Kalamazoo APA Juniors

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our wonderful mothers!

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We were extremely sad to hear about the passing of Lani Diamon. 😥 He was a very kind and giving man. He loved playing pool with his family and greatly supported the Juniors league. He will be dearly missed by many.

[04/23/19]   There will not be Juniors league this Saturday, April 27. 🙁 Mike and Daryl will be at the League Operators convention and baseball season starts that day for many of the players. We look forward to seeing all of you on May 25 for the pizza party!

The Pit Bull Lovers

This dog has some skills!

Better skills than you , going straight into the hole. 😂

The group of Junior players participating in the Championship Qualifier Tournament - April 2019

Congratulations to Emmitt for winning a spots to the Junior Championships in St. Louis in June! This is the THIRD TIME he has won a spot to the Championships! Great job Emmitt!!

Congratulations to Makenna for winning a spot to the Junior Championships in St. Louis in June! This is her FIRST YEAR playing in the Junior Division! Fantastic job Makenna!!

Congratulations to Allyson for winning a spot to the Junior Championships in St. Louis in June! This is her FIRST YEAR playing in the Junior Division! Great shooting Ally!!

Congratulations to Joe for winning a spot to the Junior Championships in St. Louis! This will be his first time to the Championships!! Great shooting Joe!!

Congratulations to Mikey for winning one of the 5 spots to the Junior Championships in St. Louis! This is the FOURTH TIME he has won a spot to the Championships even though he didn't feel well! Great effort and way to play on Mikey!

Congratulations to Malachi for winning one of the 5 spots to the Junior Championships in St. Louis! This is his first year playing in the Junior Division. Way to go Malachi! Unfortunately, he has a prior commitment and can not attend the Championships. ☹️ Maybe he can win a spot and go in 2020!

We can't wait to see you at the Junior Championship Qualifier Tournament THIS Saturday at 10 AM at Comstock Cue Club! Please note the EARLIER START TIME!

[04/10/19]   Save the date! Saturday, May 25 will be the Junior– Senior Tournament, Awards Ceremony and Pizza Party!!

Kalamazoo APA Juniors's cover photo

Kalamazoo APA Juniors

Please vote "yes" or "no" if this date works for your Junior player(s) for the Junior-Senior Tournament, Awards Ceremony and Pizza Party. Thank you!

Would May 25 work for everyone for the Junior-Senior Tournament, Awards Ceremony and Pizza Party?

[04/01/19]   Would May 25 work for everyone for the Junior-Senior Tournament, Awards Ceremony and Pizza Party?

[03/30/19]   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Junior Qualifier Tournament will be on Saturday April 13 at 10 AM (in 2 weeks)! Note the earlier start time! Please let us know ASAP if that doesn’t work for your Junior player. Thank you!

[03/30/19]   There will regularly scheduled Junior League today. Jeannette Grzeskowiak and Daryl will be running it today. 😁

Northern lights may be visible in Michigan this weekend thanks to geomagnetic storm

freep.com Splashes of color — pinks, greens, yellows, blues, violets and occasionally oranges and whites — will dance among shimmering stars.

Encore Magazine

In October of 2018, we wrote about the young players of the Kalamazoo APA Juniors.

http://ow.ly/lI6T50mzHMd

APA President to Retire

She is a fantastic person and a great leader! She will definitely be missed.

poolplayers.com After serving as the leader of the World’s Largest Pool League for nearly a quarter-century, Renee Lyle has retired from her post as APA President. Lyle joined the organization in 1987. After serving in various roles at APA over her first eight years, she was named President in 1995 by Founders Te...

Happy Pi Day!!

Remember to move your clocks ahead 1 hour when you go to bed tonight for the start of Daylight Savings Time!

[02/26/19]   Jeannette Grzeskowiak has graciously offered to run the Juniors league on Saturday since Mike and I will be running the Singles Regional tournament. Thank you very much Jeannette!! 😁

[02/22/19]   We will be moving the Juniors league to Long Lake Tavern for March 2nd. The Singles Regional is at Comstock Cue Club that weekend.

There was a fun Valentine's Day Tournament at the Juniors on Saturday! They had to keep their own score (which is what is required at the Junior Championships). Jeannette and Tom Grzeskowiak ran the tournament since Mike could not be there. Thank you Jeannette and Tom! Connor took 1st place with the other Junior players in the order shown in the photos below:

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[02/01/19]   The Juniors will be playing this Saturday! 😁

Garrett was in the school play "Footloose"! We heard he did a great job! Here are some pictures of him on opening night (courtesy of Jeannette Grzeskowiak)!

Martin Luther King Jr. doing a behind the back shot. Happy MLK Day!

[01/05/19]   The 2019 Junior Championships will be held on June 27-30 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel! Will YOU be there?

[01/04/19]   There will be Juniors this weekend as regularly scheduled. Doors open at 10:30 AM and play starts at 11.

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Trickshot Artist Florian Kohler not only does tricks shots! He can shoot pool well too! Here he is doing a 45 BALL BREAK AND RUN!

He does more than just trick shots!! 45 BALL BREAK & RUN by Florian 'Venom' Kohler!

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[12/21/18]   Mike is unable to be at the Juniors this Saturday (Dec 22). 🙁 However, Jeannette Grzeskowiak has agreed to run the Juniors that day! And Tim Baker is going to help her! Thank you Jeannette and Tim!

Thank you everyone who helped to make this donation to Crayons 4 Kids possible!

What do you do when you can't make it to Operation Scribble? Just send us a message and arrange to bring your collection to Bronson!

This is John and Mike from Kalamazoo American Poolplayers Association - APA. Not only did they collect toys, but Mike challenged everyone to a game. If Mike won, they had to donate $10, and if he lost, he had to donate $5. He played 53 games and won most of them!!!

One of the former Junior players won MVP in the "adult league" in Summer 2018 Session! Congratulations new MVP Austin Bresnahan!

[12/12/18]   We had a great turn out for the Christmas Party!! Thank you to everyone who donated toys, bought raffle tickets and played in the games at the party! We raised over $300 for Mark Harrington! We also had two huge boxes of toys and raised $772 for Crayons for Kids! That’s twice as much as last year! 😁👍

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Christmas Party slide show.