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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…