WILD CARD NIGHT

The days of partners bailing you out have come to and end for this season. We began our playoff search for a new club champion with the wild card round of our playoffs. With the top four seeds (Anthony, Tony, Jimmy & Harry) getting the night off, the rest of the field played for the four remaining spots. Last year we voted in a best of three format and we did so again this year.

In match one Mike K. played Kirk K. and Mike tossed 5 ringers going on to win the first match 22-7. Kirk started out round two with three ringers, but Mike was not to be denied. He went on to win 22-6 and take the 5 seed in the semis. Match two had Tom M. taking on Lauren H. Unfortunately, Lauren was out of town and Tommy won by default putting him in the 6 seed next week. In match three, Jeff O. took on Kelli G. In game one, Jeff tossed for ringers including a cap and won 22-6. Game two was almost an instatnt replay as Jeff took the match 21-6 and earned the seven seed for the semis. In match three, Nick L. took on Ed L. Game one was a slow game with neither player shooting well. Ed did enough to slowly pull away and win game one 21-8. In the second game it was a ringer fest as both players were hitting ringers. After a good lead by Nick, Ed started a comeback and turned a 19- 12 deficit into a 19-19 tie. Nick hit a ringer on his second quoit for what looked like victory, but Ed had the last laugh as the final quoit of the match rolled around the pit and on for a capper and a 21-19 win. Only the last quoit counts here at Colonial and usually is a ringer.

Next week the pools for the semi-finals are set.

SEMI-FINAL POOLS

Pool A

Pool B

Please arrive by 6:30 so we can get things rolling on time. See you all there!