Billiard Education Foundation Awards 2007 Scholarships
The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce the scholarship awards for 2007 BEF Academic Scholarship Program. Eight college-bound students have been selected to receive scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 from the BEF through this program.
The scholarships are awarded to applicants that have met the criteria set by the BEF, with the final recipients being voted upon by the BEF Board of Trustees. The primary objective of the BEF Academic Scholarship Program…
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Billiard Education Foundation Awards 2007 Scholarships
July 4th, 2007Fisher Wins First Title for the Year
July 1st, 2007Fisher Wins First Title for the Year
by Inside POOL Staff
With a 7-4 slam dunk over Ga-Young Kim, Allison Fisher won her first WPBA title for 2007 July 1. Hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL, the Cuetec Cues Florida Classic was the fifth event of an odd season that has seen no repeat winners so far.
L.A.’s Melissa Herndon earned her second WPBA television appearance to face the hungry Fisher in the first semifinal match. She kept up…
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Final Four Set for Cuetec Cues Florida Classic
June 30th, 2007Final Four Set for Cuetec Cues Florida Classic
by InsidePOOL Staff
Billiards News – The 64-player field of the Cuetec Cues Florida Classic has wound down to their top 4, with Allison Fisher, Melissa Herndon (pictured right), Xiaoting Pan, and Ga Young Kim emerging as the top competitors. The event is hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL.
After scorching through the winners’ side, Allison Fisher arrived in the top four via victories over Cathy Metzinger 9-2 and Jennifer Chen…
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Usual Suspects Lead in Cuetec Cues Florida Classic
June 29th, 2007Usual Suspects Lead in Cuetec Cues Florida Classic
by Inside POOL Staff
Billiard News – The Women’s Professional Billiard Association’s (WPBA) Cuetec Cues Florida Classic is busy winding down to the final 16 players in Hollywood, FL. Hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, the event drew a full 64-player field.
Number one on the WPBA, Allison Fisher did not disappoint her strong fan base, winning her first two matches against Ellen Van Buren 9-2 and Liz Ford hill-hill. Gerda “The G-Force” Hofstatter…
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BCA Pool League Signs Shane Van Boening
June 29th, 2007BCA Pool League Signs Shane Van Boening
Billiard News – The BCA Pool League is pleased to announce a sponsorship agreement with rising billiards star Shane Van Boening. Recently, Shane has made the televised finals of the Enjoypool.com Open in Las Vegas, NV where he was defeated by Filipino phenom Dennis Orcollo. Weeks later, he captured the Predator World 10-Ball Championship in Jacksonville, FL. He currently finished runner up at the Billiard…
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Frideres Outshines All at ACS Nationals
June 28th, 2007Frideres Outshines All at ACS Nationals
Billiard News – During the week of June 7-16, battles on all sorts of green felt abounded at the Riviera in Las Vegas at the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) Nationals. 9-Ball, 8-Ball, snooker, wheelchair, artistic, speed pool, carrom, amateur, professional – the Nationals showcased it all. And no player had a better run through the various divisions than did Jessica Frideres of Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Jessica hauled in the hardware in…
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Mills Heroic at Hammer Heads
June 26th, 2007Mills Heroic at Hammer Heads
J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Holiday, FL
Donny Mills turned all heads the weekend of June 23-24 when he wrested the top-place finish from Reno Open champion Richie Orem. The J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour was hosted by Hammer Heads Billiards in Holiday, FL, and saw 38 players come out to the Sunshine State.
Fighting through the one-loss side, Orem was faced with Tony “The…
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Hjorliefson Steals Last 30K Billiards Stop
June 26th, 2007Hjorliefson Steals Last 30K Billiards Stop
Canadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
Billiard News – Eric Hjorliefson took the reins at the Canadian 30K Tour’s last stop for the season, ending how he began: by winning. Shooters in Scarborough, ONT, hosted the stop’s 44 players the weekend of June 23-24.
Setting up the hot seat match, Mike Patrowicz squeaked past Chris Orme 7-6, while Wayne Tate…
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Texas High School Billiard Athletes Recognized as Academic All-Americans
June 24th, 2007Texas High School Billiard Athletes Recognized as Academic All-Americans
Billiards News – An incredible eight high school students will represent Texas, their Dallas area high schools, and the B.E.T.T.E.R. High School Billiard Program next month at the 2007 Junior Nationals Championships and will be honored as Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Academic All-Americans.
This is an outstanding achievement for these students due to the tough requirements needed to be selected for this highly regarded…
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BCA Expo a Success
June 23rd, 2007BCA Expo a Success
by Inside POOL Staff
Billiards News – The Billiard Congress of America’s annual International Billiard and Home Recreation Expo wound down Saturday, June 23, after three days of constant activity. After a membership mixer Wednesday evening, the show started off with a bang Thursday morning at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
Clyde Fessler, former VP of Harley-Davidson was in attendance and delivered the keynote address at a seminar, discussing obstacles that the Harley-Davidson company faced during its rise…
