A snowstorm in April may not be common. Yet, it's not enough to stop bridge players from attending an excellent sectional!
At the head of the leaderboard for masterpoints we find father and son Terry and John Lijewski, with just over 28 points earned. Results from all the events can be found here.
Our thanks to Dorothy Haukom and all her volunteers for their fine efforts - and to Mike Flader for his expertise as head director.
Spring may be coming. Yet, if you look out your front door this morning, your view will resemble mid December more than the cusp of spring! Nevertheless, this past weekend bridge players from the Twin Cities and beyond enjoyed three days of competition at the Twin Cities Bridge Center - knowing that springtime will arrive, despite today's huge snowfall!
Thanks to Director in Charge Mike Flader, along with indispensible Larry Oakey, Teri Blu, volunteers and all of you who made the tournament so fun!
Congratulations to Paul Meerschaert, whose over 18 masterpoints headed the leaderboard - with Joe Rice close behind at 16.49. The full list and results from each event are here.
For shots of the weekend - please see below!
Results from the Granite City Sectional are now available!
Apparently this was the tournament for family partnerships to do well. First overall for masterpoints earned went to the Kathy and Terry Beckman, for pocketing almost 23 points. Next, father and son Terry and John Lijewski with 18.4.
Congratulations to these two pairs - and - to all the partnerships and teams that enjoyed summer in Granite City!
Surviving a weekend of wild weather, our spring sectional in Rochester blew away all competitors!
At the top of the list for masterpoint earners, we find Terry Lijewski. Terry edged out frequent teammates Kathy and Terry Beckman by a small slice of a masterpoint. The full list of results and masterpoint leaders is here.
Thanks to all who attended, all who volunteered and worked so hard to make this an excellent tournament - and, of course, to the fine directing staff!
Lots more action here! We'll be reporting both at Minnesota Bridge and at the ACBL website under "NABC Highlights." Please stay in touch!
Although our previously quite mild winter may seem less so lately - be sure that spring is coming. And - the Spring is Coming Sectional has come and gone - with lots of fun and competition and masterpoints from start to finish.
Congratulations to Terry Lijewski and Bruce Boje. Playing together, they earned 19.85 masterpoints for the weekend. Less than one point behind was Peter Langsetmo. Results for every result and the final masterpoint tallies can be found here.
Thanks to Teri and Chip Blu for their hospitality at the Twin City Bridge Center, to Mike Flader and others who ably directed - and to all the players who contributed to a great (if a bit chilly!) sectional weekend.
More photos from the weekend in this Smilebox slide show!
Winter 2011-2012 so far has not seemed much like a winter. Nevertheless, in honor of the Winter Carnival, we had a nice dusting of snow on Saturday.
We also had a fine dusting of results throughout the weekend!
Congratulations to the Beckmans, Terry and Kathy, who topped the masterpoint winners. Their over 30 point total edged out Joe Rice, Linda Webb and Rick Ekstrum (3rd and 4th/5th) by less than 4 masterpoints. All ACBL results for the tournament can be viewed here.
Other highlights were our new champion of the Junior USBF Team #2, Ben Kristensen, competing with his dad, Curt. And, we were fortunate that ACBL President and District 14 Director Sharon Anderson had returned from Bermuda to be able to compete in Sunday's Swiss.
Our thanks to Mike Flader and Gregg Van Dyke for their directing efforts, and to our tournament chairman, Gus Doty, for all his fine planning and execution. As always, a big "thank you," too, to the volunteers who made this year's Winter Carnival a success!
Masterpoints. They're what duplicate players earn for peformance. The better the performance and the tougher the competition? The more the masterpoints flow!
Every month, the Twin City Bridge Center posts a list of those who earned masterpoints that month, along with a cumulative total for the year. In 2011, the person at the top of the list was Joe Rice. Joe had an exceptional year, earning 211.75 at TCBC club games alone!
The last 7 years, Sue Jackson and Don Priewert have topped the Club's annual masterpoint list. But although the race was close going into December, Joe and his excellent partners played often and well. Ultimately, Joe easily bested Sue and Don.
Well done, Joe!
While some Minnesotans were at the Seattle NABC, others kept the bridge fires warm here at home.
This past weekend, folks headed to North St. Paul for the Holiday Sectional. The dynamic father/son duo of Terry and John Lijewski headed the top of the masterpoints earned list with almost 18.
Results can be found here. Congratulations all!
We did experience the predicted stormy weather in Minnesota over the weekend. No matter to those attending the Granite City Sectional in St. Cloud. They had a thunderously good time!
Congratulations to top masterpoint winners John Koch and Paolo Ranaldi. Their take of just under 25 masterpoints moved them just ahead of Mike Cassel and Barry Purrington, with their 23.36.
The full list of masterpoint winners can be seen here, and overall event results are here.
Well done, all!
A bit of warmer weather brought our first spring sectional to Minnesota! Official results are not yet posted at ACBL.org. If you cannot wait to review how your favorite players performed, however, you can check the links below from Rochester's website.
Congratulations to all who competed, did well, and (most importantly) had a great time at the Hiawatha Valley Spring Sectional!
UPDATE: Official results are now posted here at ACBL.org. Kudos to Dave Hoffman for leading the pack with 22.33 masterpoints, and to Lance Chamberlain, about one point behind Dave.
The final results for this year's great Winter Carnival are now posted. Kudos to Joe Rice, whose 20.81 masterpoints just beat out Linda Webb and Lorna Nordlinder (aka, "the birthday girl) for top masterpoint earners.
A wonderful tournament and fine performances!
