Author: Nancy Kelso

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Craig P (his 1st this season) was the only one with a perfect 80.
2. Phil P, Jerry G, Mike H and Bill F all scored 76 points.
3. Kevin J and Kyle B each shot a 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Steve VD was picked first for the 1st time this season; Table 12. He made the 1-ball in the side pocket. The cue ball, 3-ball, 8-ball and the 2-ball were all lined up about 2 inches away from the rail all in a straight line, with the 3-ball and 8-ball in between the cue and 2-ball. He tried kicking the 2-ball in and was able to hit it, but not good enough to make it.
2. Goose was selected for the 3rd time this season (2nd consecutive time); also Table 12. He broke dry and for the 3rd time was unable to cash out!
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 08.  

OTHER:

1. Bill F of the Brawny Beavers shot a 76 with his season debut.
2. There was an absent player on Behind the 8-Ball which caused an 8pt HCP decrease, awarding an 8pt HCP Bonus to There Goes My 80.
3. The absent player on Sharp Shooters also caused an 8pt HCP decrease, awarding an 8pt HCP Bonus to the Headhunters.
4. Lost a few people we all may have grew up listening to/watching. Our condolences to their families. RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Hulk Hogan, Ozzie Ozbourne and Chuck Mangione. Thanks for the memories!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. No one had a perfect 80 this week!
2. Romy G scored 76.
3. Jerry W, Tony C and Kyle B each shot a 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. AC C (picked for the 1st time this season) broke dry (sorry, not sure which tables they were on as I was shooting!)
2. Goose G (picked for the 2nd time this season) also broke dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 07.  

OTHER:

1. Two team had one missing player and neither handicaps were impacted.
   • The Free Agents – no HCP impact
   • The Brawney Beavers – no HCP impact
2. There was a bit of excitement before everyone got there! Somehow, Alvin the Chipmunk got in and people would have thought we were crazy chasing it ALL around to try and chase it out. It stopped at the threshold of the door, twice, but didn’t want to go out! Jen finally got him out the back door! Some of us got our steps in!!!
3. Hope everyone is enjoying the summer and staying cool!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. AC C and Scott C each shot their 1st perfect 80 for this season.
2. Kevin J had the only 77.
3. Mark H tallied 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Zane E: Breaking on Table 15;  Picked for the 1st time since returning from many years ago, made the 9-ball (just another ball) in the corner pocket and the 6-ball in the side. He had a possible scratch-cut shot on the 1-ball in the side, made it, avoiding the scratch. He left a long straight-in shot on the 2-ball, but his teammates were pressuring him to quit and take the 3/9ths of the pot and he abliged.
2. Ed S: Table 3; Picked for the 3rd time THIS season (Wks 2, 3 and now 5) was still unable to cash out as he broke dry.
3. The remaining pot rolls over to Week 06.

OTHER:

1. The subs making their debut were Robin V for There Goes My 80, Jerry G of the Scorpions, Dave F of the Sharp Shooters and Phrankie C for the PhaCues.
2. Brawny Beavers had a missing player with no impact to their HCP.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Jerry R, David C and Romy G all achieved perfect 80s.
2. Jimmy S shot the only nearly-perfect 77.
3. AC C and Dave K each scored 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Jerry R, Table 7: what a night for Jerry, not only scoring a perfect 80, was picked for the first time this season. He made the 3-ball in the side pocket and was left with a long kick on the 1-ball. He hit it firm hoping it would hit another ball and possibly make something, but the 1-ball went in-between the 5-ball and the 8-ball and shot into the corner pocket like a bullet!  The cue ball rolled just a little too far leaving a sharp, possible scratch, on the 2-ball. He opted for the 2/9th of the pot.
2. Eric C, Table 8: picked for the 2nd time this season, broke dry.
3. The remaining pot rolls over to Week 05.

OTHER:

1. 7 players made their season debuts:   Scott C from Pocket Rattlers,  Ed F from the Wolff Pack, Mike H from the Brawny Beavers, Allie C from There Goes My 80, Tom B from Racking My Brain, and Kevin D & AJ N from the Free Agents
2. The Brawny Beavers had a missing (ghost) player causing an 8pt HCP decrease, therefore, awarding The Butchers and 8pt Bonus.
3. Wishing everyone a Happy and SAFE 4th of July!!! Be extra careful handling fireworks (especially if alcohol is involved!)

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Kevin C ended with the only 80.
2. Tony C and Jim McC both shot 77.
3. Ed S, Jerry W and Jerry R each scored 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Tim B, Table 16: was on a BYE this week and got chosen for the 1st time this season, but broke dry.
2. Ed S, Table 2: picked for the 2nd time in a row, made the 8-ball in the corner pocket. He had a decent shot on the 1-ball, but had to use our favorite tool, THE BRIDGE, and just missed leaving the 1-ball hanging in the pocket.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 04.

OTHER:

1. The Sharp Shooters played the PhaCues and both teams had a missing player. Both teams had an 8pt HCP increase, which allowed NO bonus to either team.
2. Enrollment for the Top Shooter side-pot competition is now closed.  Mona won his $5 back as he was the only one to join!
3. Roster size deadline is also now passed. Steve G added to The Butchers to complete all teams to have a full 6 man/woman roster.
4. Don P made his season debut with Chalkoholics  scoring a 63.
5. Susan N made her season debut with the Sharp Shooters tallying 41.
6. Everyone stay cool and hydrated in this heat. Stay safe!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Terry N had the only perfect 80.
2. Craig P scored the only 77.
3. Mark H, and Birthday boys Kyle B & Danno O knocked down 73 each.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Ed S, Table 12: made the 8-ball in the corner pocket. He had a long backward cut for the 1-ball and was able to make it. (Would have had nice position on the 2-ball too!)
2. Birthday boy Danno 0, was denied for some birthday cash, as he broke dry!
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 03.  

OTHER:

1. Roster alterations since sign-up night:
   • Frankie C replaced Immer H on the PhaCues.
2. Behind the 8-Ball had one absence causing a 16 pt HCP decrease thereby awarding 16 bonus points to their Sharp Shooters opponent.
3. Two deadlines approach in Week 03.  By 11pm on that night:
   • Last chance to fill in roster-specific subs.  If a team continues to have open slots at 11pm, they will remain open through the remainder of the season.
   • Last chance to get in for the Top Shooter! Mona T, so far is the only one interested! Anyone want to give him some competition, let me know, it’s only $5 to get in!!! The winner gets whatever is in that pot!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. John C had the only perfect 80.
2. Kevin C shot a 77.
3. Steve VD tallied 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Eric C, Table 15: picked the first time this season (was picked twice 2025 Winter season-Wks 13 & 17) – Broke Dry!
2. Romy G, Table3: last picked 2025 Winter’s Party Night, did not want a repeat of that night! He made the 1-ball in the side pocket and had a long 2-ball/3-ball combination (the 3-ball hanging in the corner pocket making it a little easier). He made the 3-ball but the 2-ball rolled in front of the 7-ball making it a much harder next shot. He could have gone rail first to make the 2-ball, but walked away with 2/9ths of the pot. (He played it afterwards and made it and continued to make a couple more!)
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 02.  

OTHER:

1. Our rosters include a total of four brand new players this season (Two were on the roster from 2025 Winter season but never played).  League debuts on this night:
   • Yutaka T shot a 53 and Ron M (Ron shot many years ago) shot a 42 – both for the Pocket Pounders team.
   • Bert G shot a 33 for the Sharp Shooters.
   • Zane E made his debut for the Headhunters scoring 70. Zane played with us many years ago also. Welcome back!
   • The other two rookies (Manny F and Jerardo F) did not play this evening.
2. There were no missing players for Week 1.
3. We need to see if there are any interested individuals that would like to invest in the Top Shooter side-pot.  Two more scheduled weeks remain to get in on it.  See rule 24.A.iii for more details.

The official signup for the general public concluded with 15 teams enrolled.  If it remains at this quantity, there will be a BYE week scheduled for a different team each week and the season will end on 25Sept2025’s Party night.

If any other individuals or teams are interested to join in, please notify the venue (Shooter’s Sports Bar and Billiards, Grayslake Illinois) before Tuesday, 10Jun2025:7:00pm.  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, 13Jun2025 at 7:30pm.

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

1. Rule 20Ei: adding: The MAXIMUM Bonus awarded will be capped at 16 points.
2. REMINDER of Rule 21B: Game: If a player abandons the match before all her/his games have been played, then each un-played game/s will be forfeited with 10 points awarded to the opponent and zero for the deserter (and the zeros will not be credited to the deserter’s average). The only exception is if the deserter departed due to a verifiable emergency issue.
3. It was voted that is NOT a foul if a Coach uses a cue stick to show/coach his player on how to hit the shot. See Rule 9A
4. Scotch Doubles. It was recently changed to one coach per team/per game, which has helped with the time constraints. However, it is a friendly/fun tournament being played on party night. If a team already had their one coach for that game and tries to have another coach, just inform them they already had their one coach, it will not be a ball-in-hand foul. Remember, this is all for fun and comradery.
5. ENVELOPES (Rule 18D) Reminder: Each player listed on the team’s envelope is accountable to record the EXACT numeric dollar amount they inserted on a GIVEN DATE/WEEK for their name. For example, 0 for Week 3, then $40 for Week 4. PLEASE do not change any previous amounts on the envelope that were already entered.
6. ACS Sanctioning. It was unanimously voted to NOT be ACS Sanctioned starting with the 2025 Summer Season.

RAFFLE Status:

There were 272 chances invested in this evening’s raffle opportunity.

1. John R: Table 6: first one selected for the 2025 Summer season.  He sunk the 6-ball in the corner pocket. He had a not-so-easy bank on the 1-ball, but made it with authority, leaving him a long straight-in shot on the 2-ball. He made that with ease and with no shot on the 3-ball, ended with 3/9ths of the pot.
2. Josh G was selected next: Table 2: Made the 3-ball in the corner and the 5-ball in the side on his break. He had a great shot on the 1-ball, but didn’t want to chance the 2-ball in the side or run it down to the corner passed the 4-ball. He also settled for 3/9ths of the pot.
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to 2025 Summer’s Week 01.

OTHER:

1. We have one person left on the teamless signup sheet if anyone is in need of a player/sub. Please contact Nancy if you are interested.
2. A HUGE Shout Out to Jim McCauley for the beautiful shadowbox with Paul’s cue stick, claw (that Jim made for him years ago), glove, chalk holder all in memory of Paul H Adler’s many, many years of being our favorite League Operator. Thank you so much Jim. It is hung above the schedule and stats for everyone to see and remember! (Thanks for hanging it so quickly and securely Bill!)

Outstanding outing(s):

1. 32 individuals were paired into 13 teams for the Scotch-Doubles tournament.  The two teams that earned the finals match agreed to split the pot evenly.  Brandon D and Sultan S was one team and Kevin J and Jim McC was the other.
   • Brandon D & Sultan S were victorious in the preceding three matches against:
     • Had a BYE the first round
     • Dave F and Johnny G
     • Sharon W and AJ N in the semi-final
   • The team of Kevin J & Jim McC won their preceding three matches against:
     • Dennis S & Josh G
     • Joe L and Ed G
     • Sean B and Robin V in the semi-final

RAFFLE Status:

1. Romy G, Table 15: was selected for the 1st time (and last time) this season. The 3-ball shot into the corner pocket, the 4-ball left hanging in the side pocket. He had a nice touch shot on the 1-ball in the opposite side pocket for position on the 2-ball/4-ball combination into the opposite side pocket. Another nice touch leaving the 2-ball hanging in the same side pocket he made the 4-ball in. Now here is the heartbreaker!!! He wanted to play position for the 5-ball on the other side of the table, and may have had some funny spin on it, and when he hit the 2-ball it hit one nipple and then the other and just sat there!!!! OMG!!!
2. Kevin C was also picked for the 1st and last time this season, and broke dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to next week’s official 2025 Summer Season sign-up night!

OTHER:

1. By night’s end, 13 teams were listed on the signup sheets for the 2025 Summer season.  Next week is official sign-up night to the Open Public, so we’ll expect at least a few more teams to join in then.
2. The end of season ceremony included the following announcements:
   1. Julian F was the league’s official Top Shooter with a 8.969 points per game average. (Larry P was actually 1st but only had 14 games played and 15 games were required for the season).
   2. Kathrine P was recognized with the greatest average-per-game percentage improvement (18.84%) when comparing final average to the average heading into Week 01. Danny O was 2nd at (16.86%) and Susan N third at (12.73%).
   3. Cristina C was the player whose final average points per game was closest to what it was at the season’s onset – getting the Ed White recognition with a (0.03%)!
   4. Other stats from this season:
      • 104 of our 112 rostered players had at least one week played, and 24 people played all 18 possible weeks.
      • We had 7 players make their league debuts. Shout out to Robin V, Kathrine P, Tom K, Dennis McG, Susan N, Joe G and David C.
      • 41 (including Party Night) people were selected in the raffle draws this season, with 26 different picks.
        • Tim B was picked four times this season and was unable to cash out.
        • Chris V, Steve VD and Jimmy S were each picked three times, all unable to cash out!
        • Brandon D, Eric C were chosen twice and couldn’t cash out. Nancy K, picked twice, cashed out once and Roy Schueler chosen twice and cashed out both times!
        • Danny O, Ed S, Mona and Sean B just needed the one time they were chosen to cash out!
        • There were 7 different cash-outs totaling over fifty-two hundred bucks.
3. The league operator has no prize money left over, so contact your team captain if you didn’t collect your prize money yet.
4. Twelve 18″ pizzas were served and none remained at the night’s end.
5. A Scotch Doubles Tournament was conducted with 13 teams signing up.  There is still room for improvement with the coaching rules. Two occasions there was some issues with how many coaches were called causing unpleasantness.
6. I forgot to mention a BIG SHOUT OUT to Jim McC for making the beautiful shadow box with Paul’s cue, cue holder and glove in it! You did an amazing job and will keep his memory going strong with the Shooter’s family!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

End of season standings in reverse order:

1. The Pistol Whips – featuring 5 new players to the League, Robin V, Kathrine P, Tom K and their subs Dennis McG and Tim W.
2. 501 Club– featuring the new members of last season.
3. Racking My Brain – WHAT????
4. Racks & Balls – featuring newcomer Susan Niles.
5. PhaCues 
6. Secret Spiders
7. Last Game 
8. Big Slick
9. There Goes My 80 – but did have a few 80s!
10. Scorpions
11. Creepy Bullies
12. Chalkoholics
13. Stanley Seamless
14. Behind the 8-Ball
15. The Butchers
16. Pocket Rattlers 
17. Free Agents
18. Road Warriors
19. Wolff Pack – finishing with an average of 314.61 points per week.  The team members were captain Jerry W, Roy S, Tony C, Kevin C and sub Ed F.

Congratulations to all!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Kevin J and teammate Frankie C both scored their first 80 of this season, and Bryan W shot his third 80 of the season.
2. Kevin C, Dennis S, Kyle B, Julian F, Nancy K and Joe L all had 77.
3. Tony C and Craig P both scored 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Steve VD, Table 16: was selected for the 3rd time this season.  He broke dry.
2. Jimmy S, Table 6: was selected for the 3rd time also this season and for the 3rd time, broke dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Party Night.

OTHER:

1. The Pistol Whips had one absence, which caused a 32 pt HCP decrease (just like week 15) resulting in awarding the Wolff Pack a 32 pt Bonus (as explained by the example described in rule 20.E.i.)
2. Next week is Party Night!! And the following week will be the official sign-up night for the new 2025 Summer Season!
3. Thanks to all for a great season! Thanks to Jesus for all his help with the scoresheets and raffle! Much appreciated! See you in the Summer Season!!