The "run and grab it" rule. The WDA has allowed a player to run to the board and grab a dart that was about to fall. ADO rules require that the third or final dart must remain embedded in the board for 5 seconds. The ADO rule isn't totally clear, but refer to #34 nd #35 at this page of the ADO Tournament Rules: http://www.adodarts.com/pdffiles/TournamentRulesBooklet.pdf
It seems that the chalker's decision cannot be final until the third or final dart has remained in the board for 5 seconds and that the thrower isn't allowed to touch his darts until the chalker's decision is final.
Quarters in electronically-scored machines.
The WDA previously voted that the Home team paid for all games on electronically-scored boards. This is going back to a Membership vote. The interim decision until it goes to a vote is that the visiting team puts their share of quarters into electronically-scored machines.
Check the link I previousy listed and look arouand a bit. You will find specific rules about scoreboards and scorekeepers. Those rules do not eliminate electronically-scored boards, but they require a scoreboard and a scorekeeper in ADO events.
The ADO allows local organizations to do whatever they want in local events. Handicap is certainly not ADO-sanctioned, but it's what's kept the WDA alive. We can do whatever we want with any issue. The ADO has guidelines and rules, but those have no effect on what we do in our leagues.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Rules changes for the General Membership
A number of rules changes have been approved by the Directors. The Directors want these changes approved by the Membership at the August 5 meeting at the Legion.
The approved changes are:
1) Hockey lines must be wide enough that a darter knows the correct distance when throwing from beyond the width of the hockey line.
2) Sponsors are allowed 1 team per season per dart board with a minimum of 2 dart boards..
3) League darts will not be scheduled the Monday after the Air Cap.
4) Returned check fees are changed to what the WDA is charged for the returned check.
5) Remove sanction and penalty wording from the Rules that are covered in the Bylaws.
6) Remove the "travelling trophy".
7) Remove the definition of "A", "B" and "C" players.
The approved changes are:
1) Hockey lines must be wide enough that a darter knows the correct distance when throwing from beyond the width of the hockey line.
2) Sponsors are allowed 1 team per season per dart board with a minimum of 2 dart boards..
3) League darts will not be scheduled the Monday after the Air Cap.
4) Returned check fees are changed to what the WDA is charged for the returned check.
5) Remove sanction and penalty wording from the Rules that are covered in the Bylaws.
6) Remove the "travelling trophy".
7) Remove the definition of "A", "B" and "C" players.
July Captain's Meeting Highlights
Finances are better than anyone expected. In addition to the WDA having more money than anyone was expecting, the various fundraisers raised over $2,000 to send Youth Darters to the Nationals.
The Cricket Qualifier is set for September 23 at the Legion for both the Ladies and the Men.
Thursday Leagues are cranking up July 26. Signup deadline is July 20. Contact Ron at radiel@cox.net or 208-4046.
The postponed Spring Fling has been rescheduled. It is set for August 5. The day starts with a General Membership meeting. As soon as we get that wrapped up it's a Post 4 Pig-Out, which is the same as a Burn Your Buns. Side dishes. Side dishes. Side dishes. We need something to go along with burgers and dogs.
15 dinners will be given to people who work the Air Cap. Eligibility for the free meals includes sign up ahead of what you're volunteering to do and then show up and do what you volunteered to do. The first 15 working the tournament from the stage and tearing down who previously volunteered get the meals.
This has been tried before and was plagued by volunteers who did what they volunteered for, but maybe took entry fees for one event.
The After-Air Cap party and feed will be held at the Legion. Steak Dinners and Juanita's Famous Burritos will be offered.
People interested in running for VP have until August 22 to declare their interest.
This occurred since the Captain's Meeting, but Richard Cranford may have a job-related assignment out of state. The Board may need to choose a temporary replacement.
The Cricket Qualifier is set for September 23 at the Legion for both the Ladies and the Men.
Thursday Leagues are cranking up July 26. Signup deadline is July 20. Contact Ron at radiel@cox.net or 208-4046.
The postponed Spring Fling has been rescheduled. It is set for August 5. The day starts with a General Membership meeting. As soon as we get that wrapped up it's a Post 4 Pig-Out, which is the same as a Burn Your Buns. Side dishes. Side dishes. Side dishes. We need something to go along with burgers and dogs.
15 dinners will be given to people who work the Air Cap. Eligibility for the free meals includes sign up ahead of what you're volunteering to do and then show up and do what you volunteered to do. The first 15 working the tournament from the stage and tearing down who previously volunteered get the meals.
This has been tried before and was plagued by volunteers who did what they volunteered for, but maybe took entry fees for one event.
The After-Air Cap party and feed will be held at the Legion. Steak Dinners and Juanita's Famous Burritos will be offered.
People interested in running for VP have until August 22 to declare their interest.
This occurred since the Captain's Meeting, but Richard Cranford may have a job-related assignment out of state. The Board may need to choose a temporary replacement.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
New sponsor confirmed
I've visited 3 establishments interested in sponsoring dart teams. One had a problem with their lease. One had the darters between the bar and the restrooms. For those of you familiar with the Shamrock, you understand about bar customers walking through the throwing area to get to the restrooms.
Wally Brown's at 31st S. and Oliver (formerly Charlie's) offered a basically private room that seats 40 people. Enough room to comfortably put up 4 dart boards, kitchen, under 21 welcome and a clean and well-maintained facility.
The Outlaws are moving to Wally's because most of them live in Derby.
Wally's is starting with 2 dart boards. The WDA is contributing one. Wally has one. It's old and no longer brightly colored, but it's never had a dart thrown into it. He still has it from when he sponsored dart teams 12 - 15 years ago. The WDA contributed 2 backboards and scoreboards that used to be in the Legion Hall.
Wally's will not be doing team drinks. Instead of team drinks they are offering 2-for-1 draws and well drinks all night on Thursdays. Draws are $1.50 for 2, so that's a much better deal than team drinks.
I propose a "Welcome to the WDA" party at Charlie's on a Friday night some time in August. I will check their schedule to find a Friday they don't have bands. It will take at least 20 darters and a couple of standards to make this a success.
Wally Brown's at 31st S. and Oliver (formerly Charlie's) offered a basically private room that seats 40 people. Enough room to comfortably put up 4 dart boards, kitchen, under 21 welcome and a clean and well-maintained facility.
The Outlaws are moving to Wally's because most of them live in Derby.
Wally's is starting with 2 dart boards. The WDA is contributing one. Wally has one. It's old and no longer brightly colored, but it's never had a dart thrown into it. He still has it from when he sponsored dart teams 12 - 15 years ago. The WDA contributed 2 backboards and scoreboards that used to be in the Legion Hall.
Wally's will not be doing team drinks. Instead of team drinks they are offering 2-for-1 draws and well drinks all night on Thursdays. Draws are $1.50 for 2, so that's a much better deal than team drinks.
I propose a "Welcome to the WDA" party at Charlie's on a Friday night some time in August. I will check their schedule to find a Friday they don't have bands. It will take at least 20 darters and a couple of standards to make this a success.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
My resignation
I think most readers are aware I offered my resignation as VP.
When I ran for VP I wanted one year to work on Rules and Bylaws. I wanted the opportunity to get rid of the obscure stuff that could be brought up that tended to disrupt meetings. I wanted to get rid of the stuff that said one thing in one place and something else in another place.
For the most part, that's been accomplished. Getting the Rules of Play to not contradict the Bylaws was easier than I thought it would be.
I am confident the proposed rules changes will achieve the reason I ran for the office. There will always be stuff coming up that no one anticipated. No Bylaws or Rules will ever be complete or all-inclusive.
I had a great committee to work with. Rick Lowery and Steve Terronez gave me insight and viewpoints I couldn't possibly have had on my own. We've gone through our recollections of meetings and Directors decisions and we think we have all (or most) of them that were not recorded in Bylaws or Rules brought back to the Directors.
It took less than 6 months to achieve the goals I had when I ran for the office. The WDA needs more people with experience serving on the Council. It is for those reasons that I offered my resignation as VP.
When I ran for VP I wanted one year to work on Rules and Bylaws. I wanted the opportunity to get rid of the obscure stuff that could be brought up that tended to disrupt meetings. I wanted to get rid of the stuff that said one thing in one place and something else in another place.
For the most part, that's been accomplished. Getting the Rules of Play to not contradict the Bylaws was easier than I thought it would be.
I am confident the proposed rules changes will achieve the reason I ran for the office. There will always be stuff coming up that no one anticipated. No Bylaws or Rules will ever be complete or all-inclusive.
I had a great committee to work with. Rick Lowery and Steve Terronez gave me insight and viewpoints I couldn't possibly have had on my own. We've gone through our recollections of meetings and Directors decisions and we think we have all (or most) of them that were not recorded in Bylaws or Rules brought back to the Directors.
It took less than 6 months to achieve the goals I had when I ran for the office. The WDA needs more people with experience serving on the Council. It is for those reasons that I offered my resignation as VP.
WDA finances
It seems the WDA has been on a record-setting course of spending money lately. There was no Directors meeting in June. The lack of a June financial report and the amount of money the WDA is pouring into darting right now raised some questions with some members. Several asked me to review the financial records of the WDA.
I wasn't expecting any problems, but when I looked at the financial records - I was shocked. Shocked, shocked, shocked I tell you. Not at the dismal state of the WDA's finances but at the great state of the WDA's finances and the tremendous efforts some people have made.
After paying the entry fees for 2 Youths to go to the National Youth Playoffs and after adding $1,000 to the blind draws at a Regional Qualifier that sent Dan Zimmerman and Leanna Clifford to national-level competition, the WDA's finances are healthy.
The bank balance is about what we're used to seeing on monthly financial reports.
Dan and Christy Zimmerman must be recognized for their outstanding efforts at raising money for the Youth Leagues. It's mainly their efforts that raised about $1,500 for the Youth. A significant amount of that came from outside the WDA. The darters in Wichita will support the goals of the WDA, but at some point our pockets get a little thin. Money from outside the WDA is critical. Dan and Christy did one of the best jobs ever seen in this organization of working hard to achieve the goals of the WDA.
Due to those efforts the Youth Fund has enough money to pay the travel costs of sending our Youth Darters to the Nationals without taking it out of the WDA Treasury.
The Frog Leagues have made a generous contribution to the WDA.
The only expenses we have coming up between now and the Air Cap are the Turkey Shoot, the postponed Spring Fling, and probably a qualifier or 2. Those aren't major expenditures and League fees look to be in great shape. I project a very comfortable balance in the bank after the Air Cap.
I wasn't expecting any problems, but when I looked at the financial records - I was shocked. Shocked, shocked, shocked I tell you. Not at the dismal state of the WDA's finances but at the great state of the WDA's finances and the tremendous efforts some people have made.
After paying the entry fees for 2 Youths to go to the National Youth Playoffs and after adding $1,000 to the blind draws at a Regional Qualifier that sent Dan Zimmerman and Leanna Clifford to national-level competition, the WDA's finances are healthy.
The bank balance is about what we're used to seeing on monthly financial reports.
Dan and Christy Zimmerman must be recognized for their outstanding efforts at raising money for the Youth Leagues. It's mainly their efforts that raised about $1,500 for the Youth. A significant amount of that came from outside the WDA. The darters in Wichita will support the goals of the WDA, but at some point our pockets get a little thin. Money from outside the WDA is critical. Dan and Christy did one of the best jobs ever seen in this organization of working hard to achieve the goals of the WDA.
Due to those efforts the Youth Fund has enough money to pay the travel costs of sending our Youth Darters to the Nationals without taking it out of the WDA Treasury.
The Frog Leagues have made a generous contribution to the WDA.
The only expenses we have coming up between now and the Air Cap are the Turkey Shoot, the postponed Spring Fling, and probably a qualifier or 2. Those aren't major expenditures and League fees look to be in great shape. I project a very comfortable balance in the bank after the Air Cap.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
June Leaders
Pardon me for being a little slow with this update. PPD updates at this stage of the season are pretty meaningless because ppd's pretty much stop moving around this time of the season. There was a period when Thursday night ppd's were updated once in the 3 weeks. That doesn't affect league play, but it makes it a bit pointless to update the League Leaders.
I just flat missed the final Monday night results.
Thursday night as of June 14, 2007
PPD Leaders
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.47
2 - Dale Casey - 17.22
3 - Gary Boisen - 16.96
4 - Clint Phillips - 15.08
5 - Brett Rogers - 14.91
6 - Tony Jessup - 14.57
7 - Mike Seeley - 14.29
8 - Rich Pike - 14.03
9 - Kenny Chamberlain - 13.96
10 - Dave Rosendale - 13.77
11 - Alan "Bubba" Leffew - 13.59
12 - Richard Cranford - 13.1
Thursday Night W/L Leaders
1 - Tony Jessup - 17/3 - 85.00% - 14.57
2 - Clint Phillips - 19/9 - 67.86% - 15.08
3 - Merlin Suderman - 17/9 - 65.38% - 9.15
4 - Dale Casey - 13/7 - 65.00% - 17.22
5 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 9/5 - 64.29% - 13.59
6 - Jim Dunham - 17/10 - 62.96% - 11.36
7 - Gary Boisen - 18/11 - 62.07% - 16.96
8 - Shawn Russel - 16/10 - 61.54% - 10.65
9 - Richard Cranford - 13/9 - 59.09% - 13.1
10 - Brett Rogers - 7/5 - 58.33% - 14.91
Monday Night PPD Leaders
1 - Dan Zimmerman - 24.3
2 - Brent Timmermeyer - 18.47
3 - Rich Pike - 17.82
4 - Gregg Turner - 17
5 - Tony Jessup - 15.84
6 - Matt Rathbun - 15.42
7 - Randy Gillis - 15.17
8 - Terry Hassler - 13.74
9 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 13.39
10 - Mark Redeker - 13.32
11 - Jeff Prince - 13.08
I just flat missed the final Monday night results.
Thursday night as of June 14, 2007
PPD Leaders
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.47
2 - Dale Casey - 17.22
3 - Gary Boisen - 16.96
4 - Clint Phillips - 15.08
5 - Brett Rogers - 14.91
6 - Tony Jessup - 14.57
7 - Mike Seeley - 14.29
8 - Rich Pike - 14.03
9 - Kenny Chamberlain - 13.96
10 - Dave Rosendale - 13.77
11 - Alan "Bubba" Leffew - 13.59
12 - Richard Cranford - 13.1
Thursday Night W/L Leaders
1 - Tony Jessup - 17/3 - 85.00% - 14.57
2 - Clint Phillips - 19/9 - 67.86% - 15.08
3 - Merlin Suderman - 17/9 - 65.38% - 9.15
4 - Dale Casey - 13/7 - 65.00% - 17.22
5 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 9/5 - 64.29% - 13.59
6 - Jim Dunham - 17/10 - 62.96% - 11.36
7 - Gary Boisen - 18/11 - 62.07% - 16.96
8 - Shawn Russel - 16/10 - 61.54% - 10.65
9 - Richard Cranford - 13/9 - 59.09% - 13.1
10 - Brett Rogers - 7/5 - 58.33% - 14.91
Monday Night PPD Leaders
1 - Dan Zimmerman - 24.3
2 - Brent Timmermeyer - 18.47
3 - Rich Pike - 17.82
4 - Gregg Turner - 17
5 - Tony Jessup - 15.84
6 - Matt Rathbun - 15.42
7 - Randy Gillis - 15.17
8 - Terry Hassler - 13.74
9 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 13.39
10 - Mark Redeker - 13.32
11 - Jeff Prince - 13.08
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Good news and bad news
Good news: The Regional held at the Legion had an outstanding turnout. Dan Zimmerman and Leanna Clifford qualified to go to a National shootout for a chance to play on a team representing the USA.
Bad news: The $1,000 added by the WDA for the blind draws was never brought to the Members or the Directors for a vote and that is creating some controversy.
Good news: The Legion produced an excellent menu of meals, snacks and "bar food" to serve at the Regional Playoffs. The Legion brought in a chef experienced with service to the expected crowd.
Bad news: The darters evidently weren't very hungry. Total food sales didn't cover the cost of the food the Legion bought for the Regional.
Good news: The Youth Fundraiser at Sedgwick County Park is expected to have a great turnout and raise money to help send 2 Youths to the National Youth Championship.
Bad news: The cancellation of the Spring Fling and the announcement of the Youth BBQ fundraiser were approximately simultaneous. The cancellation of the Spring Fling was attributed to a question of "fiscal responsibility". Was it impossible to hold both events? The cost to the WDA for Spring Fling is about $80. I can't imagine that an $80 expenditure raises a question of "fiscal responsibility".
Unfortunately, the good news is running short, but there's still some bad news coming.
A financial report hasn't been seen since the March report. There have been several requests by different members to review the WDA's financial records. There has been no response to those requests. I am one of the members requesting to review the WDA's financial records. I have informed both Kraig and Ron and given them both a second request after getting no response to my first request.
I have received requests from several members to review the WDA's financial records. These requests have ranged from "I want to see where we're at" to "I demand to see what's going on and if there's any question I'm hiring a CPA and I'm going to make sure the WDA pays for it".
When I reported that to Kraig, his response was that I should stop making up imaginary people to further my own agenda. My wife is not an "imaginary person". She's the one demanding an audit. Those who have known me and Robby more than a few days have probably figured out that she's her own person, I don't pull her strings like a puppet, she's an independent thinker and I'm the last person who could influence her to "further my agenda".
I am confident there's nothing "funny" going on with the WDA's finances. I'm confident the WDA is on sound fiscal footing. I am confident that a review of the WDA's financial records will dispell the financial questions among the membership. I am confident a review of the WDA's finances will reveal there was no question of "fiscal responsibility" for cancelling the Spring Fling. Unfortunately, that will bring up the question, "Why was the Spring Fling cancelled"?
I am confident that if I can review the WDA's finances I can resolve some questions some members have. I don't want to get 3 months of financial statements at the next Director's meeting and have to wade through them and take up all the Captains' time figuring out how everything in the WDA is working.
Bad news: The $1,000 added by the WDA for the blind draws was never brought to the Members or the Directors for a vote and that is creating some controversy.
Good news: The Legion produced an excellent menu of meals, snacks and "bar food" to serve at the Regional Playoffs. The Legion brought in a chef experienced with service to the expected crowd.
Bad news: The darters evidently weren't very hungry. Total food sales didn't cover the cost of the food the Legion bought for the Regional.
Good news: The Youth Fundraiser at Sedgwick County Park is expected to have a great turnout and raise money to help send 2 Youths to the National Youth Championship.
Bad news: The cancellation of the Spring Fling and the announcement of the Youth BBQ fundraiser were approximately simultaneous. The cancellation of the Spring Fling was attributed to a question of "fiscal responsibility". Was it impossible to hold both events? The cost to the WDA for Spring Fling is about $80. I can't imagine that an $80 expenditure raises a question of "fiscal responsibility".
Unfortunately, the good news is running short, but there's still some bad news coming.
A financial report hasn't been seen since the March report. There have been several requests by different members to review the WDA's financial records. There has been no response to those requests. I am one of the members requesting to review the WDA's financial records. I have informed both Kraig and Ron and given them both a second request after getting no response to my first request.
I have received requests from several members to review the WDA's financial records. These requests have ranged from "I want to see where we're at" to "I demand to see what's going on and if there's any question I'm hiring a CPA and I'm going to make sure the WDA pays for it".
When I reported that to Kraig, his response was that I should stop making up imaginary people to further my own agenda. My wife is not an "imaginary person". She's the one demanding an audit. Those who have known me and Robby more than a few days have probably figured out that she's her own person, I don't pull her strings like a puppet, she's an independent thinker and I'm the last person who could influence her to "further my agenda".
I am confident there's nothing "funny" going on with the WDA's finances. I'm confident the WDA is on sound fiscal footing. I am confident that a review of the WDA's financial records will dispell the financial questions among the membership. I am confident a review of the WDA's finances will reveal there was no question of "fiscal responsibility" for cancelling the Spring Fling. Unfortunately, that will bring up the question, "Why was the Spring Fling cancelled"?
I am confident that if I can review the WDA's finances I can resolve some questions some members have. I don't want to get 3 months of financial statements at the next Director's meeting and have to wade through them and take up all the Captains' time figuring out how everything in the WDA is working.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Regional Qualifier
The WDA membership came out and supported the Regional. 40 people entered the Blind Draw Friday and 46 entered Saturday. That raised $172 for the Youth program. There were 18 people in the "die hard" late blind draw Saturday night.
Another plus that came out of the Regional is there's a strong possibility a new league team was formed from new players during the Regional.
The only downside to the Regional was that only 3 players outside of Wichita showed up to qualify for the National playoffs. The WDA spent $2,200 to host the event. $1,100 for ADO entries, $1,000 for money-added blind draws and $100 to the Legion to help pay for the cost of opening the dart hall for 2 days.
As this was a BYOB event, the participants had substantially lower expenses even compared to the Legion's lowest in town drink prices. Perhaps if there are future BYOB events (Spring Fling), the WDA could charge a $1 or $2 admission and donate that to the Legion to help pay for utilities and air conditioning.
Another plus that came out of the Regional is there's a strong possibility a new league team was formed from new players during the Regional.
The only downside to the Regional was that only 3 players outside of Wichita showed up to qualify for the National playoffs. The WDA spent $2,200 to host the event. $1,100 for ADO entries, $1,000 for money-added blind draws and $100 to the Legion to help pay for the cost of opening the dart hall for 2 days.
As this was a BYOB event, the participants had substantially lower expenses even compared to the Legion's lowest in town drink prices. Perhaps if there are future BYOB events (Spring Fling), the WDA could charge a $1 or $2 admission and donate that to the Legion to help pay for utilities and air conditioning.
Monday, May 14, 2007
May Leaders
Thursday Night Leaders
May 10,2007...........................May 10, 2007
W/L %........................................Points Per Dart
(min - 8 games**)....................................(min - 8 games)
Tony Jessup 10-2 - 83.33%...............Kraig Moore - 18.12
Shawn Russel 13-4 - 76.47%..............Gary Boisen - 16.82
Merlin Suderman 11-4 - 73.33%........Dale Casey - 16.75
Clint Phillips 12-5 - 70.59%...............Brett Rogers* - 15.65
Dale Casey 9-4 - 69.23%....................Mike Seeley - 15.28
Josh Adams 6-3 - 66.67%..................Clint Phillips - 14.46
Rich Pike 12-6 - 66.67%.....................Rich Pike - 14.27
Gary Boisen 12-7 - 63.16%................Richard Cranford - 14.2
Jim Dunham 10-6 - 62.50%..............Bubba Leffew* - 13.96
Paul McPhillips 8-5 - 61.54%............Dave Rosendale - 13.69
Bob Rippel 8-5 - 61.54%
Jeff Prince 8-5 - 61.54%
* Have actually only played 7 games, but were included in PPD on the "close enough" rule. Not eligible for W/L % consideration.
** WDA stats all have one extra loss. Starting all players with their pre-season PPD's requires entering a loss into the WDA system.
May 10,2007...........................May 10, 2007
W/L %........................................Points Per Dart
(min - 8 games**)....................................(min - 8 games)
Tony Jessup 10-2 - 83.33%...............Kraig Moore - 18.12
Shawn Russel 13-4 - 76.47%..............Gary Boisen - 16.82
Merlin Suderman 11-4 - 73.33%........Dale Casey - 16.75
Clint Phillips 12-5 - 70.59%...............Brett Rogers* - 15.65
Dale Casey 9-4 - 69.23%....................Mike Seeley - 15.28
Josh Adams 6-3 - 66.67%..................Clint Phillips - 14.46
Rich Pike 12-6 - 66.67%.....................Rich Pike - 14.27
Gary Boisen 12-7 - 63.16%................Richard Cranford - 14.2
Jim Dunham 10-6 - 62.50%..............Bubba Leffew* - 13.96
Paul McPhillips 8-5 - 61.54%............Dave Rosendale - 13.69
Bob Rippel 8-5 - 61.54%
Jeff Prince 8-5 - 61.54%
* Have actually only played 7 games, but were included in PPD on the "close enough" rule. Not eligible for W/L % consideration.
** WDA stats all have one extra loss. Starting all players with their pre-season PPD's requires entering a loss into the WDA system.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
May Captain's Meeting Recap
No Captain's meeting in June. Next Captain's Meeting is July 3 at Post 256. That's minor compared to the rest of the meeting, but if anyone stops reading before they finish the good stuff, this is something that needs to be known.
14 players entered the Youth Qualifier and 2 will advance to the National Playoffs. Congratulations to Zach and Mz Thang.
There was discussion of the finances required to send 2 Youths and 2 parents to the Nationals. It's expensive and the WDA doesn't have unlimited resources. After a brief discussion it was unanimous that the WDA will continue to send 2 Youths to Nationals. A very positive and convincing attitude of "we will find a way" was the main topic of the discussion. There was a question whether this vote was setting a precedent that future administrations and Directors would feel compelled to follow. The Directors were overwhelmingly in favor of setting this vote as a precedent for the future of the WDA.
The WDA is still distributing the "yellow cards" where members fill out their contact information and anything they'd be interested in doing to help the WDA achieve its goals. Please take the time to fill one out - even if you are unable or choose to not volunteer. Please.
Speaking of volunteers. The WDA is hosting a Regional qualifier May 19 at Post 4. Chalkers are always needed at these events. One thing that keeps chalkers away from these events is the fear that if they show up, they'll be standing and chalking for 3 or 4 hours straight. Not this time. Chalkers are being asked to sign up for chalking duty in 1/2-hour increments. The hope is that this will make chalking more attractive to more potential chalkers. With enough chalkers, each chalker scores a couple of matches and then takes a break for a couple of matches. With plenty of available chalkers, there will be plenty of people to hang out with, relax with, talk to, and maybe shoot the breeze while enjoying a beverage. During these breaks, no discussions of removing the Vice-President will be allowed. This will be enforced by - dang, I forgot to get any volunteers for that.
Blind draws at the Regional qualifier are set for Friday,May 18 and Saturday, May 19. These are 80% payback with 20% going to the Youth Nationals fund. The blind draws will start at 8 PM. Signups will close in time to start the events on time, so don't be late. I know we're supposed to say Blind Draws start at 7:30 to get people there by 8.
Spring Fling is now cast in stone, chiseled in concrete and cemented in ink - or something like that. It's June 9 at Post 4. It's a Post 4 Pig Out, which is about exactly like a Burn Your Buns. Side dishes. Side dishes. Side dishes. Those are required to make these things work. Side dish contributions have been low at recent Burn Your Buns. We need a better response to keep these things going.
The Directors voted to suthorize a 3-year contract with the Radisson/Broadview - you know the place. The rental rate for the dart hall is guaranteed. Room rate increases have been capped at good rates.
The Directors also voted to stash money (to guarantee the Air Cap) in interest-bearing accounts. These will be timed to have the funds available in time to buy boards and guarantee payouts for the Air Cap.
Participation in weekend Blind Draws is low. Both Kelly's (Friday) and Post 4 (Saturday) have made commitments to the WDA with the expectation of some darters showing up for the Blind Draws. Kelly's put up 4 boards in a prime location. Post 4 has provided storage and repeatedly opened the public hall for the WDA when the revenues couldn't be expected to cover the heating or A/C costs. The message was pretty clear. If the WDA wants to continue getting favorable commitments from our sponsors, then the WDA membership needs to support those sponsors.
14 players entered the Youth Qualifier and 2 will advance to the National Playoffs. Congratulations to Zach and Mz Thang.
There was discussion of the finances required to send 2 Youths and 2 parents to the Nationals. It's expensive and the WDA doesn't have unlimited resources. After a brief discussion it was unanimous that the WDA will continue to send 2 Youths to Nationals. A very positive and convincing attitude of "we will find a way" was the main topic of the discussion. There was a question whether this vote was setting a precedent that future administrations and Directors would feel compelled to follow. The Directors were overwhelmingly in favor of setting this vote as a precedent for the future of the WDA.
The WDA is still distributing the "yellow cards" where members fill out their contact information and anything they'd be interested in doing to help the WDA achieve its goals. Please take the time to fill one out - even if you are unable or choose to not volunteer. Please.
Speaking of volunteers. The WDA is hosting a Regional qualifier May 19 at Post 4. Chalkers are always needed at these events. One thing that keeps chalkers away from these events is the fear that if they show up, they'll be standing and chalking for 3 or 4 hours straight. Not this time. Chalkers are being asked to sign up for chalking duty in 1/2-hour increments. The hope is that this will make chalking more attractive to more potential chalkers. With enough chalkers, each chalker scores a couple of matches and then takes a break for a couple of matches. With plenty of available chalkers, there will be plenty of people to hang out with, relax with, talk to, and maybe shoot the breeze while enjoying a beverage. During these breaks, no discussions of removing the Vice-President will be allowed. This will be enforced by - dang, I forgot to get any volunteers for that.
Blind draws at the Regional qualifier are set for Friday,May 18 and Saturday, May 19. These are 80% payback with 20% going to the Youth Nationals fund. The blind draws will start at 8 PM. Signups will close in time to start the events on time, so don't be late. I know we're supposed to say Blind Draws start at 7:30 to get people there by 8.
Spring Fling is now cast in stone, chiseled in concrete and cemented in ink - or something like that. It's June 9 at Post 4. It's a Post 4 Pig Out, which is about exactly like a Burn Your Buns. Side dishes. Side dishes. Side dishes. Those are required to make these things work. Side dish contributions have been low at recent Burn Your Buns. We need a better response to keep these things going.
The Directors voted to suthorize a 3-year contract with the Radisson/Broadview - you know the place. The rental rate for the dart hall is guaranteed. Room rate increases have been capped at good rates.
The Directors also voted to stash money (to guarantee the Air Cap) in interest-bearing accounts. These will be timed to have the funds available in time to buy boards and guarantee payouts for the Air Cap.
Participation in weekend Blind Draws is low. Both Kelly's (Friday) and Post 4 (Saturday) have made commitments to the WDA with the expectation of some darters showing up for the Blind Draws. Kelly's put up 4 boards in a prime location. Post 4 has provided storage and repeatedly opened the public hall for the WDA when the revenues couldn't be expected to cover the heating or A/C costs. The message was pretty clear. If the WDA wants to continue getting favorable commitments from our sponsors, then the WDA membership needs to support those sponsors.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
League Leaders - April, 2007
Monday Leaders
April 30
Richard Selenke - 14.8
Tony Jessup - 14.34
Gregg Turner - 13.75
Sylvan Songer - 13.68
Mark Redeker - 13.68
John Messick - 12.91
Deacon Smith - 12.88
Rick Lowrey - 12.73
Rich Pike - 12.64
Richard Cranford - 11.61
April 23.............................................................April 16
1 - Richard Selenke - 14.8...........Richard Selenke - 15.35
2 - Tony Jessup - 14.53..............Tony Jessup - 15.14
3 - Gregg Turner - 13.75.............Sylvan Songer - 14
4 - Mark Redeker - 13.68............Gregg Turner - 13.91
5 - Sylvan Songer - 13.23............Mark Redeker - 13.64
6 - Rick Lowrey - 13.01.............John Messick - 13.32
7 - John Messick - 12.91............Deacon Smith - 12.88
8 - Deacon Smith - 12.88............Rick Lowrey - 12.84
9 - Rich Pike - 12.42..................Rich Pike - 12.42
10 - Richard Cranford - 11.61......Bill Scott - 11.94
April 9............................................April 2
(minimum - 5 games)
1 - Richard Selenke - 15.13........Sylvan Songer - 14.89
2 - Sylvan Songer - 14.91...........Gregg Turner - 14.06
3 - Gregg Turner - 14.37............Tony Jessup - 13.87
4 - Tony Jessup - 14.37..............John Messick - 13.61
5 - Mark Redeker - 13.64............Mark Redeker - 13.32
6 - John Messick - 13.5..............Richard Selenke - 13.15
7 - Deacon Smith - 13.43............Deacon Smith - 13.1
8 - Rick Lowrey - 12.82..............Rich Pike - 12.99
9 - Rich Pike - 12.57.................Rick Lowrey - 12.82
10 - Jeff Prince - 11.76
11 - Bill Scott - 11.75
Thurday Leaders
April 26....................................................April 19
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.44.................Kraig Moore - 18.32
2 - Dale Casey - 16.41..................Gary Boisen - 16.67
3 - Gary Boisen - 16.40.................Dale Casey - 15.86
4 - Brett Rogers - 15.65................Brett Rogers - 15.65
5 - Mike Seeley - 15.35.................Mike Seeley - 14.66
6 - Bubba Leffew - 14.27...............Clint Phillips - 14.58
7 - Clint Phillips - 14.21.................Rich Pike - 14.05
8 - Rich Pike - 14.14....................Richard Cranford - 14.01
9 - Richard Cranford - 14.1............Dave Rosendale - 13.99
10 - Dave Rosendale - 13.92...........Tony Jessup - 13.75
April 12...........................................April 5
(minimum 6 games)............................(minimum - 5 games)
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.35.................Kraig Moore - 18.57
2 - Gary Boisen - 16.36.................Dale Casey - 16.26
3 - Dale Casey - 16.04...................Gary Boisen - 16.06
4 - Brett Rogers - 15.65................Brett Rogers - 16.05
5 - Clint Phillips - 15.03................Mike Seeley - 14.73
6 - Mike Seeley - 14.4...................Clint Phillips - 14.62
7 - Dave Rosendale - 14.08..........Rich Pike - 13.91
8 - Rich Pike - 14.05.....................Dave Rosendale - 13.64
9 - Richard Cranford - 13.48.......Richard Cranford - 13.51
10 - Tony Jessup - 13.36.............Tony Jessup - 13.38
April 30
Richard Selenke - 14.8
Tony Jessup - 14.34
Gregg Turner - 13.75
Sylvan Songer - 13.68
Mark Redeker - 13.68
John Messick - 12.91
Deacon Smith - 12.88
Rick Lowrey - 12.73
Rich Pike - 12.64
Richard Cranford - 11.61
April 23.............................................................April 16
1 - Richard Selenke - 14.8...........Richard Selenke - 15.35
2 - Tony Jessup - 14.53..............Tony Jessup - 15.14
3 - Gregg Turner - 13.75.............Sylvan Songer - 14
4 - Mark Redeker - 13.68............Gregg Turner - 13.91
5 - Sylvan Songer - 13.23............Mark Redeker - 13.64
6 - Rick Lowrey - 13.01.............John Messick - 13.32
7 - John Messick - 12.91............Deacon Smith - 12.88
8 - Deacon Smith - 12.88............Rick Lowrey - 12.84
9 - Rich Pike - 12.42..................Rich Pike - 12.42
10 - Richard Cranford - 11.61......Bill Scott - 11.94
April 9............................................April 2
(minimum - 5 games)
1 - Richard Selenke - 15.13........Sylvan Songer - 14.89
2 - Sylvan Songer - 14.91...........Gregg Turner - 14.06
3 - Gregg Turner - 14.37............Tony Jessup - 13.87
4 - Tony Jessup - 14.37..............John Messick - 13.61
5 - Mark Redeker - 13.64............Mark Redeker - 13.32
6 - John Messick - 13.5..............Richard Selenke - 13.15
7 - Deacon Smith - 13.43............Deacon Smith - 13.1
8 - Rick Lowrey - 12.82..............Rich Pike - 12.99
9 - Rich Pike - 12.57.................Rick Lowrey - 12.82
10 - Jeff Prince - 11.76
11 - Bill Scott - 11.75
Thurday Leaders
April 26....................................................April 19
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.44.................Kraig Moore - 18.32
2 - Dale Casey - 16.41..................Gary Boisen - 16.67
3 - Gary Boisen - 16.40.................Dale Casey - 15.86
4 - Brett Rogers - 15.65................Brett Rogers - 15.65
5 - Mike Seeley - 15.35.................Mike Seeley - 14.66
6 - Bubba Leffew - 14.27...............Clint Phillips - 14.58
7 - Clint Phillips - 14.21.................Rich Pike - 14.05
8 - Rich Pike - 14.14....................Richard Cranford - 14.01
9 - Richard Cranford - 14.1............Dave Rosendale - 13.99
10 - Dave Rosendale - 13.92...........Tony Jessup - 13.75
April 12...........................................April 5
(minimum 6 games)............................(minimum - 5 games)
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.35.................Kraig Moore - 18.57
2 - Gary Boisen - 16.36.................Dale Casey - 16.26
3 - Dale Casey - 16.04...................Gary Boisen - 16.06
4 - Brett Rogers - 15.65................Brett Rogers - 16.05
5 - Clint Phillips - 15.03................Mike Seeley - 14.73
6 - Mike Seeley - 14.4...................Clint Phillips - 14.62
7 - Dave Rosendale - 14.08..........Rich Pike - 13.91
8 - Rich Pike - 14.05.....................Dave Rosendale - 13.64
9 - Richard Cranford - 13.48.......Richard Cranford - 13.51
10 - Tony Jessup - 13.36.............Tony Jessup - 13.38
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
April Captain's Meeting Highlights
6 men and 4 women will be qualified for the regionals to be played in Wichita in May. The qualifying playoff will be at American Legion Post #4 on April 7.
The Spring Fling is set for April 28 at Legion Post #4. Signups at 2 and the first event kicks off at 3. The "traditional format" will be followed with a seeded blind draw followed by an open blind draw. After that, ladies' and mens' singles events will be held - if there are enough people who want to play those events. If you want the opportunity to play in some open singles events and test your skills against people who may not play in your leagues, this is your chance. The singles events will be totally dependent on the number of people who want the events.
The WDA is looking at ways to send 2 youth players to the Nationals. Some great ideas for sponsorships and some great fund-raising ideas were presented. Blind draws on Fridays at Kelly's will be 80% payback with 20% going to the Youth Fund. The Lizzards and David Garrett's team each pledged $100 to the Youth Fund. There will be 2 blind draws with the May Regional Qualifier. Both will be 80% payback with 20% going to the Youth Fund.
There are efforts being made for 2 media campaigns to promote Youth Darting. These wouldn't cost the WDA anything. I'd rather not comment on them. Free media campaigns are always subject to last-minute decisions by the people at the media outlet. Nothing is guaranteed right now, but there are people working on it and and good results seems likely.
Many significant issues facing the WDA were brought to the Board. Discussions tended to be lively and the focus was constantly on what's best for the Association.
My personal highlight of the evening was the round of applause after I made my report. My report was: "I have nothing". I have never before been appreciated so wholeheartedly for 3 words. It was like that was totally unexpected and had never happened before.
The Spring Fling is set for April 28 at Legion Post #4. Signups at 2 and the first event kicks off at 3. The "traditional format" will be followed with a seeded blind draw followed by an open blind draw. After that, ladies' and mens' singles events will be held - if there are enough people who want to play those events. If you want the opportunity to play in some open singles events and test your skills against people who may not play in your leagues, this is your chance. The singles events will be totally dependent on the number of people who want the events.
The WDA is looking at ways to send 2 youth players to the Nationals. Some great ideas for sponsorships and some great fund-raising ideas were presented. Blind draws on Fridays at Kelly's will be 80% payback with 20% going to the Youth Fund. The Lizzards and David Garrett's team each pledged $100 to the Youth Fund. There will be 2 blind draws with the May Regional Qualifier. Both will be 80% payback with 20% going to the Youth Fund.
There are efforts being made for 2 media campaigns to promote Youth Darting. These wouldn't cost the WDA anything. I'd rather not comment on them. Free media campaigns are always subject to last-minute decisions by the people at the media outlet. Nothing is guaranteed right now, but there are people working on it and and good results seems likely.
Many significant issues facing the WDA were brought to the Board. Discussions tended to be lively and the focus was constantly on what's best for the Association.
My personal highlight of the evening was the round of applause after I made my report. My report was: "I have nothing". I have never before been appreciated so wholeheartedly for 3 words. It was like that was totally unexpected and had never happened before.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
League Leaders - March, 2007
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Monday Night Leaders -
............March 26..................March 19
1 - Tony Jessup - 15.52..........Mark Redeker - 15.91
2 - Danny Scott - 15.34..........Danny Scott - 15.23
3 - Sylvan Songer - 15.02......Tony Jessup - 15.08
4 - Mark Redeker - 14.21......Sylvan Songer - 15.02
5 - Gregg Turner - 13.9.........Gregg Turner - 14.37
6 - John Messick - 13.8 .........John Messick - 14.04
7 - Richard Selenke - 12.94...Rich Pike - 13.22
8 - Rich Pike - 12.83...............Deacon Smith - 12.84
9 - Deacon Smith - 12.41.......Rick Lowrey - 12.57
10 - Rick Lowrey - 12.08.......Jeff Prince - 11.5
1 - Tony Jessup - 15.52..........Mark Redeker - 15.91
2 - Danny Scott - 15.34..........Danny Scott - 15.23
3 - Sylvan Songer - 15.02......Tony Jessup - 15.08
4 - Mark Redeker - 14.21......Sylvan Songer - 15.02
5 - Gregg Turner - 13.9.........Gregg Turner - 14.37
6 - John Messick - 13.8 .........John Messick - 14.04
7 - Richard Selenke - 12.94...Rich Pike - 13.22
8 - Rich Pike - 12.83...............Deacon Smith - 12.84
9 - Deacon Smith - 12.41.......Rick Lowrey - 12.57
10 - Rick Lowrey - 12.08.......Jeff Prince - 11.5
..............March 12.................March 5
1 - Deacon Smith - 15.89........Danny Scott 16.72
2 - Sylvan Songer - 15.76.......Tony Jessup 16.71
3 - Danny Scott - 15.54.......... Rich Pike 16.04
4 - Tony Jessup - 14.83......... Sylvan Songer 15.8
5 - Charlotte Burns - 14.31.... Kelly Reeves 14.52
6 - Mark Redeker - 13.87.......Mark Redeker 14.5
7 - Rich Pike - 13.83 ...............Charlotte Burns 14.31
8 - John Messick - 13.74 ........Jeff Prince 13.93
9 - Gregg Turner - 13.47........John Messick 13.85
10 - Jeff Prince - 12.58...........Dave Andree 13.81
11 - Rick Lowrey - 12.57........
12 - Denise Lowrey - 12.52...
Thursday Night Leaders.
3 - Danny Scott - 15.54.......... Rich Pike 16.04
4 - Tony Jessup - 14.83......... Sylvan Songer 15.8
5 - Charlotte Burns - 14.31.... Kelly Reeves 14.52
6 - Mark Redeker - 13.87.......Mark Redeker 14.5
7 - Rich Pike - 13.83 ...............Charlotte Burns 14.31
8 - John Messick - 13.74 ........Jeff Prince 13.93
9 - Gregg Turner - 13.47........John Messick 13.85
10 - Jeff Prince - 12.58...........Dave Andree 13.81
11 - Rick Lowrey - 12.57........
12 - Denise Lowrey - 12.52...
Thursday Night Leaders.
.............March 29
1 - Kraig Moore - 18.69
2 - Dale Casey - 16.26
3 - Gary Boisen - 16.21
4 - Brett Rogers - 15.75
5 - Clint Phillips - 14.62
6 - Mike Seeley - 14.56
7 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07
8 - Dennis McHugh - 13.78
9 - Rich Pike - 13.64
10 - Richard Cranford - 13.51
11 - Dave Rosendale - 13.18
12 - Shawna Inkelaar - 13.08
13 - Tony Jessup - 12.94
2 - Dale Casey - 16.26
3 - Gary Boisen - 16.21
4 - Brett Rogers - 15.75
5 - Clint Phillips - 14.62
6 - Mike Seeley - 14.56
7 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07
8 - Dennis McHugh - 13.78
9 - Rich Pike - 13.64
10 - Richard Cranford - 13.51
11 - Dave Rosendale - 13.18
12 - Shawna Inkelaar - 13.08
13 - Tony Jessup - 12.94
.............March 22............................March 15
1 - Kraig Moore - 17.55...................Kraig Moore - 17.55
2 - Dale Casey - 16.26......................Gary Boisen - 16.1
3 - Gary Boisen - 15.84....................Dale Casey - 15.89
4 - Clint Phillips - 14.98....................Kenny Chamberlain - 15.66
5 - Dennis McHugh - 14.91..............Dennis McHugh - 15.31
6 - Brett Rogers - 14.71....................Dave Rosendale - 15.28
7 - Mike Seeley - 14.47.....................Clint Phillips - 15.09
8 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07.........Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07
9 - Kenny Chamberlain - 14.01.......Tony Jessup - 13.73
10 - Rich Pike - 13.52........................Brett Rogers - 13.73
11 - Richard Cranford - 13.51...........Rich Pike - 13.69
1 - Kraig Moore - 17.55...................Kraig Moore - 17.55
2 - Dale Casey - 16.26......................Gary Boisen - 16.1
3 - Gary Boisen - 15.84....................Dale Casey - 15.89
4 - Clint Phillips - 14.98....................Kenny Chamberlain - 15.66
5 - Dennis McHugh - 14.91..............Dennis McHugh - 15.31
6 - Brett Rogers - 14.71....................Dave Rosendale - 15.28
7 - Mike Seeley - 14.47.....................Clint Phillips - 15.09
8 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07.........Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07
9 - Kenny Chamberlain - 14.01.......Tony Jessup - 13.73
10 - Rich Pike - 13.52........................Brett Rogers - 13.73
11 - Richard Cranford - 13.51...........Rich Pike - 13.69
12 - Chris Roberts - 13.50
............ March 8.............................March 1
1 - Clint Phillips - 17.69.................Kraig Moore 18.26
2 - Gary Boisen - 17.35.................Dale Casey 17.35
3 - Kraig Moore - 17.25................Gary Boisen 16.99
4 - Dale Casey - 15.82...................Dave Rosendale 16.47
5 - Kenny Chamberlain - 15.25...Dennis McHugh 16.06
6 - Dennis McHugh - 14.98..........Clint Phillips 15.71
7 - Dave Rosendale - 14.85..........Kenny Chamberlain 15.66
8 - Rich Pike - 14.36.....................Shawna Inkelaar 14.82
9 - Alan Bubba Leffew - 14.07....Alan Bubba Leffew 14.07
10 - Brett Rogers - 13.92............Brett Rogers 13.92
11 - Tony Jessup - 13.73.............
12 - Shawna Inkelaar - 13.55.....
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Leaving comments
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The other option is an envelope icon. That opens up an e-mail connection to me. That is great for private thoughts you would like to give to me and not share with the world.
To leave a commernt, click on the "Comments" thing at the bottom of the thread. You will need to put up a posting name. Comments will only appear after they have beren reviewed to eliminate obscenities, porn, unsuiatable content, spam, etc.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Spring Leagues Off To A Great Start
Both the Monday and Thursday leagues are off to a great start.
Thursday had some great darts. I don't have information from all the matches, but in the match between Wonders and Outlaws, Gaty Boisen had a ton-eighty, Jeff Prince and John Messick had hat tricks at the Legion. Checking in from Kelly's in the match between The Rats and Lizzards, Dave Rosendale also had a ton-eighty.
Wow!
Gonna be some interesting ppd's next Thursday.
Thursday had some great darts. I don't have information from all the matches, but in the match between Wonders and Outlaws, Gaty Boisen had a ton-eighty, Jeff Prince and John Messick had hat tricks at the Legion. Checking in from Kelly's in the match between The Rats and Lizzards, Dave Rosendale also had a ton-eighty.
Wow!
Gonna be some interesting ppd's next Thursday.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Rules Points Of Emphasis
As many of you know, Kraig (our new Prez), is an analyst. I'm the guy in charge of rules and enforecement of rules. I'm likely to also be called an analyst, but with a different pronunciation on the first "a" in analyst.
Start matches on time. Darts are supposed to start at 7:30. The absolute limit is to start at 7:45. The only reason darts should ever start after 7:30 is for unusual circumstances that force the match to start late. Starting late is never expected on a regular basis. If you know you have to start late, please give the other captain at least 24 hours notice.
Turn in your scoresheets and fees on time. Losing 2 wins doesn't seem to deter some Captains from holding onto the scoresheets and money for anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. That messes up the standings and gives the Sec/Treas more work to catch up the late scoresheets.
Start matches on time. Darts are supposed to start at 7:30. The absolute limit is to start at 7:45. The only reason darts should ever start after 7:30 is for unusual circumstances that force the match to start late. Starting late is never expected on a regular basis. If you know you have to start late, please give the other captain at least 24 hours notice.
Turn in your scoresheets and fees on time. Losing 2 wins doesn't seem to deter some Captains from holding onto the scoresheets and money for anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. That messes up the standings and gives the Sec/Treas more work to catch up the late scoresheets.
Memories of The Laid Back
Best dart bar - EVER! I've been to dart bars in Oklahoma City, Omaha, Tulsa, Austin, Nassau and who knows how many places I've forgotten, but The Laid Back was the best ever.
Steaks and burritos. If you had them, you know what I mean. If you never had them, you will never know what I mean.
The wedding. Rotten's "history of The Laid Back" and history of his relationship with Juanita was only topped by the music selections. A Hollywood script writer could not have written this. About 6 songs into what was already on the jukebox, most in attendance were already laughing uncontrollably. Then Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" came on followed by Janis Joplin's "Why, Why, Why". It's the only wedding I've been to where everyone was standing through the entire ceremony and lots of people were standing on chairs.
Rats and Lizzards. You always knew there was a fun time waiting for you when your team was scheduled at The Laid Back on Thursday.
After Air Cap blind draws and steaks. Some of the most fun I've had in darts were the blind draws after the Air Cap. Only the old-timers will remember Chad Sylvan (Air Cap MVP and top 5 nationally) and Rich Baldwin (top 5 in the world for being a jerk). That's what they were when I drew them for partners at The Laid Back. I'm not kidding when I say I carried those guys into money finishes at The Laid Back. They were burned out after the Air Cap and I was a better player in those days.
Buddy. Yep, my former dog is a favorite. Paul Murphy lost his wife, his job, his apartment and had to give his dog away. Buddy's AKC name was "Lord Budweiser Murphy". Buddy was a registered collie and an absolute ringer for "Lassie". Buddy made several trips to The Laid Back with Paul. Then made several more with Robby and me. Getting to know Paul at The Laid Back gave me 14 years of loyal companionship.
Butch Wagner. Butch is probably the guy who told Juanita and Rotten to try to get some dart players to their bar. Butch was the first Wichita darter I ran into at my first out-of-town tournament. He and Linda (Juanita's sister) were major factors in convincing me to go to more out-of-town tournaments.
Thank you, Juanita
Thank you, Rotten
It was a great run. Nothing lasts forever, no matter how much we wish it could.
I stopped by The Laid Back as it was closing for the last time. I gave Juanita a hug and we exchanged these words, "It's not good-bye, it's good night".
Steaks and burritos. If you had them, you know what I mean. If you never had them, you will never know what I mean.
The wedding. Rotten's "history of The Laid Back" and history of his relationship with Juanita was only topped by the music selections. A Hollywood script writer could not have written this. About 6 songs into what was already on the jukebox, most in attendance were already laughing uncontrollably. Then Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" came on followed by Janis Joplin's "Why, Why, Why". It's the only wedding I've been to where everyone was standing through the entire ceremony and lots of people were standing on chairs.
Rats and Lizzards. You always knew there was a fun time waiting for you when your team was scheduled at The Laid Back on Thursday.
After Air Cap blind draws and steaks. Some of the most fun I've had in darts were the blind draws after the Air Cap. Only the old-timers will remember Chad Sylvan (Air Cap MVP and top 5 nationally) and Rich Baldwin (top 5 in the world for being a jerk). That's what they were when I drew them for partners at The Laid Back. I'm not kidding when I say I carried those guys into money finishes at The Laid Back. They were burned out after the Air Cap and I was a better player in those days.
Buddy. Yep, my former dog is a favorite. Paul Murphy lost his wife, his job, his apartment and had to give his dog away. Buddy's AKC name was "Lord Budweiser Murphy". Buddy was a registered collie and an absolute ringer for "Lassie". Buddy made several trips to The Laid Back with Paul. Then made several more with Robby and me. Getting to know Paul at The Laid Back gave me 14 years of loyal companionship.
Butch Wagner. Butch is probably the guy who told Juanita and Rotten to try to get some dart players to their bar. Butch was the first Wichita darter I ran into at my first out-of-town tournament. He and Linda (Juanita's sister) were major factors in convincing me to go to more out-of-town tournaments.
Thank you, Juanita
Thank you, Rotten
It was a great run. Nothing lasts forever, no matter how much we wish it could.
I stopped by The Laid Back as it was closing for the last time. I gave Juanita a hug and we exchanged these words, "It's not good-bye, it's good night".
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Final Thursday Individual Standings
Here are the individual standings for the recently completed Thursday league. Standings are listed for ppd avg. W/L % and "Efficiency". Efficiency is a combination of ppd avg and W/L %. Efficiency tends to recognize players who win more matches than they should with the ppd average they have. Look out for the players with high efficiency ratings. They will beat you when you may not expect it. (Minimum: 10 '01 games played for all categories.)
Overall ppd:
Dale Casey, Lizzards.....................19.57
Danny Scott, Danny's Team........16.89
Clint Phillips, Rat Bastards..........16.10
Kenny Chamberlain, Lizzards.....16.07
Kraig Moore, Rat Bastards..........16.04
Robert Geer, Danny's Team.......15.86
Danny Evans, Danny's Team......15.19
Leanna Clifford, Black Widows...15.04
Dave Rosendale, Lizzards............14.74
Brett Rogers, Rat Bastards..........14.18
Ladies ppd:
Leanna Clifford, Black Widows......15.04
Sandy Diel, Fruit Cocktail...............12.59
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail....12.40
Diane Menard, Danny's Team........11.93
Katherine Fitch, Blaxck Widows....10.38
Karen Holman, Black Widows..........9.94
Lizabeth Hinckley, Black Widows....9.90
Kelly Balliet, Phun Phobia.................9.87
Joan Fitch, Black Widows..................9.65
Debbie Adams, Outlaws....................9.09
Overall W/L %:
Richard Selenke, Fruit Cocktail.......24-8......75.00 %
Clint Phillips, Rat Bastards...............20-7......74.07 %
Danny Evans, Danny's Team...........24-11....68.57 %
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail......21-10....67.74 %
Steve Stuckey, Danny's Team.........22-11....66.67 %
Bubba Leffew, David's Team...........20-10....66.67 %
Dave Rosendale, Lizzards.................16-8......66.67 %
Diane Menard, Danny's Team...........8-4......66.67 %
Dennis McHugh, Lizzards..................17-9......65.38 %
Shelley Hein, Fearsome 4some + 1.12-7......63.16 %
Ladies W/L %:
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail.......21-10....67.74 %
Shelley Hein, Fearsome 4some + 1..12-7......63.16 %
Debbie Adams, Outlaws......................6-5......54.55 %
Kelly Balliet, Phun Phobia.................17-15....53.13 %
Karen Holman, Black Widows...........10-9.....52.63 %
Katherine Fitch, Black Widows.........16-15...51.61 %
Lizabeth Hinckley, Black Widows.......7-8.....46.67 %
Joan Fitch, Black Widows..................10-13...43.48 %
Leanna Clifford, Black Widows...........6-8......42.86 %
Kerri Beard, Fruit Cocktail................ 9-12.....42.86 %
Sandy Diel, Fruit Cocktail..................12-16....42.86 %
Efficiency:
Shelley Hein, Fearsome 4some + 1....8.63....12-7
Bob Rippel, Wonders............................9.17....18-12
Debbie Adams, Outlaws.......................9.09....6-5
Richard Selenke, Fruit Cocktail........13.02....24-8
Diane Menard, Danny's Team..........11.93......8-4
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail.......12.40....21-10
Kelley Balliet, Phun Phobia.................9.87.....17-15
Eric Dyer, Rat Bastards.......................9.77.....14-13
Karen Holman, Black Widows.............9.94....10-9
Todd Hawkins, Outlaws.....................11.14....17-12
Overall ppd:
Dale Casey, Lizzards.....................19.57
Danny Scott, Danny's Team........16.89
Clint Phillips, Rat Bastards..........16.10
Kenny Chamberlain, Lizzards.....16.07
Kraig Moore, Rat Bastards..........16.04
Robert Geer, Danny's Team.......15.86
Danny Evans, Danny's Team......15.19
Leanna Clifford, Black Widows...15.04
Dave Rosendale, Lizzards............14.74
Brett Rogers, Rat Bastards..........14.18
Ladies ppd:
Leanna Clifford, Black Widows......15.04
Sandy Diel, Fruit Cocktail...............12.59
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail....12.40
Diane Menard, Danny's Team........11.93
Katherine Fitch, Blaxck Widows....10.38
Karen Holman, Black Widows..........9.94
Lizabeth Hinckley, Black Widows....9.90
Kelly Balliet, Phun Phobia.................9.87
Joan Fitch, Black Widows..................9.65
Debbie Adams, Outlaws....................9.09
Overall W/L %:
Richard Selenke, Fruit Cocktail.......24-8......75.00 %
Clint Phillips, Rat Bastards...............20-7......74.07 %
Danny Evans, Danny's Team...........24-11....68.57 %
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail......21-10....67.74 %
Steve Stuckey, Danny's Team.........22-11....66.67 %
Bubba Leffew, David's Team...........20-10....66.67 %
Dave Rosendale, Lizzards.................16-8......66.67 %
Diane Menard, Danny's Team...........8-4......66.67 %
Dennis McHugh, Lizzards..................17-9......65.38 %
Shelley Hein, Fearsome 4some + 1.12-7......63.16 %
Ladies W/L %:
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail.......21-10....67.74 %
Shelley Hein, Fearsome 4some + 1..12-7......63.16 %
Debbie Adams, Outlaws......................6-5......54.55 %
Kelly Balliet, Phun Phobia.................17-15....53.13 %
Karen Holman, Black Widows...........10-9.....52.63 %
Katherine Fitch, Black Widows.........16-15...51.61 %
Lizabeth Hinckley, Black Widows.......7-8.....46.67 %
Joan Fitch, Black Widows..................10-13...43.48 %
Leanna Clifford, Black Widows...........6-8......42.86 %
Kerri Beard, Fruit Cocktail................ 9-12.....42.86 %
Sandy Diel, Fruit Cocktail..................12-16....42.86 %
Efficiency:
Shelley Hein, Fearsome 4some + 1....8.63....12-7
Bob Rippel, Wonders............................9.17....18-12
Debbie Adams, Outlaws.......................9.09....6-5
Richard Selenke, Fruit Cocktail........13.02....24-8
Diane Menard, Danny's Team..........11.93......8-4
Shawna Inkelaar, Fruit Cocktail.......12.40....21-10
Kelley Balliet, Phun Phobia.................9.87.....17-15
Eric Dyer, Rat Bastards.......................9.77.....14-13
Karen Holman, Black Widows.............9.94....10-9
Todd Hawkins, Outlaws.....................11.14....17-12
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Over-50 darters detting together
February 21, 2007, 7 PM at the Legion.
Get-together for darters 50 or over. Randy Scheltgen is setting this up and he has some great ideas on getting together and throwing darts for competition and fun. Everything is up for discussion. Formats, setup, etc. Be there to give your input and make it a fun night for us old farts and tell Randy how you'd like to do it.
One of the things certain to be discussed is possible sponsors for the "league". So far Geritol, AARP and Depends have shown some interest. Depends is looking solid. That would solve the problem of darters who always disappear to the bathroom when they're called to a board.
Get-together for darters 50 or over. Randy Scheltgen is setting this up and he has some great ideas on getting together and throwing darts for competition and fun. Everything is up for discussion. Formats, setup, etc. Be there to give your input and make it a fun night for us old farts and tell Randy how you'd like to do it.
One of the things certain to be discussed is possible sponsors for the "league". So far Geritol, AARP and Depends have shown some interest. Depends is looking solid. That would solve the problem of darters who always disappear to the bathroom when they're called to a board.
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