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CAROL JOY COLE, Director
810-232-9731
TOURNAMENTS EVERY THURSDAY

NEW START TIMES:
6:00 pm - Registration. ~ ~ ~ 6:30 pm - Tournament begins.

FREE LESSONS by appointment: cjc@flintbg.com
Ask about our FREE ENTRIES!

~ BACKGAMMON A LA CARTE BOUTIQUE ~

Worldwide Tournament Schedule: Mark Your Calendar

Come join us on Thursdays at
SHARKY'S SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT
4050 S. Center Road at E. Bristol Road, Burton, Michigan 48519
~ located near the southwest corner of Center & Bristol Roads
810-742-6185

CONGRATULATIONS to TAL SIEGMANN,
our 1st GREG MERRIMAN MEMORIAL CHAMPION!

Open Champ: Tal Siegmann ~ Intermediate Champ: Maggie Sweeney ~ Novice Champ: Paul Sinutko

March 15, 2026

OPEN (26)
1-TAL SIEGMANN (Novi)
2-David Todd (Clarkston)
3/4-Bill Calton (La Salle)
3/4-Farhad Forudi (Ohio)
5/6-John Carrico (Flint)
5/6-Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)

INTERMEDIATE (16)
1-Maggie Sweeney (Grand Rapids)
2-Dan Krantz (Fenton)
3-Wendy Conway (Fenton)

NOVICE (3)
1-Paul Sinutko (Macomb)
2-Zena Farah (Clinton Township)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

45 players gathered in Flint in memory of Greg Merriman, whom we lost in January.
We also remembered our dearly departed friends Paul Berg and Judy Field.
$500 was raised for the US Backgammon Federation Foundation in memory of Greg.

Many thanks to those who donated nearly 30 door prizes: Joe Feldman, Dirk Hogan,
Michelle Nassar and Ben Friesen. Ben and Jim Airgood also helped CJC
direct the tournament at Flint's Best Western Airport Inn.
Congratulations to all the winners!

The next Flint tournament is set for
 Thursday, April 9th, at Sharky's.

For Club details, email cjc or text Michelle at 810-441-1519.

2026 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 50 Standings through April 2nd:

01. Tal Siegmann..........09.62
02. Michelle Nassar.......06.22
03. Doug Parson...........06.22
04. Frank Talbot..........05.48
05. John Carrico..........05.41
06. Jim Slomkoski.........05.00
07. Ira Toy...............04.62
08. Ali Jawad.............04.50
09. Jim Airgood...........04.43
10. Steve Grob............04.26
11. Carol Joy Cole........03.97
12. Brad King.............03.64
13. Paul Farah............03.47
14. Dirk Hogan............03.40
15. Maggie Sweeney........03.00
16. David Todd............02.58
17. John Quinn............02.49
18. Dan Krantz............02.30
19. Richard Hunt..........02.23
20. Basil Farah...........02.16
21. Wendy Conway..........02.10
22. Daniel Posen..........01.44
23. Bill Calton...........01.25
24. Farhad Forudi.........01.25
25. Ben Friesen...........01.24
26. Michel Hamati.........01.15
27. Paul Sinutko..........01.00
28. Laura Granger.........00.83
29. Ken Wroblewski........00.75
30. Jonas Jerebko.........00.67
31. Paul Bortell..........00.52
32. Mike Wesley...........00.52
33. Zena Farah............00.50
34. Paul Belsito..........00.48
35. Paul Jensen...........00.48
36. Greg Marciniak........00.48
37. Joe Feldman...........00.32
38. Gary Fritzsche........00.32
39. Dmitriy Obukhov.......00.32
40. Felix Yen.............00.32
41. David Emerson.........00.16
42. Ricky Griggs..........00.16
43. Cary Hoarty...........00.16
44. Konstantine Malekas...00.16
45. Joe Miller............00.16
46. Gary Payne............00.16
47. Rick Todd.............00.16
48. Dan Wesley............00.16
49. Jacob Airgood.........00.08
50. Brian Cramer..........00.08

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Doug Parson........4.24
FEBRUARY...Michelle Nassar....4.08
MARCH......Tal Siegmann.......7.00

CONGRATULATIONS to PAUL FARAH,
Flint's 2025 PLAYER of the YEAR!

2025 Top 3: #1- Paul Farah, #2- Frank Talbot, #3- Carol Joy Cole

2025 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 32 Standings through December 30th:

01. PAUL FARAH............30.74
02. Frank Talbot..........28.00
03. Carol Joy Cole........25.97
04. John Carrico..........25.21
05. Doug Parson...........23.38
06. Michel Hamati.........22.82
07. Jim Slomkoski.........22.34
08. Jim Airgood...........19.53
09. Ira Toy...............19.03
10. Richard Hunt..........15.19
11. Ben Friesen...........14.63
12. Steve Grob............13.61
13. Michelle Nassar.......09.56
14. Brad King.............09.04
15. Ken Johnson...........07.75
16. Wendy Conway..........06.98
17. Joe Feldman...........06.00
18. Nancy Takala..........05.74
19. Tal Siegmann..........05.16
20. Joe Sylvester.........05.00
21. Rhonda Masterson......04.92
22. Paul Jensen...........04.78
23. Ali Jawad.............04.62
24. Rick Todd.............04.45
25. Greg Merriman.........04.29
26. Dan Krantz............04.24
27. Greg Marciniak........04.18
28. Jim Dulong............04.00
29. David Todd............03.86
30. John Quinn............03.35
31. Basil Farah...........03.29
32. John Claybourne.......02.99

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Carol Joy Cole........5.15
FEBRUARY...Ira Toy...............4.25
MARCH......Carol Joy Cole........5.15
APRIL......Frank Talbot..........4.24
MAY........Jim Dulong............4.00
JUNE.......John Carrico..........4.75
JULY.......Joe Sylvester.........5.00
AUGUST.....Michel Hamati.........5.62
SEPTEMBER..Frank Talbot..........5.34
OCTOBER....Paul Farah............6.30
NOVEMBER...Ira Toy...............4.16
DECEMBER...Ben Friesen...........4.33

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025
FLINT AREA CLUB CHAMPION BEN FRIESEN!

Open Champion: Ben Friesen ~ Intermediate Champion: Tal Siegmann ~ Novice Champion: Carol Greig

October 26, 2025

OPEN (23)
1-BEN FRIESEN (Flint Club)
2-Frank Talbot (Troy)
3/4-David Todd (Clarkston)
3/4-Brian Vance (Lansing)

INTERMEDIATE (16)
1-Tal Siegmann (Novi)
2-Ken Johnson (Berkley)
3-Ira Toy (Flint)

NOVICE (4)
1-Carol Greig (Bloomfield Hills)
2-Ryan Ulferts (Lake Orion)

We were happy to welcome 43 players to the tournament. Thanks to those who donated
special door prizes: Bill Calton, Joe Feldman, Ben Friesen and Michelle Nassar.
Congratulations to all the winners!

50th MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS in Novi:

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 SUMMER CHAMPIONS!

Open Champ: Dana Nazarian ~ Intermediate: Gary Payne ~ Limited: Chris DePew

Super Jackpot Champ: Cary Hoarty ~ Masters Champ: Frank Talbot

CONGRATS to JOE FELDMAN and our other winners
at the 8th Paul Berg & Judy Field Memorial Cup!

Open Champ - Joe Feldman / Intermediate - Ken Johnson / Novice - Bruce Greig
[Photos by Ben Friesen]

March 30, 2025

OPEN (20)
1-JOE FELDMAN (Bloomfield Hills)
2-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek)
3/4-Dmitriy Obukhov (Royal Oak)
3/4-John Quinn (Westland)

INTERMEDIATE (19)
1-Ken Johnson (Berkley)
2-Greg Marciniak (Bay City)
3/4-Troy Longman (Avoca)
3/4-Michelle Nassar (Metamora)

NOVICE (5)
1-Bruce Greig (Bloomfield Hills)
2/3-Jenn Evans (Canada)
2/3-Norma Lunsford (Rochester Hills)

$500 was raised for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan,
thanks to added donations from Maggie Sweeney and CJC.
Thanks also to Ben Friesen who assisted as Tournament Director,
while Jim Airgood and John Carrico gave us a helping hand.
Bill Calton, Dirk Hogan, Michelle Nassar and David Todd
donated door prizes and muffins. $300 in Added Prize
Money was donated from Judy Field's estate. Thanks to all!

CONGRATULATIONS to our
2024 Player of the Year:
FRANK TALBOT
– at the top for the second year in a row!

#1-Frank Talbot ~ #2-Jim Slomkoski ~ #3-Paul Farah

[Photos by Steve Grob]

2024 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Final Standings of 145 players through 12/31/24:

01. FRANK TALBOT..........32.67
02. Jim Slomkoski.........29.08
03. Paul Farah............26.54
04. Rick Todd.............26.45
05. John Carrico..........22.84
06. Greg Merriman.........20.40
07. Jim Airgood...........20.15
08. Richard Hunt..........19.97
09. Carol Joy Cole........19.40
10. Steve Grob............15.93
11. Michel Hamati.........15.05
12. Ira Toy...............14.87
13. Doug Parson...........14.23
14. Rhonda Masterson......11.85
15. Greg Marciniak........09.75
16. Tal Siegmann..........08.55
17. Dmitriy Obukhov.......07.84
18. Nancy Takala..........06.94
19. Bill Calton...........06.89
20. Michelle Nassar.......06.26
21. Brad King.............05.92
22. Ken Johnson...........05.27
23. Paul Jensen...........04.30
24. Steve Bowen...........04.00
25. David Todd............03.96
26. John Quinn............03.92
27. Ali Jawad.............03.65
28. Victor De Oliveira....03.00
29. Dan Krantz............02.91
30. Basil Farah...........02.48
31. John Isaac............02.00
32. Lorenzo Morales.......02.00

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Rick Todd...........6.67
FEBRUARY...Jim Slomkoski.......5.07
MARCH......Doug Parson.........5.07
APRIL......Frank Talbot........8.58
MAY........Frank Talbot........4.40
JUNE.......Frank Talbot........4.83
JULY.......Tal Siegmann........7.16
AUGUST.....Jim Airgood.........4.75
SEPTEMBER..Frank Talbot........6.08
OCTOBER....Greg Merriman.......9.83
NOVEMBER...Jim Slomkoski.......4.33
DECEMBER...Paul Farah..........4.32

IN MEMORIAM 2025-26

Steve Binenstock, Bloomington, Minnesota, 5/2025
Sue Boyd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 5/2025
Bill Davis, Surprise, AZ / Woodridge, IL, 4/2025
Greg Evans, Leesburg, Florida, 4/2025
Tom Fahland, Lake Forest, California, 9/2025
Rosalyn Ferris, Indian Head Park, Illinois, 3/2026
Tino Lechich, Melbourne, Australia, 1/2026
Cliff Mayoh, Fort Collins, Colorado, 11/2025
Butch Meese, Westfield, Indiana, 9/2025
Greg Merriman, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1/2026
Takao Morioka, Chicago, Illinois, 6/2025
Lloyd "LEW" Webber Jr., Lorton, Virginia, 6/2025
Peter Zacks, Santa Monica, California, 1/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to GREG MERRIMAN,
our FLINT AREA CLUB CHAMPION for 2024!

October 27, 2024

OPEN (26)
1-GREG MERRIMAN (Ann Arbor)
2-John Quinn (Westland)
3-Rick Todd (Saginaw)
4/6-John Carrico (Flint) / Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)
/ Jack Takala (Ann Arbor)

INTERMEDIATE (16)
1-Steve Grob (Fenton)
2-Victor De Oliveira (Canada)
3-Greg Marciniak (Bay City)

NOVICE (4)
1-Tracy Parent (La Salle)
2-Jake Airgood (Flushing)

Many thanks to everyone who helped CJC with the tournament, especially
Jim Airgood, Maurice Barie, Troy Longman and Michelle Nassar.

Open Champ - Greg Merriman / Intermediate - Steve Grob / Novice - Tracy Parent

207 PLAYERS COMPETED in NOVI at the 49th
Michigan Summer Championships, July 3-7, 2024.

CONGRATULATIONS to BILL CALTON,
& all our MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONS!

ABT: Bill Calton, Scott Richardson, Joan Koscielny ~ Super JP: Jack Edelson ~ Masters JP: Michael Zakrajsek

[Photos by Clare Phelps] ~ Complete Summer results shown here.

55 PLAYERS GATHERED IN FLINT at the
PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CUP on April 28, 2024.

CONGRATS to DMITRIY OBUKHOV
for winning this Paul Berg Cup 3 years in a row!
He has won this Charity Tournament 6 times in the last 10 years!

Open: Dmitriy Obukhov ~ Intermediate: Nancy Takala ~ Novice: Jeannette De Oliveira

OPEN (25)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)
3/4-Frank Talbot (Troy) / Brian Vance (Lansing)
5/6-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids) / Greg Merriman (Ann Arbor)

INTERMEDIATE (23)
1-Nancy Takala (Royal Oak)
2-Victor De Oliveira (Canada)
3-Dirk Hogan (Flushing)
4/6-Steve Grob (Fenton) / Reggie Harvel (Detroit)
/ Gary Payne (Sterling Heights)

NOVICE (7)
1-Jeannette De Oliveira (Canada)
2-Dan Krantz (Fenton)

$600 was raised for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan,
thanks to added donations from our
Champion Dmitriy Obukhov and finalist Jim Slomkoski.
Thanks also to Benjamin Friesen who helped run the tournament
as well as bringing snacks and clocks. Several players
donated door prizes, while Jim Airgood, John Carrico,
Greg Merriman and Michelle Nassar lent a helping hand.

CONGRATS to FRANK TALBOT &
Flint's TOP PLAYERS OF 2023!

#1- Frank Talbot, #2- Jim Slomkoski, #3- John Carrico

[Photo by Steve Grob]

2023 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Final Standings of 121 players through 12/31/23

01. FRANK TALBOT........29.00
02. Jim Slomkoski.......25.72
03. John Carrico........24.16
04. Jim Airgood.........23.59
05. Doug Parson.........23.44
06. Richard Hunt........20.87
07. Carol Joy Cole......18.31
08. Michel Hamati.......16.54
09. Steve Grob..........16.33
10. Bill Calton.........15.10
11. Paul Farah..........14.89
12. Rick Todd...........14.51
13. Brad King...........13.33
14. Greg Merriman.......12.71
15. Ben Friesen.........08.26
16. Michelle Nassar.....07.43
17. Dmitriy Obukhov.....06.32
18. John Isaac..........05.56
19. Brian Vance.........05.16
20. Steve Hast..........05.00
21. Tal Siegmann........04.39
22. Greg Marciniak......03.63
23. Ricky Griggs........03.48
24. Mike Charison.......03.44
25. Joe Van Horn........03.00
26. Jeff Clark..........02.73
27. Dirk Hogan..........02.66
28. Will Morgan.........02.50
29. Troy Longman........02.42
30. Curtis Melville.....02.30
31. Basil Farah.........02.24
32. Dave Williamson.....02.16

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....John Carrico...........5.87
FEBRUARY...Paul Farah.............4.00
MARCH......Jim Airgood............4.48
APRIL......Ben Friesen............4.16
MAY........Richard Hunt...........4.33
JUNE.......Steve Hast/John Isaac..5.00
JULY.......Bill Calton............4.67
AUGUST.....Steve Grob.............4.32
SEPTEMBER..Brad King..............4.00
OCTOBER....Frank Talbot...........9.58
NOVEMBER...John Carrico...........4.83
DECEMBER...Michel Hamati..........6.08

Congratulations to BRIAN VANCE & JOE VAN HORN,
winners of the 45th Flint Area Club Championships!

October 29, 2023

Open Champion: Brian Vance / Intermediate Champ: Joe Van Horn

[photos by Frank Talbot & CJC]

OPEN (25)
1-BRIAN VANCE (Lansing)
2-Frank Talbot (Troy)
3-Ken Wroblewski (Canton) /
4/6-Bill Calton (Madison Heights) /
Dion Hogan (Westland) /
Lorenzo Morales (Harrison Twp.)

INTERMEDIATE (19)
1-Joe Van Horn (Grosse Pointe)
2-Brad King (Howell)
3-Rhonda Monro (Beverly Hills)
4/6-Noah Monro (Farmington Hills) /
Michelle Nassar (Metamora) /
Tal Siegmann (Bloomfield Hills)

NOVICE (2)
1-Maria Conti (Novi)

Congrats to Michigan's Dmitriy Obukhov, newly voted in as Giant #31!

Click here to see the full list: 2022 GIANTS of BACKGAMMON

Congratulations to our 2023 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONS!
Intermediate Champ: Josh Posthuma (MI), Limited Champ: Fran Miller (OH)

Open Champ: David Winn ~ Intermediate: Josh Posthuma ~ Limited: Fran Miller
(Photos by Clare Phelps)

48th MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, June 29-July 3

APRIL 30, 2023
PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CHARITY TOURNAMENT
Best Western Plus ~ Flint Airport Inn

Congratulations to DMITRIY OBUKHOV,
our 2023 Paul Berg Memorial Cup Champion!

Dmitriy has won this Charity Tournament five times!

[photos by CJC & Steve Grob]

OPEN (23)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-David Williamson (Grand Rapids)
3-Frank Talbot (Troy)
4/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) /
John Quinn (Westland) / David Todd (Missouri)

INTERMEDIATE (8)
1-Dirk Hogan (Flushing)
2-Steve Grob (Fenton)
3-Konstantine Malekas (Livonia)

$400 was raised for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan,
boosted by an added donation from our Champion Dmitriy.

Congratulations to the Flint Club's Top Players of 2022
led by CAROL JOY COLE!

#3-Frank Talbot, #1-Carol Joy Cole, #2-Jim Airgood

[photo by Steve Grob]

2022 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 32 Final Standings through 12/31/22:

01. CAROL JOY COLE......32.93
02. Jim Airgood.........32.07
03. Frank Talbot........28.61
04. Richard Hunt........22.34
05. Michel Hamati.......21.47
06. Doug Parson.........21.25
07. John Carrico........20.36
08. Curtis Melville.....18.24
09. Greg Merriman.......17.13
10. Steve Grob..........16.59
11. Paul Farah..........14.65
12. Jim Slomkoski.......12.81
13. Rick Todd...........08.85
14. David Todd..........08.07
15. Ben Friesen.........08.05
16. Greg Marciniak......06.26
17. Michelle Nassar.....05.66
18. Tal Siegmann........05.53
19. Dmitriy Obukhov.....05.34
20. Brad King...........05.17
21. David Emerson.......03.65
22. Jeff Clark..........03.25
23. Ken Johnson.........02.92
24. Troy Longman........02.81
25. John Gislason.......02.65
26. Ricky Griggs........02.63
27. Tiffany Van.........02.50
28. Phil Freiberger.....02.43
29. Bruce Greig.........02.24
30. Felix Yen...........02.16
31. Bill Calton.........02.01
32. Michael Sulaka......02.00

PLAYER OF THE MONTH

JANUARY....Richard Hunt.....4.53
FEBRUARY...Carol Joy Cole...3.58
MARCH......Greg Merriman....5.50
APRIL......Frank Talbot.....6.00
MAY........Jim Airgood......4.75
JUNE.......Doug Parson......5.45
JULY.......Carol Joy Cole...6.62
AUGUST.....Carol Joy Cole...4.62
SEPTEMBER..Jim Slomkoski....4.48
OCTOBER....Carol Joy Cole...7.20
NOVEMBER...Michel Hamati....4.24
DECEMBER...Frank Talbot.....8.00

44th Flint Club Championships, October 16, 2022
Best Western Plus Hotel, Flint, Michigan.

Club Director CAROL JOY COLE is celebrating
her win as FLINT CLUB CHAMPION!

Open Champ Carol Joy Cole ~ Open Finalist Michael Sulaka ~ Intermediate Champ Jeff Clark

OPEN (19)
1-CAROL JOY COLE (Flint)
2-Michael Sulaka (Troy)
3/4-John Carrico (Flint) /
3/4-Doug Parson (Bloomfield Hills)

INTERMEDIATE (11)
1-Jeff Clark (Benzonia)
2-Greg Marciniak (Saginaw)
3-Konstantine Malekas (Livonia)

LIMITED (2)
1-Fran Miller (Ohio)

Congratulations to MARTY STORER (NH),
our 2022 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!

47th MICHIGAN SUMMER BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 1-4, 2022

Open Champion Marty Storer ~ Michigan Master Kit Woolsey ~
Women's Fireworks Champ Tiffany Van ~ Limited Champ Victoria Fung

See the full Michigan Summer Championships results here

Congratulations to Dmitriy Obukhov,
our 2022 Paul Berg Cup Champion for the 4th time!

Open Champ Dmitriy Obukhov ~ Intermediate Champ David Emerson

5th Paul Berg Memorial Cup to benefit the refugees of Ukraine ~

Full tournament results: March 13, 2022

OPEN (20)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Curtis Melville (Birmingham) /
3/4-Carol Joy Cole (Flint) / Ricky Griggs (Warren)

INTERMEDIATE (18)
1-David Emerson (Byron Center)
2-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids)
3/4-Steve Grob (Fenton) / Troy Longman (Kenockee)

$500 was collected for the refugees and families of Ukraine.

CONGRATULATIONS to FRANK TALBOT,
the Flint Club's PLAYER of the YEAR 2021!

Flint's TOP THREE in 2021:
#1 - Frank Talbot (left), #2 - Paul Farah (right), #3 - Jim Slomkoski (center)

[Photo by Michelle Nassar]

Sunday, November 28th:

4th Paul Berg Memorial Club Championships
to benefit the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.

Congratulations to GREG MERRIMAN,
our 2021 FLINT CLUB CHAMPION
in memory of Paul Berg.
$500 + $500 was collected for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.

Open Champ Greg Merriman ~ Intermediate Champ Paul Belsito ~ Novice Champ Zena Farah

Full tournament results:

OPEN (30)
1-GREG MERRIMAN (Ann Arbor)
2-Karen Davis (Florida)
3-Dmitriy Obukhov (Royal Oak)
4/6-Paul Farah (Flint) /
Michael Kurtz (Sterling Heights) /
Frank Talbot (Troy)

INTERMEDIATE (17)
1-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids)
2-Brad King (Howell)
3-Karen Camilleri (Plymouth)

NOVICE (4)
1-Zena Farah (Clinton Township)

2021 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Top 32 Standings thru 12/31/21

01. FRANK TALBOT........37.85
02. Paul Farah..........25.77
03. Jim Slomkoski.......23.72
04. Jim Airgood.........21.57
05. John Carrico........19.64
06. Carol Joy Cole......19.53
07. Richard Hunt........14.42
08. Dmitriy Obukhov.....13.14
09. Brad King...........12.80
10. Dean Adamian........12.55
11. Rick Todd...........12.29
12. Curtis Melville.....11.33
13. Michelle Nassar.....10.47
14. Michel Hamati.......09.86
15. Doug Parson.........09.81
16. Greg Merriman.......09.00
17. Tal Siegmann........08.05
18. Paul Bortell........07.49
19. Gyl Savoie..........06.83
20. John Quinn..........06.10
21. Jeffe Boats.........06.08
22. Ben Friesen.........05.98
23. Karen Davis.........05.14
24. Lorenzo Morales.....04.00
25. Linda Pohly.........03.93
26. Steve Grob..........03.80
27. Joe Miller..........03.20
28. Bob Denton..........03.05
29. Paul Belsito........03.00
30. Diane Kropelnitski..02.98
31. Ricky Griggs........02.76
32. Marty Cerezo........02.66

MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 2021 at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel

CONGRATULATIONS to GYL SAVOIE
& DMITRIY OBUKHOV, MICHIGAN'S
2021 SUMMER CHAMPIONS!

Open Champion Gyl Savoie ~ Masters Champion Dmitriy Obukhov

See full results here: chicagopoint.com/results2021.html

CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S
2020 PLAYER OF THE YEAR ~
PAUL FARAH!

Paul was a leading contender all year long. He finished strongly with more than a 4-point lead.
He was our Michigan Summer Champion in 2017 and Flint Player of the Year in 2015.

2020 Flint Club: 2nd place – Frank Talbot, 3rd place – Dean Adamian.

December 27th: Flint's 42nd Club Championships Online

DMITRIY OBUKHOV WINS OUR FLINT
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP for the Third time!

December 27, 2020 (played on GridGammon.com)

OPEN (18)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Dean Adamian (Canton)
1C-Frank Talbot (Troy)
2C-Jim Slomkoski (Lansing)

INTERMEDIATE (4)
1-Richard Irvine (Mason/Ireland)
2-Paul Bortell (Plymouth)

Dmitriy was awarded a long-sleeved shirt with the Flint Club logo.
He also qualified for the USBGF Spring Playoffs where first prize
is a Free Entry into any ABT Online tournament in 2021.

2020 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 25
Final Standings through 12/31/20

01. PAUL FARAH..........27.67
02. Frank Talbot........23.37
03. Dean Adamian........22.81
04. John Carrico........19.98
05. Jim Airgood.........19.65
06. Jim Slomkoski.......18.90
07. Carol Joy Cole......17.86
08. Curtis Melville.....15.88
09. Dmitriy Obukhov.....14.72
10. Ben Friesen.........13.55
11. Ricky Griggs........11.66
12. Doug Parson.........10.33
13. Richard Hunt........10.28
14. Paul Bortell........09.50
15. Michel Hamati.......07.53
16. Michelle Nassar.....07.07
17. Walt Smith..........06.47
18. Dennis Culpepper....04.75
19. Rick Todd...........04.67
20. Brian Vance.........04.46
21. Brad King...........03.95
22. Dirk Hogan..........03.13
23. Michael Gellings....03.00
24. Richard Irvine......02.50
25. Cary Hoarty.........02.00

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM MICHIGAN!
We won the 2020 Challenge Against OHIO, 41-23!

October 18th RESULTS: 10th Michigan-Ohio Team Challenge Online

Dmitriy Obukhov had the best match record of 7-1 with a PR of 3.2.
He won the Side Pool plus the MVP Award extending his USBGF membership.
Dean, Ben and Frank had the next best match records of 6-2.

Team Michigan: Captain Carol Joy Cole / Dean Adamian / Paul Farah /
Ben Friesen / Ricky Griggs / Dmitriy Obukhov / Jim Slomkoski / Frank Talbot .

Team Ohio: Captain Joe Miller / John Baron / Stephen Benjamin /
Ray Cifani / Karen Davis / Mike Hendrickson / PJ Macali / Chris Yep .

CONGRATULATIONS to RAY FOGERLUND
& ANDY FAZEKAS, our 2020 MICHIGAN
SUMMER ONLINE CHAMPIONS!

July 5-6, 2020 [on GridGammon.com]

Open Champion Ray Fogerlund
Intermediate Champion Andy Fazekas

OPEN (76)
1-RAY FOGERLUND (NV), 2-Howard Markowitz (NV)
3/4-Aaron Foust (NV) / Rambiz Khalili (Iran/South Africa)
1C-David Staggs (IN), 2C-Art Benjamin (CA)
3C/4C-Phil Simborg (FL) / Rich Sweetman (NH)

INTERMEDIATE (44)
1-Andy Fazekas (CT), 2-Cem Aslan (TX)
3/4-Joe Miller (OH) / Igor Moraes (Brazil)
1C-Irina Litzenberger (VA), 2C-Douglas DeWitte (NV)
3C/4C-Frank Costello III (CA) / Fabian Melnik (FL)

CONGRATULATIONS to DMITRIY OBUKHOV
& other winners of the 3rd
PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CUP & BENEFIT!
March 8, 2020

Open Champ: Dmitriy with Richard ~ Intermediate Champ: Michael with Paul

OPEN (26)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Richard Hunt (Swartz Creek)
3-Brian Vance (Okemos)
4/6-Dean Adamian (Canton) /
Carol Joy Cole (Flint)
/ Frank Talbot (Troy)

INTERMEDIATE (25)
1-Michael Gellings (Traverse City)
2-Paul Bortell (Plymouth)
3-Terry Culpepper (Grand Blanc)
4/6-Paul Belsito (Grand Rapids) /
Ted Clark (Redford) /
David Pagnier (Grand Blanc)

NOVICE (2)
1-Ed Seczney (Leslie)

The 2019 GIANTS of Backgammon

CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S
2019 PLAYER OF THE YEAR ~
JIM SLOMKOSKI!

Flint Top 3 in 2019:
1-Jim Slomkoski, 2-Paul Farah, 3-John Carrico

[Photo by Michelle Nassar]

December 14-15, 2019: 9th Ohio-Michigan Team Challenge
hosted by Karen Davis in Toledo, Ohio

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM MICHIGAN!
We won the 2019 Challenge Against OHIO!

[Photo by Karen Davis]

Team Michigan: Bill Calton / Ricky Griggs / Dmitriy Obukhov / Captain
Carol Joy Cole / Ben Friesen / Jim Slomkoski / Paul Farah / Joe Feldman.

Team Ohio: John Baron / Karen Davis / Farhad Forudi / Mary Hickey / P.J. Macali / Captain Joe Miller / Mike Vasilatos / Chris Yep

Michigan won 40–22 for their sixth victory in the nine years of the Team Challenge. Michigan's Bill Calton, Ben Friesen & Dmitriy Obukhov won the Side Pool with top match records of 6-2.

2019 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 25
Standings through 12/31/19

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.......27.06
02. Paul Farah..........25.56
03. John Carrico........24.06
04. Carol Joy Cole......21.55
05. Richard Hunt........21.16
06. Frank Talbot........14.21
07. Michelle Nassar.....13.65
08. Michel Hamati.......13.41
09. Dirk Hogan..........12.64
10. Jim Airgood.........12.24
11. Rick Todd............9.51
12. Frank Raposa.........9.25
13. Brad King............9.19
14. Diane Kropelnitski...8.96
15. Ricky Griggs.........8.12
16. Greg Merriman........8.04
17. Curtis Melville......7.71
18. Linda Pohly..........7.54
19. Ben Friesen..........7.39
20. Joe Feldman..........7.08
21. David Todd...........6.07
22. Lorenzo Morales......6.03
23. Terry Culpepper......5.69
24. John Quinn...........5.64
25. John O'Hagan.........5.00

INDIANA'S JOHN O'HAGAN WINS OUR
41st FLINT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP!!

2019 Flint Club Champion John O'Hagan
[Photo by Joe Feldman]

October 20, 2019

OPEN (31)
1-JOHN O'HAGAN (Indiana)
2-Joe Feldman (Bloomfield Hills)
3-Greg Merriman (Ann Arbor)
4/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) /
Lorenzo Morales (Harrision Twp)
/ Duane Salinas (Grand Rapids)

INTERMEDIATE (20)
1-Nancy Takala (Royal Oak)
2-Diane Kropelnitski (Grand Blanc)
3/4-Brad King (Howell) / Bill Toth (Plymouth)

NOVICE (6)
1-Richard Irvine (Mason)
2-Jeannette De Oliveira (Canada)

John O'Hagan won Added Money from the USBGF.
He also qualified for the Spring Playoffs where first prize
is a Free Entry into any ABT tournament in 2020.

Many thanks to Flint Club artist Michelle Nassar
for her painting which became John's first-place trophy.
Director Carol Joy Cole also thanks Nathaniel Field, Dirk Hogan,
Troy Longman and Ben Friesen for all their help with the tournament.

CONGRATULATIONS to FRANK RAPOSA of Virginia,
OUR 2019 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!!


Michigan Open & Doubles Champions: Frank Raposa with John Klein

July 4-7, 2019: 44th MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS - ABT

Complete Results from Novi, Michigan

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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the
2nd PAUL BERG MEMORIAL CUP & BENEFIT!

March 17, 2019, Flint Michigan

Lorenzo Morales – Open Champion for the 2nd year in a row!

OPEN (30)
1-LORENZO MORALES (Harrison Township)
2-Joe Feldman (Bloomfield Hills)
3/4-Sterling Heights / Walt Smith (Madison Heights)
5/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) / Gary Fritzsche (Ypsilanti)

INTERMEDIATE (22)
1-John Baron (Ohio)
2-David Emerson (Byron Center)
3/4-Ted Clark (Redford) / Michelle Nassar (Metamora)
5/6-Wes Burgar (Ann Arbor) / Linda Pohly (Flint)

$300 was raised for the Heart Association of Mid-Michigan.

2018 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 20
Standings through December 27th*
*(Michigan Summer Points partially added)

01. CAROL JOY COLE......36.47
02. Frank Talbot........27.18
03. Jim Slomkoski.......21.56
04. Richard Hunt........18.78
05. Michelle Nassar.....16.58
06. Rick Todd...........14.70
07. Dirk Hogan..........14.14
08. Brad King...........13.97
09. Paul Farah..........13.21
10. Ben Friesen.........12.93
11. Judy Field..........11.21
12. Michel Hamati.......10.45
13. John Carrico........09.63
14. Steve Grob..........08.84
15. Greg Merriman.......08.22
16. Audronis Zunde......08.16
17. Curtis Melville.....07.51
18. Gary Tong...........07.40
19. Lorenzo Morales.....06.73
20. Dmitriy Obukhov.....06.66

CONGRATULATIONS to AUDRONIS ZUNDE of Colorado,
OUR 2018 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!!



Open Champ: Audronis Zunde / Intermediate: Garry Kallos / Novice: Diane Rebottaro

July 4-8, 2018: 43rd MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS - ABT

Complete Results from Novi, Michigan

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 1st PAUL BERG
MEMORIAL CUP & BENEFIT!

March 4, 2018, Flint Michigan

Open Champ: Lorenzo Morales ~ Intermediate: Mark Van Poucker ~ Novice: Daniel Posen


OPEN (32)
1-LORENZO MORALES (Harrison Township)
2-Frank Talbot (Troy)
3/4-Farhad Forudi (Ohio) / Ricky Griggs (Westland)
5/6-Greg Merriman (Ann Arbor) / Brian Vance (East Lansing)

INTERMEDIATE (19)
1-Mark Van Poucker (Harper Woods)
2-Michelle Nassar (Metamora)
3-Hector Rios (Canada) /
4/6-Ted Clark (Redford) / David Pagnier
(Grand Blanc) / Gary Tong (Davison)

NOVICE (10)
1-Daniel Posen (Oak Park)
2-Kirk McCollins (Detroit)
3-Brenda Miliken (West Bloomfield)

$400 was raised for the Heart Association of Mid-Michigan.
The USBGF awarded a Premium Membership to new Champion Lorenzo Morales.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S 2017
PLAYER OF THE YEAR ~~ JOHN CARRICO!


Flint Top 3 in 2017:
1-JOHN CARRICO, 2-Richard Hunt, 3-Paul Farah

2017 FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB TOP 20
Final Standings through December 31st

01. JOHN CARRICO........34.60
02. Richard Hunt........31.66
03. Paul Farah..........29.13
04. Carol Joy Cole......21.45
05. Jim Slomkoski.......16.86
06. Dirk Hogan..........16.41
07. Jim Airgood.........16.19
08. Michel Hamati.......15.58
09. Troy Longman........14.22
10. Ben Friesen.........11.95
11. Rick Todd...........11.95
12. Michelle Nassar.....11.62
13. Judy Field..........11.08
14. Greg Merriman........9.95
15. Carl Sorg............9.24
16. Gary Tong............9.23
17. Michael Kurtz........9.03
18. Brad King............8.37
19. Dmitriy Obukhov......8.12
20. Basil Farah..........7.74

CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S
2017 CLUB CHAMPION ~~
MICHAEL KURTZ!



Flint Club Champion Michael Kurtz and USBGF Open Winner Dan Wittkopp


Flint Intermediate Champion Duane Salinas, USBGF Intermediate Winner Ray Cifani


Flint Novice USBGF Champion Norma Lunsford
39th Flint Area Club Championships
November 12, 2017, Flint Michigan

OPEN (32)
1-MICHAEL KURTZ (Sterling Heights)
2-Dan Wittkopp (Traverse City)
3-John Quinn (Westland)
4/6-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) / Gary Fritzsche
(Ypsilanti) / Greg Merriman (Ann Arbor)

INTERMEDIATE (24)
1-Duane Salinas (Grand Rapids)
2-Ray Cifani (Westlake, Ohio)
3/4-John Baron (Ohio) / Darryl Newsom (Clinton Twp)
5/6-Paul Bortell (Plymouth) / Jim Lawrence (Clinton Twp)

NOVICE (3)
1-Norma Lunsford (Macomb)
2-Zack Fejeran (Milford)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OHIO'S 2017 TEAM ~ ~
WINNER OF THE 7th MICHIGAN-OHIO CHALLENGE!

Toledo, Ohio ~ September 30-October 1, 2017

Team Ohio: Mary Hickey / Mike Rezai / Mike Vasilatos / Captain Joe Miller /
Ray Cifani / Farhad Forudi / Chris Yep / Karen Davis.

Team Michigan: Bill Calton / Captain Carol Joy Cole / Ben Friesen / Faris
Gabbara / Richard Hunt / Dmitriy Obukhov / Jim Slomkoski / Frank Talbot.

Ohio won 33-29 for their second win in the 7 years of the Team Challenge.


Karen Davis, our hostess in Toledo, won the Saturday Warm-Up
Tournament, with Ohio's Mike Vasilatos as the finalist.
Mary Hickey had the best individual record of 7-1,
earning her a USBGF membership extension.

Thanks to Ben Friesen for helping to direct the tournament,
and thanks to Karen for hosting our annual event in her Ohio home.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FLINT'S
PAUL FARAH,
OUR 2017 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!!



Open Champ: Paul Farah / Intermediate: Patty Knapp / Novice: Laura Grigorian

Full results here.

DMITRIY OBUKHOV WINS HIS SECOND UNDERWOOD TITLE


Open Champ: Dmitriy Obukhov ~ Intermediate: Brian Vance ~ Novice Champ: Dan Quinn

March 19, 2017, Flint Michigan

OPEN (30)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Bill Calton (Harper Woods)
3/4-Jim Airgood (Swartz Creek) / Faris Gabbara (Westland)
5/6-Reggie Harvel (Detroit) / Stick Rice (Columbus, Ohio)

INTERMEDIATE (21)
1-Brian Vance (Okemos)
2-Wes Burgar (Ann Arbor)
3-Christa Solovey (Westland) /
4/6-Dirk Hogan (Swartz Creek) /
Darryl Newsom (Clinton Twp) / Bill Toth (Westland)

NOVICE (8)
1-Dan Quinn (Westland)
2-Fran Miller (Akron, Ohio)
3-Elizabeth Luther (Detroit)

$300 was raised for the United Way Flint Water Fund.


IN MEMORIAM: PAUL BERG of Lincoln Park, Michigan


January 17, 1969 - March 16, 2017

Paul Berg collapsed on March 16th while playing at the Flint Club. He passed away on the way to the hospital. He had a congenital heart condition. He was only 48.

Paul directed the Metro North BG Club near Detroit, and he was Assistant Director of the Flint Club. He was an excellent staffer at ABT tournaments in Michigan and Ohio, and a valued member of the USBGF Rating Team.

Paul was also a strong player, being Flint Club Champion and Player of the Year several times, as well as our Fleet Underwood Champion. He won two ABT titles in Ohio in 2000 and 2001.

Most of all, Paul was a dear friend, kind, witty, smart, and highly knowledgeable about sports, computers, politics -- and drawsheets. He will be greatly missed.

The funeral service was held on March 24th at the J.L. Peters Funeral Home at 3880 Fort Street in Lincoln Park, MI 48146
-- Phone 313/928-6500.

Here is the GoFundMe link to help cover the funeral costs:
https://www.gofundme.com/burial-and-memorial-for-paul-berg

If you prefer to send a check, please make it payable to
Carol Joy Cole
Flint Area Backgammon Club
3719 Greenbrook Lane
Flint, MI 48507-1400  USA

Meanwhile, we celebrated Paul's life at the Fleet Underwood Memorial Tournament in Flint on March 19th. Paul was the Defending Underwood Champion this year, and we dearly missed him.

64 players gathered at the Holiday Inn on Sunday, while 59 of them entered the tournament. Congratulations to Dmitriy Obukhov and all the other winners!

CONGRATULATIONS to PAUL BERG,
FLINT'S 2016 PLAYER OF THE YEAR!

Flint Top 3: 1-Paul Berg, 2-Richard Hunt, 3-Carol Joy Cole

2016 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10
Final Standings as of December 31st
(Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports here.)

01. PAUL BERG...........37.66
02. Richard Hunt........25.83
03. Carol Joy Cole......23.45
04. Jim Slomkoski.......22.91
05. Dirk Hogan..........20.39
06. Greg Merriman.......20.02
07. Rick Todd...........19.73
08. Troy Longman........19.53
09. Paul Farah..........19.08
10. John Carrico........18.81

CONGRATULATIONS to DMITRIY OBUKHOV,
FLINT'S 2016 CLUB CHAMPION!


Open Champion: Dmitriy Obukhov ~ Intermediate: Rick Schuman
~ Novice Champion: Fran Miller

October 9, 2016, Flint Michigan

OPEN (27)
1-DMITRIY OBUKHOV (Royal Oak)
2-Rick Todd (Saginaw)
3-John Quinn (Westland)
4/6-Reggie Harvel (Detroit) /
Jim Slomkoski (Lansing) /
Dan Smith (Berkley)

INTERMEDIATE (19)
1-Rick Schuman (St. Clair Shores)
2-Mark Van Poucker (Harper Woods)
3/4-John Claybourne (Detroit) /
Dirk Hogan (Swartz Creek)
5/6-Victor De Oliveira (Canada)
Tony Zimbalatti (Novi)

NOVICE (3)
1-Fran Miller (Akron, Ohio)
2-Christa Solovey (Westland)

SEPTEMBER 17-18, 2016:
6TH OHIO-MICHIGAN TEAM CHALLENGE

OHIO WINS 33-30!

Team Ohio: Karen Davis / Mike Vasilatos / Chris Yep / Captain Joe Miller / Mike Rezai / Mary Hickey / Ray Cifani / Farhad Forudi (sitting).


Paul Farah (Flint) & Ray Cifani (OH) tied for the best individual records of 6-2, winning USBGF prizes and splitting the Side Pool.

Team Michigan: Paul Berg / Bill Calton / Carol Joy Cole (Captain) / Paul Farah / Faris Gabbara / Dmitriy Obukhov / Jim Slomkoski / Frank Talbot.

Susan-Jane Berson (OH) won the Warm-Up Tournament.

Hosted by Karen Davis in Toledo, Ohio.

CONGRATULATIONS to ED O'LAUGHLIN,
our 2016 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMP!

July 1-4: 41st Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships
Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel, Novi, Michigan

Open Champ: Ed O'Laughlin ~ Intermediate: Mike Rezai
~ Novice: Tony Zimbalatti

Congratulations to Paul Berg,
Flint's 2016 Fleet Underwood Champion!

March 13, 2016, Flint Michigan

Open Champion: Paul Berg ~ Intermediate: Carl Bommarito
~ Novice: Brenda Miliken

OPEN (32)
1-PAUL BERG (Lincoln Park)
2-Gary Fritzsche (Ypsilanti)
3/4-Harold Rex (Swartz Creek) / Steven Sherbel (West Bloomfield)
5/6-Jim Slomkoski (Lansing) / Mike Vasilatos (Barberton, Ohio)

INTERMEDIATE (25)
1-Carl Bommarito (Harper Woods)
2-Duane Salinas (Grand Rapids)
3/4-Ricky Griggs (Westland) / Rick Schuman (St. Clair Shores)
5/6-Mike Clapsadle (Livonia) / Victor De Oliveira (Canada)

NOVICE (3)
1-Brenda Miliken (West Bloomfield)
2-Christa Solovey (Westland)

$300 was donated to the United Way FLINT WATER FUND.

2015 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10
(Final Standings as of December 31st)

(Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports here.)

01. PAUL FARAH.........32.81
02. Paul Berg..........32.02
03. Carol Joy Cole.....27.01
04. Richard Hunt.......24.74
05. Rick Todd..........24.46
06. John Carrico.......22.06
07. Jim Airgood........21.59
08. Steve Grob.........19.44
09. Greg Merriman......15.63
10. Troy Longman.......13.09

CONGRATULATIONS to
~ PAUL FARAH ~
Flint's 2015 Player of the Year!

1st: Paul Farah ~ 2nd: Paul Berg ~ 3rd: Carol Joy Cole
[Photo by Steve Grob]

September 26-27, 2015: 5th OHIO-MICHIGAN TEAM CHALLENGE

MICHIGAN WINS: 34-29!

Team Michigan: Paul Farah / Dmitriy Obukhov / Paul Berg / Ben Friesen /
Bill Calton / Rick Todd / Dan Smith (not in photo) / Carol Joy Cole (Captain).



[Photo taken by the Flint Club's Steve Grob at the Holiday Inn-Flint.]



Bill Calton, Ben Friesen & Christopher Yep (OH)
tied for the best individual records of 6-2,
winning USBGF prizes and splitting the Side Pool.
[Photo taken by our hostess Karen Davis in Toledo, Ohio.]

Team Ohio: Karen Davis / Farhad Forudi / Mary Hickey / Captain Joe Miller / Alireza Saatchi / Howard Shirey / Mike Vasilatos / Christopher Yep.

CONGRATULATIONS to MARTY STORER,
our 2015 MICHIGAN SUMMER CHAMPION!

July 2-5: 40th Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships
Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel, Novi, Michigan

Open Champ: Marty Storer ~ Intermediate: Steven Sherbel ~ Novice: Fran Miller

2014 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10

1st: John Carrico ~~ 2nd: Ben Friesen ~~ 3rd: Carol Joy Cole [Photo by Steve Grob]

(See Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports here.)

01. JOHN CARRICO.......34.38
02. Ben Friesen........30.62
03. Carol Joy Cole.....27.08
04. Jim Slomkoski......25.90
05. Paul Farah.........24.22
06. Harold Rex.........22.93
07. Rick Todd..........22.12
08. Jim Airgood........19.91
09. Paul Berg..........15.56
10. Steve Grob.........11.92

2013 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. BEN FRIESEN........32.75
02. Paul Farah.........31.43
03. Carol Joy Cole.....29.60
04. Jim Slomkoski......23.18
05. Jim Airgood........22.75
06. Rick Todd..........22.43
07. Steve Grob.........22.40
08. Harold Rex.........21.04
09. John Carrico.......19.77
10. Paul Berg..........17.12

2012 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. BEN FRIESEN........32.11
02. Paul Farah.........27.58
03. Carol Joy Cole.....26.24
04. John Carrico.......25.31
05. Rick Todd..........24.93
06. Paul Berg..........21.21
07. Jim Slomkoski......20.46
08. Steve Grob.........19.78
09. Harold Rex.........14.87
10. Brad King..........13.03

2011 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. CAROL JOY COLE.....33.53
02. Paul Farah.........32.06
03. John Carrico.......25.98
04. Rick Todd..........25.46
05. Paul Berg..........23.39
06. Steve Grob.........22.90
07. Ben Friesen........21.52
08. Harold Rex.........13.40
09. Frank Talbot.......12.56
10. Judy Field.........12.32

2010 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. CAROL JOY COLE.....34.18
02. Paul Berg..........31.45
03. Rick Todd..........31.09
04. John Carrico.......25.62
05. Paul Farah.........25.56
06. Frank Talbot.......20.30
07. Art Gillis.........17.95
08. David Pagnier......17.47
09. Richard Hunt.......15.13
10. Jim Slomkoski......12.69

2009 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. CAROL JOY COLE.....33.82
02. Jeff Clark.........28.32
03. Paul Berg..........26.56
04. John Carrico.......23.28
05. Greg Merriman......23.27
06. Paul Farah.........19.04
07. Art Gillis.........18.50
08. Richard Hunt.......18.16
09. Brad King..........17.85
10. Jim Airgood........17.43

2008 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.......32.90
02. Carol Joy Cole......28.75
03. Paul Berg...........27.37
04. John Carrico........22.89
05. Rick Todd...........22.08
06. Miriam Bureson......16.64
07. Brad King...........14.98
08. Gary Fritzsche......14.78
09. Greg Merriman.......13.26
10. Jim Airgood.........12.74

2007 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. DAN KIURSKI......39.65
02. Frank Talbot.....26.63
03. Paul Berg........24.94
04. John Carrico.....23.92
05. Rick Todd........21.28
06. Jim Slomkoski....20.31
07. Carol Joy Cole...19.95
08. Greg Merriman....18.79
09. Brad King........18.57
10. Miriam Bureson...14.23

2006 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10

01. GARY FRITZSCHE...35.01
02. Greg Merriman....34.00
03. Paul Berg........26.50
04. Frank Talbot.....25.98
05. Carol Joy Cole...23.95
06. John Carrico.....23.36
07. Rick Todd........22.00
08. Dan Kiurski......15.90
09. Dave Brotherton..15.24
10. Jim Slomkoski....13.88

2005 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.....29.62
02. Paul Berg.........28.64
03. Carol Joy Cole....28.05
04. John Carrico......25.79
05. Frank Talbot......22.31
06. Greg Merriman.....20.04
07. Dan Kiurski.......19.94
08. Dave Brotherton...18.33
09. Brad King.........15.77
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.48

2004 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. FRANK TALBOT......40.97
02. Greg Merriman.....36.98
03. John Carrico......35.05
04. Dave Brotherton...21.91
05. Paul Berg.........21.18
06. Art Gillis........20.49
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.37
08. Jim Slomkoski.....18.19
09. Gary Fritzsche....17.34
10. Walt Smith........16.92

2003 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10

01. FRANK TALBOT......34.13
02. Paul Berg.........33.40
03. Carol Falk........23.44
04. Dave Brotherton...22.33
05. Rick Todd.........21.23
06. Jim Slomkoski.....20.20
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.07
08. Dan Kiurski.......19.29
09. Len Dangremond....18.64
10. John Carrico......18.33

2002 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. RICK TODD.........35.23
02. John Carrico......33.33
03. Jim Price.........29.23
04. Greg Merriman.....24.12
05. Len Dangremond....18.58
06. Jim Slomkoski.....18.43
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.66
08. Jeff Clark........17.37
09. Carol Falk........15.86
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.95

2001 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. RICK TODD.........33.30
02. Jim Slomkoski.....27.38
03. Len Dangremond....22.11
04. Gary Fritzsche....20.43
05. Dan Kiurski.......19.80
06. Paul Berg.........19.39
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.93
08. Frank Talbot......16.61
09. Dave Brotherton...14.84
10. John Carrico......14.58

2000 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. PAUL BERG.........41.74
02. Jim Slomkoski ....26.63
03. Rick Todd.........24.97
04. Dave Brotherton...24.31
05. John Carrico......22.31
06. Carol Joy Cole....22.02
07. Jim Price.........17.31
08. Art Gillis........16.75
09. Troy Longman......15.51
10. John Salomon......14.61

1999 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN

01. JOHN CARRICO......30.30
02. Paul Berg.........29.45
03. Rick Todd.........25.51
04. Carol Joy Cole....24.45
05. Jim Slomkoski.....22.33
06. Art Gillis........21.13
07. Dave Brotherton...19.45
08. Maurice Barie.....18.34
09. Judy Field........14.94
10. John Salomon......13.85