Sugar River Euchre

Eagle Heights were soaring last Thursday night when they hosted the Hooterville-Shufflers. The match started with the Shufflers taking a 1-point lead with the Eagles tying it up in the 2nd frame. The Shufflers fought back to take a 9-point lead, but the Eagles caught the wind beneath their wings and put up 24 more points in the 4th frame than the Shufflers did, giving them a 15-point lead. Then the Screaming Eagles extended their talons and dove in for the kill. The Shufflers could only accumulate 17 team points out of a possible 60, recording scores of 3, 4, 6 and 4, falling another 43 points in the 5th frame, making the deficit 58. Unfortunately, this was not the end of the Shufflers’ misery, as they continued to tumble giving up a total of 75 points to the Eagles by the end of the evening.
Shenanigan’s started the evening with a record of 0 and 2, playing against New Glarus who were 1 and 1. This match saw its share of frames with single digit scores, seven coming in at 3 or below. Larry Losenegger and Jerry Retrum were the only couple from either team to NOT record a single digit score. The Pranksters win by 37, putting both teams in a five-way tie for 5th place with a record of 1 and 2. Ed Wettach and Rex Hoesly (New Glarus) shared this week’s low score, a mere 71 points, with Dewey Haag and Shane Kahl (Hooterville-Shufflers).
Jones’ Plumbing sprang a few leaks, at 39 points to be exact, when the Hooterville-Express steamed into Pine Bluff smashing all pipes in their path. Only one Pipe-Bender couple retrieved the tools necessary to slow the leaks and to surpass the 100 point barrier. Whereas, three couples from the Express loaded 100 plus points into their freight cars to secure their first win of the season.
Janice Magnuson and Bruce Milestone (Monte’s) were playing much like Aaron Rodgers did Thursday night when he fumbled in the opponent’s end zone. Kleeman’s couple Steve Sponem and Al Zimmerman decided to take no prisoners in the final frame when they held Janice and Bruce at the 76 points they had going into the 8th frame making Janice and Bruce the first players to put a skunk in their saddle bags this season. Much like the Hooterville-Shufflers, the Mounties began the night with a small lead but quickly fell victim to a team that got stronger as the night went on. With a little help from Jeff and Jerry Judd, who had this week’s high score of a 117, the Cowboys shook 59 Mounties off their mounts. This assured Kleeman’s of at least a share of first place. The Norsk Cowboys matched the strong play of Kleeman’s in their showdown against the River-Rats by playing sheriff and locking up a 54-point win over J&M Bar. Tracy Buetel and Harry Gehin (J&M Bar) barely escaped the dungeon for a cell on the ground floor with the evening’s second lowest score, a 72. The Cowboys and the Hay-Shakers remain tied for first place, with a record of 3 and 0.
Standings: Kleeman’s 3-0; Norsk 3-0; Eagle Heights 2-1; Jones’ Plumbing 2-1; Hooterville Express 1-2; Hooterville Shufflers 1-2; Monte’s 1-2; New Glarus 1-2; Shenanigans 1-2; J&M Bar 0-3.
Schedule for October 27: Norsk Golf Bowl @ Hooterville Express (8:00); Jones’ Plumbing @ Hooterville Shufflers (7:00); Kleeman’s @ Shenanigans (8:00); Eagle Heights @ New Glarus (8:00); J&M Bar @ Monte’s (8:00).