the Mt. Carmel Shuffleboard League came to a close a few weeks ago, and this year was like no other!

The Clover Hose had been leading the league for weeks, while Dorko’s kept within striking distance.  (striking distance is also known as “second place”, for anyone keeping score at home). 

when the final week of the season came around, nothing was settled.  the Clover’s had their fate in their own hands.  win out, and take the championship.  stumble, and anything could happen.  but, winning every single game in a match is not something that you can be reasonably expected to do.  and the Clover’s dropped a game midway through, which opened the door. 

Dorko’s couldn’t be expected to run the table either.  and over the course of the night they too dropped a game.  and it looked like hope for the title had been lost.  and then the unexpected happened.  the clover’s dropped another game.  and the room at Dorko’s filled with players from various teams wanting to see how the season would wrap up.

the pressure was on!  and the final Dorko’s shooters rose to the task, and finished the season with a string of winning games.  and where did that leave everyone standing?

Both Teams TIED For First Place !!

In the Shuffleboard League, each invdividual game is counted, and after MONTHS of playing, both teams had the same number of wins!  apparently this the first time that two teams stood at the top of the standings together, and there was no tie-breaking rule in place to handle the situation.  and after much discussion it was agreed that the shuffleboard season was long, and if two teams tied, that’s how it ends. 

Co-Champions!!!

congratulations to the shooters from BOTH teams for your year-long efforts on the board!  it was an excellent season, that was thrilling, and fun!  the only problem is that since the games were so important, i didn’t want to catch anyone off guard with a camera flash, and so we don’t have any picts!  maybe we can get some at the party!

Saturday Night was full of fun.  Once again we had a Weekend Karaoke party, with Tony Tone spinning the tunes.  A BIG series of thumbs up goes out to the fellows who began the day in Baltimore after the Preakness party, and made their way back home only to keep the Party going until the wee hours of the morning!

[photopress:peaceTrio.jpg,full,pp_image]

Shick and Randy did a great job keeping the liquid love flowing!  there were some seriously cool performances on the mike.  My favorite at any of these parties is Sammy doing a rousing rendition of Baby’s Got Back!  how can you NOT love it?!?!

[photopress:dogPileOnKaraoke.jpg,full,pp_image]

after it came time to hand the microphones back in, the music continued to play.  we don’t have an actual dance floor, but i think that stopped exactly NO ONE from busting out their moves.  it was awesome!  from the whole room doing the Dougie to the spontaneous dance offs, it was great fun.  and yes Hookie, we will do it again

[photopress:samTitChumley.jpg,full,pp_image]

oh, a Big HAPPY BIRTHDAY goes out to Dina.

[photopress:dinaBday.jpg,full,pp_image]

thanks to everyone for coming out and partying with us!  we will be sure to do it again!

the dart season really ends with the High Low games. we recently held the High Low tourney for the Spring session, and a good time was had by all!

Georgie Leshock stepped things up by hopping in the kitchen and ripping up stromboli and pizza pies that were praised both LOUDLY, and for DAYS following the party.   and the loudly thing has nothing to do with Traci, the praise came in from across the board.

Oh, and we shot darts too!  Cookie and Curtis paired up for the day.  they didn’t get much momentum though as Cookie found it too hard to carry Curtis far into the tourney.

Teams that did make it through the first few rounds include Zig and Mike Kerrick, Georgie and Ed, and the pairing of Timmy and Sinko.  As the day wears on it becomes apparent that tournament darts are a combination of dart skill, and physical endurance.

when the finals came, Ed and George were on the Catbird Seat.  but Timmy and Sinko battled and after the first match (2 out of 3 falls), things were even.  And in the FINAL finale, timmy and Sinko came out on top again, fighting their way through the One Loss bracket and going all the way to the top!!

Congrat Guys – Well Played !!

[photopress:hiLoSpring2011.jpg,full,pp_image]

since the beginning of baseball season we’ve been gathering at the tavern on Sunday afternoons to see what Shicky is up to and catch a few ballgames. and, everyone who has stopped in has been given the chance to sign a slip of paper, and have their name basically “added to the barrel”. This past Sunday was the day we “rolled out the barrel” and started picking names.

at the ends of the innings names were chosen, and people won T Shirts, Phillies Pints, ballcaps and more. finally, the big prize came up for the claiming. A Pair of Tickets to see the Phils, and you get to choose form a line up of games!

Holly picked a slip from the batch, and the name on the paper was Kaitlyn McGinley. Kaitlyn is certainly a Phils fan, but she decided to take a pass on the tickets and let someone else have a chance at the prize. after all, she can pretty much see the Phils anytime, and spreading some good karma is always a good idea! so, on the redraw we found someone who became a very happy camper . . .

[photopress:chilidogPhilstickets.jpg,full,pp_image]

Chili Dog!!