July 13, 2018
St. James Sports News highlights sporting results and accomplishments of St. James residents. It is comprised solely of your submissions--whether from organized groups or just bragging about yourself or a friend. Do you have something you would like to send? 

Submissions are due by 4pm each Thursday and should be emailed in Word format to STJDoesSports@gmail.com. Photos are welcomed too! Only results oriented submissions please - pre-event publicity should be emailed to What's Up St. James? ( whatsupstjames@gmail.com).

Thank you,
Roger Nejes, St. James Sports News, Editor.
LGA Ladies Golf Association
A limited group showed up Tuesday to “practice” with the last of the big cups at Members and tried the tee markers which were decidedly different. Play was as from the White, Green and Teal tees, making for some interesting techniques in the AB/AB and CD/CD two best ball Shamble format.  Team members finished the hole with their own ball from the team’s best tee shot.
AB Flight team winners were Brenda Downing, Deb Bevenour, Diane Lusk , and Stacy Pontarollo . Taking home Second place prize in this flight were Sherry Blackwook Jackie Schumacher, Sandy Floyd and Lynn Joesten . In the CD Flight, congratulations goes to the team of Evie Pizer, Paige Stephenson, Licia Daly and Linda Wilson.  Second place to Patty Walsh, Becky Irwin, Dotty McEnaney and Carolyn Sherwin.
Closest to the pin honors went to Judy Berg with a 5’2” putt on hole #8 and then on hole #12, Jeanne Sturtevant had a birdie putt.

Rumor has it that Members will be done with those fairway greens and ten inch cups and we will be back on the new greens for next week’s game – two ball best ball with AB/AB and CD/CD teams all playing from the teal tees. If interested, sign up on GolfNet BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY.

Ladybirds
Seven Ladybird participants traveled to Crow Creek on Wednesday, with better than a 50% WIN RATIO!! Kathy Stucy, first gross, Judy Rubin, first net, Marilyn Tricarico and Sandy Donovan low putts in their respective division. The Ladybirds next event is at Meadowlands on July 25th. Questions contact Sandy Donovan or Kathy Stucey .
Club 25
Club 25 will be coming to Players on July 23rd- this is a make-up for one that was rained out in early April. . Then on Thursday, July 26th, ladies will try their luck at Tiger’s Eye at Ocean Ridge Plantation . For more iformation contact Judy Rubin, Gayle Mitchell or Sherry Marsh . 

Click Here   to go to the St. James  LGA webpage on the POA website
LGA Nine Holers
The LGA 9 ers This Week.... In Tuesday’s event at the Cate, all scores counted but the 3 Red Tee Boxes helped and we always love “IN THE HOLE” when the holes are that HUGE. Next week at Members we’re back to regulation size Holes on the Green and the shorter fairways will be Gone!
 
Winners Circle
1st Place
Pat Walker, Linda Peddicord, Mary Fedash, Carol Ann Harris

2nd Place
Maureen Basehore, Erna Bower, Nancy Young, Jo Ann Alford

3rd Place
Sandra Fincher, Joanne Lorenzo, Jo Ann Reichling, Barbara Kanto

Closest to the Pin
#2 Rosanne Brown 2’2”
#8 Maureen Basehore 21’1”

BIRDIE CLUB
                      Barbara Colo #2 & #8 …. WOW 2 Birdies on 9 Holes!
Irene Hoffman #3
Anne Hager #7

Next Tuesday's Game: Shotgun at   MEMBERS  9:00 am Sign up on Golfnet!!
Please be at your cart 15 minutes prior to Tee-Off.
Don’t miss out on tournament information & announcements!

C.O.D. (Carts, Opposites, Drivers) Each player in the foursome is paired with a different player every 3 holes. On each hole post the 2 best net scores, 1 best score for each pair on each hole. Holes 1-3 are paired AB/DC, holes 4-6 are paired AC/BD and holes 7-9 are paired AD/BC. Foursome with lowest net score total wins. Players must putt out. Remove pin from hole before putting. IF Temp Greens: Putts that "bounce out" are considered to be in.

UPCOMING GAMES
August 7th: Shotgun at Players 8:00am with the LGA.. 18 holes
August 28th: Golf & Giggle with the 101ers
September 21st: Off Plantation NINERS Outing at Carolina National
October 2nd: Niners Championship Round 1
October 9th: Niners Championship Round 2
                
Click Here  to go to the St. James  LGA 9 Holers  webpage on the POA website
MGA -- Men's Golf Association
In a stunningly quick turnaround, the Members Club greens were declared ready for play on Thursday. The SJMGA was the first group on the newly repaired greens. I’m delighted to say the results were fantastic. From what the conditions were 5 weeks ago to what they were Thursdayis indeed a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Troon staff. Especially deserving plaudits are Dustin Strickland , Director of Agronomy; Grayson Grainger , Course Superintendent and Kent Silhanek , General Manager. 
 
The SJMGA played an individual, flighted Gross and Net Tournament with 4 low gross and 4 low net winners per flight. It required a lot of scoring calculations as there were 108 players in the four flights.  Matt Rauth, the Troon Tournament Director and his assistants did their usual outstanding job.
 
Congratulations to all the winners!

Flight A
1st Place Gross Tom Baietti 77 Net Ted Paulauskas 66
2nd Place Gross Eric Summerville 78 Net Brian Smith  70
3rd Place Gross Curt Mumaw  80 Net Rich Fiske  70
4th Place Gross Zyg Pukala  81 Net Joe Schrider  72

Flight B
1st Place Gross Jim Funka  79 Net Larry Dewing  66
2nd Place Gross John Salerno  82 Net Tom Phillips  67
3rd Place Gross Lee Bartels  82 Net Alan Favicchio 67
4th Place Gross Ron Scardina  83 Net Fred Alcock  68

Flight C
1st Place Gross Wayne Moody  83 Net Dennis Mancinelli  66
2nd Place Gross Barney Doherty  87 Net Jim York  70
3rd Place  Gross David Jargo  88 Net James Larson  71
4th Place Gross Jim Daly  90 Net Jack Sturtvant  72

Flight D
1st Place Gross Lyle Hollenbeck  85 Net Sandy Tomasini  66
2nd Place Gross William Hogan  89 Net Stephen Bilyk  68
3rd Place Gross Frank Grecco  91 Net Kent Bower  70
4th Place Gross Joe Cleary  92 Net Richard Strawhacker  70

Click Here   to go to the St. James   MGA   webpages

Intercoastal Interclub League (ICL)
The ICL is a six team match play league including Porters Neck, St. James, Magnolia Greens/Compass Pointe , Cape Fear National, River Landing and Landfall. Each club will have 12 members playing plus one pro. Participation is open to any SJMGA member without regard to handicap. For further information, visit the MGA website or contact the IGA coordinator, Lou DiDonato at oth@windstream.net.

Intercoastal Golf Association (IGA)
The IGA is a seven team match play league whose primary mission is to provide a format for friendly competition between Men’s Golf Associations in Brunswick County. L eague teams include St. James, Rivers Edge, Sea Trail, Farmstead, Lockwood Folly, Carolina National and The Lakes . St James plays home and away matches with each team in the league resulting in a twelve match season. Participation is open to any SJMGA member without regard to handicap. For further information, visit the MGA webpage or contact the IGA coordinator, Jim York at jyorksouthport@aol.com

Coastal Carolina Interclub Association (CCIA)
The Next CCIA match will be held at Compass Pointe on Monday, July 30th 9:00 Shotgun. Fee is $51 covering Golf, Prizes and gratuities. You must have an index of 16.0 or lower to play. Signup will be VIA EMAIL on Monday, July 9th at 7:00 am. Send email to Tom Lawruk at tomlawruk@yahoo.com.

The CCIA offers interclub play between Ocean Ridge, Carolina National, Compass Pointe , Crow Creek, Thistle and St. James with participation limited to SJMGA members. The maximum allowable USGA Index for each player is 16. Players with a USGA Index above 16 will be assigned an index of 16. There are six events per season, one at each location. For further information, visit the MGA website or contact the CCIA coordinator, Tom Lawruk at tomlawruk@yahoo.com.
St. James Tennis (SJTA)
Upcoming Summer events include the Mixed Round Robin (All Levels) Sunday, July 22nd, a Women’s Round Robin (All Levels) Wednesday, July 25th and a Super Round Robin Sunday, August 12th.

T he St. James Tennis Association holds a monthly " New to St. James Tennis "  event that is open to everyone, both new players and players returning to tennis. The next event will be held Mon day, July 23rd  at the Founders Tennis Courts. Contact Susan Flynn  for more information and to sign up at   finntastic9@yahoo.com.

Click Here to go to the St. James Tennis webpage on the POA website 
Softball
Band of Players
. Last year, the St James Jimmies were formed with the Brunswick County 50 + Men's Softball League and were told by many not to expect a win for several years. Most of the Jimmies players had not played for 20-30 years, but they had enough heart and passion for the game to give it a try. Well, they were winless in the fall play, but bounced back to a 11-5 record this spring. You heard of the "Band of Brothers" and now this team seemed to evolve into a "Band of Players". Acquiring five new players along with mixing with their current players produced a winning ticket. Adding two gifted assistant coaches and forging an effective lineup with appropriate field positioning was also the right combination for the Jimmies . Individual player statistics were also kept on each player. 
 
This is about softball players who stepped up to take a chance to make a difference that could only be accomplished by a "Band of Players".  They all seem to embrace this fact and look forward to continuing their journey in the fall and beyond.  
Bowling
We look forward to another fun season of friendly competition starting in late September. Anyone interested in joining a team or being a sub can contact the league president, Mark Zaenglein (mzaenglein@ec.rr.com) to sign up or for more details.

League results and team rosters are available.  Click Here
St James Model Yacht Racing Club
The Nirvanas came out in full force on Tuesday for Race Officer Tony Defillips ’ course, starting again at the yellow/green mark to the inside buoys. A northerly wind cutting across the pond made the two north legs at the 3-2 mark and the orange/blue mark a real challenge for the nine skippers. Firsts were spread amongst many - two wins for Bill Miller , while Mark Hamer, Harry Howard, Garrett VanKoughnett and Judy Rubin each had a first.  Harry added two seconds while Judy, Mark, and Bill each had one.

Garrett VanKoughnett wasted no time on his return to racing capturing three firsts and three seconds in the Dragon 95’s in a field of four skippers. First time in the winner’s circle was new member Larry Rogers who had two firsts in the fourth and fifth race, both almost too close to call.  Rob McKinley picked up the other first place win as he is back to skippering after missing most of the spring series.

The top  Nirvana & Dragon 65 Class  Summer Series Skippers after 3 starts:
  1. Karl Thomsen          .9028
  2. Mark Hamer             .8992
  3. Harry Howard          .8982
          These skippers are within .0036 points - how close is that??       
                                                    
The top  Dragon 95 Class  Summer Series Skippers after 3 starts:
  1. Dick Denzler                1.0000
  2. Garrett VanKoughnett  .9189
  3. Peter Rubin                   .8651

On Thursday, the Club held their Annual Fire Cracker Match one-day Regatta. This is an elimination race where two boats compete against each other around the championship course in a double elimination format. Race Official Garrett VanKoughnett designed a course with starboard turns on the three, four, and yellow buoys which was new to all participants, making for a fun day of racing. Losers in the first race go to a second bracket where that winner can advance back to the top bracket, making it possible to lose a race in the first round and finish as the Champion!

Twelve skippers showed up and drew numbers for placement of the races. Lots of cheering, jeering and joking. The defending 2017 winner, Judy Rubin, failed in her attempt to repeat, losing in the semi-final race to eventual winner Karl Thomsen . Finishing in second was Tony deFillippis , while Carolyn Sherwin finished third. 

This event was so much fun that on the August Agenda will be a Columbus Day Match one-day Regatta for the Dragon 95’s . The bi-monthly meeting will be held at the Member’s Club on Tuesday, August 7.
St. James Men's Billiards League
The St. James Pool League’s season starts in September and goes until March with a break for the holidays. There are 26 weeks of competition with 14 teams. Each team has 4-6 players with 3 participating each week. Matches are usually on Thursday nights.  Tom Lippard is the League Commissioner & can be reached at  tomlippardiii@gmail.com  for information.
For full League standings and more information about the League Click Here
St. James Bikers
Next stop for St. James Bikers is Bald Head Island . Our next bike excursion takes us to our favorite little car-free island. Join us on Monday, July 16th, for a ride originating at the Bald Head Island ferry dock in Southport. Once we're on the island, we'll visit Old Baldy lighthouse and then ride to the far east side of Bald Head where the best beaches are. Half of the ride will be under the tree covered Federal Road and the other half will parallel the ocean with it's gorgeous homes and beautiful golf course. Lunch will be at Mojo's on the Harbor on the island after the ride. 

Then it's back on the ferry for our return home. What better way to enjoy a sunny day outdoors with friends and neighbors. The fare for a round-trip ferry ticket with a bike is $46.50. If you're game, join us for a nice summer adventure. Approximate biking distance is 10 miles and this is one of our more popular rides. Join a friendly group of neighbors who like to exercise and enjoy a good time.

When: Monday, July 16th at 8:45am for the 9:00am ferry
Where:  B ald Head Island Ferry Dock (Southport on E. Moore St)
Degree of difficulty: Easy to Moderate (the ride pace is 10-12 mph)

To Register for the B ald Head Island bike Ride Click Here

Remember, everyone is welcome to join the bike club and they make it easy. Simply click on the link Click Here to go to the St. James Bikers webpage on the POA website and then click on the link there that says " Join Group" . It's as easy at that. Now you'll receive updates on activities as well as seeing links to pictures of past rides. Helmets are required and name tags are recommended.

For more information about St. James Bikers or if you simply have a question, contact John Lynch at (910) 253-4457 or at john.lynch45@gmail.com. 
St. James Fishing Club
The weather is starting to cooperate and the St. James Fishing Club is taking full advantage of the calmer seas. Current standings for the year-long derby are posted below.. The club announced a monthly tournament. Each month 3 fish will be identified and awards will be given for first and second place. Full results are posted below. The St James Fishing Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at Members club. Guests are always welcome.
 
A list of the largest fish caught in 2017 is available  Click Here

A list of the largest fish caught during 2013-2017  Click Here

Click Here   to view the 2018 Derby results as they come in.
St. James Ping Pong Club
The ping pong club has more than 80 members and doubles play is every Monday 6:30-8:30 and every Wednesday 3:00 – 5:00 at the Community Center. It is open to all age groups and all levels of play.  AARP considers ping pong one of the best activities for people as they age – light on the knees, not hard on the heart, and provides a genuine social setting.  Come see for yourself - the St. James Ping Pong Club provides tables and balls (extra paddles are available for first time players to use).  

If you are a beginner and wonder about joining, we have several players who will help with reviewing proper serving and other techniques. We can have a table devoted to practice and instruction sessions as needed and requested.
 
Click Here to go to the Ping Pong Club webpage on the POA website
Pickleball
Thanks to all who came to the Pickleball Get-Together! We had about 90 people plus 122 by email all interested in playing Pickleball. Thanks also to Greg Rymer , our Pickleball instructor, who gave a great demonstration of ‘How to Play Pickleball’. Next week we will meet with the tennis president and vice president to get information on how to start our organization. It was so helpful of them to offer to meet with us. We are working on getting everyone’s names and info sent out, so we can include newcomers in games. Feel free to join in and contact us if you would like to add your information to the list of players.  
Scott and Cindy Hettinger  
Other Sports Happenings

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