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Arizona Billiard & Dart News August 2012

Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsAugust 2012

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Things just keep getting busier and busier in the valley. With some rooms holding events every weekend, and others getting back involved in big tournaments, it seems like there are major events happening everywhere. August and September look to be no exception with the BCAPL SW Regional Championships right around the corner. Don’t miss the warm up event at Stingers on the 11th and 12th. August will also feature the Arizona State One Pocket Championships at Kolby’s on the 18th and 19th. Dart players have $1000 shoots at both Stingers and Bullshooters, as well as the Copperstate Team Challenge in September. We have added a new feature to the paper this month, as we hope to run player profiles for both pool and dart players from now on. - Mike


Metro Sportz Bar welcomed a full field of 32 players to their Six and Under 9-Ball event on July 14th, where Aaron Schiefelbein stumbled in the final four of the winners side, but came back with a vengeance to win the event.

Schiefelbein lost to Steve Mullis in the final four and made this way to the one loss side.

Mullis quickly joined Schiefelbein on the left side of the board, after a 6-3 loss to Tim Casey for the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Schiefelbein made quick work of Mike Zing 6-2. Meanwhile, Guy Mar-tinez eliminated Steve Morrow by the same 6-2 score. Zing and Morris finished tied for 5th place.

Schiefelbein then defeated Martinez in a close 6-4 match to ended Martinez’s day in 4th place.

Next up for Schiefelbein was rematch with Mul-lis in the semi-finals. This match went to hill-hill before Schiefelbein pocketed the final 9-ball and earned his place in the finals against Casey.

Although Mullis finished in third place, he was the last remaining player in all of the side pots and actually won more prize money than either of the players facing off in the finals.

The double elimination finals started out with Schiefelbein racing to a 3-0 lead. He lengthened that lead to 5-1 and the first set looked to be all but over.

That was when Casey took control and won three straight games to get back within one rack at 5-4. That would actually be the last game that Casey

won in the tournament as Schiefelbein won the next rack to take the first set 6-4 forcing a second race to six to determine a winner.

The comeback by Casey might have gotten Schiefel-bein’s attention and he refused to all Casey any chance get anything started in the second set. When Schiefel-bein pocketed his fifth 9-ball of the set for a 5-0 lead, Casey had had enough and gave up.

Schiefelbein’s win was sort of anti-climactic though, as he would end up with only $500 in prize money with no side pots. Casey earned $560 for second and third place

finisher Steve Mullis earned the biggest share of prize money with $570 for third place.

Complete Payouts:

1st Aaron Schiefelbein $5002nd Tim Casey $5603rd Steve Mullis $5704th Guy Martinez $1505th Mike Zing $1125th Steve Morrow $112

Aaron Schiefelbein wins Metro Six & Under

Aaron Schiefelbein and Tim Casey

Wethington Wins at MetroJustin Wethington navigated his way through a full field of 32 players to win the Metro Sportz Bar’s weekly 7s & Under 8-Ball event on July 20th.

Wethington took the win-ners side with a 2-0 win over Larry Patrick.

Patrick moved over to the left side of the board and found Donnie Raymond on a roll. Raymond had lost his second match of the tournament to Wethington, but had been paving a path through the one loss side ever since then.

Raymond had just eliminated Mike Howerton 2-0 and he did the same to Pat-rick 2-0 in the next match.

This left Wethington and Raymond facing off in a true double elimination final match.

Raymond kept up his strong play and won the first set 2-0 to force a second set, but Wethington turned the tables and won the second set 2-0 for the tournament win.

Final Payouts:1st Justin Wethington $2002nd Donnie Raymond $803rd Larry Patrick $404th Mike Howerton $205th Ryan McKay $106th Ben Tamen $10

Donnie Raymond and Justin Wethington

Crash & Jeff Top Team at BullshootersCrash Red-din and Jeff Heimburger may have lost their first match at Bullshoot-ers’ Weekly Scotch Doubles event on July 22nd, but they rose to the challenge and took the long way to the tournament victory.

Reddin & Heimburger started their campaign with a loss to Steve Morrow & Abel Saenz. Morrow & Saenz would go on from there to travel the winners side and win the hot-seat with a 4-5 win over BBQ & Joe Chyzy. (Steve & Abel raced to 4, while BBQ & Joe went to 6)

On the one loss side, Crash & Jeff were laying waste to team after team. A 6-2 win over Mel Kirsch & JP Rush earned them a match against BBQ & Joe to see which team would go to the finals.

The semi-final match was a close one the whole way, with the score tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4 before Crash & Jeff won the match 6-4.

The double elimination final match saw Crash & Jeff cruise to a 6-1 win in the first set of the finals, but the second set was much closer. Crash & Jeff raced to a 3-1 lead, but watch as Steve & Abel tied the match at 3-3. This left Steve & Abel needing one game for the win, but they would not get that game as Crash & Jeff won the next three games for the win.

Final Payouts:1st Crash Reddin & Jeff Heimburger $6602nd Steve Morrow & Abel Saenz $140 (no side pots)3rd BBQ & Joe Chyzy $300 (in all side pots)4th Mel Kirsch & JP Rush $40

Jeff Heimburger & Crash Reddin


JR Burkhart came back from a loss in the hot-seat match to double dip Michael Hamman in the finals and won the Desert Classic Tour’s B/C stop at Bullshooters on July 28th and 29th.

Burkhart and Hamman were just two of the early favorites in the 40 player field with other notables including Jerry Stuckart, Brian Reich, Carlos Avalos, Burt Balancad, Ken Gouso, Jason Polk and Ed Scott.

Burkhart’s path to the match for the hot-seat was a tough one with wins over Polk, Pat Dicker and C rated Bull Truitt on Saturday.

Hamman’s path was also a tough one with wins over John Hoover, Susan Williams and Leandrea Gaff on Saturday.

The tournament got underway on Sunday with eight players left. Burkhart sent Jim Hendrickson to the left side 7-3, and Hamman defeated Tim Rachu by the same 7-3 score.

On the one loss side, Bill Truitt ended Rachu’s tournament by the score of 6-3, and Hendrickson bounced back from his earlier loss to eliminate Brian Reich 7-6.

The match for the hot-seat was quick and one-sided as Hamman seemed to be in complete control. His 2-0 lead quickly ballooned to a 5-1 lead and a 7-2 victory that didn’t even appear to be that close.

Burkhart regrouped on the one loss side and got ready to face Truitt, who had just eliminated Hendrickson 6-4. Truitt had eliminated Todd Rowitz, Jason Sweet, Rachu and Hendrickson already; and it looked like Burkhart would be

adding his name to that list as Truitt raced to a quick 3-1 lead. Things quickly turned around for Burkhart though, as he turned up the pressure with some great safety play and tied the score at 3-3. The score would be tied again at 4-4, before Burkhart won the next three games for a 7-4 win.

Even with the win over Truitt, Burkhart knew he would have to bring his top game to the match against Hamman if he hoped to have a chance to beat him twice in the double elimination finals.

Burkhart looked like a different player than the one who had lost to Hamman earlier in the day as he took advan-tage of a handful of Hamman misplays and turned a 2-2 scoreline in the first set to a 7-3 win and a second set to determine the tournament winner.

The second set started out as close as the first one, with the players tied at 2-2 and 3-3. Once again, it was Burkhart who took control and started pulling away from Hamman. Burkhart got to the hill first at 6-3, and then held off Hamman for the 7-4 win and first place.

Not buying into the sidepots hurt Burkhart as he only earned $505 in first place prize money. Ham-man was able to take $560 in second place prize money back to Tucson with him.

Complete Payouts:1st JR Burkhart $5052nd Mike Hamman $5603rd Bill Truitt $175 (no side pots)4th Jim Hendrickson $2405th Tim Rachu $605th Brian Reich $607th Jason Sweet $407th Sammy Martinez $60 (with side pots)

JR Burkhart Wins DCT B/C Event

Mike Hamman & JR Burkhart

Burt and Ben Split at KnobbysThe 21 player field at Knobby’s Open 8-Ball event was def-initely a strong one. Picking a favorite in the event was almost impossible with play-ers like Tyson Cole, Jose Gonzalez, Frank Alvarez, Oscar Avila and Ed Scott finish-ing out of the money.

Even with the tough field, it was a familiarface playing for the hot-seat as Burt Balancad came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Ben Sutherland 2-1.

With the size of the field, matches on the one loss side were races to one and players were forced to bring their “A games” or go home. Pete Barrios and Todd Dilley eliminated Bill Chearney and Troy Ridder respectively, sending Chear-ney and Ridder home in 5th place.

Dilley then defeated Barrios in fourth place and got ready to take on Sutherland for a place in the finals.

Sutherland regrouped after the loss to Balancad and defeated Dilley for another shot at Balancad in the finals.

The finals were a true double elimination match with Ben needing to beat Burt in a race to two and then again in a race to one. Ben looked on his way to ac-complish just that when he won the first game of the finals for a 1-0 lead. The players put their heads together and decided on a 1st/2nd place split from there.

1st Burt Balancad $2151st Ben Sutherland $2153rd Todd Dilley $804th Pete Barrios $405th Bill Chearney $105th Troy Ridder $10

Todd Dilley, Ben Sutherland and Burt Balancad


Rowe Wins Stinger’s WeeklyJonathan Rowe held off Oscar Avila and turned it on when it mattered late in the Stinger’s Weekly 8’s & Un-der 9-Ball event on July 17th.

Rowe took the hot-seat with a 6-3 win over Chuck Parrill and made himself comfortable waiting for an opponent in the finals.

On the one loss side, Parrill had a rematch waiting with Oscar Avila. Oscar had lost to Chuck earlier in the tournament and looked to be on his way to doing the same thing again in the rematch as Parrill held a a comfortable 4-1 lead in the race to five.

That was when things turned sour for Parrill as he watched Avila win three games to tie the match at 4-4 with Avila breaking. Things went from bad to worse for Parrill as Avila snapped the 9-ball on his break and won the match 5-4.

Oscar would have to beat Jonathan in a race to six and then again in a race to five in order to win this event.

Jonathan took an early 1-0 lead in the first set of the finals, but Avila won the next game for a 2-1 lead and he never trailed in the match after that. Avila took his first two game lead at 5-3 and won the match 6-4 to force the second set of the finals.

Jonathan looked to be a different player in the second set of the finals and he won five straight games to win the match and tournament.

1st Jonathan Rowe $1152nd Oscar Avila $503rd Chuck Parrill $20

Jonathan Rowe and Oscar Avila

Mark Avalos takes 3rd place at Stingers Weekly Tournament

Mark Avalos may only be a kid but he is shaping up to be an amazing pool player, and he has put in the time to show for it.

On July 3rd he and his Dad, Carlos Avalos, came out to Stingers to play in the 8 and under 9 ball weekly tourna-ment. Mark played as a 4.

After he received a bye in the first round, he faced Brett Callaway (a 6 rated player). He beat Brett and received his 1st match win, but it didn’t stop there.

After beating Brett he went on to face and defeat Todd Dilley (7 rated). Next up, Chuck Parrill (8 rated), Chuck put an end to Marks winning streak and sent Mark over to the B side where he faced Todd for a second time.

This time Todd was not going to let Mark beat him. Mark did an amazing job and we thought he deserved special recognition for his dedication and hard work, playing in tough fields and keeping his cool.

Great Job Mark!!!

Mark Avalos

The field just keep getting bigger and better at Stingers Monthly events. The July 9’s and Under 10-Ball event drew a star studded field of 45 players to take their shot at the crown.

Saturday player saw the field narrowed down to just eight players. Early favorites not making the cut on Saturday included Tyson Cole, Mike Hamman, Tenado Lee, Brad Johnson, Jose Gon-zales and Mike Sandoval.

Sunday dawned with four players on the right side and four on the wrong side of the board.

Jonathan Rowe quickly sent Donald Mangahas to the left side with an 8-3 win, while Burt Bal-ancad was sending Doug Wright to join Manga-has after an 8-5 match.

The one loss side featured contrasting matches as Nick “Nikon” De Leon ran over Mike Ken-nedy 9-2, but Brett Huth was taken to hill-hill by Richie Danials before Huth pulled out the 9-8 win.

Nick kept up his hot play and crushed Mangahas 9-3, while Brett was again taken to a tight finish before eliminating Wright 9-7.

The match between Nick and Brett for third and fourth place was a close one. De Leon led the match 8-7 and looked to be home free as he lined up a 9-ball on the hill. He missed the 9 though and Brett had new life at hill-hill. Brett started off the final rack with a safety, but Nick jumped to pocket the one ball and was left with an el-ementary 2-10 combo for the 9-8 win.

The semi-final match between De Leon and Bal-ancad was close the whole way, with the players

tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 and 5-5. De Leon was finally able to grab the match’s first two rack lead at 7-5 and went on to take the match from there 9-5.

The finals would see Jonathan Rowe racing to eight and Nick De Leon racing to nine, but that handicap would not come into play on this day.

Rowe grabbed the matches first real lead at 5-2, but then saw De Leon win three straight games for a 5-5 scoreline. The match would be tied again at 6-6 and again at 7-7, but that scoreline had Rowe on the hill and he capitalized by winning the next game for the 8-7 vic-tory and first place in the event.

Final Payouts:1st Jonathan Rowe $7902nd Nick De Leon $980 (all side pots)3rd Burt Balancad $3204th Brett Huth $1905th Doug Wright $905th Donald Mangahas $907th Mike Kennedy $407th Richie Daniels $409th Mike Sandoval $209th Eric Lacey $209th Brian Reich $209th Carlos Avalos $20

Rowe Snaps Off Stingers Monthly

Nick De Leon & Jonathan Rowe


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

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

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Sonny GroatNumber: 928-533-3687

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

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

Arizona League Information

League Name: TAP Pool LeagueWhere: Maricopa County Contact: Robert & Peggy Mallen Phone: (602) 268-6067

E-Mail: [email protected]

VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association

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

E-Mail: [email protected]

BCA – Billiard Congress of America

League Name: BULLSHOOTERS BCA 9 BALLCity/State: PHOENIX, AZ Contact 1: GIBO PACHECOHome #: 602-841-8272 Contact 2: CHARLES HEUN JRHome #: 602-246-0608 League Name: Scotch NinersCity/State: Phoenix, Az. Contact 1: ANJE ANDERSONHome #: 602-377-8583

League Name: EAST VALLEY LEGACY LEAGUECity/State: GILBERT, AZ Contact 1: Cathy KelleyWork #: 480-203-8640

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

League Name: PARADISE POOL LEAGUECity/State: CHANDLER, AZ Contact: MATT SMITHLeague #: 480-759-0465

League Name: Charley’s Place ShootersCity/State: Glendale, AZ Contact 1: Betty BarberHome #: 602-843-3692

League Name: Arizona Hot ShotsWhere: 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 ChampionsWhere: Maricopa County Contact: Frank Alvarez III Phone: (877) 788-7227

Website: www.UPAtour.com

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

Website: www.TroyVending.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APA – American Pool Players Association

League Name: Tucson APAWhere: 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 - MetroWhere: Phoenix, Arizona Contact: Doug & Gina Nowlin Phone: (602) 920-9192 Website: phx.apaleagues.com


Phx Juniors Return From Junior NationalsKyra Avalos returned to Phoenix with the 3rd place trophy in the Na-tional event. The 10 year old played well under the pressure of her first Na-tional event. Others that performed well were her brother Mark, Michael Dale, Orlando Chavez, and Selena West. Selena also received the very special ‘All American Academic Award’.

All 5 Juniors competed at the BEF’s (Billiards Edu-cation Foundation) 24th annual Junior National 9 Ball Championships held on July 11th -15th in Greenfield Wiscon-sin. There was over 150 young billiard athletes, ages 18 and under, who attempted to qualify to participate in the most prestigious junior tournament in North America. Romine’s High Pockets is one of the premier billiard rooms in the country, featuring forty-two (42) pool tables, eighteen (18) of which are nine-foot Brunswick tables that were draped with pristine Simonis Cloth to make a grand arena for the event.

Junior players competed for prizes and an invitation to represent the United States at the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Cham-pionships. The Phoenix Juniors earned the money to go holding such events as a car wash, raffles, and other money making projects.

Good job to all the Juniors and a very big thanks to Bullshooters for helping to sponsor all the kids that play in our Junior Division.

Mark Avalos joins in a photo with Allison Fisher

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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

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If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers….YOU are the sucker!

You have stripes here. You are snookered and have only one ball remaining. Your smiling opponent has 5 balls left that are all makeable with no ob-structions. What do you do?

“Kick at the stripe!”

“Send the cue ball 5 rails!”

“Jump the cue ball!”

“Massé!”

Suckers.

In this case, it is unlikely that you will even hit your object ball, let alone make it and leave yourself in a position to make the 8. Whether you make a legal shot or not, you are left in the unenviable position of taking your seat and watching

your opponent run out.

If you prefer to take a more aggres-sive and proactive approach, consider taking an intentional foul by hitting the 8-ball in order to block the corner pocket. Instead of returning to the table to run out, your opponent now has a much more difficult layout and some problem balls to contend with.

Rather than watching your opponent run out, you will most likely have at least one more turn at the table.

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What Would A Sucker Do?

By Jacqueline KarolHouse Pro at DownLo Billiards in Chico, California


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8’s and under 9 Ball8’s and under 9 Ball

A loss in the fi rst round of any tournament can be dis-heartening and will cause some players to be less than enthusiastic for their next matches. That wasn’t the case for Bernie Pettipiece though at Preacher Ronn’s July One Pocket event at Kolbys Corner Pocket on July 28th.

Pettipiece had the misfortune of drawing Preach-er Ronn Rutan in the fi rst round of the event and dropped to the loser’s side after the loss to Rutan.

Rutan would not be able to celebrate the win over Bernie though, as he went on to drop his next two matches and was eliminated before the money.

Two players that were celebrating their play, were David Weiss (a 7A rated player) and “Big Daddy” Tres Kane (10 rated). David and Tres faced off for the hot-seat, with Tres giving up 9-6 and 9-7 to David. That weight would be too much for even Tres to fade, as he dropped the match 2-0 and headed for the one loss side.

Waiting for Tres on the one loss side was Bernie. Bernie had been mowing through the fi eld on the left side of the board with wins over Joe Watson, Brett Huth, Eric Young and PJ.

Bernie would win the fi rst game against Tres, but Tres quickly evened things at 1-1 to force one game to determine the winner. Tres might have a hard time getting that fi nal game out of his head as he was within one ball with Bernie needing three balls before Bernie was able to capitalize on a tough roll for Tres and run the last three balls for the 2-1 win and place in the fi nals against Weiss.

Bernie was giving up 9-5 in the extended race to

three fi nals, but that would prove to be doable, at least in the fi rst game, as Bernie cruised to a 9-3 win in rack one.

Rack two was even more dominating for Bernie as he made a ball on the break and kept table control en-route to a quick 9-1 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.

David had a little help from the pool gods in rack three as Bernie had kept him buried behind a cluster of balls for most of the rack. Bernie is a master at patiently waiting for his opening, and he eventually got that opening and looked to be on his way to the tournament

win. The pool gods had other ideas though and back to back scratches by Bernie led to a 5-5 win for Weiss and a 2-1 scoreline.

David looked to be on his way to tieing the match at 2-2 when he took an early 3-0 lead in the fourth rack, but Bernie tightened the screws and didn’t give up another ball. Bernie won the fi nal rack 9-3 to take fi rst place.

Final Payouts:1st Bernie Pettipiece $2302nd David Weiss $130

Bernie Takes The Long Route at Kolbys

David Weiss and Bernie Pettipiece


Junior Salgado (incorrectly identified as Camacho last month) earned a hard fought victory at Kitty’s July 7 & Under 9-Ball event.

Salgado was easily one of the early favorites in the twenty three player event, along with such notables as Jimmy Brewer, George Bell, BBQ and Justin Smith from the east side.

As the field was whittled down, it was Salgado and Tony Yuzuik facing off for the hot-seat. That match went to Salgado by a very close 7-5 score.

Meanwhile, on the one loss side, two of Yuzuik’s early victims were fighting to stay alive in the tournament. Justin Smith and George Bell went to hill-hill before Smith pock-eted the final 9-ball, forcing Bell to settle for 4th place.

This left Smith facing Yuzuik for the right to take on Salgado in the finals. Smith held a late lead at 5-3 before Yuzuik won two racks to tie the score at 5-5. Smith regained the lead and got to the hill at 6-5, but he was quickly joined at hill-hill by Yuzuik. The final rack went to Smith and Yuzuik went to the rail in third place.

The final match would see Smith attempt to de-feat Salgado twice, and that would prove to be

a tough task on this day. Salgado took a quick 2-0 lead and held the lead for the next couple games before Smith came back to tie the match at 4-4.

The 9th rack could have been the turning point of the match as Smith missed a 9-ball and saw Salgado take a 5-4 lead. Salgado then stretched that lead to two racks at 6-4.

Smith clawed back and won the next rack to get back within one rack at 6-5, but Salgado finished things off

with a win in the twelfth rack and the 7-5 victory.

Final Payouts:

1st Junior Salgado $390 2nd Justin Smith $2203rd Tony Zuzuik $230 (in all side pots)4th George Bell $80

Salgado Holds Off Smith for Kitty’s Win

Justin Smith, Kitty Carroll and Junior Salgado


Kitty’s Scotch Split

26 teams came to Kitty’s 12 and under Scotch Doubles Tournament on July 21st to vie for over $1,500 in prize money.

The hot-seat match pitted Robin and Pete against Adam and Luke. After an ex-citing match that went hill-hill, Robin and Pete found themselves in the hot seat.

The matches for 5th and 6th found Donna and Joe playing Dennis and Tami. Donna and Joe won this match 6-2 to move on to play for 3rd and 4th. The other 5th and 6th match had George and Pat playing Joe and Melcher. After an exciting match, Joe and Melcher won 6-1 to face Donna and Joe for 3rd and 4th.

The 3rd place match between Joe and Melcher and Donna and Joe went to Donna and Joe 6-1. Joe and Melcher claimed 4th place and $145.

The match for 2nd and 3rd was between the teams of Donna and Joe and Adam and Luke. This match went back and forth with Adam and Luke winning 5-3 and the right to move on to the 1st and 2nd match against Robin and Pete. For their efforts, Donna and Joe placed 3rd and took home $120.

After an exciting day, the final match began pitting Robin and Pete against Adam and Luke. Adam and Luke won the first set 5-0 and the teams decided to split. Each team went home with $605

Adam, Luke, Pete and Robin

Kitty’s 15 & Under Scotch Split24 teams came to Kitty’s 15 and under Scotch Doubles Tournament to vie for over $1,400 in prize money.

The hot-seat match found Harold Lyons & Pete Wil-liams battling Steve Henderson & Nai Saeler. After a tense and exciting match going hill-hill, Harold & Pete found themselves in the hot seat.

The matches for 5th and 6th found Elgin Miguet & Mario Salgado facing Tom Lutz & Chris (Crash) Reddin. Tom & Crash won their match 8 to 3. The other 5th and 6th match found Tyson Cole & Bernie Pappa playing Bill Vanderwyest & Ray Sabin. Bill & Ray won this match 9-7 to go on to play Tom & Crash.

The 3rd place match between the teams of Tom & Crash, and Bill & Ray went back and forth early until Tom & Crash took control and came away the winners 8-3. For their efforts, Bill & Ray took home $ 100.

This set up the 2nd and 3rd match between Tom & Crash versus Steve & Nai. This match went hill-hill, with Tom and Crash moving on to meet Harold & Pete. Steve & Nai took home $ 130 for finishing in 3rd place.

After a long and exciting day, the final match between Tom & Crash and Harold & Pete began. The two teams decided to split after the first set went to Tom & Crash. Each team went home with $ 555.

As always, Kitty and her staff provided a great venue and excellent service.

Crash Reddin, Tom Lutz, Kitty, Pete Williams & Harold Lyons


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New In Stock: Ultra Skin tips

By Roger LongAdvanced Certified Instructor

Ever since Moori introduced the first layered tip back in the early ‘90’s, there have been many new companies spring up and enter the layered tip market. The problem is, while many of them have offered a better price, few of them have been able to compete with Moori in quality.

One company that has, how-ever, is Kamui. With both their brown and their black tips, Ka-mui has not only taken over the number one spot as the world’s most desired tip, they have somehow been able to do it at a higher price. And in today’s sorry economy, commanding a higher price on any product, no matter how good it may be, is no small feat.

But even though Moori and Kamui have enjoyed long runs as the world’s premiere tips,

it is inevitable that someone else will eventually come up with a product that is just as good, if not better, and will do so at a lower price. It is inevitable because that is simply the nature of competition — sooner or later, every-one gets topped.

And in the case of layered tips, that time has apparently arrived.

The Ultra Skin tip has been out for a while now, but I didn’t put any in my stock until a customer of mine specifi-cally asked for them. Once I got them in, and installed one for that particular customer, he was so impressed with it that he immediately started telling his friends about it. That soon led to another installation, and then another, and then another. And all of the feed-back I’ve received from the new users has been the same: they say the Ultra Skin is responsive, it grabs the cue ball well, and it holds its shape well.

The way I usually judge the qual-

ity of a layered tip is by how well it machines during installation. If the tip will not cut evenly, or if it does not crown easily, or (especially) if it delaminates, then I do not consider it to be that great. My feeling is that if the tip will give you problems like that while it’s on the lathe, then it will probably give you problems later on.

The only two layered tips that have consistently shown good machining properties are Moori and Kamui. That is, up until now. So far, the Ultra Skin has demonstrated the same fine ma-chining qualities as Moori and Kamui. And after noticing this, and then after hearing the great reports from my customers, I decided to give the Ultra Skin a try for myself.

Now I’m happy to report that the Ultra Skin is just as good as my customers have been saying it is. It performs as well as it machines; and at this point, I really can’t tell the difference between it and the Kamui Black that I was us-

There’s A Great New Layered Tip On The Market

ing for the past year.

Now here’s the really good part: the installed price on Ultra Skin is roughly 40% less than that of Moori or Kamui. And in today’s economy, that’s a very welcome feature!


Dart News

PDI August Player ProfileMichelle Riveria

For the month of August, we want to interview one of our own. We have chosen Michelle Riveria. We sat down with Michelle to ask her some questions, talked to her about her favorite things about darts, and to see if she had any advice for others wanting to start playing.

Michelle has lived in Arizona for 35 years. We asked Michelle how long she has been playing darts, Michelle said, “I have been playing darts for 3 years.” Out of those three years, Michelle has played PDI for 4 seasons now. We asked Michelle, what her favorite part about playing darts and she said “That the players in PDI are just like her family.” We then asked Michelle, if she had any advice for others that might be thinking about playing darts. She said, “Just do it, don’t hold back and don’t worry about what others have to say or think.” She also said, “Have fun and no matter what darts is only a game!”

For those of us, who know her and have had the pleasure to be able to play with Michelle, we consider her a great friend and dart player. We asked one of Michelle’s friends for their input about her and this is what they had to say. Landa Farnum, had this to say, “Michelle rocks!! She is a fantastic team player and motivates me to do better and believe in myself. I love playing with her, even when her darts are being dirty whores!! She is an awesome player and an awesome person, an awesome friend.”


The Medalist Dart Leagues wrapped up their season with a banquet and blind draw event at Toso’s on July 7th,

After plaques were handed out for the various divisions, the doubles event got underway with twenty two players fighting it out.

The winners side was taken by the team of Dario Meza & Dmitri Loll, who defeated Frank Demarco and Charlie Butler for the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Nick Rivera & Amanda Mendoza defeated Duane Lance & Scott Butler to set-up a match with Demarco & Butler.

Nick & Amanda had already lost once to Frank & Charlie, and they would do so again in the semi-finals as Frank & Charlie moved to the finals and another shot at Dario & Dmitri.

Before the finals could get started, the players came together and decided on a split of 1st and 2nd place.

Medalist Dart Leagues Wrap Up Season

Top Right: Dario Meza & Dmitri LollBottom Right: Charlie Butler & Frank DemarcoBottom Left: Amanda Mendoza & Nick Rivera

.Final Payouts:1st Dario Meza & Dmitri Loll $1601st Frank Demarco & Charlie Butler $1603rd Nick Rivera & Amanda Mendoza $804th Duane Lance & Scott Butler $505th Ray Arreola & Bob Brockman $305th Todd Benedict & Andy Butler $30

By David “The Scorpion” Fatum

More Answers to Common Questions

Q: I noticed in your notes when it comes to practicing, what does 7 mark mean when you talk about practicing triples and doubles from 20’s to 15’s? What does a 5 count mean etc? Just trying to catch up on the jargon, and practice your routines!

Scorpion: Ok sorry, that is a cricket thing. A 3 mark means you counted 3 in the number you were aiming at.. could be 3 singles or a triple with 2 misses etc. So a 7 mark is 2 triples with a single so in 20’s, a 140 is a 7 mark, a nine count is a 180, a 5 count is 100. Got it?

Q: In regards to the wrist and arm when you throw, should it stay straight, and should you snap the wrist like in golf, hockey etc?

Scorpion: Umm... NO! to

the wrist snap...SMOOTHER THE BETTER. As far as your arm, YES straighter delivery is much better and will lead to a more consistent action but any style will give you success but some take WAY MORE effort to get good. If you look at any top 30 player in the world you will see smoothness, a full stroke and complete silent body while throwing.

Q: How long do you think it will take for me to go to qualifying school and get on the PDC…I’m aiming for the 2013 season, do you think it is possible for me to make the pros by then or will I make it at all? I’m living in Toronto Canada, may move back to Vancouver. I’m using 23 Grams, should I change to a lighter dart?

Scorpion: Ok, let me start with this. Only YOU can determine where darts will take you, not the people around you that will say “ You can’t do it” and trust me... there are a lot of those people along the way to success. I

will say you get out of life what you put in to it. If I had listened to those around me I would not be a firefighter, I would have never played on TV 9 times, played in 15 countries and I would never have had my own dart line, I would have never achieved what I did in Soccer...the list goes on...

There will always be people there to try and tear you down as they are jealous that you are doing something they just can’t. I sheltered myself a lot along the way in darts and most people out there have no clue what I am really like away from the game and I am ok with it. I always say “when I care what you think, you will know the real ME” and that is not many. Again, I have written articles here about goal setting and to be honest I would hazard a guess that achieving a tour card in 2013 would be unlikely but not impos-sible. It is only 7 months away and you would need to raise the standard of your performance higher plus your mental toughness to achieve that goal. I don’t know you but I do know how

hard the PDC tour really is... EVERYONE throws a 100 average at any moment on the floor and you RARELY win a leg with more than 18 darts and you better be starting to win with a 18 dart game. The weight of your dart? That’s up to you. The average is 21-23g in steel and 18-20 gm in soft tip, I use a range from 19-23gm at times with my normal being 19 or 21g on the day for steel and 18-20gm in soft. When I struggle I go a bit heavier to get more feedback from my dart... the good thing about having your own dart line is all of them are the same except for the weight. I would say that you have more opportunity to play in the east coast of either Canada or America then you do in the west....just food for thought.


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

TuesdaysFriendly Irish Pub – 1423 S. Country Club Dr. – Mesa – 480-464-8030 7:00 Blind DrawHot Shots – 2929 N. 16th St. – Phoenix – 602-277-2188 8:00 Blind DrawJoe’s Grotto – 13825 N. 32nd St. – Phoenix – 602-992-1007 9:00 Medley

WednesdaysRJ’s - 3128 E. Cactus Rd - Phoenix - 602-494-5404 10pm 200%River City - 1107 E Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-993-3317 7:30 Blind Draw 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%Garfield’s – 10123 Apache Trail – Apache Junction – 480-380-0558 7:00 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%Gino’s - 13623 N. 32st - 602-923-2500 10:00Blind Draw 200%

SaturdaysBull Shooters – 3337 W. Peoria – Phoenix – 602-441-2447 8:00 Blind Draw 300%Enoch’s Sports Lounge – 6750 W. Peoria – Peoria – 623-878-6296 9:00 Blind DrawGino’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

Mike, you guys have been doing a lot of big handicapped tournaments lately. Why and do you think they work?

Yes, we are trying to do one per month and I feel it has been working. You will always have some problems and everyone will not be pleased, but for the most part they have been great.

Yesterday, we had our July tournament and 56 players showed up. We did the draw where the lower players drew the chips first and would not draw each other, to try to even it out. It went well, except that we had more players under 2.5 than we did over. This meant that a few players could draw a

lower player. There is absolutely noth-ing you can do about it.

A few lower players that drew lower players were upset. I understand them wondering why this happened. My problem is when they take it way to far, even after it was explained to them.

A couple even badgered our guys run-ning the tournament and wouldn’t lis-ten to reason. That is a joke. Grow up, and have fun. It is a dart tournament; not life or death. The bar added $740 to the tournament, but you’re going to bad mouth them and the tournament director?

And when it was all said and done, a 1.5 player was on the winning team. How much better can it get? It was her

and her husband’s first time here and they loved it.

They were worried because they heard that all of the “Masters were here” and they didn’t like low shooters.

After the tournament, I got a great message on Facebook from her hus-band thanking all of the Masters players for treating them so nice and making them feel comfortable. They said they would be back and tell all of their friends in PDI to come as well.

So, does it work? Yes, it does. When a first time tournament player can come in and win in a 28 team tournament, it doesn’t get any better than that.

To see how happy Tammie was should be why we all play. Not to rag on the

tourmanent director because you got a bad draw.

Look in the mirror, you know who you are.

Again, these are just my opin-ions and I may be wrong, but I doubt it.

By Mike Bates

Ask Mike

Bullshooters 6th Annual Handicap Dart Tournament

Mike Bates and Thad Uraine would like to thanks all the dart players, which came out to play.

It was a great tournament. Thank you to Bullshooters and their staff for the awe-some job that they did.

Mike and Thad would like to congratulate Brad Halley and Tammie Hermanek for throwing great darts in the 6th Annual Handicap Shoot at Bullshooters. 56 players showed up and payout went from $1,000.00 to $1,200.00 total payout. Don’t think you can win a tournament like this? Take a step back and rethink it. This is a great tournament for players that have a lower average. My name is Tammie Hermanek, I am a 1.7 average in league, my partner and I took first, with the handicapped format this makes the tournament fun and fair for every-one. Come out and see for yourselves.

Tournament Results: 1st – Brad Halley and Tammie Hermanek2nd – Mike Mobilia and JC Martinez3rd – Eric Barron and Erik Turner4th – Kix Alcala and Jeff Hanson5th – Chris Watson and Tee Arreola 6th – Ray Gerber and Lenny Rice7th – Randy Dube and Dana Gardner8th – Andy Bates and Charlie Boble

Tammie Hermanek & Brad Halley


On Sat. July 14th, lots of great people showed up to help some great ladies raise money to do the Breast Cancer Walk later this year.

They do it to support friends and family that have battled this terrible disease. They are heroes, so when we get a chance to support them, we have to take it.

And yes, as always, the Dart Players came through with 84 players at Bullshooters.

Lots of prizes were there and the tickets were flowing like the Colorado River. Over 40 great prizes would be won and over $2000 would be raised.

Scott Paga took time out of his day to come and run the tournament to perfection.

Lisa Yee played and made sure all matches were reported and the boards were full all afternoon. It was great to see so much support.

I would like to thank all of the great ladies who will participate in the walk and also for choosing Bullshooters to host this awesome event.

I wish them all luck and hope we helped make it easier for them to support this great fight.

- Mike Bates

Breast Cancer Tournament a Huge Success

All Photos Courtesy of Lisa Yee


A field of 36 players descended on Stingers Sports Bar on July 28th to compete in the July $1000 dart shoot.

The winners side came down to Tom Aranda & Larry Colburn vs Pete Linares & Tyler Hamilton. This match would belong to Aranda & Colburn as Pete and Tyler made the trip to the one loss side.

On the one loss side, John Gray & Nick Rivera were just finishing off Jim Wisner & Rick Boehl in 4th place.

Linares and Hamilton bounced back nicely from their winners side loss, and sent Gray and Rivera to the sidelines in third place.

The two final teams negotiated for a while over whether to split from that point, and it looked like the match would be on as both teams thought they were the favor-ites.

The better team on this day would not be proven though as the teams finally decided to split first and second place.

Final Payouts:1st Tom Aranda & Larry Colburn $3351st Pete Linares & Tyler Hamilton $3353rd John Gray & Nick Rivera $1404th Jim Wisner & Rich Boehl $905th Mike Scarborough & Chuck $505th Randy Dube & Dan H. $50

Stingers Dart Split

Tyler Hamilton & Pete LinaresTom Aranda & Larry Colburn

The team of Terry Alter and Jim Beck went undefeated through the field to win the Stinger’s Dart Shoot on July 14th.

Alter and Beck defeated Todd and Ron in the match for the hot-seat and things got even worse for Todd and Ron after that.

Waiting on the one loss side for Todd and Ron, were the team of Joe Kush and Frank Demarco. Todd and Ron had send Joe and Frank to the one loss side, and Joe and Frank were more than happy to return the favor and eliminate Todd and Ron in third place.

Kush and Demarco were riding high after their win in the semi-finals, but Alter and Beck were just unstoppable in the finals as Kush and De-marco were forced to settle for second place.

Final Payouts:1st Terry Alter & Jim Beck $1602nd Joe Kush & Frank Demarco $803rd Todd & Ron $60

Alter & Beck undefeated at Stingers

Top Right: Jim Beck and Terry AlterBottom Right: Frank Demarco & Joe Kush


Blind Draw Doubles (36 teams)1st Jay Weaver / Richey Silvas $200

2nd John Miranda / Thom Williams $1003rd Tom Trimmer / Mike Neubert $503rd Mike Sexton / Elijah Williams $50

Men’s Doubles Cricket (26 teams)1st Bob Castillo / David Kekic $300

2nd Larry Colburn / Mike Sexton $1503rd Kyle Thrasher / Robert Preston $80

3rd Gregor Cruickshank / Franke Carrasco $80

Ladies Doubles Cricket (11 teams)1st Dee Richarson / Lea Rolland $1502nd Sandy Szucs / Cris Froman $76

3rd Jennifer Joseph / Johan Hernandez $403rd Kelly Sanders / Karen Gamble $40

Open Doubles (26 teams)1st Adam Sevada / John Gray $300

2nd Franke Carrasco / Gregor Cruickshank $1503rd John Myers / Joel Bohlen $80

3rd Jordan Orozco / Matt Langford $80

Men’s Singles Cricket (39 players)1st Bob Castillo $300

2nd Larry Colburn $1503rd Jerry Douglas $703rd Steve Hogan $70

Men’s Singles 501 (31 players)1st Gregor Cruickshank $300

2nd Bob Castillo $1503rd John Myers $703rd Steve Hogan $70

Ladies Singles Cricket (10 players)1st Dee Richardson $150

2nd Sandy Szucs $763rd Lea Rolland $40

3rd Rhapsody Wilson $40

Ladies Singles 501 (12 players)

1st Dee Richardson $1502nd Sandy Szucs $763rd Etta Anderson $403rd Lea Rolland $40

Mixed Triples 701 (22 teams)1st Franke Carrasco / Sandy Szucs / Gregor Cruickshank $300

2nd Uschi Bowman / Steve Dorfman / Mike Neubert $1503rd Bob Castillo / David Kekic / Christy Sexton $753rd Kim Swift / Mike Sexton / Larry Colburn $75

Blind Draw 501 (46 players)1st Daniel Hilsenbeck / John Miranda $207

2nd Robert Preston / Adam Sevada $1153rd Ron Jakimowich / Dwight Rich $463rd Ashley Monka / Andy Wallace $46

30th Annual Old Pueblo Desert Classic Results

Dart Player Profile: Bob CastilloWho better to kick off our new player profile section than Bob Castillo? Bob won two different divisions at July’s Old Pueblo Des-ert Classic event in Tucson. Add a second and third place finish in two other divisions, and you have a pretty dominating performance from Mr. Castillo.

Name: Augustine “Maddog Bob” CastilloAge: 45Years Playing: 17MPR or PPD: 4.5 and 34Brand of Darts used: Mccoy Thrust 20 gramBiggest Win or Accomplishment: 1996 Single Open Masters World Champi-onship What got you started playing darts: I started playing by accident. I used to play pool and they put some dart boards in where I used to practice pool. The dart vendor asked me to play on the dart boards when I had down time playing pool. He gave me a set of brass darts and I started using them. Then a player named Rick Bobel told me about dart tournaments and I started to attend them and met some of the people that molded me into the player I am today. Two of the most influential people were Tom Slivka and Mike Bates, they showed me how to play and act like a professional at tournaments. Home Room (s): Bullshooters

Bob Castillo (left)


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Martinez & Pack Win GPMA Series #1

JC Martinez topped the A division and Jimmy Pack won the B division at the GPMA Players Series #1 at Bullshooters on July 7th.

Martinez and Pack will be back to try to defend their titles on August 11th at the GPMA Series #2 and Bullshooters.

Division A Top Finishers-------------------------------1st - JC Martinez2nd - Kix Alcala3rd - Rik Schoen (X)4th - Rick Kerska

Division B Top Finishers----------------------------1st - Jimmy Pack2nd - Jason Stilts

JC Martinez


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MONDAY 7PM RJ’S 3128 E CACTUS RD 602-4945404 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% Payback $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES SIDES $7.00TUESDAY 7:00 RIVER CITY 1107 E BELL RD 602-993-3317 9-BALL D/E 200% Payback $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 9-BALL HDCP-2 D/E $10.00TUESDAY 7:30 LOFT AGAIN 15015 N. CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-BALL 200% RACE TO 1 D/E $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 SPUD’S BAR & GRILL 3558 W. NORTHERN AVE 602-973-0011 9BALL D/E HDCP -2 $ ADDED $7.00TUESDAY 7:30 GROGGYS 2207 W MAIN ST MESA 480-969-7648 8-BALL D/E 200% $5.00WEDNESDAY 7PM MAIN ST 1749 W MAIN ST MESA 480-969-7898 9-BALL S/E FULL HANDICAP $5.00WEDNESDAY 8PM RED ONION 15002 N. CAVE CREEK 602-867-9989 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00THURSDAY 7:00 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL 9’ TABLES $15.00THURSDAY 7PM RIVER CITY 1107 E BELL RD 602-993-3317 9-BALL D/E 200% Payback $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 GROGGYS 2207 W MAIN ST MESA 480-969-7648 9-BALL D/E 200% $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 LOFT AGAIN 15015 N. CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-BALL 200% RACE TO 1 D/E $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 9-BALL 200% D/E $5.00SATURDAY 1PM 43RD AVE TAVERN 8945 N 43RD AVE 623-847-0335 9-BALL D/E 150% $5.00SATURDAY 7:30 GROGGYS 2207 W MAIN ST MESA 480-969-7648 8-BALL D/E 200% $5.00SATURDAY 7:30 PAPPY’S SPORTS BAR 11801 N. 19TH AVE 602-944-3992 9-BALL D/E $$ ADDED $5.00SATURDAY 8PM GREENWAY VILLAGE 3143 E. GREENWAY RD 602-971-5523 OPEN 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL D/E HDP (-2) 9’ TBLS/SIDES $15.00SUNDAY 4:00 CHANTILLY’S 717 W UNION HILLS DR 602-789-1417 8-BALL BARBOX D/E 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 7PM DAVE’S PLACE 2710 W. BELL RD 602-866-9898 8-BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 8PM RED ONION 15002 N. CAVE CREEK 602-867-9989 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

MONDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 8-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00TUESDAY 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 $5.00THURSDAY 8:00 THE NUGGET 4130 N 83RD AVE 623-873-1118 8-BALL RACE TO 1 150% PAYBACK $5.00THURSDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX $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 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 $5.00SATURDAY 3:00 CACTUS JACKS 4747 E ELLIOT RD 480-753-4733 8-BALL CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 DIZZY’S 7051 NORTH 7TH ST 602-944-9699 8-Ball 200% PAYBACK $5.00SATURDAY 4:30 PM KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL 150% PAY $1 SIDEPOT $5.00SATURDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SATURDAY 8 PM NEIGHBORS 7530 W. PEORIA AVE 623-878-4154 8-BALL D/E 200% W/8PLAYERS $5.00

TUESDAY 7:30 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 9-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 200% Payback $5.00SATURDAY 1:00 EASTSIDE TAP 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX 200% 6’S & UNDER$5.00

WEDNESDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 8-BALL D/E 14 & UNDER $10.00FRIDAY 8:00 KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51 ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL D/E 150% $5.00SUNDAY 5:00 BULLSHOOTERS 3337 W PEORIA AVE 602-441-2447 9-BALL D/E SIDEPOTS $10.00

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Monthly Tournament GuideEvent Location Address PhoneOpen 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 870-0273 Aug 3rd8’s & Under 9-Ball Kolbys 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Aug 4th - 5th

15 & Under Scotch Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 Aug 4th10 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 4th

14 & Under Scotch Max & Ted’s 480 480 N Arizona Ave (480) 899-2268 Aug 11thOne Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Aug 11th

7’s & Under 9ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 11thB/C 8-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Aug 11th - 12th

12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 18thDesert Classic Tour One Pocket Kolbys 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Aug 18th - 19th

12 & Under Scotch Metro Sportz 10402 N Black Canyon (602) 997-5717 Aug 25th-26th 15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Aug 25thPreacher Ronns 1-Pocket Kolbys 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Aug 25th

SW Regional Championship Fort McDowell 10438 N Fort McDowell Rd (602) 870-0273 Aug 30 - Sep 315 & Under Scotch Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 Sept 1st

Monday 6pm Barefoot Bob’s Billiards 8367 E. Pecos Dr, Prescott Valley 928-759-9590 6 & Under 8-Ball Bar Box $5.00Tuesdays 7:00 Tony’s Place 8624 E. Valley Road, Prescott Valley 928-759-2990 6 & Under 8-Ball DE $5.00Tuesdays 7:00 Scores Sports Bar 1011 E. Commerce Drive, Prescott 928-778-2211 Open 8-Ball $5.00Wednesday 7pm Barefoot Bob’s Billiards 8367 E. Pecos Dr, Prescott Valley 928-759-9590 9-Ball 9’Tables (Green Fee) $5.00Wednesdays 7:00 Gurley Street Pub 801 E. Gurley Street, Prescott 928-778-2491 Open 8-Ball $5.00Saturdays 7:00 Billy Jacks 2517 S. State Route 69, Humboldt 928-632-5808 Open 8-Ball $5.00Sunday 2pm Barefoot Bob’s Billiards 8367 E. Pecos Dr, Prescott Valley 928-759-9590 8-Ball 9’Tables (Green Fee) $5.00Sundays 2:00 Eagles Lodge 218 N. Cortez, Prescott 928-778-6688 7 & Under 8-Ball DE $5.00Sundays 2:00 Crazy Horse Saloon 904 S. Hwy 89, Chino Valley 928-636-4697 7 & Under 8-Ball $5.00

Prescott Valley Weekly Tournaments


July 5th:Gabe Montalbo

July 6th:Joe Granillo

July 12th:Amado Martinez

July 13th:Scott Hudson & Dana Fields

July 20th:James Acevedo Pete Barrios, George LaFarr & Manny Lucero

Max & Ted’s 480 July Wall of Fame


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Al Post Wins at The Deli

Al Post completed an undefeated run through the field of eighteen players at the Deli’s 9 & Under 8-Ball event on July 21st.

Post was challenged for the hot-seat by Patrick Zientek, but rose to the chal-lenge to send Zientek to the one loss side.

On the one loss side, early favorite Dana Moore was being eliminiated by Va-reck Wright. Moore finished in fourth; one spot out of the money.

Zientek took the trip to the one loss side to take on Wright, but once again found himself on the wrong end of the game as Wright defeated him in third place.

The double elimination final match would only go one game as Post took con-trol and fired in some very tough shots to win the game, match and tournament over Wright.

Post earned $120 for first, while Wright settled for $50 in second place prize money. Zientek took home $10 for third place.

Al Post

Kyra Avalos Takes Third in WisconsinRegular readers of the Billiard and Dart News are very familiar with the pool playing abil-ity of Carlos Avalos and more recent-ly, the play of Carlos’ son Mark. It turns out that they are not the only pool players in the Avalos family.

10-year old Kyra Avalos made her national debut at Romines in Greenfield, Wisconsin at the Junior Nationals on July 11th-15th, and made quite a splash.

Kyra was competing in the 14 & Under Girls Division and started off her cam-paign with four straight wins (with a combined record of 28-8) to find herself in a match for the hot-seat.

Kyra put up a fight, but lost the hot-seat match and then ran out of steam on the one loss side to settle for third place.

For her third place finish, Kyra took home a prize package worth nearly $400, as well as memories that will last a lifetime.

Billiard Education Foundation Executive Director Laura Smith commented after the tournament, “Kyra had a great tournament and I’m confident that if she chooses, she’ll excel in this sport.”.

Kyra Avalos


Pool Player Profile: Jonathan Rowe

Jonathan Rowe kicks off our new Player Profile feature. Jonathan, a top rung 8 rated player, snapped off the Stingers July 9 & Under event in dominating fashion and added a win at Stinger’s Tuesday night 8 & Under, just for good measure.

Name: Jonathan RoweAge: 26Years Playing: 12Rating: 8Brand of Cues used: Schon CX1Biggest Win or Accomplishment: Won the Ultimate 8 & Under and Ultimate 9 & Under back to back as a 7 at Alexander’s.What got you started playing pool: I watched my dad play in a monthly tour-nament at Pappy’s when i was 14 and I’ve been playing ever since.Home Room (s): Alexander’s until it closed and now Stinger’s

Jonathan Rowe

Sabin & Lyons Win at Groggys

Eighteen 15 and Under Scotch Doubles teams came out to do battle for over $1,000 in prize money at Groggy’s on July 7th.

The hot seat match pitted Ray Sabin and Harold Lyons against Bill Vanderwyest and James Lewis. After a great match, Harold and Ray came away the hill-hill winner to take the hot seat.

The match for 2nd and 3rd found Bill and James playing Chet Lati and John Mardius. This match also went hill-hill, with Chet and John moving on to face Harold and Ray for 1st-2nd. Taking 3rd place, Bill and James went home with $100.

The match for 1st and 2nd found Harold and Ray facing Chet and John. After a grueling match, Harold and Ray won hill-hill to take 1st place. Chet and John claimed 2nd place and $215. Harold and Ray took 1st place and $685.

As always, Groggy’s staff provided a great venue, wonderful food and excellent service.

Ray Sabin, Harold Lyons, John Mardius and Chet Lati


Desert Classic Tour Points List

1. Chuck Evans 4202. Brett Huth 3003. Mike Sandoval 2504. Bobby Emmons 2254. Gus Briseno 225

6. Chris Paradowski 2107. Tres Kane 2058. John Smith 2009. Dennis Orender 18010. Mike Hamman 145

11. Pete Lhotka 12512. Brian Reich 12012. Ray Robles 12014. Ken Gouso 11015. George Teyechea 105

15. Jim Hendrickson 10517. Jose Gonzalez 9018. Jude Espinoza 8018. Nick Deleon 8020. Junior Jiron 75

Points updated as July 1, 2012 (Pockets).

Next event is at Bullshooters on July 28-29.

Arizona Womens Billiard Tour Points List

1 Angelina Paglia 4002 Susan Williams 2253 Nina Tagley 1804 Stacy Novack 1605 Stacy Allsup 1556 Sara Miller 1457 Kristin Haney 1258 Leandrea Gaff 1159 Jodi Hirning 1009 Tracie Hamman 10011 Lynor Johnson 9011 Justine Bishop 9013 Rebecca Wagner 8013 Susan Mello 8013 Pat Schultz 8016 Cindy Yazzie 7017 Jessica Bunnell 6518 Beverly Cook 6519 Terry Johnson-McCauley 5519 Beth Orth 5519 Susan Wilbur 55

Points updated as of July 1, 2012 (Skip & Jan’s) .

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