Champion Stop a Success

Champion Stop a SuccessOn the weekend of November 6-7, 2004, the last stop of 2004 for the Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour was also a celebration of their successful run of 11 Years! The Hunter Classics Tour remains the largest, longest running, highest paying Regional Women's Tour in the country! Vicki and Ed McKillop, owners of Big Daddy's in Alvin, TX, were great hosts and gave away over 100 gifts to the ladies. Vicki and Ed have been hosting the Hunter Tour for 8 years! The Hunter Tour ladies presented them with a plaque to show our appreciation of their support. The Hunter Classics Custom Cue for this stop was valued at a new high record - $2,700! At the final stop of the year, we crown the Most Improved Player and Tour Champion. The nominees for Most Improved Player were a plenty as many of the ladies keep improving each year, and this year the title was awarded deservedly to Michelle Cortez of Austin, TX! Leslie Anne Rogers won this stop on Sunday evening and also claimed the Hunter Classics Tour Champion title for earning the most points over the season on the Tour. This is the fourth year In A Row she has won this title - a first in the history of Hunter Classics Tour. This record will be tough to beat in the years to come. Congratulations, Leslie Anne, on another great year!Runner-Up to the Tour Champion was Tara McCracken from Dallas, TX. Tara fought very hard for this spot, including 5 top 5 finishes out of 7 stops! Congratulations, Tara, on a great year!During the player's meeting on Saturday morning, the ladies surprised newly engaged board member Melinda Bailey with presents and cake. Melinda was blushing with happiness and was extremely surprised. The board thanks everyone for their help in making this tour a joy to run for all the women who love to play pool! Forty Eight women competed in this stop, many were from Texas, but some traveled from Louisiana, and Colorado. While Leslie Anne Rogers won the tournament, she also won the WPBA Qualifier and $750 for her first place finish. Tara McCracken, from Dallas, came in second and won $550. Heather Pulford from Austin ,TX had a great tournament as well, defeating most of her opponents soundly throughout the tournament and won $400 for her third place finish. Melinda Bailey placed her highest finish of the year by placing 4th and winning $240. In the second chance tournament, Most Improved Player of 2003, Rachel Hurst, won the tournament out of 23 women. Mini tournaments were held on Saturday to raise even more money to the already $100 added tournament. Ellen Van Buren came in second and Sherry Pouncey came in third. The Ladies and supporters of the Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour would like to give a BIG Thank You to Wes Hunter for eleven years and continued dedication to the Tour! Wes donates a Hunter Classics Cue to each stop to help raise the guaranteed added money of $2,000 to each tournament! Because of his support and true integrity, women from all across the country have a well-established tour to play in. Results:1st Leslie Anne Rogers $750 + Qualifier 2nd Tara McCracken 3rd Heather Pulford 4th Melinda Bailey 5th-6th Anne Mayes and Michelle Cortez 7th-8th Snowy Belt and Jennifer Kraber 9th-12th Gail Roles, Sybil Wingard, Shayla Neris, Sherry Pouncey13th-16th Brenda Gunter, Helen Hayes, Rachel Hurst, Natalie Mans 17th-24th Beth Mazoch, Cristina DeLaGarza, Ellen Van Buren, Brianne Wilson, Monica Anderson, Betina Yurkus, Tracie Boles and Ruby Truong 2nd Chance Tournament Results: 1st Rachel Hurst2nd Ellen Van Buren3rd Sherry Pouncey4th Yolanda Valdez5th/6th Shayla Neris and Sybil Wingard7th/8th Sara McDonald and Lucille Donahue 9th-12th Monica Anderson, Heather Pitre, Julie Stephenson and Tina Lehrmann Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news from the Hunter Classic Amateur Women's Tour.

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