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…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith On Nov. 2 the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) sponsored the next tournament in the series, 10-ball. There was a lighter than usual turnout, with only 10 QCBC members participating. The QCBC leadership has created a new playoff bracket which allows an abbreviated double-elimination matchup. After your first match loss,…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith On Oct. 5 the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) sponsored the next tournament in its series: the game of 9-ball. The club had another good turnout, with 12 members competing. The QCBC leadership has created a new play-off bracket, which allows matches to get done faster than in past tournaments.…
Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith On Oct. 12 the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) hosted SaddleBrooke in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. It was the first tournament of the Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 season where QCBC’s best players compete with other active adult retirement communities in Southern Arizona. QCBC and SaddleBrooke always…
Gloria Bible The excitement began at Dave and Judy Sypkens’ home with a random draw on Oct. 12. Ten men and 10 women participated in the draw, determining player combinations for this much-anticipated tournament the weekend of Oct. 18. Gusty, gale-like force winds opened the tournament on the morning of Oct. 18 and challenged players…
Cyndi Hoover It’s time once again for all the Quail Creek ladies golf groups to come together for their annual Chip in for Charity event. The Ladies 18-Hole Golf Association, the Ladies 9-Holers, and the Lady Putters are all sponsoring this community-wide event on Nov. 14, which includes golf tournaments and a luncheon. The funds…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith On Sept. 7 the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its next in-house tournament in its series of revolving games of pool billiards. September was the month for 8-ball, and 12 QCBC members participated. Members of the QCBC Board facilitated the event. The players were able to experience a tournament…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Improving your mental attitude can greatly improve your game. I was inspired to write this article due to the fact that recently while competing I fell victim to a poor attitude in the middle of a match that negatively affected my play. Having a positive attitude can equal a positive outcome…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) hosted their in-house 9-Ball Tournament on July 6 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. Ten members of QCBC showed up to play the fun and fast game of 9-ball. The winner was Kay Mertes. Second place went to Bob Coulter. Mike Ohrel…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith The latest Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) in-house event was an 8-Ball Tournament. It was held in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse on May 4. The first-place winner was John Andersen, training coordinator for the club. Jimmy DiMartino finished in second place. Both men are longtime members of…