Pool League

In Monday pool league action on Sept. 18, the Renegades edged the Rustlers 7-6 to hold a slim one point lead over the Cue Commanders, with a record of 16 wins and 10 losses. Ken Harpham and Guta Basner each had four wins for the Renegades.

The Cue Crew beat Joker’s Wild 8-5. The Cue Crew won five of the six doubles matches. Brian Burke led the Cue Crew with five wins and teammates Bruce Pettys and Linda Patton contributed to the team effort, with four wins each.

The Cue Commandos moved into second place with an 8-5 win over the Sharp Shooters. Roy Mittlestead led the Cue Commandos with six wins. Mittlestead’s only loss was his eight ball singles match.

For the second week of the Wednesday pool league, the six teams are all very close. The Stevenators, Vader’s Raiders and The X Factor are tied for the lead with 14 wins and 12 losses. Hots Sticks is in last place, but are only three games behind the leaders.

The Stevenators beat Hot Sticks 9-4 by winning five of the six singles matches. John Burns and Milly Larsen of the Stevenators each won five matches.

Vader’s Raiders beat Right on Cue 8-5. John Barth, Vader’s Raiders “B” player, won six matches, losing only his nine ball singles match.

The Favorites squeaked out a 7-6 win over the X Factor. Dave Mackinder, the “B” player for the Favorites, won six games and made the eight ball on a bank shot to break a six all tie. In the game of pool there’s no such thing as an easy bank shot.

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