Now’s the time! Players of all skill levels are needed to complete our divisions! We have a number of league options at Diamond Eight:
Monday night NAPA League
A brand new night to feed your pool-playing! New division starting as soon as there is enough teams. Stop in to sign up!
Wednesday night NAPA League
Five solid teams are in and players are needed for the sixth team! Stop in or contact NAPA Leagues of Albany to sign up! This is a 3-player division; play starts at 7pm and ends around 10:30pm. Practice at 5:30pm. This is a cash league.
Thursday night Straight Pool League
Our straight pool league starts up again on Thursday February 2nd. Stop in to get more info or check out the Straight Pool league page. Play starts at 7pm. Practice at 6pm.
Congratulations to Arkley Mastro who took 1st place in a small but competitive field to win the 2011 Fall Flight of Diamond Eight’s Straight Pool league. Ernie Mumford made a strong showing by placing 2nd with Ron Palka and Jerry Argay rounding out the field.
The final standings:
- Arkely Mastro
- Ernie Mumford
- Ron Palka
- Jerry Argay
Once again, Chris and Ann Smith return to Diamond Eight from “across the pond” (England)!
Trans-Atlantic Challenge II
$100 added Scotch Doubles tournament
Saturday, February 4
Practice at Noon, play starts at 1pm
Download the tournament flyer for more info.
Money added by the Smiths! It will be a great time!
Diamond Eight’s 10th annual Toys for Tots 8-Ball Tournament was another great success, thanks to all of our very generous players! Eighteen players came together to play in the scotch doubles tournament and donate toys to the local branch of the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots initiative. Many others stopped by to participate in the raffles and enjoy the delicious home-cooked buffet. Two over-filled boxes of toys were collected and over $200 was raised, which will be used to purchase more toys for donation.
Congratulations to Kelly Castle and John Robinson, who narrowly defeated Del Robinson and Dave Kruger in a dramatic final match. Del and Dave had successfully come back from deficits throughout the day to advance to the finals. When Kelly and John jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the race-to-4 final match, everyone wondered if Del and Dave could battle back one last time. With confidence they strung together three wins to bring the match to the hill. The last game was a nail-biter, with good shots back and forth. Del was left with a reverse bank on the 8-ball in the side. After much thought, Del stroked the cue nicely to bank the 8, and then watched as the cue ball ran two rails to get position for the 9, only to see the cue ball scratch in the side. John made the 9 with ball in hand to seal the game, match and title. Tied for third were Frank Rogers and Angela Skawinski, and Audre and Darius Osborne.
Kevin won the 50/50 raffle while his daughter Kelly won a few great raffle prizes. Thanks to everyone who came out to support Toys for Tots! You can see photos from the event on our Flickr page.
Friday nights at Diamond Eight are hot! We feature Karaoke with Sal every Friday night starting at 9:30pm. While you have a few (whatevers) to relax your vocal cords, you can play pool on one of our 7-foot bar-size pool tables, or choose our full-size tables to practice those extra tough shots! And if pool is not your game, there is still plenty more to do! Play foosball, darts, video games or QuickDraw, or just cozy up to the bar and watch the game on one of our many TVs.
