West Coast Challenge
The West Coast Challenge brings together the top players from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, to compete in a series of tournaments. These tournaments include a Team, Open Individuals, Women's Individuals, and a Hi/Lo Team event.
Each city takes a turn in hosting the West Coast Challenge and the event is held twice a year at the conclusion of each cities regular season.
Grand Vista Hotel
999 Enchanted Way
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1998
(805) 583-4000
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This year the Los Angeles Pool League honored the loss of two pool warriors, Frank Bustamante and Tom Nicholson. The LA Pool League also inducted Dale Beatie and Gibbi Tkatch into the West Coast Challenge Hall-of-Fame. Congratulations to them both!
Here are the Results |
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Open Individuals1. Ben Pham (SD) |
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Hi/Lo Team - San DiegoTom King - Norma Posy |
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Women's Individuals1. Lauren Ward (LB) |
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Team - Long BeachTom Downey - Captain |
Team -
Mission Valley Resorts - 4
Jeff Brayshaw - Captain
Joe Myers - Kim Walker - Luis Abarca - Joe Corder
Hi/Lo Team
Tom King - Norma Posy
Open Individuals
1. Ben Pham
2. Jorge Calvo
3. Ernie Elliott
4. Gordon Byom
5. Tim Davis
6. Mark O'brian
7. Rob Johnson
8. Phil Burns
Women's Individuals
1. Rocky McCluskey
2. Rhonda Grave
3. Gina Zide
4. Rachel Dickinson
Referees
TBD
SDPL Board
President: Jorge Calvo
Vice President: Bill Dorman
Statistician: David Laguana
Treasurer: Norma Posy
Secretary: Pat Lowery
Public Relations: Ashi Fachler
Board Member at Large: Michael Loyer
Board Member at Large: Ron Rinker
Holiday Inn Long Beach - Airport (Conf Ctr)
2640 Lakewood Blvd.
Long Beach, Ca. 90815
562-597-4401
West Coast Challenge LXI
This year the Long Beach Pool League inducted Kim Girard and Randy Dickhens into the West Coast Challenge Hall-of-Fame. Congratulations to them both! Frank Bustamante was honored for his years of play in the Los Angeles Pool League and at many West Coast Challenge events. He has officially retired from league play. Best of luck to you Frank!
San Diego Contingent
The competition was feirce and very few survived to go on to become West Coast Challenge Champions!
The WCC LX photos posted here were taken by Ashi Fachler. If anyone would like to have high quality prints of these or any of the WCC LX photos posted on this website you can go to his website for details. Photos © 2010 Ashi Fachler, (619) 339-8889, http://www.flickr.com/ashi
Here are the Results |
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Team -Tommy's Angels-Long Beach |
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Women's Individuals1. Ginger Lewis-LA |
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Open Individuals1. Lucky Butler-LB |
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Hi/Lo TeamTom Seymour - Maria Tsintellis-SF |
Team -
True North (TRU-2)
Melisa Goldstein - Captain
Ashi Fachler - Bill Wood - Matt McGhee - Tim Davis - Brandy Pamintuan
Hi/Lo Team
Brad Hasper - Ron Rinker
Open Individuals
1. Joe Myers
2. Ben Pham
3. Gordon Byom
4. Jorge Calvo
5. Ernie Elliott
6. Phil Burns
7. Joe Corder
8. Michael Loyer
Women's Individuals
1. Pat Lowery
2. Rhonda Graves
3. Elaine Wong
4. Eva Vadasy
Referees
David Laguana
Marc De Santis
Matthew Rattie
Bill Dorman
Russ Mortenson-Boyd
SDPL Board
President: Russ Mortenson
Vice President: Jorge Calvo
Statistician: David Laguana
Treasurer: Norma Posy
Secretary: Pat Lowery
Board Member at Large: Michael Loyer
Board Member at Large: Ron Rinker
West Coast Challenge LIX (59) was held at the Town & Country Hotel. There was a lot of great pool shooting with a few upsets. San Diego had the pleasure of welcoming Pat Lowery into the West Coast Challenge Hall-of-Fame. And a congratulations goes out to the city of Long Beach. They swept 1st place in each of the four categories. They faced tough battlles and truly earned their place as West Coast Challenge champions.
The remainder of this page contains an acknowledgement to Pat Lower along with the results of WCC LIX. Don't forget to check out the Hall-of-Fame link to the right.
Photos of the event will be trickling in and will be posted on the PHOTOs page.
GnL Times WCC Article
The Gay and Lesbian Times sent out one of their reporters to cover the West Coast Challenge. Click HERE to read their article.
Hall-of-Fame Inductee - Pat Lowery
This season the SDPL is proud to announce that Pat Lowery is to be inducted into the WCC Hall-of-Fame. Pat has been an active member of the San Diego Pool League since 1987. Pat has volunteered and contributed many long hours to the San Diego Pool League as past President, Treasurer and Head Referee. As a Board Member, she brings a level of dedication and hard work which our members have appreciated. She also has an exemplary SDPL performance record placing in many league events, such as Women’s Open, Open Individuals, and Tops and Bottoms, and has qualified for a place at many West Coast Challenge events. She has played once in the Open Individuals and Hi-Lo events, 14 times in the Women’s event, taking home a 3rd place finish and 4th place twice. She is a tough competitor but always plays with good sportsmanship.
Here are the Results |
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Team (LB)"It Sucks to be Poo" |
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Women's Individuals 1st: Tammy Strout (LB) |
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Open Individuals 1st: Dan Campbell (LB) |
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Hi/Lo TeamWilliam Huah (LB) |
Team -
Mission Valley Resorts (MVR-4)
Jeff Brayshaw - Joe Myers - Stevan Bailey - Kim Walker - Hai Tran
Hi/Lo Team
Nigel Mayer - Frank Gaeke
Open Individuals
1. Joe Corder
2. Luis Abarca
3. Lee Davis
4. Brad Hasper
5. Ernie Elliott
6. Thomas King
7. Terri Estep
8. Mark O'Brien
Women's Individuals
1. Rocky McCluskey
2. Pat Lowery
3. Gina Zide
4. Norma Posey
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Erin Wright - alternate
Rhonda Graves - alternate
Referees
SDPL Board
President: Russ Mortenson
Vice President: Tom King
Statistician: Jorge Calvo
Treasurer: Pat Lowery
Public Relations: David Laguana
Secretary: Norma Posey
"This special recognition was established in the WCC's twenty-fifth year. It is our way of recognizing the 'glue' that holds it all together. Anyone looking at us from the outside would conclude these people must be playing for a lot of money or worldwide fame. Why else would this event last so long?
It consumes a great deal of each cities time and resources. The answer is here on this page. Friendship, sportsmanship, and the love of the game have kept it together. Each city has contributed its own leadership and "super" players who have returned again and again.
We see each other twice a year and re-new our friendships. Additionally, we see new faces and potential new additions to these pages. One can only hope that this event continues so that we can create a program which reads... 'West Coast Challenge C!' (our 100th season!)"
- Bill Hoover
Bill resided over the WCC proceedings when the 1st Hall-of-Fame members were inducted.
GnL Times WCC Article
The Gay and Lesbian Times sent out one of their reporters to cover the West Coast Challenge. Click HERE to read their article.