The Airport Bridge Club is offering extra-point games at noon today,
Saturday, April 1, and next Saturday, April 8, and at its games at 11 a.m. from
Monday, April 3, to Friday, April 7. The Bridge Center of Buffalo also has
extra-point games Tuesday, April 4, to next Saturday.
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Hospice Buffalo will benefit as the Bridge Center of Buffalo holds its
Second Annual Charity Pro-Am Game and Pot Luck Party at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 2.
Partnerships will be chosen by random draw. Preregistration is required. Call
834-4222 or visit BridgeCenterOfBuffalo.com
for more information.
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Bridge lessons will be offered for students from fifth to 12th grade
on Thursday mornings from July 6 to Aug. 31 this summer at the Bridge Center of
Buffalo, beginning July 6. Sessions will include practice games, snacks and
social time. For info and to sign up, email Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.
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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
Pittsburgh Spring Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way,
Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday, March 24, to Sunday, March 26. For info, click this link.
Titusville Sectional – Cross Creek Resort, 3815 Route 8, Titusville, Pa.
Friday, March 31, to Sunday, April 2. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Knights of Columbus, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster.
Saturday, April 8, and Sunday, April 9. 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.
Unit 112 199er Sectional – The Century Club of Rochester, 566 East Ave.,
Rochester. Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22. For info, click this link.
Buffalo
Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 21, to Sunday, April 23. For info,
click this link.
Upstate
New York Regional – RIT Conference
Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, West Henrietta (Rochester). Monday, May 1, to
Sunday, May 7. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst. Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21. For info, click this link.
Cleveland
All-American Regional – Embassy
Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 23, to
Monday, May 29. For info, click this link.
Ithaca Sectional – Location TBA. Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4.
District
5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June
12, to Sunday, June 18.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Drive East,
Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, July 15, and Sunday,
July 16.
Pittsburgh
Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency
Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 29, to
Sunday, Sept. 4.
Great Lakes Fall Sectional – Erie Bridge Association, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa.
Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 10.
Buffalo
Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire
Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 17.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday,
Oct. 15.
Buffalo
Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120
Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 17, to Sunday, Oct. 22.
Pittsburgh Fall Sectional – Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way,
Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday, Oct. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 29.
Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls,
Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 12. For info, click this link.
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 has reached
2,175 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 March 20 to March 26
Week of March 20 to March 26
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
One winner. A: Bill Sumner
and Tom Koralewski, 59.30%; B: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 58.33%; Linda
Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 55.77%; Mike Silverman and Martin Pieterse,
54.17%; C: Ruth and Gene Nowatniak, 50.64%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Libby and Harry Cheung,
58.04%; B: Eleanor Whelan and Ruth Wurster, 57.14%; Marietta Kalman and Sandi
England, 54.17%; C: Usha Khurana and Ron Henrikson, 53.57%; east-west, A/B:
Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 68.75%; C: Denise Slattery and Pawan Matta,
43.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and Vic Bergsten,
60.83%; B/C: Nadine Stein and Joyce Greenspan, 54.17%; east-west, A: Mike
Silverman and Chuck Schorr, 61.25%; B: Alex Miller and Paul Ganley, 53.33%; C:
Dorothy May and Mary Terrana, 40.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Howell. A/B: Marietta Kalman and Joyce Greenspan,
61.57%; Gay Simpson and Ed Drozen, 55.56%; June Feuerstein and Joe Rooney,
55.09%; C: Denise Slattery and Ed Morgan, 50%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 56.03%;
Martha and John Welte, 55.37%; B: Denise Slattery and Nadine Stein, 54.52%; Pawan
Matta and Janet Frisch, 51.67%; C: Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 46.99%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon –
Howell. A: Liz Clark and Alan Greer,
63.69%; B: Carolyn Siracuse and Dorothy May, 57.74%; Bill Boardman and
Cleveland Fleming, 54.17%; C: Myra Razik and Paula Salamone, 48.21%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon –
Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Terry Camp and Marilyn Wortzman, 63.75%;
Laurie Foster and Judith Babat, 60.83%; C: Ed Morgan and Margaret Zhou, 50.42%;
east-west, A/B: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 56.67%; John Bava and Rajat
Basu, 55%; C: Elizabeth Hemenway and Jayne Freeman, 52.92%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Joan Rose, 61.61%; B/C: Gene
Nawotniak and Chip Kean, 52.98%; east-west, A/B: Davis Heussler and Linda
Burroughsford, 69.35%; C: Amita Arora and Sharon Chang, 59.52%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday noon –
0-750 game. North-south A: Gene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 56.25%; B/C: Bill
Noltee and Sol Messinger, 54.76%; Judy Zeckhauser and Judith Babat, 54.17%;
east-west, A/B/C: Gary Schmitt and Ten-Pao Lee, 60.03%; Ethan Xie and Peter
Shui, 55.71%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 66.07%; Agi Maisel
and Joe Miranda, 63.10%; C: Paul Ziebarth and Carol Neuhaus, 48.81%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Bill Rushmore and Davis Heussler, 60.31%; Sharon
Benz and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 55%; Christy Kellogg and Ruth Nawotniak, 54.50%;
C: Edith Knaszak and Jan O’Mara, 51.48%; east-west, A/B/C: Gary Schmitt and
Ten-Pao Lee, 60.03%; Ethan Xie and Peter Shui, 55.71%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south A: Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60.88%; Fred Yellen and
Judy Padgug, 60.42%; B/C: Sue Neubecker and Fran Kurtz, 56.25%; Helen Panza and
Anne Watkins, 55.56%; east-west A: Bert Hargesheimer and Alex Kowal, 67.82%; B:
Donna Steffan and Barbara Landree, 61.81%; John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten,
56.94%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Gene Nawotniak, 52.31%.
Bridge
Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One
winner. A: Chris Urbanek and Dan Gerstman, 67.31%; Christy Kellogg and Bert
Hargesheimer, 66.99%; B: Judy and Bob Padgug, 59.93%; C: Alex Kowal and Linda
Burroughsford, 58.65%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday
morning – Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 61.81%; Joe
Rooney and Art Schumacher, 59.72%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 52.78%; John Fiegl and
Dave Larcom, 50%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg,
65.83%; B: Mike Ryan and Bob Sommerstein, 55.83%; C: Ed Morgan and Margaret
Zhou, 52.08%; east-west, A: Jim Gullo and Bob Padgug, 65.83%; B: Donna Steffan
and Fred Yellen, 53.75%; C: Amita Arora and Marilyn Wortzman, 52.92%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jan O’Mara and Bill Rich, 69.4%; Carolyn
Siracuse and Anne O’Connor, 57.2%; east-west, Jack Cukierman and Art Morth,
60.7%; Janet Frisch and Ron Henrikson, 50.7%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday
evening – Howell. Joyce Kindt and Bob
Lederhouse, 61.46%; Ed Harman and Kathy Fenn, 54.17%; Miriam Regnet and Elve
Johnston, 53.13%.
Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday
afternoon – Howell. Ron Henrikson and
Denise Slattery, 58.45%; Walt Olszewski and Beena Deshmukh, 56.83%; Kathy Fenn
and Elve Johnston, 55.91%; Jasbeer Makhija and Sushil Amlani, 50.96%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening
– Howell. Pearl Harris and Marcia
Turley, 61.43%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 54.29%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 70%;
Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 60%; east-west, Paul Ziebarth and Carol
Neuhaus, 58%; (tie) Mike Brown and Ron Fill, Gil Watson and Joe Day, 53%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 61%;
George Mayers and Dave Stroud, 56%; east-west, Nancy Torrell and Pat Truell,
62%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 60%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 64%; Ellen
Lochead and Bill Rogers, 55%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday – North-south, Margaret
Rivard and Lou Lombardi, 59.2%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 55.9 %; Evelyn Vitello
and Edna Fill, 51.7%; east-west, Christel and Frank Bernard, 61.5%; Dorothy and
Ed Rupp, 58.4%; Marv Feuerstein and Fritz Schweiger, 55.2%.
