Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 28

The Airport Bridge Club will be open for its regular 11 a.m. games on Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and Wednesday, New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed both days.

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The Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament comes early in 2014 – the first weekend in January – in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Pairs games start at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (an hour earlier) next Friday, Jan. 3, and Saturday, Jan. 4. It concludes with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5.

To accommodate the short break between sessions Friday and Saturday, lunch will be available if ordered in advance. For info and order forms, see the online Bridge Buff magazine at the Unit 116 website. For other info and partners, contact the co-chairwomen, Betty Metz at 773-7398 or bettymetz@roadrunner.com, and Sue Neubecker at 876-2630 or suebobneu@roadrunner.com. To see the flyer, click this link.

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Western New York Unit 116 has released a partial schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:

Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 20, Bridge Club Meridian.

Club-hosted unit game – 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Pro-Am pairs game – 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

“Green” IMPs game – 7 p.m., Monday, March 17, Bridge Club Meridian.

Annual meeting – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.

 

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2014 Tournament calendar

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19. For info, click this link.

60^th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6.   

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26.

District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, 2014, to Sunday, June 15, 2014. 

Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores

Week of Dec. 16 to Dec. 22

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Bill Boardman and partner, 62.08%; B: Paula Salamone and Doug Dean, 50.42%; C: Gerry Hooley and Phyllis Wilkinson, 49.17%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 67.92%; B/C: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 54.58%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Bob Kaprove and Ron Henrikson, 60.49%; east-west, A: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 64.81%; B: Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 56.95%; C: John Luchesse and Gerry Hooley, 37.50%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Fran Kurtz and Mike Silverman, 59.26%; Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 58.80%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 54.63%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Marilyn Sultz, 52.78%; Joyce Meskill and Judy Bailey, 44.91%.   

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B/C: David Donaldson and Joe Rooney, 58.63%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 61.42%; B: John Kirsits and Martin Pieterse, 58.93%; C: Nancy Kessler and Bob Kaprove, 49.36%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Ken Meier and Jim Mathis, 65%; B/C: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 60.63%; east-west, A/B/C: Nancy Torrell and Marilyn Sultz, 57.33%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – North-south, A/B/C: Rolene Pozarny and June Feuerstein, 77.31%; east-west, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 66.67%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 41.11%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. Ron Henrikson and Cleveland Fleming, 55.56%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 51.85%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. Nancy Wolstoncroft and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 64.81%; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 53.70%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. North-south, A/B/C: Betty Defeo and Terrence Camp, 59.17%; east-west, A/B: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 70%; C: Christine Grant and Helen “Mickey” Martin, 58.33%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 56.25%; Pat Kilbury and Sandra Silverberg, 55.65%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 55.65%; Richard McGowan and Natalie Abramson, 54.76%; Chip Kean and Gail Pitterman, 54.46%; east-west, A: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 64.88%; B/C: Lynn Witmer and Jeff Thier, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: John Toy and Jay Costello, 60.12%; Judy Padgug and Donna Steffan, 59.52%; B/C: Diane Bielinski and James Tao, 55.06%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Bud Seidenberg, 64.81%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 55.82%; B: Davis Heussler and Gene Finton, 52.91%; C: Chip Kean and Art Matthies, 48.15%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Jeff Bender and Jack Cukierman, 66%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Bill Rich and Eugene Nawotniak, 67.82%; Judy Zeckhauser and June Feuerstein, 54.34%; C: (tie) Liz Schulman and Mary Blanchard, Helen “Mickey” Martin and Christine Grant, 44.13%; east-west, A/B/C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 53.33%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Meg  Klamp and Sharon Benz, 59.85%; Inge Gallant and Bert Hargesheimer, 58.90%; B: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Linda Burroughsford, 54.36%; Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 54.17%; C: Jan O'Mara and Edith Knaszak, 50.95%; east-west, A: Penny and Peter Shui, 61.17%; B: Gene and Jo Finton, 57.39%; Bob Padgug and Norm St. Denis, 57.20%; Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 56.63%; C: Gaurang Sheth and Gabriel Tannenbaum, 48.11%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Walt Olszewski, 66.12%; C: Bernie and Dick Czarnecki, 53.50%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Judy Padgug, 62.01%; B: Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 58.42%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 50.72%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – North-south, A: Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 64.58%; B: Ginny Panaro and Bob Olin, 49.85%; C: Cathy Majewski and Joyce Kindt, 48.56%; east-west, A: Stan Kozlowski and Kathy Pollock, 59.27%; B: Ten-Pao Lee and Mark Pascale, 54.02%; C: Peter Patterson and Linda Burroughsford, 52.68%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 62.96%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 60%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 57.78%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 56.67%; Jim Downing and David Floyd, 50.7%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Ted Kahn and Judie Bailey, 57.94%; Bernie Czarnecki and Anne Watkins, 53.44%; Rita Sofia and Helen Panza, 53.17%; east-west, Fred Yellen and Donna Steffan, 62.20%; Jo and Gene Finton, 54.47%; James Tao and Sue Neubecker, 53.28%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 58.7%; Beverly Dale and Anne O’Connor, 54%; east-west, Dorothy Kumrow and Lance Pollock, 61.1%; Paul Morgante and Bud Eckert, 56.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Jasbeer Makhija and Beena Deshmukh, 59%; B: Bob Lederhouse and Joyce Kindt, 58%; C: Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 53%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 70%; B: Kathy Fenn and Bob Lederhouse, 55%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 47%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – North-south, Neola McGuire and Parmalier Murphy, 62.81%; David Mathis and Bailey Leftwich, 55.11%; east-west, Pamela Murphy and Jean Herndon, 54.58%; Anna Spiller and Jewel Marshall, 52.63%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Ross Markello, 65%; Tony DiTusa and Sam Barone, 52%; east-west, Emily Wandass and Harry Rogers, 56%; Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Tony DiTusa and Norbert Mruk, 52%; Peg Gorham and Geroge Mayers, 51%; east-west, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 53%; Martin Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 52%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dick Munschauer and Fred Nadel, 60%; Ruth Jones and Mary Blanchard, 57.5%; east-west, Sandy Recoon and Irwin Brock, 77.1%; Betty Ferrick and Mike Milch, 49%.   

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Wilson McClaren and Fenton Harrison, 62%; east-west, Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 59%.

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 21

The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed Tuesday, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and will hold an open pairs game at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

The Airport Bridge Club will be hold its regular pairs game at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Christmas Eve, and will be closed Wednesday, Christmas Day. The club will hold its first skill-balanced format Swiss team game with free pizza at 11 a.m. on Sunday Dec. 29. For info, call 603-6943.

Congratulations to Harry Cheung, the local player who won the most points in last week’s District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC). His total of 25.47 placed him fourth in the district, which includes Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

Other local players with high point totals included John Ziemer, 23.33 (seventh); Jerry Geiger, 15.12 (22nd); Vince Pesce, 14.79 (23rd); Judy Padgug, 11.86 (32nd); Mike Silverman, 10.81 (40th); and Stan Kozlowski, 10.35 (44th).

 

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2014 Tournament calendar

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19. For info, click this link.

60^th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6.   

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26.

District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, 2014, to Sunday, June 15, 2014. 

Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores

Week of Dec. 9 to Dec. 15

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 59.58%; B: Paula Salamone and Doug Dean, 53.58%; C: Christopher Kulig and Selina Volpatti, 51.93%; east-west, A/B: Joanne Lafay and John Fiegl, 63.22%; C: Ron Henrikson and Art Matthies, 54.13%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Howell. A/B: Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 61.93%; Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 61.06%; C: Jim Brown and Jerry Kemsley, 51.51%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Vince Pesce and Harry Cheung, 72.42%; B: Judy Kaprove and Ruth Kozower, 55.17%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 54.49%; east-west, A/B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 57.94%; C: Jim and Gloria Brown, 53.94%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Paul Orosz and Martin Pieterse, 68%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 51.69%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and Vince Pesce, 61.89%; B: Ron Henrikson and partner, 53.78%; C: Florence Boyd and Robert Kaprove, 46.11%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Don Grant and David Donaldson, 56.50%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 69.50%; B: Martin Pieterse and Paul Orosz, 47.50%; C: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 44.50%.   

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – Howell. A: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 57%; B/C: David Donaldson and Don Grant, 52%.  

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Faith Perry and Art Schumacher, 60.35%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 73.51%; B/C: Ron Henrikson and Bob Kaprove, 57.39%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – North-south, A/B/C: Andrei Reinhorn and David Donaldson, 58.90%; east-west, A/B/C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 64.58%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 60.24%; Doug Dean and Ron Henrikson, 56.83%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – Howell. A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 62%; Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 56%; B: Dorothy May and Dale Anderson, 51%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Paula Salamone and Cleveland Fleming, 61.31%; B/C: Bob Kaprove and Dave Donaldson, 55.71%; Miri Salamone-Burnett and Thom Burnett, 53.96%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 64.50%; B: Ross Markello and Bob Kaprove, 55.50%; Richard Cramer-Benjamin and Cleveland Fleming, 54.50%; C: Jim and Gloria Brown, 46.40%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Swiss teams. A/B/C: Dorothy May, Myra Razik, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 58 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Swiss teams. A/B: Paul Libby, Liz Clark, Barbara Libby and Harry Cheung, 59 VPs; C: Dorothy May, Myra Razik, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 41 VPs.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 54.76%; C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 53.57%; east-west, A/B/C: Lynn Witmer and Jeff Thier, 55.95%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Berta Brown and Jeanne Gladysz, 60.19%; Jay Levy and Donna Steffan, 59.26%; Fran Kurtz and Pat Burns, 57.18%; east-west, A/B: Carol Bedell and Jim Gullo, 62.50%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 60.65%; Joan Rose and Judy Padgug, 56.94%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Kathy Pollock and Chongmin Zhang, 54.17%; B: Ginny Panaro and John Bielinski, 51.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 62.20%; B: Joan Smith and Fran Witnauer, 61.31%; Eugene Nawotniak and Elizabeth Neuner, 58.33%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.36%; C: Carol Roth and Terrence Camp, 50.60%; east-west, A/B/C: Liz Hemenway and Anne Astmann, 64.88%; Lance Pollock and Bill Rich, 60.12%; Joyce Greenspan and Richard McGowan, 58.33%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. A: Judy Padgug and Jay Levy, 66.56%; Warren O'Connell and Mike Ryan, 60.54%; Bob Padgug and Chris Urbanek, 56.73%; B/C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 51.51%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Claire Gareleck and Andrei Reinhorn, 55.09%; east-west, A: Chris Urbanek and Stan Kozlowski, 61.81%; Harry Cheung and Kathy Pollock, 55.56%; B: Jeanne Gladysz and Linda Burroughsford, 53.47%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: John Toy and Chris Urbanek, 63.55%; B: (tie) Dian Petrov and Vladimir Oudalov, Pat Lakeman and Sue Neubecker, 54.69%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 59.03%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 58.3%; Joe Benenati and Chuck Cookson, 52.1%; Bob and Joan Ciszak 51%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Sandy Marcussen and Anne O’Connor, 62.9%; Joyce Kindt and Jan O’Mara, 60.6%; east-west, Pam and Lance Pollock, 61.9%; Paul Morgante and Bud Eckert, 54.4%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 59%; Mercedes Reinbolt and Marge Schomers, 57%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 50%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. (Tie) Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 57%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 56%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Pearl Harris and Joanne Dandridge, 59.08%; Jean Herndon and Jewel Marshall, 54.58%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 59%; Bill and Jo Rich, 52%; east-west, B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 63%; Diane Forrest and Marion Morber, 50%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Bruce and Jill Brown, 56%; Cindy Darone and Elaine LaVigne, 55%; east-west, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 60%; Carl Gebauer and Karen Synor, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 64.2%; Priscilla Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 50.8%; east-west, David and Teddy Speser, 63.5%; Ruth Killeen and Emily Wettlaufer, 55.2%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Marge and Bob McMillen, 57%; east-west Carol Neuhaus and Stan Kozlowski, 62%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Carmella Losi and Edna Fill, 75%; east-west, Lee Gordon and Will Sanscrainte, 68%.

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 14

The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) continues today, Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, at ACBL sanctioned local clubs. The Airport Bridge Club will have two STaC sessions today, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and a STaC Swiss team game at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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The Airport Bridge Club’s annual Cookie Bash, which runs from Monday to Dec. 22, will include homemade holiday cookies, extra points and other surprises.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will have a holiday party with its games at noon Tuesday, Dec. 17; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18; and 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19.

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2014 Tournament calendar

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19. For info, click this link.

60^th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6.   

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26.

District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, 2014, to Sunday, June 15, 2014. 

Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

* * *

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, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores

Week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 8

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A: Ron Henrikson and Mike Silverman, 59.72%; B: Linda Wynes and Nancy Kessler, 58.85%%; Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 57.78%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 54.17%; Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, 53.13%.

 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Ed Drozen and Bill Boardman, 57.86%; C: Linda and Paul Zittel, 52.95%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Kessler and John Kirsits, 60.75%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 48.95%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Bill Boardman and Jerry Geiger, 55.74%; Chuck Schorr and Mike Silverman, 55.50%; B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 53.42%; C: Rosalie Rosenband and Sandra Silverberg, 52.66%; Sudhakar Rao Perala and Ruth Hnath, 48.65%.   

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – One Winner. A: Paul Libby and Harry Cheung, 67.95%; B: Anne Watkins and Rita Sierocinski, 61.54%; Joe Benenati and Mike Kisiel, 56.73%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Sandra Scheff, 55.13%; Don Grant and Linda Wynes, 46.80%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – One Winner. A: Paul and Barbara Libby, 66.88%; Florence Notto and Mike Silverman, 61.54%; B: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 56.48%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 54.60%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 52.24%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Bill Boardman and Cleveland Fleming, 57.74%; B: Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 54.76%; Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 54.17%; C: Janet Frisch and Chuck Heimerl, 49.40%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: (tie) Sandra Silverberg and Pat Kilbury, 58.93%; Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 58.93%; C: Laurie Foster and Judy Zeckhauser, 41.07%; east-west, A: Bonne Hall and Celine Murray, 58.33%; B: Natalie Abramson and Joanne Privitera, 57.44%; Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 56.55%; Carol Roth and Ann Torrell, 55.95%; Gail Pitterman and Elaine Moon, 55.95%; C: Adrienne Sakavicius and John Wolf, 53.87%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: (tie) Claire Gareleck and Harry Meyers, Chris Urbanek and Judy Padgug, 57.87%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 56.02%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 55.56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 65.48%; C: Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, 54.76%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B/C: Nicholas Leibovic and Terrence Camp, 63.69%; Christine Grant and Helen “Mickey” Martin, 61.44%; east-west, A/B: Tish Schiffman and Sudhakar Rao Perala, 57.53%; C: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.70%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 55.18%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 60.88%; B: (tie) Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, Saleh Fetouh and Dian Petrov, 55.47%; Pat Burns and Jeanne Gladysz, 54.43%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O'Mara, 50.46%; east-west, A: Pat Rasmus and Gene Giorgini, 59.49%; Art Morth and Bill Rushmore, 56.25%; B: Ten-Pao Lee and Linda Burroughsford, 54.86%; C: Peter Patterson and Henry Chudy, 49.31%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Christy Kellogg and Linda Burroughsford, 52.68%; B: Carolyn Siracuse and Anne Watkins, 52.08%; C: Nadine Stein and Harry Meyers, 51.49%; east-west, A/B: James Tao and Harry Cheung, 58.63%; Pat Rasmus and Cathy Majewski, 54.46%; Judy Graf and Elaine Universal, 54.46%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: John Marvin and Usha Khurana, 63.19%; (tie) Ted Kahn and Bob Olin, Warren O'Connell and Chris Urbanek, 54.17%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Enid Sweet and Lillian Gotshall, Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 60%; Jim Downing and David Floyd, 57.28%; Art Schumacher and Joe Rooney, 56.37%; Joe Benenati and Philip Kintner, 54.58%, Glen and Pat Schmarder 54.54%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Jerry Geiger and Stan Kozlowski, 59.82%; (tie) Bob Andersen and Fran Kurtz, Dick Czarnecki and Judie Bailey, 52.08%; Rita Sofia and Anne Watkins, 49.11%; east-west, Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 61.64%; Pat Burns and Jeanne Gladysz, 61.38%; Walt Olszewski and John Kirsits, 52.12%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Carolyn Siracuse and Bill Rich, 58.9%; Paul Ziebarth and Eugene Nowotniak, 51.7%; east-west, Nancy Acara and Sandy Marcussen, 59.6%; Chuck Heimerl and Vince Taeger, 56.1%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Judie Bailey and Bob Lederhouse, 60%; B: Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 59.7%; C: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 58.8%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: (tie) Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, Dave and Jane Larcom, 57%; B: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 54%.

Unit 116 Annual Meeting and Game Sunday afternoon – A: Chris Urbanek and Stan Kozlowski, 68.70%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 62.57%; B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 60.39%; Inge Gallant and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 58.73%; C: Davis Heussler and Thomas Koralewski, 53.23%; Paul Zittel and Dan Pfeffer, 49.48%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Pearl Harris and Jewel Marshall, 72.25%; Diana Brown and Shirley Thompson, 55%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 72%; Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 50%; east-west, Bruce and Jill Brown, 66%; Diane Forrest and Marie Schneider, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 60%; Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 57.8%; east-west, Estelle Gafter and Esther Greene, 60.6%; Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 55.6%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Jan Roalsvig and Stan Kozlowski, 60%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Alan Ohloeft, 56%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Paul Morgante and Esther Ferris, 62.5%; (3-way tie) Frank Bernard and Ruth Elliot, Anita Kohn and Thelma Frauenhofer, Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 53%.

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 7

The Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC), which offers silver points in games at participating sanctioned clubs, begins Monday, Dec. 9, and continues through Sunday, Dec. 15.

The Airport Bridge Club will have separate pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. every day Monday through next Saturday for STaC Week, with a 20-minute lunch break. The week finishes with a STaC Swiss teams game at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.

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The annual Unit 116 meeting, luncheon and game takes place Sunday, Dec. 8, in Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Lunch will be at noon, with the meeting at 1 p.m. and the game to follow.

Deadline for ticket purchases was Monday, Dec. 2, but there may still be an empty chair or two. For info, call Kathy Pollock at 688-0054 or e-mail BridgeKat@gmail.com.

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2014 Tournament calendar

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19. For info, click this link.

60^th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6.   

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26.

District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, 2014, to Sunday, June 15, 2014. 

Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores

Week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 1

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 60.12%; B: Ginny Panaro and Nancy Kessler, 57.74%; Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, 51.79%; C: Isabelle Banas and Linda Wynes, 51.19%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday evening – ACBL-wide Charity Game. One Winner. A/B/C: Bill Boardman and Paula Kotowski, 63.30%; Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Jeff Bender, 59.71%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Jim Mathis, 58.93%; B: Nancy Kessler and Eva Schmidt, 58.63%; C: Ruth Wurster and Ed Drozen, 46.73%; east-west, A: Paul Libby and Liz Clark, 59.23%; B/C: Don Grant and Linda Wynes, 47.32%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: David Donaldson and Dorothy May, Chuck Schorr and Mike Silverman, 53.70%.   

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A/B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 59.26%; Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 57.41%; C: John Kirsits and Paula Kotowski, 55.46%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 70%; Bill Boardman and Mike Silverman, 58%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 56%; C: Ross Markello and Chuck Heimerl, 46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99er game. Howell. A: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 71.43%; B: Audrey Ray and Judith L. Bailey, 55.95%; C: Janice Johnson and Terry Smith, 53.57%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – ACBL-Wide Charity Game. North-south, A: Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 61.57%; B/C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 61.34%; Judy Padgug and Jay Levy, 56.25%; Wufeng Luo and Chongmin Zhang, 54.40%; east-west, A/B/C: David Colligan and Davis Heussler, 67.82%; John Toy and Chris Urbanek, 56.71%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 58.33%; Elaine Moon and Judy Zeckhauser, 55.95%; east-west, A: Jim and Gloria Brown, 55.95%; Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 55.65%; B/C: Sandra Silverberg and Gail Pitterman, 53.27%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Jim Gullo and Jay Levy, 62.22%; Donna Steffan and Joan Rose, 60.00%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 58.89%; B: Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 57.04%; C: Cathy Majewski and Elaine Universal, 51.85%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 60%; Christy Kellogg and Linda Burroughsford, 56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A/B: Stan Kozlowski and Berta Brown, 60.71%; Jim Gullo and Donna Steffan, 57.14%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 55.36%; C: David Donaldson and Linda Burroughsford, 51.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 72.92%; B: Stan Kozlowski and Bob Olin, 56.25%; John Toy and Anne Watkins, 54.17%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joe Benenati and Chuck Cookson, 58.8%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 56.02%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 52.78%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 51.38%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 50.93%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 50%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. A: Jay Levy and Judy Padgug, 66.37%; Pat Rasmus and Jerry Geiger, 63.18%; Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 59.82%; B/C: Usha Khurana and Ruth Wurster, 58.04%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Paul Morgante and Art Morth, 66%; Carolyn Siracuse and Anne O’Connor, 64%,

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 65%; Judie Bailey and Bob Lederhouse, 55%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Carol Neuhaus and Paul Capen, 60%; B: Jane and Dave Larcom, 58%; C: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 48%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Garnet Wallace and Pearl Harris, 71.44%; Jewel Marshall and Doanne Jackson, 57.31%; Vivian Harris and Dolletha Holmes, 47.50%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 56%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 56%; east-west, Eileen Bisantz and Nancy Hoffman, 56%; Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 55%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, David and Teddy Speser, 62.5%; Lil Ungerleider and Dee Schaefer, 55%; east-west, Joe Fiore and Bernie Myer, 64.2%; Emily Wettlaufer and Ruth Killeen, 55.8%.