Pool Players of The Brooke

   Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Mike’s Catalina Barber Shop & Steve Searl .   On Saturday September 28, 2019 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room.   The format was single game, double elimination. What a wonderful place we have to hold these events and now we have added a 4th pool table so more players may participate.    Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino.  Ron “Dblo7” Ridge was manning the tournament bracket again and did a fine job, thanks Ron.   Randy Smith did a fine job of collecting the entry fees and filling in on the brackets when necessary with Dominic Borland.   The following field of 21 players gathered to play competitive 8-Ball.   Dan “Oh No!” Stebbins, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Jack Hepner, Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Phelps “Frenchfry” L'Hommedieu, Steve Searl, Jim “Shooter” Fabio,

   On   Friday September 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM the Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB)  Travel Team hosted the Iron Oaks Breakers Pool League from Sun Lakes AZ for possession of a personalized Bronze Travel Plaque.  Our teams consisted of: Dominic "The Doctor" Borland and Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Fred "The Baker" Dianda and Ron “Dbl07” Ridge, Joe "Fast Eddie" Giammarino and Steve Searl, and Tom “Blind Squirrel ” Barrett and Phelps “Frenchfry” L’Hommidieu.   Each of our teams will play 12 games total and play each of their teams 3 games with each game counting as 1 point for a total of 48 points.       Sun Lakes defeated our team back in March of 2017 to the tune of 30 -18 and we have been waiting to get that Bronze Plaque back for over 2 years.   Our teams all played very well and had winning records with the team of Dominic Borland and Gary Barlow having the best record at 9 wins and 3 losses.   We tied the first round with a 6 to 6 score.   After the s