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LGA - Players

November 01: Masters - Round 3

A Flight

B Flight

C Flight

D Flight

LGA - Players

November 01: Ones

1st Place       -17

Caroline Hughes

Becky Irwin

Cathy Kelleher

Tina Kreiner

2nd Place       -17  

Evie Pizer

Mary Ellen Maloney

Susan Crabtree

Dotty McEnaney

3rd Place       -16    

Susan Riley

Ann Lagasse

Betty Ketchersid

Cheryl Mill

4th Place       -15    

Barbara Nail

Sue Nichols

Beti Andersen

Colleen Jordan

5th Place       -15

Susan Wiedmann

Carolyn O' Brien

Mary Ann Edwards

Loraine Shea

6th Place      -13

Sue Sinclaire

Deborah Bevenour

Janet Sartorius

Barbara Weissenberger

7th Place      -12

Brenda Downing

Joyce Rose

Sandi Becka

Karla Haller

Closest to the Pin:

Hole #2: Helen Ihde 2' 2"

Hole #14: Carol Huber 27"

St. James LGA page on the POA website here.

LGA Niners - Players

November 01: "President's Cup"

* Winners determined by match of cards

Closest to the Pin:

Hole #2: Marion Ciciarelli 8' 1"

Hole #6: Carol Higgins 7' 3"

Click here to reach the Niners page on the POA website.

Interested in joining the Niners. Grab an application here.

MGA Results - Players

 November 03: 2 Best Net + Bonus

1st Place      -17

Paul Helleren

Jerry Biffle 

Walter Lynch

Bob Molnar

2nd Place      -17 

Robert Davison

Eric Summerville

Brian McEnaney

Edmund Nowe

3rd Place       -15

Martin Sauble

Brian Smith

Dick Schondelmeier

David Jargo

4th Place       -15

Bill Steinhardt

Jim Freudenberg

Bob Gavlick

Mark Thuer

5th Place       -14

Joseph Gaziano

Paul Crist

James Toms

Ron Parton

6th Place       -13

David Zentmayer

Paul Gallahan

Ed Carter

Richard Hamilton

7th Place       -13

Dave Maloney

Mark Erskine

Bruce Fanelli

John D. Walsh

DFL          -2

Rob Kirwan 

Eugene Murphy

Jack Flood

Randy Bombach

Closest to the Pin:

Hole #2:

IV Tee David Jargo 4' 5"

III Tee Jack Lavelle 9' 8"

Hole #7:

IV Tee Rich Fiske 8' 3"

III Tee Jim Freudenberg 9' 10"

Hole #11:

IV Tee Mike Stephenson 16' 4"

III Tee Ron Parton 7' 5"

Hole #14:

IV Tee Greg Erdman 2' 5"

III Tee Patrick Cleary 7' 10"

Questions? MGA website

Coastal Carolina Inter- Club Association (CCIA)

Intracoastal Match Cup (ICMC

Intercoastal Golf Association (IGA)

October Mixed Doubles Round Robin

A really beautiful Fall day on October 23rd led to another great round robin tennis event. This one was mixed doubles, with 20 players, ten of each sex, participating on 5 courts. We even had some of the players dancing to the music of the nearby witches caravan fundraiser (and some complaining about the distraction, of course). The ladies winner was Carol Scott. Tied for 2nd were Janet Padilla, Denise Studt, and Lisa Toomey, with Lisa winning the prize in a tiebreaker (the other two had gone home by then). On the men’s side, the winner was Scott Dotson, coming from behind to beat Dave McNamara, who finished 2nd. Good time was had by all, with a good group of observers cheering on the players.

Jimmies

The Jimmies ruined the Bombers chances of an undefeated season by sweeping them last Tuesday by scores of 22-16 and 15-13. The league leading Bombers came into Tuesday’s games with a record of 14-0 and appeared to underestimate the 3rd place Jimmies. Outhitting the Bombers, 33 hits to 22 hits, was key as the Jimmies enjoyed their best offensive output of the season. Leading the way with 4 hits each were Craig Errington, Tommy Boggs, and Jay Cole. Defensively the Jimmies played error free ball backing up a strong pitching performance by Roger Albizu who gave up only one run in the last three innings. In the second game, the Jimmies were leading by 7 runs in the top of the 7th inning. They took the field with confidence that the game was in hand and needed only three outs to end the game. However, the Bombers proceeded to score 5 runs before their rally was thwarted. Merl Baldwin pitched the win and got a critical strikeout and popup to the catcher in the final inning. The Jimmies’ defense continued to shine committing only one error. Offensively, the Jimmies collected 24 hits led by Jay Cole, Rodney Mull, and Mark Bradcovich with 3 apiece. With the two wins, the Jimmies remain in third place with a 11-5 record with one double header left against the Bandits. If Jimmies sweep the Bandits next Tuesday and the Bombers sweep Coastal Tire, the Jimmies will finish the regular season in 2nd place. The critical doubleheader against the Bandits will be played at Smithville Park.

Remaining 2022 BCSS Fall League Schedule

8 Nov, vs Bandits, Smithville Park

15 Nov, League Tournament, Ocean Isle Beach Park

Gators Softball: No results

ROLL YOUR BALL

Roll, roll, roll your ball gently down the lane, and merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily the pins will fall agane (and agane). Four in a row, five in a row, seven, eight, and yes, even nine in a row. Resistance was futile. And after all the dirt and oil on the lanes had settled, there had been a 267 game, a 257, another 257, a 244, a 230, a 228, etc, etc. Five 600 series were bowled, and team Nor’easters had set league season high scratch game and scratch series totals, and narrowly missed rolling a 1000 hdcp game. Three teams bowled shutouts, and ten of the twelve teams changed positions in the standings. The DFL Eagles, led by Frank Zell-611(267) soared high once again, shut out the first place X-Men and broke out of last place. The Pocket Pounders continued to hammer their opponents, shutting out the Pin Tails and took over first place. The Express, led by Doug Voegtlin-643(230,257) got rolling again and took three of four to move back into a tie for first place. And the Nor’easters, with Ray Cook-627(244,214) and Ron Hawkins-600(228) blowing strong, shutout second place Livin’ On A Spare. Other top scores from last week were bowled by Bret Sigillo-634(257), David Matthews-586(203,203), Jack D’Ambrosio-574(202), Joe Stiene-562(213), Rich Wantuck-557, Dave Connally-535(211), and Steve Timmermann-511.

With two thirds of the St. James Bocce league season complete, there was no change in the standings:

This Sunday saw Roll On captained by Ed Boyers take on DeBoccery led by Wayne Dennis. In a closely fought match, Roll On prevailed 5-4. Sue Boyers, Rob McKinley and Dan Diehl won 2 of 3 on Court #1 for Roll On, while Keith Charlesworth, Dennis Falkenstein and Phyllis Falkenstein also won 2 of 3 on Court #2 for Roll On. In the second match of the day, first place Bocce Blaster led by Nat Scaccianoce took on Jerry Klawitter’s Rolling Thunder. A close match saw Bocce Blasters win 5-4. For Bocce Blasters, Marcia Leeds and Bob Paterson took 2 of 3 on Court #1, while Captain Nat and Paul Tracy won 2 of 3 on Court #3. With 6 weeks of the season complete and 3 to go, the standings for the Golden Ball (awarded to the top bowler in the regular season) show these competitors to be on top:

St. James Bocce administers a 1-on-1 bocce 'ladder'. A 'ladder' is a competitive list of players who challenge each other to matches with the goal of rising to the top of the list. To sign-up or for questions email us here.

Players of all skill levels are invited to play on Saturdays mornings during open play at Waterway Park from 9-11AM.

Inter-Community League 

September 6 – November 17

St. James Pickleball players completed play in the first event of this kind in our area: Inter-Community Pickleball League. The teams participated in the South Conference which includes St. James, Brunswick Forest, Winding River, and Waterford.  

SJPA had two 3.5 men & women combined teams and one 3.0 team. Each match consisted of men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles play. Captains were Andrea Velez, Sandy Schach, Eileen Lynch, and Susan Perette.

Congratulations to the St. James Jimmies who made it through to the semi-finals.

St. James MYC Race Results

Week of 11/3/22

Tuesday brought some much needed breezes after two weeks of very calm racing. RO Harry Howard set a very challenging course which took advantage of the weather. The day’s racing had 11 Nirvanas and 9 Dragon 95s starting out. Mark Hamer had one win, Dick Denzler had two and Charlie Sweeney had three in the Nirvana class. The Dragons really enjoyed the breeze with Mark Hamer taking a win, Dick Denzler one and Charlie Sweeney with four.

Thursday again had a nice but vacillating wind making for challenges in tacking and riding the broad reaches. The Nirvanas had thirteen starters, which made clear sailing very difficult. There were numerous bumps and fouls all day. Ken Bates, Harry Howard, Harri Beutler and Mark Hamer each had a win with Charlie S. taking three. The Dragon fleet had eight racers starting with the wins split between Dick D. (4) and Charlie S. (2).

Click here for the SJPMYC Website.

We are looking for our next ride to be on Friday, December 2nd. Of course, this is weather dependent, but since early December can be ideal for biking, let’s plan on it. Details of the ride location will be decided and sent out closer to the date.

Please contact Debra Charpentier Deb or J. Taylor Ryan Taylor or both.

Please let us know you will help organize, plan, and join us for the ride.

Also, please forward to your biker friends. The December 2 ride could be Wrightsville Beach, Oak Island, Southport, Carolina/Kure Beach, or anywhere.

The St. James Ping Pong Club currently has over 40 members and meets at the Community Center, Mondays at 6PM and Wednesdays at 3PM.

We welcome new members living in St. James. There is a $25 fee ($40 for couples) to join the club. We have five tables to keep many players in action and no one sits for long. Stop by or contact Gary Mlynek, here.

St. James Men’s Billiard League is looking for players and or team captains.

• Have a table and you want to host.

• We have teams that need players.

• Looking to be a “sub” for various teams & occasional play.

Our season will begin shortly after Labor Day and end in early April. We play on Thursday Nights starting at 7PM and matches usually last two hours or so. Questions? Nick Nicolaides, 910-253-4084; email here.

Sunday Night Casual Bowling is fun bowling at Planet Fun starting at 6:15PM. Cost is $6pp for three games, shoes, and ball. Any Sunday you want to join the fun in Shallotte, email Charlie and Bev Mastrovich, ahead of time how many are interested.  Arrive at Planet Fun by 6PM. Practice begins at 6:15PM.

The Fall league is closed with 22 teams. Next season starts in January. 

This is a fun handicap league & bowlers of ALL levels are welcome to join.

Teams may have 4-6 members with 4 bowling each week & must include at least 1 member of the opposite sex. We also welcome subs.

Sign up with a complete team or we will find a team for you.

Email your name and phone to Bev to sign up.

Questions? Bev or Charlie Mastrovich, 910-477-2030 or 910-477-2050.

Free Disc Golf Clinics

Free Disc Golf lessons. Male or Female. Young or Senior. Any age. If you can throw a frisbee you can play...in the woods and some open field fairways. Played similar to ball golf but you use discs and not clubs. We want to teach you how to play. No athleticism needed. Just fun, fresh air and exercise. We will loan you discs to get started. We teach a little before we start and as we go. Visit Facebook here for more information as well as here. Or contact Email Shelia, 571-332-0696; Email Kevin, 917-499-4638.

ICMC coordinator, Lou DiDonato, Email here.