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Outstanding outing(s):

1. Julian F, Jerry W and teammate Kevin C started the season with their first perfect 80.
2. Roy S shot a 77.
3. Steve VD and Romy G each tallied 74 points.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Steve VD was selected 1st and made a ball on Table 14, but unfortunately it was the cue ball!  300 tickets were invested this week.
2. Tim B was the second person selected, Table 8; and did not reap a reward for it either, breaking dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 02.  

OTHER:

1. Team name change since sign-up night:
   • Choppers is now Alv Hielo
2. Road Warriors had one absence causing NO HCP impact.
3. Bull Shooters had one absence also causing NO HCP impact.
4. Racks & Balls had one absence also with NO HCP impact.
5. Zero individuals invested in the Top Shooter side-pot competition.  The deadline to enroll is 11pm on Week 03 – Oct 23rd.  This season will require playing a minimum of 12 weeks to qualify.  See rule 24.B for more details. Let Nancy know if you’d like to get in!!
6. CUBS win and are 2-2. The play again on Saturday! GO CUBBIES!

The official signup for the general public concluded with 17 teams enrolled. The season will end on 26Feb2026’s Party night. Also, because we’ll have more than 14 teams playing each week, there will be 7-foot tables included in this season’s schedule. There will also be 3 Thursdays that we will not play, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

If any other individuals are interested to join in, please notify the venue (Shooter’s Sports Bar and Billiards, Grayslake Illinois)  before Tuesday, 07Oct2025::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, 09Oct2025 at 7:30pm.

The captains/delegates at the meeting participated in a rule change discussion and vote.  Summary of the discussions, but no changes were implemented:

1. Scotch Doubles. Asked if we can have more than 1 coach per game. Voted NO, leave as only 1 coach for time restraints. Has worked out very well.
2. ACS Participation. Voted NO again for this season.
3. FARGO Participation. It was brought up to me by a few people to have the FARGO rating for our league. That was also voted NO by a large majority.
4. Raffle Suggestion. It was suggested that for the Break & Run raffle, that if ANY ball/s were made on the break, and you didn’t have a decent shot to shoot, you can quit and get paid a flat payout of $50. That was also voted NO.

RAFFLE Status:

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

1. Goose, Table 7: was picked for the start of this season and broke dry!
2. Goose, Table 7: picked himself for a 2nd try and still didn’t get the opportunity to cash out any prize money, breaking dry again!
3. The entire pot rolls over to 2025 Autumn season’s Week 01.

OTHER:

1. Week 3 is the cut-off to add subs to your roster!! After that your roster is as-is!!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. 14 individuals became 7 teams in the Scotch-Doubles tournament. The finals teams agreed to split the pot $60/pc per team, BUT, still play a race to 3 for the remaining $20! Don’t ask…don’t know why!
   • Mona & Ron M were victorious in the preceding two matches against:
     • Zane & Sultan
     • Ed S & Joe L in the semi-final
   • The team of Lito G & Goose won their preceding two matches against:
     • Julian F & Ed W
     • Steve VD & Taka T in the semi-final

RAFFLE Status:

1. Roger M, Table 13: was selected for the 1st time this season. He broke dry.
2. Romy G, Table 3: picked for the 4th time this season, also broke dry this time.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to next week’s official 2025_6 Autumn Season sign-up night!

OTHER:

1. By the end of the evening, 12 teams were listed on the signup sheets for the 2025_26 Autumn season.
2. The end of season ceremony included the following announcements:
   1. Julian F was the league’s official Top Shooter with a 8.982 points per game average. (Scott C was above him with 9.25 but only played 5 times). Congrats Julian!
   2. Kevin J was recognized with the greatest average-per-game percentage improvement (09.75%) when comparing final average to the average heading into Week 01. David K was 2nd at 09.73% and David Cortes third at 08.55%.
   3. Mike M was the player whose final average points per game was closest to what it was at the season’s onset finishing at 8.083 and having begun at 8.08. Pretty consistent!
   4. Other stats from this season:
      • 84 of our 90 rostered players had at least one week played and 20 people played all 14 possible weeks.
      • We had 2 players make their league debuts.  Taka T of the Pocket Pounders and Bert G of Sharp Shooters.
      • 32 different people were selected in the raffle draws this season (now 34 with Roger & Romy).
        • Seven were picked more than once including Romy four times and Ed S, Nancy and Goose three.
        • Eight cashed-in winnings – none more than once.
3. The league operator currently has the undistributed prize money for Jim McC, Joe G & Brian C of Pocket Rattlers and for Eric C from Behind the 8-Ball; players from other teams should 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.

End of season standings in reverse order:

1. Racking My Brain – WHAT!!!!
2. Papi Chulos
3. The Butchers
4. TIED 11th – Sharp Shooters
5. TIED 11th – Brawny Beavers
6. There Goes My 80
7. Behind the 8-Ball 
8. TIED 7th – Pocket Pounders
9. TIED 7th – Pocket Rattlers
10. Wolff Pack 
11. Scorpions
12. Chalkoholics
13. PhaCues
14. Free Agents
15. Headhunters which finished with an average of 319 points per week.  The team members were Julian F, Kevin J, Mona T, Zane E and Lito as their sub. The also averaged giving up 247 per week.

Congratulations to all!! Hope to see all come back next season!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Making up for the last 2 weeks, we had 5 perfect 80s! Julian F & Mike M got their 1st 80 for the season, Kevin C & Mona T shot their 2nd for the season and Craig P had his 3rd!
2. Roy S and Nancy K each shot 77.
3. Steve VD, Zane E and Jerry R each tallied 76.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Jimmy S, Table 12; was picked for the first time this season.  Didn’t look too good until the 8-ball kissed the 1-ball into the rail and forced it into the bottom left corner pocket. Perfect shot for the 2-ball, easy peasy. Came up nicely for the 3-ball in the side pocket, however, trying for shapes on the 4-ball the cue ball slightly kissed the 4-ball coming back up from the top rail, making it a harder cut shot. Chose to take 3/9ths of the pot!
2. Braxton L, Table 8; strong break, 4-ball almost in the side and 6-ball almost in the corner but still came out with a dry break.
3. The remainder is available for Week 16’s party night.  

OTHER:

1. Brawny Beavers had a BYE week and couldn’t add to their point total, however, they still moved up from 13th place to tying at 11th place! Nice move!
2. Mona T was the only one to put in for League Top Shooter. Since he was not the Top Shooter, thank you for the donation!
3. There were no missing players again this week!
4. NOTE: 2025 Summer 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.

Shooter’s parking lot is being re-done today. Parking may be a little rough. You’ll have to park on the side or a section or two over. Due to their late start, Shooter’s will open at 5:00pm instead of 3:00pm today. Sorry for the inconvenience!!!

ALSO, there is a 9-ball Tournament this Sunday 21Sept2025 at Shooter’s. Practice starts at 12noon, tournament starts at 1pm. $60 entry fee (includes $20 GF/Adm)(2 drink purchase minimum)($250 added w/Full Field). Spots still available! Contact Roy Radzus!!!

 

Outstanding outing(s):

1. No perfect 80 for the second week in a row!!
2. Joe G and Alex T each shot a 75.
3. Mona T and Cristina C both tallied 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. John V chosen for the 1st time this season, broke dry on Table 03.
2. Teammate Joe L was also selected for the first time this season.  He made the 4-ball and the 7 ball in the same corner pocket on his break. The 1-ball was just inches from the left foot corner pocket just off the long rail and the cue ball sat near the opposite side pocket just inches from the pocket and just off the rail also. He spun it just a little too much and was denied!
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to the FINAL Week 15 of this 2025 Summer Season. 

   OTHER:

1. No missing players to report again this week!
2. We had a slight issue on table 5. If you think the “hit” is going to be a close one, and both players see it differently, a “watch” should have been called, otherwise, the shot will be played as is.
3. One more week of matches remains for this season – except for Brawny Beavers which has a BYE scheduled.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. No perfect 80 this week.
2. Steve VD, Julian F and Tony C each shot a 77.
3. Kevin J finished with 75.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Nancy K, Table 10; was picked for the 3rd time this season (2nd time in a row)(picking herself?!?!), broke DRY! :/
2. Romy G, Table 13; got selected for the 3rd time this season also, made a ball on the break, but it was the white one!
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to week 14.

OTHER:

1. Sharp Shooters had a sub and a missing player, using the sub’s average for the ghost player caused a 32 pt HCP decrease, which awarded their opponent Pocket Pounders a MAX Bonus of 16 pts.
2. Football has started with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Dallas Cowboys 24-20. The Chicago Bears play on Monday Night! Go Bears!
3. Only 2 more weeks left of this 2025 Summer Season!!!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Kyle B & Mona T both scored their first perfect 80 for this season.
2. Julian F registered the only 77.
3. Kevin C & Steve VD each shot a 74.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Kyle B (picked for the 1st time this season) knocked the 8-ball in the top left corner pocket on his Table 11 break.  He made a great shot on a long 1-ball, but had no position to continue on. Cashed out with 2/9ths of the pot.
2. Nancy K, Table 8; (picked for the 2nd time this season) made the 4-ball, at the last second, in the left side pocket. The 1-ball was on the rail about a diamond from the side pocket and the cue ball across from it about 6 inches in front of the other side pocket. She hit it hard hoping it would find a pocket, but it did not.
3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 13.  

OTHER:

1. We are getting close to the end of this season with only 3 more weeks to go.
2. Another week with no team missing a player!! NICE!
3. NFL season starts this coming Thursday for all you football fans. Go Bears!

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Danny O and John W each accomplished perfect 80s.
2. Romy and broLito (Paul’s words LOL) and Kyle B all shot a 75.
3. Julian F tallied 73.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Sean B, Table 15: was selected for the first time this season (last time picked was last season’s Week 2). Broke dry.
2. Zane, Table 4: was selected for the second time this season since Week 5. But unlike Week 5, this week he broke dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 12.  

OTHER:

1. Sharp Shooters had a missing player. The HCP impact awarded a bonus 16 points to their opponent Scorpions.  This is applicable as demonstrated by the example described in rule 20.E.i.
2. The Pocket Rattlers only had 2 players, therefore, receiving a -15 point penalty. Their HCP had no impact change.
3.  BroLito made his debut with the Headhunters scoring a 75 and Steve G made his debut with The Butchers and scored a 56.

Outstanding outing(s):

1. Mark H scored his first perfect 80 for this season.
2. Ef F each shot a 76.
3.  Kevin C finished with 75 points.

RAFFLE Status:

1. Mona was picked for the 1st time this season since the 2025 Winter Week 7.  His break this time was dry, however.
2. Bill T, Table 5: also 1st time this season since Wek 14 of the 2025 Winter Season, also broke dry.
3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 11.  

OTHER:

1. There were no missing (ghost) player again this week!
2. The 2nd set of weekly fee envelopes were distributed.  If you have any questions just let me know!
3. Hope everyone stay hydrated on these hot days!!!