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Congratulations to Helen Bell of Golden Village Palms for being inducted into the USA National Shuffleboard Association Special Award Hall of Fame! The presentation was held at the Soboba Committee members meeting at 7-Hills on June 1, 2021.

GENE EAGER Sept. 24, 1937 – Feb. 28, 2020 Jesse Eugene Eager, 82, passed away on Feb. 28, 2020, at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House, Hughson, CA, with his wife, Shirley, at his side. Gene was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a month earlier. Gene was born on Sept. 24, 1937, in Hughson, CA. He was…

7 Californians were proud shuffleboard participants in Albuquerque, June 19 -June 24, 2019. From District 1-2,  John and Barbara Irogoyen. From District 5, Gene and Shirley Eager and Bill Rindone. From District 7, Jay and Marolyn Davidson. Out of the 286 entrants and more than 450 12 frame games played all 7 managed to take home…

CSA District 5 Secretary. Five shufflers from the 16-member District 5 Roadrunners team that competed in the 2019 Soboba Classic Team Tournament competed at the Ottewell Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta. This singles tournament, hosted by the Greater Edmonton Shuffleboard Association, was limited to 128 entrants and held May 13 – 16.                   Congratulations…

by Shirley Eager Seventy-two teams competed in the annual 4-day doubles tournament held at Royal Palms, Cathedral City. With the wind coming off the nearby mountains, snow could be seen through the Palm Trees. The weather didn’t seem to affect the fierce competition. Many games had to be broken by the CSA tie breaker rule,…

With winds howling at around 20 mph and gusts of 25 to 35 mph, 30 District 5 rookies took to the courts on January 21 & 22 at Ramon Park in Palm Springs. Dick Jenkins, a member of the host Ramon Shuffleboard Club dressed the 8 outdoor boards with wind wax which occasionally had to…

The Indian Wells RV Resort Shuffleboard Club hosted the District 5 Cash Bonspiel Jan. 11 – 13 at their 4-court facility. This event is normally a 4-day event but having 40 entries, instead of the ideal number of 64, allowed ATM Shirley Eager to rework the schedule so shufflers played 3 games on Friday and…

  Despite what I thought was a late afternoon start, around 75 Hemet shufflers showed up to hear Lou Wilson share his knowledge of the game of Shuffleboard. Newer players and what I call “seasoned” players all can benefit from a few hints on strategy. We all want to improve our play of course, and…

by Dean Grattidge,   District 7 Reporter The upscale venue of Hemet West hosted this annual event from Sept. 5-7, 2018. Each of the 10 teams fielded approximately 10 players. The total number of entries was 101.     Leaders of the teams were: Colonial Country Club, Cap. Debra McCaffrey, Co-Cap. Margarita Erwin. Foothill of…

by Dean Grattidge  District 7 Reporter Hemet West hosted the annual CSA any doubles tournament from July 23-27, 2018.  A total of 96 players took part in this event. Games were 12-frame, doubled, with players changing sides at half time, taking their discs with them. Personnel volunteering their efforts were: ATM’s Lynda Goggin and Carole…

Reported by: Carol Blasingame Congratulations to Sun City’s any Singles Tournament held Monday, July 9 through Wednesday the 11th, 2018. There were 60 registered participants representing Colonial Country Club, El Grande,, Golden Village Palms, Foothills of Hemet, Hemet Muni, Hemet West, Sierra Dawn Southeast, Seven Hills and Villa Del Monte. On behalf of the District…

Friendship Team Tournament 2018  by Dean Grattidge   District 7 Reporter      Photos by Harlan Matthews, Dist. 7 Webmaster Condensed down to two days, May 21-22, 2018, five teams squared off in this successful event. Winners on the four teams received a pin or their accomplishments. Each team fielded 13 players, assigned by spreading them…

by  Dean Grattidge   District 7 Reporter Seven Hills Shuffleboard Tournament: A Commemorative for A Leader. This singles tournament was played to honor the late Emmett Allen, past program and community leader. From May 7 to May 9, 2018, 64 players squared off to apply their skills in this District 7 singles event. For 6 years…

by  Dean Grattidge   District 7 Reporter This Any Doubles tournament, hosted by Sierra Dawn South, evolved as a tribute to John McDonough, a valley icon of past years. From April 16-19, 2018, 44 partners gathered at SDS to duke it out. ATM’S were Helen  Noeltner and Carol Anderson as George Hayner handled the duties…

   by Dean Grattidge  – District 7 Reporter Bring 15 teams and 247 players together in Hemet and you have an exciting tournament, the “CSA Soboba Classic”. The list of volunteers who put this event together is almost endless: The spectrum runs from Tournament Director to Rules Committee, taking in Suzanne Shapiro, District 7 President,…