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 2008.
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 2008. Congratulations to these active and successful players, and thanks from all of us for your support of local bridge.
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Rookie of the Year (0-5 pts. on 1/1/2008) 1. George Markus, Clayton MO -- 27 2. Henry Stern Jr., St Louis MO -- 27 3. Natalene Ferrari, Odessa FL -- 27 4. Ralph Ferrari, Odessa FL -- 27 5. Shirley Koch, Schererville IN -- 26 6. Becky Hubert, St Louis MO -- 24 7. Shirley Coville, Springfield IL -- 23 8. Carol Cookson, Belleville IL -- 23 9. Atul Hajela, Maryland Hgts MO -- 23 10. Norm Muller, Granger IN -- 21 11. Christopher Clarke, South Bend IN -- 21 12. Arthur Loomstein, St Louis MO -- 20 13. David Mindrup, Glen Carbon IL -- 18 14. Kaye Kale, South Bend IN -- 18 15. Cheryl Prante, O'Fallon MO -- 17
Junior Master of the Year (5-20 pts.) 1. Karen Drain, South Bend IN -- 44 2. Carol Kutak, Schererville IN -- 35 3. E Tim Carl, Elkhart IN -- 34 4. Sharon Kolski, Elkhart IN -- 25 5. Patrick Oetting, Ft Wayne IN -- 24 6. August Tomusk, Fort Wayne IN -- 24 7. Susan Hillberry, Cherry Valley IL -- 23 8. Daniel Baker, Urbana IL -- 22 9. Joanie Aranyos, Elburn IL -- 21 10. Richard Welc, St Louis MO -- 20 11. Margie Evans, Fulton KY -- 19 12. Dianna Nerren, Hickman KY -- 19 13. Jackie Baker, St Louis MO -- 18 14. Kenneth Bisson, Angola IN -- 18
1. Marilyn Croft, St Charles IL -- 67 2. Donald Klingsick, Edwardsville IL -- 62 3. Shirley Logan, Springfield IL -- 62 4. Carol Sue McNaught, Auburn IL -- 58 5. Susan Pensoneau, Collinsville IL -- 54 6. Richard Gunderson, Earlvilled IL -- 46 7. Earl Anderson, Springfield IL -- 45 8. Karen Anderson, Batavia IL -- 44 9. Patricia Olafson, Rockford IL -- 40 10. Nancy Shaver, Springfield IL -- 40 11. Becky Groeninger, Springfield IL -- 37 12. Charlene Whitney, Winnebago IL -- 35 13. Chander Aiyar, Huntley IL -- 35 14. Karsten Grove, South Bend IN -- 33 15. Phillip Fultz, Benton KY -- 33 1. Ilse Grove, South Bend IN -- 62 2. Sharon Novotny, Granger IN -- 47 3. Jeff Ehrlich, Springfield IL -- 47 4. Doug O'Leary, St Louis MO -- 46 5. Pamela White, Springfield IL -- 44 6. Hatchie Greene, Saint Louis MO -- 42 7. Christopher Romaine, Springfield IL -- 35 8. Robert Herro, Rockford IL -- 35 9. Karen Engle, Dardenne Prairi MO -- 31 10. Marilyn Kay Jenkins, Mt Vernon IL -- 31 11. James Mc Chesney, Fort Wayne IN -- 31 12. Martha Rowe, Saint Louis MO -- 30 13. Sybil Brown, Rockford IL -- 30 14. Robert Holdeman, Pocahontas IL -- 29 15. Stephen Cart, Rockford IL -- 29 1. Donna Cart, Rockford IL -- 97 2. Michael White, Springfield IL -- 79 3. Linda Wilkening, Springfield IL -- 74 4. John Antognoli, Clayton MO -- 72 5. Bev Upp, Bloomington IL -- 64 6. Renee McNitt, Roscoe IL -- 64 7. Robert Adler, Creve Couer MO -- 63 8. Phillip Kolski, Elkhart IN -- 58 9. Jane Byram, Chatham IL -- 58 10. Thomas O'Reilly-Pol, St Louis MO -- 56 11. Rita Harmon, Springfield IL -- 54 12. Fred Wallitsch, St Charles IL -- 50 13. Bob Biarkis, Glen Carbon IL -- 48 14. Rhonda Berberet, Springfield IL -- 47 15. James
Nunn, Chesterfield MO -- 46 NABC Master of the Year (200 - non-LM) 1. Dave Bigler, Hobart IN -- 165 2. Julia Kelley, Batavia IL -- 86 3. Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL -- 85 4. Terryl Francis, Glen Carbon IL -- 63 5. Katherine Freeman, Beloit WI -- 59 6. John Scheibelhut, Notre Dame IN -- 58 7. Ann Witt, Aurora IL -- 49 8. Ann Schuyler, Bloomington IL -- 48 9. Christine Barker, Granger IN -- 48 10. Wayne Carpenter, Chesterton IN -- 44 11. Julia Torres, Florissant MO -- 43 12. Roseann Stice, East Alton IL -- 41 13. Cookie Arneson, Saint Louis MO -- 41 14. Camilla Rabjohns, Peoria Heights IL -- 41 15. Linda Mize, Florissant MO -- 40 |
Life Master of the Year (300-500 pts.) 1. Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO -- 121 2. Richard Hastings, Bristol IN -- 90 3. Ruth Minish, Granger IN -- 86 4. Richard Gierat, Belvidere IL -- 83 5. Patricia Valiska, Highland IN -- 82 6. Donald Valiska, Highland IN -- 79 7. Kay Cohen, Saint Louis MO -- 78 8. Carol Warner, Fairview Hgts IL -- 69 9. Chuck Briggs, Hobart IN -- 69 10. Douglas Jonquet, Decatur IL -- 65 11. Donald Groch, South Bend IN -- 63 12. Linda Shaw, Geneva IL -- 63 13. Kathryn Chamberlain, Rockford IL -- 63 14. Daniel Chamberlain, Rockford IL -- 63
Bronze Life Master of the Year (500-1000 pts.) 1. Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN -- 217 2. Louis Nimnicht, Crown Point IN -- 139 3. Barbara Walczak, Munster IN -- 114 4. Jane Baker, Paducah KY -- 113 5. Mrs. L. A. Jenkins, Rockford IL -- 112 6. Zach Freehill, Bloomington IL -- 108 7. Krzysztof Jarosz, Edwardsville IL -- 102 8. Judy Putzel, Saint Louis MO -- 99 9. Norman Goldman, Chesterfield MO -- 98 10. Darrell Rotter, Roselle IL -- 97 11. Susan MacKinney, Lk in the Hills IL -- 88 12. Henry Hoffman, Bloomington IL -- 87 13. Larry Wilcox, Springfield IL -- 80 14. Patrick Moos, Peoria IL -- 75 15. Victor Papai, South Bend IN -- 74
Silver Life Master of the Year (1000-2500 pts.) 1. John Killeen, Mishawaka IN -- 200 2. Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN -- 199 3. Dennis Spencer, Saint Louis MO -- 173 4. F. R. Kellstrom, Chesterton IN -- 158 5. Lena Howard, Elkhart IN -- 153 6. John Burdon, Charleston SC -- 143 7. Marian Eggebrecht, South Bend IN -- 138 8. Sanford Becker, Chesterfield MO -- 133 9. Linda Leinicke, Saint Louis MO -- 128 10. Leroy Boser, Elkhart IN -- 117 11. James O'Connell, Valparaiso IN -- 114 12. Steven Watson, Munster IN -- 113 13. Jo Ann Steigmeyer, Granger IN -- 112 14. Paul Scherer, Mishawaka IN -- 110 15. Harold Legel, Crystal Lake IL -- 109
Gold Life Master of the Year (2500-5000 pts.) 1. James Feinstein, South Bend IN -- 231 2. Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL -- 183 3. Irene Singleton, South Bend IN -- 173 4. John Chmielowiec, Michigan City IN -- 162 5. Joseph Chin, Highland IN -- 139 6. En Xie, Saint Louis MO -- 138 7. Elaine Delaney, South Bend IN -- 134 8. John Kinst, Batavia IL -- 131 9. Janice Condon, Rockford IL -- 122 10. Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN -- 115 11. Meyer Abarbanel, Belvidere IL -- 114 12. Howard Schmid, Merrillville IN -- 112 13. Eugene Condon, Rockford IL -- 112 14. Frank Yoder III, Goshen IN -- 100 15. Susan Perez, Maryland Hts MO -- 99
Diamond Life Master of the Year (5000-7500 pts.) 1. Ralph Behrens, Saint Louis MO -- 121 2. Kenneth Bland, Saint Louis MO -- 115 3. Jack Snyder, Rockford IL -- 94 4. Denny O'Connor, Saint Louis MO -- 87 5. James Hammond, Kirkwood MO -- 79 6. Carol Emme, Plainfield IL -- 72 7. Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO -- 55 8. James Davis, Kokomo IN -- 44 9. Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO -- 39 10. Eunice Garrison, Lake Worth FL -- 36 11. Dan Requard, Springfield IL -- 34 12. Ed Schultz, Chesterfield MO -- 26 13. Alan Popkin, St Louis MO -- 23 14. Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL -- 21
Emerald Life Master of the Year (7500-10,000 pts.) 1. Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL -- 208 2. John Aumiller, Fort Wayne IN -- 164 3. Michael Slaven, Elkhart IN -- 156 4. Dean Duncan, Mishawaka IN -- 131 5. Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL -- 72 6. Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO -- 57 7. Larry Kolker, Saint Louis MO -- 29 8. Chris Benson, Le Roy IL -- 21 9. Dave Fred, Granger IN -- 14 10. Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL -- 13 11. Tom Kniest, University City MO -- 11
Platinum Life Master of the Year (10,000+ pts.) 1. Howard Piltch, Osceola IN -- 164 2. Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO -- 116 3. Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO -- 89 4. Gary Kessler, Springfield IL -- 30 5. Dick Benson, Le Roy IL -- 19 6. Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN -- 16 7. Colby Vernay, Lacon IL -- 3 |