PTI Jam Shooters all but claim spring championship

Barring a monumental collapse or its players just decide not to show up next week, PTI Jam Shooters will be crowned champions of the 2006 CNMI Billiard League Spring Season when the pool competition awards its top achievers in May 17.

Jam Shooters virtually locked up the title after its 9-6 win over Ballers II at the Shooters Sports Bar & Grill last Wednesday night, giving the team 111 points for the season, a score almost beyond reach of second-place teams Hyatt Pomec and Destroyers.

To their credit, though, Hyatt Pomec and Destroyers tried their best to keep up with the pacesetting team as they scored 7-5 and 7-6 wins over Los Cabos and Pool Junkies at the same venue, respectively, which drove their aggregate totals to 102 points.

The only other match that was played Wednesday evening saw Navy Hill Boys sweep the floor with cellar dweller Ballers, 10-1.5, at Corner Pocket.

Heading into the final week of the competition, Los Cabos is a mere half game behind Hyatt Pomec and Destroyers with 101.5 points, followed by Pool Junkies with 93, Navy Hill with 84.5, Ballers II with 81, and Ballers with 69.

Jam Shooters is made up of practically the who’s who in the island’s billiards scene, namely Jerry Soriano, Rommel Crisostomo, Senen Pangilinan, Rowell Mariano, Erwin Gomez, and Joey Lucido.

The CNMI Billiard League is organized and operated by the CNMI Billiard and Dart Association with direct help and services provided by AMPAC Ltd. and Shooters Sports Bar & Grill.

The association is a non-profit organization set up and run for the billiard and dart players of the CNMI, with regular membership meetings to here the voices and concerns of the players and to schedule upcoming events. If you are interested in becoming a member please call Fred Prinz at 235-3733 after 5pm.

In related news, CNMI Billiard and Dart Association is reminding all members and non-member dart players, that there will be a blind draw dart tournament scheduled at Shooters Sports Bar every Saturday at 8pm. Entry fee is $5 and games are only $.50 per player.

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill would also like to call on any organization, or individuals, interested in helping to sponsor any fund raising events for the upcoming 6th Micronesian Games to please drop by or call Prinz at 235-3733 after 5pm. (Mark Rabago)