The 9th annual Pine Grove/Tri County Challenge took place at the Pine Grove Courts in Camden, NY on August 10, 2025. Eight pitchers from the Tri County Club looking to defend their title from last year were Team Captain Eric Conrad, Cindy Cornwell, Fred Sheldon, Doug Kannus, Buck Gofgosky, Robin Eberhardt and two first time players in this event, Terri Miner and Sam Phillips. Looking to defend home field and take back their title for Pine Grove included Team Captain Ken Fraser, Karen Graham, Norm McCanney, Tim Collier, Robert Berninger Jr., Cheri Allen, Pete Newey and Bill McCumbers.
Pine Grove emerged victorious, taking the match 37 games to 27 games, reclaiming the Pete Newey/Bill Hornbuckle Plaque until the match in 2026. 30 shoe cancellation games, handicapped at 80% was the method of play. Star players for Pine Grove were Pete Newey and Karen Graham at 7-1, Tim Collier and Norm McCanney at 6-2. Pete was the only player to exceed his entering average for the tournament. Karen posted the tournaments high game and average of 86.7% and 65.4% respectively. Tri County top players were Doug Kannus at 5-3, Eric Conrad 4.5-3.5. Next year’s match will take place at the Tri County Club in Groton, NY. Pine Grove leads the all-time series 8-1.
A delicious post tournament meal prepared by Darlene Newey and Jane Rumble was enjoyed by all and included hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, mac salad, pasta salad, watermelon, ice cream and cookies.
Many thanks to our scorekeepers Chuck Reigles, Garrett Thompson, Dan Ough, Gene Keeney and Charlie Reigles. Club prep was handled by Ken Fraser, Pete Newey, Bill McCumbers and Gene Keeney. Kitchen Patrol handled by Darlene Newey and Jane Rumble. Spectators included Pat Kannus and blast from the past, Fred Wright. Fred last pitched about 30 years ago, just happened to see people at the courts and stopped in. Fred ran some State Tournaments “back in the day” and wrote some tournament software in the early days. Noted by their absence were Bill Hornbuckle and Greg Wiley, both recovering from some health issues. Get well gentlemen and we’ll see you soon!
44-25-015 Pine Grove/Tri County Challenge
Championship Sunday, Aug 10 2025 10:30 AM (Rank: W/L - OvrAvg - H2H - Pts)
Pos Name Entry % Hcp Card# St Won Lost Pts Rgrs HToH OvrAvg Sh R%
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1. Pete Newey 25.77 33 440260 NY 7 1 413 84 0 9.23 240 35.00
2. Karen Graham 68.61 2 440520 NY 7 1 356 157 0 3.19- 240 65.42
3. Norbert McCanney 51.81 14 440394 NY 6 2 356 117 0 3.06- 240 48.75
4. Timothy M Collier 43.40 20 440430 NY 6 2 351 64 0 16.73- 240 26.67
5. Douglas Kannus 41.37 22 440162 NY 5 3 314 89 0 4.29- 240 37.08
6. Eric Conrad 42.37 21 440061 NY 4.5 3.5 330 82 0 8.20- 240 34.17
7. Buck Gofgosky 43.90 20 440754 NY 4 4 301 89 0 6.82- 240 37.08
8. Cindy Cornwell 48.67 16 440830 NY 4 4 296 97 0 8.25- 240 40.42
9. Ken Fraser 71.34 0 440124 NY 4 4 293 151 0 8.42- 240 62.92
10. Samuel Phillips 5.36 48 805732 NY 3.5 4.5 419 5 0 3.28- 240 2.08
11. Robin Eberhardt 33.30 27 803455 NY 3 5 348 78 0 0.80- 240 32.50
12. Cheri Allen 31.23 29 440133 NY 3 5 352 51 0 9.98- 240 21.25
13. Fredrick A Sheldon 46.62 18 440468 NY 3 5 300 82 0 12.45- 240 34.17
14. William McCumbers 15.42 40 440459 NY 2 6 400 29 0 3.34- 240 12.08
15. Robert K Berninger Jr 41.93 21 440467 NY 2 6 323 74 0 11.10- 240 30.83
16. Terri Miner 32.74 28 803686 NY 0 8 318 50 0 11.91- 240 20.83
