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Never Give Up on a Vegas trip! Two teams advance
NORTH PLATTE Neb. — “Never Give Up” and “The Burton Bunch”, both out of TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook will advance to the American Poolplayers Association (APA) World Pool Championships in Las Vegas after winning the Western Nebraska APA World Qualifier Tournaments held at Eagles Club recently.
Members of the 9-Ball team “Never Give Up” include (photo, top right) Kirk Magee, Tiffany Magee, Ken Daub, Hailey Degley, Mike Templeman, Racheal Daub, Doug Degley, and Kaitlynn Fisher.
Members of the 8-Ball team “The Burton Bunch” (second photo at right) are Kristy Latimer, Brandon Burton, Tammy Dike, John Norton, Becky Norton, Burton Burton, Kasandra Barber, and Jon Johnson.
Coming up just short of advancing to the World Pool Championships and earning a cash prize for their second-place finish were “Spoon Monkeys” and “Shooters 8-Ball”, both out of Eagles Club in McCook, Long Sticks out of TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook, and “Taking Lessons” out of Just 1 More in Hayes Center.
Members of the 9-Ball team “Spoon Monkeys” include (first photo below) Kasandra Barber, Brandon Burton, Rob Dike, Gerald Peterman, Danielle Zuege, Jay Skiles, Tammy Brushand Dan Van Cura.
Members of the 8-Ball team “Shooters 8-Ball” include (bottom left photo) Robert Downey, Cindy Downey, Billy Thornbrugh, Vickie Thornbrugh, Lee Anderson, David Thornbrugh and Levi Chiplaski.
Members of the 8-Ball team “Long Sticks” include (fourth photo below) Austin Haddix, Kyle Haddix, Rick Haddix, Kathy Haddix, Gerald Peterman, Danielle Zuege, Ron Kotschwar and Curtis Kappers.
Members of the 8-Ball team “Taking Lessons” include (bottom right photo) Cash Yearous, Lance Lewis, Lindsey Loomis, Kevin Owens, Jeremy Loomis, and Cody Hildebrandt. Not shown are Bill Goings and Tucker Boos.
Teams that advance to the Vegas events receive a generous travel allowance, paid entry fees/greens fees and complimentary lodging at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, site of the APA World Pool Championships.
Once in Vegas, teams compete for cash prizes including up to $30,000 for first place.
Follow the Western Nebraska APA Pool Leagues on Facebook and Instagram or call 308-350-8697 for more information.