From the last wild card spot in the Golden Valley conference, the #6 seed in the playoffs, Par Then Bar (team #14) defeated perennial favorite, Bald Man Brewing (the 2nd seed in the playoffs) 42-39 in the finals on a beautiful Wednesday night. While captain Phil Berndt was out of town, his team pulled off the victory after a shaky start loosing the first match in at 13-1/2 to 6-1/2. The second match in nearly caught up with a 12-1/2 to 7-1/2 win for Team #14. The third match came in with a solid 12-8 win putting the eventual champions up 31-29. The earlier tie-breaker match was won at 7-3 so Bald Man Brewing needed at least a 2-1/2 point margin in the last match. But that didn’t happen with an exciting (and slightly controversial) 10-10 finish.
Congratulations to the whole team of captain Phil Berndt, Phil Barlow, Greg Donohue, Kyle Johnsrud, Tyler Lux, Andy Marten, Brett Mory, Matt Payne, Kyle Spicer, Adam Thom, Chris Tietz, and Randy Zejdlik.
It was a great end to a great season! Thanks to all the players, captains, the BMGA Board and all the staff at Brookview.
Don’t forget to come watch the shoot out at noon on Sunday October 6 and sign up for the Banquet on October 25 and relive some of the great moments and congratulate all the 2024 winners.