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Paglia Wins Finale ........

Ed Scott Repeats ...........

Tres Wins ... ..................

Scott / Gus Split ...........

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

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

APA Toys For Tots ........

Mon. Night BCA ...........

Ratings Committee ........

Instructor Directory .......

Orender Wins DCT Stop

DCT Photo Gallery ........

Jacqueline Karol ............

Jim & Damonen Win .....

Ryan & Mike Unbeaten ,

Phx Fire Sponsorship ....

Bonus Ball Alternates ....

Tom & Crash @ Metro ..

Dennis Orender Profile ..

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

SDA News .....................

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

Holiday for Homeless ...

Dave Fatum ...................

Metro Freeroll ...............

Jacobs Wins ...................

Yuzuik Sr & Jr Win .......

Joe & Larry at Kittys .....

Kinny Top Senior ..........

Weekly Tourney Guide ..

Prescott Tourneys ..........

Monthly Tourneys .........

Pool Tours ......................

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

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

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

Foos Bowl .....................

Max & Ted’s Scotch ......

Max & Ted’s Winners ...

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Well, that didn’t last long. Scott Frost’s first tournament with a bounty on his head was the end of his undefeated run, thanks to Dennis Orender. As if that wasn’t enough, Paul Feltman Jr. eliminated Frost from the One Pocket Madness event a week later. Another year is behind us, and I can’t tell whether things are looking up or down for the local pool and darts scene. I see tournaments that look to be drawing more and more players, but rooms are still struggling. Lets hope 2013 is a better year for local rooms than 2012 was. The Desert Classic Tour kicks off their 2013 season this month at Skip & Jan’s. Looking forward to seeing everyone out there.

Until February... - Mike


The Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour ended their 2012 season on December 1st and 2nd at Bullshooters in Phoenix, and more was at stake than just first place in the tournament. With three ladies within striking distance of the top spot on the tour points list, the ladies would be keeping an eye on other tables all weekend to see how other top ladies were doing in their matches.

Although Susan Williams held the lead on the poinsts list, Las Vegas’ Stacy Allsup and Ari-zona’s Angel Paglia were both mathematically in the running for the top spot. And to make things even more interesting, all three of these ladies re-mained undefeated into the final four players on the winners side Sunday. They would be joined in the final four by Sonia Flores, who looked to be intent on spoiling the tournament for any player unfortunate enough to get in her way.

Susan Williams sent Flores to the left side of the board 7-2 on Sunday and Angel Paglia earned a tough 7-5 win over Allsup to set up a Williams/Paglia hot seat match. With the win over Flores, Williams locked up at least third place and that would be enough to rule out a Paglia points list win.

Paglia had a slow start in the hot-seat match, as she watched Williams move out to an early 3-1 lead. Angel apparently decided that she had seen enough of Williams pocketing 9-balls and stepped her game up a notch or two. Paglia would win six of the next seven games for the 7-4 win and the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Allsup and Flores bounced back nicely from their winners side losses. All-sup defeated Sara Miller and Flores beat Lean-drea Gaff.

Allsup and Flores then faced off against each other and Flores took ear-ly control of this match. Before Allsup knew what hit her, Flores was sitting pretty with a 6-1 lead. Allsup hadn’t drove all the way from Vegas to just lower her head and take a beating though, and she clawed back to 6-5 before Flores was finally able to put away the match 7-5. With the loss to Flores, any hopes of the tour points victory for Allsup were gone and Susan Williams was able to briefly celebrate the tour points win.

Susan was not able to celebrate for long, as she would have to face Flores to determine who would play Paglia in the finals. Susan quickly took a 4-1 lead over Flores and kept the pres-sure on as she defeated Flores 7-3 to earn the rematch with Paglia in the finals. Flores finished in third place, her best tour finish to date.

The final match was an extended race to nine and Wil-liams was trying to erase the memory of the loss to Paglia for the hot-seat. Williams looked well on her way to doing just that as she won rack after rack to find her-self with a 7-3 lead. Again, Paglia would dig down and find another level of play. Paglia would not lose another game as she won six straight games for the 9-7 victory and first place. Along with the $400 in first place prize money, Paglia also won the paid entry to the WPBA Masters in February.

The second chance tournament on Sunday saw Claudia Justus go undefeated and beat Connie Soots in the finals for the tournament win. Justus pocketed $90 in prize money, while Soots settled for $60. Beth Orth finished in third and earned $30 in prize money.

Complete Payouts:1st Angel Paglia $4002nd Susan Williams $2503rd Sonia Flores $2004th Stacy Allsup $1505th Leandrea Gaff $805th Sara Miller $807th Terri Johnson McCauley $507th Amanda Pulley $50

Paglia Wins AWBT Finale; Williams Tops Points List

Angel Paglia and tour director Tres Kane

Ed Scott Repeats at KnobbysKnobby’s held their monthly open 8 ball tournament on Friday Dec.7, 2012. Twenty players came out for their chance at $530 in total prize money. The race was two games on both the winners side and losers side.

Ed Scott played Josh Edgar for the hot seat. Ed was shooting well and he won the match 2-1. Meanwhile, Bruce Hirose beat Evans Bishop in a hill/ hill match when Evans scratched on the 8 ball, giving Evans $25 for 4th place.

Bruce then faced Josh where he beat Josh 2-0, giving Josh $65 for 3rd place.

Ed still was on fire as he won 2-0 against Bruce and took home $290.00 for 1st place and Bruce got $150.00 for 2nd place.

Knobby’s next tournament will be held Friday Jan 4th, 2013. Thank you to all the people who came out to celebrate my birthday with me! (Sophia) It was a blast!

Knobby’s always provide food for all the players and with a 200% payback, you have to give this tournament a try.

Payouts were as follows :

1st place Ed Scott $2902nd place Bruce Hirose $1503rd place Josh Edgar $654th place Evans Bishop $25

Ed Scott, Sophia Morquecho and Bruce Hirose


Although the tournament’s namesake has moved away from Arizona, Kolby’s still drew a fi eld of fourteen play-ers on December 29th for Preacher Ronn’s One Pocket Event.

To no one’s sur-prise, the winners side came down to Scott Frost vs Gus Briseno. Frost would win the fi rst and third games of the match for a 2-1 win and the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Jason Polk was proving that his cash earlier in December at the Bullshooters One Pocket Madness event was no fl uke. Polk had lost to Tres Kane in the fi nal eight on the winners side, but came back with wins over George Teyechea and Bernie Pettipiece on the left side of the board.

Polk kept his winning streak alive with a 2-1 win over Ricky Tyrell to leave Tyrell one spot out of the money in 4th place.

Polk would have to settle for third place though, as Briseno skunked him 2-0 in the semi-fi nal match.

After already fi ghting it out in a hill-hill match for the hot-seat, Briseno and Frost decided on a split instead of playing out the fi nal match.

Complete Payouts:1st Scott Frost $2502nd Gus Briseno $1903rd Jason Polk $80

Gus Briseno and Scott Frost

Frost/Briseno Split at KolbysTres Wins One Pocket MadnessTres Kane went undefeated through a full fi eld of sixteen players to win Bullshoot-ers One Pocket Madness event on December 15th.

Still sting-ing from seeing his tournament undefeated streak ended a week earlier, Scott Frost looked strong early in this one. That strength would fade in the winners side fi nal four as Tres sent Scott to the one loss side 2-0. The other winners side match saw Paul Feltman Jr. defeat Jason Polk to send Jason to the one loss side.

Kane would then go on to defeat Feltman Jr. for the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Frost ended Jason Polk’s tourney in 4th place, but Frost would soon join Polk on the rail after losing to Feltman Jr.

The extended fi nal match between Tres and Paul went to Tres 3-1 for the tour-nament win.

Final Payouts:1st Tres Kane $2602nd Paul Feltman Jr. $1703rd Scott Frost $1004th Jason Polk $50

Tres Kane


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


The 2012 APA sponsored Toys for Tots Tournament is in the books and what a great time we all had.

28 players showed up at Bullshooters on the 16th of December mak-ing the charity event a huge success. We would like to thank all the participants this year for their generosity and sportsmanship. We would especially like to thank Jahnythan Craig, 8, and Michael Dale, 14, for their help with setting up and tearing down, and their participation in the tournament. These two are our fastest rising stars in our Junior program. Jahnythan played as an SL 3 and Michael competed as an SL 5 and both played extremely well.

We would also like to thank Mike, Julie, Brooke, and the rest of the staff at Bullshooters for their hospitality and allowing us to hold this event at their establishment each year.

Part of the entry was a new, unwrapped toy, and there were plenty to be had. The donations com-pletely covered one of the pool tables. The toys were then delivered to the Marine Corp. Station in bags the following day.

The tournament was a race to handicap 8 ball Single modified format played on the 9’ tables. Pizza and wings were supplied by the APA League and Bullshooters offered up some of their best specials of the year. “This year was our biggest turn out so far”, said Gina Nowlin, who runs the APA League with her husband, Doug, in the Phoenix area. “We can’t wait until next year because it gets better each time we hold the

event.”

Even though this event is open to any and all Phoenix players, the four top placing players this year were all APA members. Taking first place was John Galetti, receiving $140 and the big trophy. 2nd Place went to Joe Shipley who received $90 and the 2nd place trophy. Micah Fakiner took home the 3rd place trophy and $50. Rounding out the top 4 was Sean Bergen. All the players had a great time competing and giving to a great cause.

Gina and Doug would like to thank all the participants for their support.

APA Toys for Tots Tournament

Micah Fackiner, Sean Bergen, Joe Shipley, and John Galetti


Bullshooters Monday Night BCA Pool LeagueBull Shooter’s presents: A New BCAPL Monday Night 9-Ball Pool Season, Starting on February 4th 2013. All matches are played on 9-foot tables.

The New Season will begin on: Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Sea-son length will be determined by the number of teams. BCAPL rules, as modi-fi ed, will apply.

Team Requirement: Mandatory three (3) Players per team - (Men, Women, or mixed). Substitute players may be included on team application. All players must be BCAPL Sanctioned Players. The League can accommodate a MAXI-MUM of 11 TEAMS. Players handicapped according to skill level.

Players without teams: Single players may sign up to be assigned to a team, or to be a substitute player on any team requiring a substitute player on any week during the season. FINAL DATE FOR ENTRIES TO BE SUBMITTED IS: MONDAY, January 21, 2013* Or when 11 teams have committed to join the league.

Team Name: _______________________________ (Not required at enroll-ment)

Player #1: ______________________________________ Phone #: ____-____-______ BCAPL Member? Yes - No




Player #5: ______________________________________ Phone #: ____-____-______ BCAPL Member? Yes – No

*NOTE: A maximum of 11 teams will be enrolled. Enrollment will be accept-ed by email at: [email protected] or bring application to Bull Shooter’s on any Monday on or before Jan. 21, 2013. Email [email protected] or phone Joe at (602)-694-7003 for more information.

Ratings Committee Raises

Name New RatingMarco Taddei 5Trish Daguanno 5Tony Gonzales 6Ed Phillips 6Rebecca OnNembo 6Claudia Morado 6Dee Riley 6Angel Tafoya 6John Waldecker 6Mike Ramirez 7John Wing 7Wayne Cagle 7Collin Sayler 7Scott Fretts 7Billy Norrish 8Carlos Avalos 9

The next meeting of the ratings committee will be on March 17th at River City Pockets.

Carlos Avalos (Photo courtesy of Rick Schmitz)

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

Carl Stewart (BCA certifi ed) (520) 834-7665 [email protected]

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

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

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

Sean Shuster (BCA Certifi ed) Chandler (602) 739-3424

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

Bob Soto (ACS Certifi ed-I) Prescott (928) 925-4788

ACS Certifi ed Levels: I - IV and Master

BCA Certifi ed Levels: Certifi ed, Advanced and Master

John Smith Phoenix (630) 386-5276

Qualifi ed

Arizona Billiard Academy, LLC www.arizonabilliardacademy.com

Pool Instructor Directory


On paper, the Desert Classic Tour’s season finale final match looked pretty lopsided. Dennis Orender (who had not won an event since 2009) was facing Bobby Emmons (who had already won two tours tops this year). Dennis had to beat Bobby twice and was already trailing the first set of the finals 4-0. But there is a reason that matches aren’t played on paper, and Dennis would be more than happy to point that reason out to anyone watching the match.

The field of 35 players in the event would be another strong one, with such notables as Scott Frost (putting his tournament winning streak on the line), Bobby Emmons, Gus Briseno, Mitch Ellerman, Chris Paradowski, Rudy Alameda, Mike Sandoval, Brett Huth, Chuck Evans, Carlos Avalos (sporting a new 9 rating), Nick De Leon and Paul Grande.

Frost would see his winning streak in danger early, as he lost to Paul Grande 8-7 on Friday. Other Friday upsets saw De Leon drop a match to Ken Gouso and Chuck Evans losing to Robin Clark.

The one loss side would turn out to be a danger-ous place to be on Saturday with Briseno drop-ping matches to Ellerman and Orender to finish out of the money. Chuck Evans would be elimi-nated on Saturday by Doc Rice.

Sunday matches brought back eight players. Winners side matches saw Jim Hendrickson defeat Paul Grande and Bobby Emmons send Mitch Ellerman to the one loss side. Bobby then went on to defeat Hendrickson to take the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Frost still had hopes of

winning this event. He had put together a five match winning streak on the left side of the board, that included wins over Sammy Martinez, Jude Espinoza, Susan Williams, Eric Young and Carlos Avalos. Frost kept that streak alive on Sunday with a win over Jose Gonzalez.

Meanwhile, Orender was recovering from a loss to Carlos Avalos with wins over George Teyechea and Will Sexton. Orender then sent Ken Gouso home in 7th place.

Next up for Frost and Orender were Mitch Ellerman and Paul Grande, fresh from their winners side losses. Scott and Dennis would be up to their individual tasks with Frost eliminating Ellerman and Orender beating Paul Grande.

Frost and Orender then faced off for the right to play Jim Hendrickson in the semi-finals. This match looked to be over as Scott led the match 8-4, needing one game before Dennis could win four. Dennis won the next game and then took control of the match to win the next three games for the 8-8 win, ending Frost’s undefeated tournament run at fifteen tournaments.

Dennis would then eliminate Jim Hendrickson 8-5 to set up the match with Bobby in the finals.

These two players had played in the finals of the 2010 season finale with Bobby double dipping Orender to win the event. Dennis would have his hands full trying to return the favor this year. Bobby raced out to a 4-0 lead and looked like he might have taken his foot off the gas as Orender won three games to get back within one at 4-3. Orender would tie the match at 5-5 and take his first lead at 6-5. The score was tied again at 6-6 before

Orender won the next two games for an 8-6 win in the first set.

The second set stayed close early on with the score tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4. From there, Orender won three games for a 7-4 lead. Bobby would get back within one rack at 7-6 before Orender put the match away 8-6.

The Desert Classic Tour will kick off their 2013 season at Skip & Jan’s on January 5th and 6th with a bartable 9-Ball event.

Complete Payouts:1st Dennis Orender $12052nd Bobby Emmons $10103rd Jim Hendrickson $5804th Scott Frost $3655th Paul Grande $1755th Mitch Ellerman $1757th Ken Gouso $1907th Jose Gonzales $125

Dennis Orender Wins DCT Season Finale

Dennis Orender and Bobby Emmons

DCT Season Finale Photo Gallery - Photo courtesy of Rick Schmitz

Jim HendricksonBrian ReichPaul Grande

Mike HammanGus BrisenoKen Gouso

Scott FrostJude EspinozaDoc Rice


What Would A Sucker Do?

By Jacqueline KarolHouse Pro at DownLo Billiards in Chico, California

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

You have stripes here. You each only have one ball left and the 8-ball. Your opponent’s ball, the solid, is on the opposite rail. What do you do?

1) “Make a super thin cut on your stripe and pocket it in the corner!”

2) “Bank your stripe in the corner!”

3) “Double bank the stripe in the opposite cor-ner.”

Suckers…

Why are these not good ideas?1. Super thin cuts are low percentage and if you

miss, your opponent will either have a shot or play a safe on you.

2. Bank shots are also low percentage.3. Double banking is about twice as low per-

centage and an even worse choice.

Answer: The best conclusion can be arrived at only after you have weighed all of the options and costs and benefits of each option. First look to find your safe spots on the table and see if it is easy to get there. In this case, it is very easy to put your cue ball behind the eight ball blocking your op-

ponents shot to their solid. This easy shot takes a lot of pressure off you and puts it on them. Now they have to worry about making a legal hit. Even if they hit it, you will most likely have another shot at the table to either run out and win or play another safety. Either way you are maintaining the control at the table. Now your odds of winning are much higher.


Riley & Digrigorio Win at Groggys

Groggy’s 12-15; Nineteen teams came out to Groggys on December 15th for the December 12 and under Scotch Tournament. With over $900, in prize money every team was ready for action.

The hot seat match pitted Jim Digrigorio and Damonen Riley against Adam Kauffman and Justin Wolf. This hill-hill match found Jim and Damonen in the hot seat and Adam and Justin going to the one loss side.

Adam and Justin faced Joe Granillo and Larry Worden for 2nd and 3rd. Not to be denied their rematch Adam and Justin won hill-hill. For their efforts, Joe and Larry took 3rd place and went home with $100.00

This set up a rematch for 1st and 2nd between Adam and Justin against Jim and Damonen. Jim and Damonen won hill-hill, claiming 1st place and taking home $560.00. For their efforts, Adam and Justin took 2nd and claimed $215.00.

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

Damonen Riley and Jim Digrigorio

Ryan & Mike Undefeated at Groggys

Groggy’s kicked off December with their monthly 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on December 1st. Nine teams were in attendance, competing for over $500 in prize money.

The hot seat match pitted Ryan and Mike against Rich and Wizard. This match found Ryan and Mike in the hot seat winning 8 – 3 and Rich and Wizard going to the one loss side.

Amado and JR were matched against Rich and Wizard for 2nd and 3rd. Not to be denied their rematch Rich and Wizard won 5-4.

This set up a rematch for 1st and 2nd between Rich and Wizard against Ryan and Mike. Ryan and Mike won this match easily, 8-1.

For their efforts, Rich and Wizard took 2nd place and went home with $120.00. Ryan and Mike laid claim to 1st place and received $365.00 in prize money.

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

Ryan and Mike


Bullshooters Announces Phx Fire SponsorshipBull Shooters Billiards in Phoenix, AZ is proud to announce that we are the offi cial sponsor and home of the WPBL Phoenix Fire; Arizona’s professional Bonus Ball team.

The Fire is comprised of Scott Frost (Capt.), Tommy Kennedy, and Manny Chau.

Bull Shooters will be announcing the Fire’s practice times so that everyone in the Phoenix area can come out and learn fi rst-hand how this exciting new game is played.

Again, we are extremely proud to have this opportunity to show our support for our team and for the World Professional Billiard League. We sincerely hope that our involvement will help to encourage other potential sponsors to support their respective teams in a similar way.

By Michael Bates, Bull Shooters BilliardsMarc Vidal

WPBL Announces AlternatesThe WPBL has an-nounced the fol-lowing alternate players for each Bonus Ball team...

South Con-ferenceJohn Brumback Atlanta ScorpionsNick Spano Las Vegas DiceJosh Ulrich Los Angeles WaveMarc Vidal Phoenix FlamesTeddy Garahan Miami CruiseJoey Gray Houston Hustlers

North ConferenceKarl Boyes Chicago RocketsSantos Sambajon New York PrideDonny Mills Pittsburgh PoisonChris Melling Toronto Blue SharksMax Eberle Minnesota OutlawsJayson Shaw Philadelphia Aces

Each team consists of three core players and one alternate player who will substitute in the event that one of their teammates cannot play a match. WPBL President Larry Chiborak added, “With the addition of such talent, the depth of these teams is amazing.”

“I’m excited to try this new game and new league. I look forward to playing with Scott, Manny, and Tommy,” said Phoenix Fire alternate Marc Vidal Clara-munt.


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Leutz & Reddin at MetroThe team of Tommy Leutz and Crash Red-din bounced back from a mid tourney loss to win the Metro Sportz Bar 15 & Under Scotch Doubles tournament on December 1st.

The winners side came down to Oscar Avila & Joe Schnert vs Mark Nelson & Emmitt Webb. This match was won 7-3 by Oscar and Joe.

On the one loss side, Leutz and Reddin were making their way through the one loss side. An 8-6 win over Jerry Stuckart & Joe Chyzy set Leutz and Reddin up to face Mark & Emmitt to determine who would face Oscar and Joe in the fi nals. The Leutz/Reddin comeback would continue with an 8-4 win over Mark & Emmitt and the double elimination fi nals were underway.

The fi rst set of the fi nals started close and was tied at 3-3 before Tom & Crash took control of the match and won 7-4.

The second set was a repeat of the fi rst set, with both teams staying close early and the match tied at 3-3. Just like the fi rst set, Tom & Crash took control from there and won the match 7-3 this time.

Complete Payouts:1st Tom Leutz & Crash Reddin $7102nd Oscar Avila & Joe Schnert $2903rd Mark Nelson & Emmitt Webb $804th Jerry Stuckart & Joe Chyzy $60

Crash Reddin & Tommy Leutz

Pool Player Profi le: Dennis Orender

Not only did Dennis Orender end Scott Frost’s undefeated run, but he also double dipped Bobby Emmons to win the Desert Classic Tour’s Season Finale.

Name: Dennis OrenderAge: 41 Occupation: Police Offi cer and Tour Director (Arizona Desert Classic Tour)Years Playing: On and off for 35 yearsRating: 10 and A player on DCTBrand of Cues used: SchonFavorite Game: 8 ball Biggest Win or Accomplishment: 2006 Az State Barbox 10-Ball Champion 2007 Az Bca Masters 8 Ball Champion 2008 Az Bca Masters 8 Ball Champion 2012 Arizona Desert Classic TourWhat got you started playing pool: Both of my parents played pool when I was younger. That’s how I got started. I believe I began playing tournaments when I was about 7-8 years old. There wasn’t much else to do in Ohio where I grew up.Home Room (s): Being the Tour Director of the Desert Classic Tour (DCT), I try to support the rooms that support the DCT, including Bullshooters, Kolbys, Pockets Tucson, Stingers, Skip n Jan’s, and River City.

Dennis Orender (Photo courtesy of Rick Schmitz)


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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%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%Jesters - 1515 N Gilbert Rd - Gilbert - 480-926-1314 7:30 Steel TipGarfi eld’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%

SaturdaysMetro 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%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

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State Team Tryouts:For those of you new to the league, the Scotts-dale Darts association is a member of the Ari-zona Federation of Darts Associations (www.ari-zonadarts.org). This is an association comprised of the many steel tip darts associations across Arizona. Once a year each member association selects 5 men and 3 women to represent their league in a weekend long round robin tourna-ment against all the other leagues in the AFDA for bragging rights of the best league in the state! The SDA selects our team through 4 weekly double elimination tournaments. Throwers ac-cumulate points each week based on where they fi nish, and at the end of the 4 weeks, the top 5 men and top 3 women (6 + 2 alternates) are invited to represent the SDA at the AFDA shoot. However, since many of our members also throw in other leagues, it is often the case that some of the top fi nishers will decline the SDA nomina-tion and the next fi nisher will be offered the spot, as is needed until we have all spots for the team fi lled. This truly makes it an open opportunity for anyone to make the team.

The State Team tryouts are held the last 4 Tues-days in January (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29) signup is at 7:00 with the tournament starting at 7:30.

Fees are $5 per week, or $15 paid in full on the fi rst week for all 4 weeks. Men’s tryouts will be held at the Ice House and Women’s tryouts will be at Jesters.

I would encourage everyone to come out and partici-pate in the tournament. Not only is it a great chance to represent your league in the state shoot, but it is a good opportunity to get some competitive practice in between seasons as well as meet and play against some members you normally wouldn’t see during the regular season. I can also say that many teams have been formed and players added to existing teams during these 4 weeks. So if you’re looking to change teams, or are losing someone from your team, come out and see who else is looking for a team or player!

The AFDA Tournament for 2013 will be held the week-end of March 3rd at BullShooters here in Phoenix.

Last Day to Register Teams for Spring Season:Tuesday 1/29 is the last day to register teams for the 2013 spring season. Team signup sheets can be down-loaded from the SDA website and should be brought to a board member at one of the Tuesday State Team tryouts listed above. Individual membership fees remain at $25 per player and have to be paid (i.e...in the hands of a board member) by the 3rd week of play. Points scored during league play by any unpaid member after the 3rd week are forfeited. All new and returning members are required to provide both an email address

and contact phone number. The team ap-plication will not be considered complete without this information. I am in the pro-cess of updating the team regis-tration sheets to refl ect these new requirements. Also, members on the original team roster do not need to fi ll out individual applica-tions. Individual application sheets only need to be used for players added after the season starts.

Fall Awards Banquet and Captains Meeting:The Fall Awards Banquet and Spring Season Captains Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb 5th, 6:30pm at the Ice House. Daryl will be fi ring up the barbecue and providing some good eats for all. You are encouraged to bring a side dish or desert to share. A blind draw tournament will wrap up the night.

First Week of Play:The spring season will kick off on Feb 12th!

Scottsdale Dart Association News


Stinger’s Sports Bar came together with Arizona Showgirls, Suntrack Games, Troy Vending and PDI Dart Leagues for the 1st Annual Holiday for the Homeless Dart Tournament.

This event featured $2,500 in guaranteed added money (thanks mostly to the generous sponsor-ship of Arizona Showgirls) and $1,000 guaran-teed to the first place team.

Players wishing to compete in this event were required to donate a new or slightly used piece of clothing with all clothing being donated to the Phoenix Homeless Shelter.

Eighty Six players turned out for this event and a good time looked to be had by all.

The ladies of Arizona Showgirls were in at-tendance selling shirts all night and by the end of the event, well over $1000 was raised for the Homeless Shelter.

The tournament saw the team of Andy Bates & Jeremy Lee take the hot-seat with a win over Thad Uraine & Kevin Vandenberg.

On the left side of the board, Kenny Wright & Tom McCartney eliminated Don Bustraan & Matt Edgars in 5th place.Don & Matt were joined by Eric Baron & Geana Peterson in 5th place after a loss to Dario Meza & Shannon Kehoe.

Wright & McCartney then eliminated Dario & Shannon in 4th place.

The semi-final match went to a rubber game be-fore Thad & Kevin were able to eliminate Kenny & Tom in third place.

The final match was basically a repeat of the hot-seat match with Andy Bates and Jeremy Lee scoring a 2-0 win over Thad Uraine & Kevin Vandenberg.

Both first and second place teams donated part of their prize money to the Phoenix Homeless Shelter when the tournament was complete.

A big part of the success of this event was the coopera-tion between Suntrack Games, Troy Vending and the PDI Dart Leagues. Plans are being discussed for more joint events like this in the future.

Complete Payouts:1st Andy Bates & Jeremy Lee $13002nd Thad Uraine & Kevin Vandenberg $7203rd Kenny Wright & Tom McCartney $4004th Dario Meza & Shannon Kehoe $3005th Don Bustraan & Matt Edgars $1605th Eric Baron & Geana Peterson $1607th John & Tee $807th Ray & Brandy $809th Brad S. & Rick $409th Larry & Rick $409th Justin & Kristi $409th Brad & Wade $40

1st Annual Holiday for Homeless Dart Tournament

Clockwise from top left:Andy Bates, Jeremy Lee and their cheering section

Thad Uraine and Kevin Vandenberg

Shannon Kehoe and Dario Meza

Dennis (PDI Darts), Scott (Troy Vending) and John (Suntrack Games)

Moira and Dennis Segatto from Arizona Showgirls

Kenny Wright and Tom McCartney


By David “The Scorpion” Fatum

The New Year

So it is that time of year where we all talk about what changes we want to make in our lives and how this next year will be better than the last. Well, at least we hope.

The thing to change, whether it be life or your dart game, is making that first step. Ev-erything starts by one small action that leads to another and so on. Make your first step a small one versus a monumental change, as this will lead you to a much greater chance for successful change. Want to be a better player? Add 15 mins in a day versus thinking you need to throw for hours. It is not the amount of time you put in that matters, it is the quality of time you put in.

This year will see very big changes on both the Steel-tip and Soft-tip scene. Starting with the Steel, we will see a

series of 5 big money events that are long format (best of 11 legs or set play) to qualify you for the PDC World Championships. I will make my bid to return to the Ally Pally this year as that is the greatest stage in darts and I wish everyone could experience it as it total-ly changes how you view darts. This “tour” will start at the start of April in Las Vegas with the “New World Series of Darts” being the host, so make sure you plan to be there.

On the Soft-tip scene, you have two new companies coming in and really making a push to change darts. You have Dartslive and Phoenix machines coming in and bringing new systems to how we play. I truly think the days of the extended dragged out style of the NDA taking in a ton of money and only returning a small portion of it are coming to a end. Why does an event really need 9 days when could be done in 4? Dartslive will once again be running a huge event in Las Vegas this summer and definitely an event every player needs to attend… offers

by far the largest prizes at the cheapest cost for a event.(entry is $300 includ-ing 3 nights hotel and no coin drop for a shot to make upwards of $20,000 over the events). Dartslive WORLD pro tour is taking on a whole new look this year as well, with truly being a World tour. The final plans are not out yet for all the countries we will be in, but I do know it includes Hong Kong, Las Vegas USA, La Rochelle France, Shanghai China, Malaysia, Thailand with possible events in Singapore and the United Kingdom (The Shanghai event will also include the IDF World Cup so over a 4 day period you can literally make $36,000 US) The tour has also changed so that unless you qualify through the Dragon event here in the USA, you will need to attend at least 3 events to get into the qualifiers to chase your shot at $130,000 US first prize at the TOUR Grand Final in December. Also, with the new part-nership of the PDC and Dartslive, one player will also get to play the PDC World Championships and the Grand Slam of Darts…two amazing events.

So plan your year out now and hope to see you on the oche…Times are changing, come out and be apart of it.

Scarborough & Arreola Wins Metro FreerollMetro Sportz Bar jumped into dart tournaments with a bang on December 2nd with a field of 62 players competing in a $600 free entry tournament.

Congratulations to the following teams cashing in the event...

1st Tee Arreola and Mike Scarborough. 2nd Juan Carlos Martinez and Brad Halley 3rd Rick Boebel and Peter Linaris 4th place Mike Kurley and Randy Dube 5th placeBob Christman and Dario MezaDavid Hild and Jamece Warner. 7th placeRichard Fantin and Ray GerbertKale Hilligas and Amanda Butler

Metro Sportz Bar will be holding a modified blind draw dart tourney every Sat-urday night. Sign ups start at 7pm and play begins at 8pm.

Mike Scarborough and Tee Arreola


Kitty’s drew a massive field of twenty nine teams for the December 15 & Under Scotch Doubles tournament on December 29th, and it was Joe Granillo & Larry Worden who would conquer the field for the undefeated win.

Granillo & Worden made their way through the winners side and defeated An-drew Roche and JR Salgado 7-5 to take the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Justin Wolf & Adam Kaufman had just eliminated Harold Lyons and Laura Boothroyd in 5th place. Also finishing in 5th were Steve De-luna & Emmitt Smith, who lost to Ray Shaban & Joey Barrera.

Justin & Adam had lost their first match of the tournament, but came back to win six straight on the one loss side before finally giving in to Ray & Joey to finish in 4th place.

Ray & Joey went on to face Andrew & JR, who they had already lost to on the winners side. This was a tight match that ended up going hill-hill before Andrew & JR pocketed the final 9-ball to leave Ray & Joey in 3rd place.

Andrew & JR were hoping to avenge the earlier loss to Joe & Larry in the finals, but it was not to be as Joe & Larry scored a 6-4 win to take down first place.

Not getting into any sidepots would end up costing Joe & Larry as they ended up with less prize money than the second place team.

Complete Payouts1st Joe Granillo & Larry Worden $5002nd Andrew Roche & JR Salgado $6103rd Ray Shaban & Joey Barrera $3204th Justin Wolf & Adam Kaufman $1305th Steve Deluna & Emmitt Smith $205th Harold Lyons & Laura Boothroyd $507th George Bell & Steve Maguire $40

Jacobs Undefeated at KittysBob Jacobs scored back-to-back hard fought wins to earn first place at Kitty’s De-cember 7’s & Under 9-Ball Tournament on December 8th.

Jacobs was just one of the top 7’s in the field of twenty one players.

Other favorites on this weekend included Johnny Garcia, Tenador Lee, Brian Poore, Amado Martinez and Steve Maguire.

Jacobs and Martinez would face off for the hot-seat, which Jacobs would win 6-5.

On the one loss side, Steve Maguire was cutting a path through the one loss side with a rematch against Jacobs in his sights. After a loss to Jacobs in the final eight on the winners side, Maguire won five straight matches including tough wins over Garcia, Tenador and Martinez.

The finals saw Jacobs win the first three games and never trail in the match as he held off a come-back attempt by Maguire and won the match 6-4.

Final Payouts (Including Sidepots)1st Bob Jacobs $2202nd Steve Maguire $200 3rd Amado Martinez $1804th Tenador Lee $70

Bob Jacobs, Kitty Carroll and Steve MaguireTony Yuzuik Sr & Tony Yuzuik Jr.

Yuzuik Sr & Jr Win at KittysTony Yuzuik Sr. and Tony Yuzuik Jr. teamed up for an undefeated run through the field of 24 other teams to win Kitty’s 12 & Under Scotch Doubles event on December 22nd.

Tony & Tony took the hot-seat with a very close 6-5 deci-sion over Joe Wiley & Jeff Vikete.

On the one loss side, Bernie Pappa & Sophia Morquecho defeated Don Still-ings & Chris Cable 6-3. Bernie & Sophia held an early 3-1 lead, but let Don & Chris tie things at 3-3 before they went ahead and won the match.

Bernie & Sophia would not be able to repeat that performance against Joe & Jeff though, as Joe & Jeff won the next match 6-3 to setup a rematch against Tony & Tony in the finals.

The first set of the finals saw Tony & Tony struggling with their games, while Joe & Jeff took complete advantage and cruised to a 3-0 lead. That was when Tony & Tony started putting things together. They tied the match at 4-4 and saw the pressure starting to get to Joe & Jeff. Two racks later, it was Tony & Tony celebrating a 6-4 win for the tournament victory.

Complete Payouts: 1st Tony Yuzuik & Tony Yuzuik $4102nd Joe Wiley & Jeff Vikete $2003rd Bernie Pappa & Sophia Morquecho $1104th Don Stillings & Chris Cable $405th Amado & Lee $205th Joe & David $20

Granillo & Worden Win Kittys 15 & Under


A field of twenty three of the best 55 and older players in Arizona made their way to Kittys on December 1st for the 5th Annual Senior Barbox Championship. This marquee event draws the top barbox players in the valley and this year was no exception with such notables as former champions Chuck Evans and Doc Rice, as well as Burt Balancad, Pat Dicker, Andy Peterson and Don Westbrooks.

Early favorite Chuck Evans was looking strong in this event, but ran into a roadblock when he got to the final four on the winners side. A loss to Burt Balancad on the winners side was followed by a loss to Pat Dicker on the one loss side and Evans was eliminated just out of the money.

After the win over Evans, Balancad moved on to face Bob Jacobs for the hot-seat. As this tourna-ment was a “handicap - 2” event, Burt would race to six while Bob raced to four. The handicap would not come into play in this match, with Bob cruising to a 4-1 win.

The one loss side saw two players who were put-ting together nice runs.

After a loss to John Neal, Pat Dicker had won three straight, including wins over Andy Peterson and Chuck Evans.

Pat’s opponent, Randy Kinny, had lost to Chuck Evans on the winners side, but put together a three match winning streak of his own.

The match between Pat and Randy would go to Randy 5-3, leaving Pat in 4th place.

The semi-final match would see Burt Balancad racing to six and Randy Kinny racing to five, and

again the handicap would not come into play as Randy won this match 5-4.

The true double elimination finals between Jacobs and Kinny would be a 5-4 race with Kinny going to five.

Jacobs came out strong and led the 1st set 2-1 before Randy took advantage of back to back table runs to gain the lead at 3-2. Randy went on to win the next two games for a 5-2 win, forcing a second set to determine a winner.

Again, Jacobs came out strong in the second set of the finals and held a 2-0 lead. And again, Kinny came back

and took control of the match with five straight wins for the 5-2 tournament win.

Complete Payouts:1st Randy Kinny $6002nd Bob Jacobs $2403rd Burt Balancad $2204th Pat Dicker $90

Past Winners:2008 - Chuck Evans, 2009 - Doc Rice, 2010 - Rocky Morris, 2011 - Ed Scott

Randy Kinny Wins Senior Barbox Championship

Randy Kinny, Kitty Carroll and Bob Jacobs


MONDAY 7:30 SPIRITS 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 OPEN CALL FOR DETAILS CALLTUESDAY 7PM KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL 9’TBL WILD BALL $15.00TUESDAY 8PM BROOKSIDE II 15170 W BELL RD SURPRISE 623-556-1000 9-BALL D/E 200% RACE TO 2 $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 MVP SPORTS BAR 6001 N. 43RD AVE 602-973-2018 8-BALL D/E SIGN UP AT 7PM $5.00WEDNESDAY 8PM BROOKSIDE II 15170 W BELL RD SURPRISE 623-556-1000 8-BALL D/E 200% RACE TO 2 $5.00WEDNESDAY 8:00 THE CURVE 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00THURSDAY 7PM ENOCHS 6750 W PEORIA AVE 623-878-6296 9-BALL D/E $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 480-962-9151 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00FRIDAY 7PM MAIN ST 1749 W MAIN ST MESA 480-969-7898 9-BALL D/E FULL HANDICAP $30.00FRIDAY 9:00PM HARRY’s LAST CALL 9521 N 7TH STREET 602-944-9944 8-BALL RACE TO 1 D/E $5.00SATURDAY 1PM SPUD’S BAR & GRILL 3558 W. NORTHERN AVE 602-944-3992 OPEN 9BALL D/E 200% W/24 $5.00SATURDAY 3:30PM MVP SPORTS BAR 6001 N. 43RD AVE 602-973-2018 OPEN 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SATURDAY 4:00 KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 480-962-9151 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 3PM MVP SPORTS BAR 6001 N. 43RD AVE 602-973-2018 8-BALL D/E SIGN UP AT 2PM $5.00SUNDAY 4PM KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 480-962-9151 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 SPIRITS 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 OPEN CALL FOR DETAILS CALLSUNDAY 7PM DAVES PLACE 2710 W BELL 602-866-9898 OPEN 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 3PM EXIT-7 7941 W. GLENDALE AVE 623-939-6261 8-BALL RACE TO 2 D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 6PM DADDY O’S 4163 W THUNDERBIRD 602-298-9953 OPEN 8BALL D/E 200% RACE TO 2 $7.00

SUNDAY 2PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W. PEORIA AVE 623-939-3876 3-BALL (5 TOTAL SHOTS) $2.00

TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL 7’ TABLES SIDES $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 200% Payback $5.00SATURDAY 7:30 PM THE DELI 9635 W PEORIA AVE 623-979-5163 8-BALL D/E 200% PAY $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 200% Payback $5.00

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 7:30 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 $7.00WEDNESDAY 7PM MAIN ST 1749 W MAIN ST MESA 480-969-7898 9-BALL S/E FULL HANDICAP $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 6:00 SHOOTERS BAR 4132 E. MCDOWELL RD 602-633-2377 8-BALL $10 Side Pot $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 $10.00SUNDAY 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% $5.00

MONDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 8-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00TUESDAY 6:00 SHOOTERS BAR 4132 E. MCDOWELL RD 602-633-2377 8-BALL Race to 1 D/E $5.00TUESDAY 7:00 RIVER CITY 1107 E BELL RD 602-993-3317 9-BALL D/E 200% Payback $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 6:00 SHOOTERS BAR 4132 E. MCDOWELL RD 602-633-2377 8-BALL Race to 1 D/E $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 6:00 SHOOTERS BAR 4132 E. MCDOWELL RD 602-633-2377 8-BALL Race to 1 D/E $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

FRIDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-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 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 9-BALL D/E SIDEPOTS $10.00

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9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 870-0273 Jan 4thDesert Classic Tour Skip & Jan’s 7700 South Priest Drive (480) 598-8611 Jan 5th - 6th

15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 Jan 5th7’s & Under 9ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Jan 12th

12 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 Jan 12thOne Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Jan 12th

12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Jan 19thPreacher Ronns 1-Pocket Kolbys 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Jan 26th7’s & Under 9ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Jan 26th-27th15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Jan 26th

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


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Desert Classic Tour Points List

1. Chuck Evans 5452. Gus Briseno 5153. Bobby Emmons 5054. Scott Frost 4655. Bret Huth 430

6. Nick DeLeon 4007. Tres Kane 3508. Mike Sandoval 3408. Dennis Orender 34010. Pete Lhotka 320

11. Chris Paradowski 31512. Jim Henrickson 27513. Mitch Ellerman 27014. John Smith 20015. Paul Grande 195

16. Ken Gouso 19017. Ray Robles 18518. Brian Reich 17018. Mike Hamman 17020. Jude Espinoza 165

Final 2012 Points Standings

Arizona Womens Billiard Tour Points List

1 Susan Williams 7452 Angelina Paglia 7003 Stacy Allsup 6154 Sara Miller 4055 Terry Johnson-McCauley 2505 Leandrea Gaff 2507 Nina Tagley 2107 Lynor Johnson 2109 Rebecca Wagner 20510 Tracie Hamman 20011 Cindy Yazzie 19011 Jodi Hirning 19011 Jaye Succo 19014 Susan Wilbur 18015 Kristin Haney 17516 Renay (Claudia) Justus 17017 Stacy Novack 16018 Beth Orth 15018 Justine Bishop 15018 Sonia Flores 15021 Pat Schultz 14022 Claudia Morado 13022 Susan Wrightson 13022 Amanda Pulley 13025 Jessica Bunnell 12526 Jodie Villegas 12026 Sara Sorg 12028 Ashley Baker 9529 Michelle Trevino 8029 Sophia Morquecho 8029 Susan Mello 8029 Jeri Engh 8033 Angela Brown 6033 Beverly Cook 6033 Diana Clayton 6033 Connie Soots 6037 Anne Gray 5037 Barbara Allen 5037 Cathy Kelley 5040 Lynn Shomaker 4040 Marlene Nickerson 4040 Pamala Barbosa 4040 Peg Hurst 4044 Ebony Kelly 3044 June Maiers 3044 Lisa Rosenthal 3044 Pearl Napa 3044 Sue Orr 3044 Teri Curtis 3050 Becky Onnembo 2550 Jacinda Sanders 2550 Judith Sperling 2550 Lois Schmitt 25

Final 2012 Points Standings


Double Dip Win at Max & Ted’s 480

Max and Ted’s 480’s December 14 & Under Scotch Doubles Tournament drew a fi eld of sixteen teams to compete for over $900.00 in prize money.

The hot-seat match found Chris and DJ meeting Manny and Ali. This battle went hill-hill, with Chris and DJ going to the one loss side.

The match for 2nd and 3rd pitted Chris and DJ against Robert and Mike. This exciting match was decided 8-5 with Chris and DJ settling for 3rd place and taking home $350.00.

The match between Manny and Ali against Robert and Mike was set. Not to be denied, Robert and Mike double dipped Manny and Ali to take 1st place and take home $395.00. For their efforts, Manny and Ali claimed 2nd place and took home $145.00.

As always, the 480 staff provided a great venue and excellent service.

Robert, Mike, Manny & Ali

The Arizona Foosball League championships (a.k.a. “Foos Bowl”) took place on Decem-ber 15, 2012 at Stinger’s Sports Bar in Peoria. This popular event is the culmination of a four month season featuring scores of players based on teams around the valley, and hosts both the league championship title match (top two teams) along with fi nals matches for a variety of indi-vidual titles and precious bragging rights. There were over forty local foosers (fooser = one who plays foosball) on hand for the latest rendition of this all day extravaganza.

Foosball (otherwise known as “table soccer”) is a table sport where opponents face off head-to-head in an adrenaline-fi lled rush to score goals as quickly as possible, achieve glory on the battle-fi eld, and if possible, send one’s opponent away with head hanging in defeat, ears ringing, and talking to himself.

While it is generally agreed by sports historians that foosball originated between 1 and 2 mil-lion years ago in the south of France, it didn’t come to prominence until the 1970s with the arrival of pinball, Pac Man and pop idol/fooser Leo Sayer. At that time the game grew to be nearly as popular as billiards, and that decade saw full sized foosball halls, foosball “hustlers”, and multi-million dollar pro tournaments. Since that time the game has endured many ups and downs, and though the large halls with a dozen or more tables have become scarce to fi nd, there has remained throughout an underground society of players (new and old) who meet regularly in local bars to compete in $5 or $10 tournaments and have a good time with a lot of old friends. An offi cial Arizona Foosball League kicked off in 2005, and has become increasingly popular ever since.

Currently, Arizona Foosball is offering tournaments and leagues in various locations around the valley including West & Central Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert. Players of all levels are welcome, and several events (including the valley-wide league) are also handicapped in order to even out the playing fi eld.

So if you are an old-school player looking to get back into the game, or you are simply curious about all the loud sounds, odd charac-ters, and commotion com-ing from the back of your favorite local bar these days, check out all the cool things going down in the new foosball world with a quick visit to www.arizonafoos-ball.com or call Bill Nolan at 602-751-8818 for info.

FOOS BOWL X RESULTS

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHHot Shots: Part Foos 4, Foos Brothers 1

INDIVIDUAL TITLE MATCHES League Stud - Ricky Chun (E) defeated Jim King (W) Goalie War - Rob Newmeyer (E) defeated Tom Smith (W) Forward Shoot Out - Tom Husband (W) defeated Jiva Devoe (E)Singles - Ricky Chun (E) defeated Adrienne McCor-mack (W)Doubles - Mark Proctor (W) defeated Jeremy Wet-tlaufer (E)

Rollerball - Chris Serrao (E) defeated Jim King (W) 5 Bar War - Mark Proctor (W) defeated Dave Still (E)Hired Gun - Johnny VallesMost Improved Player - Ricky Chun

HANDICAPPED DRAW (Open to all players)1 - Don Swan/Chris Pagenkopf 1 - Johnny Valles/Scott Young 3 - Mike Sames/Jim Dickson 4 - Nick Bourdos/Jim Hubred5 - Daniel Blech/Jeff Minnig5 - Steve Taylor/Pat Hutson7 - Miles Johnson/Jason Collicott 7 - Jim King/Joe Stock9 - Ricky Chun/Rob Newmeyer9 - Dave Still/Ramses Giron9 - Mark Proctor/Holly Minnig9 - Nolan Gorney/Steve Collicott

Hot Shots: Part Foos Wins Az Foosball League Championships


Max & Ted’s 480 December Wall of Fame

November 29th - Dave & Scott November 30th - Larry Worden & Gonzo December 7th - Emilio & Kiko

December 13th - Gilbert & his dad December 14th - Emilio & John December 16th - Gilbert & Carl

December 20th - Gilbert & Ray December 21st - Emilio & Joe December 23rd - Dave & Tommy

january 2013 arizona billiard and dart news

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