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    by Dean Grattidge   District 7 Reporter Nice entry total: 92 partners vying for honors on the upgraded courts at Sun City. This took place from April 3rd to 5th, 2017. Sponsors were The Bank of Hemet and The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. We certainly commend them for this. ATM’s were Liz Backus and Dick Massey. Other…

    by Dean Grattidge,  District 7 Reporter   If I may borrow a quote from Dickens ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, “It was the best of times”  Seventeen teams with players from two nations vowed to uphold the legacy of that quote as they signed on for the event at four Hemet venues.  Players from…

Shirley Eager, District 5 Secretary  The District 5 Tournament of Champions has concluded and history was made. To qualify for the Tournament of Champions a person must have placed in the top 4 in the Championship or Consolation Divisions of the Singles or Any Doubles Tournaments. When a person qualifies, they receive a 5-year invitation…

   By Dean Grattidge, District 7 Reporter.u With 36 entries, this became one of the  most robust events I’ve  witnessed in quite awhile. Hosted by SDSE, 11 clubs had representatives in the tournament.The people who had much to do with the success of this event: ATM Lynda Goggin, Helen Noeltner, George Hayner, Dennis Iszler, Al and…

The weather was cool and thankfully clear and the boards were fast.MC and District 5 Team Captain. Janice Fitzgerald welcomed District 7 and play got under way. 20 players from each district competed in the first game. A different 20 played the second game. So you can see what a large undertaking it was to manage.…

Tomorrows games of the Desert Challenge will be hosted by District 5 and played at the Royal Palms Resort on Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. District 5 will be looking to revenge the loss there 2 years ago that went all the way to a tie breaker.   For such an important event, maybe…

John Hays of El Grande Estates District 7 has won the annual California Shuffleboard Association Hall of Fame Any Singles. By Dean Grattidge, District 7 reporter A busy week at GVP! From Dec. 27th through Dec 30th, 2016, Golden Village Palms Resort, an iconic landmark, hosted the Hall of Fame games. in addition, the CSA…

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: NATIONAL OPENING of the WESTERN IN 2014. WORLD’S LARGEST SHUFFLEBOARD TOURNAMENT!! Click on Pic ONCE to recognize faces!!  The National Western Shuffleboard Team Tournament started with the Captain’s and Orientation Meetings on Sunday, Nov 6th.  The tournament has 20 teams with 16 to 18 shufflers on each team (approximately 330 shufflers). …

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: Ladies and Gentleman, Shufflers All; I am pleased to report that we have a new ISA PRESIDENT > MYRNA BILTON.  Myrna was the immediate past First Vice President of the ISA; she successfully held the office of CNSA President for two years and was awarded the Special Award…

  by Dean Grattidge District 7 Reporter Novices and veteran players alike, took to the courts in the Oldlympics shuffleboard tournament. The iconic Hemet Muni venue was again the host club to these games. In all,72 contestants vied for a place in Oldlympic history from Sept. 19-22, 2016. For this event, designated as Chairpersons, Lynda Goggin and…

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: This FL News Article follows this article:  https://theshuffler.net/2016/09/15/we-know-shuffleboard-can-become-intense-but-lets-keep-it-civil/ By Frank Cerabino – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer. Pic on left. I’ve been reading Ludlow’s Code, which was an authoritative source of conduct in the American colonies during the mid-17th Century. I’ll explain in a moment why this…

September 7-9, 2016 The first annual Club Team Shuffle is in the books. This years District 7 summer tournament schedule was a shortened one. This was done to improve the number of entries and ease the burden on our sponsors. By and large these goals were accomplished. But there was a gap. As the start of league…

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: As far as hometown superlatives go, possessing the world’s largest outdoor shuffleboard court is ridiculously specific. Nevertheless, the shuffleboard club in St. Petersburg represents the story of this Floridian town’s rise, fall, and rise again. It opened in 1924, when Florida was quickly growing into a popular tourism destination. The sight…

   by Dean Grattidge, District 7 Reporter. From  August 22-24, 2016, SDSE Shuffleboard Club hosted the annual Maxine Trachsel Memorial Tournament. History was made: Of the 64 entries, the championship bracket was made up of 4 winners, all of the same club; that being one SDSE team. This is unprecedented in shuffleboard competition! ATM’s were Lynda…

by Dean Grattidge, District 7 Reporter From Aug. 1-4, a nice turnout of 92 players converge on Hemet West Club to vie for honors in a CSA  Any Doubles Tournament. ATM’s at the helm were Sharyn DiChiro and Jeannie Gregory. Fine job ladies of putting all the pieces together and carrying it through to the end!…

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: Sylvia Smith INTO the US NSA Hall of Fame. NSA Hall of Fame Nomination – Player Category by Rob Robinson.    SYLVIA’S TABLE. It is my honor and privilege to nominate Sylvia Smith for the National Shuffleboard Association Hall of Fame in the player category.  Sylvia is currently…

   by Dean Grattidge, District 7 Reporter. From Aug.11-14, 72 contenders squared off in the Emmett Allen annual CSA singles tournament. You sometimes  got the Impression that he gave meaning to the term “Unsurpassed Camaraderie”. The ATM’s were Ruby Best and Suzanne Shapiro (iheir first tournament). Mary Davis handled the announcing chores. Sharyn DiChiro, District 7 Tournament Manager, was…

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: Sylvia and Dan Smith, 33rd ISA, Midland, ON   BGSU retiree rules the shuffleboard courts in both Arizona and Ohio 1 image Photo by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune Sylvia Smith, national shuffleboard champion. By THOMAS SCHMELTZ, Sentinel-Tribune Sports Editor | Posted 20 hours ago WESTON — Shuffleboard was never…

Originally posted on Your Source for Shuffleboard News: ? ? ? ? ? ? July 1st and July 4th are Rapidly Approaching!!  I Offer these Remarks as My Contribution to both Very Special Days!! To-day, 2016 06 29, President Barack Obama gave an address to the Parliament of Canada.   To say that he was greeted warmly is a…

In case you haven’t already done so, follow the CSA on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/californiashuffleboard/ Following there, and here, keep Shuffleboard in the forefront of search engines. Hope your summer is the best!

by Dean Grattidge  District 7 Reporter. June 13-15, 64 enthusiastic players vied for a win. The inception of this event (Bonspiel, meaning “Good Game”) was conceived 21 years ago by Marty Boyajian. He still checks on the progress of this tournament. Many volunteers helped to “jump start it” and keep it moving forward. ATM’s Carol Anderson…

SDS tournament——- Although everything looked good when I posted the article, the pictures didn’t come through. I hope they do this time!

   by Dean Grattidge   District 7 Reporter From May 16-19, Sierra Dawn South hosted some pretty extraordinary shuffleboard activity -In this,  the John McDonaugh Memorial Event, honoring a past Hemet banking icon, ATM’s  George Hayes and Jeannie Gregory created the pairings and charts. They then directed the competition. Head  ref was George Hayner as…

For several years now, the Sun City Shuffleboard Club has hosted the annual California Shuffleboard Association’s Any Singles tournament. The venue is owned by the Sun City  Civic Association Early last year they started an upgrade to the shuffleboard facility by having the middle 8 boards resurfaced and doing away with boards 1 and 10.…

Hemet, Ca. City Council Meeting. April 26, 2016 Jay Davidson, President of The California Shuffleboard Association and George Hayes, President of District 7 are presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by Mayor Bonnie Wright 2 people reached In attendance at the Hemet City Council meeting. The Soboba Classic committee and their spouses. Front l-r Jay…

The CSA and District will be honored at the Hemet City Council Meeting, April 26, at 7:00pm

What Is A Quintessential Classic?   By Dean Grattidge District 7 Reporter We just had one! The Soboba Classic 10th Annual CSA Shuffleboard Tournament got rolling Monday, March 21st at five different District 7 shuffleboard courts. These courts and their fine cadre of ATM’s were: Hemet Muni (Janet Langemeier and Dennis Iszler), Hemet West (Shirley…

The play is done, the banquet is over, and the Sun Chasers, a 100% California team won in convincing fashion. In the last few years, this team has done well, made the podium more than once, but this year they came out on top. From left to right; Co-Captain, Sallie Hamilton, Julian Brown, Sharron Brown,…