The 2025 Club Championship finished with a flourish on Sunday morning, with Len Pinaud piping on the contenders for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd events. After the drambuie was downed, the ends were played, and the dust had settled, here's how the 2025 Club Championship ended up:
1st Event Winners - Chuck Barnes, Scott Fernandes, Matt DeLuca, Diane DiMassa
1st Event Finalists - James Bailey, Mark Wilson, Sam Fischer, Alex Senatori
2nd Event Winners - Mike Minior, Patty Oakley, Maura McCarthy, Ann Mulligan
2nd Event Finalists - Ryan Owens, Dan Persechini, Ryan Elliott, Tiffany Persechini
3rd Event Winners - Rich Lousararian, Dave Sinnett, Chris Richards, Paula Howe
3rd Event Finalists - Jay Flanders, Mark Boardman, Davin Windsor, Larry Budnick
4th Event Winners - Gabriele Bruce, Alice Child, Laurie Benton, Dave Benton
4th Event Finalists - Dave Hulbert, Kathy Ervin, Mike Corcoran, Kathy Teixeira
The 2025 Championship also featured the club's Annual Chili Cook-Off, with twelve chili chefs vying for the coveted "chili necklace" and the accompanying bottle of tequila. After the chilis were sampled and the votes were cast, the winning entry was Entry # 10 - "Just a Wee Bit of Chili" by Patty Oakley
The event was sponsored by the Tuesday and Thursday Doubles Leagues - thanks to all who helped out with the event and deepest apologies to anyone I missed!
Chili Chefs - Gabrielle Bruce, Mark Wilson, Mike Minior, Hank Alexandre, Patty Oakley, Alice Jamal, JP Riu, Chris Hawksworth, Joe Sain, Suzanne LaVallee, Peter Mili, Anne Perella
Cornbread/Baked Goods - Laurie Benton, Steve Davis, Don Frignon, Christine Kraus, Greg Lauer, Suzanne LaValle, Leslie LeBlanc, Maura McCarthy, JoAnn O'Connor, Meg Patriquin, Joan Scheinbart, Kathy Teixeira, Carolyn Wurm
Saturday Lunch - Rich Lousararian, Penny Gallagher, Christine Kraus, Brian Pijanowski, Donna Pijanowski
Saturday Night Fajitas - Mark Boardman, George Bagley, Bob Butcher, Paula Flanders, Bill Gallagher, John Woods, Andrea Woods
Sunday Brunch - Lauren Kleinas, Beth Howard, John Howard, Gordon Waring, Susan McCabe, Maura McCarthy
Hospitality/Clean-Up - Barbara Sheerin, Glenn Amaral, Dave Benton, Laurie Benton, Don Frignon, Nadim Jamal, Kathy Teixeira, Michael Klehm, Bill Gallagher, Ryan Owens, Andrea Woods, John Woods
Bartenders - Phil Baybutt, Natalie Galligan
Event Prizes - Meghan Lino
Scrape and Ice Prep - Dave Benton, Michael White, Alice Child, Neel Aluru, Ed Fienga, Chuck Teixeira, Liz Abeltin, John Howard, Hank Alexandre, Phil Baybutt, Sue Verner, Paul Gelep, Mark Wilson, Scott Fernandes, Brian Pijanowski, Mike Jones, Peter Mili, Marinna Martini, Chris Hawksworth
Thank you to the sixteen teams who participated, and an even bigger THANK YOU to the volunteers who made it happen! Awesome volunteers = an awesome weekend!
See you on the ice...
