APA Youth Tournament at Cue & Cushion .....Page 10
Mary Hopkin photo
Idaho Takes First Place
Linda Pault, left, of RT9 Designs and Clay Skidmore, right, of McQ s Billiards present Hsin Huang with her 1st place check Hsin s win earned a paid entry into the WPBA Canadian Classic
from: Mary Hopkin SPOKANE - Hsin Huang captured her third consecutive title on the Northwest Women s Pool Association tour at McQ s Billiards in Spokane June 21-22. Huang, a Taiwan native currently living in Vancouver, BC, won $570 and a paid entry into the WPBA Canadian Classic. The tournament was sponsored by McQ s and RT9 Designs, a New York company that designs billiard art and clothing. RT9 owner Linda Pault donated $500 plus a set of four prints and a letterman s jacket for the NWPA to raffle. Pault, who lives in New York, spent the weekend sweating the matches in Spokane as 48 women from Canada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wisconsin battled for the WPBA spot. I love the competition at this level, Pault
said. It s very intense. The tournament action was certainly intense and entertaining for the spectators who watched the competition over the two days. Press coverage from the Spokesman-Review and two local television stations helped bring in more than 40 spectators to watch the two-day tournament. Hsin Huang cruised through the winners bracket comfortably, with wins over Debi Welfringer, 7-5; Julie Burney, 7-1; Julie Valdez, 7-5; Jo Woodward, 7-5; and Mona Remedios, 7-3 before meeting Katherine Czarkowski, also of Vancouver BC, in the finals. Czarkowski beat Morgan Steinman, 7-5; Linda Carter, 7-4; and Andrena Brown, 7-4; before losing to Mona Remedios, 7-1. But Czarkowski came back through the losers bracket with (NWPA continued on page 7)
Boise Players secure top spots at Int l Championships by: Elizabeth Jensen
The VNEA (Valley National 8-Ball Association, Inc.) just concluded it s 23rd Annual International Championships. Pool playing enthusiasts from 49 states and 19 Countries with sanctioned VNEA members of almost 100,000, gathered to compete and claim their title as one of the best in the world. Countries included Argentina, Bahamas, Finland, France, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Georgia, Russia, Singapore, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. (VNEA continued on page 30)
BC Women s Tour Winner Pierce County, Washington APA Teams
Katherine Czarkowski
The weekend of June 14/ 15th proved once again to be a great success as The BC Women s Cue Sports Association held Tour Stop #4 at Fast Eddies Billiards in Surrey, B.C.
(BC Women continued on page 13)
9-Ball Team Goes To Vegas
Family Tradition New Peking Restuarant & Lounge 21179 St Rt 410, Bonney Lake Team members: Daniel Ferguson, Jr - Capt, Shawn Dunn - Co/Capt, Eddie Canter, Shonda Stackhouse, Darren Russell, Paul Munger, Josh Armstrong, John Schaut
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