Each year, ACBL recognizes the bridge successes of Youth and Junior players (ages 25 and under) and players who win the most points in sectional tournaments. There is also an award category for top point winners in ACBL-sanctioned games at online sites such as Bridge Base Online and OKBridge. Below are the District-wide rankings and points won in 2017 by District 8 players in these categories.
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Youth & Junior Leaders 1. Alex Maloney, Champaign IL -- 44 2. Chih-Cheng Yeh, Urbana IL -- 44 3. Gianni Hsieh, Urbana IL -- 36 4. Adam Madonia, Springfield IL -- 35 5. Yewen Fan, Urbana IL -- 20 6. Aidan Steineman, Effingham IL -- 14 7. Michael Fuesting, Teutopolis IL -- 5 8. Raphael Hallerman, Chicago IL -- 4 9. Mara Briones, Ottawa IL -- 4 10. Sean McCracken, Ballwin MO -- 4 11. Evan Zinner, Champaign IL -- 3 12. Ben Torio, St. Louis MO -- 3 13. Dustin Kasser, Gilson IL -- 2 14. Ziyang Liu, Urbana IL -- 2 15.
Brandt Bruxvoort, Urbana IL -- 2 Sectional Point Winners 1. Jack Bryant, St. Louis MO -- 146 2. En Xie, St. Louis MO -- 129 3. Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO -- 124 4. Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL -- 122 5. Mark Boswell, Clarkson Valley MO -- 122 6. Will Engel, Rockford IL -- 121 7. Milton Zlatic, St. Louis MO -- 110 8. Meyer Abarbanel, Belvidere IL -- 104 9. Robert Butz, Kankakee IL -- 100 10. Ralph Behrens, St. Louis MO -- 100 11. Tom Oppenheimer, Clayton MO -- 94 12. Judy Eaton, Edwardsville IL -- 89 13. Diane Clark, Elgin IL -- 89 14. Nancy Popkin, St. Louis MO -- 85 15. Alan Popkin, St. Louis MO -- 83 16. Platt Hill, St. Charles IL -- 83 17. Lucille Jenkins, Rockford IL -- 79 18. Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL -- 78 19. Dennis Spencer, St. Louis MO -- 77 20. Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL -- 71 21. Karl Anderson, Elgin IL -- 69 22. James Carbaugh, Metamora IL -- 69 23. Lee Hastings, St. Louis MO -- 69 24. Michael Pitonak, Valley Park MO -- 69 25. Sherry Wynn, Carpentersville IL -- 68 26. Ron Sholes, Springfield IL -- 67 27. Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL -- 66 28. Marilyn Croft, St. Charles IL -- 65 29. Joseph Chin, Highland IN -- 65 30. Carole Sholes, Springfield IL -- 64 |
Online Point Winners 1. Hong Liu, Frontenac MO -- 536 2. En Xie, St. Louis MO -- 515 3. Chris Grande, Mishawaka IN -- 305 4. Larry Wilcox, Springfield IL -- 277 5. Dick Kemmerer, Peoria IL -- 261 6. Bob Bainter, St. Louis MO -- 236 7. Richard Frier, Crystal Lake IL -- 230 8. Rita Duncan, Somerset IN -- 209 9. Joyce Clay, Bloomington IL -- 206 10. Delores Gammon, Elgin IL -- 197 11. Ron Ashbacher, St. Louis MO -- 180 12. JoAnn Schroeder, Normal IL -- 180 13. Bill Petrie, Mayfield KY -- 173 14. Carol Emme, Naperville IL -- 167 15. Harold Emme, Brentwood CA -- 167 16. Joel Zisk, Clayton MO -- 159 17. John Burgener, St. Louis MO -- 153 18. Hugh Williams, Carbondale IL -- 151 19. John Hagedorn, St. Louis MO -- 149 20. Lisa Eisenstein, Chesterfield MO -- 137 21. William Hirtz, Poplar Bluff MO -- 136 22. Diana Drisko, St. Louis MO -- 132 23. Jeffrey Furler, Bloomington IL -- 128 24. Maxine Wynn, Paducah KY -- 124 25. Lena Howard, Elkhart IN -- 121 26. Jan Potts, Chestefield MO -- 115 27. Tod Moses, St. Louis MO -- 111 28. Donald Chase, Wentzville MO -- 111 29. Estella Lau, St. Louis MO -- 98 30. William Evans, Bonne Terre MO -- 96 |