LW Pool League crowns winning team for spring
The Monday and Wednesday pool leagues had their playoffs on April 8 to determine the Leisure World spring 2024 league champion.
The format was that the first place team in each league would play the fourth place team, and the second place team would meet the third place team in each league. Each match would be eight ball, and all three players would take turn shooting. If player A made a ball, then player B would shoot, followed by player C.
Every match was a race to two games with the losing team being eliminated in the first round.
In the Monday American League playoff the first place Renegades beat the Rustlers two straight games. The third place Side Shooters beat the second place Rail Runners in straight games. The Side Shooters, with Ron Kennedy, Gary Monahan and Guta Basner beat the Renegades two games to one, to advance to the finals. This meant that the Renegades would get to play for third place against the loser of the Wednesday finals.
In the Wednesday National League playoff the second place Favorites won the first game against the Sharks but lost the next two games. Sherry Wells made a long cut shot on the eight ball to seal the victory for her teammates Paul Shellenberger and Brian Burke.
In the other Wednesday match, No Miscueses beat SCAM in straight games. In the Wednesday finals the Sharks beat No Miscueses 2-1.
In the race for third place money, No Miscueses, with Tom Zimmerman, Dave Mackinder and Zelma Berkenkamp won the third and final game against the Renegades. In the championship match the Sharks beat the Side Shooters in the third and final eight ball game. The club congratulates Paul Shellenberger, Brian Burke and Sherry Wells for making clutch shots when it counted. The Sharks spent most of the season in first place on Wednesday night.
Monday, April 15, will be the final night of the spring season with the sweepstakes event. Each Monday team will play one eight ball game against every Wednesday night team.
—Dave Silva
The winning team of the league finals includes Paul Shellenberger (l-r), Sherry Wells and Brian Burke.
