Pool Players of The Brooke

On Thursday November 16, 2023 the PPB showed their appreciation for HOA1’s Board of Directors and the Health and Recreation Committee (HRC). The PPB’s President Dick Dunbar, the PPB’s first lady Kathleen Dunbar and Dominic Borland organized and executed an Appreciation Event to recognize the Boards’ commitment to make the Catalina Recreation Center’s billiard room the best in the area. The upgraded billiard room was admired by the more than 60 residents attending. The billiard room was cleaned and staged by Phelps L'Hommedieu and Joe Giammarino and from the comments received was very inviting to our guests. The PPB offered pizza, quesadillas, wine, beer, and soft drinks for those in attendance. The PPB’s very own Fred Dianda as always prepared a dessert that was out of this world and was gone as fast as a cue ball on a break shot! Numerous members of the HOA1’s Board and HRC along with HOA1’s General Manager Vivian Timian attended in addition to the three potential Board me

The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank Sun City Oro Valley’s Billiard Club (SCOV), Ken Schriner and SCOV’s billiard team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big THANK YOU goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB’s Travel Team Captain for organizing this event. On Saturday November 11, 2023 the PPB’s Travel Team ventured down to SCOV’s Catalina Vista Center for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We were competing on two 9 foot Diamond Pro-Am pool tables and two 9 foot Brunswick Gold Crowns. This travel match was for the Traveling Bronze Plaque currently in the PPB’s possession since November 20, 2021. Our team was made up of 4, 2 player teams and SCOV also had 4, 2 player teams. The PPB teams consisted of Tony “The Snake” Cardillo and Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino and Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, and Chris Schmidt, Phelps L’Hommidieu and Ron “Dblo7” Ridge.

In the first picture Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino get ready to play one last game as they say goodbye to the last 2 Connelly pool tables. These tables served their time functionally and now they move on to a new home. As of October 11, 2023 we were without pool tables available to the residents in SaddleBrooke for about 11 days. All SaddleBrooke Billiard Enthusiasts are still in awe of HOA1’s commitment in leading the effort to upgrade our Billiard Room and make it the premier billiard room in the area. In anticipation of 4 brand new beautiful 9-Foot Diamond Pro-Am Commercial Pool Tables being installed on October 20, 2023. The billiard rooms’ paint was freshened up by the Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) members. The carpets were cleaned and all 4 pool tables were installed on time. The new tables are arguably the best in the industry along with our pool table lights and pool balls. The billiard room upgrade also included 4 sets of Aramith Tou

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Saturday November 4, 2023 in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This is our first tournament on our brand new beautiful 9-Foot Diamond Pro-Am pool tables. Thank you HOA1 and the Pool Gods! The format was double elimination. Tournament Director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball. Dick “The Visor” Titus, Russ Doering, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tom “Blind Squirrel” Barrett, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Dick Dunbar, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Chris Schmidt, Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu and Les Goins. Results: 1st – Dominic “The Doctor” Borland – Perfect Today! 5 Wins 0 Losses 2nd – Tony “The Snake” Cardillo – He’s Like a Pesky Fly! 5 Wins 2 Losses 3rd

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) wants to thank our Travel Team Director Tony Cardillo for putting this competition together. On Saturday September 9, 2023 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Round Robin Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The PPB was tentatively scheduled to play SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Billiard Club but they could not coral enough members to make the date. So Tony decided to hold a Round Robin 8-Ball Tournament instead. The format was each participant would play every other participant one game of 8-Ball. We had 10 participants so everyone would play 9 games of 8-Ball. The following field of 10 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball. Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Les Goins, and Dick Dunbar. Results: 1st place Tony Cardillo with

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) wants to thank our generous sponsors Stone Canyon Painting - Alex Stewart 520 780-4122 stonecanyonalex@aol.com and the PPB Billiards Club. On Saturday August 26, 2023 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament Directors were Joe Giammarino, Dominic Borland, and Ron Ridge. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball. Dick “The Visor” Titus, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Terry “The Cue” Sterling, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Jerry Cogswell, Dan Garand, Dave Whitman, Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tom “Blind Squirrel” Barrett, Ken Bishop, Rich “Hide the Salami” Adinolfi, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Ron “Dbl07” Ridge, and Dominic “The Doctor” Borland. Results: 1st – Dave Parker – Perfect Today! 5 Wins 0 Loses 2nd – Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar – Joe’s

The PPB would like to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club (SBR), Jim Kauffman, and SBR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition and a congenial luncheon at the Agave Lounge after the 8-Ball Challenge. Another big THANK YOU goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo PPB Travel Team Captain for organizing this event. On Saturday July 8, 2023 the SBR’s Travel Team ventured down to SaddleBrooke for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We were competing on four 8-foot Connelly pool tables for temporary ownership of a Traveling Bronze Plaque that has been in the PPB’s possession since April, 22, 2023. The PPB team was made up of 4, 2 player teams and SBR also had 4, 2 player teams. The PPB teams consisted of Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino and Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu, Dick Dunbar and Dave Parker, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland and Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo and Ron “Dblo7” Ridge. Our opponent’s teams from SBR were Jim Mabbott and

The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club wants to thank our generous tournament sponsor Red Lobster – 11695 N. Oracle Road – (520) 544-7887. On Saturday April 27, 2023 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament Director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 15 players showed up to compete in the game of 9-Ball. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Dick Dunbar, Les Goins, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Terry “The Cue” Sterling, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Bill Webster, Dan Garand, Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, and Gary “One Rail” Barlow. Results: 1st – Jack “Crash” Hoverter – Undefeated in his 5th Tourney Win! 5 Wins 0 Losses. 2nd – Dick “The Visor” Titus – Beat some of the Best Today! 4 Wins 2 Losses 3rd – Dominic “The Doctor” Borland – One Win S

The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank Sun City Oro Valley’s Billiard Club (SCOV), Ken Schriner and SCOV’s billiard team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big THANK YOU goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB’s Travel Team Captain for organizing this event. On Tuesday May 10, 2023 the PPB’s Travel Team ventured down to SCOV’s Catalina Vista Center for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We were competing on two 9 foot Diamond Pro-Am pool tables and two 9 foot Brunswick Gold Crowns. This travel match was not for the Traveling Bronze Plaque it was just for fun, filling in some down time from our regular Travel Team schedule while the snowbirds are gone. Our team was made up of 4, 2 player teams and SCOV also had 4, 2 player teams. Our teams consisted of Dominic “The Doctor” Borland and Dick Dunbar, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo and Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino and Dave Parker, Joe “Ball Bre

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) wants to thank our generous sponsor Oregano’s Pizza Bistro - 100 W. Orange Grove Rd - (520) 229-9999. On Saturday April 27, 2023 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament Director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Dick Dunbar, Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu, Les Goins, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Terry “The Cue” Sterling, Russ Doering, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino Dick “The Stick” Schroeder, Jerry Cogswell, and Dominic “The Doctor” Borland. Results: 1st – Tony “The Snake” Cardillo – Best Player Today! 6 Wins 1 Loss 2nd – Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino – Nobody Remembers 2nd Place. 4 Wins 2 Losses 3rd –