Western New York Unit 116 of the ACBL holds its annual general meeting and game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Buffalo Bridge Center.
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The Bridge Center
offers a regular schedule of in-person and online
games five days a week, with special games on the weekends. Fee for
face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. For more info, visit the
Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.
Lessons for beginners are being held at the Buffalo
Bridge Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For
more information, call Ruth Nawotniak at 716-949-7574 or email ruth2250@outlook.com.
Don’t want to clean up the house for
kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also hosts a social game in its lessons room
on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their
own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.
In-person games:
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players
with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99
points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to
all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there
are enough tables.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to
now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with
fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all
players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.
Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:
Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with
fewer than 750 points.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware
Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game,
call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.
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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by
the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It
has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge
Collective, where most games are $5. For more info, click this link.
The Airport Club also continues
to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games
every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member.
For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.
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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in
the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is
generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.
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The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., offers a
mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square opposite
the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.
Face-to-face games open to all
players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also
a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m.
Monday and Friday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, mentoring
at 1 p.m. Tuesdays (register by 9 p.m. Sunday), a 299er game at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday (pre-registration requested); and a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The club currently hosts two virtual
games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for players with fewer than 750 points
at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click
here.
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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered
at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst
Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.
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Tournament calendar
2024
Oakville Fall Regional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280
Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Today, Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10. For more
info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional – NOTL Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 17.
District 5 STAC (Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating
ACBL-sanctioned clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.
Toronto Non-Life Master
Regional – Sheraton
Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5.
For more info, click this link.
Toronto New Year's Sectional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link.
Cleveland Rock & Roll
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday,
Jan. 12. For more info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario
St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, March 28, to Sunday, March 30.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For more info, click this
link.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not
have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.
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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online
Week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 3
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Pauline Davidson and Terry Camp, 75.93%; Fran Schmidt and Richard
McGowan, 60.19%; Ilene Rothman and Carol Licata, 55.56%; Michael and Jim Hassett,
52.78%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Joanne Nover and David Schott, 64.36%; Ruth Nawotniak and
Richard McGowan, 59.95%; Maryann Szafran and Betty Metz, 50.23%; east-west,
Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 59.73%; Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 51.48%;
Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 50.52%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Donna Steffan and Fred Yellen, 60%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Joyce Greenspan and Audrey Ray, 58.85%; Agi
Maisel and Tova Reinhorn, 58.38%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.65%;
Betty Metz and Dennis Daly, 52%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 50.04%; Jim
McClure and Richard McGowan, 49.79%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Saturday afternoon – Open game. Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, 60%; Judy Padgug and John Ziemer, 58.52%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 55.56%; Sharon Benz and Sue Neubecker, 54.81%; Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 54.07%; (tie) Martha Welte and Nancy Wolsoncroft, Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 53.70%; Pat Haynes and David Whitt, 50.37%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Joanne LaFay and Paul Zittel, 58.33%; Donna Starnes and Pepe
Justicia-Linde, 53.57%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 52.98%; Joan and Bob
Ciszak, 51.19%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Deborah Prince and Janice Bazzani,
66.20%; Kimberly and Philip Lawes, 61.11%; Richard McGowan and Bill Rich, 53.70%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 66%; Cindy Darone and Rich Kayton, 51%; east-west, Elaine Wegrzyn and Jim Cook, 56.5%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Bill Rogers, 52.5%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey
Lichtblau, 78.1%; Linda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 53.1%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play
Jan. 1, 2024, to Oct. 31, 2024
0-5 Points – John Brennan, 2.61; Cathy Hetzler,
2.02; Alice Cooley, 1.93; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.86.
5-20 Points – Dennis Daly, 11.03; Zakie Nohra, 7.09; Anthony
Girasole, 6.38; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Jeannine Dupuis, 2.69; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84;
Chris-Elaine Santilli, 1.79; Bill Duax, 1.65; Devon Marlette, 0.40.
20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 12.71; Brian Fleming, 11.94;
Pepe Justicia-Linde, 7.97; Molly Morris, 6.97; Donna Starnes, 6.51; Gini
Sicignano, 5.48; Helen Scott, 3.65; Peggy Mead, 2.63; Phyllis Stasiowski, 2.60;
Kathleen Voigt, 1.46.
50-100 Points – Susan Cardamone, 13.81; Maureen Cancilla, 12.99;
Mike Meachan, 9.64; John Houghtaling, 3.33; Jo Ann Smith, 3.25; Elaine Idzik, 3.12;
Howard Epstein, 2.10; Nancy Deneen, 1.94; Cherry Searle, 1.31; Anne Slater,
0.81; Darwin Skalski, 0.78.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 13.90; Betty DeFeo, 5.95; Joan
Ciszak, 5.53; Susan Levy, 4.03; Janet Desmon, 1.96; Tom England, 1.54; Tiger
Li, 0.78.
200-300 Points – David Whitt, 11.62; Ethan Xie, 5.53; Judith
Babat, 4.03; Laura Houghtaling, 3.33; Laurie Foster, 3.32; (tie) Barbara Scott
and John Scott, 1.87; Maria Amlani, 1.41; John Fiegl, 0.58; Jane Roberts, 0.56.
300-500 Points – David Schott, 48.60; Joanne Nover, 42.71;
Pat Haynes, 39.40; Linda Milch, 24.83; Jim McClure, 22.32; Ruth Nawotniak, 15.36;
Maryann Szafran, 14.68; Agi Maisel, 13.33; Margaret Zhou, 10.35; Judy
Zeckhauser, 9.23.
500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 54.26; Andrei Reinhorn, 37.08;
Paul Zittel, 36.51; Linda Zittel, 34.11; Joe Miranda, 29.85; Joyce Frayer, 29
even; Mary Terrana, 23.38; Gordon Crone, 21.18; Dave Larcom, 18.84; Ed Morgan, 18.83.
1,000-1,500 Points – Betty Metz, 43.27; Kamil Bishara, 40.56;
Sue Neubecker, 36.34; Mary Ball, 34.16; Terry Fraas, 29.21; (tie) Marilyn
Wortzman, Jim Easton, 27.06; Joanne LaFay, 24.47; Howard Foster, 17.19; Bob
Kaprove, 11.55.
1,500-2,500 Points – Tova Reinhorn, 40.64; Pinky Regan, 36.89;
Paula Kotowski, 26.62; Joyce Greenspan, 18.16; David Colligan, 16.40; Sandi
England, 14.74; Walt Olszewski, 11 even; Barbara Pieterse, 7.24; Nancy
Wolstoncroft, 7.07; Martin Pieterse, 6.87; Nancy Kessler, 5.37.
2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 62.62; Linda Burroughsford, 28.76;
Art Morth, 6.14; David Turner, 4.77; Dale Anderson, 4.36; Pat Rasmus, 1.89;
Joanne Kelley, 1.71.
3,500-5,000 Points – John Ziemer, 54.09; Donna Steffan, 53.42;
Judy Graf, 53.11; Davis Heussler, 41.61; Jim Gullo, 29.25; Mike Ryan, 25.53; Martha
Welte, 22.76; Judy Padgug, 17.93; Chongmin Zhang, 4.20; Allen Beroza, 3.81.
Over 5,000 Points – Bud Seidenberg, 64.36; Chris Urbanek, 53.96;
Jay Levy, 43.37; Jay Costello, 41.24; Sharon Benz, 24.71; Dian Petrov, 17.65; Saleh
Fetouh, 3.52; Kathy Pollock, 5.02.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by Buffalo News
Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in
The News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt
face-to-face play.
These days you can find it in two
places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and
that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place
to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more
than 2,970 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next
measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge
adventures here.
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