Scotch Doubles and Doubles competitions were the first order of the week, and former national amateur Seniors 8-Ball champion, Jean Bartholomew, and former national amateur 9-Ball champion, Glenn Atwell (both of Portland, Oregon), constructed an undefeated path to the title, eclipsing the o­nce-defeated team of Julie Burney and David Reavis (Beaverton, OR) in the finals.  The team of Marc Dionne (Salem, MA) and Richie Minichello (Everett, MA) were set back in the first set of the Doubles finals by the San Antonio, Texas team of Tony Hernandez and Bobby Brown, but Dionne/Minichello recovered in the second set to claim an early-week crown for the northeast.

The Men’s Singles final featured two Oregonians: undefeated Darrold Crain (Point) and o­nce-defeated Glenn Atwell (Portland).  Crain reached the finals by outdueling  Jose Cruz (Ozone Park, NY), Rick Marshall (Kamloops, BC), Tony Hernandez (San Antonio, TX), Robert Lucas (Hyannis, MA), Todd Drake (Savannah, GA) and Bobby Brown (San Antonio, TX) in the A-side finals.  Atwell took a much longer path to the title match by defeating Kevin Guimond (Vernon, CT), but losing to Bob Willoughby (Virginia Beach, VA) in his second round.  Regrouping, Glenn moved o­n by eliminating James Parrish (Portsmouth, VA), Bill Mildenberger (Portland, OR), Jeff Heath (Loyalton, CA), Tony Chohan (Sacramento, CA), Robert Lucas (Hyannis, MA), Patrick Brown (Savannah, GA), Richie Minichello (Everett, MA), Jack Davis (Virginia Beach, VA) and Bobby Brown (San Antonio, TX) in the B-side finals.  In the round for the crown, Atwell forced a deciding set by clipping Darrold Crain 11-9, and took advantage of some early misfires by Crain in the set to commandeer an 11-4 victory.

Baltimore, Maryland’s Patti Jakusz sailed undefeated to the hot seat of the Women’s Singles division with wins over Patti Lilje (Portland, OR), Stella Price (Virginia Beach, VA), Susan Preston (Springfield, OR) and Wenda Nichols (Colorado Springs, CO) 7-6 in the A-side finals.  Jakusz’s final’s match opponent proved to be Jean Bartholomew (Portland, OR), who had earlier downed Karla Bagley (Warm Springs, OR), Samm Diep (Aurora, CO), lost to Wenda Nichols (Colorado Springs, CO) 5-7, and then knocked off Karla Bagley, Susan Preston and Nichols in a rematch 7-6 to earn a shot in the title match against Jakusz.  The finals was all Jakusz, as Patti sealed a 7-2 win over Bartholomew.

ACS established an extra added-money pool, from which the top three Men’s Senior-aged players (55+) and the top-placing Women’s Senior-aged player (50+) would be rewarded. Baltimore, Maryland’s George Hammerbacher claimed the top Men’s Seniors spot [2nd was a tie among Chuck Kennedy (Kamloops, BC), Thomas Starnes (Virginia Beach, VA) and Adrian Cordova (Houston, TX], and Portland, Oregon’s Jean Bartholomew – by virtue of her 2nd place finish in the Women’s Singles – claimed the Women’s Senior’s subsidy.

The team finals featured two east coast powerhouses – Brass Bell Bob from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and SLATE from Savannah, Georgia.   Brass Bell took the easy route to the finals by eclipsing Rolling Stones (MA), SLATE (GA), Yogee’s Quicksilver (OR), Nitehawk (OR) and The Rock (BC) to attain the hot seat.  After losing to Brass Bell Bob in its very first match, SLATE recovered its momentum to oust Harry’s #1 (NV), Yogee’s (OR), Footers (VA), Nitehawks (OR), Bellmore Billiards (NY) and The Rock (BC) to get a chance at revenge in the finals.  And avenge their earlier loss they did in dominating Brass Bell Bob in the first set of the finals by a 17-8 margin.  Brass Bell Bob regrouped with its back against the wall to eliminate SLATE in the deciding set by a 17-9 count to wrest the team crown. 

The playoff for the Women’s Team title was clear-cut, as the She Hawks of Portland, Oregon, dominated the “What Would Jeanette Do” team from Colorado Springs, Colorado, by a 17-9 margin to the title.

The positive atmosphere of the ACS’s first National Championships reverberated through the halls of the Silver Legacy Resort Casino all week, as players repeatedly complimented the great direction of the event by High Country Promotions and the ACS staff, gave high marks to the service-oriented city of Reno, and voiced appreciation for the support of the event by Inside Pool Magazine, Hawley’s Billiardstore.com, Cue Creations and Discount Custom Apparel.  Excitement is already building for the 2005 ACS National 8-Ball Championships to be held April 30-May 7 at the beautiful, soon-to-be completed Reno Events Center next to the National Bowling Stadium – o­ne block from the host hotels of Silver Legacy, El Dorado and Circus, Circus. 

Final Results:

Men’s Singles

1.   Glenn Atwell (Portland, OR)   $2,500

2.   Darrold Crain (Point, OR)   $1,850

3.   Bobby Brown (San Antonio, TX)  $1,340

4.   Jack Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)  $900

5-6th Chandler Todd Drake (Savannah, GA) $600   Richie Minichello (Everett, WA)

7-8th Stan Tourangeau (Vancouver, BC)  $400  Patrick Brown (Savannah, GA)

9-12th Robert Lucas (Hyannis, MA)   $300George Hammerbacher (Baltimore, MD) + $400 (Senior Pool)   Tony Hernandez (San Antonio, TX)  David LaFreniere (Newington, CT)

13-16th Justin Lilje (Portland, OR)   $200  Geon Barrett (Kamloops, BC)  Wendell Quesenberry (Portsmouth, VA)  Tony Chohan (Sacramento, CA)

17-24th Robin Woodward (Port Alberni, BC)  $150Chuck Kennedy (Kamloops, BC) + $116.67 (Senior Pool)    Thomas Starnes (Virginia Beach, VA) + $116.67 (Senior Pool)  Bob Willoughby (Virginia Beach, VA)  Jeffrey Heath (Loyalton, CA)  Bruce Deal (Roseburg, OR)  Adrian Cordova (Houston, TX) + $116.67 (Senior Pool)  Marc Dionne (Salem, MA)  

25-32nd Richie Price Jr. (Everett, MA)  $100  Doug Beaver (Kamloops, BC)  John Durso (Seaford, NY)   Gary Maxwell (Winston, OR)  Brian Sadowski Richmond Hill, GA)  Gilbert Arellano (Gerber, CA)  David Reavis (Beaverton, OR)  Bill Mildenberger (Portland, OR)  

Women’s Singles

1.   Patricia Jakusz (Baltimore, MD)  $1,600

2.   Jean Bartholomew (Portland, OR)  $1,100 + $250 (Senior Pool)

3.   Wenda Nichols (Colorado Springs, CO) $750

4.   Susan Preston (Springfield, OR)  $450

5-6th Samm Diep (Aurora, CO)   $250  Karla Bagley (Warm Springs, OR)

7-8th Julie Burney (Portland, OR)   $100  Maryann McConnell (Port Alberni, BC)

Teams

1st.  Brass Bell Bob (VA)    $2,500

2nd  SLATE (GA)     $1,500

3rd  The Rock (BC)    $1,000

4th  Bellmore Billiards (NY)   $700

5-6th. Nitehawks (OR)    $450  Lucke’s 4 Snipers (NV)

7-8th. Yogee’s Quicksilver (OR)   $300  Footers (VA)

Women’s Teams

1st  She Hawks (OR)    $500

2nd  The Gardens – WWJD (CO)   $500 

Scotch Doubles

1st  Jean Bartholomew/Glenn Atwell (Portland, OR)  $225

2nd  Julie Burney/David Reavis (Portland, OR)   $125

3rd  Karla Bagley/Stan Tourangeau (OR/BC)   $90

4th  Patricia Jakusz/George Hammerbacher (Baltimore, MD) $65

Doubles

1st  Richie Minichelli (Everett, MA)/Marc Dionne (Salem, MA) $225

2nd  Tony Hernandez/Bobby Brown (San Antonio, TX)  $125

3rd  Patrick Butler/Chandler Todd Drake (Savannah, GA) $100

4th  Ed Smith (Garnerville, NY)/Alan Barnes (Mesquite, TX) $85

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