COMMENTS FROM THE SEC/TRES

Thank you to the Beverly Hills showed up early, stayed late and pitched in where ever possible.

Thanks also to all the scorekeepers!!! We really appreciate all the pitchers and non-pitchers who stepped up and sat down in a scorekeeper’s chair.  We can’t have a smooth tournament without you all so thank you, thank you, thank you!!

State tournament participation went up a bit this year We had 30 Mixed Doubles teams, 3 more than last year; we had 44 Doubles teams, up from 38 last year; and singles events had the same participation as last year with 104 pitchers. 

Our cocktail party was held on Thursday evening this year at the courts following the doubles tournament. Vicki and Dale Marteney were their usual awesome bartender selves again and the Beverly Hills folks provided many delicious dishes – wings, meatballs, salads, cheese, olives…you name it!!

Friday was our first attempt at trying a new time for the annual banquet. Holding the banquet Friday evening allowed more folks to attend without having to book an extra night at the hotel.  We saw many first-time banquet goers! We enjoyed a delicious BBQ buffet, socializing time and held our annual banquet meeting.

Congratulations to all the pitchers who won special awards and patches:

HIGHEST TOURNAMENT YEAR RINGER PERCENTAGE: Bob Gray 65.4% (Men’s Division); Shalee Cason 81.2% (Women’s Division); Dave Jagers 75.9% (Elders Division)

MOST IMPROVED: John Wilder 11.5%

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Don Nettles 3.73

MOST TOURNAENTS: Charles Buddy Short 41

LONGEVITY PATCH – 10 years: Donald Beam, Susan Benware, Thomas Flaherty, Alan Gagnon, William Hammett,           Robert LeBlanc, Jacqueline  Luchetti, Bill O'neill, Marvin Schinke

LONGEVITY PATCH – 20 years: Dave Jagers, Cindy Lapsley, Larry Mobley

LONGEVITY PATCH – 30 years: David Baker, John Crane, Jerry Michalek

LONGEVITY PATCH – 50 years: Walter Ray Williams Jr

PATCH FOR 50 TOURNAMENTS PITCHED: Robert Cislo, Larry Deck, Daniel Ebbighausen, Sandra Egan, Mervyn Fidler, Ed Franz, Bill Kraengel, Deana Litle, Thomas Mitchell, Marvin Schinke, Johnny Wilhelmsen, John Wilder,

PATCH FOR 100 TOURNAMENTS PITCHED: Frank Cweklinski, Ralph Hanks, Daniel Lizakowski, Mark Seibold, Robert Sibberson, Walter Ray Williams Jr

If you didn’t get your patch at the banquet, look for it in the mail.

See you on the courts!!