Volume LXVII Number 9 PRO-AM TEAMS Sunday September 20 We’ve scheduled pro-am teams again for Sunday September 20. The team games are a lot of fun, especially because we draw for teams. Players usually get to play with three partners for the afternoon. Come early at noon for a Pot Luck lunch. Bring something tasty for the lunch. NON-LM SECTIONAL Michiko Taylor, Barbara Reidel top players Our 14th annual NonLM sectional gave players a chance to win some elusive silver points. Michiko Taylor of Visalia was the top point winner, followed closely by Barbara Wiedel, the top point winner from the Fresno unit. Players enjoyed our traditional lunch and learn between sessions, with the Unit providing lunch and Skip Miller providing lessons. Renee Laquerriere arranged for DaVinci’s to donate half the pizzas for Sunday’s lunch. Thanks to director Kay Chrisman, tournament chairman Laura Da Costa, Partnership chairman Mary Lou Pease, and Hospitality chairman Jackie Finn who all made the tournament fun. CLUB NEWS We had an abbreviated schedule for the summer Sectional Tournament at Clubs, but we still had a big winner. Steve Sharp and Laura Da Costa were the tops overall on Thursday morning, raking in over 17 master points. Top winners in Oakhurst for August were Claire Molnar, Ken Doig, Karen McCartin, Corey Cole, Joe Fox, and Jim Luther. Gary Nelson and Richard Meffley were the top players in Madera, followed by Barbara Diebert and Carol Kaufman. Gary leads for the year, followed by Richard, Carol, and Barbara. Top winners at the Fresno Bridge Club for July are Mark Stern, David Ash, Ray April, and Barbara Thacker. Ray April leads for the year, followed by Mark Stern, Steve Sharp, and David Ash. Top 99er for July was Andrea Wheeless, followed by Debbie Kemp, and Don and Doris Myers. Marge Field leads for 2015, followed by Don and Doris Myers, and Sue Comporato. August results can be found on the unit website. Club qualifying for North American Pairs ended in August. There are about ninety players eligible to play in the unit finals on Sunday November 8. Next month is Club Appreciation Month. Watch for Club Appreciation Championship games. There may also be Club Appreciation team games, which pay 5% gold points. WINNERS NONLM SECTIONAL SATURDAY MORNING 1AB Deb Petersen - Barbara Wiedel 2A Rhonda Hampton - Mary Lou Pease 3A2B1C Michiko Taylor - Joan Dinwiddie 4A3B Nancy Holley - Jackie Haugen 5A John Barrere - John McGregor 4B2C Andrew Graves - Nancy Jones 3C Dana Meinhardt - Dee Quatraro SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1AB Kathryn Miller - Rhonda Hampton 2A Judy Nibler - Mary Lou Pease 3A2B1C Dona Meinhardt – Dee Quatraro 4A Jackie Finn - Jason McAlexander 5A3B Robert Cherry - Tay Cherry 4B Deb Petersen - Barbara Wiede 2C Michiko Taylor - Joan Dinwiddie SUNDAY MORNING 1ABC Kathryn Miller - Barbara Wiedel 2AB Michiko Taylor - Phyllis Garlin 3AB Nancy Holley - Jackie Haugen 4/5A Deb Petersen - Nancy Jones 4/5A Mary Lou Pease - Rhonda Hampton 2C Suzanne Sobenes - Jo Ann Hollenbeck SUNDAY AFTERNOON 1/2AB1C Michiko Taylor - Phyllis Garlin 1/2AB Jackie Finn - Jason Mcalexander 3A John McGregor - Judy Nibler 4A3B2C Marion Austin - Don Austin SUNDAY AFT PRO-AM SWISS TEAMS 1A Margaret Mahaffey - Lynn Green - Rhonda Hampton - Marge Field 2A1BC Laura Neville - Stephen Blumberg - Karin Blanchard Andrea Wheeless 3A2B Margaret Seibert - Don Austin - JoAnn Huebner - Dick Powell UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB David Haberstich - Mark Stern 2AB1C Judy Nibler - JoAnn Huebner 3AB Anthony Toto - Byron Steinert 2C Andrea Wheeless - Patrick Carroll 1A Victor Greener - Lowell Gist 2A William Glass - Robert Durbrow 3A1B Dora Gostanian - James Sweet 2B1C Gloria Durbrow - Jason Mcalexander 2C Patrick Carroll - John McGregor 1AB Anthony Toto - Byron Steinert 2AB David Ash - Ray April 3/4A Victor Greener - Mark Stern 3/4A3B Judy Nibler - Jane Bragg 1C Jason Mcalexander - Andrew Graves 2C Joan Fritz - Marge Field 299ER UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Bill Ward - M. Steve Johnson 2 Don Austin - Marion Austin 1 Bill Ward - M. Steve Johnson 2 Sue Comporato - Pamela Pigg 3 Jane Willson - Madeline Lynes 750 SPECIAL Judy Geary - Marsha Infausto Rhonda Hampton - Judy Dodd Sue Gearhart - Don Winton Pearl McGinnis - Barbara Brock Cathleen Burden - Denny Tweed[C] Don Myers - Doris Myers[C] | FALL SECTIONAL OCTOBER 15-18 Please pick up a flyer for the fall sectional next month. We’ll have two sessions of bridge on Thursday and Saturday, plus three sessions on Friday and Swiss teams on Sunday. All the information plus the schedules (10 am and 3 pm every day) are on the flyer. If you have 10 or fewer master points, you can play free on Saturday morning. LESSONS Laura Da Costa will start anew with beginning lessons on September 12, Saturday morning at 9 am. If more people want to take lessons, we may start another beginning sries later. Please tell your friends who want to enjoy playing bridge that lessons are soon starting. PLACES AND FACES At the San Francisco sectional, Gerard Laquerriere was fourth in the open pairs. At the Bridge Week regional in Pasadena, ,Jay Roll was eleventh in the IMP pairs, eighth in the fast pairs, second in flight B of the Education Foundation pairs, and second in flight A of the side game. At the Chicago NABC, Richard Meffley wasninth in the Senior Swiss teams. Jim Sweet is now an NABC master. Pam Pigg, Barbara Brock, and Ellen Stoneburg are now club masters. William Wilson is now a junior master. Former Fresnan Rose Boot just made Gold Life Master. Congratulations on the rank changes! It’s good to see Sheila Smith back playing bridge after her recent surgery. Our sympathy goes to Diana Papazian whose husband passed away. Our sympathy also goes to Martha Waller, whose daughter passed away recently. NAP 1 Mark Stern - Sally Anne Eatherly 2 Jim Stefanich - James Sweet 1A Sally Anne Eatherly - Mark Stern 2A1B David Ash - Ray April 3A2B Steve Sharp - Barbara Thacker 3B George Dalition - Charlotte Maschke 750 NAP B/C 1BC Stephen Blumberg - Robert Cherry 2BC Denny Tweed - Cathleen Burden 3BC Mary Ann Clark - Larry Miller 4BC Ron Vieira - Barry Druffel STAC [Overall] Mark Stern – Victor Greener (Aux)[2A] Jim Sweet – Jim Stefanich (B)(Aux) Steve Sharp – Laura Da Costa [1A] Mark Stern – Maggie Mahaffey [7A] Avis Morse - Dick Powell [20B] Irene Whelchel - Judy Zimmerer[20B] Sydney Bluestone - Kent Billeter(C ) Gary Nelson - Richard Meffley (AUX) Barbara Diebert - Carol Kaufman (B AUX)[4BC] Mary Gullo - Nick Gullo[6B5C] Ruth Christensen - Sophia Iwatsubo(AUX)[3A2B1C Mark Stern - Sally Anne Eatherly(AUX)[4A3B] Paul Messner – Delia Green [AUX 2C] OAKHURST WINNERS Ken Doig - Jim Luther Grant Sturm - Tom Upton T. Srinivasan - Terri Anderson Claire Molnar - Ken Doig Claire Molnar - Karen Mccartin Bobbie Sweeden - Annette Calhoun Dorothy - Jack Stitt Joe Fox - Corey Cole (3) Karen McCartin - Judy Bingham Glen Ford - Ira Estin Al Ellis - Joni Roberts SPECIAL Ray April - David Ash Don Austin - Jason McAlexander Steve Sharp - Laura Neville Carol Kaufman - Barbara Diebert Gay Slates - Larry Slates Mark Stern - Belva Quattrin Judy Zimmerer - Irene Whelchel Belva Quattrin - Patricia Delamontanya Robert Durbrow - Sally Anne Eatherly Margaret Mahaffey - Jay Shapiro Jay Shapiro - George Dalition Patricia Creede - Steve Sharp Ray April - David Ash Bill Wilson - Julie Wilson Skip Miller - Barbara Thacker[B] Dick Powell - Peter Weber[B] Skip Miller - Cynthia Tingey[B] David Ash - Linda Ash[B] Judy Nicholson - Bettylee Wapner[C] Carol Miller - Judy Shuster[C] Barbara Wiedel - Deb Petersen[C] Carol Miller - Judy Shuster[c] INDIVIDUAL 1 Andrew Graves 2 Mary Lou Pease 3 John Oakshott 4 Debbie Kemp 5 James Sweet 1ABC Mary Lou Pease 2A Mary Lou Da Costa 3A Robert Durbrow 2B Joycelyn Kauder 3B Laura Da Costa 2C Jason Mcalexander 3C Marion Austin |
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