CIBA
Digest
News from Central Illinois Unit 208
Editor: Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign 61821
(217) 359-0042 kwbridge@comcast.net
|
News from Central Illinois Unit 208 Editor: Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Drive, Champaign 61821 (217) 359-0042 kwbridge@comcast.net |
Illinois Senior OlympicsWednesday, September 15 -- Southwind Park, Springfield ILA strong 66.67% game earned Pat Moos of Peoria IL (left) and Ray Russ of Henry IL (right) the gold medal in the 2010 Illinois Senior Olympics Bridge Tournament. This seventh-annual contest drew 18 tables of players ages 50 and over. The recap sheet with full results is here. Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up: A1 - Ray Russ - Pat Moos A2 - Martha Leary - Debbie Avery A3/B1 - Gary Schechter - Larry Wilcox A4 - Carol Umbach - Caryl Harrison A5/B2 - Roseann Stice - Eric Thompson A6 - Ron Sholes - Jennie Sgro B4- Mary Ann Young - Helen Glisson B5 - Gary Dell - Bill Lindemann Sr. B6 - Cam Barbian - Donna Barbian C1 - Chuck Wehmhoff - Mary Jo Wehmhoff C2 - Sally Sellwood - Alyce Nellie C3 - Joyce Clay - Bob Clay C4 - Sidney Moore - Shirley Moore |
Gold Medal winners within age groups: Women: Leah Newell Eunice
Patton Men: Steve Babin Pat Moos |
Mini-McKenney & Ace of Clubs Leaders (through
9/6/2010)
Here are year-to-date leaders from our Unit in the annual ACBL masterpoint races. A * denotes a Unit player who is also leading District 8 in that category.
|
Category |
Ace of Clubs (# pts. won) |
Mini-McKenney (# pts. won) |
|
Rookie (0-5) |
* Joyce Clay, Bloomington -- 37 |
* Mu Zhang, Urbana -- 61 |
|
Jr. Master (5-20) |
Meg O'Leary, Decatur -- 18 |
Wayne Gonyea, Galesburg -- 36 |
|
Club Master (20-50) |
Joann Schroeder, Bloomington -- 27 |
Joann Schroeder, Bloomington -- 42 |
|
Sectional Master (50-100) |
Shirley Coville, Springfield -- 38 |
Brian Maloney, Mahomet -- 83 |
|
Regional Master (100-200) |
* Shirley Logan, Springfield -- 78 |
* Charles Langley, Edinburg -- 123 |
|
NABC Master (200-300) |
Jane Byram, Chatham -- 50 |
Jeff Ehrlich, Springfield -- 91 |
|
Life Master (300-500) |
Michael White, Springfield -- 60 |
Mike Ring, Urbana -- 123 |
|
Bronze LM (500-1000) |
Gary Schechter, Springfield -- 77 |
Gary Schechter, Springfield -- 159 |
|
Silver LM (1000-2500) |
Larry Wilcox, Springfield -- 97 |
Paul Lindauer, Varna -- 208 |
|
Gold LM (2500-5000) |
Betty Capodice, Bloomington -- 70 |
* Jim Melville, Springfield -- 725 |
|
Diamond LM (5000-7500) |
Mark Kessler, Springfield -- 8 |
Mark Kessler, Springfield -- 187 |
| Emerald LM (7500-10,000) | Karen Walker, Champaign -- 4 | Karen Walker, Champaign -- 113 |
|
Platinum LM (10,000+) |
Chris Benson, LeRoy -- 12 |
Colby Vernay, Lacon -- 222 |
Visit the ACBL Unit Awards page to view lists of the top ten Unit 208 players in each category.
Club Appreciation Month -- October 1-31
ACBL designates October as Club Appreciation Month and offers all clubs the opportunity to host "extra" club championships, with no added fees. Each sanctioned session can can host one pairs championship and one Swiss Team championship anytime during October. The games offer extra masterpoints (black points, 85 percent of sectional rating). Team games also pay 5-percent gold points. Ask your club manager for the dates of the games in your area. More information is also available from specialevents@acbl.org.
Sectional-at-Clubs
(STAC) -- Monday through Sunday, Nov. 1-8
Loads of silver points will be available for a full week beginning November 1, when all clubs in District 8 can award sectional-rated silver points at all sessions. The event also offers District-wide overall awards, giving you the chance to win as many as 15 silver points in one session. See the STAC homepage for updated results during and after STAC week.
Fall
Bridge Weekend -- Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8
Bridge at Ginger Creek in Champaign IL is hosting the fourth-annual Fall Bridge Weekend, featuring instructional workshops and three sessions of silver-point pair events with hand records. This year's theme is "The Danger Zone", focusing on how to survive -- and prosper -- when making some of the most common but problem-prone decisions at the bridge table. Sign up by October 21 to save $10 on the registration fee. Details on the full program are here.
Movin' Up
|
|
