New Dates for McDermott NW Tour
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Juniors Boot Camp Completed What is Juniors Boot Camp?
This idea was created by Ken Sarge Aylesworth of Renton, WA. Sarge as he s known by in the pocket billiards circle is one of the top Artistic Pool (Trick & Skill/Shot)
Artist in the world, and also a retired Master Sergeant from the Air Force. He was having a discussion with two of the APA Directors for Pierce County in WA and they were
discussing how the kids of today would be pool s future. Michelle and Gene, the two directors asked Sarge what it would cost him to perform a trick shot exhibition for a
Juniors tournament. Well, everything came together and Sarge performed the exhibition on July 26th. This discussion gave (Boot Camp continued on page 7)
Java Billiards
Dr Cue Billiards
Harvey s Billiards
Sunset Family Billiards
(l to r) Chris Hoffman (owner), Hayden Fagundes, Ciara Lozier, Dylan Fagundes, Sarge, Gabriel Fowler, Doug Fagundes (owner), Aaron Fowler
(l to r) Greg Lochrie (Dad), Jeremy Lochrie, Sarge, Anthony Lochrie, Jeff Robertson (owner), Matt Jacoby (owner)
(l to r) Sarge, Willy Chheng, Bert Harvey (owner), Sophia Tran, Nick Pacatte, (not pictured) Bryce Wachter
(l to r) Jacob Sturgeon, Sarge, Bill Sturgeon (Dad), Joey Sturgeon, (not pictured) Rick Blackorby and Sean Finney (owners)
Horsefall Tunes Up For The U.S. Open
Photo courtesy of Deby Welfringer
By: Clay Skidmore SPOKANE, WA On Labor Day weekend McQ s Billiards held our annual Spokane Open 9-ball Tournament. With 68 players and 3 days to run the event, I was able, for the first time to post start times on the board. That was a great plus for me by not having to answer that question, Clay when do I play? about a (l to r) Edwin Montal (2nd), Clay Skidmore Tournament Director, John Horsfall (1st) thousand times. It also gave the players an ease of mind to be able to leave the building and know exactly when they needed to come back. If I could do it like that for all the events I do here, I would. But Labor Day is the only event all year that I have an extra day. Also with the smaller field, I was able to extend the races to 9 on both sides. The matches moved along nicely and the start times stayed right on track. With a field of champions there were a lot of good matches to watch all weekend. This years event also brought in a few new faces. Barry Emerson took advantage of a trip to see relatives in Seattle, into a 3rd place finish in Spokane. Barry opened with a first round win against Dave Martin 9-2. He then went on to defeat Tyler Luce 9-6, John Duclos 9-5, Soud Alabdoulrazaq 9-4 and Bernie Mikkelsen 9-4 to earn a spot in
Billiard Service Expands to New Store in Renton
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Dr Cues Changes Tour Stop Date To January 2004 Due to remodeling complications, Jeff Robertson of Dr Cue Billiards has changed their McDermott tour stop dates from November 1st - 2nd to January 10th - 11th, 2004. Dr Cue s is adding a kitchen so that they can better serve the pool players by offering food and beverages. This date change will make the transition as stress free as possible for both the players and Dr Cue s. We all look forward to the new kitchen and the McDermott Tour Stop in January 2004. The November 1st & 2nd stop will be held at Let s Play Billiards Forest Grove, OR (See ad page 3 & 34)
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The Hancock Family: Molly, Venetia and Leo
For many years Leo Hancock has been providing the Puget Sound area and beyond with service to it s area pool tables, working mainly with the commercial and coin-op industries. Over time more and more folks began to find him and seek his service out for their own home tables. As they say, one thing led to another and he was handling more than a few balls, chalk and cues for his commercial clients. The opportunity presented itself for the family owned and run company to move to a full retail location without breaking the bank. (Leo Hancock continued on page 17)