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Outstanding outing(s):

1. Jerry W and Dennis S both had their 1st perfect 80 for this season.
2. Alex O scored 77.
3. Tony C, Dave F, Mona T and Steve G each shot a 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Jimmy S, Table 02: Made the 3-ball in the top right corner. The 1-ball was left right in-between the 8-ball and 2-ball for no chance of a shot. He tried kicking at it to no avail.
2. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 07.
3. NOTE: Still only one pick but is getting closer!

OTHER:

1. Chalkoholics had a missing player and it resulted in zero team handicap variance.
2. Rookies also had a missing player, but theirs caused an 8pt HCP decrease, which awarded PhaCues the 8pt Bonus.
3. AJ N made his season debut for Free Agents.
4. Handicap adjustment for new player Ron K of Chalkoholics added 16 points to their team total.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Craig P shot the only perfect 80 and it was his second for season.
2. Tony C scored 77 points.
3. Julian F tallied 75.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Alex O, Table 9:  Picked for the 1st time since Week 01 of Autumn 2024. He made the 5-ball in the top left corner. He was left with a cross-side bank to start with on the 1-ball which he fired in! That, left him a perfect 2-8 combo with the 8-ball hanging in the top left corner pocket. He made it with ease, however, the 2-ball didn’t stay in the pocket, it rolled a couple inches on the short rail with the cue ball on the first diamond of the long rail. He wanted to go for it all, as the table was laid out pretty good, so he tried kicking the 2-ball in, but it did not go in!
2. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 06.
   NOTE:  Still only choosing 1 pick but getting close (thank you Alex! LOL!)

OTHER:

1. The missing player on the Scorpions and no HCP impact.
2. It was asked if on an open table if the 8-ball can be used. The 8-ball is never available to hit first to make another ball or a safe (unless you are on the 8-ball but not on an open table).
3. NOTE: Cubs win after 11 innings. Sox lost after 13 innings!

 

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Kevin J & Scott C achieved their 1st perfect 80 for this season.
2. Craig P shot 76.
3. Julian F scored 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Still only one pick, and that pick was Brian C, Table 5; picked for the first time in a loooong while, broke dry!
2. The entire pot (slowly increasing) rolls over to Week 05.

OTHER:

1. John W made his season debut for Free Agents scoring a 57.
2. Rookies missing player had no HCP change, therefore, no Bonus points awarded to the Butchers.
3.  Chalkoholics missing player caused an 8pt HCP increase, which does not award Racking My Brain any Bonus points.

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.