Author: Skip Perry

Emails have been sent with this season’s ballot for board elections and sportsmanship award nominations. Please let a member of the board know if you did not receive the ballot and would like to vote.

On Sunday afternoon, we will be contesting the Bernie King Memorial at Family Billiards. Warmup starts at 11:30 and play begins at noon. This is a FargoRate handicapped event that raises funds for Shanti Project, a local nonprofit that focuses on building human connections to reduce isolation, enhance health and well-being, and improve quality of life.

San Diego has confirmed that they will be hosting West Coast Challenge 83 on September 19-22. As a result, the prizes for our upcoming WCC qualifiers for Hi-Lo and Individual events will be stipends for travel to San Diego. We don’t have any other details to report at the moment, but will post new information in the West Coast Challenge section of the web site as it comes in.

In other news, tournament season is now in full swing and we encourage players to visit the calendar to vew upcoming event dates. Congratulations to the following players for their high finishes in the 8-ball tournament finals:

1st – Thayer McDougle, Pilsner InnDecisives
2nd – Chris Loughran, Bus Stop Flyers
3rd – Diogo Martini, Shot O’Clock at Route 101
4th – Steven Waldon, Smoke & Fizz

The following board positions are up for election:
– President
– Secretary
– Co-Head Referee #1
– Member at Large #1

Please let a board member know by Tuesday, May 21 if you are interested in running for one of these positions.

8-ball tournament

Qualifying for the 8-ball tournament is in full swing! Four players have advanced to the finals on May 11 and twelve spots remain.

The $25 entry fee grants participation in all qualifying tournaments and a commemorative T-shirt. Click through to the Calendars tab for information about locations and times.

Board updates

Justin Anderson has agreed to take over the vacant Co-Head Referee position. Additionally, Joina Liao and Shreesh Nayak are now sharing Webmaster & Stats responsibilities, dealing with scoresheet discrepancies and updating the stats page after Tuesday night matches. Please use the webmaster.sfpapool@gmail.com email address to alert them to scoresheet problems or fixes. Thayer McDougle continues to enter results into the FargoRate LMS so our matches show up on the Fargo web site and app.

Next time you see them, give these folks your thanks for volunteering time to help the league!

Congratulations to the following players for their high showings in the first two tournaments of the season:

Captain’s Tournament

1st – Antonio Cracchiolo, Smoke & Fizz
2nd – Kameha Barnette, Union Shooters
3rd – Nithin Tharakan, Bus Stop Pick Me Up
4th – Victor Ramos, Friends Crooked Cues

Luby Invitational

1st – Kimo Quitevis, Union Shooters
2nd – Colin O’Hara, Pilsner Innmates
3rd – Justin Gou, Blackbird Breakers
4th – Geri Smessaert, Blackbird Breakers