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Jethwa,
Lindgren, and Pierce Take Home the Cash
It was
a thrilling weekend at Houston’s Sports Bar in Houston, Texas on July 9th -10th, during the $1,200
added Lone Star 9-Ball Open/Amateur billiard event. There were 57 players that featured local champions Mike Alonzo, Andy
Jethwa, Sylver Ochoa, Waco’s own Doug Young, and amateur division players J.J. Manley, Chuck Coignard, Steve Lindgren,
Damion Manning, Steve Braswell and numerous others who competed in the one-day amateur, two-day open, and ladies divisions.
In the
open division, Eric Renteria, William “Yoko” Joe, Leroy “Bull” Hawkins, and Jason Pearce all lost
their bid for the winners’ side final four which yielded Jethwa v. Alonzo, and Ochoa v. Young. Both Jethwa and Young
defeated their opponents by the same score of 9-4. As ferocious as Young played to get there, Jethwa stole his thunder and
stopped him cold, 9-2. On the west side, Ochoa made quick work of Joe 7-1 and Pearce fell to Alonzo 7-2. Ochoa went on to
eliminate Alonzo 7-5, and dealt Young some payback, 7-6. In the true double elimination format, Ochoa came on strong the first
set, 9-1. In overtime, it was a different story. Jethwa was determined not to let this one get away and he didn’t. By
a score of 7-4, he captured his third Lone Star title win.
The amateurs’
side final four pitted Steve Lindgren v. Steve Braswell and J.J Manley v. Darryl Amos while the one-loss side matched Ron
Robleski v. Robert Hitchcock and Mike Moody v. Abel Lara. When the smoke cleared on the east side, it was Lindgren over Braswell,
4-1, and Manley over Amos, 4-3, which paired Lindgren and Manley for the hot seat. On the one-loss side, Lara advanced past
Braswell, Amos, and Manley, but was stopped short by Lindgren in the second set of the true double elimination final.
The $200
added ladies division drew 10 players and included Bastrop’s Kim Pierce and locals Robyn Petrosino, Tiffany Boysen,
and Angela Martinez. East side action in the ladies’ event saw Robyn Petrosino defeat Kim Pierce 7-2 and Angela Martinez
bested Natalie Smith. It was Martinez over Petrosino for the hot seat while Pierce fought her way back with wins over Diana
Cardona 5-2, Natalie Smith 5-2, and finally Petrosino 5-1 to meet Martinez. The first set went to Pierce, 7-5. The second
set was tied at 4-4 when Martinez missed a four ball in the side which cost her the set. Congratulations to Kim Pierce on
her third Lone Star title win and all of the wonderful women who came out to play pool and have fun!
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