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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ACBL Unit 225
East Texas
United States
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