Sugar River Euchre

For the first time this year, the high score for the week was a perfect 120 points. In the match between Kleeman’s and J&M Bar, two Kleeman couples, Steve Sponem and Don Williams and Rick Skindrud and Jeff Judd, hit that mark. With two perfect scores for the Hay-Shakers and no one breaking a 100 for the River Rats, Kleeman’s easily won this one by 97 points, putting them in sole possession of first place.
With Chris Hook and Dean Herfel pulling in 114 points, and Chad Kitsemble and Jerry Retrum a 113, the Norsk Pranksters had little trouble treating It’s Time to a 59-point defeat. In the match between the other two Norsk Golf Club teams, the Norsk Cowboys took dead aim on the Eagles knocking Eagle Heights out of first place with the Cowboys’ 41-point victory. Roger Olstad and Tracy Thronson (Cowboys) had a perfect score going into the seventh frame when Clarence Bierman and Ron Fargo saw fit to give them a 5. Roger and Tracy ended with 110 points.
In a back and forth match between 5th Quarter and Hooterville, the Express reached the station 8 minutes ahead of the 5th Quarter Shufflers, putting the Express in a tie for second place with Eagle Heights.
Jones’ Plumbing led by 34 points after six rounds in the Pipe-Benders and S’wisco Taphaus match. In the seventh round, the Cheese-Eaters cut the lead to just 17 points. In the eighth they chewed another 13 points out of Benders, leaving the Cheese-Eaters 4 points short. Keith Wenger and George Eichelkraut (Cheese-Eaters) were perfect except for two 13 point games, leaving them 4 points short of a perfect night. The same 4 points that were needed to tie the match. I’m just saying…
High averages going into the last week of the half are: Tiny Zander 109, Mark Losenegger 106.4, Jeff Judd 106, George Eichelkraut 105, Jeff Buesser 104.3, Dave Steinhauer 104.2 and Randy Skogen 104.1.
Our mid-winter tournament will be held at Norsk Golf Club on December 14th. Registration will begin at 7:30 p.m. and play at 8:00 p.m.
The Sugar River Euchre League would like to thank all our veterans for their service in remembrance of those that gave their lives at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Standings: Kleeman’s 6-2; Eagle Heights 5-3; Hooterville Express 5-3; 5th Quarter 4-4; J&M Bar 4-4; Jones’ Plumbing 4-4; Norsk Cowboys 4-4; It’s Time 3-5; Norsk Pranksters 3-5; S’wisco Taphaus 2-6.
Schedule for December 7th: S’wisco Taphaus @ J&M Bar (8:00); Jones’ Plumbing @ It’s Time (7:00); Hooterville @ Norsk Pranksters (8:00); 5th Quarter @ Norsk Cowboys (7:00); Eagle Heights @ Kleeman’s (7:30).