Senior Olympic Gold for Phelps L’Hommedieu

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Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona presents the 39th annual Senior Olympic Festival. This festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lifestyle among adults 50 years of age and older. Events include volleyball, billiards, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton, and so much more. On Wednesday January 23, 2024 the 8-Ball competition took place at Pockets Billiards in Tucson. The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) had 4 participants competing. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dick “The Visor” Titus and Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu. Phelps who was placed in the 80 to 84 years old bracket with 15 other competitors was ready to play! He cruised through the winner’s bracket all the way to the hill where he waited for someone to come through the loser’s bracket. After a 3 ½ half hour wait with never touching his cue stick an opponent emerged from the loser’s bracket to challenge Phelps. The opponent would have to defeat Phelps twice to take the Gold away from him. Phelps feeling a little rusty after the long wait finally had his opponent who was in stroke after playing match after match to get through the loser’s bracket. In their first match Phelps was beaten to force a final match for the Gold. In the final match Phelps was back in stroke and sent his opponent home with the Silver Medal and Phelps proudly walked out of Pocket’s Billiards wearing his Gold Medal. Congrats to all our PPB participants and especially our Gold Medal winner Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu! Joe Giammarino JGPOOL@OUTLOOK.COM

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