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| ACES, PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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| EDITOR:
RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
| THE WINTER SECTIONAL Top master point winner at the recent sectional was Jay Roll, who won four events. Maybe he should join the Fresno unit so he can win the President's Award for most master points by a Fresno unit member. Richard Meffley won the President's award, winning two events and making the overalls in three others. Top 99er player was Jay Shapiro, who was fourth and fifth in two open events. Attendance was the best in years, about twenty tables more than we've had in past tournaments. Dora Gostanian and Mary Jo Davila provided great hospitality, along with those members who brought refreshments to help out. Dora's barbecue beef sandwiches on Sunday were fantastic as usual. Tournament director Diane Barton-Paine brought along Bridge-Pads, a new wireless scoring device that looks like a calculator at every table. They are made in Mountain View, and are still in the experimental stage. They are still adding improvements to the system. They are very easy to use at the table. Nearly everyone who used them told us that they liked them. Tournament chairman Dave Shuster is making plans for our next sectionals, a non-Life Master sectional August 2 and 3, and the Fall Sectional October 30 - November 2. Plan to attend. |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments Bay Area TournamentsPRO-AM TEAMS We've enjoyed Pro-Am teams so much that we will do it again this month. The team game is scheduled for Sunday March 30 at 1 pm, with a pot luck lunch at 12:15 pm. We'll have sign-up sheets at the club, but if you forget to sign up, please come early for the pot luck so we can pick teams for the game. We divide the players into four groups according to master points, and pick one from each group for each team. We've found that's a good way to get started and have a lot of competitive teams. |
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FACES At the Riverside Regional, Judy Zimmer was second in the Bracket 3 KO teams and second in flight C in the open pairs. At the Sacramento Regional, Jill Wood was sixth in the side game. Jill and Bill Wood were fifth in the fast open pairs, fifth in flight B of the open pairs, and fourth in the side game. Richard Meffley won the knockout teams and compact teams, and was fourth in the Swiss teams. Farid Assemi, Jim Tritt, and Ed Wojewoda were second in the Knockout teams and fifth in the Swiss teams. Jim and Ed also took fourth in the evening Swiss teams. John and Tina Renna won bracket 2 of the compact knockout teams. Bert Rettner was second in bracket 2 of the knockout teams and won flight B of the Swiss teams. Mark Stern and Dave Shuster were fourth in the fast open pairs. Jay Roll was fourth in the IMP pairs. Jay Roll. Gerard Laquerriere, and Suzie and Warren Cederborg were fourth in the compact KO teams. Rick Whitworth won the open pairs. Mark Stern and his wife were gracious hosts during the Sacramento regional. Several Fresno area players joined him at his home for conversation and a nice meal between sessions on Sunday At the Arroyo Grande sectional, Mun Takeda and Gerard Laquerriere won one open pairs and were fourth in another. Avis Morse and Kim Morris were fourth in one open pairs and fourth in flight B in another. Patricia Delamontanya, Andrea Sigmund, Allyson Farrell and Mun Takeda were fourth in flight B in the Swiss teams. Gerard Laquerriere, Warren and Suzie Cederborg, Larry Cavanaugh, and Alan Holmes were third in the Swiss teams. Congratulations to all the tournament winners! Get well wishes go to Ruth Christensen who broke her leg. Our condolences to Lee Ziegler and Dorothy Ziegler whose husband and stepson Richard Ziegler recently passed away. We are sorry to report that Life Master Tomasa Hankins recently passed away. Congratulations go to Warren Cederborg of Visalia who was elected president of District 22 last December. Congratulations to the new president of District 21, Stu Goodgold, who replaces Jill Wood, retiring president. Thank you, Jill, for doing a great job with D21. Good-byes go to both our former and current representatives to the ACBL board of directors. Jim Kirkham of District 22 retired this year and plans to move out of state. Gayle Andrews is completing his term. Get well wishes go to Gayle, who recently had surgery. Roger Smith of District 21 plans to retire within a few months and move out of state. An election for a permanent replacement will be held this year. Bruce Blakely will complete his term. |
CLUB NEWS Who's dealing at the bridge club these days? Mike Molinari thought he had a distributional hand, with six hearts and seven clubs as South, but East and West each had 12 cards in one suit and a singleton. His 7NT contract was down 13.* Top Fresno player for January was Steve Sharp, followed by Jay Roll./ Jay Shapiro was the top 99er for January, followed by Judy Malone and Paul Wilday. Top February winners in Madera were Larry Slates, followed by Richard Meffley, Gay Slates, and Carol Kaufman. Tops for 2008 are Richard Meffley, Carol Kaufman, Everett Bondeson, and Larry Slates. Top winners for Oakhurst were Don McCartin, Ken Doig, Gardner Murray, Mike Molinari, and Terry Stitt. UNIT NEWS Jill Wood is our new Sunshine Chairman. Please remind her if any of our members have medical problems that keep them away from the bridge tables, or if there is a death in the family. *Mike says we left off the words "for a top!" We're still not sure how someone on lead against 7NT with 12 solid tricks in one suit forgot to double, |
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January 15, 2008 - February 15, 2008 Fresno Winter Sectional Recaps Fresno Winter Sectional Overall Winners UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1ABC Jill Wood - William Wood 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3A2B Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 3B2C Barbara Thacker - James Sweet CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Margaret Mahaffey - Wanda Cardella 2A James Sweet - Jean Kesler 3A1BC Ray April - Suzanne Graham 2B Byron Steinert - Skip Miller 3B2C Mary Jo Davila - Delia Green 1A Della Schnell - Verlee O'Neill 2A1B Kazue Iwatsubo - Linda Lambie 3A2B Ray April - Howard Arquette 3B2C Skip Miller - Judy Jessick STAC Skip Miller - Byron Steinert(2AX) Gay Slates - Larry Slates(3AX)(2BX)(1CX) Michael Molinari - Laura Da Costa(5C) D Zody - Sandra Zovod[B](6BX) Judith K Hecht - Virginia Hailey(6CX) Doris Frazer - Alan Hakes(10A)(3B) John Schnell - Gerard Laquerriere(12A) Jane McCoy - Deni Glenn Boeve Howard Arquette - Villa Vejvoda Jane McCoy - Mary Lou Da Costa Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd Everett Bondesen - Robert Mortimer Morgan Johnson - Denslow Green Kimiko Mochizuki - Yvonne Jeffrey Wanda Cardella - Steve Sharp Jay Roll - Shirley Blum Anita Penny - Monique Irion Anita Penny - Hugh Miller John Schnell - Richard Meffley Yvonne Jeffrey - Larry Miller[B] Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson[B] Laura Da Costa - Mary Lloyd[B] Steve Sharp - Laura Da Costa[B] Jim McKoane - Suzanne Graham[B] Michael Molinari - Judy Nicholson[C] Linda Coppersmith - Carol Miller[C] STAC NON LIFE MASTER PAIR John McGregor - Patrick Carroll(3B)(1C) Judy Nibler - Estee Strombotne(4B)(2C) Mike Rouch - Kirk Stewart(3C) CHRISTMAS BAROMETER STAC 1 Monique Irion - William Glass 2 Laura Da Costa - ML Da Costa 750 STAC 1A Howard Reed - Steve Sharp 2A1BCarol Miller - Linda Coppersmith 3B2B1C Paul Wilday - Patricia Alviso 4A Judy Nicholson - Vivian Betcher 3B George Efthemon - Alan Button 4B Sue Gearhart - Dolores Beebe 2C M. McCready - Elaine J. Smith 3C N. Nemechek - Donna Berman 1AB Lou Vancoevorden - Edna Myatt 2A Steve Sharp - Ina Yssels 3A2B George Efthemon - Alan Button 4A3B Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola 5A Sydney Bluestone - Pat Simpson 4B Juanita Mason - Roberta Beam 5B Ron Vieira - Sandy Richardson |
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CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda 2A1B John McGregor - Patrick Carroll 3A2B Byron Steinert - Skip Miller 3B Hugh Miller - D Zody 1A Della Schnell - John Schnell 2A1B Margaret Mahaffey - Ray April 2B Jane McCoy - Kay Chrisman UPGRADED 750 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Sandy Richardson - Paul Messner 2A1BC Cathleen Burden - Denny Tweed 3A Howard Reed - Steve Sharp 2B Judy Malone - Ron Vieira 3B2C John Peckler - Bill Frampton 3C Barry Druffel - George Efthemon NEW YEAR'S EVE POT LUCK Margaret Mahaffey - Monique Irion Laura Da Costa - Wanda Cardella Jill Wood - Bill Wood[B] Roger Moon - Kay Swanson[B] Paul Messner - C.J. McPike[C] HAPPY NEW YEAR! Jay Roll - Gerard Laquerriere Della Schnell - John Schnell Alan Hakes - Judy Jessick[B] Jim McKoane - Ray April[B] HAPPY NEW YEAR! 750 Julie Boucher - Lorraine Elia Ron Vieira - Paul Messner Dolores Beebe - Ina Yssels[B] Paul Wilday - Patricia Alviso[B] OAKHURST WINNERS Claire Molnar - Terri Stitt (2) Ken Doig - Gardner Murray Don McCartin - Mike Molinari Burke Zane - Gene Kreighoff Don McCartin - Ray April Jim Honeywell - Everett Bondeson Emy Ashcroft - Clem Bingham Wally Cucura - Paul Mertens Karen McCartin - Paul Mertens SPECIAL Margaret Mahaffey - Jim McKoane Jane McCoy - Steve Sharp Jay Roll - Kazue Iwatsubo Anita Penny - Margaret Mahaffey Wanda Cardella - Yvonne Jeffrey Paul Messner - Mary Jo Davila[B] Alan Hakes - Doris Frazer[B] Jim McKoane - Alan Hakes[B] Diana Papazian - Mary Lou Da Costa[B] Jean Kesler - Laura Neville[B] Steve Sharp - Laura Da Costa[C] Lorraine Elia - Julie Boucher[C] Wilma Long - Delia Green[C] Mary Lloyd - Kim Morris[C] RESTRICTED SPECIAL Jackie Noblat - Shelia Smith Bruce Smith - Charlotte Maschke Jay Shapiro - Sandy Richardson[C] Patricia Creede - Lorraine Elia[C] 750 SPECIAL Howard Reed - Dolores Beebe Steve Sharp - Viola Berg John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott[B] Barry Druffel - George Efthemon[B] Janet Blumberg - Stephen Blumberg[C] Paul Wilday - Marnie Powell[C] 49ERS Edward Grootendorst - Therese Grootendorst Elaine Naman - John Simpson Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary |
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