Ace in the Hole wins sweepstakes

POOL LEAGUE

The Fall 2021 Pool League ended Jan. 10 with a sweepstakes. All eight teams played every other team one game of eight-ball and one game of nineball, with each team playing 14 games total. All three players on each team played in every game.

After four rounds, Potluck and Ace in the Hole were tied at 6 points each. However, both of those teams drew a blank in round five, and with the Favorites and the Fantastics each winning a game, there was a four-way tie for first place. In the sweepstakes, only the top four teams collect the prize money set aside at the beginning of the season. In round six, all four teams at the top split their games to remain in a tie at 7 points apiece.

In the seventh and final round, Ace in the Hole—with Tom Zimmerman, Jerry Wrenn and Zelma Berkenkamp— won both of its games to take first place. The other three teams—the Favorites (Dave Silva, Bill Clawson and Eunis “WildFire!” Chrisensen), the Fantastics (Ruffy Ramos, Rusty Aquino and Shery Wells) and Pot Luck (Barry Chittum, Paul Snellenberger and Dennis Bedford)— finished in a three-way tie for second.

The play was very competitive, with the top team only managing a 9-5 record.

The Spring Pool League begins Feb. 7; new teams will be formed starting at 5:45 p.m. League play will contine every Monday (except Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14) until the sweepstakes on May 23 (assuming there are eight three-person teams).

—Dave Silva