Well this past weekend we participated in the fall Tri-Cup championship. The road to this competition was a bit long considering the team placed in the lower middle of the pack for the session. We were lucky to have our number pulled from a hat and win a wildcard spot that gave us a ticket to the play-offs, but we had to win two matches on the road to even get to the show.

We rolled soundly throughout the play-offs and arrived in Plastow NH Saturday with great expectations. Our first match was against TJ’s Team, the team in our league that won 1st place. We thankfully got to play in the backroom out of the way of the crowds, winning in five matches with it coming down to the last game, were Tom Rose gained control and had it quite in hand throughout.

The next match was against a group of peruvian indians whom didn’t speak english. They played well and had low handicaps as a team with three fives and the rest threes. We jumped out to a quick lead with I and Tom winning, then Shane and Dennis dropped placing us a pre-announced sudden death rack.

One rack for the money and the chance to go to the State Championship. Jeff James was our six going against their three. Things looked to be going as planned until Jeff had a miscue followed by a slight mis-step in position, leaving a difficult shot which he missed. With only two balls left, his opponent smashed a shot and was rewarded with a crazy APA bounce. Then he had a fantastic stroke shot on ball to get in shape for a shot on the eight. When I saw his stroke I thought “sandbagger” and figured it certainly was over. He lined up the shot on the eight and shot with bottom english, scratching in the corner providing us the victory, the title and $2,200.00 in cash!. It was an exciting end to a long day. So we are off to the State Finals this summer and a shot to win our way to the Nationals in Vegas!!

According to Dennis this picture captures the moment the team when asked “Who Won It For You?” and they pointed….
Dennis thinks Tom won it for us, Tom thinks I did, Glen says it was himself, Shane and Rose thank the Lord and Geoff thinks its the camera man? – I believe we are Winners and we did it together!! Lets win the States and go to Vegas Baby !!

from left to right – Dented Keg is….

Jeff James – Rose Stadig – Dennis Lavoie – Shane Richardson – Ryan Fortier (Capt.) – Tom Rose – Glen Stadig

Ron Frye (Absent)