| WISCONSIN DARTBALL |
| 2010 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS |
THE 2010 STATE TOURNAMENT was held at the Kettle Moraine Ice Center in West Bend, Wisconsin, on
April 10-11, 2010. Another record field of 91 teams played in the 71st annual tournament.
There were a couple new things at this year's tournament:
1) A class C mens division was added. This was done because the class B field had grew so big in recent
years that teams had to play 4 sets, up to 12 games, on Saturday to make it to the final 4 on Sunday. This
year, 64 mens teams were divided in 32 B teams, and 32 C teams. Each group had to play a maximum of 3
sets on Saturday. The top 12 mens teams were in class A.
2) The other big change was to try a round robin format tournament for the class A mens teams. This was
done because of the gap in team averages between the top 12 teams and the rest of the field. Teams in
class A were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams. On Saturday teams played each team in their group 1 game,
for a total of 5 games. The top 4 teams, 2 from each group, made the final 4 on Sunday. The next 2 teams
from each group made it to the consolation final 4. The Sunday format was best 2 of 3, just like in the past.
April 10-11, 2010. Another record field of 91 teams played in the 71st annual tournament.
There were a couple new things at this year's tournament:
1) A class C mens division was added. This was done because the class B field had grew so big in recent
years that teams had to play 4 sets, up to 12 games, on Saturday to make it to the final 4 on Sunday. This
year, 64 mens teams were divided in 32 B teams, and 32 C teams. Each group had to play a maximum of 3
sets on Saturday. The top 12 mens teams were in class A.
2) The other big change was to try a round robin format tournament for the class A mens teams. This was
done because of the gap in team averages between the top 12 teams and the rest of the field. Teams in
class A were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams. On Saturday teams played each team in their group 1 game,
for a total of 5 games. The top 4 teams, 2 from each group, made the final 4 on Sunday. The next 2 teams
from each group made it to the consolation final 4. The Sunday format was best 2 of 3, just like in the past.
| CLASS A MENS: THE ROUND ROBIN FORMAT WAS USED FOR THE TOP 12 TEAMS IN THE STATE, DIVIDED EQUALLY INTO TWO POOLS OF 6 TEAMS. THE FINAL 4 TEAMS WERE: HICKORY INN (S. MILWAUKEE) THE 2009 CLASS A CHAMPIONS VS. PAT'S OAK MANOR (S. MILWAUKEE) THE 2009 CLASS B CHAMPIONS, AND VERN'S CHEESE (CHILTON) VS. GEIDEL ENTERPRISES (WEST BEND). HICKORY INN ADVANCED WITH 2 STRAIGHT WINS, WHILE GEIDEL NEEDED ALL 3 GAMES TO GET PAST VERN'S CHEESE. VERN'S HAD AVERAGED 29 RUNS PER GAME ON SATURDAY, BUT COULDN'T MATCH THOSE NUMBERS ON SUNDAY. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, GEIDEL WON TWO STRAIGHT, WINNING THE FIRST GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH INNING 5-4. THEY WON THE 2ND GAME 13-8. THIS WAS THE FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR GEIDEL, A LONG TIME CLASS A STATE TEAM. SEE THE PICTURES: |
| CLASS A CONSOLATION: GINGER SNAPS (OSHKOSH) OUTLASTED YAHR OIL (BOLTONVILLE) TO WIN THE CONSOLATION TITLE. FIRST THEY HAD TO BEAT TWO EAU CLAIRE AREA TEAMS: DIVERSIFIED MORTGAGE, AND EAU CLAIRE AUTO PARTS |
| CLASS B FEATURED 32 TEAMS IN A STANDARD SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET. IN THE FINALS, NEUMANN PLUMBING (HOWARDS GROVE) BEAT MIKE'S SHOP (BARRON) 21-3 AND 10-5. SEE THE PICTURES BELOW FOR ALL THE B WINNERS. |
CLASS C: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN STATE TOURNAMENT HISTORY, A CLASS C DIVISION WAS RUN WITH 32 TEAMS. ALL OF
THE TEAMS HAD A TEAM AVERAGE UNDER .400, AND MOST OF THE TEAMS HAD NEVER PLAYED ON SUNDAY AT THE STATE
TOURNAMENT. IN THE FINALS CASHTON (FROM CASHTON) OUTLASTED SOUTHERN STARS (BELOIT) 8-9, 7-1, 11-9. THE FIRST
EVER CLASS C CHAMPS OVERCAME A 9-3 STARS LEAD IN THE LATE INNINGS OF GAME 3! SEE THE CLASS C RESULTS:
THE TEAMS HAD A TEAM AVERAGE UNDER .400, AND MOST OF THE TEAMS HAD NEVER PLAYED ON SUNDAY AT THE STATE
TOURNAMENT. IN THE FINALS CASHTON (FROM CASHTON) OUTLASTED SOUTHERN STARS (BELOIT) 8-9, 7-1, 11-9. THE FIRST
EVER CLASS C CHAMPS OVERCAME A 9-3 STARS LEAD IN THE LATE INNINGS OF GAME 3! SEE THE CLASS C RESULTS:
WOMEN'S: WITH A RECORD 15 WOMEN'S TEAMS, LR TROPHY & SPORTSWEAR (KEWASKUM) HAD LITTLE TROUBLE WINNING
THEIR RECORD 8TH STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE SCORES OF 10-1 AND 13-4 OVER PASQUALI'S LADIES (KENOSHA).
THEIR RECORD 8TH STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE SCORES OF 10-1 AND 13-4 OVER PASQUALI'S LADIES (KENOSHA).
The classic shoot off winners on left (from l to r):
Bob Leskovar (high qualifier with15),
4th: Dennis LaPlant,
3rd: Terry Ford,
2nd: Mike Goetsch, and
1st: Chuck Spahn.
Players needed 11 out of 20 to qualify for the finals.
In the round robin shoot-off (single, double, triple, 2bs,
and hr in the least number of darts needed), the winners:
1st: Dennis LaPlant
2nd: Chuck Spahn
3rd: Jay Stegmann
Bob Leskovar (high qualifier with15),
4th: Dennis LaPlant,
3rd: Terry Ford,
2nd: Mike Goetsch, and
1st: Chuck Spahn.
Players needed 11 out of 20 to qualify for the finals.
In the round robin shoot-off (single, double, triple, 2bs,
and hr in the least number of darts needed), the winners:
1st: Dennis LaPlant
2nd: Chuck Spahn
3rd: Jay Stegmann
| THE 2010 STATE TOURNAMENT ALSO FEATURED THE 1ST EVER HALL OF FAME CEREMONY AT NOON ON SATURDAY. 18 MEN FROM AROUND THE STATE WERE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME, SEE THE COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY FOR EACH PLAYER ON THE HALL OF FAME PAGE ON THIS WEB SITE. |
| Above (l to r): Norm Binder (represented by his sons), Rick Fare, Erv Fiedler, Jim Hinckle. Below (l to r): Al Komoroski, Dave Kiesow, Willie Krueger, Bob Leskovar. |
| Above (l to r): Jerry Mathwig, Bill Moldenhauer, Edward Nutter, and Rich Ovren (represented by his wife Charleen). Below (l to r): Del Petermann, Gary Rassbach (represented by his sons), Dave Schettle Sr. |
| Above (l to r): Arlyn Solberg, Fran Wagner, and Jack Willison Sr (represented by his wife and kids) Below: the awards presented by Chairman Harry Roecker, and the 3 Oshkosh area members. |
| THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAMS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 2010 STATE TOURNAMENT. THE 2011 TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD IN GREEN BAY. SEE YOU THERE! |
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