Author: Nancy Kelso

Outstanding outing(s):

1. No perfect 80 this week!
2. Alex O and Steve G both shot 77.
3. Kyle B scored 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Ben W, table 14; 1st time picked since this LO has been doing the stats! But unfortunately, miscued on the break!
2. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 04.

OTHER:

1. This week had season debuts for Mike H and Bill F for the Eclectic Eels.
2. Pocket Rattlers missing player caused an 8pt HCP decrease which awarded their opponent Eclectic Eels an 8pt Bonus.
3. There were no roster changes.  The deadline is now passed for naming dedicated subs on the rosters.  Rule 20.F stipulations are now the only means with which to adjust rosters.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Craig P had our 1st 80 for this season.
2. Terry N and John C scored 77.  
3. Alex O shot a 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Speaking of Craig P (shot 80 up above, almost have a perfect night), Table 5; had a spectacular break making the 1-ball and 7-ball on the break. Table was set up very nicely. He then made the 2-ball, then the 3-ball, then the 4-ball, then the 5-ball, then the 6-ball, setting up perfectly for the 8-ball…….and MISSED! So uncharacteristic of Craig!! That was a bummer!! Such a nice table run! No money for making all those balls since he missed.
2. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 03.

OTHER:

1. Roster adjustments since the previous week:
   • Dave F joined Behind the 8-Ball and dropped 58 points against the opposing team.
   • Ron K joined Chalkoholics, joining our league for the 1st time, shot a nice 64.
2. Scorpions was missing a player, which caused an 8pt HCP decrease, awarding the 8pt Bonus to the Chalkoholics.
3. Pocket Rattlers also missing a player, caused an 8pt HCP decrease, which awarded the 8pt Bonus to Racking My Brain.
4. The deadline for adding subs is forthcoming at 11pm on Week 03:
   • Filling in names for missing subs on the rosters. Once the deadline is over, if you only have 4 or 5 players, that will remain for the rest of the season.
5. Hope everyone was staying inside due to the air quality! Want everyone to stay safe.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. NO perfect 80 this week!
2. Ed F shot a 77.
3. Mona T tallied 76 points.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Sean B, Table 5; was selected for the 1st time THIS season, after being picked 4 times last season! The 5-ball dropped in the bottom right corner pocket, but he was left with no clear shot on the 1-ball as the 6-ball was blocking it. He had a great 2-rail kick shot to hit the 1-ball, which almost knocked the 6-ball in the top right corner pocket, but need just a little more umph!
2. As voted at the Captain’s Meeting, only one selection will be picked until the pot is builds up.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 02.  

OTHER:

1. Wolff Pack had a missing player that caused a handicap subtraction impact (8 points).  Their opponent the Butchers were therefore awarded 8 bonus points.  See Rule 20.E’s example i. for a little more generalized explanation.
2. Chalkoholics also had a missing player, but there was no HCP impact.
3. Walter H for the Rookies made his return after a long hiatus. Welcome back!
4. We still have 2 weeks left for the addition of subs!
5. Everyone enjoy the Summer!!!
6. Wishing Jerry W well wishes!!

The official signup for the general public concluded with 14 teams enrolled.  The season will end on 08Oct2026’s Party night.  

If any other individuals are interested to join in, please notify the venue (Shooter’s Sports Bar and Billiards, Grayslake, Illinois)  before Tuesday, 07July2026:7:00pm.  The venue will, in turn, notify the league operator by the final deadline of 8pm on the same night.

The season’s match play officially begins on Thursday, 09July2026 at 7:30pm.

The captains/delegates at the meeting participated in a rule change discussion and vote.  Summary of the discussions:

1. 9ball Raffle – When the raffle pot is under $150 a ball, there will be only one pick, until the pot reaches $200 a ball, then 2 picks will be pulled. Gives the pot a chance to build up.
2. Tickets vs Randomizer. Couple of people were interested in going back to the Randomizer, but the majority stuck with Tickets. No change.
3. Again, someone brought up a dislike for the no-jumping rule, but that remains a venue rule with which we must comply.

RAFFLE Status:

There were 115 chances invested in Thursday evening’s raffle opportunity. With the pot under the $150/ball mark, only one pick was chosen:

1. Norberto E, Table 2; was picked and broke dry!
2. The entire raffle pot rolls over to 2026 Summer season’s Week 01.

OTHER:

1. The deadline allows adding/changing subs up to Week 03 at the latest.
2. See everyone on Thursday, 09July2026 for the start of the 2026 Summer Season!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. 18 individuals were paired into 9 teams for the Scotch-Doubles tournament.  The two teams that earned the finals match agreed to split the pot evenly.  Mona T & Mark A was one team and John W & Kevin L was the other.
   • Mona & Mark A were victorious in the preceding two matches against:
     • Norberto E & Andrew S (Primo)
     • Romy G & Joe M in the semi-final
   • The team of John W & Kevin L won their preceding two matches against:
     • Julian F & Johnny G
     • Joe L & Jeff H in the semi-final

RAFFLE Status:

1. Nancy K, Table 7; was selected for the 3rd time this season. The 7-ball darted quickly into the top right corner pocket.  She had the 1-ball in the side, softly hit and made getting position on the 2-ball in the other side, made it. But with no position on the 3-ball, opted for 3/9th of the pot.
2. Mark A, Table 7; selected for the 2nd time this season, made 2 balls, but one was the cue ball!
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to next week’s official 2026 Summer Season sign-up night!

OTHER:

1. By night’s end, 11 teams were listed on the signup sheets for the 2026 Summer season. Next week is the official sign-up night to the Open Public, so we’ll hopefully have a few more teams to join in then. Then play will begin 09July2026.
2. The end of season ceremony included the following announcements:
   1. Scott C was the league’s official Top Shooter with a 9.327 points per game average.
   2. Immer H was recognized with the greatest average-per-game percentage improvement (9.96%) when comparing final average of last season to the average heading into Week 01. Dave F was 2nd at (8.93%) and Sharon C was third at (7.95%).
   3. John W was the player whose final average points per game was closest to what it was at the season’s onset – finishing with a (0.0109%) change! Quite a feat to consistently keep that high of an average!!!
   4. Other stats from this season:
      • We had a total of 16 Teams
      • 90 of our 94 rostered players had at least one week played, and 18 people played all 15 possible weeks.
      • We had 3 players make their league debuts.  Two were from the Rookies roster (Bryan B and Joe M), one with Behind the 8-Ball  (Mark A). Our fourth new player (Joshua I) with Sharp Shooters did not play.
      • Counting tonight-there were 34 raffle selections this season. 22 different people were selected in the raffle draws this season.
        • Sean B & Ricky R had the most selections with four (Ricky cashed out 3 of the 4 time, and Sean was unable to cash out).
        • After tonight, Nancy was picked for the 3rd time, cashing out twice!
        • Ed S, Mona, Roy, Steve VD and Terry N were each picked twice and 4 were able to cash out (sorry Steve!)
        • Four only needed one time chosen to cash out, there were David K, John W, Kevin C and Scott C!
        • There were seven others picked once that were not able to cash out! They were Joe L, Larry P, Mark H, Phil P, Primo, Sharon C and Steve G!
        • Tonight’s picks were Nancy K and Mark A (both mentioned above).
        • Including tonight, there were 13 different cash-outs totaling over forty-four hundred bucks. Ricky R had the largest prize after sinking four balls in Week 02, three balls in Week 05 and 3 balls in Week 12.
3. The league operator is holding prize money Leynard and James of the Rookies. Anyone else, contact your team captain if you didn’t collect your prize money yet.
4. Eleven 18″ pizzas were served and none remained at the night’s end.
5. End of season standings in reverse order:

1. Racking My Brain
2. Butchers
3. Scorpions
4. Sharp Shooters
5. Wolff Pack – highly regarded by the League Operator for getting the full fees paid early!
6. Tied for 10th – Rookies
7. Tied for 10th – PhaCues
8. Derpy Ducklings
9. The Waukegan Avengers
10. Last Game
11. Behind the 8-Ball
12. Chalkoholics
13. Free Agents
14. Big Slick
15. Pocket Rattlers
16. Jailhouse – finishing with an average of 316.9 points per week and holding their opponents to an average of 268 points.  The team members were captain Julian F, Mona T, Zane E, Steve G and subs Romy G and Lito G.

Congratulations to all!! Looking forward to 2026 Summer Season!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Craig P (had his 4th) perfect 80 for this season!
2. Zane E shot 77.
3. Teammates Kyle B and John W, and Mona T each tallied 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Mona T, Table 5; (picked for the first time this season since week 18 of last season) Strong break making 3 balls on the break! Unfortunately, one of them was the cue ball!
2. Mona T, picked himself (making it the 2nd time in a row for this season). His second chance was rewarding, as he made the 2-ball on the break. Had a great shot on the 1-ball in the side, however, the 3-ball was in a bad spot to even attempt to get position, therefore, opting for 2/9ths of the pot.
3. The remaining pot is available for Week 16’s party night.  

OTHER:

1. The Waukegan Avengers only had 2 players, causing at -15 point penalty. Their missing players actually caused an 8pt HCP increase, which did not give their opponent the Bonus.
2. Pocket Rattlers had a missing player which caused an 8pt HCP decrease, awarding Wolff Pack the 8pt Bonus.
3. NOTE: 2026 Spring Week 16 (next week) is our party night and will include pizza, another 9-ball runout raffle, sign-up sheets will be out, the Scotch Doubles tournament ($10 entry fee), and season-end prizes… all for LEAGUE MEMBERS ONLY.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Scott C (his 4th for the season and 2nd-in-a-row) scored a perfect 80.
2. Nancy K and Mike M both shot a 77.
3. Craig P totaled 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Ed S, Table 15; (picked for the second time this season since week 6)  He quickly made the 4-ball and the 7-ball in each of the top corner pockets. He had a really nice-looking table. The hardest shot was the first one on the 1-ball, but he made it nicely. The 2-ball hanging in the bottom left corner pocket, made it. Came up for position on the 3-ball, which was easier than the 1-ball that he made, but he opted to stop and take 4/9ths of the pot. (Afterwards, he did make 2 more balls!)
2. Steve VD, Table 6; (picked for the 1st time this season, since being picked twice last season) He wasn’t even playing tonight but came to cheer his teammates on! Had to get his cue out of the car, unfortunately, broke dry!
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 15.

OTHER:

1. Rookies had one absence, causing an 8pt HCP decrease, awarding Sharp Shooters the 8pt Bonus.
2. The Waukegan Avengers had one absence, but it caused no HCP impact.
3. Mike H on the Derpy Duckling made his debut scoring 68.
4. Next week is the last week!! We’ll see if there will be any big changes in the standings! Always exciting!  Then comes Party Night.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Scott C (his 3rd), Zane E (his 2nd and 2nd in a row) and Nancy K, Kevin J and Roy S (their 1st for this season) all scored a perfect 80.
2. AC C and Mona T both shot a 77.
3. Kyle B and Julian F each finished with 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Sean B, Table 15; Well! Picked for the 2nd time in-a-row and 3rd time this season, scratched on his break!
2. Sean B, Table 8; Picked himself making it the 3rd time in-a row, 4th time this season. He made the 1-ball on the break but did not have a great shot on the 2-ball as the 3-ball was in the way of a clear shot. He tried going for a carom off the 2-ball to try making the 6-ball but actually hit the 6-ball first. No cash out!
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to week 14.

OTHER:

1. Racking My Brain had one absence, but it caused no HCP impact.
2. Last Game had one absence which caused a HCP decrease (8 pts) and therefore The Waukegan Avengers opponent earned an 8 pt bonus.
3. Sharp Shooter also had one absence causing a HCP decrease (8 pts) and therefore the Big Slick opponent earned the 8 pt bonus.
4. Only 2 weeks left of this 2026 Spring season!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Zane E scored the only perfect 80.  It was his 1st for this season.
2. Immer H registered a 77.
3. Julian F and Ramiro G each shot a 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Ricky Ross, Table 6; Picked for the 3rd time this season, and 2nd time cashing out, had a nice break. Nothing looked like it was going in until the 8-ball was kissed 3 times before getting knocked into the right side pocket. That left him a great shot on the 1-ball, which he made easily. With the 9-ball making the top right corner pocket a little bigger, he made the 2-ball. He wasn’t overly confident with the angle he left himself on the 3-ball and opted for 3/9ths of the pot. (Shooting afterwards, he did pocket the 3-ball and the 4-ball!)
2. Sean B, Table 9; Picked for the 2nd time since week 10 of this season, had another dry break. (Should’ve had Cristina rack!! Just sayin’)
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 13.  

OTHER:

1. There were no absent players this week!
2. SHOUT OUT to Lew M for beating Mona T twice!!! (He said this better be in the news!) LOL Great job Lew!
3. Bob L made his debut with Behind the 8-Ball scoring a 64!
4. Adrian P made his debut with Sharp Shooters! Welcome back!
5. Only 3 more weeks left for the 2026 Spring Season!!! Sure goes by fast!!
6. Hope everyone is enjoying the much waited for nice weather!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Mike B and Mona T each accomplished their first perfect 80s for this season.
2. Steve VD shot a 77.
3. Scott C, Zane E and teammates Alex O, Dennis S and Frankie all tallied 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Kevin C, Table 16; was selected for the first time this season (since week 20 of the 2025 Winter season).  He quickly made the 5-ball in the top left corner pocket. He was left with a 1-3 ball combo and easily made that but the cue ball came up around a little too far leaving a bank on the 1-ball. He opted for 2/9th of the pot. (He shot afterwards and did make that bank!)
2. Sharon C, Table 2; also picked for the first time this season (since week 14 of last season). Even with her strong break, nothing went in. Dry break!
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 12.  

OTHER:

1. Racking My Brain had a missing player. The HCP was increased by 8pts, therefore, no Bonus points to their opposing team Big Slick.
2. The Waukegan Avengers also had a missing player. No HCP impact.
3. Free Agents with a missing player also. No HCP impact their either.
4. Jeff L made his debut on the Scorpions shooting an impressive 69.
5. Original average per game adjustment was retroactively made for one more new player:
   • Mark A of Behind the 8-ball was reduced to 6.222
   • The reduction in HCP awarded them 24 additional points to their current team score. (Mark is a new(er) player. He only subbed two games last season. In Paul’s notes he said to adjust any newer players after at least 4 weeks. Mark’s was never adj’d)
6. EVERYONE have a fun and safe Memorial weekend!!!