News and notes for
the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/,
usually by midweek.
The Buffalo Bridge Center,
60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, offers a regular schedule of in-person
and online games Monday through Friday with party games once a month on
weekends, usually on Sundays. For more info, visit the club’s website at https://buffalobridgecenter.godaddysites.com/
or call 716-424-0014. Fee for games is $8 for members and $12 for non-members.
Membership is $80 annually.
In addition, the club hosts a supervised play session
for players who want experience and advice to improve their games from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Mondays, which has been a great success. All are welcome. No
pre-registration needed. Also popular is the club’s social bridge game just for
fun at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Signup needed for this one. Call Ruth Nawotniak at
716-949-7574 or email at ruth2250@outlook.com.
The Bridge Center will be closed whenever Buffalo
public schools are closed due to the weather. However, if Buffalo schools merely
revert to remote learning, then the Bridge Center will be open.
Other ACBL sanctioned clubs:
Bridge Club of East Aurora games are at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior
Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Contact is Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.
The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) in St. Catharines,
Ont., offers face-to-face games five days a week at its club in Tremont Square
opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue. Website is bridgewebs.com/Niagara.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Bridge Club plays in the
Community Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Anderson Lane off Mississauga
Street on the western end of the village. Open games are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and
Fridays. Website is bridgewebs.com/niagaraonthelake.
Non-sanctioned clubs:
Amherst Senior Center, 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. Tonawanda Senior Center,
12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, is currently on a midwinter break.
Upcoming
tournaments
Niagara BCON Sectional –
Bridge Centre of Niagara, 2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday,
March 14, and Sunday, March 15. Space is limited. Pre-registration encouraged.
For more info, click this link.
Rochester Non-Life Master Sectional – Two
locations. Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28. Swiss Teams on Friday at
Temple B'Rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester. Pairs games on Saturday at
Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. For more info, click
this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton
Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 31, to
Sunday, April 5. For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo
Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12. For info,
click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional –
Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, April 18, and
Sunday, April 19. For more info, click this link.
Finger Lakes Regional – Seasons
on Keuka Lake, 110 Mace St., Penn Yan. Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12. For
more info, click this link.
District 5 Sectional Tournament at the
Clubs (StaC) – Participating local clubs. Monday, June
8, to Sunday, June 14. For more info, click this link.
Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy
Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 23, to Sunday, June 28.
For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, July 10, to Sunday, July 12.
Oakville Summer Regional –
St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday,
July 21, to Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional –
Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 25, and
Sunday, July 26.
Scores
from ACBL Live for Clubs
Week
of Feb. 16 to Feb. 22
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening –
0-900 game online. Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 69.44%; Maria Schory
and Mike Metzger, 58.33%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-1,600 game. North-south, Anthony Girasole and John Brennan,, 54.29%; (tie) Terry
Fraas and Brian Universal, Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 52.86%; east-west,
Dennis Daly and Brian Fleming, 68.33%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 58.89%;
Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 55.55%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning
– Open game. Martha Welte and Howard Foster, 58.33%; Davis Heussler and David
Colligan, 57.14%; Donna Steffan and Bud Seidenberg, 54.76%; Linda Burroughsford
and John Ziemer, 51.79%; Julie Mitchell and Jay Costello, 49.40%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning
– 0-2,000 game. Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 64%; Joyce Greenspan and
Andrei Reinhorn, 61.11%; Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 53.19%; Pat Haynes and
David Schott, 52.11%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 51.86%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning
– Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 68.33%; Martha Welte and Larry
Abate, 56.77%; (tie) Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, John Ziemer and Jim Lanzo, 53.65%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon
– Open game. Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 62.87%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton,
57.69%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 53.95%; Martha Welte and Sushil Amlani,
52.93%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 52.89%; Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming,
51.92%; Terry Fraas and Tova Reinhorn, 51.87%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday
morning – Open game. Barbara Booi and Joanne LaFay, 59.38%;
Nancy Kessler and Joyce Greenspan, 57.29%; (tie) Gordon Crone and Bert Feasley,
Maureen Piasecki and Wilson McClaren, 56.25%.
Delaware Wednesday evening –
0-2,000 game online. Eugene Giorgini and Jim Lanzo, 65.74%; Bill Rich and
Richard McGowan, 63.89%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 61.11%; Vivian Hermann and
William Voss, 55.56%.
Non-sanctioned
clubs
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 58%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 56%; east-west, Julie Mitchell and Bill Rogers, 67%; Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 57%.
Unit
116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues
Jan.
1, 2026, to Jan. 31, 2026
0-5 Points – Arthur
Ziller, 0.37; (tie) Walter and Ellen Balon, 0.26.
5-20 Points – Frank
Dluhy, 6.40; Maureen Piasecki, 2.68; Joan Warren, 1.86; Susan Mann Dolce, 1.25;
Linda Marsh, 0.93; Mike Rupp, 0.90; Ann Bonte, 0.72; Bob Rupp, 0.68; Amy Licata,
0.43.
20-50 Points – Julie
Mitchell, 3.50; Gini Sicignano, 1.04; Devon Marlette, 0.56.
50-100 Points – Molly
Morris, 4.15; Anne Slater, 2.03; Kathleen Voigt, 1.40; Jo Ann Smith, 1.12; Mary
Berlow, 0.72; Susan Burns, 0.70; Mike Metzger, 0.51. .
100-200 Points – Mike
Meacham, 8.39; Jim Hassett, 3.24; Brian Fleming, 3.10; Cynthia Tashjian, 2.93;
Candace Graser, 2.48; Amy Habib, 1.74; Maria Schory, 1.63; (tie) Ilene Rothman,
Carol Licata, 1.19; John Houghtaling, 1.12.
200-300 Points – Laura
Houghtaling, 1.12.
300-500 Points – Maria
Amlani, 5.57; Joanne Nover, 3.33; David Schott, 2.85; Agi Maisel, 1.42; Ruth
Nawotniak, 1.25; Carl Hasselback, 0.51; Eugene Giorgini, 0.34..
500-1,000 Points – Jo
Nasoff-Finton, 6.96; Joyce Frayer, 5.92; Linda Zittel, 3.93; Wilson McClaren,
3.73; Sushil Amlani, 2.15; (tie) Gordon Crone, Mary Terrana, 2.04; Andrei
Reinhorn, 2.01; (tie) Jim McClure, Paula Rosen, 1.98.
1,000-1,500 Points – Mary
Ball, 5.92; Paul Zittel, 5.25; Vic Bergsten, 4.68; Bert Feasley, 3.92; Betty
Metz, 3.85; Joanne LaFay, 2.40; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 1.80; Judie
Bailey, 1.17; Terry Fraas, 1.11.
1,500-2,500 Points
– Jim Lanzo, 13.10; Pinky Regan, 7.64; David Colligan, 5.02; Howard Foster,
4.85; Rajat Basu, 4.22; Kamil Bishara, 3.73; Tova Reinhorn, 2.75; Nancy
Kessler, 1.77; Paula Kotowski, 1.54; Judy Kaprove, 1.44.
2,500-3,500 Points –
Dale Anderson, 1.99.
3,500-5,000 Points –
Linda Burroughsford, 40.96; Donna Steffan, 5.46; Judy Graf, 3.23; John Ziemer,
2.43; Martha Welte, 2.36.
More than 5,000 Points
– Saleh Fetouh, 143.01; Davis Heussler, 44.91; Bud Seidenberg, 6.17; Jay
Costello, 6.11; Kathy Pollock, 5.42; Mike Ryan, 4.84; Chris Urbanek, 4.19; Jay
Levy, 3.36; Dian Petrov, 0.45.
Dale Anderson has
compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in
competition more than 20 years ago. A Gold Life Master, he reached a
career milestone, 3,000 master points, at the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament
last September. You can call or text him at 716-860-2305 or send an email to dahotwings@aol.com.
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