Sugar River Euchre

Harley Blue Express, now the Starlight Express after the bar’s name change, didn’t even make a whistle stop as they flew by the Trolls hiding under the trestle at 66 mph. Once again, for the second week in a row, all four Express couples broke the 100 barrier. Dale Herfel and Steve Hoffmaster had only one loss as they raced down the track to end the night with 117 points, this week’s high score. Tracy Haag and Dave Steinhauer also tore up the track at 113 mph.
At the Red Mouse, the undefeated Shufflers started the night with a 26-point lead over the Mounties and never looked back. Dave Herfel and Stan Hook dealt up 111 points as the Shufflers cut their way through the trooper’s line of defense for a 51-point win. Whereas, for the second week in a row, trooper Bruce Milestone of the Mounties recorded the week’s low score. With the help of his partner RoseAnn Maier, they were able to secure a meager 73 points.
Speaking of undefeated teams, the Kleeman’s Hay Shakers barely managed to reach 4-0 with their 4-point win over Jones’ Plumbing. Not sure what happened to the Hay Shakers Jerry Judd and Don Williams, but I am guessing that they were star struck when former rock star Bill Jenkins appeared as Jerome Krantz’s partner. Through their glazed over eyes, Jerry and Don lost all concentration scoring a 5 twice and a 3 to end with the night with just 78 points.
Talk about close games, the Sportsman’s Bar led by as many as 29 points several times and were ahead by 6 with one couple still playing their 8th game. Cheese Eaters Jeff Buesser and Brett Eichelkraut just had to hold Pranksters Greg Burreson and Randy Cushman to 8 points or less to give the Cheese Eaters their first win of the season. But it wasn’t to be as Randy and Greg managed to pull 10 points out of the hat, still losing the game, but leading the Pranksters onto a 1-point victory. WOW!
The Cowboys had a hay day as the J&M Bar River Rats tried to invade the Cowboy country. Harold Schlimgen and Randy Schmid shot 116 of those Rats, while Dean Disch and Ferdie Schmitz shot another 114. In the end, the Cowboys out-gunned the Rats by 52.
Be sure to thank a Veteran on November 11th.
Standings: Starlight Express 4-0; Kleeman’s 4-0; Shufflers 4-0; Pranksters 3-1; J&M Bar 1-3; Jones Plumbing 1-3; Cowboys 2-2; Trolls 1-3; Mounties 0-4; Sportsman’s Bar 0-4.
Schedule for November 11: Starlight Express @ J&M Bar (8:00 p.m.); Shufflers @ Pranksters (7:30 p.m.); Cowboys @ Kleeman’s (7:30 p.m.); Sportsman’s Bar @ Mounties (7:00 p.m.); Trolls @ Jones Plumbing (7:00 p.m.)