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12/Unders head<br />
to Scorecard<br />
Friday Nights<br />
Cover Page<br />
Cosmic Darts<br />
Hit Edmond’s<br />
Channel Marker<br />
Page 4<br />
Switch It Up At<br />
Wah Long With<br />
Opposite Arm<br />
Page 9<br />
Ringers Pub<br />
Hosts Seven<br />
Birthdays<br />
Page 10<br />
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MAY 2010 • Volume 18, issue 5<br />
APRIL 2011 • Volume 19, issue 4<br />
Chris and his buddies join the action at Seattle’s Scorecard Bar and Grill <strong>for</strong> their Friday night 12 and Under weekly dart shoot<br />
scorecard bar and grill; seattle, wa<br />
12 & Under Fridays at Scorecard<br />
CBy Ty Hughes<br />
hris was just filling<br />
in <strong>for</strong> Judy when I<br />
stopped in to check<br />
out the Friday night<br />
action at the Scorecard<br />
Bar & Grill in<br />
Northgate.<br />
Even though<br />
it was just a temporary gig <strong>for</strong> him,<br />
Chris makes the Scorecard one of his<br />
regular stops on Friday night <strong>for</strong> a<br />
good dart tournament.<br />
“We’ll usually get around 8 to 12<br />
teams <strong>for</strong> our Friday night shoots”,<br />
he says.<br />
Mervin and Shirley were in tha<br />
house! And they were celebrating too. It<br />
was their 3-year wedding anniversary,<br />
but they’ve been together <strong>for</strong> a whopping<br />
Shirley and Mervin celebrate a milestone<br />
26 years! Congratulations you two.<br />
Mervin was playing in the tournament<br />
with Joe as his partner, but<br />
Shirley and all her girlfriends were<br />
just playing each other on the end<br />
board <strong>for</strong> fun.<br />
It was a good turnout <strong>for</strong> their<br />
weekly 12 & Under Blind Draw. Advertised<br />
as a 200% Added, the bar will<br />
kick in $350 if they get their 12 teams.<br />
You guys tried a tournament at the<br />
Scorecard lately Now’s a great time!<br />
Just ask Dustin, who shuffled past me,<br />
blurting out, “This place is special!”<br />
Total hottie, Cecile was feelin’<br />
frisky. She used to model in the Phillipines,<br />
where her Uncle is actually<br />
the Vice President!<br />
Everybody had a good story to<br />
See Scorecard on page 2<br />
cactus moon; everett, wa<br />
Thrill-seekers<br />
flock to Cactus <strong>for</strong><br />
Unlimited Doubles<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
Todd “<strong>The</strong> Jackyl” Jordan and<br />
Dave “<strong>The</strong> Breeze” Bresee set aside<br />
Saturday, February 12 <strong>for</strong> one very<br />
important reason. <strong>The</strong> same exact<br />
reason that 18 other qualified dart<br />
players around the Puget Sound did<br />
the very same thing.<br />
Todd and Dave would be putting<br />
up their Unlimited Doubles Challenge<br />
Cup <strong>for</strong> grabs to anyone who thought<br />
they might have the cojones to walk in<br />
and play ’em <strong>for</strong> it! <strong>The</strong>re were plenty<br />
who did too.<br />
Nine teams strolled into Cactus<br />
Moon just as the UW Huskies took<br />
the floor in a Pac-10 playoff. Since the<br />
Cactus Moon is sports HQ <strong>for</strong> so many<br />
fans, the bar was in a frenzy. Excited<br />
sports fans, many of whom were there<br />
to play darts, couldn’t sit still, enjoying<br />
a little social interlude finally - a<br />
well-deserved interlude, ‘cause there’s<br />
no other kind.<br />
As the game came to an incredibly<br />
close finish, a raucous crowd explodes.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dawgs would move on in<br />
the tournament.<br />
Just as the crowd climaxed, the<br />
Unlimited Doubles shootout was also<br />
See Unlimited Doubles on page 4<br />
Todd and Dave take the Unlimited Doubles<br />
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stars bar and Grill; federal way, wa<br />
Parity Fridays at Stars<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
I’m not sure if it’s Val’s awesome<br />
personality behind the bar, or Miles<br />
and Jodi who run the dart tournaments,<br />
or the busy, upbeat crowd<br />
(always with a handful of cuties) that<br />
keeps Stars Bar & Grill in Federal<br />
Way on everybody’s radar.<br />
Val is their lead bartender. She’s<br />
been here <strong>for</strong> some ten years now,<br />
and she knows everyone by name and<br />
exactly what they prefer to drink. <strong>The</strong><br />
smile on her face never fades, and<br />
she keeps it real with the customers.<br />
Just a really cool chick. Pretty<br />
too! You should check out her Friday<br />
night partner behind the bar, Monica.<br />
Together, they keep a tight ship at<br />
Stars and nobody gets hurt. But the<br />
fun runs rampant!<br />
Miles and Jodi, who are literally<br />
famous round these here parts, keep<br />
the darts flyin’ high and often. Why<br />
every single Friday night you could<br />
dream of, Miles and Jodi take up<br />
residence at Stars, and your five bucks<br />
too. It gets even better though… from<br />
there, the bar will kick in whatever it<br />
takes to make sure there’s $500 bucks<br />
in the kitty <strong>for</strong> all you precious dart<br />
players out there to enjoy! And play <strong>for</strong>.<br />
We can’t <strong>for</strong>get to mention that you’re<br />
Star Sprinkles and Miles take top honors<br />
Scorecard 12/Under<br />
Continued from cover page<br />
tell, that is between trips to the throw<br />
line. Although Lisa’s story continued<br />
even as she threw her darts.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Scorecard is<br />
a great atmosphere <strong>for</strong><br />
darts, pool, and people<br />
all the way around.<br />
If you don’t like the<br />
Blind Draws, come in<br />
on a Saturday at 9pm<br />
and sign up to play<br />
in their weekly 18 pt.<br />
Bring, same added.<br />
This Saturday,<br />
they will be hosting<br />
another Bad Girls’ 12<br />
& Under Shootout at<br />
8:30pm. Be sure and get in on that<br />
action ladies! $400 Added based on 14<br />
teams. Make it happen!<br />
Check out the Scorecard, make<br />
it your new home; 543 NE Northgate<br />
Way, Seattle (206) 367-2620.<br />
Val and Monica hold down the <strong>for</strong>t at Stars in Federal Way<br />
gonna have to earn your money.<br />
We popped in on a Friday early in<br />
March. Miles and Jodi had the room<br />
full of players that had been paired up<br />
by rating to keep things close. It was<br />
cool seeing some of the unpredictable<br />
pairings, but they all had good things<br />
to say about their partners.<br />
Steve and Aletha took 3rd place,<br />
leaving Star (yes, her name is really<br />
Star, in fact, it’s actually Star Sprinkles,<br />
I kid you not!) and Miles to battle<br />
it out with Melissa and Kevin <strong>for</strong> the<br />
final match. Melissa was off the hook<br />
that night, throwing well above her<br />
rating, and it got her and Kevin all<br />
the way to the finals be<strong>for</strong>e her aim<br />
went south. Miles and Star snuck in<br />
and yanked 1st place right out from<br />
under them. Everybody was smiling<br />
regardless. Good times.<br />
What are you rated It doesn’t<br />
really matter, because you’re always<br />
gonna find your place at Stars. Sometimes<br />
they’ll throw a Hi/Lo Parity<br />
Draw. Sometimes they’ll do a Cricket<br />
Only Bring, or a Ladies Night Bring,<br />
or a Birthday Shoot Bring. Either way,<br />
you get to spend time with Miles, Jodi,<br />
Val, Monica, and even Seth over there<br />
running the karaoke system. You’re<br />
gonna have fun, and besides, that<br />
twenty bucks in your pocket needs a<br />
new home, dontcha think<br />
I could go on and on about the<br />
party going on over at Stars in Federal<br />
Way off 312th and Pac. Hwy, but<br />
instead of a bunch of words, we’ll post<br />
pictures! Way better! Plus, we’ll point<br />
you to their ad in this here newspaper<br />
<strong>for</strong> details, and to their Facebook page;<br />
Stars Barand GrillFans. Regardless<br />
of what you find yourself doing this<br />
Friday night, be sure to get your butt<br />
over to Stars <strong>for</strong> good friends, good<br />
food and drinks, and good times. Don’t<br />
<strong>for</strong>get them dart thingies either, you’ll<br />
thank me later.<br />
Lisa and Mervin lookin’ sharp<br />
What’s Joe doin’ over at the Scorecard<br />
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Bowlero Lanes Page 2<br />
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Willy, Frank, Jim, and Darrell light up a stogie to celebrate a team win over Cloud 9<br />
cloud 9; kent, wa<br />
Players Cup heads South!<br />
On<br />
By Scott Kringle Plate went on the take the match 17-<br />
Saturday, March 19, two 12, accomplishing exactly what they<br />
challenge cups were getting<br />
played at Cloud 9 in to Tacoma.<br />
wanted to do, and took the cup back<br />
Kent. <strong>The</strong> Players Cup Meet our new Players Cup holders;<br />
Home Plate Tacoma! Word to the<br />
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This was the third time this year<br />
that the bar had two cups going on at<br />
the same time.<br />
Tacoma’s Home Plate Tavern<br />
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Darrell Titus, and Frank Linskey<br />
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Home Plate not only came to play,<br />
they fully expected to take this cup<br />
back with them to Tacoma at the end of<br />
the day. It was going to be a tough challenge<br />
<strong>for</strong> Cloud 9 and they knew it.<br />
Home Plate went up 10-5 after<br />
fifteen games. <strong>The</strong> guys went on a<br />
wild shooting frenzy, keeping Cloud<br />
9’s defending cup holders at a 5-game<br />
distance all day long. <strong>The</strong> Kent boys<br />
just couldn’t close the gap and Home<br />
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Pickled Onion Pub Page 6<br />
Pied Piper Pub Page 10<br />
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Coordinator<br />
INDEX<br />
DART COORDINators:<br />
13th Ave pub 425-231-4532 seeking<br />
7th St. Pub 425-303-8674 Seeking<br />
Admiral Pub 206-933-9500 Randy<br />
ALL SEASONS 253-961-7989 DEB<br />
Baxter’s 425-337-3007 Robin<br />
Bert’s Tavern 425-487-6760 Jody<br />
bleachers 253-536-1533 David<br />
bowlero lanes 253-359-5582 KATIE<br />
brewsky’s 206-251-1767 John<br />
bud’s saloon 253-952-7665 Rick<br />
Cactus Moon 425-879-5124 teresa/DARIN<br />
casey’s bar & grill 253-236-4137 brad<br />
Central Ave Pub 253-520-7749 David<br />
Channel Marker 425-275-9590 Jan<br />
Cloud 9 253-852-9910 Rick/tia<br />
Danny’s Pub 425-889-0127 Various<br />
DANTE’S 206-525-1300 Vivian<br />
Daverthump’s 425-774-6573 Call<br />
dawson’s 253-509-4143 jennY<br />
dino’s pub 425-271-9236 Charlie<br />
Draft Choice 253-735-1715 jesse<br />
Flights pub 425-422-6236 Ray/mary<br />
<strong>for</strong>bidden city 253-845-6655 gerald<br />
gloria’s r&l 253-709-7634 Dave<br />
Goldie’s airport 206-280-1303 Maria<br />
Grand Peking 425-885-1787 Art/Rob<br />
hang around bar 206-973-3366 coach<br />
HOME PLATE PUB 360-653-9308 Merle<br />
Home Plate Tavern 253-376-3290 Randy<br />
Jack’s 253-833-7090 Debbie<br />
jimmy jack’s 425-745-1590 todd<br />
jimmy t’s 253-520-6456 dewayne<br />
Just Left Pub 206-850-9949 traci<br />
katie j’s tavern 206-235-6161 sam<br />
kozy tavern 425-350-5577 Jeff<br />
Latitude 84 253-531-5154 harvey<br />
lee’s tavern 253-847-8890 lee<br />
legends sportsbar 253-584-1574 JOE<br />
lighthouse 425-239-1555 crystal<br />
Liquid Lime 425-825-9658 call<br />
LOCKER ROOM 206-762-9805 Rick<br />
Lucky 7 Saloon 425-821-7717 Tony<br />
Madison Ave Pub 425-348-7402 Art<br />
Mcmurphy’s 206-290-5341 Tony<br />
Monte Carlo 253-852-9463 Ken<br />
new peking 253-863-0765 Melissa<br />
None Of Your Business 425-742-0861 call<br />
one eyed jack’s 425-743-5570 Tom<br />
Pacific Lanes 253-474-0594 call<br />
Pete’s club 425-333-4300 Don<br />
Pickled onion 425-271-3629 cal<br />
pied piper tavern 253-261-8242 miles<br />
R bar & Grill 425-228-7811 seeking<br />
RINGER’S BAR & GRILL 425-771-6072 CALL<br />
SCORECARD PUB 206-367-2620 bruce<br />
SHARKEY’S 253-863-0742 Matt<br />
SHORES BOWL 360-289-2786 Tom<br />
Siren Tavern 206-223-9167 Shannon<br />
Sluggers 425-821-6453 Tate<br />
Spectators 253-946-7841 steve<br />
Sports Page 253-288-0436 seeking<br />
Sporty’s 425-347-1733 chris<br />
STARLITE 253-472-7299 snoop<br />
STARS Bar & Grill 253-261-8242 Miles<br />
<strong>The</strong> Goose 425-454-1554 Lori<br />
Thunderbird 253-531-9595 Vicki<br />
TIGERS SPORTS BAR 206-417-8492 Seeking<br />
Wah Long 206-354-7303 JAYLEEN<br />
Waldo’s north 206-883-2096 call<br />
Waterfront 360-676-1755 Lynne<br />
Wayne’s World 206-433-8658 ron<br />
Operators:<br />
Champion’s Choice 253-307-0209 Steve<br />
DJ Darts 360-482-4191 Jay<br />
GT DARTS 206-498-9855 gary<br />
HHH Amusements 253-219-5333 Ray<br />
MEDALIST DARTS 253-939-2900 Paul<br />
northwest darts 425-327-1513 Norm<br />
TARGET DARTS NW 206-248-5083 Gary<br />
white river darts 253-381-4651 Don<br />
To Get Your Location On This List, Call Us At<br />
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For details on these events, see ads throughout the <strong>Medallion</strong><br />
(See Ad Index on Page 3)<br />
MONDAYS<br />
CHARLIE’S TAVERN • 313 S Main Street • Montesano • 360-249-5000<br />
JR’S STEAKHOUSE • 1352 State Ave • Marysville • 360-658-7747<br />
LIQUID LIME • 12015 124th Ave NE • Kirkland • 425-825-9658<br />
MONDO’S SPORTSBAR • 5800 198th Street SW • Lynnwood • 425-775-6110<br />
RINGER’S PUB & GRILL • 22803 44th Ave W • Mtlk. Terrace • 425-771-6072<br />
TUESDAYS<br />
7:00 Beer Pong<br />
8:00 Beer Pong<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
Beer Pong<br />
After League Bring<br />
ACES CASINO • 5200 172nd Street NE • Arlington • 360-386-9740<br />
Beer Pong<br />
13Th ave. pub • 1233 164th SW • Lynnwood • 425-742-7811<br />
6:30 Texas Hold ‘Em<br />
Bowlero Lanes • 3852 Steilacoom Blvd SW • Lakewood • 253-584-0212 After League Bring<br />
DOUBLE D’S BAR & GRILL • 7211 NE 181st Street • Kenmore • 425-483-9606 9:30 Beer Pong<br />
FINN MACCOOL’S • 4217 University Way NE • Seattle • 206-675-0885<br />
Beer Pong<br />
INN SPORTSBAR • 16716 Highway 99 # D • Lynnwood • 425-743-0700 After League Bring<br />
JUST LEFT PUB • 4308 198th Street SW Lynnwood • 425-776-7379<br />
9:00 Bring<br />
R Bar and Grill • 17178 116th Ave. SE • Renton • 425-228-7811<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
TONY’S BAR & GRILL • 14300 124th Ave NE • Kirkland • 425-825-8669 9:30 Beer Pong<br />
WAH LONG SPORTSBAR • 15220 Ambaum Blvd SW • Burien • 206-244-1449 After League Bring<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
bb mcgraws • 440 16th St NE • Auburn • (253) 333-8205<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
dawson’s bar & grill • 5443 South Tacoma Way • Tacoma • 253-476-1421 After League Bring<br />
RINGER’S PUB & GRILL • 22803 44th Ave W • Mtlk. Terrace • 425-771-6072 After League Bring<br />
SHOTZES RACK N ROLL • 9602 Evergreen Way • Everett • 425-355-5766 9:00 Beer Pong<br />
THE PEARL • 15304 1st Ave S • Burien • 206-246-0776<br />
9:00 3/Under Bring<br />
THURSDAYS<br />
BLEACHERS • 8118 Greenwood Ave N • Seattle • 206-783-9919<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
Cactus Moon saloon • 717 128th Ave. SW • Everett • 425-745-9855 9:00 Bring<br />
CRYSTAL BISTRO LOUNGE • 1324 Roosevelt Ave E • Enumclaw • 360-825-0099 8:30 Beer Pong<br />
JET BAR & GRILL • 800 164th Street • Mill Creek • 425-743-4593<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
jimmy t’s • 23803 104th Ave SE • Kent • 253-520-6456<br />
Alt Wks After League<br />
LATITUDE 84 • 8401 S Hosmer St • Tacoma • 253-531-5154<br />
After League Bring<br />
THE SPOT OFF MAIN • 20 103rd Ave NE • Bellevue • 425-646-6434<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
WAH LONG SPORTSBAR • 15220 Ambaum Blvd SW • Burien • 206-244-1449 After League Bring<br />
FRIDAYS<br />
BETTY’S KITCHEN • 203 W Main Street • Elma • 360-482-5919<br />
Bowlero Lanes • 3852 Steilacoom Blvd SW • Lakewood • 253-584-0212<br />
Cactus Moon saloon • 717 128th Ave. SW • Everett • 425-745-9855<br />
channel marker • 170 Sunset Ave. • Edmonds • 425-275-9590<br />
Cloud 9 • 806 S Central Ave • Kent • 253-852-9910<br />
daves of milton • 1502 11th Ave • Milton • 253-926-8707<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB • 1314 Union Ave NE #6 • Renton • 425-271-3629<br />
SCORECARD BAR & GRILL • 543 NE Northgate Way • Seattle • 206-376-2620<br />
SLUGGERS SPORTSBAR • 12506 NE 144th St • Kirkland • 425-821-6453<br />
STARS bar & grill • 31216 Pacific Hwy S • Federal Way • 253-946-9734<br />
WAH LONG SPORTSBAR • 15220 Ambaum Blvd SW • Burien • 206-244-1449<br />
SATURDAYS<br />
ACES CASINO • 5200 172nd Street NE • Arlington • 360-386-9740<br />
Bowlero Lanes • 3852 Steilacoom Blvd SW • Lakewood • 253-584-0212<br />
BRICKHOUSE PUB • 9714 NE Juanita Drive • Kirkland • 425-814-4606<br />
channel marker • 170 Sunset Ave. • Edmonds • 425-275-9590<br />
Cloud 9 • 806 S Central Ave • Kent • 253-852-9910<br />
daves of milton • 1502 11th Ave • Milton • 253-926-8707<br />
draft choice • 32201 Kent-Black Diamond Rd. • Auburn • 253-735-1715<br />
home plate tavern • 1042 S. Sprague • Tacoma • 253-272-9713<br />
jimmy jack’s • 13428 Hwy. 99 South • Everett • 425-745-1590<br />
JUST LEFT PUB • 4308 198th Street SW Lynnwood • 425-776-7379<br />
katie j’s pub • 2621 Sunset Blvd NE • Renton • 425-235-6161<br />
KOZY TAVERN • 2718 Hewitt Ave • Everett • 425-252-9522<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB • 1314 Union Ave NE #6 • Renton • 425-271-3629<br />
PIED PIPER PUB • 311 W Meeker St. • Kent • 253-852-9914<br />
WAH LONG SPORTSBAR • 15220 Ambaum Blvd SW • Burien • 206-244-1449<br />
SUNDAYS<br />
7:00 Beer Pong<br />
8:00 Bring<br />
9:00 Bring<br />
9:00 Bring<br />
8:30 Bring<br />
9:30 Bring<br />
8:00 Parity Draw<br />
9:00 12/Under B/D<br />
8:00 Bring<br />
9:00 Variety<br />
8:00 Bring<br />
9:00 Beer Pong<br />
8:00 Bring<br />
8:30 Beer Pong<br />
9:00 Bring<br />
8:30 Bring<br />
3:00 Bring<br />
8:00 Variety<br />
7:00 Steel Tip<br />
8:00 Bring<br />
6:30 Bring<br />
3:00 Bring<br />
5:00 B/D (Alt. Sats)<br />
3:00 5/Under Bring<br />
8:00 Parity Draw<br />
8:00 Bring<br />
Cactus Moon saloon • 717 128th Ave. SW • Everett • 425-745-9855 9:00 Bring<br />
dawson’s bar & grill • 5443 South Tacoma Way • Tacoma • 253-476-1421 After League Bring<br />
GOLDIE’S AIRPORT • 3924 Airport Way S • Seattle • (206) 622-1119<br />
9:00 Parity Draw<br />
JET BAR & GRILL • 800 164th Street • Mill Creek • 425-743-4593<br />
10:00 Beer Pong<br />
ROONEY’S SPIRITS • 17626 140th Ave NE • Woodinville • 425-481-3586 9:00 Beer Pong<br />
A shout out from the gang at Channel Marker, “Come down and play some Cosmic Darts!”<br />
channel marker pub & restaurant; edmonds, wa<br />
Cosmic Darts hit<br />
Channel Marker<br />
By Scott Kringle<br />
Edmond’s Channel Marker<br />
Restaurant and Bar<br />
put on quite a spectacle<br />
over the weekend of<br />
March 18. Friday and<br />
Saturday were packed<br />
with excitement, when<br />
Channel Marker hosted their 2nd Cosmic<br />
Dart event in as many months.<br />
“ T h is is a<br />
really fun dart<br />
shoot”, we heard<br />
someone say as<br />
they stepped up to<br />
the throwline. Directly<br />
in front of<br />
them stood a glowin-the-dark<br />
board,<br />
hence the cosmic<br />
part. Shooting on<br />
a board lit up with<br />
blacklights and<br />
bright, glowing web colors separating<br />
the segments can be an interesting<br />
experience to say the least. <strong>The</strong> room<br />
lights are turned down nice and low<br />
so the neon, glow-in-the-dark boards<br />
just radiate off the walls.<br />
Thirty some odd players dove into<br />
the action, feeling pretty cosmic themselves.<br />
<strong>The</strong> team point max ranged all<br />
the way from 6 to 18 points. Chris and<br />
Rich out of West Seattle cosmically<br />
found themselves at Channel Marker<br />
that night and wanted to join in on<br />
a fun tournament. Shooting some<br />
Chris and Rich like what they see<br />
Unlimited Doubles<br />
Continued from cover page<br />
building to crescendo. Amazingly (or<br />
not), <strong>The</strong> Jackyl and <strong>The</strong> Breeze sat<br />
com<strong>for</strong>tably in the Driver’s Seat, waiting<br />
<strong>for</strong> their final hurdle to emerge<br />
from out of the Loser’s Bracket.<br />
As if they fully expected to<br />
be there, David Foster and Steve<br />
“Stinky” Roth advanced, to again<br />
come face to face with the very team<br />
that put them on the wrong side of<br />
the chart in the first place. <strong>The</strong>y were<br />
playing <strong>for</strong> the Pickled Onion and had<br />
a little something to prove. More than<br />
the cash, they wanted that damn tro-<br />
See Unlimited Doubles on page 7<br />
totally cosmic ‘01 and Cricket, they<br />
said it was their first time ever playing<br />
this concept.<br />
“This is fun,” Chris said, “We’ve<br />
never played [Cosmic Darts] be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
and it’s really fun.”<br />
Neon orange, green, pink, and<br />
purple colors lit up the entire bar.<br />
Renee, Co-coordinator <strong>for</strong> Channel<br />
Marker said, “It’s a great way to break<br />
up the same old<br />
darts. It’s different,<br />
and if you’ve<br />
never played be<strong>for</strong>e,<br />
it’s something<br />
you should<br />
experience.”<br />
C h a n n e l<br />
Marker will cont<br />
i nue t o of fer<br />
Cosmic Darts, so<br />
you’ll still get an<br />
opportunity to<br />
play. How does April 22 and 23 sound<br />
Get those taxes out and come get cosmic<br />
with the fine people and dart players<br />
at Channel Marker. What a great<br />
way to spend the night with friends;<br />
around a unique little dart shoot.<br />
Check out their ad in this month’s<br />
issue of the <strong>Medallion</strong> <strong>for</strong> even more<br />
exciting events being offered down at<br />
Channel Marker.<br />
Channel Marker; 170 Sunset Ave<br />
S, Edmonds, WA (425) 275-9590, also<br />
online at www.thechannelmarkerpubngrill.com.<br />
2nd Place; David and Steve
sluggers; kirkland, wa<br />
Chris is in<br />
a better<br />
place now<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
5<br />
That is if you like 80 degree<br />
weather with a warm breeze on your<br />
neck and soft, lapping surf, seashells<br />
and bikinis… gross!<br />
Why would Chris Sheilds, or<br />
anyone <strong>for</strong> that matter, want to leave<br />
Seattle’s perma-gray, borderline freezing,<br />
all four seasons-a-day Pacific<br />
Northwest <strong>for</strong> all that warmth and<br />
sunshine What’s the only reason you<br />
true Northwesterners would make the<br />
jump to living on those gawd-awful<br />
beaches of Hawaii Family, that’s<br />
what. And it was the same <strong>for</strong> Chris<br />
Sheilds last month. His sister needed<br />
him and he mobilized <strong>for</strong> her. Whattaguy,<br />
huh! Life’s rough, and then we<br />
go to friggin’ HAWAII!<br />
No but seriously, he was honestly<br />
super-bummed out to move out of the<br />
Pacific Northwest, even though he was<br />
headed to vacationland. Chris had<br />
amassed a butt-load of really close<br />
friends up here over the last 12 years,<br />
and he could hardly bear the thought<br />
A farewell toast of friendship<br />
of leaving them all behind.<br />
On Friday, February 25, Chris<br />
was brutally aware of the reality of<br />
leaving some of his best friends <strong>for</strong><br />
good, when the entire bunch of ‘em,<br />
all at once it seemed, gathered at Sluggers<br />
<strong>for</strong> a sad day of farewell. It was<br />
22 degrees outside, and he shows up<br />
in his signature shorts and flip flops.<br />
Chris’ involvement in the community<br />
of dart players on the Eastside was<br />
faithful and true. His influence runs<br />
deep within his core group.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was an airplane seat with<br />
Chris’ name on it, and it was leaving<br />
Seattle in just a few short days. <strong>The</strong><br />
levity of this moment was not lost on<br />
him. Overcome with emotion, his closest<br />
friends lavished him with hugs and<br />
kind words of love and support. Chris<br />
and his witty self had become part of<br />
our daily landscape. He will definitely<br />
be missed, but everyone is encouraged<br />
to keep up with Chris’ tropical escapades<br />
on Facebook.<br />
And <strong>for</strong> those of us left behind,<br />
we know exactly what it is that keeps<br />
us enamored with the great Pacific<br />
Northwest, don’t we But we’d be the<br />
first to tell you that it’s our friends<br />
that make it our home.<br />
Cactus Moon’s Shannon Livington, Corby Sloan, Mark Hinton, and Stephanie Stotesbery<br />
Cactus Moon; Everett, WA<br />
Mixed Limited<br />
Cup Blowout<br />
By Scott Kringle<br />
On Saturday afternoon, March<br />
26, Cactus Moon asked if the next<br />
challenger <strong>for</strong> the Mixed Limited Cup<br />
would please “Come On Down”.<br />
That very opponent would come<br />
from Ringers Pub, Mountlake Terrace.<br />
Tim Esther, Rosalyn Taylor, Ben Evans,<br />
and Crissy Hebert came strutting<br />
through Cactus Moon’s doors with the<br />
expectation of walking out as the new<br />
Mixed Limited Cup champions.<br />
Of course Cactus Moon’s Corby<br />
Sloan, Shannon Livington, Mark Hinton,<br />
and Stephanie Stotesbery were<br />
not going to let anything walk out of<br />
their bar without a fight. Having just<br />
captured the cup from Cloud 9, it was<br />
imperative that they survive their first<br />
challenge.<br />
Ringers took the first two games,<br />
but after nine, Cactus Moon had a 6-2<br />
lead over Ringers.<br />
“I love my new darts”, Mark <strong>for</strong><br />
Cactus Moon says. “When I keep my<br />
elbow in, I shoot a lot better with my<br />
new darts.”<br />
After fourteen games, Cactus<br />
Moon held a 9-5 lead over Ringers, and<br />
both Mark and Shannon said Corby<br />
was really starting to throw awesome<br />
darts. He warmed up hitting Bull after<br />
Bull, and started the match sorta<br />
cold. He mounted a comeback and was<br />
throwing very well.<br />
After nineteen games, it looked<br />
like Cactus Moon was going to come<br />
away unscathed, holding a 14-5 lead.<br />
But Ringers took game 20 and was<br />
working hard to get more wins. With<br />
the way Cactus was shooting, any<br />
team would struggle to win these<br />
games. Cactus Moon was just too<br />
tough, and in the end, won the match<br />
17-6, and kept their challenge cup.<br />
Nice shooting.<br />
<br />
GUESS WHO!<br />
<br />
April 2011 - www.themedallion.net
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Pickled Onion Pub; renton, wa<br />
Women’s Cup still<br />
at Pickled Onion<br />
PBy Scott Kringle<br />
ickled Onion had taken<br />
the Limited Cup by<br />
<strong>for</strong>ce in mid-February,<br />
and recently, they put<br />
up the Women's Cup<br />
to the next challenging<br />
team. That team<br />
would come from Edmonds, Washington,<br />
and they were hungry.<br />
Channel Marker’s Renee Skinner,<br />
Michelle Brower, Christi Moffett<br />
and Rosalyn "Can't Get Enough<br />
Darts" Taylor, traveled to Renton to<br />
take on the defending Women's Cup<br />
Champs, Pickled Onion’s Lenna Shiley,<br />
Trish Brown, Sarah Sunde, and<br />
Stacy Braunworth.<br />
This would be the first time Pickled<br />
Onion would defend their new cup,<br />
and needless to say, they were excited<br />
to get the match underway. Medalist’s<br />
3-game rule would be recognized, as<br />
voted on by both teams, and Channel<br />
Marker wins the coin flip. One fan<br />
said, observing the 3-game rule makes<br />
these cups so much more fun to play.<br />
You just never know which team will<br />
come out on fire.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first game out of the chute<br />
was team ’01, giving both teams multiple<br />
opportunities to win the game - it<br />
looked to be a long day of darts at the<br />
Pickled Onion. By game 12, the match<br />
was all tied up six wins each.<br />
Lenna’s roommate Michelle came<br />
out to offer moral support to the Pickled<br />
Onion girls and ended up staying<br />
<strong>for</strong> the whole match.<br />
Pickled Onion had a 5 and Under<br />
shoot gathering steam as Pickled Onion<br />
and Channel Marker competed head-tohead<br />
<strong>for</strong> the Women’s Cup. It wasn’t long<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e the bar crowded around the girls<br />
in support of their team.<br />
<strong>The</strong> match went back and <strong>for</strong>th<br />
from start to finish. <strong>The</strong>re were at least<br />
eight games up <strong>for</strong> grabs <strong>for</strong> either team,<br />
if only they could take out the out.<br />
By game 29, Channel Marker<br />
was holding onto a one-game lead, but<br />
Pickled Onion’s vociferous fan support<br />
propelled their team onto a 3-game<br />
win streak, earning them a match<br />
win <strong>for</strong> the day!<br />
Great shooting by both teams.<br />
Congratulations to Pickled Onion on<br />
successfully retaining the Women’s<br />
Cup. Best of luck to the next team on<br />
the list <strong>for</strong> this one.<br />
Defending Women’s Cup Champs, Pickled Onion’s Lenna Shiley, Trish Brown, Sarah Sunde,<br />
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<strong>The</strong> big boys toast a great day of friendship and darts without the least bit of handicapping<br />
Unlimited Doubles<br />
Continued from page 4<br />
phy <strong>for</strong> themselves!<br />
Falling to them, and propelling<br />
them <strong>for</strong>ward was Jeff Springer Jr.<br />
and Brian Smith, who settled <strong>for</strong> 3rd<br />
place and $90 to split.<br />
Darin and Rigel also made their<br />
presence known that afternoon, slipping<br />
into a cool 4th place, earning<br />
twenty bucks each.<br />
Best out of five, no handicap,<br />
straight up darts filled the bar with<br />
hope that day. One by one, those hopes<br />
were stepped on, crushed, and ground<br />
into oblivian. <strong>The</strong>re may still be remnants<br />
in the carpet, so step lively.<br />
Wasn’t the case however <strong>for</strong> Todd<br />
and Dave, defending Champions, representing<br />
the host location, Cactus<br />
Moon. <strong>The</strong>y figured they’d taken this<br />
team be<strong>for</strong>e and could do it again.<br />
<strong>The</strong> top two teams sized each<br />
other up during corks, and off they<br />
went. As they battled, the rest of us<br />
searched <strong>for</strong> somebody prettier to talk<br />
to. But, as things go, it would be Todd<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Jackyl” and Dave “<strong>The</strong> Breeze”<br />
blowing in to swipe the last bit of remaining<br />
hope left in the room. As if<br />
to say, “Psych!”, they opened up their<br />
house to the thiefs, but sent them all<br />
packing, empty-handed.<br />
David and Stinky made off with<br />
$180 and their tail between their<br />
legs, while reigning Champs, Todd<br />
and Bresee snagged $240, and kept<br />
their beloved Unlimited Doubles<br />
Challenge Cup.<br />
Can anybody beat this team!<br />
Surely somebody can topple this team!<br />
You’ll have your chance again in May,<br />
so keep an eye out <strong>for</strong> details to come.<br />
Congrats guys, and thanks to<br />
everybody <strong>for</strong> coming out <strong>for</strong> a day of<br />
dart goodness.<br />
3rd Place; Brian and Jeff Jr.<br />
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8<br />
challenge cups<br />
All Challenge Cups are offered in the spirit of good sportsmanship and friendly competition.<br />
Players representing these cups will be expected to uphold these standards and behave<br />
accordingly. Those not willing to con<strong>for</strong>m to the rules of conduct during cup play may be<br />
dismissed and removed from future cup challenges.<br />
All disputes pertaining to Challenge Cup issues will be resolved by the Challenge Cup Director<br />
and/or Committee. <strong>The</strong>se decisions will be final.<br />
UNLIMITED CUP Coordinator: Ty 206-406-4810<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, no individual or team point max. Two players must represent sponsor. $55 per player,<br />
$300 from the sponsor = $520 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $1,000 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: CLOUD 9; 253-272-9713<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: HOME PLATE TAVERN; 253-272-9713<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: TBA<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
April 2011 - www.themedallion.net<br />
players CUP Coordinator: Scott 425-770-4030<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, no individual, 44 point team max. No players need represent sponsor. $55 per player,<br />
$100 from the sponsor = $320 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $600 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: HOME PLATE TAVERN; 253-272-9713<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: LATITUDE 84; 253-531-5154<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: CACTUS MOON SALOON, DAWSONS, FLIGHTS PUB, RINGERS PUB,<br />
WAH LONG SPORTSBAR, CLOUD 9<br />
limited CUP Coordinator: Scott 425-770-4030<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, 11 point individual, 40 point team max. Three players must represent sponsor. $55 per player,<br />
$100 from the sponsor = $320 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $600 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: PICKLED ONION PUB; 425-358-0336<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: CLOUD 9; 253-272-9713<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: DAWSONS BAR, HOME PLATE TAVERN, WAH LONG SPORTSBAR,<br />
DRAFT CHOICE, FLIGHTS PUB, CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
mixed memorial CUP Coord: Karen 425-770-2444<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, no individual, 36 point team max. Three players must represent sponsor. $35 per player,<br />
$80 from the sponsor = $220 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $400 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: HOME PLATE TAVERN; 253-272-9713<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: CLOUD 9; 253-272-9713<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: FLIGHTS PUB, RINGERS PUB, LATITUDE 84, CACTUS MOON SA-<br />
LOON, DAWSONS BAR, LOG CABIN PUB, PICKLED ONION PUB<br />
4x7 CUP Coordinator: Scott 425-770-4030<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, 9 point individual, 28 point team max. All four players must represent sponsor. $35 per player,<br />
$80 from the sponsor = $220 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $400 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: DAWSONS BAR & GRILL; 253-476-1421<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: CACTUS MOON SALOON; 425-745-9855<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: WATERFRONT TAVERN, R BAR & GRILL, OASIS TAVERN, LATITUDE<br />
84, WAH LONG, PICKLED ONION, DRAFT CHOICE, FLIGHTS PUB, HOME PLATE TAVERN,<br />
CLOUD 9, STARLITE TAVERN, RINGERS PUB<br />
womens CUP Coordinator: Karen 425-770-2444<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, no individual, 17 point team max. Three players must represent sponsor. $55 per player,<br />
$100 from the sponsor = $320 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $600 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: PICKLED ONION PUB; 425-358-0336<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: CLOUD 9; 253-852-9910<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: RINGERS PUB, FLIGHTS PUB, WAH LONG SPORTSBAR, SCORECARD<br />
PUB, CHANNEL MARKER, LOG CABIN PUB, CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
mixed limited CUP Coordinator: Scott 425-770-4030<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, 7 point individual, 20 point team max. All four players must represent sponsor. $35 per player,<br />
$80 from the sponsor = $220 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $400 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: CACTUS MOON SALOON; 425-745-9855<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: LATITUDE 84; 253-531-5154<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: HOME PLATE TAVERN, PICKLED ONION PUB, FLIGHTS PUB, CLOUD<br />
9, DAWSONS BAR, JIMMY JACKS SPORTSBAR, RINGERS PUB<br />
hot shot CUP Coordinator: Karen 425-770-2444<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, 5 point individual, 15 point team max. All four players must represent sponsor. $35 per player,<br />
$80 from the sponsor = $220 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $400 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: CLOUD 9; 253-852-9910<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: CACTUS MOON SALOON; 425-745-9855<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: WAH LONG SPORTSBAR, PICKLED ONION PUB, DAWSONS BAR,<br />
FLIGHTS PUB, CHANNEL MARKER, MONTE CARLO, LATITUDE 84, R BAR & GRILL, RINGERS<br />
PUB, JIMMY JACKS SPORTSBAR, HOME PLATE TAVERN<br />
novice CUP Coordinator: Karen 425-770-2444<br />
A race to 17 games. Four-person teams, 3 point individual, 10 point team max. All four players must represent sponsor. $25 per player,<br />
$50 from the sponsor = $170 total per team to start the challenge. Winner takes the cup and $340 cash. Cup Coord. takes $40.<br />
CURRENT HOLDER: DAWSONS BAR & GRILL; 253-476-1421<br />
NEXT CHALLENGER: MONTE CARLO; 253-852-9463<br />
CHALLENGE DATE: APRIL 2011<br />
FUTURE CHALLENGERS: CLOUD 9, CACTUS MOON SALOON, RINGERS PUB, R BAR & GRILL,<br />
WAH LONG, FLIGHTS PUB, PICKLED ONION PUB, CHANNEL MARKER, SCORECARD PUB,<br />
JIMMY JACKS SPORTSBAR, HOME PLATE TAVERN, LOG CABIN PUB<br />
Find rules, regulations and weekly updates online at www.themedallion.net.<br />
<strong>Click</strong> on Challenge Cups at the top of the page<br />
to challenge a cup, Email the cup director at<br />
cupdirector@themedallion.net or call 425-770-4030<br />
Ken Brainerd, Krystina Grachek, Mary Todd, Terry Hales hang onto their Hot Shot Cup<br />
cloud 9; kent, wa<br />
Hot Shot Cup goes toe-to-toe<br />
By Karen Kringle<br />
It was game on! <strong>The</strong> match got<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hot Shot Cup saw some action started in a flurry of Cloud 9 wins. It<br />
on Saturday, March 19 when Cloud 9 took Carmen’s D11 to break up Cloud<br />
invited their next “victim” to come on 9’s 7-game win streak right out of the<br />
in and give it their best shot.<br />
gates, 7-1 after eight.<br />
Ironically, that team was from Seems like most of these matches<br />
Home Plate Tacoma, just as their Players<br />
Cup counterparts were attempting but every now and then you get a lop-<br />
are back and <strong>for</strong>th <strong>for</strong> the most part,<br />
to steal a match across the bar. sided match. Today’s Hot Shot Cup<br />
Mark Grisham, Carmen Sweatman,<br />
Rene Stade, and Louise Jones Cloud 9 pulled out to an 11-1 lead<br />
was going to be one of these.<br />
represented Home Plate. <strong>The</strong>y walked after twelve games.<br />
into the challenge match ready to go. Heading into the team games,<br />
No warm-ups necessary, let’s do this! Home Plate said they were about to<br />
Mary Todd, Ken Brainerd, Terry start their big comeback rally by winning<br />
game 13. Surely this would bring<br />
Hales, and Krystina Grachek were defending<br />
their Hot Shot Cup. <strong>The</strong>y are the team back to life. But, Cloud 9 just<br />
a well-built team, it would take some walked right through them, taking the<br />
seriously great shooting to wrangle match, 17-2. <strong>The</strong>y will hold onto the<br />
the cup from these guys.<br />
Hot Shot Cup <strong>for</strong> another month.<br />
National Dart Association<br />
Director named Rising STAR<br />
Director of Communication receives statewide award<br />
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – <strong>The</strong><br />
AMOA-National Dart Association’s<br />
(NDA) Director of Communication,<br />
Andrea Cowan, has been named as<br />
the Rising STAR of 2010 by the Indiana<br />
Society of Association Executives<br />
(ISAE).<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rising STAR award is granted<br />
based on several criteria. To be considered<br />
<strong>for</strong> the award, individuals must be<br />
nominated and have one to three years<br />
of service in the association industry.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rising STAR must show exemplary<br />
contributions to the employing organization,<br />
dedication and innovation of<br />
service to the association’s members and<br />
must participate in professional development<br />
and educational activities.<br />
“Andrea is a tremendous asset to<br />
the NDA,” said NDA Executive Director,<br />
Leslie Murphy, CAE. “Relatively<br />
new to the association industry, Andrea<br />
has quickly learned the ins and<br />
outs of the organization and successfully<br />
implemented numerous communication<br />
projects. She fully deserves<br />
the recognition <strong>for</strong> her hard work,<br />
dedication and talent,” said Murphy.<br />
Cowan has served as the NDA’s<br />
Director of Communication <strong>for</strong> nearly<br />
two years. In her time with the NDA,<br />
she has directed numerous projects<br />
including promotional plans <strong>for</strong> Team<br />
Dart, social media outreach, annual<br />
communication plans and, most recently,<br />
the design and launch of two<br />
member e-newsletters (E-Member<br />
Update and OnTarget).<br />
On a daily basis, Cowan oversees<br />
all NDA communication ef<strong>for</strong>ts. She<br />
serves at the editor of ThrowLines, the<br />
NDA’s official player magazine, and<br />
coordinates the layout and design of<br />
all NDA materials including posters,<br />
signage and advertisements.<br />
Under Cowan’s leadership, the<br />
NDA’s official Facebook page has<br />
quickly gained a following of nearly<br />
3,500 fans. <strong>The</strong> OnTarget player e-<br />
newsletter has increased the player<br />
e-mail list by 20% and was named<br />
the Best Association Newsletter by<br />
ISAE in 2010.<br />
Cowan has served as a volunteer<br />
<strong>for</strong> ISAE and attended numerous professional<br />
development events in order<br />
to increase her knowledge base and to<br />
stay up-to-date on the latest trends of<br />
communication tactics.<br />
Rising STAR nominees were<br />
evaluated by ISAE’s Executive Committee<br />
and announced at the annual<br />
STAR Awards event held on Dec. 2 in<br />
Indianapolis.
Wah Long Sports Bar; Burien, WA<br />
Switch it up at<br />
Wah Long Baby!<br />
By Ty Hughes<br />
Kenny was kickin’ it behind<br />
the bar on a Saturday<br />
afternoon, and the<br />
dartboards were just<br />
getting warmed up at<br />
Wah Long Sportsbar.<br />
It was their first-ever Opposite<br />
Arm dart shoot<br />
at 3pm on a<br />
Saturday. Next<br />
month, Jimmy<br />
could come up<br />
with some completely<br />
different<br />
kind of dart<br />
shoot to play.<br />
Kudos to Wah<br />
Long <strong>for</strong> recognizing<br />
the players’<br />
desire to put<br />
the fun back in<br />
the game.<br />
S o much<br />
on activity on<br />
the tournament<br />
trail that afternoon<br />
thinned<br />
out the turnout<br />
<strong>for</strong> everyone.<br />
<strong>The</strong> handful that came out to Wah<br />
Long that day definitely have stories<br />
to tell. <strong>The</strong>se guys were having a blast<br />
throwing with their opposite arms. Actually,<br />
those under a Medalist 3 could<br />
shoot with their regular arm, but 4’s<br />
Rico’s Birthday Shoot coming April 16<br />
and up had to switch it up. Some of<br />
these guys were throwing great darts<br />
with their opposite arm. At one point<br />
Doug and Jimmy went head to head in<br />
an opposite arm, Low Ton battle. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
were almost throwing their ratings!<br />
Jimmy kept offering twenty<br />
bucks to the first person to hit a High<br />
Ton, but to my<br />
knowledge, nobody<br />
hit it. <strong>The</strong><br />
gang had fun<br />
playing singles<br />
that day, but<br />
hope to get you<br />
into the bar <strong>for</strong><br />
their upcoming<br />
shoots.<br />
K eep a n<br />
eye out <strong>for</strong> this<br />
month’s “I Feel<br />
Yo u r P a i n ”<br />
Shoot in April,<br />
plus Rico’s big<br />
birthday bash<br />
on Saturday,<br />
April 16. He<br />
wants a Parity<br />
Draw with NO<br />
H A N DIC A P.<br />
Sounds like it could be fun, you going<br />
Wah Long is undergoing an interior<br />
facelift right now. Rolls of carpet<br />
lie in wait, ready to be laid. New walls<br />
are being built up front, and they’re<br />
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National Dart Association<br />
Launches New Website<br />
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – <strong>The</strong> AMOA-National Dart Association<br />
(NDA) launched a new website at its existing location, www.NDAdarts.<br />
com. <strong>The</strong> new site has a vibrant, new look and many features to enhance<br />
the user’s experience.<br />
One of the main new features of the site is the online shop where<br />
players can purchase official NDA merchandise. In the future, the NDA<br />
will expand merchandise, offering more products to the public, players<br />
and operator members alike. International rankings, the NDA event<br />
calendar, ThrowLines and Team Dart in<strong>for</strong>mation are all streamlined<br />
<strong>for</strong> easy access. <strong>The</strong> site also outlines the Official Rules of Play and prospective<br />
referees are able to take the Know the Rules test and register <strong>for</strong><br />
the Referee Certification seminar. Another exciting feature is the Find a<br />
League application where players from around the world have the ability<br />
to find local NDA leagues.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> new design incorporates many new features and a fresh look,”<br />
said Chris Warren, NDA president. “<strong>The</strong> site is easy to navigate and<br />
provides access to view all NDA events, purchase merchandise, league<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and much more. One way the NDA is making it easier to take<br />
full advantage of your membership is offering the NDA shop. Be sure to<br />
check out www.NDAdarts.com; it’s another one of those great benefits of<br />
belonging to the NDA.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> NDA event calendar has expanded to allow operator members<br />
to submit local events. Players now have a central calendar to view local,<br />
regional, national and international darting events. NDA-affiliated state<br />
tournaments will also have an increased presence on the site. In addition,<br />
the rankings application has been improved so operator members can<br />
keep the rankings area updated so players will be able to more accurately<br />
measure their standing amongst the world’s best.<br />
To view the new website, visit www.NDAdarts.com.<br />
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ringers pub and grill; mountlake terrace, wa<br />
Seven birthday parties at Ringers<br />
By Scott Kringle<br />
Ever been to a party where you<br />
were the center of attention and your<br />
name wasn’t Chris Mackie<br />
Well, Ringer’s Pub in Mountlake<br />
Aaron Perez with his Grandmother Diane and Fiancee Skylar<br />
Terrace hosted not one, or two, but<br />
seven birthday parties on Friday,<br />
March 25!<br />
Family and friends gathered together<br />
to celebrate the birthdays of fellow<br />
dart shooter, Aaron Perez, and his<br />
good friend Brandon. One was turning<br />
twenty-six and the other twenty-five,<br />
but neither Aaron nor Brandon would<br />
divulge who was actually the older of<br />
the two, but we all knew.<br />
Aaron is still just a kid according<br />
to his Grandmother Diane Perez,<br />
who came out to Ringers to celebrate<br />
her grandson’s birthday. Vibrant<br />
and youthful<br />
herself, Diane<br />
had a great<br />
time meeting<br />
Aaron’s friends<br />
from around<br />
the dart world.<br />
N e a r l y<br />
twenty guests<br />
b r o u g h t a<br />
h o m e m a d e<br />
dish to share,<br />
plus two giant<br />
cakes that<br />
went over huge<br />
with everyone<br />
that came out.<br />
A a r o n<br />
also had a very<br />
special guest<br />
there, someone<br />
who would soon become a much bigger<br />
part of his life. Skylar Liles would<br />
soon become Aarons wife. Skylar, she<br />
ringers pub and grill; mountlake terrace, wa<br />
4x7 Cup; Dawsons at Ringers<br />
By Scott Kringle<br />
With March Madness well-underway,<br />
Washington and Arizona were in<br />
the final match to determine the Pac 10<br />
Champion. Where else would I be, but<br />
at Ringer’s Pub in Mountlake Terrace,<br />
where the 4x7 Cup was being hoisted in<br />
the air, up <strong>for</strong> challenge once again<br />
Dawson’s Bar & Grill, Tacoma,<br />
stepped up to the plate with four of<br />
their best players at the drop of a hat<br />
when we had to skip over a few teams<br />
on the list. Awesome!<br />
Ringers’ Championship team<br />
consisted of Brett Brophy, Dustin<br />
Curtis, Rob Allemany, and Travis<br />
Stocking. <strong>The</strong>se guys would not be<br />
laying down <strong>for</strong> Dawson’s team of Pat<br />
Farrell, Anthony “Adot” Dotson, Ron<br />
Clement, and Sean Christian.<br />
After collecting the $200 sponsor<br />
fee, plus the customary $20 coordinator<br />
fee from each team, the match<br />
was a go!<br />
Right off the bat, Dawson’s proved<br />
they had come to play by taking the<br />
first four games in a row.<br />
Ringers finally won game five, and<br />
Brett yells, “Put us on the board!”<br />
But Dawson’s would not let up.<br />
Maybe it was their awesome fans;<br />
Christina Krautler, Danette Burrell,<br />
and Brenda Webb.<br />
Ringer’s was not without support<br />
of their support own. Dustin’s mom<br />
Joan, and brother Steven, both came<br />
in to cheer on their boys.<br />
Though Ringer’s would not sit<br />
back on their heels and not put up a<br />
fight, despite their cheering section,<br />
Dawson’s was holding onto a 10-5 lead<br />
after 15 games.<br />
is warm, caring individual who loves<br />
being near friends and family. She<br />
also has a good-sized rock on her finger,<br />
so hands off guys. Aaron did real<br />
good in the girl department.<br />
<strong>The</strong> seven birthday parties at<br />
Ringers all started around 7:00pm,<br />
going late into the night. <strong>The</strong>y also<br />
had a dart shoot that brought twentythree<br />
teams to the <strong>for</strong>efront. <strong>The</strong> bar<br />
was way busy, but when you’re with<br />
great friends and family, you can’t<br />
have a better time.<br />
Aaron and Brandon celebrate a birthday<br />
<strong>The</strong> bar erupted repeatedly <strong>for</strong><br />
Husky’s basketball as they went on<br />
to win by a single basket. More determined<br />
than ever, Dawson’s was putting<br />
the pressure on Ringers, taking<br />
a 12-7 lead over the defenders.<br />
Dustin took out a 170 (High Ton)<br />
to win game twenty-three. “It’s on!”<br />
the Ringers team exclaimed hanging<br />
in there to see the 30th game, all knotted<br />
up at fifteen wins each.<br />
Heading into it’s fifth hour, both<br />
teams were still very focused with<br />
so much at stake. But, finally, after<br />
thirty-two games, Dawson’s would<br />
play the spoiler today, peeling the cup<br />
from the tight grasp of some defeated<br />
Ringers players, and head on down the<br />
road, southbound.<br />
Great match guys! Congrats to<br />
Dawsons, the newest 4x7 Cup holders.<br />
WHO!<br />
GUESS
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Jimmy shows perfect <strong>for</strong>m at the boards, even with his opposite throwing arm<br />
Righties become lefties at Wah Long<br />
Answers to<br />
last month’s<br />
guess<br />
who<br />
Rosalyn & Sarah, Ringers Pub<br />
Doug gives Jimmy a run <strong>for</strong> his money<br />
Wah Long<br />
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moving the front door around 12 feet<br />
to the south. <strong>The</strong>y’ve got one of those<br />
cool bowling games from the carnivals<br />
over in the corner, and they’re bringing<br />
in a bunch more cool games soon<br />
apparently. We like this.<br />
Check out Wah Long <strong>for</strong> regular<br />
weekly dart shoots every Tuesday and<br />
Thursday after leagues, and Friday<br />
and Saturdays at 8pm. Not to mention<br />
the occasional special theme shoot on<br />
a Saturday afternoon. Come on over<br />
and play at Wah Long where everybody<br />
is fun and friendly, and Jimmy’s<br />
always got something up his sleeve.<br />
Wah Long Sportsbar; 15220<br />
Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA (206)<br />
244-1449.<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 1<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 2<br />
$600 ADDED BIRTHDAY BRING, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED cricket only BRING, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED PARITY DRAW MEDLEY, 8PM<br />
$500 PAYOUT HI/LO PARITY DRAW, 9PM<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB $500 ADDED cricket only BRING, 9PM<br />
DRAFT CHOICE SPORTSBAR $400 ADDED PARITY DRAW, 8PM<br />
KOZY TAVERN<br />
$650 ADDED HI/LO BLIND DRAW MEDLEY, 5PM<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB $300 ADDED 5/UNDER MEDLEY BRING, 3PM<br />
PIED PIPER PUB<br />
150% ADDED HI/LO PARITY DRAW, 8PM<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON TRIVIA NIGHT WITH“THE FISH”, 7PM<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 8<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 9<br />
$750 ADDED TRIOS MEDLEY BRING, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED BURLAP SHOOT, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED PARITY DRAW MEDLEY, 8PM<br />
$500 PAYOUT LADIES NIGHT BRING, 9PM<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB $500 ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 9PM<br />
DRAFT CHOICE SPORTSBAR $500 ADDED CRICKET ONLY, 8PM<br />
FLIGHTS PUB<br />
$300 GTD ADDED 8/UNDER BRING, 5PM<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB $300 ADDED 5/UNDER MEDLEY BRING, 3PM<br />
PIED PIPER PUB<br />
150% ADDED HI/LO PARITY DRAW, 8PM<br />
SCORECARD BAR & GRILL 200% ADDED 10/UNDER BAD GIRLS, 8:30PM<br />
SLUGGERS SPORTS BAR $500 ADDED JASON MILLER BIRTHDAY, 8PM<br />
SPORTY’S BEEF & BREW CORNHOLE (BEANBAG) TOURNAMENT, 12PM<br />
WAH LONG SPORTS BAR $300 ADDED OPPOSITE ARM PARITY 501, 3PM<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 15<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 16<br />
$400 GTD ADDED PARITY DRAW MEDLEY, 9PM<br />
$550 ADDED TAX MADNESS SHOOT, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED PARITY DRAW MEDLEY, 8PM<br />
$500 PAYOUT CRICKET ONLY BRING, 9PM<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON $500 GTD ADDED CRICKET BRING, 9PM<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB $550 ADDED TAX MADNESS SHOOT, 9PM<br />
DAWSONS BAR & GRILL $1000 PAYOUT MEDLEY BRING, 8PM<br />
DRAFT CHOICE SPORTSBAR $500 ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 8PM<br />
KOZY TAVERN<br />
$650 ADDED HI/LO BLIND DRAW MEDLEY, 5PM<br />
LATITUDE 84<br />
$300 ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 3PM<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB $300 ADDED 5/UNDER MEDLEY BRING, 3PM<br />
PIED PIPER PUB<br />
150% ADDED HI/LO PARITY DRAW, 8PM<br />
SPORTY’S BEEF & BREW $500 GTD ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 9PM<br />
WAH LONG SPORTS BAR $500 GTD ADDED BURLAP 701 PARITY, 8PM<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON TRIVIA NIGHT WITH“THE FISH”, 7PM<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 22<br />
CACTUS MOON SALOON<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 23<br />
$400 GTD ADDED HI/LO PARITY DRAW, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED COSMIC CRICKET ONLY, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED PARITY DRAW MEDLEY, 8PM<br />
$500 PAYOUT BIRTHDAY BRING, 9PM<br />
BOWLERO LANES<br />
$750 PAYOUT MEDLEY BRING, 8PM<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB $500 ADDED COSMIC MEDLEY, 9PM<br />
DAWSONS BAR & GRILL $300 ADDED CRICKET ONLY BRING, 2PM<br />
DRAFT CHOICE SPORTSBAR $400 ADDED PARITY DRAW, 8PM<br />
FLIGHTS PUB<br />
$300 GTD ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 5PM<br />
INN SPORTS BAR & GRILL $500 GTD ADDED ED’S BIRTHDAY BRING, 8PM<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB $300 ADDED 5/UNDER MEDLEY BRING, 3PM<br />
PIED PIPER PUB<br />
150% ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 8PM<br />
SCORECARD BAR & GRILL 200% ADDED 10/UNDER BAD GIRLS, 8:30PM<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 29<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB<br />
STARS BAR & GRILL<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 30<br />
$500 ADDED DIVORCED WOMEN SHOOT, 9PM<br />
$500 ADDED PARITY DRAW MEDLEY, 8PM<br />
$500 PAYOUT CRICKET ONLY BRING, 9PM<br />
CHANNEL MARKER PUB $500 ADDED MEDLEY BRING, 9PM<br />
DRAFT CHOICE SPORTSBAR $600 ADDED 9/UNDER MEDLEY BRING, 8PM<br />
PICKLED ONION PUB $300 ADDED 5/UNDER MEDLEY BRING, 3PM<br />
PIED PIPER PUB<br />
150% ADDED HI/LO PARITY DRAW, 8PM<br />
WAH LONG SPORTS BAR $300 ADDED 10/UNDER BRING, 3PM<br />
SATURDAY, MAY 7<br />
HOME PLATE TAVERN $400 GTD PAYOUT JANIS’ MOTHERS DAY, 2PM<br />
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