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Jimmy Jacks; Everett, WAMixed Limited Cup goes roundsBy Joseph MathiasSaturday, February20; It was abeautiful summerday… er,no it’s a beautifullysunnywinter day atJimmy Jacks inLynnwood andtwo teams havegathered to battlefor the Mixed Limited Cup. RepresentingJimmy Jacks was RobertAncog, Tami Payne, David Ortmannand Joanna Ortmann.Jimmy Jacks was defending theircup against an O’Henry’s team, allthe way up from Puyallup, includingMarcie Chaput, Brenda Soria, ChrisVaughn and Brookes Marbett. Thematch started out rough with bothteams busting game one a couple oftimes, but it would be O’Henry’s thatwould finally end the game. Then,after Robert and Tami both hit LowTons to win game two, O’Henry’sMarcie would hit a 5-count in thefirst Cricket game, and to follow thatup Brookes would nail a White Horseand run away with game three.O’Henry’s continued their strongCricket play to extend their lead by two,but with back-to-back Hat Tricks comingfrom Brookes and Chris, O’Henry’sextended their lead after 11 games to8-3. And just when you think JimmyJacks is finished, in game 13, Roberthit a couple of 6-counts, and in game14, David stepped it up with some powershots of his own to help Jimmy Jacksget their first three wins in a row.The teams traded games back andforth before Jimmy Jacks stepped it upagain, and after 24 games, the scorewas tied 12-12. O’Henry’s, who wasupset over letting a 5-game lead slipaway, stepped back up to win games 25and 26 to regain a 2-game lead. Onceagain both teams took turns winninggames, but as they’ve done all day, theO’Henry’s team won game 31 to winthe match and bring the Mixed MemorialCup home to Puyallup. They wereproud to present O’Henry’s with theirvery first challenge cup.Jimmy Jacks fought hard to overcomea 5-game deficit and at one point,made the match close.Congratulations to O’Henry’son winning an exciting and fun towatch match!5O’Henry’s Brookes, Brenda, Chris and Marcie take the Mixed Limited from Jimmy Jack’sApril 2010 - www.themedallion.net

10The Steel-Tip ReportApril 2010 - www.themedallion.netBy Bob Ross, President, South Sound Darts AssociationIt’sbeen a busy coupleof months for localshooters, and thingsaren't slowing downa bit. April will bringthe Oregon Open - thelongest-running steel-tip tournament inthe U.S. Plus, the annual Salmon Harvesttournament in Victoria, as well asthe start of SSDA's Spring leagues.The Home Plate Tavern in Tacomawas the scene for the Fifth SouthSound Open March 5-6. Friday nightKevin Luke and Jim Tederman wonthe blind draw, with Melvin and metaking second. In the mixed doublesevent Saturday morning, Carole Herriott(my lovely wife) and I beat KevinLuke and Christina Oakley in thefinal. Carole was in the winner's spotagain for ladies' singles, reclaimingher title from Deb Parker.Twenty-six men participatedin the other gender's singles event,with newbie (to steel-tip, anyway)Dave Bresee knocking out DaveFoster, Allen Nutter, and yourstruly on his way to the finalagainst “The Godfather”Steve Arionus. Steve hadgot past Warren Mundt,Pat Breithaupt andJohn Evans in theprevious rounds.In the best-of-9 final,Dave got the firsttwo games, but Stevecame roaring back and w o nthe match 5-3. Earlier, in a playofffor seeding in the knockout portion,Kevin Luke popped a 170 finishagainst Pat Breithaupt.Saturday night was a zoo, even for“The Plate”. Forty players packed theroom for the open doubles, with threeteams of women stepping up to thechallenge. When the dust had settled,once again Dave Foster and KevinLuke won the final over Melvin Cherryand Mike Christensen. As usual, greatthanks to Roger and the crew for alltheir hard work and support.BACK to “The Plate” Sundaymorning for the American Darts OrganizationWinmau Masters Regionaltournament. Nine men competedfor one spot at the Nationals, andsix women competed in a separateevent, with each player going threegames against everybody else. After24 games, Bob Given, Pat Breithauptand yours truly were tied with 15wins each. Per ADO rules, 3-wayties must be played off in a one-gameround robin until one player wins twogames. I beat Bob in the first game,then checked out a 99 against Pat towin a trip to Houston. On the ladies'side, Carole won, so if I have to go toHouston, at least I'll have good company.Winners in Houston go on to theWorld Masters in England!Sixteen players met at the HomePlate Tavern in Tacoma on February21 for the third SuperShoot. “ThePlate” has blind draw doubles tournaments(nearly) every Saturday night;weekly winners are automaticallyentered into the SuperShoot with theirentry fees waived. $3 is collected fromevery player and set aside for the SuperShoot,and Roger adds 50% to thereserve funds. The total payout was$720, first place went to John Evansand Melvin Cherry ($300).Beautiful Surrey, British Columbiawas the site of the Greater VancouverOpen March 12-14, a World DartsFederation ranked event. Canadahas lots of greatplayers, and itseemed mosto f t h e mwere there.Only a fewp l a y e r sventu redup fromt h eStates,including topU. S . s ho o t e r sChris White and RobHeckman. George Mackenand Dion Laviolette won thedraw doubles Friday night, duringwhich Carole Herriott hit a 170 out,the first of her career.Saturday morning was ladies'singles, won by Cindy Pardy over SallyFong Hoon, with Carole taking a jointfifth. Rick Arnott and Dion Laviolettetook first in men's doubles, waxingSean Smyth and Gerry Convery 4-0in the final. During the mixed triosSaturday night, the eventual championsClint Clarkson, Cindy Pardy andGreg Lewis combined for an 11-dartgame, just an incredible feat for a triosteam. In the men's singles event, ourown Mike Baxter knocked out RobHeckman in a best-of-five match, possiblythe biggest upset of the weekend.B.C.'s Sean Smyth took down KenMacNeil in the final 5-0.Alycia Hope and Sally Fong Hoonwon ladies' doubles. Alycia's first tripto the stage at a big tournament, andshe played great. The final event ofthe weekend was mixed doubles, andmy good friend Bill Hammond, Jr.and his partner Sally won, 15 minutesbefore Bill's birthday! My partnerMandy Fleck and I got to the semifinals,but (I) ran out of gas.Thanks to the Compass Point Innand the Vancouver Dart Associationfor a truly world-class tournament.For information on upcomingsteel-tip happenings, please visit SS-DA's website, www.tacomadarts.com.“People that are really very weird canget into sensitive positions and havea tremendous impact on history.”Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President

11See ads for details on these eventsCheck Ad Index on Page 3O’henry’s sportsbar; puyallupO’Henry’s celebratesBy Brenda Soria-FitzpatrickOn Saturday, March 6, O’Henry’spulled a double-header tournament incelebration of three of O’Henry’s boys;Lee, Joe and Keith all had birthdays onthe same weekend. And what a greattime they had with all their friends.Keith, Joe and Lee… “Happybirthday boys”!Day tourney started about 3pm,with people from all ends came outto party with great friends. Pre,Trey, Adot and David to name a few.Seventeen teams showed up early.The winners ended up being Pat andMikki in first place, and Arron andAngie in second.Kathy, Danette, Brenda, and everyonestuck around during the breakbetween tournaments and had a greattime celebrating the boys’ special day.After many birthday shots, we stayedfocused enough to get through thenext tournament. The boys continuedto have a great time and preparedthemselves for the next shoot.The next event started around7pm with 14 teams showing. AgainO’Henry’s was full of fun people - notjust the O’Henry’s crowd either, butothers too. Del, Jeff, Marcie, Kathy,Chris and many more warmed up andpsyched up for the task ahead.After all the battles and the takingout of games out, we ended up withPre and Angie in first place and Chrisand Andy in second place.If you’re one of those looking for aplace to have a good time without thedrama, then O’Henry’s is the placefor you. Every Saturday they have atournament with a 2pm sign up, 3pmstart. This O’Henry’s family wouldlove to have you all there!thursday, april 1jimmy t’s$300 added dart shoot, after leaguesfriday, april 2cactus moonCHANNEL MARKERstars bar & grillsaturday, april 3kozy tavernspectatorswayne’s worldfriday, april 9cactus moonchannel markerMILWAUKIE ELKSspectatorsstars bar & grillsaturday, april 10channel markercloud 9draft choiceflights pubMILWAUKIE ELKSpickled onionpickled onionspectatorswayne’s worldsunday, april 11cloud 9katie j’s barMILWAUKIE ELKSr bar & grillSPORTY’S$600 added birthday shoot, 9pm150% ADDED easter bunny shoot, 8PM$500 payout Hi/lo parity draw, 9pm$650 added hi/lo blind draw, 4pm$1200 payout trios shoot, 8pm$400 Added medley shoot, 3PM$750 added trios shoot, 9pm150% added cricket only shoot, 8pm41ST ANNUAL OREGON OPEN, 6PM$500 added free entry shoot, 8:30pm$500 payout ladies night bring, 9pm150% added cricket only shoot, 8pm$500 added birthday shoot, 8pm$500 added cricketmania, 8pm$500 gtd added uncle sam shoot, 5pm41ST ANNUAL OREGON OPEN1st round las vegas challenge, 1pm$1200 payout Medley shoot, 8pm1st round las vegas challenge, 1pm$400 Added 7 & under shoot, 3PM1st round las vegas challenge, 12pm$200 added 7 & under shoot, 2pm41ST ANNUAL OREGON OPEN1st round las vegas challenge, 12pm$500 GTD. ADDED adam hansen mem, 1PMthursday, april 15jimmy t’s$300 added dart shoot, after leaguesfriday, april 16channel markerspectatorsstars bar & grillsaturday, april 17cactus moonchannel markercloud 9cloud 9kozy tavernlatitude 84ringers puBwayne’s world$325 Gtd Added Tax survival shoot, 8pm$600 payout cricket only shoot, 8:30pm$500 payout cricket only shoot, 9pm$2000 added plyr apprec day shoot, 2pm$325 Gtd Added Tax survival shoot, 8pm2nd round las vegas challenge, 1pm$500 added cricket shoot, 8pm$650 added hi/lo blind draw, 4pm$300 added dart shoot, 3pmSTRIKEForce henderson vs. sheilds, 7pm$400 Added cricket only shoot, 3PMsunday, april 18r bar & grill2nd round las vegas challenge, 12pmfriday, april 23channel markerspectatorsstars bar & grillsaturday, april 24bowlero lanescactus moonchannel markercloud 9ringers pubpickled onionwayne’s worldfriday, april 30channel markerr bar & grillstars bar & grillsaturday, may 1channel markerspectators150% added medley shoot, 8pm$500 payout medley shoot, 8:30pm$500 payout birthday shoot, 9pm$750 payout dart shoot, 8:30pm$500 added girls princess shoot, 2pm150% added medley shoot, 8pmFInals las vegas challenge, 3pm$1000 Payout double vegas points, 8pm$1200 payout Medley shoot, 8pm$200 Added singles shoot, 3PM$250 added new player shoot, 8pm$1000 payout cricket only, 8pm$500 payout players choice shoot, 9pm$250 added new player shoot, 8pm$1200 payout trios shoot, 8pmApril 2010 - www.themedallion.net

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