Round Robin News - December 2025
Championships
2.7
Alan Campbell and Barb Lopez took on Cynthia Hathaway and Dan Peterson in the 2.7 December Championship Game. It was a hard-fought game, with the lead changing several times, until Cynthia and Dan managed the win, 15–14.
3.0
Our players were Andrea Schmidlin and Lou Surdi, and Ted Vanderlaan and Kathy Gardner.
It was Kathy’s first time with us and clearly she was up to the task! It was a bit windy and challenging, and most folks were a bit tired, but Andrea and Lou pulled ahead early, and the banter was lively! But towards the middle, Kathy and Ted started an incredible comeback, but did not quite get there. A tough battle, but in the end, it was Andrea and Lou with 15, and Ted and Kathy with 11.
3.2
Our December’s Championship game for the 3.2 Round Robin started out a little late so we decided to only score to 11. This game included to new members to our group, Kathy Jelleff and Mark Pickerel, against our regulars, Sondra Bueoy and Susie Jarvis. The game started out pretty even but when they switched sides, Kathy and Mark put it away beating Sandra and Susie 11 to 5.
3.5
In front of an enthusiastic crowd, Tom Lloyd and Derek Duval faced off against Becky Simmee and Bill Friend for December’s 3.5 championship title. It was a milestone match for Becky, Bill, and Derek, who were all competing in their first championship at this level.
The match started with Tom and Derek taking a commanding 8-3 lead. However, Becky and Bill showed incredible resilience, battling back to tie the game at 8-8. Following the side switch, the momentum shifted entirely; Becky and Bill went on an endless scoring tear, securing a 15-8 victory to claim the title.
Congratulations to Becky and Bill on a well-earned championship!
We also want to extend a huge thank you to our officiating crew—referee Jason Hook and line judges Felicia Rachner and Alison Johnson. Their expertise kept the match fair and the energy high.
3.6
The December Championship game was a close affair all the way. It was officiated by Mia Misbach and it paired Rick Anton and John McAllister who faced off against Wayne McDowell and Stephen Worland. Rick and John started out with an early lead, but Wayne and Stephen quickly caught up and they had the advantage at the half-way mark 8-7. Stephen had some outstanding net play and Wayne was very consistent overall. Although the outcome was in question until the end, ultimately, Wayne and Stephen were able to prevail over Rick and John 15-13.
3.75+
The 3.75 + championship was played on a warm and minimal wind day The top finalists were Dean Sulzer and John Fournier vs Graig Ringgenburg and Barry Lumley. Vikki Jones officiated. Photos by Mark Jurica. By the way Mark, thanks for the 100 plus photos you took of the match up. Creative angles, views and such. There were a handful of spectators. Thanks to Vikki for calling the game, score, and favorable call!
The game was long and slow with game point accruals. There was never more than 4 points separating the combatants and numerous lead changes. There was an out call by John and Dean that I disagreed with. I called upon the Referee for their input and the call was overturned. John was none to pleased! Soon after coincidentally or not, John chased a ball to the base line. With his back to the net he hit a rocket between his legs over the net. Unfortunately for him the ball went out of bounds. It was quite impressive. John and Dean had the last laugh however. In a very evenly matched game they won 16-14.
Round Robin Promotions
Congratulations to players that have moved up to the next level of play!
From 2.5 - 2.7 - Janice Kim
From 3.5 - 3.6 - Wayne McDowell
