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 2012.
Below are the top point winners in each category in District 8 and the total masterpoints each player won in club games during calendar year 2012. 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 1/1/2012) 1. Gale Osgerby, Dyer IN -- 80 2. Pamela Ames, Maryville IL -- 36 3. Wayne Hiser, Hobart IN -- 28 4. Gregory Gaudet, St Charles IL -- 25 5. Gary Rotert, Carlyle IL -- 25 6. Joyce Fik, Bonita Spgs FL -- 24 7. Bette Rotert, Carlyle IL -- 22 8. John Jensen, Cary IL -- 21 9. Barbara Constance, Belleville IL -- 21 10. Barrett Taussig, St Louis MO -- 21 11. Wayne Winkelman, Placida FL -- 20 12. Patrick Chesley, Springfield IL -- 20 13. Nancy Chesley, Springfield IL -- 20 14. Joan Fahey, South Bend IN -- 19 15. Maria Solvie, Elgin IL -- 19 Junior Master of the Year (5-20 pts.) 1. Debra Allen, Rockford IL -- 57 2. Donna Murphy, Worden IL -- 57 3. Lynne Madden, Sugar Grove IL -- 42 4. Judy Snider, Ballwin MO -- 41 5. Robert Boyd, Rockford IL -- 37 6. Judith Wagner, Belleville IL -- 28 7. Lou Savage, Bloomington IL -- 28 8. Dale Burian, Imperial MO -- 27 9. June Mutchler, Rockford IL -- 26 10. John Honegger, Peoria IL -- 26 11. L Keith Graves, St. Charles MO -- 26 12. Karen Graves, St. Charles MO -- 26 13. Martha Harris, Highland IN -- 23 14. Loren Jackemeyer, Fremont IN -- 23 15. Sally Frame, South Bend IN -- 21
Club Master of the Year (20-50 pts.) 1. Alan Geller, Munster IN -- 65 2. Joyce Kirby, Glen Carbon IL -- 55 3. Jim Gentz, Belvidere IL -- 46 4. Jane Grieser, Springfield IL -- 46 5. Lois Edelstein, Scherville IN -- 46 6. Wesley Seitz, Champaign IL -- 42 7. Mary Jane Schindler, Rockford IL -- 41 8. Delores Gammon, Elgin IL -- 39 9. Jayne Costanzo, Glen Carbon IL -- 38 10. Mary Tweedie, Bloomington IL -- 37 11. Toni Messinger, Alton IL -- 37 12. Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL -- 35 13. Dolores Marshall, Portage IN -- 35 14. William Davis, Chesterfield MO -- 34 15. Judith Graff, Naples FL -- 31 1. Yuan Hsu, Hammond IN -- 97 2. Charlotte Abernethy, Griffith IN -- 92 3. Zafar Khan, Crown Point IN -- 92 4. Martie Black, Granger IN -- 67 5. Barbara Ellingson, Rockford IL -- 66 6. Richard Willson, Chokoloskee FL -- 66 7. Gary Moll, St. Louis MO -- 61 8. James Kart, Fort Wayne IN -- 57 9. Martin Hartlieb, Rockford IL -- 56 10. Ardythe Edwards, Huntley IL -- 56 11. Carol Phillips, Godfrey IL -- 55 12. Mary Stuart, Urbana IL -- 50 13. Carolyn Potasnik, Munster IN -- 48 14. Barbara Fedder, Granger IN -- 47 15. Linda Badgley, Edwardsville IL
-- 46 Regional Master of the Year (100-200 pts.) 1. Sandra Stults, Springfield IL -- 87 2. Joyce Nimocks, Rockford IL -- 83 3. Patricia Corich, Creve Coeur MO -- 76 4. Jane Crawford, Springfield IL -- 75 5. Robert Kruger, Elgin IL -- 73 6. George1 Markus, Clayton MO -- 71 7. Cindy Moore, Bloomington IL -- 69 8. Anna Urick, Hammond IN -- 66 9. Robert Porter, St. John IN -- 65 10. Shirley Koch, Schererville IN -- 63 11. Meg O'Leary, Las Cruces NM -- 60 12. Dennis David, South Bend IN -- 60 13. Dennis Abeln, Ballwin MO -- 53 14. Odis Thomas, Winnebago IL -- 52 15. William Riley, Alton IL -- 50 NABC Master of the Year (200 - non-LM) 1. Indra Gupta, Munster IN -- 121 2. E Tim Carl, Elkhart IN -- 99 3. Elaine Thompson, South Bend IN -- 89 4. JoAnn Schroeder, Normal IL -- 82 5. Susan Kilo, St Louis MO -- 73 6. Mary File, Edwardsville IL -- 68 7. Kevin Clarkin, Florissant MO -- 62 8. Patricia Tangorra, Rockford IL -- 56 9. Peggy Anderson, Elgin IL -- 56 10. Henry Stern Jr., St. Louis MO -- 54 11. Marilyn Winter, Mt Zion IL -- 54 12. Richard Gunderson, Earlville IL -- 53 13. Earl Anderson, Poplar Grove IL -- 52 14. Doris Fairgrieve, St Louis MO -- 49 15. Larry Sleeth, Kenneth City FL -- 47 |
Life Master of the Year (300-500 pts.) 1. James Reid Brazier, Moro IL -- 139 2. Randy Baker, St Louis MO -- 109 3. Shirley Logan, Springfield IL -- 101 4. Trudy McKamey, Portage IN -- 99 5. Becky Hubert, St Louis MO -- 94 6. Mark Brightfield, St Louis MO -- 89 7. Margaret Kiernan, Schererville IN -- 86 8. Gregory Lyzun, South Bend IN -- 86 9. Charles Langley, Mechanicsburg IL -- 82 10. Susan Hillberry, Cherry Valley IL -- 71 11. Ron Carey, Rockford IL -- 71 12. Kimberly Grant, Fort Wayne IN -- 69 13. Charlene Whitney, Winnebago IL -- 66 14. Linda Evans, Chesterfield MO -- 63 15. Michael Mitra, Lake St Louis
MO -- 63 Bronze Life Master of the Year (500-1000 pts.) 1. Donald Klingsick, Edwardsville IL -- 135 2. Ruth Minish, Granger IN -- 116 3. Roseann Stice, Bethalto IL -- 115 4. Linda Brazier, Moro IL -- 115 5. Julia Kelley, Batavia IL -- 112 6. Donna Cart, Rockford IL -- 110 7. Patricia Valiska, Highland IN -- 104 8. Donald Valiska, Highland IN -- 102 9. Susan Pensoneau, Collinsville IL -- 100 10. Chuck Briggs, Hobart IN -- 91 11. Roger Dieringer, Elgin IL -- 91 12. Karen Anderson, Batavia IL -- 91 13. John Antognoli, Clayton MO -- 89 14. Wayne Carpenter, Chesterton IN -- 89 15. Marilyn Croft, St Charles IL
-- 88 Silver Life Master of the Year (1000-2500 pts.) 1. Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN -- 189 2. Diane Clark, Elgin IL -- 189 3. Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO -- 184 4. Carol Hamilton, St. Charles MO -- 178 5. Louis Nimnicht, Crown Point IN -- 170 6. Leroy Boser, Elkhart IN -- 162 7. Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN -- 159 8. Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Peters MO -- 156 9. William Finkenstadt, St. Peters MO -- 156 10. Darrell Rotter, Roselle IL -- 154 11. Lucille Jenkins, Rockford IL -- 150 12. Jo Ann Steigmeyer, Granger IN -- 148 13. James Ryan, Janesville WI -- 147 14. Larry Wilcox, Springfield IL -- 139 15. Zach Freehill, Bloomington IL
-- 138 Gold Life Master of the Year (2500-5000 pts.) 1. Elaine Delaney, South Bend IN -- 312 2. Tom Hallum, Mishawaka IN -- 248 3. Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL -- 218 4. Alma Karas, Batavia IL -- 211 5. Stephen Brauss, St. Louis MO -- 170 6. Joseph Chin, Highland IN -- 160 7. Lena Howard, Elkhart IN -- 159 8. John Killeen, Mishawaka IN -- 152 9. Barbara Graegin, Dyer IN -- 148 10. J. Cordas, South Bend IN -- 147 11. Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN -- 145 12. Marian David, South Bend IN -- 143 13. James O'Connell, Valparaiso IN -- 136 14. Judy Eaton, Edwardsville IL -- 134 15. Sara Marcus, Granger IN -- 134 Diamond Life Master of the Year (5000-7500 pts.) 1. En Xie, St. Louis MO -- 271 2. James Feinstein, South Bend IN -- 214 3. Irene Singleton, South Bend IN -- 207 4. John Kinst, Batavia IL -- 197 5. John Chmielowiec, Michigan City IN -- 162 6. Frank Yoder III, Goshen IN -- 159 7. Susan Perez, Maryland Hts MO -- 157 8. Jack Snyder, Rockford IL -- 144 9. Carol Emme, Plainfield IL -- 117 10. Harold Emme, Brentwood CA -- 117 11. Denny O'Connor, St. Louis MO -- 107 12. Ralph Behrens, St. Louis MO -- 105 13. Sheldon Margulis, St. Louis MO -- 80 14. Marvin Shapiro, St. Louis MO -- 77 15. James Hammond, Kirkwood MO --
73 Emerald Life Master of the Year (7500-10,000 pts.) 1. Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL -- 230 2. John Aumiller, Fort Wayne IN -- 162 3. Will Engel, Freeport IL -- 121 4. Rod Beery, St. Charles MO -- 97 5. Larry Kolker, St. Louis MO -- 33 6. Roger Lord, St. Louis MO -- 27 7. Nancy Popkin, St. Louis MO -- 23
Platinum Life Master of the Year (10,000+ pts.) 1. Jack Bryant, St. Louis MO -- 185 2. Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO -- 161 3. Howard Piltch, South Bend IN -- 41 4. Chris Benson, Le Roy IL -- 35 5. Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL -- 29 6. Tom Kniest, University City MO -- 13 7. Gary Kessler, Springfield IL -- 5 8. Colby Vernay, Lacon IL -- 3 9. Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN -- 2 10. Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL -- 2 |