District 8 Ace of Clubs Race -- 2007


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 2007. 

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 2007.  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 1/1/2007)       
  1.  Jeff Ehrlich, Springfield IL -- 65
  2.  Doug O'Leary, Naples FL -- 48
  3.  Paul Brown, Rockford IL -- 28
  4.  Ellen McCarville, Rockford IL -- 27
  5.  Carol Sue McNaught, Auburn IL -- 26
  6.  Shirley Logan, Springfield IL -- 25
  7.  Martin Holtzman, St.  Louis -- 24
  8.  Nancy Shaver, Springfield IL -- 24
  9.  Karen Engle, Dardenne Prairie MO -- 24
10.  Patricia Laing, South Bend IN -- 23
11.  Joyce McWilliams, Paris IL -- 22
12.  Clarke Dippell, Granger IN -- 21
13.  Theodorsa Day, Paris IL -- 21
14.  Judy Grambo, Schererville IN -- 18
15.  Susan Pensoneau, Collinsville IL -- 15
16.  Tim Carl, Elkhart IN -- 15
17.  Hossam Seddky, Rockford IL -- 15
18.  Jo Marie Paul, Rockford IL -- 15
19.  Raymond Paul, Rockford IL -- 15
 
Junior Master of the Year  (5-20 pts.) 
  1.  Sybil Brown, Rockford IL -- 32
  2.  Diane Marshall, Springfield IL -- 28
  3.  Marilyn Croft, St Charles IL -- 26
  4.  Patricia Olafson, Rockford IL -- 26
  5.  Janet Woodley, O Fallon MO -- 26
  6.  George Cramer, South Bend IN -- 25
  7.  Anita Goldberg, South Bend IN -- 25
  8.  Irene Cooperrider, Elkhart IN -- 25
  9.  Barbara Gossrow, Springfield IL -- 24
10.  Edward Trubac, Granger IN -- 24
11.  Kathryn Cosper, South Bend IN -- 22
12.  Leslie Garvey, Elkhart IL -- 22
13.  Jill Mroczkiewicz, South Bend IN -- 20
14.  Betty Nowak, St Charles IL -- 19
15.  Bill Blauvelt, South Bend IN -- 19
16.  Howard Chapman, Boca Raton FL -- 19
17.  Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO -- 19
 
Club Master of the Year  (20-50 pts.)
  1.  Linda Wilkening, Springfield IL -- 57
  2.  Richard Bredemeyer, Ft Wayne IN -- 56
  3.  Sharon Novotny, Granger IN -- 52
  4.  Joan Aldrich, South Bend IN -- 50
  5.  Margaret Taylor, St.  Louis -- 47
  6.  Peggy Wallace, Dixon IL -- 41
  7.  Don Malone, Sharon WI -- 36
  8.  Daniel Spangler, St. Peters MO -- 36
  9.  James Mc Chesney, Fort Wayne IN -- 34
10.  Bob Biarkis, Glen Carbon IL -- 33
11.  Bill Defuniak, Long Beach IN -- 33
12.  Barbara Worden, Rockford IL -- 32
13.  George Wallace, Dixon IL -- 30
14.  Hatchie Greene, St.  Louis -- 27
15.  Doris Fairgrieve, University City MO -- 27
 
Sectional Master of the Year  (50-100 pts.)
  1.  Michael White, Springfield IL -- 75
  2.  Dave Bigler, Hobart IN -- 66
  3.  Donna Cart, Rockford IL -- 65
  4.  Robert Adler, Creve Couer MO -- 59
  5.  Renee McNitt, Roscoe IL -- 59
  6.  Rhonda Berberet, Springfield IL -- 51
  7.  Jane Byram, Chatham IL -- 49
  8.  Thomas Vermeersch, Springfield IL -- 46
  9.  Paul Silberman, Mishawaka IN -- 45
10.  Bev Upp, Bloomington IL -- 42
11.  John Antognoli, Clayton MO -- 39
12.  Robert Melvin, Bristol IN -- 38
13.  Marcia Bondurant, Champaign IL -- 38
14.  Ann Smith, Champaign IL -- 38
15.  Elizabeth Gale, Rockford IL -- 37
16.  Dee Boch, Champaign IL -- 37
 
Regional Master of the Year  (100-200 pts.)
  1.  Julia Kelley, Geneva IL -- 78
  2.  Patricia Valiska, Highland IN -- 72
  3.  Donald Valiska, Highland IN -- 67
  4.  Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL -- 64
  5.  Grant Van Horne, Auburn IN -- 51
  6.  Margaret Stephens, Champaign IL -- 50
  7.  Bernard Hoover, Ballwin MO -- 47
  8.  Kay Cohen, St.  Louis -- 47
  9.  Donna Giertz, Champaign IL -- 45
10.  Katherine Freeman, Beloit WI -- 45
11.  Fred Wallitsch, St Charles IL -- 43
12.  Karen Pickelsimer, Oakwood Hills IL -- 42
13.  Gail Chesnut, Sarasota FL -- 42
14.  Charles Nier, Elgin IL -- 41
15.  Phillip Kolski, Elkhart IN -- 40
16.  Julia Torres, Florissant MO -- 40
17.  Merylyn Rein, Belvidere IL -- 40
  
NABC Master of the Year  (200 - non-LM)
  1.  Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO -- 94
  2.  Donald Groch, South Bend IN -- 68
  3.  Julie Woods, Chesterfield MO -- 65
  4.  Douglas St John, Rockford IL -- 60
  5.  Dorota Jarosz, Edwardsville IL -- 59
  6.  David Hoevel, Fort Wayne IN -- 57
  7.  Christine Biggs, Bloomington IL -- 48
  8.  Jane Ettelson, St.  Louis -- 48
  9.  Martin Crowe, Naples FL -- 47
10.  Linda Shaw, Geneva IL -- 47
11.  Irene Wen, Urbana IL -- 45
12.  Christine Barker, Granger IN -- 45
13.  Paul Tarpey, Glen Carbon IL -- 44
14.  Betty Kunkel, Springfield IL -- 43
15.  Jay D Shah, St.  Louis -- 39
16.  Roberta Trochtenberg, St.  Louis -- 39
Life Master of the Year  (300-500 pts.)
  1.  Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN -- 162
  2.  Darrell Rotter, Roselle IL -- 85
  3.  Richard Riezman, St.  Louis -- 75
  4.  Richard Gierat, Belvidere IL -- 70
  5.  Ruth Minish, Granger IN -- 69
  6.  Norman Goldman, Chesterfield MO -- 69
  7.  Susan MacKinney, Lake in the Hills IL -- 67
  8.  Martha Hosinski, South Bend IN -- 63
  9.  Rosemary Shafer, South Bend IN -- 61
10.  Joan Bailey-Murray, Rockford IL -- 58
11.  Cal Corbin, Champaign IL -- 56
12.  Carol Warner, Fairview Hgts IL -- 56
13.  Jack Sanders, Champaign IL -- 54
14.  Donald Nies, Naples FL -- 53
15.  Robert Brightup, Rockford IL -- 51
16.  Elton Wagner II, Danville IL -- 51
 
Bronze Life Master of the Year  (500-1000 pts.)
  1.  Phillip Stephan, South Bend IN -- 114
  2.  Jane Baker, Paducah KY -- 104
  3.  Sanford Becker, Chesterfield MO -- 102
  4.  Jeanette Sgro, Boca Raton FL -- 102
  5.  F.  R.  Kellstrom, Chesterton IN -- 98
  6.  Gary Schechter, Springfield IL -- 85
  7.  Krzysztof Jarosz, Edwardsville IL -- 83
  8.  Audrey Danocup, Beloit WI -- 82
  9.  Laurie Hamachek, Huntley IL -- 81
10.  Dennis Spencer, St.  Louis -- 80
11.  Zach Freehill, Bloomington IL -- 80
12.  Richard Scheibelhut, Oro Valley AZ -- 78
13.  Larry Wilcox, Springfield IL -- 76
14.  Victor Papai, South Bend IN -- 75
15.  Richard Klitzke, South Bend IN -- 74
 
Silver Life Master of the Year  (1000-2500 pts.)
  1.  John Killeen, Mishawaka IN -- 228
  2.  Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN -- 186
  3.  Lena Howard, Elkhart IN -- 181
  4.  Leroy Boser, Elkhart IN -- 162
  5.  Marian Eggebrecht, South Bend IN -- 142
  6.  Elaine Delaney, South Bend IN -- 126
  7.  Linda Leinicke, St.  Louis -- 123
  8.  John Burdon, Charleston SC -- 121
  9.  Sara Marcus, Granger IN -- 116
10.  Ralph Rotter Jr., Granite City IL -- 115
11.  James Angell, Munster IN -- 109
12.  Betty Primm, Athens IL -- 109
13.  Paul Scherer, Mishawaka IN -- 106
14.  Jo Ann Steigmeyer, Granger IN -- 103
15.  Mrs.  D.  Brosseau, Sleepy Hollow IL -- 101
 
Gold Life Master of the Year  (2500-5000 pts.)
  1.  James Feinstein, South Bend IN -- 196
  2.  John Chmielowiec, Michigan City IN -- 177
  3.  Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL -- 173
  4.  Irene Singleton, South Bend IN -- 161
  5.  Joseph Chin, Highland IN -- 141
  6.  Janice Condon, Rockford IL -- 135
  7.  Ken Bland, St.  Louis -- 126
  8.  Stephen Brauss, St.  Louis -- 125
  9.  Eugene Condon, Rockford IL -- 123
10.  John Kinst, Batavia IL -- 117
11.  Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN -- 116
12.  J.  Cordas, South Bend IN -- 106
13.  Howard Schmid, Merrillville IN -- 99
14.  En Xie, St.  Louis -- 92
15.  Frank Yoder III, Goshen IN -- 87
 
Diamond Life Master of the Year  (5000-7500 pts.) 
  1.  Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL -- 232
  2.  John Aumiller, Fort Wayne IN -- 204
  3.  Ralph Behrens, St.  Louis -- 115
  4.  Denny O'Connor, St.  Louis -- 107
  5.  James Hammond, Kirkwood MO -- 66
  6.  Jack Snyder, Rockford IL -- 62
  7.  Jacqueline Sincoff, St.  Louis -- 60
  8.  Marvin Shapiro, St.  Louis -- 50
  9.  Dave Fred, Granger IN -- 46
10.  James Davis, Kokomo IN -- 45
11.  Eunice Garrison, Lake Worth FL -- 40
12.  Milton Zlatic, St.  Louis -- 31
13.  Dan Requard, Springfield IL -- 24
14.  Robert Giles, Marion IL -- 20
15.  Ed Schultz, Chesterfield MO -- 19
16.  Alan Popkin, St.  Louis -- 19

Emerald Life Master of the Year  (7500-10,000 pts.)
  1.  Dean Duncan, Mishawaka IN -- 154
  2.  Michael Slaven, Elkhart IN -- 86
  3.  Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO -- 83
  4.  Roger Lord, St.  Louis -- 82
  5.  Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL -- 43
  6.  Larry Kolker, St.  Louis -- 33
  7.  Chris Benson, Le Roy IL -- 6
  8.  Tom Kniest, University City MO -- 4
 

Platinum Life Master of the Year  (10,000+ pts.)
  1.  Jack Bryant, St.  Louis -- 147
  2.  Howard Piltch, Osceola IN -- 107
  3.  Gary Kessler, Springfield IL -- 28
  4.  Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN -- 12
  5.  Dick Benson, Le Roy IL -- 5