Sugar River Euchre

There was an omission in last week’s paper by this reporter of an event that occurred in the match between It’s Time and J&M Bar on October 26th. Leo Humphry and Bruce Milestone were skunked by Pat Palmer and Harry Gehin in the fifth game of the match. Postcards have since been mailed to Bruce and Leo to remind them of this somber occasion.
Now to this week’s highlights. Mark Losenegger apparently forgot how to play cards in the week he was off. It is rumored that he ordered the right bower into his opponent’s hand in order to “guard the gate.” Problem is, he was in possession of the left bower and another trump. What, he ordered for fright with the left guarded? Tell us it isn’t so! Don’t worry Mark, I’m sure someone has done that before. In spite of the lack of good play, with 109 points, Mark and John Ott still ended with the high score of the week. As a side note, this is the third time this year John and Mark have been partners and the second time they’ve had the week’s high score. Unfortunately, this time that wasn’t enough to salvage a victory for the Pipe-Benders as the Kleeman Hay-Shakers won by 16. Chris Booth and Kate Vredeverld (Pipe-Benders) had this week’s low with a 71.
All eight couples in the match between the 5th Quarter-Shufflers and It’s Time-Mounties had at least one score of 6 or less, with eleven of those a 5 or below. Amazingly, there were no skunks in this match. The Shufflers led throughout the match except for the fifth frame when the Mounties pulled out the crop to nose ahead by 9 for one frame. However, in the end, the Mounties mounts just didn’t have it in them as the Shufflers zig zagged by them for a 14-point victory.
With a late Halloween party in Mount Horeb, the J&M River-Rats snatched 8 more treats than the Norsk-Pranksters were able to bag, thereby tricking the Pranksters out of a win and keeping them in a tie for last place. Richard, I think the Pranksters need you back.
In another very close match, when the last card was played just 6 points separated the Norsk-Cowboys and host S’wisco Taphaus. The Cheese-Eaters had a 12-point lead after five frames, but the Cowboys won two of the last three frames to “drive” home the win. But the closest match of week five occurred between Hooterville and Eagle Heights. With the 1-point win, the Screaming-Eagles secured a second place tie with the Express, the River-Rats, the Hay-Shakers and the Cowboys, all just one game behind 5th Quarter.
Standings: 5th Quarter 4-1; Eagle Heights 3-2; Hooterville Express 3-2; J&M Bar 3-2; Kleeman’s 3-2; Norsk Cowboys 3-2; It’s Time 2-3; Jones’ Plumbing 2-3; Norsk Pranksters 1-4; S’wisco Taphaus 1-4.
Schedule for November 9th: J&M Bar @ Hooterville (8:00); Norsk Pranksters @ 5th Quarter (8:00); Kleeman’s @ Norsk Cowboys (7:30); Jones’ Plumbing @ Eagle Heights (Norsk) (7:00); S’wisco Taphaus @ It’s Time (8:00).