Pool Players of The Brooke

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