Author: Nancy Kelso

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!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. David C, Jimmy S, Terry N and Sharon C all tallied their first perfect 80 for this season and Craig P got his 3rd for this season and 3rd in-a-row!!!
2. Julian F shot a 77.
3.  Alex O and Mona T each finished with 76 points.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Roy S, Table 03: picked for the 2nd time since week 3, quickly made 2-balls on the break. He had a descent cut shot on the 1-ball, came up table and back for shapes on the 2-ball. But to everyone’s surprise….he missed the 2-ball!! No cash this time!
2. Sean B, Table 02:  Not as much break action as Roy’s, as it was fruitless and dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 11.

OTHER:

1. Rookies Bryan B and Joe M’s averages adjusted after week 9 play caused them to decrease their team score by 16pts. No more adjustments will be made.
2. Wolff Pack had a missing player causing no HCP impact.
3. Behind the 8-ball’s missing player caused an 8pt HCP decrease which awarded PhaCues an 8pt Bonus.
4. Sharp Shooter’s missing player caused a 16pt HCP decrease which in turn awarding the 16pt Bonus to Jailhouse.
5. Chalkoholic’s missing player also caused a 16pt HCP decrease, therefore, awarding the Butchers the 16pt Bonus.
6. Thank you for checking and verifying your envelops! Always remember to write in the current week’s square the amount of money you are putting in the envelope. Please to not cross off or erase any notes on the envelope.
7. GO CUBBIES!!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Craig P (his 2nd this season and 2nd in-a-row) and Bill F making his debut both finished with a perfect 80.
2. Ed S and Scott C each scored 77 points.
3. Terry N, Sean B and John W ended with a 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Joe L, Table 10; was picked for the first time this season since week 14 of the 2025 Summer season). He made the 2-ball in the right-side pocket. He was left with his favorite cut shot (NOT) on the 1-ball about an inch off the rail. He wound up over cutting it.
2. John W, Table 15; picked for the 1st time this season (since week 15 of last season). He quickly made 2 balls on the break. He had a long tough angle on the 1-ball with the cue ball near the top rail. He made it look easy making the 1-ball. He looked at the 2-ball and didn’t like the shot so opted for 3/9ths of the pot. (He shot the 2-ball afterwards and did make it!)
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 10.  

OTHER:

1. No missing players this week!
2. The 2nd weekly fee-payment envelope will be distributed starting Week 10 to represent the remainder of the season.

 

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Kyle B (his 3rd & 2nd in-a-row), Alex O (his 3rd), Julian F (his 2nd) and Craig P (his 1st) all scored a perfect 80.
2. Mark M and Dennis S each shot a 77.
3. Joe M had 73 (his highest thus far).

RAFFLE Status:

1. Steve G, Table 11: (First time since week 14 of last season), made the 5-ball in the top left corner pocket. The cue ball sitting on the top rail, midway, right behind the 6-ball and the 1-ball on the bottom rail. Didn’t even look like he could possibly hit the 1-ball but made an excellent effort! He made a good hit but was unable to make it. Just like last season, unable to cash out.
2. Terry N, Table 07: (2nd time picked since last week) and unlike last week, he broke dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 09.

OTHER:

1. No missing players this week.
2. Big Slick played their match early as they are in Las Vegas for the Masters Tournament for APA! Hope they did well!!!
3. Some teams are behind on weekly fees. Please catch up! Appreciate those teams that pay ahead!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Sean B (his first this season), Kyle B (his second for this season) and Scott C (his second for the season and 2nd in a row) all had a perfect 80.
2. Romy G scored 77 points.
3. Ricky R and Kevin C each shot a 73.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Terry N was picked first for time this season since Week 3 of 2024 Spring Season); Table 7. The 4-ball shot like a bullet into the top right corner pocket. The 1-ball was left with a nice angle to come up for the 2-3 ball combo. Made the 3-ball with ease, but was left with a sharp cut on the 2-ball and opted to take 3/9ths of the pot.
2. Ricky R; Table 9, was selected for the second time this season, but didn’t cash out this time as he scratched on the break.
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 08.  

OTHER:

1. There were no missing players this week!
2. Cubbies won 9 in row!! Go Cubs!!