Sugar River Euchre

With the taste of spring leaving us for more seasonal temperatures, Monte’s woes continued as Shenanigans pulled out a 6-point victory over the Mounties. The win by the Pranksters keeps their hopes alive for one more week. Kleeman’s, another first place contender, posted the second best team score thus far this season and had little trouble keeping the J&M Bar River-Rats at bay. Two Hay-Shakers couples recorded a score of 107 points, while the other two couples scored 108 points each, resulting in a team total of 430 points. That was 72 points more than the Rats could chew.
The other first place contender, Jones’ Plumbing, traveled to New Glarus for their match against the Cheese-Eaters. The Pipe-Benders built their 8-point halftime lead to a 39-point advantage by the end of the seventh round. With two of the eighth round games in the books, the Cheese-Eaters had cut the lead to just 18 points. Although the Cheese-Eaters outscored the Pipe-Benders by 27 points in the eighth round, it was too little, too late. Jones’ Plumbing hung on for a 12-point win to remain tied with Kleeman’s in first place.
Mike Pickett and Dave Wilborn corralled 112 points for the Norsk Cowboys (this week’s high score), while Paul Hodgson and Neal Fargo could only swoop in 74 points for the Screaming Eagles, this week’s low score. The difference in these two scores accounted for most of the 42-point horsewhipping the Cowboys put on the Eagles. The Hooterville-Express engineered a 21-point lead from the onset in their match against the Hooterville-Shufflers. The Shufflers maneuvered just enough to get within 4 by the end of the seventh round and took a 4-point lead after two scores were reported in the eighth. Even with the 111 points put up by Steve Vogt and Pat Maclean, the Shufflers couldn’t circumvent the Express.
Mark your calendars, the Spring Tournament will be at Shenanigans on March 9th. Registration starts at 7:30 p.m., play at 8:00 p.m. All current and previous league players are eligible to enter. Cost is $10.00 per person. With the tournament in mind, I am sure many of you are wondering where you stand in the high average race. Remember, you have to play in 13 matches to qualify. With just one week remaining, Tom Schlimgen is in the lead with a 105.286 average, while Mike Pickett and Jerry Judd have a 104.615 and 103.882 respectively.
Standings: Jones’ Plumbing 7-1; Kleeman’s 7-1; Shenanigans 6-2; Hooterville-Express 5-3; Norsk Golf Bowl 5-3; J&M Bar 3-5; Eagle Heights 2-6; Hooterville-Shufflers 2-6; New Glarus 2-6; Monte’s 1-7.
Schedule for March 2: New Glarus @ J&M Bar (8:00); Jones’ Plumbing @ Monte’s (7:00); Hooterville Express @ Shenanigans (8:00); Hooterville Shufflers @ Norsk Golf Bowl (7:00); Eagle Heights @ Kleeman’s (7:30).