District 5 held its first shuffleboard tournament of the season December 6 – 8 in Thousand Palms. The Tri Palms Shuffleboard Club members did an outstanding job of hosting the Men’s & Women’s Singles. There were 40 men and 22 women competing from 8 of the 9 clubs in District 5. The weather was great and the finals on Wednesday made us all realize why we like to spend the winter months in the Coachella Valley – not a cloud in the sky. What better way to enjoy a game of shuffleboard looking to the mountains through the palm trees.
Everyone who placed in the top 4 in the Champion and Consolation Divisions are added to the list of invitees who will play in the District 5 Tournament of Champions in March in Desert Hot Springs hosted by the Desert Crest Shuffleboard Club.
The shufflers are now looking forward to competing in a new tournament in District 5 in memory of longtime shuffler, Indian Wells Shuffleboard Club President, District 5 President and California Shuffleboard Association President, Gene Eager. District 5 is hosting the Gene Eager Memorial Mixed Singles Tournament at Tramview in Cathedral City January 6 – 8.
–Shirley Eager, CSA District 5 ATM/Secretary/Treasurer
4th – Marilyn Boyd, Tri Palms; 3rd – Nerys Hughes, Tri Palms; 2nd – Joyce Carriere, Indian Wells; and Champion Jean Anderson, Tri Palms.
4th – Terri Manley, Indian Wells; 3rd – Sharon Brown, Ramon; 2nd – Dawn Carriere, Indian Wells; and Champion Linda Orrick, Tri Palms.
4th – Ron Brown, Tri Palms; 3rd David Guerrero, Tri Palms; 2nd – Terry Boyd – Tri Palms; and Champion Ray Hall, Palm Desert Greens.
4th – Don McMahon, Tri Palms; Jim (Pete) Peterson, Indian Wells; Gary Stephens, Tri Palms; and Champion Mick Guyette, The Canyon.
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