Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator On July 24, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) and CantaMia (CM) Billiards Club delivered another action-packed afternoon of high-level 8-ball competition. PCBC brought four players to take on four from CM. CM won all three matches and 26 games to 18, capturing bragging rights (for now) in a tightly contested…
Steve Farmer In the game of pocket billiards, player skill is commonly measured using the FargoRate system. This system assigns a number to a player’s ability, usually ranging from about 200 for beginners to over 800 for top professionals. Knowing where you fall on this scale helps you better understand your game and set realistic…
Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator On July 10, five players from the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) headed south to face four members of the CantaMia (CM) Billiards Club in a spirited afternoon of semi-short-rack 8-ball. Playing on CM’s home tables, the hosts used sharp shooting and steady momentum to claim both matches and a 17-11…
Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator On Aug. 7, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) hosted the CantaMia (CM) Billiards Club for another hard-fought morning of high-level 8-ball at PebbleCreek’s Salerno Billiards Room. Eager to avenge a loss suffered two weeks earlier at CM, PCBC tried their best but still watched CM sweep both matches and take…
Blair Dreyfus I hope everyone is excited about surviving another monsoon season and the near end of the triple–digit temps. I, for one, am eager for the oppressive heat to leave as this old man doesn’t deal well with the heat. Just drains what little strength I have left and even the walk from the…
Blair Dreyfus Another month has flown by. I hope everyone had a special Fourth of July and an even more spectacular 250–year celebration. I remember our Bicentennial like it was just 50 years ago. I do remember that I enjoyed our Bicentennial far more than this 250 celebration but I can’t quite put my finger…
Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator On July 6, three players from the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) traveled to Sundance Community Center and emerged victorious in a hard-fought morning of 8-ball, defeating their hosts 3 matches to 1 with an overall game count of 22-20. Sundance, still smarting from previous losses to PebbleCreek, came loaded for…
Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator It’s been a busy and successful year for the PebbleCreek Billiards Club travel teams so far. In the first six months of 2026, the club has hosted or competed in 24 contests against other West Valley 55+ communities—an impressive average of four contests per month. Each contest typically features between…
Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator The PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) and CantaMia (CM) Billiards Club delivered action-packed days of high-level 8-ball competition in a first-ever dual-location, dual-week format. The clubs split the matches, with four PCBC players traveling to CantaMia on Thursday, June 26 for afternoon play and four CantaMia players visiting PebbleCreek on Thursday,…
Dan Harris, Travel Team Coordinator On June 9, the Sundance Billiards Club from Buckeye traveled to PebbleCreek’s Salerno Billiards Room for an inter-club matchup against the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC). As with their previous match-ups, PCBC again proved to be unstoppable, sweeping both matches with a decisive 32-9 victory in games won. The morning kicked…