Travelling, meeting new people and the thrill of competing.

Viper: If you could say one thing to a young up-coming player what would it be?

Danny: Be unique and don’t copy others, be yourself and take your skill level to the best that you can be!

Viper: What’s your Favorite game?

Danny: One-pocket because you get a shot every game. You don’t see much luck in the game and playing One-Pocket forces you to be creative at times. It requires you to use most aspects of other games like banking, shooting and safeties.

Here are some Facebook questions for you

Colin Brandt asks: What’s the biggest differ-ence between pool in Colorado and Ohio?

Danny: They have better players, more tourna-ments and more competition.

Anthony Gonzales asks: What is your favorite cue and why?

Danny: I have always playing with a laminated shaft and I am a good friend with Lomax and OB cues and it was a perfect combination.

A special “Thank-you” to Danny for taking time out of his busy schedule to participate in my “Ask the Viper”.

Till next month you can find me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/melissalittleakatheviper

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Does Size Matter?

By Carl StewartBCA Certified Instructor

Of course, I am referring to a pool table and the question “Does size matter for improv-ing your game?”. I am going to address a few questions my students ask me when they are thinking of purchasing a table for their home. First, when a student asks me since they can-not fit a 4.5 X 9 foot table into their home, should they even get one at all? Second, does playing on a bigger table make you a better player? Third, how do they figure out what size of table will fit inside their homes?

The answer to the first two questions is having any size table helps your game. The main factor in game improve-ment is correct practice and any table inside your home will equal more hours on the table. Trying to figure out which table size will fit comfortably in a house is tricky. The website http://www.brunswickbilliards.

com/helpful_information/room_size_requirements.html has a helpful chart for figuring out what you will need for each sized table. Another great way is to cut out a piece of cardboard 4.5 feet wide and 9 feet long and then place it inside the desired area and this makes for a great visual template.

In the end, size does not matter since the goal is to have fun and improve your pool game with family and friends.

Thank you, Carl Stewart Arizona Billiard Academy, LLC www.arizonabilliardacademy.com

To be added to this list, contact Mike Howerton - 480-251-3452

Carl Stewart (BCA Master Certified) (602) 820-7665 [email protected]

Jerry Briesath (Master) Phoenix (623) 584-9221Joe Daguanno (BCA certified) Peoria (602) 628-5502 Dale Felber (BCA Certified) Scottsdale (480) 661-0521

Lenny Johnson (BCA Certified) Tucson (520) 591-7665Roger Long (BCA Advanced) Glendale (602) 320-9553

Bill MacKinnon (BCA Cert.) Tucson (520)790-9391 (520) 991-8036Joseph Ruggiero (BCA Certified & Referee) Peoria (623) 979-4532

Sean Shuster (BCA Certified) Chandler (602) 739-3424

Thomas Bingham (ACS certified-II) Mesa (480) 200-7105 David Keaggy (ACS certified-IV) Mesa (480) 980-6970 Roger Long (ACS Certified-III) Glendale (602) 320-9553

Bob Soto (ACS Certified-I) Prescott (928) 925-4788

ACS Certified Levels: I - IV and Master

BCA Certified Levels: Certified, Advanced and Master

Jon Smith Phoenix (480) 737-1185

Qualified

Arizona Billiard Academy, LLC www.arizonabilliardacademy.com

Pool Instructor Directory

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