League News Index
2008 9-Ball LTC
(June 8-9, 2008) Mulligans Sports Bunker, San Clemente – Eight South OC teams competed in this event, with qualifying teams including the two Playoff Finalist teams from the ’07 Summer, ’07 Fall and ’08 Spring sessions, and only one team advancing to nationals.
The 9-Ball LTC was also a 2-day event, with the dramatic final match taking approximately four hours as it went to the 5th match after a 2-2 tie to decide a winner. The Hail No! team (consisting of captain Jim Stanley, Greg Stanton, Stan Wylazlowski, Evan Huck, Vicki Beasley, David Holder, Daryl Richardson and Kimberly Pelton) competed not only in the first round but also in the final match against the Ides of March team (consisting of captain Josh Pavy, Cesar Brandes, Kevin Miller, Jaan Mannik, Ricardo Brandes, Diana Nunn, Robert Perdomo and Chantel Osuna).
The finals started at 10am on Sunday morning and Ides of March started off to a good lead only to have Hail No! close the gap. The final match featured Daryl Richardson vs. Jaan Mannik, with Daryl needing 22 points to Jaan’s 31 points. The race went back and forth until the 5th rack in which Jaan still needed 9 points and Daryl needed 6 points. Daryl then did something that I think even surprised him… he ran 6 straight balls including a couple of very tough shots to send Hail No! to this years 9-Ball National Team Championships in Las Vegas on August 15-18. Congrats to Hail No! for earning this spot and defending their title from last years LTC.
9-Ball LTC Winner and National Qualifier
Hail No!
(from L to R) Greg Stanton, Vicki Beasley, Kimberly Pelton, Jim Stanley, Daryl Richardson, Evan Huck, Stan Wylazlowski, Dave Holder
Everyone in the league should take advantage of going to the National Team Championships this August and experience the largest pool tournament in country. Whether you show your support and watch the teams playing from South OC, or if you want to compete in individual mini-tournaments throughout the week, this is one experience you’ll want to revisit each and every year.
 2008 9-Ball Doubles Qualifier Tournament
(June 21, 2008) Coconuts Café, Capistrano Beach - The South OC APA held its first annual 9-Ball Doubles Qualifier Tournament on Saturday, June 21. Nine doubles teams consisting of any combination of male/female players competed in this modified single elimination tournament. Congratulations Max Ahmadi & Adam Fukushima for winning the tournament undefeated. They received a $100 entry into the the National 9-Ball Doubles Event in Las Vegas (Aug 20-22), plus $100 cash. In addition, the team accepted a “double or nothing” challenge to play one more match against the league operators. In a 65-46 point race, Max & Adam were able to squeak in the win by one point with a 64-46 victory and another $100 cash! The second place team, Krystal Poss & Jeff Youschak, received $70 cash with a come from behind after losing their first match.
Everyone in the league should take advantage of going to the National Team Championships this August and experience the largest pool tournament in country. Whether you show your support and watch the teams playing from South OC, or if you want to compete in individual mini-tournaments throughout the week, this is one experience you’ll want to revisit each and every year.
 2008 8-Ball Doubles Qualifier Tournament
(May 18, 2008) Coconuts Café, Capistrano Beach - The South OC APA held its first annual 8-Ball Doubles Qualifier Tournament on Sunday, May 18. Nine doubles teams consisting of any combination of male/female players competed in this double elimination tournament. Congratulations Meghan Knox & Bill Toy for winning the tournament undefeated. They received a $100 entry into the the National 8-Ball Doubles Event in Las Vegas (Aug 15-17), plus $100 cash. And on Bill’s special day, although his teammate was completely in sync, he received a few birthday gifts in the form of 8-ball scratches from their opponents, while everyone else shared homemade cheesecake from Kimberly Pelton. The second place team, Max Ahmadi & Scott Johnson, received $70 cash and a couple “atta boys.”
Everyone in the league should take advantage of going to the National Team Championships this August and experience the largest pool tournament in country. Whether you show your support and watch the teams playing from South OC, or if you want to compete in individual mini-tournaments throughout the week, this is one experience you’ll want to revisit each and every year.
 2008 Masters Qualifier Tournament
(April 26, 2008) Blue Dolphin Restaurant & Billiards, Dana Point – Three- and four-person teams in South OC APA competed in a non-skill-level tournament for a spot in the 2008 Masters Championship. Each team match was the best of 3, with individual matches competing in a race to 7, using the US Amateur format (combination 8-Ball and 9-Ball). Erik Lentz, Doug Masiero, Chris Nicholas and Isaac Wooten will be representing the South OC APA this summer from August 18-20 in Las Vegas! The Masters Championship is held in conjunction with the annual National Team Championships (NTC). For more information, visit http://www.poolplayers.com/masters_championship.html.
First Place - Masters Championship Qualifying Team
(L to R) Erik Lentz, Doug Masiero, Chris Nicholas, Isaac Wooten
The team of Ryan Buist, Bill Toy, Spencer Quevedo and Dan Shaw played in the finals against the qualifying team. The tournament went into the wee hours of the morning, and even affected Pao’s ability to go to church the next day. In the first match of the finals, Spencer took an early 5-3 lead first playing 8 games of 9-ball in a race to 7 against Chris. Then they switched to 8-ball and Chris won 4 games in a row to win the first team match. In the 2nd match, Ryan took another early 5-3 lead playing 9-ball against Doug. Then Ryan won the 1st 8-ball game to get on the hill in a race to 7, but Doug finally woke up from his earlier nap in his truck to win the next 4 games and the match.
2nd Place Team
(L to R) Dan Shaw, Ryan Buist, Spencer Quevedo, Bill Toy
Visit the Photo Gallery (pages 17-18) for more coverage of the event!
2008 8-Ball Southwest Challenge
(March 27-30, 2008) Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Three South OC APA teams competed in the 13th annual 8-Ball Southwest Challenge. Players enjoyed competition among 233 three-person teams from regional league areas in California, Arizona and Nevada.
Isaac Wooten giving Kimberly Pelton a Timeout
Visit the Photo Gallery (pages 16-17) for more coverage of the event!
Mini tournaments were run throughout the event. Tournament entry fees ranged from $10 and $20 for individual events and $40 for doubles events, with 100% cash payback.
Local singles qualifier tournaments were also run with Diana Nunn and Max Ahmadi from the South OC APA winning their tournament boards. They will compete along with other local qualifiers from South OC in the Fall Regional on Oct 4-5 for a chance to qualify for the National Singles Championship in Vegas! Call the League Office to find out how you can qualify.
8-Ball Money Tournament
(March 15, 2008) Blue Dolphin Restaurant and Billiards, Dana Point - Twenty-two players entered the first Money Tournament directed by the South OC APA league operators. The entry fee for each player was $30 with 100% payback. Here are the results:
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1st Place
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Chris Nicholas
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$400
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2nd Place
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Baron Domey
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$200
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3rd Place
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Isaac Wooten
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$60
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Chris Nicholas, 1st Place
Visit the Photo Gallery (page 16) for more photos.
This event is the first of many events that will be run to promote host locations as well as the area pool league. Future tournaments will include 9-Ball Tournaments, Scotch Doubles Tournaments, Bring-A-Buddy (non-APA member) Events, etc. Visit the home page and read the monthly newsletters for upcoming events!
2007 Fall Session Top Gun Tournaments
(February 23-24, 2008) Mulligans Sports Bunker, San Clemente - The Top 20 players from all 8-ball divisions and Top 16 players from the 9-ball divisions had a chance to compete for cash and prizes at the end of the Fall Session.
Sixteen 8-ball players competed in the 8-Ball Top Gun tournament on Saturday, February 23. Congratulations to Mark Marsh and Nathan Igo! They were the top two finishers who received $100 qualifying spots in the 2008 Fall Singles Regional tournament. Both players will be competing in the Purple Tier (S/L 6-7) with a 1 in 16 chance to qualify for the 2009 National Singles Championship in Las Vegas! In addition to the qualifying spots, Mark received a $100 jump-break cue. Third place winner, Josh Pavy, received $40 cash.
Mark Marsh
1st Place, 8-Ball Top Gun
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Josh Pavy
3rd Place, 8-Ball Top Gun
#1 Rank, Velvet Touch Division
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Jack-N-Jill Doubles Tournament
(February 9, 2008) Coconuts, Capistrano Beach - The South OC APA held its first annual Jack-N-Jill Doubles Tournament, with the winning couple receiving an entry into the 2008 APA Jack-N-Jill National Championship in Las Vegas!
Thirteen mixed double teams entered the modified single elimination tournament, with one winning couple...CONGRATULATIONS, Steve and Robbin Styck! Not only did they receive a $100 entry into the national tournament in Vegas...they also received $100 spending cash! But wait...they also accepted the final challenge vs. the League Operators (Scot and Liza) to double their cash. In a 5-3 race, they crushed the LOs 1-3 and received another $100!
Steve and Robbin Styck - 1st Place
Other top finishers include 2nd Place, Scott Johnson and Lynne Berniche, and tied for 3rd Place, Kevin Miller/Susan Perry and Dan Groenewold/Lindsay Hearne.
Visit the Photo Gallery (pg 13-15) for additional photos of the event!
2007 Holiday Gathering
(December 16, 2007) Coconuts, Capistrano Beach - South OC APA members and non-members gathered for food, drinks and good times at Coconuts on Sunday. Free-entry 3-Ball tournaments were run all evening for cooky prizes, including M&M goodies and 8-Ball potholders. A free-entry Dutch Doubles tournament was run, with consolation prizes for all and Fossil prizes to the winners, Vickie Beasley and Jim Stanley. We also ran a $5 entry singles tournament...congratulations Ryan Buist and Jeff Youschak, who split the 1st and 2nd place prize money!
Thanks to all for a great 2007 year...we hope you have a spectacular 2008!
2007 Summer Session Top Gun Tournaments
(October 20-21, 2007) Mulligans Sports Bunker, San Clemente - The Top 20 players from all 8-ball divisions and Top 10 players from the 9-ball divisions had a chance to compete for cash and prizes at the end of the Summer Session.
Twenty-one 8-ball players competed in the 8-Ball Top Gun tournament on Saturday, October 20. Congratulations to Brock Noteboom and Adam Fukushima! They were the top two finishers who received qualifying spots in the 2008 Spring Singles Regional tournament. Brock will be competing as a 6 in the Purple Tier (S/L 6-7) and Adam will be competing as a 5 in a separate Yellow Tier (S/L 4-5). They will each have a 1 in 16 chance to qualify for the 2008 National Singles Championship in Las Vegas!
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8-Ball Top Gun
1st Place
Brock Noteboom
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8-Ball
2nd Place
Adam Fukushima
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In addition to the qualifying spots, Brock received a $100 jump-break cue and $40 cash. Adam received an additional $30 cash. Third place winners, Jeff Provance and Chris Christianson, received $15 cash.
Twelve players competed in the 9-Ball Top Gun tournament on Sunday, October 21. Congratulations to Josh Pavy for defending his #1 Top Gun spot achieved during the regular summer session. He received $70 cash plus a $100 pool cue (and bragging rights, of course!).
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9-Ball Top Gun
1st Place
Josh Pavy
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9-Ball Top Gun
2nd Place
Stan Wylaslowski
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Second place finisher, Stan Wylaslowski, received $50 cash; and third place finishers, Isaac Wooten and Scott Johnson, each received $25 cash.
During the event, we also ran additional Local Singles Qualifier boards. Congratulations to Isaac Wooten (8-ball) and Cesar Brandes (8-ball & 9-ball) for winning qualifying spots in the 2008 Spring Singles Regional to be held in the southwest region in April. These events are tiered by APA skill level, so Isaac will be competing as a 7 in the PurpleTier (S/L 6-7) and Cesar will be competing as a 5 on a separate board in the Yellow Tier (S/L 4-5). Cesar will also be competing in the 9-Ball Spring Regional as a 5 in the White Tier (S/L 4-5). Each player will have a 1 in 16 chance to qualify for the 2008 National Singles Championship in Las Vegas (May 1-3, 2008)...good luck!
2007 9-Ball Southwest Challenge
(September 14-16, 2007) Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV - Two 3-man teams from South Orange County competed in the 2007 9-Ball Southwest Challenge. Congratulations to Evan Huck, Scott Johnson, and Eli Veach for taking 9th Place!
South OC players also participated in the mini-tournaments. These are single-elimination events ranging in Skill Levels (SL) and formats with 100% payback to 1st-3rd place finishers.
Local Qualifier boards were also run for qualification into Singles Regional. Scott Johnson won his 9-Ball board and will be playing in the Spring for a chance to advance to the 2008 National Singles Championship. Good luck!
South OC Local Singles Qualifiers tournaments will be run through November 30, 2007, for a 1 in 4 chance to qualify for the Spring Regionals in March. Please contact the League Office at (714) 862-8566 for more information.
2007 Spring Session
Top Gun Tournaments
(Saturday, June 30, 2007) Buckingham Palace in Capistrano Beach, CA - The Top 20 players from each 8-ball division competed in a single elimination tournament. Here are your 2007 Spring Session 8-Ball Top Gun Winners...
8-Ball Top Gun - Josh Pavy
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2nd Place
Josh Flatt
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3rd Place
David Holder
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3rd Place
Scott Johnson
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The Top 10 players from the 9-ball division, along with other players who played in the spring division, competed in a 16-player single elimination tournament. Here are your 2007 Spring Session 9-Ball Top Gun Winners...
9-Ball Top Gun - Cesar Brandes
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2nd Place
Diana Nunn
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3rd Place
Chad Lucewicz
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3rd Place
Ellis "EB" Brooks
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South OC APA
Local Team Championship Results
(Sunday, June 17, 2007) Mulligans Sports Bunker in San Clemente, CA - The Local Team Championship (LTC) is a competition among the teams who qualified during the past Fall and Spring sessions. Next year we will include teams that qualify during our first Summer Session, starting the week of 6/18!
2007 8-Ball LTC Qualifiers
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2006 Fall Session
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Division 821: Deep Pockets
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Previous League Operator Teams
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Division Winner: Blue Dolphin
Playoff Winner: Hail Cesar |
Any Given Tuesday
Got Barnes?
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2007 Spring Session
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Division 821: Deep Pockets
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Division 831: Velvet Touch
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Division Winner: Hazzard of Duke's
Playoff Winner: Legendary Madness, Inc. |
Division Winner: Blue Dolphin
Playoff Winner: Hail Cesar
Playoff Runner-up: Kellie's Heroes |
The 8-Ball LTC consisted of eight teams competing in a double-elimination tournament. After two grueling days of competition, Blue Dolphin (Wed night team) defeated Kellie's Heroes (from Outrigger) to become the South OC APA 8-Ball National Qualifier. They will be competing in the 2007 APA National Team Championships held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from August 20-25. Good Luck!
Congratulations, Blue Dolphin!
(L to R) Nathan Igo (captain), Kimberly Pelton, Chris Igo, Ryan Buist, Adam Fukushima, Richard Yarnall
Kellie's Heroes - 2nd Place
(L to R) Al "Patches" Patch (captain), Tim Nedden, Ron Beard, Kellie Prelitz, Ron Rodriguez, Stuart Dahlquist
The 9-Ball LTC consistd of four teams competing in a single-elimination tournament held on Sunday, June 17th. Hail Cesar defeated Blue Dolphin in the finals, to take home the 9-Ball LTC Cups.
2007 9-Ball LTC Qualifiers
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Division 941: Felt Runners
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2006 Fall Session
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Playoff Winner: Shooters
Playoff Runner-up: Blue Dolphin
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2007 Spring Session
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Division Winner: Blue Dolphin
Division Runner-up: Hail Cesar
Qualifier: Cheap Q's
Qualifier: Einherjar
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Congratulations, Hail Cesar!
(L to R) Jim Stanley, Vicki Beasley, Evan Huck, David Holder, Stan Wylazlowski, Cesar Brandes (captain)
1st Annual APA Mixer / Fundraiser
(Monday, May 14, 2007) Duke's Griddle N Grill in San Clemente, CA - THANKS to all who were able to donate prizes for our 1st Annual APA Mixer / Fundraiser, including Dawn Capitan, Duke’s Griddle N Grill, Mulligans Sports Bunker, Rip Curl, South OC APA and Vincent Michael Salon.
THANKS also to the league members who were able to donate their time and money and enjoy competing in 4 pool challenges. Prizes were awarded each hour and these were the top scores of the night:
- Fastest Break: Josh Flatt (20.3 mph)
- 9-Ball Break: Liza Gazmen (4 balls)
- 3-Ball Speed Shot: Evan Huck (9.1 seconds)
- 3-Ball: David Holder (2 shots)
We were able to raise $547, which will be matched for a total of $1100, donated to CHOC Cancer Institute (www.choc.org) on behalf of Joshua Guillzza and Stacey.
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Top 10 Finishes for Both South OC Teams at the Southwest Challenge
(March 26, 2007) Las Vegas, NV – The 12th Annual 8-Ball Southwest Challenge was held this past weekend at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. This is the largest 3-person team event in the West, with 236 teams participating. Here are the results:
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Players
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Finish
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South Orange County #1
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Nate Igo
Chad Lucewicz
Ryan Buist
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9th Place - $450
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South Orange County #2
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Josh Flatt
Will Borden
Matt Amalong
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5th Place - $750
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Congratulations and nice shooting!
5th Place Team - South Orange County #2 - Matt Amalong, Will Borden, Joshua Flatt
Several South OC players also participated in the mini-tournaments. These are single-elimination events ranging in Skill Levels (SL) and formats with 100% payback to 1st-3rd place finishers.
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Player(s)
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Event
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Finish
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Josh Flatt
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8-Ball SL 4-5
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1st Place - $160
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Evan Huck
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8-Ball SL 4-5-6
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3rd Place - $40
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Eli Veach
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9-Ball Open
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1st Place - $160
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Scott Johnson/Eli Veach
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9-Ball Scotch Doubles Open
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1st Place - $320
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Local Qualifier boards were also run for qualification into Singles Regional. Scott Johnson won his board and will be playing in the Fall for a chance to advance to the 2008 National Singles Championship. Good luck!
The 9-Ball Southwest Challenge will be held in Vegas in October. This is a 3-person event with a team Skill Level cap of 15. Start thinking about forming your team and save your slot!
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