Sweepstakes victory goes to Renegades after playoff

LW POOL CLUB

On Dec. 4, the two pool leagues met to end the fall league season with an evening sweepstakes event. The American League that plays on Mondays played each team in the National League, which plays on Wednesdays. Each team played every other team one game and all three players rotated turns in a game of 8 ball.

Before the sweepstakes started, there was pizza, salad and desserts, which has become a traditional celebration to end the league.

After five rounds, The Favorites, from the National League, had four wins and only one loss. Five teams were in contention, with three wins and two losses. That meant The Favorites could clinch first place by winning its sixth game. However, they lost. Four of the five teams that had three wins won to end the sweepstakes in a five-way tie. To determine which teams received first, second and third place money in the sweepstakes, there was a playoff. The Renegades, with Ron Kennedy, Ken Harpham and Guta Basner, beat the Sharp Shooters, with Kurt Bourhenne, Dennis Bedford and Susan Dotson, in the final game.

The Cue Commandos with Roy Mittlestead, Gary Monahan and Wildfire! Christensen took third place by winning over The Hot Sticks with Barry Brideau, George Gordon and Connie Adkins.

The sweepstakes formula of having the six teams from Monday playing each of the six teams from Wednesday seemed to work well, since it allowed time for playoffs of teams that were tied at the end of six rounds.

The spring league will start on Monday, Jan. 29, and will be 10 weeks long, with playoffs and sweepstakes at the end of the season.

For more information, contact Steve Edrich at 714980-3665. — Dave Silva