As
usual, Speeds Billiards in Arlington hosted a great event! 52 Women
showed up to fight for many things: titles, awards, places, and raffle
items. Congratulations to Orietta Strickland who won the last event
of 1998! Orietta also wins the qualifying spot for the WPBA Gentleman
Jack Event in Dallas in February in 1999.
Julie
Kelly came in second for the second time this year, Melanie Koger fought
hard for third and Lisa Marr continues to climb farther and farther in
each tournament, and placed fourth! Congratulations ladies!
The
last stop, the eighth stop, is also the Tour Championship. June Walter
held her reign with the most points and won Tour Championship!! Congratulations
June!
June
was voted “Sportsperson of the year” by her peers and Melinda Bailey was
voted “Most Improved Player” by her peers. Congratulations ladies!
These two women roomed together throughout the year - along with Shayla
Neris who counted the ballots. Is there something fishy here?
Well,
due to the contents of the last newsletter, several hunter tour members
wrote in opinions about certain issues. Because of this, Susan and
Dora came up with a survey to see what the members would like to see in
the future of the hunter tour! Check out the survey
and the results! This is your tour ladies! Become a part
of it!
Place
Hunter
Tour Player
Prize
Points
1st
Orietta
Strickland
$1,000
100
2nd
Julie
Kelly
$450
75
3rd
Melanie
Koger
$350
50
4th
Lisa
Marr
$200
25
5th/6th
Rachel
Ross
$150
15
5th/6th
Leslie
Rogers
$150
15
7th/8th
Deanna
Kniola
$100
10
7th/8th
Heather
Pulford
$100
10
9th-12th
June
Walter
$75
5
9th-12th
Tammy
Kroop
$75
5
9th-12th
Kim
Tipton
$75
5
9th-12th
Manon
Anderson
$75
5
13th-16th
Tracy
Jordan
$50
13th-16th
Julie
Stevenson
$50
13th-16th
Nicole
Pilcher
$50
13th-16th
Kim
Rittenberg
$50
Local
Julie Stevenson won the second chance event and $150 with ‘Most Improved
Player,’ Melinda Bailey, coming in second place. Deanna Kniola won
the “winner take all event” and pocketed $65. Congratulations ladies!!
Robert,
a local, won the Hunter cue, donating much money to win it, too (see his
picture on the photographs page)!
Once
again, special thanks to everyone who made this stop possible. To
Wes Hunter for donating such a beautiful custom cue and to Lisa Sacca (right)
for hosting a wonderful tournament! Lisa is always a gracious host
- even raffling off great Speeds jackets (that everyone wanted!).
Melanie Koger and Lucille Donahue won those beautiful jackets!
Thanks
also go to Mike Ross who ran the main event on Sunday and to Shayla Neris
for running the second chance tournament and the last chance tournament.
Shayla did such a wonderful job running the tournaments, that she may be
recruited from now on!!
