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IronOaks Breakers Pool League to host beginners

If you are interested in learning to play pool, come to the Billiards Room on Mondays and Thursdays in June and July.

David “The Godfather” Mork In the months of June and July from 4:00-6:00 p.m., members of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League will be available in the Billiards Room of the IronOaks Clubhouse to provide introductory instruction to all HOA No. Three members who are interested in playing games of billiards but are not yet ready…

Hills, Cisnero win pool club tourneys

Jerry Cisneros (left) and Jack Hill are the Lucky Shot Pool Club winter playoffs champions in 8-Ball and 9-Ball, respectively. Photo by Gary Vacin.

Gary Vacin Jack Hill and Jerry Cisneros have won the Lucky Shot Pool Club 2015-16 championships. In 9-Ball, Hill, winter and spring tourney champ, defeated Bill Moore, fall tourney champ, seven to five. In 8-Ball, Cisneros swept the fall, winter and spring tournaments and was declared year-end champion. Their names will be added to the…

Why we play pool

Willie Foster with Babe Thompson. Photo by John McHugh.

Babe Thompson is one of the best players in the country (a two time national champion and a four time Arizona champion in 8-Ball) and a member of our league. He said his pursuit of knowledge about the game has been a lifetime of unlocking the mysteries of billiards. (The physics of the game such…