Pool Players of The Brooke

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Saturday January 31, 2026 in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the third of five 8-Ball qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double elimination. Tournament Director was Phelps L’Hommedieu. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball singles. Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Jim Samlaska, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Bill Webster, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu, Mike “The Lip” Collins, Mark Erwin, Russ “Long Shot” Doering, Jay “Destroyer” Johnson, Kirk Meckem, Mike Bonicelli, Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Les Goins, and Jim Langseth. Results: 1st – Mike “The Lip” Collins – Perfect Tournament! 5 Wins 0 Losses. 2nd – Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar – Right There, Again! 4 Wins 2 Losses. 3r...

Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona presents the 41th 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, pickle ball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton, and so much more. On Tuesday January 20 and Wednesday January 21, 2026 the 8-Ball competition took place at Pockets Billiards in Tucson. All matches were two out of three. The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) had 6 members competing. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Phelps “Montana”, L’Hommedieu, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Mike “The Lip” Collins, and Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar. We ended up with two PPB Members winning medals. Mike “The Lip” Collins won a Bronze medal in the 65 – 69 age bracket against 15 other cueists. He accomplished this by winni...

The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank MOD Pizza 4386 N Oracle Rd, 520 448-5838 for sponsoring our Travel Team. The PPB also thanks Voyager’s Billiard Club (VBC) and Ted Beery for the friendly competition and cordial luncheon at HOA1’s RoadRunner Grill after the 8-Ball team challenge. Another big THANK YOU goes to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB’s Travel Team Captain for organizing this event. On Saturday January 17, 2026 the VBC’s Travel Team ventured up to SaddleBrooke for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We were competing on four nine foot Diamond Pro-Am pool tables for temporary ownership of a Traveling Bronze Plaque. The PPB has had possession of this plaque since January 13, 2023 when the PPB defeated the VBC 27 to 21 at Voyager. Our team is made up of four, two player teams and Voyager also had four, two player teams. Our teams consisted of Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar and Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Mike Collins and Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu, ...