The Airport Bridge Club offers extra-point games at noon today, Saturday,
Dec. 31; and next Saturday, Jan. 7, and every day at 11 a.m. from Monday, Jan.
2, to Friday, Jan. 6.
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Congratulations to Ron Henrikson, who has been elected president of
the Delaware Wednesday bridge club. Other officers include Bob Lederhouse, vice
president; Sandy Marcussen, secretary; Anne O’Connor, treasurer; and Joyce
Kindt, Jan O’Mara, Lance Pollack, Mike Taeger, Vince Taeger and Bill Rich,
directors.
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Western
New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors
special games. Currently they include:
Annual Picnic and Game – Sunday, Aug. 20. Rescue Fire Hall, 1241 Strad Ave.,
North Tonawanda.
Annual Meeting and Game – Saturday, Dec. 2. Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main
St., Amherst.
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland
Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy
Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 11, to
Sunday, Jan. 15. For info, click this link.
Buffalo
Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 27, to Sunday, Jan. 29. For info,
click this link.
St.
Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn
& Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont.
Friday, Feb. 10, to Sunday, Feb. 12. For info, click this link.
Toronto
Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto
Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 11, to Sunday, April
16. For info, click this link.
Buffalo
Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, to Sunday, April 23.
Upstate
New York Regional – RIT Conference
Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, to
Sunday, May 7.
Cleveland
All-American Regional – Embassy
Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, to
Monday, May 29. For info, click this link.
District
5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June
12, to Sunday, June 18.
Pittsburgh
Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency
Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, to
Sunday, Sept. 4.
Buffalo
Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 17.
Buffalo
Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120
Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, to Sunday, Oct. 22.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls,
Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 11, and Sunday,
Nov. 12.
District
5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec.
4, to Sunday, Dec. 10.
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, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the
current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.
Sometimes
the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least
not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times
recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
The
online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices.
Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.
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A
Ruby Life Master since the ACBL
created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently
surpassed 2,100 master points. 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. 19 to Dec. 25
Week of Dec. 19 to Dec. 25
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – One winner. A: Martin Pieterse and Art Matthies,
66.56%; Nancy Kessler and John Kirsits, 59.70%; Sandi England and Barbara
Libby, 59.56%; B/C: Mary Terrana and Ron Henrikson, 50.69%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – One winner. A/B: Ruth Wurster and Florence Boyd,
69.68%; Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 57.85%
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Allen Beroza, 61.51%;
B/C: Sandi England and Joyce Greenspan, 54.07%; east-west, A: Martin Pieterse
and Ken Meier, 58.18%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Ross Markello, 562.58%; Paul Zittel
and Chuck Schorr, 51.89%; C: Nancy Kessler and Wilson McClaren, 51.88%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B/C: Florence Boyd and Fenton Harrison,
60.19%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday evening – ACBL International Fund Game. Howell. Denise Slattery
and Mike Ryan, 65.28%; Alan Greer and partner, 63.19%; B/C: Bob Sommerstein and
Gene Nowatniak, 54.17%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – One winner. A: John Kirsits and Ken Meier, 63.41%;
Vince Pesce and David Donaldson, 62.67%; Jerry Geiger and Allen Beroza, 57.42%;
Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 57%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 55.82%;
C: Larry Abate and Bob Sommerstein, 52.51%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. Dorothy and Larry Soong, 63%; Barbara Libby
and Jerry Geiger, 55%; Allen Beroza and Ken Meier, 53%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon –
Howell. Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan
Greer, 71%; (tie) Cleveland Fleming and partner, Martha and John Welte, 60%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life
masters. North-south A: Gene Nowatniak and John Stoffman, 65.77%; Natalie
Abramson and Richard McGowan, 55.65%; B/C: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 55.36%;
east-west A/B: Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 57.14%; (tie) Marilyn
Wortzman and Ruth Nowatniak, Patty and Henry Porter, 52.08%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south A: Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 60.12%; B/C: Gene
Nawotniak and Chip Kean, 53.57%; east-west A: Jay Levy and Bill Rushmore,
63.39%; B: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 56.85%; C: John Bava and Denise Slattery,
51.19%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south A: Jeff Oshlag and Pat Kilbury, 61.90%; B: Pat
Haynes and Terry Camp, 60.12%; Agi Maisel and Andrei Reinhorn, 55.65%; C: Ed
Morgan and Denise Slattery, 52.38%; east-west A: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer,
71.13%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 58.93%; B/C: Paul Ziebarth and Carol
Neuhaus, 49.40%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – One winner. A/B: Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, 60.65%; Bert
Hargesheimer and Linda Burroughsford, 55.56%; C: Martha and John Welte, 52.31%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 61.31%; B: Fred Yellen
and Judy Padgug, 59.52%; C: Fran Kurtz and Sue Neubecker, 50.30%; east-west A:
Gary Schmitt and Kathy Pollock, 65.77%; Dian Petrov and John Lyth, 59.82%; Tova
Reinhorn and Stan Kozlowski, 57.74%; B: Mike Ryan and Laurie Foster, 52.98%; C:
Andrei Reinhorn and Ed Drozen, 42.86%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Sunday noon – One
winner. A/B: Anne Watkins and Rivona Ehrenreich, 61.46%; Rajinder Puri and Bob
Padgug, 60.42%; Barbara Libby and Tova Reinhorn, 59.38%; C: Howard and Laurie
Foster, 55.73%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday
morning – (Tie) David Floyd and Jim
Downing, Bob and Joan Ciszak, 54.17%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 52.78%; Darcy
Young and Bob Farwell, 50.69%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Rita Sofia and Helen Panza, 55.59%;
Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 54.09%; C: John Lyth and Fritz Schweiger, 53%;
east-west, A/B: Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 63.64%; Mike Ryan and Art Morth,
57%; C: Andrei Reinhorn and Sue Neubecker, 44.36%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Ron Henrikson and Ruth Wurster, 58%;
Mike and Vince Taeger, 57%; east-west, Jack Cukierman and Art Morth, 60%; Marilyn Wortzman and Bob Lederhouse, 53%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – North-south, Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 64.17%;
B: James and Paula Jones, 61.67%; C: Paul Capen and Jean Rosenthal, 42.92%;
east-west, A: Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 61.25%; B/C: James Lanzo and Eugene
Giorgini, 56.25%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening
– Howell. Diana Brown and Pearl
Harris, 62%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 50%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 66%;
Jill and Bruce Brown, 63%; east-west, Ross Markello and Joe LaNasa, 56%;Herb
Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 55%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 60%;
Chuck Heimerl and Joe Huber, 52%; east-west, Marv Feuerstein and Fritz
Schweiger, 65%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 60%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Esther Greene and Ruth Lansing, 60.5%;
Fred Nadel and Eleanor Murray, 52.6%; east-west, Bill Hambridge amd Sandy
Recoon, 53.1%; Ruth Axelrod and Clarice Snitzer, 52.1%.
Clarence
Senior Center – North-south, (tie)
Dona Tepas and Marge McMillen, Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 52%; east-west,
Kathy Borcik and Bill Rogers, 70%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike
Weber, 78.4%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 60.9%; Ed and Dorothy Rupp, 54.2%;
east-west, Kay Brinkman and Lou Lombardi, 64.6%; Ellen Errigo and Paul
Morgante, 55.6%; Joanne Biondo and Julie Albert, 48%.
