Tag: Pool Players of the Brooke

Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu Is on a Roll!

Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke  (PPB) Billiards Club hosted its 50th pool tournament on Jan. 27 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. Thank you, Rancheros Market, for sponsoring this tournament to the tune of six gift cards! The format was a double-elimination 8-ball singles tournament. The tournament director was…

Pool Players of the Brooke vs. Green Valley Recreation

Joseph F. Giammarino Pool Players of the Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Green Valley Recreation (GVR) Billiards Club and Tom Keller, Travel Team coordinator, for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a nice luncheon after the match at SaddleBrooke One’s newly renovated RoadRunner Grill. Another thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo,…

Jack ‘Crash’ Hoverter Crashes the 9-Ball Party!

Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club wants to thank our generous tournament sponsor Red Lobster, 11695 N. Oracle Road, 520-544-7887. On April 27 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament director…

Pool Players of The Brooke vs. SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club

Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club (SBR), Jim Kauffman, and SBR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a congenial luncheon at the Mesquite Grill after the 8-Ball Challenge. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic “The Doctor” Borland,…

PPB Represented at 2023 Senior Olympics

Joseph F. Giammarino The 2023 Tucson Senior Olympics Festival billiards venue was at Pockets Billiards in Tucson on Jan. 24. Your very own Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club had five skillful entrants who ventured down to Pockets for some age-bracketed competition. Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Phelps…

Jack ‘Crash’ Hoverter on Top Again!

Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiard Club wants to thank our generous sponsors: Medicare Solutions by Leah Kari, 520-484-3807; and Stone Canyon Painting, Alex Stewart, 520 780-4122. On Feb. 25 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The…

Pool Players of The Brooke vs. Green Valley Recreation

Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Green Valley Recreation’s (GVR) Billiards Club, Richard Ohnstad (VP of GVR’s Billiards Club), and Tom Keller (Travel Team coordinator) for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a nice luncheon after the match at the 19th Hole. Another thank you goes out…

Pool Players of The Brooke vs. Green Valley Recreation

Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Green Valley Recreation’s (GVR) Billiard Club, Tom Keller (president), and GVR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a congenial luncheon at the RoadRunner Grill after the 8-Ball Challenge. Another thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo, PPB…

PPB vs. Quail Creek

Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Quail Creek (QC) Billiards Club, Travel Team Director Dennis Desmond, and their members for the friendly competition and camaraderie and for hosting our billiard club. We also thank Dominic Borland, temporary captain of the PPB Travel Team. On Oct. 29,…