From: Paul Sidorsky <paulsid@nucleus.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 20:33:46 -0700
Subject: CalSask '97 Results
Message-id: <3466809A.EA020977@nucleus.com>

The third annual Calgary vs. Saskatchewan team tournament was held this past weekend in Medicine Hat, Alberta (near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border). 12 participants from each team competed in two divisions to see who's members could rack up the most wins.

For the third year, the Calgary team emerged victorious. However, the gap is narrowing! Calgary won 84-72, a margin of only 12 wins. Things went back and forth until the last few rounds when Calgary gradually took over for good.

Individual results of the 13 round tournament follows. (C) denotes a member of the Calgary team, and (S) denotes the player is from Saskatchewan. The top three individuals in each division received medals.

Division 1

 1. Wayne Clifford          11-2      +619 (C)
 2. Siri Tillekeratne       10-3      +850 (C)
 3. George McAuley          9-4       +741 (S)
 4. Wendy McGrath           9-4       +722 (C)
 5. Wendy Kulas             7-6        +52 (C)
 6. Tillie Osachoff         7-6         +4 (S)
 7. Larry James             6-7        -21 (S)
 8. Laurina Ghiglione       5-8       -421 (S)
 9. Al Pitzel               5-8       -596 (S)
10. Bill Payne              4-9       +291 (C)
11. Jean Gerwing            3.5-9.5   -756 (S)
12. Jeff Fleetham           2.5-10.5  -563 (C)

 1. Lorne Sakatch           10-3      +391 (S)
 2. Brian Guilbert          8.5-4.5   +491 (C)
 3. Randall Thomas          8-5       +506 (C)
 4. Michel Demers           8-5       +470 (C)
 5. Evelyn Schmidt          7-6        +57 (S)
 6. Grace McLeod            7-6       -194 (S)
 7. Cynthia Cutting         6.5-6.5   +105 (S)
 8. Joyce Pitzel            6-7        +62 (S)
 9. Gita Nayak              5-8       -118 (C)
10. Donna Schoobaert        5-8       -136 (C)
11. Paul Sidorsky           5-8       -728 (C)
12. Susan Rabourn           3-10      -901 (S)

High Game - Joyce Pitzel (549)
High Loss - Larry James (416)
Low Win - Grace McLeod (319)
High Turn - Randall Thomas (WHITEST, 108)
High Non-Bingo - Randall Thomas (INVENTOR, 90)
High Point Spread - Gita Nayak (253)
Comeback Kid - George McAuley (127)
Bingo Ace - George McAuley (21)
Living On The Edge - Lorne Sakatch (+19)
Tuffluck - Larry James (-26)
Best Phoney - Tillie Osachoff (PIGFEED)
Prediction - Gita Nayak (84-72)

All category winners also received medals, except for the Prediction winner who received a copy of The Official Scrabble Puzzle Book.

Paul Sidorsky                                          Calgary, Canada
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