June 7, 2013
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2013 Greater Cincinnati Youth Bridge Championship June 7, 2013 |
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 Thanks to everyone who came out for the Second Annual
Greater Cincinnati Youth Bridge Championship! Last Friday night, 12 students
from 4 different schools battled it out for the title in a pairs game at the
Cincinnati Flying Pig Regional. We were thrilled to have ACBL CEO Robert
Hartman in attendance to speak to the kids before the event and to present the
trophy to the winners -- Jared Hance from Lakota West and Isaac Stephani from
Walnut Hills. Congrats! |
 Of course, having
winners from separate schools means that the traveling trophy will spend 6
months at each school, but the optimist in me says that's just good advertising
for Cincinnati Youth Bridge! Kudos go out to Glen Hird and James Pun (second
place) and Brady Hesse and Austin Rieke (third place), all of St. Xavier High
School. However, everyone had a tremendous time, and we'll use this event to
continue building the Cincinnati Youth Bridge Program. |
 Of course no one could wait to check the scores and see who won the City Championship! |
A number of people have asked about opportunities to play over the summer. It's not too late to work something out to play at the Youth Bridge National Championships this August 1-3 in Atlanta, so contact me if you're interested.
We've also worked out a special supervised play opportunity
beginning this Saturday, June 15th, from 10:00 AM to Noon, at the Cincinnati
Bridge Center on Cooper Road (where we held the Youth Game in February). Mike
Purcell will lead this session every Saturday through Labor Day, and it's a
great chance to continue learning and playing the game with other newer players
and youth. The cost is a mere $1/person, you can leave early or come late, the
atmosphere is relaxed and fun, and the focus is on having a good time!
Contact Mike Purcell at mikpur@cinci.rr.com
or 513-702-4007 with questions. Parents are absolutely welcome -- this is your
chance to learn the game your kids keep jabbering about! Kids, this is a great
way to introduce your friends to the game, so bring them along!
Thanks again for a great year for Cincinnati Youth Bridge!
A.J. Stephani