Online Buffalo Duplicate Bridge Column: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 2

Lockport Duplicate Club will hold a unit-rated game at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Lockport Senior Centre, 33 Ontario St. Lockport. Call Marge Schomers at 434-8635 for information or partners.

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The Airport Bridge Club will have double-point Swiss team games with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, and Sunday, Feb. 10. Partners and teammates available. Call 836-7016 for info and to sign up. The club also will have a double-point pairs game at 11 a.m. Monday.

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The 59^th Niagara District Sectional Tournament continues today, Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3, in the Quality Hotel: Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. The schedule includes pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. today and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. For info, click on “Event Schedule” at this link: http://www.unit166.ca.

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Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh, who won the most master points at last weekend’s Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament, with 19.04.
Other master point leaders included: Chris Urbanek, 17.28; John Toy, 14.51; Dian Petrov, 14.16; Jay Costello, 12.48; Judy Padgug, 12.09; David Hemmer, 11.76; Fred Yellen, 11.10; Joan Rose, 10.97; and Donna Steffan, 10.14.

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Western New York Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Monday morning, Feb. 11, Bridge Club Meridian.

Pro-Am Unit Game and Taste of Buffalo: Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Wearin’ o’ the Green Unit Pairs Game: Monday evening, March 4, Zion Church.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, March 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Friday morning, April 12, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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2013 Tournament calendar

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree Hilton: Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31. For info, click on “Event Schedule” at this link: http://www.unit166.ca.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/04/1304046.pdf

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/05/1305028.pdf

District 5 Summer STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/06/1306019.pdf

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click on “Event Schedule” at this link: http://www.unit166.ca.

District 5 Winter STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com

Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

Western New York Unit 116:

http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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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.

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 is approaching 1,500 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Jan. 21 to Jan. 27
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Miri Salamone-Burnett and Thom Burnett, 62.07%; B: Doug Dean and Carlton Stone, 53.10%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 47.36%; east-west, A: Paul and Barbara Libby, 65.19%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 57.68%; C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 48.68%. January Club Series: Bob Linn, 12 points; (tie) Barbara Multerer, Art Schumacher, 9 points.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Christine and Vince Pesce, 60.07%; B/C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 50.35%; east-west, A: Bob Linn and Bill Boardman, 56.35%; B: (tie) Marilyn Sultz and Dale Anderson, Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 53.57%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 53.57%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: (tie) Barbara Libby and Jim Mathis, Paul Libby and Liz Clark, 57.87%; B: Tova Reinhorn and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 53.70%; C: Paula Kotowski and Bill Boardman, 50.93%; east-west, A/B: Ross Markello and Nancy Kessler, 53.94%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Wynes, 48.84%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Harry Cheung and Bob Linn, 63.39%; B: Faith Perry and Ruth Hnath, 52.89%; C: Julie Kretzer and Marilyn Steffan, 50.89%; east-west, A/B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 62.85%; C: John and Linda Wynes, 40.77%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Charity Club Championship. One Winner. A: Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 59.92%; Carlton Stone and Nancy Kessler, 58.33%; B/C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 51.71%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Individual. A: (tie) Doug Dean, Jerry Geiger, 57.69%; B/C: Miri Salamone-Burnett, 53.85%. January Club Series: Jerry Geiger, 8 points; Dale Anderson, 7 points.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Jo Finton and Kathy Stamm, 63.39%; Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 58.04%; David Whitt and Carl McMurtry, 54.17%; east-west, A/B/C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 57.74%; Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 57.14%; Sol Messinger and Joel Brownstein, 55.36%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 62.82%; Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 59.61%; Claire Gareleck and Powhatan Wooldridge, 55.45%; B: Carlton Stone and Eleanor Whelan, 53.20%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 52.57%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Saleh Fetouh and David Hemmer, 61.11%; B: Jim Gullo and Beena Deshmukh, 54.17%; C: Jeff Bender and Diane Bielinski, 52.78%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and James McClure, 54.46%; Mercedes Reinbolt and Patricia Lanighan, 54.17%; east-west, A/B/C: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 63.39%; Jo Finton and Andrei Reinhorn, 58.63%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Michael Ryan, 57.18%; B/C: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 56.25%; Claire Gareleck and Norm St. Denis, 56.02%; east-west, A/B: Gaurang Sheth and Peter Patterson, 58.56%; Warren O'Connell Jr. and James Reineck, 56.71%; C: Arthur “Chip” Kean and Art Matthies, 50%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 61.81%; Glen and Pat Schmarder, 61.11%; Ken Meier and Dave Larcom, 56.25%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 53.47%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Donna Steffan and Judy Graf, 63.39%; John Ziemer and Harry Cheung, 62.5%; B: Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 61.61%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 58.93%; C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 48.51%; Frank and Jeanette Levin, 44.94%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. (Tie) Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 2 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Edna Fill, 3%; Joyce Kindt and Gene Giorgini, 54%; east-west, Al Dickman and Frank Schlehr, 58.5%; Dorothy Kumrow and Bud Eckert, 56.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 68%; B: Jean Rosenthal and Marilyn White, 60%; C: Beena Deshmukh and Sushil Amlani, 56%.

Buffalo Winter Sectional Friday morning – A: Chris Urbanek and Joan Rose, 67.15%; B/C: Tova Reinhorn and Bob Padgug, 66.84%.

Buffalo Winter Sectional Friday afternoon – A/B: Judy Padgug and Fred Yellen, 65.68%; C: John Morrison and Ken Salter, 56.24%.

Buffalo Winter Sectional Saturday morning – A: Brent Gibbs and Despina Georgas, 67.46%; Catherine Majewski and Joan Rose, 64.46%; B/C: Jan Flott and Kathy Hill, 59.92%; Faith Perry and Florence Boyd, 58.69%.

Buffalo Winter Sectional Saturday afternoon – A: Jay Costello and Saleh Fetouh, 69.17%; B/C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 66.45%; Jeff Bender and Richard Cramer-Benjamin, 62.20%.

Buffalo Winter Sectional Sunday – Swiss teams. A/B: Warren O'Connell Jr., Dian Petrov, James Reineck and Kamil Bishara, 163 VPs; David Hemmer, Saleh Fetouh, John Toy and Chris Urbanek, 148 VPs; C: Jianfeng Luo, Melissa Luo, Yichuan Luo and Wufeng Luo, 114 VPs.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Howell. Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 64%; Cindy Darone and Tony Ditusa, 54%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Bernice Baker and Fritzi Schmitt, 63.8%; Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 58.6%; east-west, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 66.7%; (tie) Mary Blanchard and Joe Fiore, Nita Ferrell and Ruth Killeen, 57.8%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Fenton Harrison and Stan Kozlowski, 71%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Alan Ohloeft, 65%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Carmella Losi and Esther Ferris, 60%; east-west, Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 65%.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 26

The Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament continues today, Saturday, Jan. 26, in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville, with pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and concludes Sunday, Jan. 27, with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

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Western New York Unit 116 has a unit-rated club-hosted game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Bridge Club Meridian at Zion Church, 25 Koenig Circle at Parker Boulevard, Town of Tonawanda.

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The Airport Bridge Club holds a unit-rated game at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, and double point games at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, through Thursday, Jan. 31. The club offers a double-point Swiss teams game with free pizza at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3. Call 836-7016 for teams and to sign up.

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The 59^th Niagara District Sectional Tournament will be held Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3, in the Quality Hotel: Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. The schedule includes pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, knock-outs at 9 a.m. Saturday and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Chairman is Wiebe Hoogland. Phone (905) 688-0734 or email whoogland@morrisonhershfield.com. Partnership chairwoman is Kit Nash. Phone (905) 688-0734 or email wnash8@cogeco.ca. For info, click on “Event Schedule” at this link: http://www.unit166.ca.

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Western New York Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Thursday evening, Feb. 7, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Monday morning, Feb. 11, Bridge Club Meridian.

Pro-Am Unit Game and Taste of Buffalo: Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Wearin’ o’ the Green Unit Pairs Game: Monday evening, March 4, Zion Church.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, March 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Friday morning, April 12, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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2013 Tournament calendar

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/04/1304046.pdf

Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/05/1305028.pdf

District 5 Summer STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/06/1306019.pdf

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

District 5 Winter STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com

Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

Western New York Unit 116:

http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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

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Duplicate scores
Week of Jan. 14 to Jan. 20
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Christine and Vince Pesce, 59.79%; B: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 50.21%; east-west, A/B; Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 62.29%; John Fiegl and Joanne Lafay, 61.85.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Vince Pesce, 64.03%; B/C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 56.69%; east-west, A/B: Dave Donaldson and Bob Andersen, 57.49%; C: Bill Boardman and Paul Zittel, 49.74%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, 57.81%; Janet Frisch and Rita Sofia, 55.21%; C: Bill Boardman and Faith Perry, 50.52%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Jerry Geiger, 64.06%; B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 56.25%; C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 46.62%; east-west, Bob Andersen and Barbara Libby, 59.49%; B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 56.48%; C: Carl Hasselback and Paul Zittel, 53.24%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 69.17%; B: Susie Weathers and Pam Righter, 56.67%; Celine Murray and Marilyn Sultz, 53.75%; C: Dave Donaldson and Faith Perry, 47.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 63.49%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 57.14%; Fenton Harrison and Bob Linn, 56.35%; C: Eileen Karnofsky and Martin Pieterse, 50.36%; Bill Boardman and Paul Zittel, 49.61%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Individual. A: Clare Schultz, 70.14%; Shakeel Ahmad, 59.03%; B: Dave Donaldson, 54.17%; (tie) Ruth Hnath, Janet Frisch, 52.08%; C: Dordy Donaldson, 51.39%; Rolene Pozarny, 50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – Supervised Play. Howell. Chris Ludwig and Henry Borkowski, 69.63%; James and Karen Stephenson, 60.70%; Phyllis Stasiowski and Mary Ball, 56.97%; Jack Wynes and Janice Sufrin, 52.73%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Art Matthies and Art “Skip” Kean, 58.63: B: (tie) Andrei Reinhorn and Beena Deshmukh, Martha Quinn and Anna Wallens, 56.55%; east-west, A: Joyce Greenspan and Janet Dimet, 72.32%; B: Elizabeth Beishline and Lois Tippett, 50.60%; C: Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 47.92%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 56.85%; B/C: Carol Bedell and Gary Schmitt, 55.65%; east-west, A: Tova Reinhorn and Christy Kellogg, 59.52%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.14%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 56.55%; B/C: Ed Drozen and Chuck Schorr, 50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Pat Burns and John Bielinski, 61.31%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.14%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Kathy Stamm and Jo Finton, 59.65%; Jacqueline Hanley and Elizabeth Neuner, 56.21%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 54.90%; C: Don Silverberg and Bernard Schiffman, 51.82%; east-west, A: Celine Murray and Peggy Mergenhagen, 61.05%; B: Natalie Abramson and Paula Rosen, 58.12%; C: Lynn Witmer and Jeff Thier, 55.02%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Penny and Peter Shui, 59.27%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.87%; Michael Ryan and Howard Foster, 55.59%; Pat Burns and Fran Kurtz, 54.37%; C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O'Mara, 49.48%; east-west, A: Tova Reinhorn and Judy Graf, 57.39%; B: Dave Donaldson and Sue Neubecker, 57.20%; John Ziemer and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 55.87%; Art Morth and Art Matthies, 54.92%; C: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A/B/C: Jeanne Gladysz and Walt Olszewski, 66.30%; Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 60%; (tie) Harry Cheung and James Tao, Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 57.04%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 62.22%; B/C: (tie) Sue Neubecker and Usha Khurana, Jim Gullo and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.78%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gorshall. 68.23%; Jim Downing and David Floyd, 57.41%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 55.73%; Ken Meier and Dave Larcom, 51.05%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 50.52%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Dick Czarnecki and Helen Panza, 61.11%; C: Bernie Czarnecki and Bob Lederhouse, 53.01%; east-west, A/B: Bill Boardman and Wilson McClaren, 60.19%; Kamil Bishara and Gene Finton, 59.49%; C: Joe Miranda and Marilyn Sultz, 40.97%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Howell. (Tie) Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 62.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 62.5%; B: Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 60.4%; (tie) John Meindl and Patricia Lanighan, Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 48.6%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 60%; Kathryn Fenn and Marge Schomers, 53%; Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 52%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 48%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 71%; Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 69%; east-west, Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 60%; Ellie Guyett and Barb Hill, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Harry Rogers and Dave Stroud, 56%; Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 55%; east-west, Bruce and Jill Brown, 66%; Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 58%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday –North-south, Ruth Jones and Fritzi Schmitt, 58.9%; Priscilla Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 56.8%; east-west, Shirley Joseph and Ruth Axelrod, 68.1%; Mary Blanchard and Joe Fiore, 55%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Marge and Bob McMillen, 65%; Fenton Harrison and Wilson McClaren, 59%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Carmella Losi and Esther Ferris, 74%; Nancy Hoffman and Eileen Bisantz, 60%.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 19

Western New York Unit 116 will host the Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament from Friday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Jan. 27, in the Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.

The schedule includes pairs games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Chairing the tournament are Betty Metz (773-7398 or bettymetz@roadrunner.com) and Tova Reinhorn (632-2056 or tova.reinhorn@gmail.com). For other info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

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The Airport Bridge Club has a progressive jackpot individual game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. Call 836-7016 to sign up.

The club has a chicken barbecue Monday with double-point games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Double-point games also are scheduled at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, Jan. 19; Tuesday, Jan. 22; Wednesday, Jan. 23; and Thursday, Jan. 24.

The club is open Friday, Jan. 25, and is closed next Saturday, Jan. 26, and Sunday, Jan. 27, for the sectional tournament.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo holds charity games with extra points Tuesday, Jan. 22, and at its daytime and evening games Wednesday, Jan. 23, and Thursday, Jan. 24. The club is closed all next weekend for the sectional tournament.

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Western New York Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Monday morning, Jan. 28, Bridge Club Meridian.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Thursday evening, Feb. 7, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Monday morning, Feb. 11, Bridge Club Meridian.

Pro-Am Unit Game and Taste of Buffalo: Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Wearin’ o’ the Green Unit Pairs Game: Monday evening, March 4, Zion Church.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, March 16, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Friday morning, April 12, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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The 59^th Niagara District Sectional Tournament will be held Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3, in the Quality Hotel: Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont.

The schedule includes pairs games at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, knock-outs at 9 a.m. Saturday and Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Chairman is Wiebe Hoogland. Phone (905) 688-0734 or email whoogland@morrisonhershfield.com. Partnership chairwoman is Kit Nash. Phone (905) 688-0734 or email wnash8@cogeco.ca.

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2013 Tournament calendar

Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Regional – Today, Saturday, Jan. 19, and Sunday, Jan. 20. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301025.pdf

Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/04/1304046.pdf

Cleveland All-American Regional – Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/05/1305028.pdf

District 5 Summer STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Buffalo Summer Regional – Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/06/1306019.pdf

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10.

District 5 Winter STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com

Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

Western New York Unit 116:

http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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

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Duplicate scores
Week of Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Janet Frisch and Bob Linn, 61.67%; B: Doug Dean and Sudhakar Rao Perala, 53.75%; C: Barbara Sadkin and June Feuerstein; east-west, A; Ross Markello and Mike Silverman, 56.42%; B: John Fiegl and Joanne Lafay, 54.75%; C: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 49.67%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 59.03%; B/C: Don Grant and Jan Hasselback, 53.70%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Paul Libby, 59.90%; B: Bob Kaprove and Celine Murray, 59.38%; C: Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 46.36%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Paul Zittel and Jerry Geiger, 61.31%; B/C: Faith Perry and Bill Boardman, 50.89%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 58.04%; B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 53.87%; C: Len and Nancy Knabelkamp, 52.68%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – One Winner. A: Carlton Stone and Mike Silverman, 58.98%; John Ziemer and Harry Cheung, 58.65%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 57.05%; C: Ed Drozen and Ruth Kozower, 55.45%; Marietta Kalman and Dorothy Soong, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Mike Kisiel and Christine Pesce, 59.70%; B: Ruth Wurster and Mike Silverman, 53.39%; C; Nadine Stein and Ruth Kozower, 48.47%; east-west, A: Chuck Schorr and Vince Pesce, 65.10%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Dale Anderson, 54.85%; C: Pamela Righter and Susie Weathers, 48.64%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Dale Anderson and partner, 68.74%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 56.94%; C: Bob and Judy Kaprove, 47.04%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Swiss Teams. A: Elaine Kurasiewicz, Jim Mathis, John Ziemer, Jerry Geiger, 119 VPs; Liz Clark, Harry Cheung, Mike Ryan, Howard Foster, 116 VPs; B: Florence Notto, Bob Olin, Marilyn Sultz, Gaurang Sheth, 111 VPs; C: Shakeel Ahmad, Manju Ceylony, Nancy Wolstoncroft, Mike Silverman, 104 VPs. January Team Club Series: (tie) Jerry Geiger, John Ziemer, 8 points.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Jacqueline Hanley and Elizabeth Young, 56.82%; Elizabeth Neuner and Ted Kahn, 54.55%; B: James McClure and Judy Zeckhauser, 53.79%; east-west, A: Art Matthies and Larry Soong, 60.23%; Joyce Greenspan and Paula Rosen, 57.95%; B/C: Tish Schiffman and Martha Quinn, 56.63%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Berta Brown and Jeanne Gladysz, 56.48%; Judy Kaprove and Tova Reinhorn, 54.40%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 58.33%; B: Carol Bedell and Jim Gullo, 56.94%; Joan Rose and Judy Padgug, 56.71%; Bob Padgug and Stan Kozlowski, 54.40%; C: Art Matthies and Betty Metz, 49.77%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bob Olin, 57.41%; B: Michael Ryan and Ten-Pao Lee, 56.94%; Saleh Fetouh and Bill Rushmore, 56.02%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Ann Coughlin and Elizabeth Young, 65.39%; James McClure and Art Matthies, 61.61%; Beena Deshmukh and Elaine Moon, 58.07%; C: Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 57.10%; Art “Skip” Kean and Ted Kahn, 54.27%; east-west, A: Ten-Pao Lee and Larry Soong, 57.57%; B/C: Liz Hemenway and Anne Astmann, 55.23%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 54.05%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: James Reineck and Warren O'Connell Jr., 58.49%; Christy Kellogg and Gene Finton, 57.53%; Joyce Kindt and Sue Neubecker, 55.45%; Catherine Majewski and Elaine Universal, 54.65%; C: Jan O'Mara and Edith Knaszak, 49.84%; east-west, A: Chongmin Zhang and Kathy Pollock, 62.66%; B: Penny Shui and Gaurang Sheth, 58.65%; C: Art Matthies and Art “Skip” Kean, 52.24%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 64.56%; Fred Yellen and Jim Gullo, 57.09%; Lois Tippett and Jeanne Gladysz, 56.13%; Judy Padgug and Berta Brown, 55.90%; C: Jo Finton and Andrei Reinhorn, 46.85%; east-west, A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 68.84%; Joan Rose and Judy Graf, 64.38%; B/C: Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 53.36%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: Jim Jacobi and Judie Bailey, 60.26%; Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 59.30%; Bert Hargensheimer and Christy Kellogg, 58.65%; Fred Yellen and Stan Kozlowski, 58.33%; Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 55.13%; Betty Bronstein and Anne Watkins, 54.49%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 63.43%; John Fiegl and Dave Larcom, 62.5%; (tie) Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, Jim Downing and David Floyd, 57.44%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Pat Rasmus and Carolyn Siracuse, 63.99%; B: Dick Czarnecki and Harry Meyers, 58.63%; C: Walt Olszewski and Dorothy May, 45.54%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 62.5%; B: Dave Donaldson and Bob Andersen, 56.85%; C: Sue Neubecker and Barbara Landree, 50%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home-style pairs. (Tie) Burt Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, Bob Olin and Dian Petrov, 2 wins.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Ron Fill and Chuck Heimerl, 63%; Nancy Acara and Art Morth, 53%; east-west, Dorothy Kumrow and Lance Pollock, 62%; Nancy and Bruce Shaffer, 50.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: (tie) Roy Crocker and Mark Pascale, 58.3%; Joyce Kindt and Gene Giorgini, 58.3%; Jim Madan and Marge Schomers, 54%; C: Shirley Murdoch and John Meindl, 51%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Jane and Dave Larcom, 66.7%; B: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 55%; C: Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 48%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Diana Brown and Parmalier Murphy, 64.31%; Vivian Harris and Garnett Wallace, 61.31%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Peg Gorham, 68%; Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 56%; east-west, Paul Ziebarth and Dave Stroud, 58%; B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Bruce and Jill Brown, 53%; Peg Gorham and George Mayers, 51%; east-west, Tony DiTusa and Harry Rogers, 65%; Cecile Calabrese and Dave Stroud, 60%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Scheffer and Lil Ungerleider, 59.4%; (tie) Priscilla Bretschger and Sallie Steele, Jeanette Reid & Dick Munschauer, 55%; east-west, (tie) Estelle Gafter and Esther Greene, Bernie Myer and Irwin Brock, 59.4%; Joe Fiore and Mike Milch, 58.3%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Helen and Bill Westley, 65%; Marge and Bob McMillen, 51%.

College Club Duplicate – North-south, Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 57.53%; Elaine Cryer and Betty Loucks, 56.74%; east-west, Judy Danforth and Nancy Davidson, 59.92%; Cleo Alexander and Dorothy Medler, 55.15%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 64%; east-west, Idamae Klipfel and Ruth Elliott, 61%.