BCA Canadian Nationals

BCA Canadian Nationals "Back for More" and "The Rock" Repeat in Toronto By John LewisFamiliar names dominated the top divisions at the 9th Annual BCA Canadian 8-Ball Championships, conducted January 7-10, 2004, at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, on. Bonnie Plowman (Calgary, AB) added a fourth national singles title to her prize chest ('99, '00 and '02) by out pointing Cathy LaFreniere (Fergus, on) in the finals of the Women's "A" division. Bonnie's team, "Back for More", aptly named and featuring teammates Bev Ashton, Joanne Ashton, Collyne Savage, Amanda Lofvendahl and Stephanie Radmore defended their 2003 Women's "A" division title by turning back Toronto's "Break-N-Run".
The Men's "A" team title was also successfully defended by Toronto's "The Rock", featuring teammates Vince McIntyre, Al Porter, Chris Woods, Al Logan, Dale Sweet and Joe Lawrence; although the team had to crossover from the "B" side and eclipse Toronto's "The Road Warriors" in two matches to reclaim their crown.In Scotch Doubles, Vince McIntyre (from "The Rock") and Marcie Dunbar (from "Break-N-Run") proved to be a potent combination in outgunning the field for the title and taking out Toronto's Lynn Martin and Rob Brandenburg in the finals. With the A-B-C category format filtering singles and teams down to other divisions after Day 1 of each competition, Toronto's Rob Brandenburg outlasted Sean Fleming (St. John's, NF) for the Men's "B" singles crown; two ontarians - Bev Littler and Tammy Hoy - vied for the Women's "B" singles title, with Hoy the victor; and ontario again dominated the Men's "C" singles competition with Chris Duke defeating Ken Botham. Cambridge, ontario's "Sharp Shooters" (Jason Holdaway, Rick Hutchings, Scott Yankee, Neil Mills and Phil Fraser) claimed the Men's "B" team victory; "Wild Eights" (also from Cambridge, on) featuring Carrie Dwyer, Darlene Gardiner, Catherine Fliestra, Catherine Frei and Joanna Palmer-Smith emerged triumphant over the Women's "B" team competition; and Windsor, ontario's "Shakin & Stirred" (Andre Bilek, Roger Bellina, Derek Mereszak, Harvey Shognosh, Don Charette, Turk Unlu and Andy Brownlie) bested the Men's "C" team field. The Billiard Congress of America appreciates the production efforts of Canadian Cue Sport Productions and High Country Promotions, provider of the sixty Valley Cougar tables; and the sponsorship of Falcon Cues, Smart Start Billiard School, Budweiser and the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel. Players and teams ventured to Toronto from New Foundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, ontario, Nunavit, Prince Edward Island, Alberta and British Columbia. Final Results: Men's A Singles:1st Steve Cherewyk (AB) $3,600 + Return Trip2nd Dave Martin (AB) $2,600 + Falcon Cue/Case3rd Lester Mianskum (ON) $1,8004th Josh Silva (AB) $1,2005-6th Larry Wilson (BC) $800 Al Porter (ON)7-8th Dave Boone (NS) $500 Vince McIntyre (ON)9-12th Derrick Claus (ON) $300 Carlos Santos (BC) Bruce Lilly (NS) Vito Puopolo (ON)13-16th John Desjardins (ON) $200 Danny Gombac (ON) Raj Chana (AB) Thomas Morel (ON)17-24th Chris Wright (ON) $125 Steve Butkevich (ON) Yanick Bedard (ON) Rob Blair (ON) Pat Briand (NS) Norm Glover (ON) Colin Maloney (NS) Fern Loyer (ON)25-32nd James Peake (ON) Mike Roberts (ON) Jimmy Toupin (ON) Jason Holdaway (ON) Gerry Power (ON) Al Greenlee (AB) Michael Fisher (ON) Paul St. Jean (ON) Women's A Singles:1st Bonnie Plowman (AB) $1,000 + Return Trip2nd Cathy LaFreniere (ON) $750 + Falcon Cue/Case3rd Denise Belanger (ON) $5004th Marie St. Germain (ON) $3005-6th Lynne Martin (ON) $200 Joanne Ashton (AB)7-8th Janet Ritcey (NS) $150 Nick Adams (ON)9-12th Bev Ashton (AB) $100 Carrie Dwyer (ON) Adina Black (NF) Sharon Morrison (ON)13-16th Jackie Summers (ON) Jackie Collins (NF) Leigh Ann Giles (NS) Shelley St. Thomas (ON) Men's B Singles:1st Rob Brandenburg (ON) $10002nd Sean Fleming (NF) $7003rd Pavol Federl (AB) $4504th Jason Fliestra (ON) $2505-8th Chris Cook (ON) $125 Shane Lyons (AB) Ephriam Day (ON) Wayne Brunelle (ON) 9-16th Chris McKenzie (NS) Harley Brunelle (ON) Brian MacWilliams (PEI) Jim Norlander (NF) Andy Lewis (ON) Rocco Cirino (ON) Tony Nicola (ON) Shane Gummerson (ON)17-32nd Trent Kowaluk (ON) Scott Yanke (ON) Randy Scott (ON) Jim Pickett (ON) Glen Seesemann (ON) Paul Purvis (NS) Norm Doucette (AB) Gerry Cayen (ON) Evan Morris (ON) Mike Patay (ON) Randy Strong (NS) Greg Ross (ON) Louis Fazekas (ON) Dennis Rhodes (ON) Chris Jenkins (ON)33-42nd Chris Kemp (NS) Dave Bradley (ON) Tony Bellante (ON) Paul Duell (ON) Dave Kelly (NS) Pat Harling (ON) Norm MacFadyen (PEI) Gord Pew (ON) Aaron Thomas (ON) Billy Luscombe (ON) Women's B Singles:1st Bev Littler (ON) $6002nd Tammy Hoy (ON) $4003rd Nicole Lavigne (ON) $2504th Suzanne Cuthbert (ON) $1505-8th Melanie Kowalski (ON) $100 Gillian Letzer (ON) Mary Ellen Eyland (NS) Sandy Clayton (ON)9-16th Tammy Fleury (ON) Colette Reynolds (ON) Gail Harms (AB) Melanie Kay (NS) Kathy Nordman (ON) Amanda Wicks (NF) Maggie Ooijevaar (ON) Sue Sepp (ON)17-22nd Sheryl Richmond (ON) Malaya Kango (NT) Janet Ryan-Kemp (ON) Shara Young (ON) Joanna Palmer-Smith (ON) Sharlene Watkinson (ON) Men's C Singles:1st Chris Duke (ON) $8002nd Ken Botham (ON) $6003rd Kevin Nadeau (ON) $4504th Mike Gagnon (ON) $3005-8th Russ Hynes (AB) $200 Kevin McGee (PEI) John Covent (AB) Tom McMillan (ON)9-16th Dean Cormier (NF) $100 Len Penney (ON) Allan Smith (ON) David Richard (NS) Hebert Levre (PEI) John Dickson (ON) Al Logan (ON) Mike Neville (NF)17-32nd Frank Sirianni (ON) Ken Noble (ON) Gary Dunford (NT) Greg Saarela (ON) Barrett Greensides (ON) Jim Van Rossum (NS) Alex Rouse (ON) Marc Lamirande (ON) Bryan Squires (NF) Brian Robinson (ON) Darcy Wiltse (ON) Kimraj Phillip (ON) Jan Van Der Henne (ON) Kevin Dollimont (ON) Dave Bell (NS) Tol Kuy (ON) 33-64th Duane Leitch (ON) Don Blanchard (PEI) Norm Thibeault (ON) Ralph Kori (NF) Nick Corneal (ON) Blaine Jorgenson (ON) Alex Jamieson (ON) Al Stewart (ON) Trevor Scott (ON) Jeff Bird (ON) Tom Critelli (NT) Marc Julien (ON) Roger Mainville (NS) Mark Johnston (ON) Bill Linton (ON) Jake Jamieson (ON) Rick Hutchings (ON) Ken Parsons (NF) Bill Campbell (PEI) Sean Patrick (ON) Rod Meredith (ON) Rod Deluna (ON) J.R. Hutchinson (ON) Charles Bridges (ON) Rodney Allen (NF) Neil Van Braak (ON) Peter Darlington (AB) Brian Bedford (ON) Derek Stribling (ON) Lorne Ledrew (NF) Paul Doiron (ON) Eric Bradley (ON)65-71st Steve MacDonald (ON) Vince Chong (ON) Jeff Stockla (ON) Michael Charette (ON) Matthew LeClerc (ON) Dwayne Kechego (ON) Kyle Foster (BC) Scotch Doubles: 1st Marcie Dunbar/ Vince McIntyre (ON) $620 + Falcon Cues/Cases2nd Lynn Martin/ Rob Brandenburg (ON) $4203rd Bev Ashton/ Stan Tourangeau (BC) $2604th Carrie Dwyer/ Shawn Miller (ON) $1605-6th Denise Belanger/ Frank Seervant (ON) $110 Amanda Lofvendahl/ Steve Cherewyk (AB) 7-8th Janet Ritcey/ Colin Maloney (NS) $80 Jackie Summers/ Brian Belobradic (ON)9-12th Suzanne Cuthbert/ Glenn Seesemann (ON) $60 Nick Adams/ Norm Doucette (AB) Collyne Savage/ Russ Alexander (AB) Bonnie Plowman/ Al Greenlee (AB)13-16th Jackie Collins/ Sean Flemming (NF) $40 Melanie Kowalsky/ Scott Yanke (ON)Andrea Wilson/ Larry Wilson (BC)Derek Stribling/ Sharon Llewellyn (ON) Men's/Mixed A Team:1st The Rock (ON) $3,000 + Return Trip2nd The Road Warriors (ON) $3,0003rd The Champs (ON) $2,000 4th Gibson's Finest (AB) $1,200 5-6th Chaos Club (ON) $800 HR Puff N' Stuff (ON)7-8th Brew Crew (ON) $500 Juice Box Productions (AB) 9-12th Hard Core (PEI) $250 Halifax Explosion (NS) Team Canada (AB) All Woody's (ON)13-16th 5 Stix on Fire (ON) Hookers (ON) Sprint North #2 (ON) Clean Up Crew (BC) Women's A Team:1st Back for More (AB) $1,000 + Return Trip2nd Break N' Run (ON) $7503rd Mystics (ON) $5004th Woody's Racks (ON) $350 5-6th Slice Girls (ON) $250 Rodeo Proceed With Caution (ON)7-8th Pocketeers (ON) My Drinking Team Has A Pool Problem (ON) Men's B Team:1st Sharp Shooters (ON) $1,2002nd Cobi's Convenience (ON) $8003rd The Ho Hums (ON) $5004th S.M.O.B. 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