Badger State Games Crown Champions

Badger State Games Crown Champions
The Badger Sate Games for billiards were held at Dale’s Weston Lanes, in Wausau, WI on the weekend of February 2-4. The billiard competition featured Men's, Women's, Scotch Doubles and Junior's divisions. The games are part of the National Congress of State Games (NCSG) is a membership organization comprised of 37 Summer State Games and 14 Winter State Games organizations and a community-based member of the United States Olympic Committee.
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All billiards medalists at the state level in 2006 and 2007 qualify to compete in the 2007 State Games of America in Colorado Springs, CO, August 2-5.

The NCSG is also the rights holder of the State Games of America, an Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners (gold, silver, bronze) from across the nation. Information on the NCSG and the 2007 State Games of America is available at www.stategames.org. Currently eight states feature billiards within their multi-sports schedules.

Badger State Games Overview
Over 21 years ago, The American Family Insurance Badger State Summer Games emerged as part of a national State Games movement to provide competitive opportunities for amateur athletes and took place in July of 1985 in Madison. Modeled after the Olympics, the philosophy of the American Family Insurance Badger State Games is that everyone plays regardless of age or ability; everyone is welcome and everyone plays. The Games embody the values of participation and good sportsmanship. BSG remains Wisconsin's only Olympic-style sports festival and is truly a grassroots organization that relies on the dedication of thousands of volunteers and the support of corporate partners.
Results:
Scotch Doubles:
Gold: Connie O’Heron/ Andy Nikolai (Wausau, WI)
Silver: Lori Nelson/ Jon Kent (Wausau, WI)
Bronze: Brenda Garski/ Bob Radtke (Mosinee, WI)

Juniors (18 & Under):
Gold: Joseph Prokop (Stevens Point, WI)
Silver: Michael Vorpahl (Oregon, WI)
Bronze: Patrick Hughes (Wausau, WI)

Juniors (14 & Under):
Gold: Danny O’Heron (Wausau, WI)
Silver: Tyler Koepke (Tigerton, WI)
Bronze: Jimmy Young (Marshfield, WI)

Women’s A Singles:
Gold: Lori Nelson (Wausau, WI)
Silver: Liz Scholze (Milladore, WI)
Bronze: Mary Patten (Plover, WI)

Women’s B Singles:
Gold: Joyce Verbist (Tomahawk, WI)
Silver: Brittney Radant (Wausau, WI)

Men’s AA Singles:
Gold: Andy Nikolai (Merrill, WI)
Silver: Dave Torzewski (Wausau, WI)
Bronze: Jim Young (Marshfield, WI)

Men’s A Singles:
Gold: Deon Burgard (Poynette, WI)
Silver: David Gremore (Denmark, WI)
Bronze: Tim Kislow (Wausau, WI)

Men’s B Singles:
Gold: Craig Perry (Prairie du Sac, WI)
Silver: David Kasprzycki (Schofield, WI)
Bronze: Michael Greengrass (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

Winner of the free Pechauer cue raffle: Craig Perry (Prairie du Sac, WI)
Reported by Billiard Commissioner John Lewis (920-662-1705/ jlewis@americancuesports.org)

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