Joe Giammarino
The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club (PPB) would like to thank Mission Royale’s Billiard Club (MRBC) and their President Brian Kjensmo for their pool table prowess, camaraderie and friendly competition. Another thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo PPB Travel Team Director for organizing this event. On Saturday March 14, the PPB Travel Team ventured up to the MRBC in Casa Grande for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We were competing for temporary ownership of a traveling bronze plaque that has been in MRBC’s possession since March 9, 2024. Our team was made up of four two-player teams, and MRBC also had four two- player teams. Our teams consisted of Jack “Crash” Hoverter and Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo and Jay “Destroyer” Johnson, Mike “The Lip” Collins and Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, and Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar and Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu.
The format was simple and interesting. Each of our teams would play each of their teams three games of 8-ball with each game won being one point for the winning team. There were a total of 48 points in the match. The first round was a tie at six to six. The PPB won the second round with an eight to four score to put the PPB ahead at 14 to 10. The third round MRBC won seven matches to the PPB’s five matches. Going into the final round the PPB was leading with the score being 19 to 17. The fourth round found the PPB needing to split the round at six and six to win the Traveling Bronze Plaque back. The PPB fell short and lost the final round eight to four. The final score was 25 to 23 in favor of MRBC.
This event was a continuation of a friendly but competitive rivalry. SaddleBrooke is proud of their team and they thank MRBC for hosting the PPB in Casa Grande for this 8-Ball Team Match. We again had a chance to play for the Traveling Bronze Plaque that will stay in Casa Grande at Mission Royale. Our PPB’s Travel Team joined the MRBC Team at Buffalo Wild Wings after the 8-Ball Challenge for some lunch and fun banter.