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BYLAWS UPDATED	07/02/2009 10:42:12 AM
Please click on the link for Bylaws and Misc Documents under Documents and Forms over there in the left hand column. You can see our Updated Bylaws! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
WINNERS ANNOUNCED!	06/29/2009 08:50:11 AM
We have our two teams that will be representing the APA of Greater Albany at the North East Challenge! Audre's team from Diamond Eight and Tony Robert's team from the Irish Rover in Troy Congratulations to both teams and good luck! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
NORTH EAST CHALLENGE MINI MANIA	06/22/2009 9:12:11 PM
Check out the Mini Mania Schedule for the North East Challenge. This event is going to be great! Vegas on the East Coast!! Download Attachment: NEChallengeMiniSchedule20080306nd.pdf (Size: 195 Kb) Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
FREE AGENTS	06/22/2009 8:09:19 PM
Are you a Free Agent??? If your regular team is taking the summer off or if you are a new player looking to get on a team. Give me a call. We've got openings in all of our divisions for you. You don't have to stay with your summer team in the fall if you don't want to, so just like most summer flings....no commitment! Unless you want to! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
NORTH EAST CHALLENGE QUALIFIER	06/21/2009 4:21:13 PM
Qualifier for the North East Challenge A qualifier for the North East Challenge will be held at Diamond Eight Billiards on Sunday, June 28th beginning at 10 AM Doors will open at 9 AM registration until 9:45 AM. Entry fee for this tournament will be $35 per team plus table time We have two slots available to our league and we will send two teams from this tournament to compete in this great event. The North East Challenge includes teams from all over New York and all of New England, maximum field of 64 teams. Teams can be made up of players from different teams. All players must be active during the summer session and have a minimum of 20 scores within the last 2 years. Please call Steve to pre-register your team if possible. We will pay for two teams to go if we get more than 6 teams playing in this qualifier. Guaranteed to pay the full ride for one team. If we get 6 or more teams playing in the qualifier we will pay the $250 entry fee for 2 teams and include 2 nights stay in a hotel near the venue for both teams (3 rooms max per team). The attached flier is for the NorthEast Challenge. We will allow a maximum field of 16 teams for this event. This tournament will be single elimination. Download Attachment: NEChallenge2009kg.pdf (Size: 538 Kb) Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
TERRY SINICROPI WINS 5TH PLACE!	06/20/2009 11:06:48 AM
First I have to start by apologizing to Terry and Joe for not having posted this sooner. This is the biggest news we've had in the league since I've been here. For no reason other than being inept at updating the website, I did not get this up when it should have. I will be working hard to keep this site up to date and bring forward news of the league. Again, my apologies to the Sinicropis and their friends. Terry Sinicropi takes 5th place at the APA National Singles Tournament in Las Vegas!!! Never in a million years would Terry Sinicropi have thought she was in for the ride of here life when she won her 9-Ball spot to go to Las Vegas in Utica last year. This "roller coaster" as she calls it was the APA National Singles Championship at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. She had her work cut out for her after a humbling 3rd round defeat (25-14) putting Terry in the losers bracket. Terry didn't give up, she came back the next day to beat several green tier players putting her in the 10th round quarter finals where she was eventually defeated 25-23, putting an end to this wild ride and knocking her out of the tournament. Although Terry was happy to end up 5th in the country at the APA National Singles Championship, she says it was a "bitter sweet" ending. "Losing 25-23 in the last match was a tough loss". Terry scratched twice on the break while sinking 2 balls each time. "The balls just didn't roll my way" Terry said. 5th place cash & prizes totalled over $1,500 including a Signature APA 9 Ball Cuetec Cue. Terry plays at Diamond Eight Billiards in the Sunday Double Jeopardy division and hopes the new cue (and a lot of practice) will help improve her game for next year! Congratulations Terry on a great run! Thanks to Matt McPhail for showing me how to upload pictures! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
9 BALL DOUBLES	06/19/2009 11:02:54 AM
9 Ball Doubles Champions!! Congratulations to Cindy Dominy and Michael Yudin for winning the 9 Ball doubles tournament held last weekend at Diamond Eight Billiards. Mike and Cindy won a trip to Vegas in August to compete in the 9 Ball Doubles tournament! Another great team to represent the Albany area at the National Tournament. Their flight, hotel and entry fee are paid for!!! Good Luck and have a great time! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
NATIONAL AMATUER	06/18/2009 10:40:07 PM
Congratulations to Frank Rich! Frank won the "qualifier" that we held at the Golden Cue for the National Amatuer Qualifier to be held in Connecticut. Frank's win will include his entry fee to the National Amatuer and one night free stay at a hotel near the site. Great Job and Good Luck Frank!!! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
BOARD WINNERS	06/11/2009 10:19:40 AM
Recent Singles Board Winners Congratulations to: Steve Williams of the Golden Cue and Donald "Nitty" Demas also of the Golden Cue for winning 8 Ball singles boards on Saturday at Diamond Eight Billiards. They will advance to the Regional Qualifier in Utica and hopefully on to Vegas for next year's National Singles Championship in April. Good Luck Guys! Ask me about holding boards any time, any where you want. We just need 8 people willing to play. Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
THANK YOU!	06/11/2009 09:52:35 AM
Thank You Lee Lemieux! I have to send a special thank you to Lee Lemieux for his help on Saturday at the LTC. He lives up to his name: le mieux (the best!) Lee was there for the entire day acting as referee for the 8 Ball portion of the tournament. It was a long day and Lee stayed the entire time. He helped make this tournament a huge success. Thanks again Lee! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
EARLY BIRD WINNERS!	06/10/2009 10:58:10 PM
Early Bird Drawing Winners! We held our drawing for free session dues at the LTC. Ryan Dean from Did You See That? drew the winning names. And they are...... "The Home Team" from Diamond Eight Billiards "Nine's Mine" from The Irish Rover in Troy These teams will receive free weekly dues for the entire summer session. This does not include table time or the payback money in the travel league. Thank you to all of you who got their rosters in before May 16th. This is really a big help to us in setting up the session. Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
WINNERS ANNOUNCED	06/09/2009 3:24:49 PM
Congratulations! The LTC was a huge success! Lisa and I had a great time, I hope you all did too. Our winners for this year's tournament are: Billiard Bandits Did You See That? Did You See That? Everyone who played played well and should be congratulated for making it this far. Our winners will receive plane tickets and hotel room paid for their trip as well as the $250 entry fee and $350 upon arrival. We hope you all had fun; see you next session!!! Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
9 BALL DOUBLES	06/08/2009 1:50:10 PM
9 Ball Doubles Qualifier for Vegas at Diamond Eight Billiards, Latham, NY Saturday June 13th is the date for the 9 Ball Doubles tournament. The winners will earn a spot to compete in Las Vegas. You must be an active 9 ball player with a minimum of 10 scores to enter. The format is alternating shot. This will be a modified single elimination tournament. Combined skill level of 10. Tournament begins at 1:00 P.M. Doors open at noon, registration from 12 - 12:45PM Be sure to register on time. We are expecting a large turnout for this event! $40 per team entry plus table time. $200 added to the tournament!!! All proceeds to go to the winning team to offset travel expenses. Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
SUMMER SESSION	05/05/2009 08:14:12 AM
Summer Session Starts June 14th!!! Get your team together, we've got a lot of fun events planned exclusively for summer teams. I'll be posting details soon. Get your roster in by May 16th and be entered in to the Early Bird drawing! If your team is drawn you will receive free team fees for the entire session! Don't forget: A free Cuetec Cue to the captain of any new team!!! Call Steve for more details: 518-708-9567 Steve Blaney sblaney@apaleagues.com 518-708-9567
2009 MEMBERSHIP INCREASE REMINDER	01/12/2009 3:34:58 PM
Membership Fee to Increase $5 in 2009 Over the past 15 years, the price of consumer products and services has skyrocketed. In 1993, a gallon of gas averaged $111, a postage stamp cost $0.29, and the average price for a new home was $147,000. My how things change! One thing that hasn't changed since 1993 is the cost of your APA membership. That's right, for the past 15 years the cost of an APA membership has remained exactly the same - $20! Beginning in 2009, however, the price of an APA membership will increase to $25 per year. This nominal increease is necessary in order to continue to provide our members the absolute best benefits and services. The increase in your membership fee will also bring additional services to you as an APA member. Next year, we hope to be able to process membership renewals online via credit card. We also plan to provide an online member login that will allow you to access your statistics, standings and schedules. We hope you'll agree that this increase is minimal compared to the exciting new member benefits and services we have planned! Jason Bowman APA Public Relations Manager
SPRING LINE-UP!	01/06/2009 08:01:24 AM
Here is our Exciting Spring Lineup! Last chance to qualify for Vegas in August! Diamond Eight Billiards Double Jeopardy, Sunday afternoons! Start at 12Noon! Get done early, or stay to play in the evening session too! Starts Jan. 18th. Double Jeopardy, Sunday nights! Two divisions in one night! Double Jeopardy is our biggest and most popular format. Get your team involved and be prepared to have a great time! 6pm start time. Starts Jan. 18th. 8-Ball Wednesday nights! Great night for pool! 7pm start. Starts Jan. 21st. 9-Ball on Thursday nights! 9-ball is your best chance to win a slot in Vegas! and win in Vegas! Starts Jan. 22nd. Troy 8-Ball Traveling Division starts Tuesday January 6. This is a traveling league; please see the attached sheet for participating host locations. Many of them have room for additional teams, so if you see your favorite place on the list, please stop in and ask about forming a new team or about getting on an existing team. If you want to play someplace not listed, give me a call and let me know where you would like to play. This division is growing and growing, come on and have some fun in the Troy league! Troy 9-Ball travel league starts Thursday, January 22! It�s back! 9-Ball in Troy and Albany! Please stop by your favorite spot and put your team together! Remember 9-ball is your best chance to win a slot in Vegas! Albany 8-Ball traveling division, Tuesday nights. Albany is its own division again! We�ve signed on some new host locations and we are expecting to expand even further as the year progresses. Please check out our list of host locations and form a new team. If you know of another location not listed, please let me know; if we get teams out of the new location, you will be compensated! The more the merrier! Starts Tuesday, January 6! The Golden Cue That�s right, you�re not seeing things! The Golden Cue is joining the APA with in-house leagues! 8-Ball in-house starts Monday, February 9 at 7:00 pm. If we have enough interest, we would love to make this Double Jeopardy. For now, we will be playing 8-ball, with room to grow... *Our next 8 Ball session at the Golden Cue starts Monday, February 9th at 7 PM! Get some friends together for some fun, free pool* and a chance to win a trip to Vegas! Please note: If you haven�t been to the Cue in a while you really have to check it out! Rocky has done a great job with the renovation. And oh yeah, they are serving Beer, Wine and Food too! Comstock, Glens Falls and Fort Edwards Thursday night 8-Ball starts January 22! Coming back for another exciting season of 8 Ball! We�d love to see this area grow. Last year Sharon Otalongo�s team went to Vegas!** There are a lot of great shooters up there and I just know getting more teams involved will make for some great competition. Contact Steve if you have any questions or need more information about any of the times and locations listed. Steve Blaney APA of Greater Albany PO Box 617 Granby, MA 01033 518-708-9567 edski

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July 2009

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North East Challenge Mini Mania

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North East Challenge Mini Mania

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North East Challenge Mini Mania

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June 28

North East Challenge Qualifier

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9 Ball Doubles

June 7

LTC ar Diamond Eight

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LTC ar Diamond Eight

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8 Ball in Albany and Troy

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