Another beautiful but windy Sunday at the King Kong Tournaments today. Speaking of beauties, how about the Women 6.5-8.0 who played today! Put your hands together for the great play all around!
Only 1 team remained undefeated through the round robin play and that was the team of Michaele Danielson and Linda Sacre. Five teams were all 3-1 with the top finisher the middle being decided by Total,Points scored as each lost to each other in head-to-head competion. In the end, it was the team of Gail Spire and Margie Wilkerson who came out on top with 40 pts, followed by Diane Lampert and Kathy Pals with 39 and Vicki Ostrander and Jan Talbot with 37. To round out the top 3, Kathy Kiesell and Gail Pistello also finished 3-1 and 40 pts. Between the team of Gail S and Gail P, Gail S and Margie had a point differential of +20 over +13 for the second overall seed. The best of the rest included Diane Fuleky and Laura Mayes in the mix, also with a 3-1 record but only 36 total points, giving the nod to Di and Kathy for the 4th seed.
In the first Semis, Michaele and Linda handled Di and Kathy and earned their way to the Gold-Silver game with a 11-6 victory. In the second Semis, the 2 Gails put on a quite a show with Gail S and Margie prevailing over Kathy and Gail P 11-9 to get their ticket to the Gold-Silver game.
In that Gold-Silver final, Gail and Margie played a great game but Michaele and Linda were the better, winning the Gold, 11-7. In the Bronze game, it was now the battle of the Kathys with Di and Kathy taking the Bronze over Kathy and Gail, also 11-7.
Great play, ladies! Kongratulations!
Thanks once again to my volunteers, Chas Popplestone, Sue Reich, and Gavin Mason, Moon Toomey for keeping us fed, and to everyone who showed up in person to cheer the teams on!
Up Next:
-Women’s 8.0+, next Sunday 11/10. Only 10 teams signed up so far so I’m thinking of removing the age restriction.
-Signups for the Women’s 6.5 and Under opens 11/5 @ 8:30p
Here is the link for the photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQups
Here is the link to the playlist on YT. There will be 2 livestreams from court 6 (the first one failed early in the tournament – nothing really to see on it but there is audio) and the GoPro footage from court 9: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy0MUnaQ-KX__4twSsc1M4Z8QsePFm9Jg
Livestream Reload:
- Game 2 (0:00:00) – Di Lampert and Kathy Pals v Gail Spires and Margie Wilkerson (at 2-5-2, Gail serving)
- Game 3 (0:16:00) – Di Lampert and Kathy Pals v Jill Tuke and Pam Henry
- Game 4 (0:38:30) – Julie Feron and Nancy O’Brien v Vickie Ostrander and Jan Talbot
- Game 5 (1:01:15) – Vickie Ostrander and Jan Talbot v Jill Tuke and Pam Henry Bonus
- Game 5 Court 3 (1:31:12) – Diane Fuleky and Laura Mayes v Debbie Testa and Rhonda Phillips (at 1-2-2, Diane serving)
- Who’s In (1:45:00)
- Semis (1:49:10) – Michaele Danielson and Linda Sacre v Di Lampert and Kathy Pals
- Gold-Silver (2:16:38) – Michaele Danielson and Linda Sacre v Gaile Spires and Margie Wilkerson
- Medals (2:35:50)
GoPro Court 9:
- Intro (0:00:00)
- Game 1 (0:04:56) – Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts v Kathy Kisiel and Gail Pistello
- Game 2 (0:17:41) – Evelyn Good and Alice Rodenberg v Kathy Kisiel and Gail Pistello
- Game 3 (0:31:56) – Evelyn Good and Alice Rodenberg v Ronda Busscher and Cathy Bawden
- Game 4 (0:48:31) – Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts v Debbie McCarty and Nina Riley
- Game 5 (1:06:29) – Debbie McCarty and Nina Riley v Ronda Busscher and Cathy Bawden
- Who’s in the Playoffs (1:19:25)
- Semis (1:22:04) – Kathy Kisiel and Gail Pistello v Gail Spires and Margie Wilkerson
- Bronze (1:46:48) – Kathy Kisiel and Gail Pistello v Di Lampert and Kathy Pals
- Medals (2:09:04)
GoPro Recovery of Court 6 (zoomed in footage)
- Game 1 (0:00:00) – Julie Feron and Nancy O’Brien v Gail Spires and Margie Wilkerson
- Game 2 (0:13:21) – Di Lampert and Kathy Pals v Gail Spires and Margie Wilkerson