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Ellerman in Vegas

Tres Wins........................Ellerman Undefeated......Instructor Directory........Balabushka Chalk..........Jose Wins At Knobbys...Dana & Teresa Tops.......Dan & Bernie Win..........Ridder & Brewer Win....League Coverage...........APA Teams Qualify........APA Scotch Doubles......TAP Pool Leagues..........ACS Nationals................BCAPL Nationals...........BCA National Pics.........AZPL State Champs.......League Information........Dart Coverage................Team USA Results.........Master’s Dart League.....Wild West Shootout........Team Dart Results..........Master’s Trivia...............Dart Tournaments...........Dave Fatum....................Letter To The Editor.......Ask Mike........................Bullshooters Elite 16......Breast Cancer Benefit.....PDI Darts Finale.............Jerry Briesath.................Weekly Tourney Guide...Prescott Tourneys...........Monthly Tourneys..........Stinger’s Scotch.............Tyson at the Deli............Pool Tours......................DCT Points.....................DCT Schedule................AWBT Points.................AWBT Schedule.............

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Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsJune 2012

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The local pool world was saddened over the last month with the loss of two long time members. Jason Shearer, son of Jerry Shearer, passed on April 22nd. Jason was a regular pool player a few years ago in the Arizona Hot Shots league and local tournament. Then, right after pool players got back from the BCA Nationals, the news broke that Davis Toothman had fallen from a brain aneurism. We also need to mention that long-time pool supporter Leon Pasquariello at Groggys has been down sick the past couple of months. We are hoping for a strong recovery by Leon. We have full results from the recently completed events in Vegas for both pool and dart players. Lots of of that money came back to Arizona in the pockets of our local players. Congrats to everyone. I also owe a big thanks to Tammie Hermanek for her help with this month’s paper. -Mike


Tres Kane wins One Pocket Madness

Tres Kane came back from an early less to win the Bullshooters One Pocket Madness event on May 5th.

The winners side saw a familiar face as Gus Briseno took the hot-seat with a 2-0 win over Bobby Emmons.

On the one loss side, Tres earned a narrow 2-1 win over Bernie Pettipiece and then followed that up with a 2-1 win over Bobby Emmons.

Tres completed his tournament run with a 3-0 win over Gus in the extended fi nal match for the tournament win.

1st place: Tres Kane $3102nd place: Gus Briseno $1703rd place: Bobby Emmons $110

‘Big Daddy’ Tres Kane

Ellerman Wins Preacher Ronn’s Event

Mitch Ellerman added another entry to his resume with an undefeated run through the fi eld at Preacher Ronn’s One Pocket event on May 26th at Kolby’s Corner Pocket.

Ellerman took the hot-seat with a win over Bobby Emmons giving Bobby 9-8 and 9-7.

On the one loss side, Eric Young was bouncing back nicely from an early loss to Ellerman. After losing the fi rst game to Bernie Pettipiece, Young came back to win the match 2-1.

Next up for Young was Emmons, and after losing the fi rst game of the match it was Young winning two in a row for the 2-1 win.

Considering his past couple matches, Young didn’t seem phased by Ellerman winning the fi rst game in the tournament fi nals. Unfortunately for Young, Eller-man went on to win the next two games and swept the fi nals 3-0.

Ellerman took home $250 for fi rst, while Young settled for $140. Emmons fi lled out the cashing positions in third with $80.

Mitch Ellerman & Eric Young


Balabushka Cue Company Introduces Performance Billiard Chalk

Improved Chalk Equals Improved PerformanceIn their time-honored tradition of excel-lence, Balabushka Cue Company is pleased to present their new Perfor-mance Chalk. This chalk adheres to your cue tip, making frequent chalking a thing-of-the-past. It grips the cue ball, allowing for superior ball control. Also, Balabushka Perfor-mance Chalk pro-duced very little dust residue, keeping the table, balls and your hands cleaner throughout your entire match. Distribution has launched to billiard retailers throughout the United States and Internationally.

Prior to launch, this chalk was only distributed to an exclusive number of dedi-cated billiard players, and has received rave reviews supporting the claims of increased performance and added confidence in every shot.

In the spirit of George Balabushka, and his philosophy on excellence, the Bala-bushka Cue Company, LLC, located in Phoenix, Arizona, promises to maintain that level of excellence on every product produced under his name.

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Jose wins Knobby’s Monthly Tournament

Knobby’s held their monthly Open 8 ball tournament on Friday May 4th, 2012. 22 players came out to get a chance of $640.00 total prize money.

Jose Gonzalez played Ten Lee for the hot seat. Jose was shooting well as he won the match 2-0. Meanwhile, Bob Soto beat Richie Daniels, giving Richie $40.00 for 4th place. Bob then faced Ten where he made the 8 ball and scratched. Bob got $95.00 for 3rd place.

Ten had his rematch with Jose, but Jose still was on fire as he won 2-0 once again and took home $320.00 for 1st place and Ten got $165.00 for 2nd place.

Knobby’s next tournament will be held Friday June 1, 2012. They always provide food for all the players and with a 200% payback, you have to give this tournament a try.

Payouts are as followed :1st place Jose Gonzalez $320.002nd place Ten Lee $165.003rd place Bob Soto $95.004th place Richie Daniels $40.005th/6th place Oscar Avila $10.005th/6th place Sophia Morquecho $10.00

Richie Daniels, Tenado Lee, Bob Soto and Jose Gonzalez


Dana & Teresa Top Team at Kittys

Eighteen 12 & under Scotch Doubles teams came to Kitty’s on May 19th, ready to vie for over $1,000.00 in prize money at the May Scotch Event.

The hot-seat match pitted Dana Moore & Teresa Eibner against Robert & Mike Weant. After an exciting match, Dana & Teresa won the hot seat.

Coming through the losers side, Chris Carpenter & Maria Simonson took 3rd place and took home $ 50.00. Not bad for their first time as a scotch team at Kitty’s.

After an exciting day, the final was a rematch between Dana & Teresa versus Robert and Mike. For their efforts, Robert & Mike won 2nd place and $ 285.00 in prize money. Dana and Teresa claimed 1st place and took home $545.00.

Tournament director JW ran another great tournament, and as always, Kitty and her staff provided a great venue and excellent service.

1st Dana Moore / Teresa Eibner $5452nd Robert Weant / Mike Weant $2853rd Chris Carpenter / Maria Simonson $50

Teresa Eibner, Dana Moore, John Walsh, Robert and Mike Weant

Dan & Bernie Take Long Route at Kitty’s

Fifteen & Under Scotch Doubles was the game on May 26th at Kitty’s and twenty teams were in attendance to stake claim on their share of over $1,100.00 in prize money.

The hot-seat match found Chuck Bobbitt & Burt Balancad against Dana Moore and Adam Payne. After a hard fought match, Dana and Adam won the hot seat.

Coming through the loser side, after losing their first match, Bernie Store & Dan Young played Chuck & Burt for 3rd place. After a hard fought match, Burt and Chuck took 3rd and $160.00.

The day ended with a match between Dana and Adam against Bernie and Dan. After being down, Dana and Adam came roaring back to take 1st. Bernie and Dan took 2nd and $ 320.00, while Dana and Adam took 1st and $ 630.00.

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

1st Dan Young / Bernie Store $6302nd Dana Moore / Adam Payne $3203rd Burt Balancad / Chuck Bobbitt $160

Adam Payne, Dana Moore, Bernie Store and Dan Young


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Memorial Day weekend, Bullshooters added $440 to their weekly scotch doubles tournament.

23 competitive teams came out for a piece of 1820 in total prize money. 1st place prize money total $1015.

Troy Ridder and Jimmy Brewer played Robert Berry and Steve Stowers for the hot seat. It was a battle as these two teams were both undefeated. Troy and Jimmy won 8-6 and waited in the hot seat.

Oscar Avila and Joe Daguano beat Bernie Store and Dan Young 8-4 giving them $100 for 4th place. This set up the match between Oscar & Joe and Robert & Steve. Oscar and Joe won 8-5 giving Robert and Steve 3rd place winning $215.

Due to the long night, Troy & Jimmy agreed on a split with Oscar and Joe giv-ing 1st place to Ridder and Brewer $780.00. Oscar and Joe took home $645.00 for 2nd place.

Bullshooters has this tournament every Sunday afternoon @ 5pm. They add money and give each player a free drink with the purchase of a beverage. If you have any questions regarding this tournament, Call the tournament director (Sophia Morquecho) @ 602 435-2831

1st Place Troy Ridder/Jimmy Brewer $780.002nd place Oscar Avila/Joe Daguano $645.003rd place Robert Berry/Steve Stowers $215.004th place Bernie Store/Dan Young $100.00 5/6 place BBQ/Joe Chyzy $40.005/6 place Rico Gonzales/Joe Sehner $40.00

Ridder & Brewer Win At Bullshooters

Oscar Avila, Sophia Morquecho, Troy Ridder & Jimmy Brewer


The “On the Road to Vegas” Tour continued in May with two 9 ball teams earning their place in the APA National Team Championships to be held

in Las Vegas on August 16th.

Over the weekend of May 19th and 20th APA held its 9 ball Local Team Championships at Main Street Billiards in Mesa. 24 Teams com-peted for a chance to go to Vegas and compete in the National event. Two teams were left standing at the end of the weekend and will receive their entry fee and rooms paid along with $1100 in cash to spend when they get there. But it doesn’t end there. Winning teams at the National event will receive cash and awards totaling more than $1million. Teams consist of from 5 to 8 players ranging in skill level from a complete beginner to a seasoned player with many years under their belt. Gina Nowlin, the APA Phoenix league op-erator, says this is a really great way for someone who plays for fun and recreation to go to Las Vegas and compete fairly in a major tournament, and get paid for it. Everything is based on a handicap system that allows even the most nov-ice of players to have a good chance of winning their match and help their team advance in the tournament. Gina said, we have players going to Vegas this year that have only been playing pool for a couple of months. How great is that!

Throughout the year APA runs a series of tour-naments called “On the Road to Vegas”. This series of tournaments includes Singles, Doubles, and 5 player Team events that allow the win-ners the chance to go to Las Vegas and represent Phoenix in the APA National Team Champion-ships. The winners of these events are provided

entry fees, table fees, Rooms and travel assistance to get there. In the singles event held in April at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, three players competed for their share of $175 thousand in cash and prizes. This summer the Phoenix APA will send two Masters teams, four Scotch Doubles Teams, three 8 ball teams and two 9 ball teams.

The two 9 ball teams going to Vegas are:

“Shape is Overrated” – Jimmy Beaner (SL 4), Alex Martin (SL 2), Captain Artie Lewis (Skill Level 3), Will Sexton (SL 8), Jeff Currie (SL 5), and Bernie Lewis (SL 4). Chris Lewis (SL 4) and Abie Padilla (SL 5), are not shown.

“Wildcards” – Steve Hyson (SL 4), Mike Michaels (SL 4), Brad Andrews (SL 8), Co-Captain Polly Hughes (SL 4), Betty Johnson, and Marty Packham (SL 4). Captain Paul Ogilvie (SL 5) and Rae Helton (SL 2) are not shown.

Along with the 9 ball teams, two masters teams have also secured spots at the National Championships. Doc Rice, Tres Kane, and Oscar Avila make up the 1st place team and Steven Henderson, Steve Martel, Steve Stowers and Bill Norrish earned the 2nd spot.

During the the next month APA will be filling the 8 ball teams and the 8 ball and 9 ball scotch doubles spots

through tournaments in the last of the “On the Road to Vegas” Series. Congratulations and good luck to all the teams who will be playing in the championships.

APA Teams Qualify For Nationals

Shape Is Overrated

Wildcards


Another install-ment of the APA “On the Road to Vegas” tourna-ment series goes in the books this last weekend of May. An 8 Ball Scotch Doubles tournament was held on the 27th of May to determine which 2 players will represent Phoe-nix in the APA National Team Championships in Las Vegas the week beginning August 16. There were some great players who showed up to try for the paid spot to Vegas. Ultimately, it came down to an East Valley vs. West Valley contest. Gina and Doug Nowlin, League Operators for APA here in Maricopa County, have a friendly little rivalry going on, with Gina representing the West side of Phoenix and Doug the East Side. Many times in our major tournaments it comes down to a couple of teams that play out of Mesa or Tempe taking on teams from Glendale or West Phoenix, Gina said on Sunday. This Scotch Doubles tourna-ment was no exception. Bullshooters, always a great venue to hold a qualifying tournament, hosted the event on Sunday afternoon.

Jay Jarvis and Chris Lewis who actually play out of Bullshooters with their Tuesday night teams, took on Randy Martin and Max Sperry who normally play in Gilbert on Tuesday and Wednesday nights for the winner take all final position. Each match is a race to the players combined handicap divided by 2. Randy and Max finally prevailed after a hard fought battle. Both teams played to the end and it is unfortunate that both teams couldn’t win. Randy and Max will be playing in a Scotch Doubles Tournament at the APA National Team Championships to be held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada on August 16 through the 18th, compliments of the APA. They also receive $500 spending money when they get there. Good Job Guys.

APA Scotch Doubles

Max Sperry & Randy Martin

The Tap Pool League Starts The Summer Session In June

Play In A League To Improve Your GameEvery TAP player can see their stats online to watch their progress!TAP’S SUMMER SESSION STARTS Tuesday, June 12; Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 14.

There are several divi-sions to choose from as listed below:

Div A: (Tues): 8-Ball, 9’, in-house Skip & Jan’sDiv B: (Thurs): 8-Ball, 9’, in-house Skip & Jan’sDiv C: (Wed): 8-Ball, 9’, in-house BullShootersDiv G: (Thurs): 8-Ball, 7’, in-house Skip & Jan’sDiv K: (Wed): 8-Ball, 7’, Travel (Tempe/Chandler)Div N: (Tues): 8-Ball, 9’, in-house Main Street BilliardsDiv P: (Wed): 8-Ball, 9’, in-house Skip & Jan’s

**NEW** Division D: (Tues) 8-Ball MONEY DIVISION - 9’, BullShooter’s (WE’RE COLLECTING NAMES FOR THIS DIVISION AND WILL START WHEN WE HAVE AT LEAST SIX TEAMS)

Call Peggy at 602-268-6067 for more information or to join!

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2012 Lucasi Hybrid CuesACS National Results

Men’s 9-Ball Singles

Victor Tyynismaa 9th $200

Women’s 9-Ball Singles

Claudia Morado 4th $280

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles (2nd Chance Division)

Michele Gonzalez 3rd $100

Women’s Senior 8-Ball Singles

Patience West 4th $300

Open Scotch Doubles

Claudio Morado/Breck Young 3rd $400Maria Simonson/Chris Carpenter 9th $150Michele Gonzalez/Ronnie Vires 13th $100

Men’s Open 8-Ball Teams

Hot Shots 3rd $1,000

Men’s Open 8-Ball Teams (2nd Chance Division)

43rd Avenue Tavern Rumors 5th $75

Women’s Open 8-Ball Teams (2nd Chance Division)

Deli Avengers 3rd $100

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Teams (2nd Chance Division)

Enochs Troublemakers 5th $75


36th BCAPL National 8-Ball Championship Results

9-Ball Challenge

Mitch Ellerman 1st $2,600Chad Barber 13th $350

Women’s Open 9-Ball

Veronica Poore 17th $50

Men’s Open 9-Ball

Carlos Avalos 17th $175Burt Balancad 17th $175Brett Huth 33rd $75

Open Scotch Doubles

Jerry Stuckart/Ashea Erdahl 13th $400Alex Hathcock/Tami Hathcock 25th $250Mike Hamman/Tracey Elliott 49th $150Joe Nicita/Pat Schultz 49th $150Steve Stowers/Cathy Kelley 65th $100Larry Olson/Marilyn Whitten 65th $100

Advanced Scotch Doubles

Mike Sandoval/Bernie Store 5th $375Burt Balancad/Sophia Morquecho 7th $250

Men’s Open Singles

Jerry Stuckart 33rd $500Chris Paradowski 49th $375Junior Florez 65th $300Mike Hamman 65th $300Ben Hrabina 65th $300Tyler Fleishman 129th $200Jose Gonzales 129th $200Jonathan Rowe 129th $200Bill Vander Weyst 129th $200Mike Williams 129th $200Steve Stowers 193rd $150Davis Toothman 193rd $150Terry Tucker 193rd $150Eddie Adkins 257th $125Joey Barrera 257th $125Marcel Beaudet 257th $125Joe Chyzy 257th $125Johnny Garcia 257th $125Brett Huth 257th $125Ron Weeks 257th $125Glenn Anderson 385th $100Carlos Avalos 385th $100Chad Barber 385th $100Orlando Dixon 385th $100Ken Gouso 385th $100Bryson Hunter 385th $100Brian Poore 385th $100Gabe Saenz 385th $100Eric Yagla 385th $100

Women’s Open Singles

Ashea Erdahl 33rd $225Jaye Succo 33rd $225Cathy Kelley 65th $150Veronica Poore 65th $150Tracey Elliott 97th $125

Women’s Advanced SinglesBernie Store 13th $150

Women’s Master SinglesSusan Williams 3rd $900

Men’s Senior SinglesRocky Morris 9th $550Andy Peterson 9th $550Jim Ehrbar 17th $325Burt Balancad 25th $250Bob Cummings 25th $250Robert Briggson 33rd $200Dave Stowers 33rd $200Ed Parker 49th $150Bill Truitt 49th $150Don Westbrooks 49th $150John Halter 65th $125Mike LaLumiere 65th $125Doc Rice 97th $100

Men’s Super SinglesKerry Ames 2nd $3,400Mark Grooms 49th $125

Women’s Super SinglesPat Martin 17th $150

Mixed Open Teams

Skip & Jan’s Desert Heat 4th $5,200 (Junior Flores, Bruce Green, Dean Martin, Andy Peterson, Doc Rice, Bill Vander Weyst)Stinger’s Haboobs 25th $1,000 (Robert Berry, Ken Gouso, Ben Hrabina, Travis Kennedy, Mike Sandoval, Mike Williams)No Flash Photography 33rd $725 (Carlos Avalos, Chad Barber, Brian Poore, Bernie Store, Jerry Stuckart)Cheatin’ Pockets 33rd $725 (Jeff Hagan, Mike Hamman, Jack Murray, Chris Paradowski, Larry Tung, Don Westbrooks)The Heat 97th $350 (Jamie Cole, Jonathan Rowe, George Rowe, Todd Rowitz, Marvin Valdez)Playa III Reuben 129th $250 (Roy Anderson II, Reuben Azule, Todd Dilley, James Hesse, Dan Smith) Hot Shots 129th $250 (Don Brandt, Rich Daniels, Ken Heike, Ken Holgate, Max Maurer)

Women’s Open Teams

Won N Dun 9th $600 (Leandrea Gaff, Cathy Kelley, Becky Onnembo, Veronica Poore) Snap Payback 17th $325 (Lynor Johnson, Lynda Niichel, Doreen Sunn, CC Villanueva)Racks R Us 25th $250 (Mindy Bradford, Vicky Jaime, Kim Kauffman, Sarah Mendez, Tracy Price)Hot Pockets 25th $250 (Diana Clayton, Lori Kinney, Brynn Lawhorn, Lynn Shoemaker)Playa Melvina 33rd $200 (Laura Boothroyd, Toni Carlyle, Melvina Ray, LeeAnn Taylor, Edwina Tor-talita)

Women’s Advanced/Master Teams

Bad Azz Babes 7th $300 (Sonia Flores, Sara Miller, Sophia Morquecho, Susan Williams)

Women’s 9-Ball Teams

P.F. Chang’s Warriors 3rd $200 (Robbin Grammatico, Claudia Morado, Sara Sorg)


Mike Sandoval Bill Vander Weyst

Michael WilliamsRobert BerryLeandrea Gaff

Ken Gouso

Jamie ColeBrynn Lawhorn & Susan WilliamsDon Westbrooks

Jeff HaganTim ChristopherRob Turner

Chad BarberJohn CowanBrian Poore

Gil MunozJerry StuckartBernie Store

BCA Nationals Photos

All Photos Courtesy of Rick Schmitz - Rixx PixxCall Rick at 520-977-3414 for information on photo prints


Congratulations to the Spring 2012 AZPL State Champions Red Devil Fish of Flagstaff! Jay Graham, Brennan Larson & Marko Robles led the Fish to a 6-1 record, losing once to The Inebriated Chris Negrin, Dave Rayner and Cliff Seaton 65-59 then returning the favor by defeat-ing them twice, first 66-59 and second 60-59 to win the Championship! The 3 matches featured 7 10-0s, 2 8-ball breaks and only 1 30-point game, by Brennan Larson. The Inebriated came in 2nd finishing 4-2 and winning $465.

The fun began on Friday with the 8-Ball Break & Run Derby, the Men’s & Women’s MVP Singles Tournaments and the 7 & Under Singles Tourna-ment. Fourteen players entered the 8-Ball Break & Run Derby. Cliff Seaton scored 22 in the first round, which was the highest for any player in a single round. In the second round Mike Chapa and Pete Williams scored 14 & 13 respectively for the 2nd & 3rd highest. Doug Weber led the 3rd round with 11 but his 3-round total of 19 wasn’t enough to make it to the final round. Making it to the finals were Cliff Seaton & Mike Chapa, both tied with 28 points and Pete Wil-liams with 27. Mike scored 13 points to win his first 8-Ball Break & Run Derby Championship. He’ll receive a $50 credit towards his weekly dues. Cliff scored 11 to finish 2nd and Pete took 3rd with 3 points! They’ll receive credits of $35 & $15.

There were 11 entrants in this season’s Women’s MVP Singles Tournament. Wendy Stanfel won 16 games, including matches against former MVPs Dawn Atokuku & Cathy Beyale (twice), to go 5-0 and win the tournament! She wins the MVP trophy, $82 in cash and a free season in the league! Cathy Beyale won $58 with her 2nd place finish and Miki Hoppins took 3rd with a $25 prize.

In the Men’s MVP Singles Tournament Curtis Elifritz defeated a field of 13 to win the MVP trophy, $97 and a free season in the league. Chris Negrin finished in 2nd to win $68 and Mike Chapa won $30, taking 3rd place.

Sixteen players participated in the Stingers 7 & under singles tournament. Doug Weber won 9 games to take 1st place and $60! Kent Bybee took 2nd with a $40 prize and Cecil Attson fin-ished in 3rd to win $20!

On Saturday there were 23 teams competing for the Championship! Of those 23 only 8 made it to Sunday play. The Inebriated, starting at 5pm, faced off against REALLY!, Ginsu Knife, Drunk in Public and the first of 3 matches Vs Red Devil Fish, winning the first four before losing the final two to finish 2nd with $465. No Name, starting

play at 1pm Saturday, won 3 matches on the winners side before losing to Drunk in Public. They went on to the loser’s side and won a league-high 4 in a row before being eliminated by the Red Devil Fish. Along the way they led the league with most wins with 43 and points scored with 619 to go 7-2! They finished in 3rd place winning $375! 4th Place, with a prize of $300, went to Balls in Hand at 3-2. Tied for 5th place and $250 each was Bad Habits & Drunk in Public. In a tie for 7th we had the Hound Dogs & the Double R’s each winning $180. Reigning 2x Champions Shoot the Moon went 3-2 going 35-9 and scoring 404 points to finish in a tie for 13th. Team captain Darren Bradford led the league with a 3.130 PR, going 13-2 while scor-ing 143 points and allowing a league-low 66 points. Jay Graham of the Red Devil Fish finished 2nd with a 2.361 PR, and league-highs of 174 points and 16 wins. Miguel Topete of Two Feathers & a Bean was the most improved shooter in the tournament, going 6-2 with a 27-point match average, over 5 points above his aver-age.

Thanks to Jennifer, Chris, Tara, Jennifer, Lisa & Will for all the help at the tourney!

This spring Cecil Attson passed Joe Campbell to move into 3rd All-Time with 11,333 points. Next up is Robert Berry, with 12,010. Dawn Atokuku scored her 8,000th point to move into 10th All-Time! Jim Green passed Rob Turner to move into 15th place with 7,322 points. Rick Meredith & Chris Negrin both scored their 7,000th point to finish in 17th & 18th respectively. Mark Tom-linson, Scott Elliott and Matt Miller each scored their 6,000th point and Robin Clark scored his 5,000th! An-thony Beyale needs only 26 points to reach the mark as does Chad Hibbard who needs just 33! Eugene Hemp-hill needs just 25 points to score 4,000. Scoring their 3,000th point was Arnold Shiplett and Jim Hastings. Derrick Tutt is just 71 shy of the mark. Alex Franlin needs 47 to reach 2,000. Scoring their 1000th point this season is Brennan Larson, Jay Graham, Dave Riddle, G-Man Garrett Lee, JR Kasting, Mike Ramirez, Jon Tellez, Crystal Tarantine, Victor Vargas Jr, Jean Garcia, Ryan Philpot, Jessie James, Donna Jaggers, Terry Cul-pepper, Tomas Messiah, Joe Ramos & Rich Buhman!

Moving into 5th All-Time Cecil Attson passed Joe Campbell with 736 career wins to Joe’s 715. Pete Williams needs 2 wins to take sole possession of 8th place All-Time. He currently is in 9th with 660 with

Carter Hammond in 8th with 661. Dawn Atokuku needs 3 wins to win her 500th game! Rick Mer-edith needs just 14 to reach the mark. Robin Clark and Curtis Elifritz each win their 400th game. Darren Bradford needs 21 wins to reach 400. Michael Santopadre & Anthony Beyale each won their 300th games. Wayne Shropshire is at 299 and holding.. Winning their 200th are Arnold Shiplett, Miguel Topete, Gary Wimmer & Roy Lawrence. Lisa Bradford is next in line with 198. Larry Di-vito was the lone 100-game winner this season!

Marko Robles led the league with a 6.451 Power Rating. He also led the league with 33 wins, .786 winning percentage, 8 30-point games with 373 points scored while allowing just 212 to give him a league leading 161 P/PA (points/points allowed). Curtis Elifritz & Wendy Stanfel tied for the league lead with 376 points as well as Match Average with both scoring 26.86 points per match! Curtis also had 5 10-0s to lead the league! Derrick Tutt and Pete Williams tied for the lead with 3 8-ball breaks! Pete now has a league leading 14 8-ball breaks in his career! Garrett Lee shot a 21.29 match average this season, 3-1/2 points higher than his career MA to win the Most Improved Shooter award! Patricia Kloeppel led the women, shooting 2-1/2 points higher for a 21.50 match average.

The Summer season begins May 14th in Flagstaff! Phoenix & Globe start May 15th, the Q n Brew starts May 17th and Jester’s Billiards begins May 20th! We might be starting up a Thursday Phoenix traveling division on May 24th. If you’re interested in playing in any of these divisions let me know! I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Red Devil Fish Wins AZPL State Championship

Red Devil Fish - Jay Graham, Brennan Larson & Marko Robles


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


Dart News

Team USA Results

Men’s and Women’s teams from six countries competed as part of the National Dart Association’s Team Dart 2012.

The results saw a clean sweep with Team USA winning both divisions. Ari-zona’s Lisa Yee, Suzanne Lawson and Wendi Stone were all members of the Women’s Team.

Lisa Yee was also named to the 2013 Women’s roster.

Women’s International Challenge1st Place - USA2nd Place - Canada3rd Place - Germany4th Place - Spain

Men’s International Challenge1st Place - USA2nd Place - Germany3rd Place - France4th Place - Spain5th Place - Canada6th Place - Italy


On September 12, 2012 the Arizona’s Men’s Masters Dart League will be the first soft tip dart league to be inducted into the National Dart Hall of Fame.

It is only fitting that it comes as the 60th season has just begun. The league is known throughout the world as the premier soft tip dart league, and has had many great players over the 22 years of existence. More than three hundred players haveplayed in the league since its first season.

The league has been sponsored the whole time by Troy Vending and Dart Master Inc. Overthe 22 years that the league has been in exis-tence, it has paid out nearly $500,000 to the players.

The league is now played solely out of Bull Shooters, but over the years it was played at numerous great bars, includng Big Daddy’s, Jimbo’s, Santisi Brothers, Marino’s and many more.

It has survived over two decades, despite early critics who said it wouldn’t last. Many players have moved to Phoenix just to be a part of themost prestigious league in the country.

No less than 27 players have played on the National Dart Association’s Team USA, which

represents our country against the other dart countries of the world once a year. Team USA has won the last 12 years in a row and Dart Master is a proud sponsor of the team.

The league has helped Arizona become known as the top soft tip area in the country.

We are trying to get a group together to go to Iowa for the induction ceremony in September.

It is a great honor to be apart of the greatest league in the USA.

AZ Master’s Dart League to be Inducted into the Hall of Fame

Wild West Shootout Results

Blind Draw (25 teams)1st: Thad Uraine / Mike Sexton $280

2nd: Frankie Carrasco / Kix Alcala $200

Men’s 501 Doubles (22 teams)1st: JC Martinez / Mike Scarborough $220

2nd: John Gray / Rick Scherbing $120

Ladies Cricket Singles (17 players)1st: Lisa Yee $140

2nd: Cris Froman $80

Men’s Singles Cricket (43 players)1st: Adam Sevada $220

2nd: Gregor Quickshank $120

Mixed Triples (21 teams)1st: Bob Castillo, Kix Alcala (pictured),

Juanita Bodenschatz $3002nd: Rich Finn, Eric Barron, Alvi Dubose $150

Men’s Doubles Cricket (20 teams)1st: Nick Rivera / Adam Sevada $200

2nd: Eric Barron / Rich Finn $100

Ladies Doubles Cricket (10 teams)1st: Sandy Szucs / Cris Froman $120

2nd: Alvi Dubose / Kathy Scillieri $60

Men’s Singles 501 (33 players)1st: Adam Sevada $2002nd: Eric Barron $100

Ladies Singles 501 (19 players)1st: Sandy Szucs $100

2nd: Lisa Yee $60


Team Dart 2012Az Winners

Master Mixed Triples Combo: 3rd Place: Team “Trinidad”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaDave Fatum, Suzanne Lawson, Juan Carlos Martinez

Open Masters Team Cricket: 3rd Place: Team “Trinidad”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaEric Barron, Bob Castillo, Dave Fatum, Juan Carlos Martinez

Open Master Team Cricket: 5th Place: Team “Jumbo’s Masters”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaKix Alcala, Pete Linaris, John Uraine, David Wilderman

Ladies Masters Singles Cricket: 1st Place:Lisa Yee- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Masters Doubles 501 DI/DO: 4th Place:Team “Juan to Many”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaDace Fatum, Juan Carlos Martinez

Open Masters Doubles 501 DI/DO: 13th Place: Team “Special Buddy’s”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaRick Breckenfelder, Ray Gerbert

Ladies Masters Singles 501 DI/DO: 5th Place:Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Masters Mixed Doubles Combo: 2nd Place: Team “Scorpion Attacks”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaDave Fatum, Lisa Yee

Masters Mixed Doubles Combo: 4th Place:Team “What a Pair”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaKix Alcala, Wendi Dodson

Open Masters Singles 501 DI/DO: Level B: 1st Place:Dave Fatum- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Masters Singles 501 DI/DO: Level B: 2nd Place:Rich Finn- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Masters Singles 501 DI/DO: Level B: 9th (tie):Kix Alcala- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona &Rik Scherbing- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Masters Singles Cricket: Level A: 13th Place:Dave Fatum- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Masters Singles Cricket: Level B: 7th Place:Rob Coldiron- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Masters Singles Cricket: Level B: 9th Place: Bob Castillo- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 1: 2nd Place: Team “Yes We’re Twins”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaLarry Colburn, Dario Meza

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 3: 13th Place:Team “Those Guys” – PDI Darts, Peoria, ArizonaJoel Campbell, Jerry Hamaker

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 5: 13th Place:Team “Wentzel & Wentzel”- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, ArizonaDelmer Wentzel, Sherrie Wentzel

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 6: 5th Place:Team “Bruisin To Twitch”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaRobert Jackson, Bruce Lawson

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 6: 13th Place: Team “DWA- Real Men of Genius”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaLarry Mendenhall, Paul Woodhouse

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 7: 3rd Place:Team “602 Boyz” – Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaRon Smith, Ryan Thompson

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 9: 9th Place:Team “Zip It”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaPaula Apodaca, Pat Shawcroft

Open Doubles Cricket: Level 11: 7th Place: Team “Taquito Bell”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaAlexis Reyes, Michelle Vandenberg

Open Doubles 501: Level 1: 13th Place:Team “Yes we’re Twins”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaLarry Colburn, Dario Meza

Open Doubles 501: Level 5: 7th Place:Team “602 Boyz”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaRon Smith, Ryan Thompson

Open Doubles 501: Level 7: 9th Place: Team “Frybread and Beans”- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona Rolando Chavez, Mitch Vest

Open Doubles 501: Level 7: 13th Place:Team “Arreola and Scillieri”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaTeresa Arreola, Lori Kannegiesser, Cathy Scillieri

Open Doubles 501: Level 8: 7th Place: Team “G-Barred”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaGlen Grue, Brett Walthall

Open Singles Cricket: Level 1: 13th Place:Scott Bielik- PDI Darts, Peoria, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 3: 13th Place: Larry Colburn- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 5: 13th Place:Jerry Hamaker- PDI Darts, Peoria, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 8: 9th Place: Delmer Wentzel- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 9: 9th Place: Sherrie Wentzel- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 9: 13th Place:Michael Kinsman- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 10: 9th Place: Brett Walthall- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 10: 13th Place: Rolando Chavez- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 11: 13th (tie)Jonathan Jacob Beverly- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona &Larry Mendenhall- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 13: 9th Place:Luke Carter- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 15: 4th Place: Pam Valles- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 16: 13th Place:Lisa Yee- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles Cricket: Level 17: 9th Place: Glen Grue- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 3: 9th Place: Scott Bielik- PDI Darts, Peoria, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 4: 13th Place:Danny Harrison- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 5: 9th Place:Joel Campbell- PDI Darts, Peoria, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 6: 5th Place:Phil Korodi- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 6: 9th Place: Jerry Hamaker- PDI Dart, Peoria, Arizona

Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsJune 2012Open Singles 501: Level 6: 13th Place: Jason Dettman- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 8: 1st Place:Corey Timmerman- PDI Darts, Peoria, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 8: 9th Place: Brett Walthall- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 10: 9th Place:John Walsh- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 11: 9th Place: Kelli Wise- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 13: 9th Place (tie): Michael Boyle- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, Arizona & Michelle Vandenberg- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Singles 501: Level 15: 5th Place: Wayne Wierz- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona

Open Team 501: Level 3: 3rd Place:Team “Damage Control”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaKristi Boehm, Denise Davis, Wendi Dodson, Suzanne Lawson

Open Team 501: Level 4: 5th Place: Team “Mistys Mullisha” – Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaAlexis Reyes, Kevin Vandenberg, Michelle Vandenberg, Misty Wyma

Open Team Cricket: Level 3: 5th Place: Team “D.W.A”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, Arizona Dave Bozyk, Floyd Burns, Larry Mendenhall, Paul Woodhouse

Open Team Cricket: Level 3: 9th Place:Team “Kim’s Krew”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaKevin Vandenberg, Brett Walthall, Bruce White, Kim White

Open Team Cricket: Level 4: 3rd Place: Team “Her Nutz”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaRichard Fantin, Ryan Thompson, Jamece Warner, Quint Warner

Open Team Cricket: Level 5: 7th Place: Team “Desert Dart Warrior”- Troy Vending, PhoenixJody Mayer, mark Selfrath, Lisa Staton, Randy Staton

Mixed Doubles 501: Level 2: 5th Place: Team “Liquor Box”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaMatt Zink, Traci Zink

Mixed Doubles 501: Level 4: 3rd Place: Team “Munoz & Munoz”- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, ArizonaAlbert Munoz, Kerry Munoz

Mixed Doubles 501: Level 4: 5th Place: Team “One Out of the Money”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaChristine Cardona, Bruce Lawson

Mixed Doubles Combo: Level 1: 9th Place:Team “Wentzel & Wentzel”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaDelmer Wentzel, Sherrie Wentzel

Mixed Doubles Combo: Level 4: 5th Place: Team “D & V”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaJason Dettman, Pam Valles

Mixed Doubles Combo: Level 5: 2nd Place: Team “Snappers” – PDI Darts, Peoria, ArizonaConnie Davenny, Dennis Shea

Mixed Triples 701: Level 2: 5th Place:Team “Crackalicious”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaJason Livensparger, Kathi Martens, Ron Smith

Mixed Triples 701: Level 3: 3rd Place: Team “Flight Crew”- Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaRobert Jackson, Penny Stanton, John Walsh

Mixed Triples 701: Level 3: 5th Place:Team “The Neighbors” – AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, ArizonaLeticia Lorona, Albert Munoz, Kerry Munoz

Mixed Triples Combo: Level 4: 2nd Place: Team “Bababoosh” – Troy Vending, Phoenix, ArizonaMarie Franqui, Jerry Shasteen, Suzy Smith

Mixed Triples Combo: Level 6: 5th Place: Team “Banging the Neighbors”- AA Amusement LLC, Yuma, ArizonaLeticia Lorona, Albert Munoz, Kerry Munoz

Masters Dart League TriviaThink you know your Master’s Dart League Trivia? Test yourself with these questions, and then head to page 24 for the answers...

1. What is the most common last name to play in the league? How many can you name?

2. How many father son combinations have played in the Masters League? How many can you Name?

3. How Many players have played over 50 seasons?

4. Who has the most Championships as a captain?

5. Can You name the original bars in the league?

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%

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 TipToso’s – 2401 W. Union Hills – Phoenix – 602-896-8676 8:30 Blind DrawJimbos - 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


By David “The Scorpion” Fatum

Dartitis And How To Get Past It

I have been getting a few e-mails lately asking about the Big “D” word...Dartitis. I have known many great play-ers (Eric Bristow, Mark Walsh, Richie Burnett) who have gotten it and some players who only thought they were great that got it.(Hint Hint at the cause) When I was in Univer-sity, I was very interested in Sports Psychology and took a few classes before I switched over to Athletic Therapy and I have used a Sports Psycholo-gist along the way so I have a good grasp on what I am about to share.

So what is Dartitis? A good definition I found is: Dartitis is a condition which can af-fect dart players, and severely damage their performance and results. It can be compared to the yips, an expression used to describe apparent loss of fine motor skills without any explanation. The term is used in reference to players who struggle with some kind of psychological problem with their technique and/or release of their darts. Basically, you can’t let go of the dart.

The “why” is basically that the player has become so focused on “OUTCOME” that the brain views failure as too great of a risk so prevents it. It says “If you don’t throw the dart you can’t fail” so your brain says “ALL STOP” when you go to throw. The players view of the game has become so much about winning or should I say about “not losing” that they built up way too much anxiety. I once had a guy who had it say to me “You will get it. It’s just

a matter of time” and I replied “no I won’t because I do not care about win-ning. I care about my performance” If you have read other articles from me you have heard this line before...”you can never control winning but you can control how well you play. Just because you play very well does not mean you will win.”. Crazy thought I know but very true. If go up and throw 140, 180, 160 you may say I am about to win, right? Maybe, but what if I happen to be playing Taylor and he just went 180, 180, 141 finish? Did I not just have a great performance? Yes I did. Did I win? Nope...but I was successful in doing my job so it was a positive outcome for me. A player that puts too much emphasis on winning would say he failed so he has a nega-tive outcome for the same game. An extreme example but none the less it shows my point.

I just started playing again about a year ago after functionally a year off of no competitive darts of any kind yet my game was better then it every was! I was practicing with an old cagey veter-an and he was so frustrated because he couldn’t get to be as good as he was. He asked for advice so I gave him two things to do: FORGET HOW GOOD YOU USED TO BE - because you are not that guy today and the second was : DO ALL THE THINGS THAT MADE YOU GOOD. Develop a smooth stroke and then practice your stroke hours a day again. I had my game back so fast the same way I developed it, I WORKED REALLY HARD. I am not a good dart player, I am a player that works very hard to be good. I don’t go “two years ago I would have won this shoot easy” because no one cares about yesterday, only what you do today. So how do you fix it? Stop worry-ing about winning and accept that you are now a beginner again. The good news is you have already learned some

lessons so you are not starting at zero again but you are a beginner, so do what beginners do: focus on develop-ing a smooth stroke, learn how to get your eye and hand to start talking to each other again. Easy right? yes and no.

You need to become PERFORMANCE based and not OUTCOME based. You can have great performance and lose as well as have bad performances and win...this is why you may see me be upset after a win because I did not per-form to my ability. You need to forget about throwing at “20” and change your thought to be throwing at a target. The first thing I would have you do is grab as many darts as you can - like house darts, mixed match sets etc - and throw the lot of them at the board. When I developed my throw I had 50 darts of all different weight, sizes and lengths because it did not matter. I want to make changes to my throw and that takes doing it over and over until it is the same. Until the throw is the same every time you can not hit any target. Just throw! What I used to do is throw one dart then throw every other dart at the one before it. So if one went 3 inches away, that became the new place to look. I did this for hours, days and weeks until I started to hit that other dart all the time. Once you have a smooth throw again then you can then begin to look for a real target like a big pie segment. You have to hit it 2/3 a time before you go to another segment on the board and until you can go around the board. As you progress, then you can go for small segments, then on to triples. I only throw at seg-ments, sometimes its a big segment or maybe its a little one called a triple. I know when I deliver a smooth dart, that I will hit the segment I am looking at. When I need a game shot, I do not say “ Hit the double 16 and you win” because that is an outcome statement. The mere thought of winning makes

my brain also consider losing. I say “throw this dart as smooth as you can at the green part right there” Can you somehow turn that mental statement into a negative? No way.

The bottom line is you have to start over because you now are a beginner again so do what you did to get good in the first place. You need to start over and change how you think and view the GAME of darts. People that have DARTITIS usually have developed a self image that is tied to winning. When they win they are great and when they lose they suck. If you lost every dart game you played you may not be a good dart player but it hardly reflects who you are as a person.

There is way more on the road to recovery and tons of ideas but this is a start. I heard people say they throw in the dark or they cover the board but what is this really doing? It is taking the perceived value of where the dart landed away and just having you throw. So is just throwing darts at another dart and learning that performance is much more important than winning or hitting every shot. The last thing I have to offer is this: “STOP SAYING YOU HAVE IT!” Start saying posi-tive statements such as “I am taking some time to rebuild my throw to be much smoother” “ I am taking time to become a better target hitter”.

Good luck.... Do what makes Champions be Champions and you will become a Champion.

Letter To The EditorIn response to our May story about the NLO dart leagues, Ja-mece Warner posted the follow-ing comment on our website at www.billiardndartnews.com...

I was sceptical about this new league starting, but since the league started it has ran well and I have only heard good things about it. They have brought tournaments back to Central Phoenix and is building

up the interest in dart playing again.

Not only are they catering to new and begining players as well as seasoned/mas-ter players, but they are also including the whole family. All darts players, who know me and my family, know that I have tried and tried to get my children into leagues and dart tournaments but becuase of their ages they were not allowed. NLO has wel-comed my son and he plays on 2 league nights, 1 with his dad and he plays on the new/beginner league on is own. He is able

to play his darts and share his knowledge of the game with new players and he is learning new ways to play the game and different strategies for his own game to help him improve as well.

NLO has experienced players hang around on new/beginner Tuesdays and Wednesdays to offer advice and answer any questions to those players who would like to learn from a seasoned player. They offer little tips anywhere from how to ad-just your stance to helping them learn the

outs for their ’01.

I think it’s great! (although I haven’t been there to see a league night for myself but my husband and son both play).

If you would like to have your comments printed in out publi-cation, post a comment on our website or email us at [email protected]


Bull Shooters Elite Sixteen

1 Bob Castillo2 Dave Wilderman3 JC Martinez4 Kix Alcala5 Thad Uraine6 Eric Barron7 Tom McCartney8 Rick Breckinfelder9 Dave Kekic10 Larry Ennis11 Brad Halley12 Andy Bates13 Mike Sexton14 Rich Finn15 David Fatum16 Dave Hild

Updated 05-01-12

Mike, first congratulations to you and the Masters League on the Hall Fame Induction! My question is “Why has it been such a success and lasted this many years?

There are many reasons why the league has been so success-ful, so I will hit on a few.

First it has taken many great players in Arizona to build and sustain such a league. When I first came up with the idea, the players believed in it even though it was different from the norm.

The idea was to make a league that followed the NDA guide-lines so when teams went to

Las Vegas, they were playing basically the same format.

The league has been consistent no matter what happened or who played. Several great players moved away, but others moved in or got better and took their place in the league. The notori-ety of the league has helped to keep it alive and strong.

When people see some of our guys play, they want to play the same, so they get in the B Masters, improve their games and move up to the A’s. This has happened many times. Two great Arizona dart players went from the B masters all the way to winning a Masters World Championship. Both Kix Alcala and Pete Linaris started in the B league and went on to do great things in Darts.

This season (our 60th) we have four players who have played over 20 years in the league. Several others are still playing darts and sub from time to time. These players are the backbone of the league and the main reason for it’s longevity and success.

It has also became a Monday night tra-dition, many players don’t know what to do on Mondays when league is off.

When you reach the highest plateau you can reach, it is always an honor. In this case, being recognized as the best soft tip league in the country makes it all worthwhile.

I take great pride and am honored to share this induction with all 300 or so players who have played in the league.

You are all Hall of Famers in my mind.

Like always, I may be wrong , but I doubt it….

By Mike Bates

Ask Mike

Masters Dart League Trivia AnswersHere are the answers to the Masters Dart League Trivia questions from page 21.

1. What is the most common last name to play in the league? How many can you name?Answer: Mike Brown, Pat Brown, Pat Brown, Ian Brown, Elijah Brown

2. How many father son combinations have played in the Masters League? How many can you Name?Answer: SevenMike & Andy Bates*Mike & Tim SextonDave & Zack Kekic*Roy & Roy JR MathewsMarty & Mike ScarboroughRick & Justin BoebelChuck & Corey Timmerman*Only ones to play in the same season.

3. How Many players have played over 50 seasons?Answer: SixMike Bates 60Rik Scherbing 58Brad Halley 53Lonnie Malchow 53Derek Walton 50Bob Bretz 50

4. Who has the most Championships as a captain?Answer: John Gray 13

5. Can You name the original bars in the league?Answer: Cheers TooBenchwarmerShad’sMarino’sDave’s PlaceGJ’s CantinaBig Daddy’sAlexander’s


Jimbo’s was the place on May 5th for a full house of dart players raising funds for a group of 12 walkers in the upcoming Race for the Cure breast cancer awareness march.

Players paid $10 to play in the event with $5 going to the walkers and $5 going towards the tournament.

In addition, a full slate of raffle prizes were avail-able for everyone to hope to win.

By the end of the day, over $2,500 had been raised for the walkers.

Similar fund raisers are being scheduled at Bullshooters and Stingers in the near future.

Komen for the CureFundraiser at Jimbo’s

All Photos Courtesy of Lisa Yee


PDI Dart League Results

Monday Women’s Cricket/501: 1st place – Dave’s on Northern “The Weekender’s”

Charlotte Campbell and Kelli Hamaker2nd Place- Tony’s “Double D’s”Donna Butcher and Debbie Ray

3rd Place- Other Room “There’s Never a Dull Moment”Michelle Rivera and Diane Shea

Tuesday Mixed Couples Cricket:1st place – Neighbor’s “Neighbor Returns 2.0 Com”

Kae Openshaw, Charlotte Campbell, Randy Dube, Steve Boe,Dan Shea 2nd/ 3rd Place- Dave’s on Northern “3 Beers and A Crown”Jerry Hamaker, Kelli Hamaker, Angie Hamen, Jason Geister

2nd/3rd Place- Tony’s “Bulls ‘N’ More” Diane Shea, Dennis Shea, Connie Davenny, Scott Bielik

Thursday Open Cricket/501:1st place – Tony’s “Dream Team”Corey Timmerman, Scott Bielik

2nd Place- Other Room “Just-Hot-Right-Brothers”Anthony Quinn,Randy Dube

3rd Place- Tony’s “You’re Done”Jerry Hamaker, Joel Campbell

Sunday Open Cricket/501:1st place- Tony’s “The Fuzz”

Dan Shea and Steve Boe2nd Place- Dave’s on Northern “Weener-Dog Express”

Charlotte Campbell and Joel Campbell3rd Place- Enoch’s “Rd. Warriors”

Diane Shea and Randy Dube

PDI Dart Banquet Tournament Results:1st/2nd Place- Joel Campbell and Charlotte Campbell

1st/2nd Place- Randy Dube and Michelle Rivera 3rd Place- Rick Young and Beverly Konicke

4th Place- Edmund Rivera and Kay Openshaw5th Place Tie- Todd Hermanek and Connie Davenny

TJ Schumaker and Debbie Ray

PDI Darts Season FinaleDiane and Dennis would like to thank everyone who participated in this last season of PDI darts and also participated in the banquet and tournament. We would also like to thank Neighbors for hosting the banquet and tournament. Also thanks to Gary from Neighbors and our bartender Sherri. We had a great season. Thank you to all the players that helped bring food for the banquet. We would also like to give a shout out to TJ Schumaker, for running the tourna-ment.

The PDI players, would like to thank Dennis and Diane for the great job that they do running the PDI League. We are looking forward to another great sea-son.

This year’s Team Dart 2012 was a success. We would like to acknowledge the following people for participating; Angie Hamen, Kelli Hamaker, Charlotte Campbell, and Chris Bettis.

We would like to acknowledge the following players that placed and won money. The following are:

Mixed Double Combo: Level 5- 2nd Place: “Snappers”- Connie Davenny and Dennis SheaOpen Double Cricket: Level 3- 13th Place:“Those Guys”- Joel Campbell and Jerry HamakerOpen Singles 501: Level 3- 9th Place: Scott BielikOpen Singles 501: Level 5- 9th Place: Joel CampbellOpen Singles 501: Level 6- 9th Place: Jerry HamakerOpen Singles 501: Level 8- 1st Place: Corey TimmermanOpen Singles Cricket: Level 1- 13th Place: Scott BielikOpen Singles Cricket: Level 5- 13th Place: Jerry HamakerOpen Singles Cricket: Level 12- 9th Place: Edmund Rivera


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Learning to Bet on Yourself

By Jerry BriesathBCA Master Instructor

Let’s call this article “Learning to Bet on Yourself”.

There you are aiming at the game ball, a long cut shot on the eight ball into the far left corner pocket. You’ve taken your warmup strokes, you check the aim - looks perfect. Then as you begin your for-ward stroke through the cue ball, a little voice in your brain suddenly screams at you to make a last-second correction. The cue stick suddenly makes a left turn as it goes through the cue ball and you miss the eight ball by a mile. Unfortunately, this is a scenario that affects millions of amateur pool play-ers. There is a solution and it involves “Betting on Yourself”.

Every players hates to lose and every player hates to miss a shot, and when you listen to that little voice telling you to make a last-second correction as you are going through the cue ball you almost always miss the shot. The ironic thing is - you were probably aiming perfect before that little voice came into your head and made you change the direction that the cue stick was moving.

Now let’s see what it means to bet on yourself. One of the basic fundamen-tals of a shooting system it to take a few warmup strokes and then with the cue tip right at the cue ball, check the aim by moving the eyes back and forth from cue ball to object ball. If you think the aim is perfect, you must tell yourself that you are finished aiming

and you now only have one goal. You must make the cue stick goes straight through the cue ball four to six inches and freeze in that position whether you make the shot or not. In other words, you are betting that your aim is perfect and all you have to do is make the cue stick goes straight the cue ball to make the shot.

If the cue stick does not go perfectly straight through the cue ball, you failed to bet on yourself and will probably lose the bet. Here’s a little phrase that you can repeat to yourself that will make you miss less - “I will not shoot the shot until I think I am aiming per-fect, then I will make the cue stick go perfectly straight.”

Heres wishing you all the best of times at the pool table. - Jerry Briesath


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15 & Under Scotch Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 June 2nd10 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 June 2nd

7’s & Under 9ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 June 9th15 & Under Scotch Doubles Skip & Jan’s 7700 S. Priest (480) 598-8611 June 9th

One Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 June 16th9’s & Under 10-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 June 16th-17th

12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 June 16th12 & Under Scotch Doubles Metro Sportz 10402 N Black Canyon (602) 997-5717 June 23rd

Desert Classic Tour Pockets 1062 S Wilmot Tucson (520) 571-9421 June 23rd-24th 15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 June 30th

AWBT Skip & Jan’s 7700 S. Priest (480) 598-8611 June 30th - July 1stPreacher Ronns 1-Pocket Kolbys 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 June 30th

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

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A relatively small field of eight teams took advantage of the Stinger’s BCA Scotch Doubles Warm-Up event on May 5th to prepare for the upcoming BCA National Championships.

The final four teams on the winners side couldn’t have been more evenly matched with Brian & Veronica Poore defeat-ing Carlos Avalos & Ebony Kelly hill-hill, and Tyson Cole & Sophia Morquecho defeating Jerry Stuckart & Bernie Store hill-hill.

This left Brian & Veronia facing Tyson & Sophia for the hot-seat, with Tyson & Sophia racing to five while their opponents raced to four. The many hours of playing together by the Poore’s came through in this match with them taking the hot-seat with a 4-2 win.

On the one loss side, Ebony Kelly & Carlos Avalos were bat-tling it out with Jerry Stuckart & Bernie Store. After their hill-hill losses on the winners side, it was only fitting to see this match also go to hill-hill before Carlos & Ebony took the wins.

Carlos & Ebony faced off against Tyson & Sophia for a place in the finals, and it was Carlos & Ebony who came out with a 1-0 lead. That would be their only game though, as Tyson & Sophia won four games straight for the win.

The final match saw Tyson & Sophia take an early 1-0 lead, only to lost four of the next five games and lose to Brian & Veronia Poore by the same 4-2 score as their earlier match.

Brian and Veronica collected $580 for first, while Tyson & Sophia settled for $310 in prize money.

Brian & Veronica Win Stinger’s Scotch Warm-up

Veronica & Brian Poore

Tyson Cole & Sophia Morquecho


Tyson Wins at The DeliThe Deli’s Saturday Night 8-Ball Tourna-ment is still going strong, even as the Deli has their room expansion under way.

The fi eld was twenty nine players strong on May 12th and was dominated by Tyson Cole.

Cole defeated Al Post for the hot-seat and Al then lost to Patrick Zientak on the one loss side. Post took home $20 for third place.

The fi nals saw Zientak and Cole square off, and it was Cole with the win and the tourna-ment victory.

Tyson won $225 for fi rst place in the tournament as well as the side pot money, while Zientak settled for $85 in second place prize money.

The Deli expects their expansion construction to be fi nished in June and is look-ing forward to making their Saturday night tournament bigger and better in the very near future.

Patrick Zientak & Tyson Cole

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Desert Classic Tour Points List

1. Chuck Evans 2602. Brett Huth 2503. Gus Briseno 2254. John Smith 2005. Mike Sandoval 185

6. Brian Reich 1207. Chris Paradowski 1108. Mike Hamman 1059/10 Dennis Orender 1009/10 Pete Lhotka 100

11. Jose Gonzalez 9012. George Teyechea 8013. Ken Gouso 8013. Nick De Leon 8013. Tres Kane 80

16. Junior Jiron 7517. Lenny Marshall 7017. Ray Robles 7017. Ronn Rutan 7020. Scott Frost 65

Points updated as May 1, 2012 (Skip and Jan’s).

Next event is at Pockets in Tucson on June 23-24.

Arizona Womens Billiard Tour Points List

1 Angelina Paglia 2002 Stacy Novack 1603 Kristin Haney 1254 Nina Tagley 1005 Rebecca Wagner 805 Susan Mello 807 Sara Miller 657 Susan Williams 659 Barbara Allen 509 Claudia Morado 509 Jodi Hirning 509 Leandrea Gaff 5013 Lynor Johnson 4013 Pat Schultz 4013 Peg Hurst 4013 Sara Sorg 4017 Beverly Cook 3017 Cindy Yazzie 3017 Ebony Kelly 3017 Jodie Villegas 3017 June Maiers 3017 Stacy Allsup 3017 Sue Orr 3017 Terry Johnson-McCauley 30

Points updated as of Season Opener.

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