Tag: Tournament

QCBC In-House 8-Ball Tournament

Skip Jones and Alphie Smith With snowbirds gone, the slower summer season in Quail Creek has begun. However, 12 members of the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) still showed up to play the game of 8-ball on June 7 in the latest in-house tournament. It was held in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse.…

Mah Jongg Tournament

A big thank you goes out to Denise White for all her helpful assistance at the Mah Jongg Tournament on June 11 at Nancy Mautz’s Home. Players were Lori Klug, Cathy Sable, Eileen Dittle, Karen Blecha, Darthea Tilley, La Verne Smith, Bev Marshall, Becky Rice, Bonnie Hansmeyer, Darcy Van Sant, and Mary Boteilleo. Winners were…

Billiards Club 10-Ball Tournament

Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its monthly in-house tournament on May 3 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. Eleven QCBC members competed in the 10-ball tournament. The game of 10-ball requires that the player who pockets the 10-ball, after all other balls are pocketed, is the…

Game, Set, Match—QCTC Tournament

Carolann Fougere The 2025 Quail Creek Tennis Club (QCTC) Men’s and Women’s Doubles Tournament took place on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29. Tournament Chair Dave Sypkens organized the event, creating a computerized draw for the 38 players to determine partners. Rounds 1 and 2 featured two matches on Friday, while Round 3 took…

New QCBC Member Wins 8-Ball Tournament

Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith Fifteen members of the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) competed in the March 1 in-house tournament. This month, the popular game of 8-ball was played. New Quail Creek resident and new QCBC member Jay Quackenbush was the winner overall. Mike Ohrel, a longtime QCBC member, was the runner-up. Quackenbush joined…

QCBC February In-House 10-Ball Tournament

Skip Jones and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its monthly in-house tournament on Feb. 1. The challenging game of 10-ball was played. Congratulations to Pat Nigro, the winner, and to Art Lynch for coming in second. A field of 15 members played a double-elimination tournament. Play commenced at 8:30 a.m., and…

QCBC Travels to Casa Grande to Compete

Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith The competitive Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) Travel Team spent Feb. 8 in Casa Grande playing against Mission Royale’s Billiards Team. Mission Royale won the 8-Ball Tournament. Dennis Desmond, coordinator of the QCBC tournaments, expressed his appreciation for all the team members who made the effort to travel to Casa…

Arizona Women’s State Medallion Tournament

Kathy Brogden Congratulations to Jane Gibson and Phyllis O’Brien for finishing fourth, and in the money, at the Arizona Women’s State Medallion Tournament held Jan. 11 and 12 at Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, Ariz. These two talented golfers represented the Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association after winning the in-house competition held on four…

QCBC Travel Team Competes with Voyager

Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith Sometimes playing with friends makes a tournament successful. The Travel Team of the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) ventured to Voyager RV Resort in Tucson (Kolb Road, south of I-10) on Dec. 14. QCBC and Voyager competed together in the game of 8-ball. The outcome was Voyager, who won 28…