Poetry Corner

Memory of Sons Kathleen Ripley Leo Once, my sons put on their father’s shoes and flip-flopped through the house like baby seals slipping on ice floes. Then, one grew two sizes bigger than dad and the other could borrow his good Johnson and Murphy’s for a dance. Often, I put on their running shoes and…

CantaMia Billiards Club Routs PebbleCreek in Dual-Venue Showdown

Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Jan. 16, the CantaMia (CM) Billiards Club and PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) clashed in an intense 8-ball series split between their two communities. The morning session saw four CM players travel to PebbleCreek to face four PCBC opponents, while the afternoon featured three PCBC players heading to CantaMia to…

The Buckeye Legends Defeat PCBC in an 8-Ball Showdown

Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Jan. 14, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) hosted the Buckeye Legends (BL) for an 8-ball contest in PebbleCreek’s Salerno Billiards Room. BL was determined to avenge last month’s defeat, and did so convincingly, winning both matches and 30 games to PCBC’s 23. The first match featured a one-on-one 8-ball…

Billiards Club President’s Message

Blair Dreyfus The weather outside is frightful, at least everywhere else it seems. But not here! Here we get to enjoy ourselves outdoors should we choose. My outdoor activity has slowed down to a crawl—that’s why I’ve taken to this role as Billiards Club president. If I’ve chosen to be more of an “indoor cat,”…

PCBC Dominates Trilogy for the Third Straight Time

Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Feb. 3, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) made the trip to the Kiva Club in Trilogy at Vistancia, Peoria, Ariz., for another thrilling inter-club showdown against the Trilogy Billiards Club. With seven players from PebbleCreek facing nine from Trilogy, the matches unfolded on three pristine 9-foot Brunswick tables topped…