Category: Industry

KF Cues 9-Ball Tour / Fort Pierce, FL by Lea Andrews Adam Wheeler chose to earn his first KF Cues 9-Ball Tour Open win on the last regular stop of the season. Wheeler went undefeated through the field of 41 who arrived at Ultimate Billiards in Fort Pierce, FL, for…

Great Southern Billiard Tour / Sanford, NC by Lea Andrews Sean Davis plowed an undefeated path through the Great Southern Billiard Tour field the weekend of July 25-26. The $1,500-added A/B amateur event, held at Speakeazy Billiards in Sanford, NC, drew 74 tough competitors. B-ranked Davis found himself in the…

The Tri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ by Lea Andrews James DeGiosafatto, Jr. came through the one-loss side to claim first in The Tri-State Tour’s second stop of the new season. The $500-added C-D event drew 25 players to Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ. C+-ranked DeGiosafatto’s early loss took him out…

New England Women’s 9-Ball Tour / East Wareham, MA by Lea Andrews Although Liz Taylor found herself in an unfamiliar place at the third stop of the New England Women’s 9-Ball Tour – the left side of the bracket – she ended the day where she has at each stop…

By Sally Lee Women pros Yu Ram Cha and Jennifer Barretta will headline a select number of female talent to play the men at the Mezz Classic Aug 6-9,2009 at Corner Pocket Billiards in Orlando,FL. The Mezz Classic will feature two pro events with the Mezz Classic Straight Pool Invitational…

The Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour held its fourth stop of the tour recently at Shooters Billiards in North York, Ontario, Canada. Owner, John White, once again supported the ladies tour by holding the second WPBA qualifying spot for the Pacific Coast Classic coming up in October. On July 18,…

West Coast Women’s Regional 9-Ball Tour / Sacramento, CA by Lea Andrews Michelle Rakin, a veteran of the West Coast Women’s Regional 9-Ball Tour, opened up the new season with an undefeated run through a strong field of 29 ladies. The $750-added event, which was the first of five scheduled…

Billiard Education Foundation Junior Nationals / Normal, IL by Lea Andrews There’s no shortage of young talent right now in Normal, IL, as nearly 100 junior players from across the country are gathered in the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University for the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) 21st Annual…

A Canadian solar power company has purchased OptiSolar’s now-shuttered manufacturing operations at McClellan Park, reviving hopes that the factory can be a green-tech anchor for the region. Mike Matvieshen, president and CEO of EPOD Solar, said Thursday that an assembly line at McClellan is likely to restart in September. Matvieshen…

Dorothy Hawkinson of Sacramento won’t give up her classic rotary phone that she bought from a Pacific Bell store more than 25 years ago. She’s also part of another rare group these days: people without a cell phone. Hawkinson said she dislikes the sound quality of cell phones and hard-to-read…