Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg Tops All 8-Ballers!

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The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) and its Vice President Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu kicked off 2027’s PPB Club Championship Series of 8-Ball Tournaments on Saturday, October 03, 2026. This was the first of 5 qualifying 8-ball tournaments in which the participants will earn points for entering and for matches won. After the completion of the fifth tournament in March, 2027, players with the 8-highest accumulated point totals will be entered into the playoffs in April, 2027. These playoffs will then determine the PPB's 2027 Champion Pool Player of the Year. The PPB sponsored this 8-Ball Singles tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The tournament format 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, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu, Mike “The Lip” Collins, Mark Erwin, Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Al Geerhaar, Billy “Las Vegas” Moran, Bill Webster, Les Goins, Frank Powell, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, and Randy “Thin Man” Smith. Results: 1st - Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg - Another Notch in his Belt! – 6 Wins 1 Loss. 2nd - Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar - Took it the Distance! - 7 Wins 2 Losses. 3rd - Tony “The Snake” Cardillo - Always in the Picture - 3 Wins 2 Losses. 4th - Al Geerhaar - Good Showing! - 3 Wins 2 Losses. Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Gary Barlow and Mike Collins. Break & Table Run: Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar Table Run: Tony “The Snake” Cardillo The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 9:00 AM and lasted a little over 4 hours 15 minutes with between 48 and 64 games of 8-Ball being played. We competed with friends that have a shared passion. THAT is a good day! RACK’EM UP! The PPB Thanks All Our Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Pool Room Sponsors: Expert Automotive – Joe Pate Ridgeview Physical Therapy – Noel Chavez Leah Kari Solutions Inc. – Leah Kari The Moore Advantage Team – Dorothy Moore Stone Canyon Painting – Alex Stewart State Farm – Jay Salazar Golf Cars of Arizona – Kiara Lange Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant – Carolina Solorzano Rancheros Market – Luis Lopez Arizona Pain Care Center – Dr Pletnik and Dr Patel Harn Legacy PLLC Est Planning - Wendy Harn Desert Life Pharmacy - Brianne Spaeth Stretch Zone – Damien Cole Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino jgpool@outlook.com

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