PPB’s 9-Ball Champ Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino
The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsor Steve Searl proud prior PPB member and missed by many. On Saturday March 26, 2022 the PPB Billiards Club hosted a 9-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Dominic Borland started the Player’s Meeting with a tribute to one of our beloved PPB members with a request for a moment of silence for Rita “I’m Back” Giammarino who passed away earlier this year. RIP Rita. You are missed every day. Tournament Directors were Randy Smith and Joe Giammarino with Ron Ridge on the brackets. Great job gentlemen! The following field of 14 players showed up to compete in the game of 9-Ball. Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Dick “The Stick” Schroeder, Les Goins, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Ted Duma,