Thursday, July 28, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: July 30




The Airport Bridge Club will have North American Pairs qualifying games, awarding red points, at noon this Saturday, July 30; at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1, and Wednesday, Aug. 3; and at noon next Saturday, Aug. 6. The club also will have extra-point charity games at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, and Thursday, Aug. 4. On Friday, Aug. 5, there will be an extra-point game at 10 a.m. and a NAP red-point game at 1 p.m.
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A School Youth Bridge program sponsored by Western New York Unit 116, with free lessons for middle school students, is continuing from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays in August in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Two after-school programs – one at Tapestry Charter Middle School in Buffalo and one at Transit Middle School in Williamsville – are scheduled to begin in early October. For info, call 633-5680.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Swiss Team Game – Sunday, Aug. 14. 1 p.m. Eight Is Enough format. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga. For info and partners, call Howard Foster at 633-2617 (email hfoster@buffalo.edu) or Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056 (email tova.reinhorn@gmail.com). For more info, click this link.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. 
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Tournament calendar
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 7. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 5. For info, click this link.
Lake Erie Sectional – The Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18. For info, click this link.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section.
The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, like it did June 25 and July 16, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Email danderson@buffnews.com ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank a little while ago, Dale Anderson blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate scores
Week of July 18 to July 24
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
North-south, A: Bob Linn and Fenton Harrison, 57,75%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Dale Anderson, 57.64%; Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 57.41%; C: Anna Spiller and Cleveland Fleming, 49.77%; east-west, A/B: Mike Silverman and Martin Pieterse, 70.60%; C: Bob Kaprove and Sandi England, 59.95%.  
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Tom Fraas and Barbara Libby, 57.87%; B: Dede Kluckhohn and Paula Kotowski, 53.01%; C: Linda Zittel and Jan Hasselback, 52.78%; east-west, A: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 58.10%; B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Art Aronson, 54.40%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Bob Linn and Art Matthies, 60.61%; B: Mary Terrana and Vince Pesce, 55.70%; C: June Feuerstein and Florence Boyd, 51.09%; east-west, A/B: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 60.80%; C: Jean Macdonald and Nancy Littenberg, 59.03%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Ken Meier and Tom Koralewski, 69.24%; C: Pawan Matta and Art Matthies, 53.32%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 62.95%; B: (tie) Vince Pesce and Sharon Chang, Mike Silverman and Helen Panza, 57.99%; C: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 47.96%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Mike Silverman and Barbara Libby, 57.50%; B: Anna Spiller and Cleveland Fleming, 54.58%; C: Joe Rooney and Joyce Greenspan, 50%; east-west, A/B: Ken Meier and Sandi England, 60.83%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 53.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 71%; Jerry Geiger and Liz Clark, 62%; B: Shirley Cassety and Dale Anderson, 51%; C: Pawan Matta and Cleveland Fleming, 45.60%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, C: Beverly Isenberg and Sandy Scheff, 65.48%; Peggy Cohen and Agi Maisel, 63.39%; east-west, C: Amita Arora and Rajat Basu, 67.86%; Marilyn Shuman and Ginger Maiman, 57.44%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Bill Rushmore and Davis Heussler, 59.23%; Teresa Fraas and Art Aronson, 55.65%; Betty Metz and Sue Neubecker, 54.17%; C: Gene Nawotniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 48.21%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 61.31%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 59.52%; B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Chang, 43.75%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, B/C: Ruth Nawotniak and Dick McGowan, 64.58%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 55.06%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 54.46%; east-west, B/C: Audrey Ray and Heather Roberts, 69.35%; Margaret Zhou and Bill Rich, 63.10%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 56.55%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Andrei Reinhorn and Jim Gullo, 58.10%; Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 56.94%; B/C: James Easton and Dennis Clary, 51.16%; east-west, A: Mike Ryan and Gene Finton, 59.03%; B: Penny and Peter Shui, 58.80%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Ruth Nawotniak, 47.22%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 68.98%; B: Gene Finton and Kamil Bishara, 62.96%; Christy Kellogg and Marilyn Wortzman, 54.63%; C: Kathy Stamm and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 51.85%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Elaine Universal, 57.03%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 56.77%; Mary Blanchard and Dian Petrov, 55.99%; Bert Hargesheimer and Alex Kowal, 54.43%; B/C: Sharon Chang and Andrei Reinhorn, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 66.02%; B: Peter Shui and Ten-Pao Lee, 63.46%; Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 61.54%; C: Dennis Clary and James Easton, 58.65%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Enid Sweet and Ann Battaglia, 56.94%; (tie) Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 56.77%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 55.73%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Jim Baker and John Lyth, 57.99%; Sue Neubecker and Gene Finton, 57.64%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 53.92%; east-west, Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 58.78%; Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 52.18%; (tie) Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, Andrei Reinhorn and Sharon Chang, 49.95%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Gabe Tannenbaum and Art Morth, 60.7%; Edna Fill and Anne O’Connor, 54.5%; east-west, Janet Frisch and Ron Henrikson, 61%; Ed Harman and Paul Morgante, 58.9%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Jeff Bender and Gabe Tannenbaum, 55.56%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 55.09%; (tie) James Lanzo and Mark Pascale, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 54.17%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – North-south, Anne Clancy and Edith Moran, 62%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 60%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 51.50%; east-west, Jane and Dave Larcom, 58.50%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 58%; Shirley Salter and James Lanzo, 54%.
Unit 116 Picnic Sunday morning – A: Ken Meier and Penny Shui, 72.57%; Christy Kellogg and Burt Hargeshimer, 66.65%; B: Ten-Pao Lee and Tova Reinhorn, 57.91%; Jean Macdonald and Myra Razik, 57.41%; C: Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 52.90%; Chip Kean and Gene Nowatniak, 51.67%.
Unit 116 Picnic Sunday afternoon – A: Art Morth and Dian Petrov, 63.60%; Ken Meier and Penny Shui, 63.05%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 63.05%; Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 57.40%; C: Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 52.63%; Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 51.64%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Vivian and Pearl Harris, 70%; Pamela Murphy and Marcia Turley, 50%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 62%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Marian Morber, 61%; B .J. McMath and Pat Truell, 59%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 60%; Marv Feuerstein and Dave Stroud, 59%; east-west, Bram and Terry Hamovitch, 60%; Carol Newhaus and Karen Synor, 54%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 62.5%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 53.3%; east-west, Bill Hambridge and Sandy Recoon, 60.4%; Jayne Freeman and Perry Hoffman, 54.2%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 57.9%; Ellen Errigo and Paul Morgante, 56.3%; Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 51.6%.


Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: July 23


The Airport Bridge Club will have North American Pairs qualifying games, awarding red points, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Thursday and at noon this Saturday and next Saturday. The club also will have extra-point charity games at 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Bridge Club Meridian will have a NAP qualifying game, awarding red points, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 25.
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will offer lunch with Jim Gullo during its game at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29.
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Unit 116 will hold its annual Summer Picnic Sunday, July 24, in Grandstand Casino Room at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg, with games at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for ACBL members, $16 for non-members. For tickets, call Paul Zittel at 992-4794. For partners, call Elaine Kurasiewicz at 695-9828. For more info, click this link.
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A School Youth Bridge program sponsored by Western New York Unit 116, with free lessons for middle school students, is being held from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays in July and August in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Two after-school programs – one at Tapestry Charter Middle School in Buffalo and one at Transit Middle School in Williamsville – are scheduled to begin in early October. For info, call 633-5680.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Swiss Team Game – Sunday, Aug. 14. 1 p.m. Eight Is Enough format. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga. For info and partners, call Howard Foster at 633-2617 (email hfoster@buffalo.edu) or Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056 (email tova.reinhorn@gmail.com). For more info, click this link.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. 
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Tournament calendar
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 7. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 5. For info, click this link.
Lake Erie Sectional – The Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18. For info, click this link.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, Oct. 15, and Sunday, Oct. 16.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building-Senior Center, 1 DiPriono Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – RIT Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, and Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 13, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, April 28, 2018, and Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to Monday, May 28, 2018.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, 2018, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 14, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Syracuse Regional – Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, to Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, and Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, to Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, to Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section.
The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, like it did June 25 and July 16, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Email danderson@buffnews.com ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank a little while ago, Dale Anderson blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate scores
Week of July 11 to July 17
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
North-south, A: Ross Markello and Bob Linn, 56.34%; B: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 56.25%; east-west, A/B: Joyce Greenspan and Sandy Scheff, 56.83%; Nancy Kessler and John Kirsits, 54.97%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Paula Kotowski and Barbara Sadkin, 57.58%; C. Linda Zittel and Jan Hasselback, 50.25%; east-west, A/B/C: Florence Boyd and Marilyn Sultz, 54.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – North-south, A/B/C: Christine Malarkey and Joyce Greenspan, 57.08%; east-west, A: Linda Zittel and Jan Hasselback, 64.58%; B/C: Tom Koralewski and Florence Boyd, 55.42%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Judy Kaprove and Marietta Kalman, 63.29%; Mike Silverman and Bob Kaprove, 61.11%; C: Ruth and Michael Kozower, 49.42%; east-west, A/B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 56.15%; C: Ruth Wurster and Ron Henrikson, 54.91%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas; B/C: Fenton Harrison and Florence Boyd, 58.43%; Judy Kaprove and Tom Koralewski, 56.43%; east-west, A/B: Michael Kozower and Brian Block, 62.24%; Ross Markello and Nancy Kessler, 59.87%; June Feuerstein and Dale Anderson, 55.07%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Sandy Scheff and Mike Silverman, 63.84%; B: Myra Razik and Eva Schmidt, 55.98%; C: Paul and Terry Ganley, 46.92%; east-west, A: Ken Meier and John Ziemer, 58.82%; B/C: Alicia Kolipinski and Ron Henrikson, 51.43%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Alan Greer and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 72.69%; B: Myra Razik and Dorothy May, 54.17%; (tie) Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, Cleveland Fleming and Alice Bragg, 51.39%.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 64.10%; Alan Greer and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 62.41%; B: Eva Schmidt and Alicia Kolipinski, 53.73%; Ruth and Michael Kozower, 48.83%; C: Christine Malarkey and Pawan Matta, 46.85%; east-west, A: Ten-Pao Lee and Peter Shui, 64.96%; B: Denise Slattery and Cleveland Fleming, 59.11%; C: Martha and John Welte, 59.10%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. North-south, A/B: Ed Morgan and Margaret Zhou, 69.33%; C: Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 60.63%; east-west, A: John Meindl and Pat Lanighan, 62.30%; B/C: Marcia Scott and Lou Bacon, 53.50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Sandy Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 60.89%; Marilyn Shuman and Richard McGowan, 59.18%; Gene Nawotniak and Celine Murray, 56.85%; C: John Bava and Burt Freiman, 45.92%; east-west, A/B: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 56.55%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 54.76%; C: Audrey Ray and Judith Bailey, 52.08%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 60.71%; Judy Padgug and Amita Arora, 55.65%; B: Claire Gareleck and Gay Simpson, 54.17%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Sue Neubecker, 52.68%; east-west, A/B: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 61.31%; Stan Kozlowski and Jerry Geiger, 57.74%; C: Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 51.19%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A: Bill Rich and Richard McGowan, 62.31%; B/C: John Bava and Margaret Zhou, 58.90%; Mickey Martin and Geri Moog, 54.17%; east-west, A: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 64.02%; B: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 62.31%; Violet Makhija and Jim McClure, 60.80%; Ginny Panaro and Phyllis Wilkinson, 55.11%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 54.92%; C: Audrey Ray and Heather Roberts, 52.27%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 56.94%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 56.71%; east-west, A: Saleh Fetouh and David Hemmer, 59.03%; B: Ken Meier and Pat Rasmus, 58.80%; Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 56.25%; Bill Rushmore and Dian Petrov, 55.56%; C: Andrei Reinhorn and Buxees Singh, 50.69%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jay Levy and Judy Padgug, 59.95%; Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 59.49%; B: Fred Yellen and Jim Gullo, 58.80%; C: Adrian Figliotti and Dede Kluckhohn, 56.25%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 58.80%; B: Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 58.80%; Joanne Kelley and Elaine Universal, 54.86%; C: Jim Baker and John Lyth, 52.31%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Jay Levy and Ethan Xie, 62.50%; Michael Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 58.80%; B/C: Rajashree and Vinay Pandit, 57.87%; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 54.17%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Bob Lederhouse and Jane Larcom, 64.54%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 62.73%; Florence Notto and Mary Lou Scanlon, 56.37%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 55.91%; Joyce Kindt and Ed Harman, 52.28%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and Sue Neubecker, 57.73%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 55.77%; C: Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 53.04%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 59%; B: Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 56.22%; C: Teresa Fraas and Elaine Universal, 52.52%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Carolyn Siracuse and Dorothy May, 57.5%; Joyce Kindt and Jan O’Mara, 53.3%; east-west, Gabe Tannenbaum and Jack Cukierman, 57.5%; Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 54.2%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 63.55%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 58.33%; Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 56.48%; James Lanzo and Paul Capen, 55.73%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – North-south, Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 62.38%; Dave and Jane Larcom, 58.21%; Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 51.70%; east-west, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 69.54%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 58.60%; Ed Harman and Kathy Fenn, 53.75%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and George Mayer, 59%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 56%; east-west, Lori Repicci and Joe Day, 54%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 53%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, George Mayers and Marian Morber, 60%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 59%; east-west, Chris Whiting and David Young, 60%; Martin Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 57%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 60.8%; Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 54.2%; east-west, Jayne Freeman and Emmy Wettlaufer, 60.8%; Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 57.5%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. (Tie) Dona Tepas and Marge McMillen, Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 59%; Pat O’Brien and Judy Thielman, 53%.
College Club Duplicate – Howell. Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 69.84%; Gloria Fenston and Linda Franchell, 59.52%; Bonnie Botsford and Betty Loucks, 53.97%. 

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 68.2%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 53.2%; east-west, Paul Morgante and Esther Ferris, 58.8%; Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 56.9%. 

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: July 16

The Airport Bridge Club will offer extra point games, most with red points, throughout the coming week. Games on Saturday now start at noon. There will be a potluck lunch and a free red-point game at noon Sunday, July 17.
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Unit 116 will hold its annual Summer Picnic Sunday, July 24, in Grandstand Casino Room at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg, with games at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for ACBL members, $16 for non-members. For tickets, call Paul Zittel at 992-4794. For partners, call Elaine Kurasiewicz at 695-9828. For more info, click this link.
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A School Youth Bridge program sponsored by Western New York Unit 116, with free lessons for middle school students, is being held from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays in July and August in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Two after-school programs – one at Tapestry Charter Middle School in Buffalo and one at Transit Middle School in Williamsville – are scheduled to begin in early October. For info, call 633-5680.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Swiss Team Game – Sunday, Aug. 14. 1 p.m. Eight Is Enough format. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga. For info and partners, call Howard Foster at 633-2617 (email hfoster@buffalo.edu) or Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056 (email tova.reinhorn@gmail.com). For more info, click this link.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. 
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Tournament calendar
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Next Today, Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Today, Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17. For info, click this link.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 7. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 5. For info, click this link.
Lake Erie Sectional – The Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section.
The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, like it did June 25, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Email danderson@buffnews.com ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank a little while ago, Dale Anderson blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate scores
Week of July 4 to July 10
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
Howell. A: Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 61.18%; B: Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 58.27%; C: Ted Kahn and Tom Koralewski, 53.97%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Howell. A: Art Matthies and partner, 69.84%; B: Eva Schmidt and Myra Razik, 56.35%; C: Ted Kahn and Pawan Matta, 51.59%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 59.52%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 48.81%; east-west, A/B: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 57.14%; (tie) Dorothy May and Ruth Wurster, Ross Markello and Nancy Kessler, 56.55%; C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 51.19%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Ruth Kozower and Judy Kaprove, 56.25%; C: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 53.38%; east-west, A/B/C: Bob Kaprove and Ron Helfman, 60.58%; Mary Terrana and Marilyn Sultz, 56.58%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Martha and John Welte, 64.35%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 35.88%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 64.81%; B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 57.18%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 51.85%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Koralewski, 60.71%; B: Joe Rooney and Dorothy May, 54.76%; C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 50%; east-west, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 62.50%; C: Nancy Littenberg and Lois Tatelman, 50.30%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Ross Markello and Shirley Cassety, 58.33%; B: Ron Henrikson and Tom Koralewski, 55.95%; Myra Razik and Eva Schmidt, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Beverly Isenberg and Sandy Scheff, 69.31%; Gene Nawotniak and Ed Morgan, 59.61%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 57.40%; B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 51.69%; C: Elizabeth Defeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 50.89%; east-west, A/B/C: Ruth Nawotniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 61.06%; Jeffrey Oshlag and Pat Kilbury, 60.15%; Jeff Thier and Lynn Witmer, 59.43%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Helen Panza and Jeanne Gladysz, 54.46%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Jim McClure, 48.81%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 69.64%; B/C: Davis Heussler and Linda Burroughsford, 51.19%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Beverly Isenberg and Susan Levy, 60.04%; Marilyn Schwebel and Stan Dickson, 54.86%; Gene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 54.64%; C: Jewel Marshall and Denise Slattery, 48.04%; east-west, A/B: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 61.23%; C: John Meindl and Pat Lanighan, 54.13%. 
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 68.15%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.31%; Eugene Harvey and Jim Gullo, 59.52%; Sharon Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 54.17%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O’Mara, 43.15%; east-west, A/B/C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 55.06%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 61.36%; B/C: Dick Czarnecki and John Marvin, 61.26%; east-west, A/B: Jim Gullo and Fred Yellen, 57.59%; Ed Drozen and Donna Steffan, 54.12%; C: Helen Panza and Betty Metz, 52.33%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 59.26%; Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 58.8%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 57.87%; Enid Sweet and Ann Battaglia, 50.46%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Home-style pairs. (Tie) Joe Benenati and Dian Petrov, Judy Padgug and Fred Yellen, Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, two wins.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Jeff Bender and Art Morth, 69.5%; Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 59.6%; Gabe Tannenbaum and Jack Cukierman, 59.1%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – James Lanzo and Mark Pascale, 58.85%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 57.81%; Jeff Bender and Gabe Tannenbaum, 54.69%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 52.08%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 56.94%; Ed Harman and Elve Johnston, 56.02%; Tova Reinhorn and Sue Neubecker, 55.09%; Bob Lederhouse and Connie Swick, 52.78%.
“Future Stars” Non-Life Master Sectional Tournament Friday morning – North-south, A: Gene Nowatniak and Bill Rich, 69.94%; B: Rick Klapthor and Beverly Titzel, 50.79%; C: Larry Abate and Bob Sommerstein, 47.73%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 65.60%; B: Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, 56.01%; C: Bharati and Ashokkumar Desai, 54.75%.
“Future Stars” Non-Life Master Sectional Tournament Friday afternoon – North-south, A: Timothy Anderson and Barbara Kopko, 63.10%; B/C: John and Barbara Scott, 51.79%; east-west, A/B/C: Bharati and Ashokkumar Desai, 59.52%.
“Future Stars” Non-Life Master Sectional Tournament Saturday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 61.01%; east-west, A/B: Marc Wetmore and Barbara McIver, 63.10%; C: Bharati and Ashokkumar Desai, 51.19%.
“Future Stars” Non-Life Master Sectional Tournament Saturday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 59.38%; C: John Bava and Burt Freiman, 47.22%; east-west, A: John and Martha Welte, 57.54%; B/C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 53.57%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Marian Morber and Jeff Peters, 61%; Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 59%; east-west, Alan and Phyllis Vogt, 58%; Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 57%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 61.8%; Sukhanand and Sudha Jain, 56.9%; east-west, Jayne  Freeman and Perry Hoffman, 61.7%; Bill Hambridge and Sandy Recoon, 60.8%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 60%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Stan Kozlowski, 55%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – (June 29) Howell. Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 65.9%; Esther Ferris and Paul Morgante, 54%; Margaret Rivard and Lou Lombardi, 50.8%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – (July 6) North-south, Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 60.7%; Connie Warnick and Edna Fill, 58.2%; east-west, Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 61.3%; Paul Morgante and Esther Ferris, 56.9%. 

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Duplicate Bridge: July 9


The Airport Bridge Club will offer extra point games, some with red points, throughout the coming week. Games this Saturday, July 9, and next Saturday, July 16, start at noon. Tuesday there will be two games, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The club also will have an ACBL International Fund Game at 11 a.m. Thursday with extra points for winners at the district level.
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The Buffalo “Future Stars” Non-Life Masters Sectional Tournament, for players with fewer than 500 master points, continues this Saturday, July 9, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Lunch will be served between the games. For more info, click this link.
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A School Youth Bridge program, with free lessons for middle school students, will be sponsored by Unit 116 from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays in July and August in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Two after school programs – one at Tapestry Charter Middle School in Buffalo and one at Transit Middle School in Williamsville – are scheduled to begin in early October. For info, call 633-5680. 
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A Bridge Mentoring program sponsored by Unit 116 for beginning and intermediate players is available now through Dec. 31. To be eligible, inexperienced players must have between 5 and 300 master points. Serving as their mentors will be players with more than 2,000 points. 
The pair is required to play a minimum of five times at any sanctioned club game or Unit 116 event. The mentees will pay their own entry fees for the five games. Unit 116 will reimburse the mentors for their entry fees. To sign up as a mentor or mentee and for other details, call Dian Petrov at 688-1266 or email dpetrov@roadrunner.com.
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Western New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors special games. Currently they include:
Summer Picnic – Sunday, July 24. 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Grandstand Casino Room, Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg. Ticket deadline: Friday, July 15. $10 ACBL members, $16 non-members. For tickets, call Paul Zittel at 992-4794. For partners, call Elaine Kurasiewicz at 695-9828. For more info, click this link.
Swiss Team Game – Sunday, Aug. 14. 1 p.m. Eight Is Enough format. Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga. For info and partners, call Howard Foster at 633-2617 (email hfoster@buffalo.edu) or Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056 (email tova.reinhorn@gmail.com). For more info, click this link.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 3. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. 
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Tournament calendar
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Next Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17. For info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17. For info, click this link.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 7. For info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 5. For info, click this link.
Lake Erie Sectional – The Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, to Sunday, Sept. 18.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 23. For info, click this link.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section.
The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, like it did June 25, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Email danderson@buffnews.com ordahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.
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A Silver Life Master since 2011 and a Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new master point rank a little while ago, Dale Anderson blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.
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Duplicate scores
Week of June 27 to July 3
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Ted Kahn and Tom Koralewski, 61.34%; C: Nelson Torre and Gerry Hooley, 46.30%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and David Millward, 64.80%; B: Art Matthies and Ross Markello, 56.48%; C: Pawan Matta and Dede Kluckhohn, 48.61%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 65.58%; Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 61.23%; B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 51.90%; east-west, A: Tom Fraas and Tom Koralewski, 62.42%; B/C: Pawan Matta and Brian Block, 59.86%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – One winner. A: Usha Khurana and Vince Pesce, 65.92%; B: Val Derenda and Bill Regan, 56.52%; Art Schumacher and Ron Henrikson, 54.97%; C: Ron and Cynthia Helfman, 46.65%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and Tom Koralewski, 64.90%; Mike Ryan and Denise Slattery, 57.21%; B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 53.36%; east-west, A/B/C: Alicia Kolipinski and Christine Malarkey, 62.27%; Joyce Greenspan and Ron Henrikson, 55.44%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and Tom Koralewski, 63.10%; Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 56.85%; B: Eva Schmidt and Dale Anderson, 52.38%; C: Pat Lakeman and Mary Terrana, 49.40%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 64.29%; B: Dorothy May and Joe Rooney, 55.65%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 47.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Alan Greer and partner, 71.76%; Jerry Geiger and Tom Koralewski, 55.56%; B: Martha and John Welte, 54.17%; Denise Slattery and Dale Anderson, 53.70%; C: Ted Kahn and Myra Razik, 49.54%; Christine Malarkey and Ron Henrikson, 46.30%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Eugene Harvey, 54.76%; B: Jeff Bender and Gabe Tannenbaum, 52.38%; C: Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Gene Nawotniak, 44.64%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 61.93%; B/C: William Noltee and Ed Morgan, 57.39%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jeffrey Oshlag, 57.20%; east-west, A/B: Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 60.04%; C: John and Jini Rubinstein, 60.04%; Margaret Zhou and Don Bosshardt, 56.44%; Marilyn Sultz and Nancy Torrell, 55.30%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 57.05%; Jay Levy and Linda Burroughsford, 55.13%; Bud Seidenberg and Judy Graf, 54.17%; B: Tova Reinhorn and Susan Bergman, 53.85%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, B/C: Gene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 59.35%; Ted Kahn and Vince Taeger, 59%; east-west, B/C: John Garrity and Richard McGowan, 65.47%; Jim McClure and Joyce Frayer, 63.09%; Audrey Ray and Carol Gay, 60.54%; Marilyn Wortzman and Ruth Nawotniak, 58.62%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 57.72%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Penny Shui and Ken Meier, 64.88%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 59.23%; Gene Finton and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 56.55%; C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 49.11%; east-west, A/B: Henry Chudy and Peter Shui, 57.44%; C: John and Martha Welte, 44.35%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 62.04%; Jim Gullo and Judy Padgug, 57.41%; Jay Levy and Elaine Universal, 57.18%; B: Fran Kurtz and Jeanne Gladysz, 54.86%; east-west, A: Dan Gerstman and Brian Meyer, 70.60%; Donna Steffan and David Hemmer, 63.66%; B: Davis Heussler and Linda Burroughsford, 57.64%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 61.81%; (tie) Mike Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 54.86%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 57.78%; Jim Downing and David Floyd, 57.41%; Bill Feasley and Paul Zittel, 56.67%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 55.96%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 55.93%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Teresa Fraas and Anne Watkins, 59.92%; Sandi England and Carolyn Siracuse, 58.33%; Claire Gareleck and Barbara Landree, 54.76%; east-west, Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 62.70%; Adrian Figliotti and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 61.11%; Pat Rasmus and Gene Finton, 54.76%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Sandy Marcussen and Jan O’Mara, 57.9%; Joyce Kindt and Jennifer Reynolds, 57.5%; east-west, Lillian Reynolds and Anne O’Connor, 57.5%; Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 56.6%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 56.48%; James Lanzo and Mark Pascale, 56.02%; Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 55.56%; Eugene Giorgini and Paul Capen, 53.70%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Connie Swick and Bob Lederhouse, 60.12%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 57.74%; James Lanzo and Jane Larcom, 53.57%; Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, 48.41%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Pamela Murphy and Doanne Jackson, 67.21%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 61.58%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 57%; Chuck Heimerl and Mike Brown, 53%; east-west, Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 55%; Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 54%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 64%; Martha Falsone and Marv Feuerstein, 56%; east-west, Tim Hartnett and David Young, 61%; Alan and Phyllis Vogt, 58%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 60.6%; Mary Blanchard and Ruth Jones, 57.5%; east-west, Charles Banta and Betty Bowling, 59.4%; Nick Leibovic and Dick Munschauer, 53.1%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 58%; Jan Roalsvig and Stan Kozlowski, 57%.