Tag: billiard

Lucky Shot Pool Club champs

Jerry Cisneros (left) and Jack Hill are the Lucky Shot Pool Club champions.

Gary Vacin Two familiar names will be added to the Lucky Shot Pool Club’s club champions plaque as the club completed its 2016-17 championship year. Jack Hill and Jerry Cisneros repeated as 9-Ball and 8-Ball club champions, respectively. In 9-Ball, Hill, winter and spring tourney champ, defeated Cisneros, fall tourney champ, 7-4. In 8-Ball, Cisneros,…

Lucky Strike Pool Club sign ups begin October 26

Gary Vacin Sun Lakes residents interested in playing tournament pool in the coming year are encouraged to sign up for the Lucky Shot Pool Club. Now in its 20th year, the organization will host its annual registration meeting beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26 at the Cottonwood Phoenix Room. Persons unable to attend…

IronOaks Breakers Pool League season 5 results and more

David “The Godfather” Mork We have reached a milestone in our league, as we now are part of the internet of things. We have launched our own website at www.iobreakers.com. This new website provides great content, photos of past championships, information on the league, and a contact tab to request information, and we will be…

IronOaks Breakers wins 8 ball tournament

IronOaks Breakers Pool League players are from left to right: David “The Godfather” Mork, Bill “The Assassin” Lange, Jerry “Slick” Vickery, and our Team Captain Keith “The Rabbi” McDonald; the Mission Royale Members left to right: Tom, Daryl, Steve and Tom (photo by Charlie “Chef” Nerko, League member).

David “The Godfather” Mork On August 5, 2016, four members of the Casa Grande/Mission Royale Pool League drove to the IronOaks SLHOA3 Billiard Room to play four members of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League in a Round Robin Tournament. The IronOaks Breakers Pool League won the tournament by a score of 27 wins to 21…

It’s coming, it’s coming: IronOaks Breakers Pool League annual championships

David “The Godfather” Mork, Chairman of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League The league’s fifth annual Championships are planned for November 8-12 in the IronOaks Billiard Room, which hopefully will be completely remodeled concurrent with the remodeling of the Oakwood Clubhouse restaurant, bar and lobby. There will be 16 players vying in the 8-Ball Championship, and…

Lucky Shot Pool Club

Lucky Shot Pool Club members Steve Colby (left) and Mike Currier (photo by Gary Vacin).

Steve Colby Steve is in his second year in the club, having moved to Sun Lakes two years ago. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he lived in Tempe for 39 years. He served as financial manager for the City of Tempe for 13 years, and previously was a comptroller at Arizona State University for 10…

Introducing the 2016 Godfather’s Cup Champion

The players in the Godfather’s Cup

David “The Godfather” Mork Willie Mosconi played almost all his matches in a suit and tie and was a great American professional pool player. Between the years 1941-1957, he won the World Straight Pool Championship 15 times! In March 1954, he set a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss over a…

Lucky Shot Pool Club

Gacy Vacin The Lucky Shot Pool Club wrapped up another successful season with its annual spring awards meeting April 15 at the Cottonwood Country Club. Club President Gary Vacin welcomed the members and thanked them for their support during the year. Club Treasurer Roy Partridge reported that the club was in sound shape financially and…