East Texas Unit 225

ACBL District 16       

ACBL Unit 225
East Texas

United States

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Accomplishments

New Rank Achieved in 2022

  • Bonnie Magee -- Gold Life Master (4/22)
  • Peggy Singer -- Ruby Life Master (1/22)




70% Games in 2022

  • Jeff Brown & Kat Young -- 70.64% -- Sheila Bell DBC on 3/28
  • Pat Wright & Nancy Green -- 72.9% -- Rose City DBC on 3/23
  • Jeff Brown & Kat Young -- 70.19% -- Sheila Bell DBC on 3/22
  • Mary Bartley & Nancy Green -- 71.8% -- Rose City DBC on 3/21 
  • Shirley Shelton & Mike Graham -- 73% -- Longview DBC on 3/21
  • Peggy Singer & Mike Graham -- 72% -- Longview DBC on 3/17
  • Gayle Mauldin & Beth Hankins -- 72.5% -- Longview DBC on 3/3
  • Gayle Mauldin & Mike Graham -- 75% -- Longview DBC on 2/28
  • Cassie Jean & Kat Young -- 70.19% -- Texarkana SBDC on 2/14
  • Mary Bartley & Nancy Green -- 70.83 -- Tyler RCDBC on 1/19
  • Mary Bartley & Nancy Green -- 70.83 -- Tyler RCDBC on 1/17
  • Peggy Singer & Mike Graham -- 77.78% -- LDBC on 1/17
  • Mary Bartly & Brenda Baker -- 72.09% -- Unit Game on 1/8
  • Shirley Shelton & Mike Graham -- 80% --  LDBC on 1/6



 

 



New Rank Achieved in 2021

 

  • Sandra O'Bannon -- Bronze Life Master
  • Susan Ford -- Bronze Life Master
  • Sarah Meredith -- Bronze Life Master
  • Carol Ann Sanderson -- Life Master
  • Fred Borum -- Silver Life Master
  • Pamela Lott -- Life Master
  • Jeannie Nutter -- Bronze Life Master
  • Hilda Hahn -- Bronze Life Master
  • Patsy Gordon -- Silver Life Master
  • Shirley Matthews -- Sapphire Life Master
  • Phil McGraw -- Life Master

 

70% Games in 2021

  • Brenda Baker & Mary Bartley -- 70.84% -- Rose City DBC on 12/6
  • Mary Bartley & Nancy Green -- 71.81% -- Rose City DBC on 11/17
  • Beth Hankins & Mike Graham -- 72% -- Longview DBC on 12/2
  • Joyce Watson and Donna Bullard -- 71.25% --Sheila Bell DBC on 10/13
  • Paula Edwards & Rathnam -- 75% -- Rose City DBC on 10/21
  • Shirley Shelton & Mike Graham -- 71.04% -- Longview DBC on 10/18
  • Mary Bartley & Brenda Baker -- 70.24% -- Rose City DBC on 10/15
  • Peggy Singer & Mike Graham -- 74.31% -- Longview DBC on 10/4
  • Shirley Shelton & ET Testerman --70.8% -- Longview DBC on 9/27
  • Cliff Smith & Mike Graham -- 71.88% -- Longview DBC on 9/16
  • Gay Roach & ET Testerman -- 75% -- Longview DBC on 9/8
  • Ennis Dyess & Mike Graham -- 75.42%-- Longview DBC on 8/2
  • Norma & Lee Lunsford -- 71% -- Canton on 8/17
  • Nancy Green & Mike Graham--71%--Longview DBC on 8/19
  • Peggy Singer & Shirley Matthews -- 70.24% -- Longview DBC on 7/12
  • Shirley Shelton & Mike Graham -- 77% -- Longview DBC on 7/1
  • Beth Hankins & ET Testerman -- 70.83% -- Longview DBC on 6/17
  • Beth Hankins & Mike Graham -- 71% -- Longview DBC on 6/10
  • Peggy Singer & Mike Graham -- 72.08% -- Longview DBC on 6/7
  • Diane Duncan & ET Testerman -- 75% -- Longview DBC on 5/20
  • Nancy Green & Mike Graham -- 77.5% -- Longview DBC on 5/10
  • Peggy Singer & Nancy Green --71.88% -- Longview DBC on 4/24
  • Shirley Shelton & Mike Graham -- 75% -- Longview DBC on 4/14
  • Shirley Shelton & Peggy Singer -- 71.88% -- Longview  DBC on 3/31
  • Nelda Avent & Mike Graham -- 71.88% -- Longview DBC on 3/15
  • Beth Hankins & Mike Graham -- 75% -- Longview DBC on 3/11/21
  • Carolyn Chapman & Mike Graham -- 70% -- Longview DBC on 3/3
  • Brenda Baker & Mary Bartley -- 75% --  Canton on 2/12
  • Beth Hankins & Mike Graham -- 72.5 -- Longview DBC on 2/11
  • Melba Lee & Terry Laughlin -- 80%-- Nacogdoches DBC on 1/19
  • Phillis Rude & Olis Seaton -- 75% -- Nacogdoches DBC on 1/19
  • Diane Duncan & Mike Graham -- 71% Longview DBC on 1/4

 





New Rank Achieved in 2020

  • Sammie Borum -- Silver Life Master, February
  • Cliff Smith -- Bronze Life Master, March
  • Nancy Green -- Gold LIfe Master, July

 


70% Games in 2020

  • Dorothy McCasland & Liz Guthrie -- 73.19% game at Pittsburg on 1/7

  • Jeff Brown & Kat Young -- 73.51% at Sheila Bell DBC on 1/27

  • Dorothy McCasland & Liz Guthrie -- 70.23% game at Pittsburg on 2/7
  • Paula Edwards & Diane Dunn -- 71.09% game at Rose City DBC on 2/7 
  • Sammie & Fred Borum -- 70% at Sheila Bell DBC on 2/10 
  • Diane Duncan & Tom Spradlin -- 70% at LDBC on 2/29
  • Mary Bartley & Brenda Baker -- 70.83% game at RCDBC on 3/4
  • Margie & Charlie Kemp -- 71% game on 7/16 at Longview DBC
  • Diane Duncan & Mike Graham -- 72.92 on 9/30 at Longview DBC
  • Bonnie Magee & Gloria Rowland -- 72.22% on 9/18 at The Bridge Studio at Cedar Creek
  • Brenda Baker & Mary Bartley -- 72.22% game on 9/20 at Van Zandt DBC
  • Dorothy McCasland & Mike Grahm -- 81.25% on 11/10 at Longview DBC
  • Jack Yarbrough & Gay Roach  -- 75.5% -- Nacogdoches DBC on 12/8/2020
  • Jack Yarbrough & Gay Roach -- 72.5% -- Nacogdoches DBC on 12/1/2020
  • Jack Yarbrough & Gay Roach --  80% -- Nacogdoches DBC on 10/27/2020 



 



New Rank Achieved in 2019

  • Rosemary Hardy -- Life Master, December 2018
  • Charles Ford -- Ruby Life Master, December 2018
  • Diane Duncan -- Ruby Life Master, January 2019
  • Dan Cowling -- Bronze Life Master, March 2019
  • Steve Jennings -- Bronze Life Master, March 2019
  • Jeannie Nutter -- Life Master, April 2019
  • Jo Booth -- Silver Life Master, Apil 2019
  • Susan Ford -- Life Master, May 2019
  • Gloria Roland -- Sapphire Life Master, August 2019
  • Sandra O'Bannon -- Life Master, August 2019
  • Cliff Smith -- Life Master, August 2019
  • Nell Velvin -- Gold LIfe Master, September 2019
  • Sarah Meredith -- Life Master, August 2019
  • Ron Perkins -- Diamond Life Master
  • Gayle Mauldin -- Ruby Life Master
  • Jack Yarbrough -- Gold LIfe Master
  • Rathnam -- Silver Life Master
  • Linda Harrison -- Silver Life Master
  • Joyce M. Austin -- Gold Life Master
  • Annette Crawford -- Ruby Life Master




STaC Week -- Unit 225 had 3 players finish in the Top 20 of District 16 during STaC week winning silver masterpoints. They are:

  • Mike Graham, 1st, 33.14 pts 
  • Cliff Smith, 13th, 21.12 pts
  • Ennis Dyess, 20th, 18.37 pts

 


 Instant Matchpoint Game 7/18/19

Dotsy Miller and Jackie McElhaney who came in 1st in District 16  Instant Matchpoint game on 7/18 at Lake Cypress Springs DBC.  They received 10 extra red points!


  70% Games in 2019

  • Larry Brough & Cliff Smith -- 71.74% on 1/14 at Lake Cypress  Springs DBC Monday, 1/14
  • Dotsy Miller & Jackie McElhaney -- 73.5% on 1/15 at Pittsburg DBC
  • Mike Graham & Dorothy McCasland -- 73% on 1/15  at PDBC
  • Diane Duncan & Mike Graham --72.92% on 1/31 at LDBC
  • Mary Bartley & Shirley Matthews -- 72.92% on 1/30 at Rose City DBC
  • Dorothy McCasland % Larry Brough -- 70% on 2/12 at Pittsburg DBC
  • Patsy Wood & Tom Spradlin -- 72% on 2/21 at Longview DBC
  • Dotsy Miller & Jackie McElhaney -- 71% on 2/8 at Pittsburg DBC
  • Beth Hankins & Diane Duncan -- 70.5% on 2/11 at Longview DBC
  • Don & Mary Bartley -- 74.4% on 3/1 at Rose City DBC
  • Cliff & Kathy Smith -- 73% on 3/22 at Pittsburg DBC
  • Cliff Smith & Helen Sullivan -- 71% STaC game on 6/14, Pittsburg DBC
  • Mike Graham & Ennis Dyess -- 75.6% STaC game on 6/15, Longview
  • Helen Sullivan & Jean Huskey -- 75.38% at Lake Cypress DBC
  • Paula Edwards & Diane Dunn -- 71.23% at Rose City DBC on 7/15
  • Mike Graham & E.T. Testerman -- 70% at LDBC on 7/22
  • Karen Schmidt & Jayme DeHaan -- 75% at Sheila Bell DBC on 8/7 (This score was posted in the Texarkana Newbie section!)
  • Larry Brough & Ed Loutherback -- 72.5% at Pittsburg on 8/20
  • Shirley Shelton & Jim Dick -- 71.76% game at Rose City DBC on 9/6
  • Jeanie Nutter & Sarah Meredith -- 71.72% at Lake Cypress DBC on 9/8
  • Peggy & Cled Painter --80% at Dottie Pirkle DBC on 6/18
  • Charles Ford & Cled Painter -- 75% on 7/9 at DPDBC
  • Ron & Joyce Austin -- 75% on 7/2 at DPDBC
  • Bobbi Robinson & Bob Echols -- 71.29% on 7/19 at Nacogdoches DBC
  • Mary Bartley & Brenda Baker -- 74.36% on 7/19 at Cedar Creek
  • Norma & Lee Lunsford -- 70.35% on 7/29 at Cedar Creek
  • Heather & Charles Sanders -- 70.14% at Pittsburg on 9/10
  • Nancy Green & Dick Hinkle -- 75% at Rose City DBC on 9/3
  • Nancy Green & Jack Blumenthal -- 71.35% at Rose City DBC on 10/14
  • Brenda Baker & Mary Bartley -- 75% at Rose City DBC on 11/6
  •  S V Ramarathnam & Karlyene Hall -- 72.32% at Rose City DBC on 11/8
  • Helen Sullivan & Cliff Smith; Dorothy McCasland & Liz Guthrie -- tied with 70.83% each  at Pittsburg DBC on 11/8

  • Dorothy McCasland & Liz Guthrie -- 70% at Pittsburg DBC on 11/22

  • Jean Huskey & Jean Friedell -- 70.42% at Pittsburg DBC on 12/3

  • Nancy Green & Dick Hinkle -- 70.50% at Rose City DBC on 12/30


2018 Accomplishments

2018 National Rankings--Ace of Clubs &    Mini-McKenney

  • Tom Spradlin, at the national level, placed 4th in the Ace of Clubs race, garnering 131 pts during the year, and   placed 14th in the Mini-McKenney with a total of 164 pts.
  • Cliff Smith placed 15th in 200 to 300 pts category of the Ace of Clubs race.





StaC Week

Evelyn Schmidt, Gun Barrel City, is #10 in "Mike Murphy Tops District 16 STAC," as reported in the Scorecard. There were 2,354 players and 1,929 tables for District 16.




70% Games in 2018

 Starting in July

  • Dorothy McCasland & Liz Guthrie -- 73% game at Pittsburg DBC on 7-13
  • Jacqulyn Kennedy & Charles Neeley, 73% on 7/16 at Rose City DBC
  • Cliff Smith & Mike Graham -- 76% on 7/26 at LDBC (Cliff’s highest game ever)
  • Diane Duncan & Mike Graham -- 70% on 7/30 at LDBC
  • Peggy Wright & Gay Roach --  71.88% on 7/30 at NDBC
  •  Gayle Mauldin & Mike Graham -- 71.88% on 9/26 at LDBC
  • Emily Leake & Brenda Baker -- 70.37% on 9/28 at RCDB
  • Lisa Looney & Linda Harrison --73.81% on 9/5 at Sheila Bell DBC
  • Jimmy Wright & Judy Adams -- 70.83% on 8/17 at The Bridge Studio at Cedar Creek
  • Cassie Jean & Stewart Angel -- 72.92% on 8/8 at Sheila Bell DBC
  • Brenda Baker & Mary Bartley -- 74.19% on 8/8 at Rose City DBC
  • Ron Austin & Greg Cooley -- 70.83% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • Beverly Battle & Jimmy Parker -- 70.50% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • Elaine Dorsey & Karen Owen -- 70.14% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • Charles Ford & Jimmy Wright -- 70.00% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • John Hamilton & Jim Rhamey -- 73.61% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • Jimmy Parker & Jimmy Wright -- 73.21% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • Joyce & Ron Austin -- 70.00% at Dottie Pirkle DBC
  • Mary Wright & Sammie Borum -- 72% at Shiela Bell DBC on 11/14
  • Gay Roach & Jack Yarbrough -- 70.14% at Longview DBC on 11/14/18
  • Dotsy Miller & Jackie McElhaney -- 70.03% at MG's Diamond Life Party on 11/3/18
  • Dorothy McCasland & Liz Guthrie -- 76% game at Pittsburg DBC on 11/2/18 
  • Cliff Smith & Mike Graham -- 70.5% game at LDBC on 10/25/18
  • Jean Friedell & Jean Huskey -- 71.67% game at Pittsburg DBC on 10/23/18
  • Gayle Mauldin & Mike Graham -- 70.83% on 12/6 at LDBC
  • Carol Ann Sanderson & Jeanie Nutter -- 79.86% on 12/5 at SDBC

 


Congratulations! The following Unit 225 members placed within District 16 in the ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoint Game on 7/9/2018.

MPS    Rank              Names                                        Score

7.00         2      Mike Graham & Dorothy McCasland   69.11%

5.00         3      Cliff & Kathy Smith                               66.56%

2.00         5      Jeff Brown & Kathryn Young                65.96%


 



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