4-5-08 FINAL RESULTS OF THE "CLASSIC" SPONSORED BY SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS
2-8-08 2008 CSA DOUBLES WINNERS
12-23-07 2007 HALL OF FAME TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4-9-08 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
4-5-08
2008 SOBOBA C.S.A CLASSIC OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENT
March 24 - March 28, 2008
Tournament Director: Marty Boyajian of Hemet Muni
Asst. Tourn Director: Helen Bell of Golden Village Palms
Host Clubs: Golden Village Palms
Hemet West
Hemet Muni
Sierra Dawn SE
Once again due to the hard work, months of planning, and getting
a main sponsor for this tournament, Marty Boyajian has succeeded
in making this tournament a great success. He had a great team of
workers, ATMs, and helpers behind him . All in all we had 16 teams
participating in this event with 10 teams being from Arizona,
5 teams from the Inland Empire and one team from Orange County.
Our Main sponsor was the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians through
the Soboba Casino. Our secondary sponsor was the City of Hemet.
Not only did the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians contribute money
for the prizes awarded to the winning teams but they furnished each
player a $20 free play coupon they could use at the casino. We were
very fortunate to have them as our primary sponsor for our tournament.
At the orientation luncheon on Sunday, March 23 our lunch of
barbequed chicken was furnished by Miller-Jones Mortuary courtesy
of Hamilton Jones. This luncheon was enoyed by approximately 260
players, spouses and guests. For the awards banquet on Friday night,
March 28 we had approximately 250 players, guests and sponsors that
enjoyed chicken or salisbury steak catered by Thomas Catering Company.
The awards for 1st , 2nd, and 3rd place were black jackets with the tournament
logo, lapel pins indicating place won and indiviual team pictures. These were
presented to the top three teams with a special award of lapel pins and team
pictures presented to the 4th place teams also. Presenting the awards were
Mike Hiles and Rose Selgado from Sobobo, and Lori Van Arsdale council
member from the City of Hemet.
Winners for the tournament were:
1st place - Yuma Rebels 77.5 wins
2nd place - Desert Howlers 74.5 wins
3rd place - East Valley Saguaros 71 wins
4tth place - Helen's Warrios - 70.5 wins
Submitted by Helen Bell
President of the California Shuffleboard Association
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3-30-08
"SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS" IS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE SOBOBA CSA CLASSIC TEAM TOURNAMENT 2008
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THE CSA IS PROUD TO HAVE THE "SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS" AS THE MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE CLASSIC.
THE SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS RESERVATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1883. IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 900 MEMBERS. BESIDES THE CASINO WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1995, THE RESERVATION HAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL, A PRE-SCHOOL, AND NEW CULTURAL CENTER AND IS BUILDING A NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS IN THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BUILD A DESTINATION RESORT. THEY HAVE BOUGHT AND UPGRADED THE NEARBY GOLF COURSE AND IT IS NOW ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE AREA. THE CLUBHOUSE HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE AND HAS RECENTLY REOPENED.
THIS TOURNAMENT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST TOURNAMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. PLAYERS ARE FROM ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON , AND THROUGHOUT CANADA. THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE FIVE DAYS AND END WITH A BANQUET. OVERALL EACH TEAM WILL PLAY 15 ROUND ROBIN ( 16 FRAME) GAMES. PLAYERS WILL BE PLAYING AT FOUR LARGE SHUFFLE PAVILIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE HEMET AREA IS IDEAL AS ALL COURTS ARE INSIDE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED. THE LEVEL OF PLAY IS HIGH. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS PLAYING AND MANY HALL OF FAME MEMBERS.