Pool Players of The Brooke

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Saturday February 14, 2026 in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The PPB had a scheduled Travel Team event with Green Valley Recreation (GVR) at SaddleBrooke’s Catalina Recreation Center but at the last minute GVR had to cancel. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo the PPB’s Travel Team Director decided to utilize the reserved table times at the CRC by holding an in house PPB 8-Ball Tournament. The following field of 14 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball singles. Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Mike “The Lip” Collins, Mark Erwin, Russ “Long Shot” Doering, Jay “Destroyer” Johnson, Kirk Meckem, Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Les Goins, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, and Jim Langseth. Results: 1st – Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg – It’s About Time! 5 Wins 1 Losses. 2nd – Mike “The Lip” Collins – In the Mix Again! ...

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...