District-wide Ace of Clubs Race -- 2006


The annual Ace of Clubs awards recognize the leading masterpoint winners in club-level games. Awards are made in each player category, which is determined by a player's total masterpoint holding at the beginning of 2006.

Listed here are the top point winners in each category in District 8 and the total masterpoints each player won in club games during calendar year 2006. Congratulations to these active and successful players, and thanks from all of us for your support of local bridge.


Rookie of the Year  (0-5 pts. on 1/1/2006)       
 1. Renee McNitt, Roscoe IL --  46
 2. Richard Bredemeyer, Ft Wayne IN --  33
 3. Robert Melvin, Bristol IN --  32
 4. Linda Wilkening, Springfield IL --  30
 5. Robert Herro, Rockford IL --  25
 6. Margaret Taylor, St. Louis --  23
 7. Arnold Kiefer, Ft Wayne IN --  21
 8. Edmond Douville, Hobart IN --  21
 9. William Defuniak, Long Beach IN --  21
10. Paul Morsches, Columbia City IN --  18
11. Carol Windland, Glen Carbon IL --  17
12. Debbie Garnier, Centralia IL --  17
13. Janet Rose, Edwardsville IL --  15
14. Bob Biarkis, Glen Carbon IL --  15
15. Becky Lagouros, Peoria Heights IL --  14
 
Junior Master of the Year  (5-20 pts.) 
 1. Michael White, Springfield IL --  46
 2. Jane Byram, Chatham IL --  42
 3. Dave Bigler, Hobart IN --  31
 4. Rhonda Berberet, Springfield IL --  31
 5. Peggy Wallace, Dixon IL --  27
 6. Amnon Harel, Batavia IL --  27
 7. James Mc Chesney, Fort Wayne IN --  26
 8. Wini Morsches, Columbia City IN --  26
 9. Joan Aldrich, South Bend IN --  24
10. Pamela White, Springfield IL --  22
11. Kevin Peese, Urbana IL --  21
12. Eugene Gordon, Aurora IL --  20
13. George Wallace, Dixon IL --  19
14. Cathy Camille, Springfield IL --  19
15. Charles Laurx, Aurora IL --  19
 
Club Master of the Year  (20-50 pts.)
 1. Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO --  70
 2. Patricia Valiska, Highland IN --  67
 3. Donald Valiska, Highland IN --  65
 4. Dorothy James, Crown Point IN --  39
 5. Roger James, Crown Point IN --  38
 6. Daniel Bunde, Champaign IL --  37
 7. Sam Sgro, Springfield IL --  36
 8. Ben Van Bentveld, Ballwin MO --  36
 9. Dennis Moll, Bloomington IL --  35
10. Robert Adler, Creve Couer MO --  32
11. Raymond Rearick, Jr., Estero FL 31
12. Larry Sleeth, St Charles IL --  30
13. John Antognoli, Clayton MO --  29
14. Donna Cart, Rockford IL --  29
15. Juanita Rearick, Estero FL 28
 
Sectional Master of the Year  (50-100 pts.)
 1. Julia Kelley, Geneva IL --  53
 2. Thomas Esten Sr., Ft Wayne IN --  49
 3. Kay Cohen, St. Louis --  45
 4. Stevie Holcomb, Springfield IL --  40
 5. Trudy McKamey, Portage IN --  40
 6. Ann Schuyler, Bloomington IL --  38
 7. Katherine Freeman, Beloit WI -- 37
 8. Ronald Sicks, Fort Wayne IN --  37
 9. Camilla Rabjohns, Peoria Heights IL --  35
10. Mary Jane Vehige, Creve Coeur MO --  34
11. Gail Chesnut, Sarasota FL -- 33
12. Cheryl Bosak, Sun City West AZ -- 31
13. Fred Wallitsch, St Charles IL --  31
14. Ladora Sloan, Mishawaka IN --  30
15. Martha Smith, Kirkwood MO --  30
 
Regional Master of the Year  (100-200 pts.)
 1. William Lindemann, Champaign IL --  85
 2. Julie Woods, Chesterfield MO --  68
 3. Fred Roese, Springfield IL --  61
 4. David Hoevel, Fort Wayne IN --  57
 5. Douglas St John, Rockford IL --  53
 6. Laverne Niksch, Portage IN --  53
 7. William Bunn, Brentwood MO --  52
 8. Wayne Carpenter, Chesterton IN --  50
 9. Donald Groch, South Bend IN --  49
10. Christine Barker, Granger IN --  48
11. Christine Biggs, Bloomington IL --  47
12. Linda Shaw, Geneva IL --  46
13. Margaret Stephens, Champaign IL --  46
14. Martin Crowe, Naples FL 45
15. Maryellen Nifong, Springfield IL --  44
  
NABC Master of the Year  (200 - non-LM)
 1. Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN --  100
 2. Bill Petrie, Mayfield KY --  74
 3. Martha Hosinski, South Bend IN --  55
 4. Jack Sanders, Champaign IL --  54
 5. Ruth Minish, Granger IN --  53
 6. Richard Gierat, Belvidere IL --  52
 7. Chuck Briggs, Hobart IN --  50
 8. James Farner, South Bend IN --  46
 9. Hilda Connor, Munster IN --  45
10. Doris Baer, Trenton IL --  44
11. Roberta Trochtenberg, St. Louis --  41
12. Kathryn Chamberlain, Rockford IL --  41
13. Larry O'Maley, Fort Wayne IN --  40
14. Bud Hawkins, Mt Vernon IL --  39
15. Peg Deutsch, Bloomington IL --  38
Life Master of the Year  (300 pts.)
 1. Thomas Carpenter, Fort Wayne IN --  98
 2. Barbara Walczak, Munster IN --  84
 3. Robert Brightup, Rockford IL --  73
 4. Douglas Jonquet, Decatur IL --  68
 5. Katherine Samuels, Naples FL 65
 6. E. A. Wagner II, Danville IL --  65
 7. Gary Schechter, Springfield IL --  63
 8. Richard Riezman, St. Louis --  62
 9. Frank La Master, Munster IN --  58
10. Gene Wheeler, Chatham IL --  58
11. Patricia Mikuta, Schererville IN --  57
12. Frank Tirsch, Springfield IL --  56
13. Rosemary Shafer, South Bend IN --  54
14. Edward Samuels, Naples FL -- 54
15. Gayle McLean, Bonita Springs FL -- 52
 
Bronze Life Master of the Year  (500 pts.)
 1. Lena Howard, Elkhart IN --  141
 2. Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN --  129
 3. John Burdon, Charleston SC 114
 4. Jo Ann Steigmeyer, Granger IN --  113
 5. Dennis Spencer, St. Louis --  105
 6. Zach Freehill, Bloomington IL --  101
 7. William Finkenstadt, St Charles MO --  100
 8. Sanford Becker, Chesterfield MO --  98
 9. Phillip Stephan, Boynton Beach FL 97
10. Jane Baker, Paducah KY --  87
11. F. R. Kellstrom, Chesterton IN --  82
12. Stephen Hawthorne, Bloomington IL --  79
13. Robert Wheeler, Florissant MO --  78
14. Tim Cull, Springfield IL --  75
15. Judy Putzel, St. Louis --  75
 
Silver Life Master of the Year  (1000 pts.)
 
1. John Killeen, Mishawaka IN --  185
 2. Leroy Boser, Elkhart IN --  162
 3. Elaine Delaney, South Bend IN --  157
 4. Sally Chapleau, Fort Mill SC 154
 5. Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL --  153
 6. Sara Marcus, South Bend IN --  119
 7. Marian Eggebrecht, South Bend IN --  113
 8. James Angell, Munster IN --  111
 9. Betty Primm, Athens IL --  110
10. Mike Giacaman, St. Louis --  108
11. Paul Scherer, Mishawaka IN --  107
12. Teen Robertson, Mishawaka IN --  106
13. Stephen Brauss, St. Louis --  106
14. Linda Leinicke, St. Louis --  104
15. Alma Karas, Batavia IL --  102
 
Gold Life Master of the Year  (2500 pts.)
 1. James Feinstein, South Bend IN --  211
 2. Irene Singleton, South Bend IN --  173
 3. John Chmielowiec, Michigan City IN --  137
 4. Bobbie Holmes, St. Louis --  133
 5. John Kinst, Batavia IL --  132
 6. Denny O'Connor, St. Louis --  127
 7. Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN --  119
 8. En Xie, St. Louis --  114
 9. Joseph Chin, Highland IN --  106
10. Julia Rambo, Mayfield KY --  103
11. Kenneth Bland, St. Louis --  101
12. Frank Yoder III, Goshen IN --  100
13. Donna Pedrotti, Maryland Hts MO --  99
14. Janice Condon, Rockford IL --  98
15. Dalton Darnell, Murray KY --  98
 
Diamonnd Life Master of the Year  (5000 pts.) 
 1. Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL --  190
 2. John Aumiller, Fort Wayne IN --  154
 3. Ralph Behrens, St. Louis --  90
 4. James Hammond, Kirkwood MO --  77
 5. Dave Fred, Granger IN --  68
 6. Jacqueline Sincoff, St. Louis --  49
 7. James Davis, Kokomo IN --  45
 8. Eunice Garrison, Boca Raton FL 45
 9. David Bish, Cherokee Vlg AR 36
10. Ed Schultz, Chesterfield MO --  28
11. Robert Giles, Marion IL --  27
12. Milton Zlatic, St. Louis --  20
13. Marvin Shapiro, St. Louis --  20
14. Nancy Popkin, St. Louis --  20
15/16. Karen Walker, Champaign IL --  6
           Mark Kessler, Springfield IL --  6

Emerald Life Master of the Year  (10,000 pts.)
 1. Dean Duncan, Mishawaka IN --  176
 2. Roger Lord, St. Louis --  63
 3. Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL --  51
 4. Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO --  47
 5. Larry Kolker, St. Louis --  23
 6. Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN --  17

 

Platinum Life Master of the Year  (7500 pts.)
 1. Jack Bryant, St. Louis --  127
 2. Gary Kessler, Springfield IL --  8
 3. Colby Vernay, Lacon IL --  6
 4. Dick Benson, Le Roy IL --  3