CENTRAL CAROLINA BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
ACBL District 7 Unit 169
Latest News
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The Piedmont Triad Fall Sectional results and report below.
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In Memoriam:
Robinson, Jim
Stump, Tom
Marcus, Sheryle
- In case you missed it, 2026 News Archives.
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Beyond Negative Doubles with Cecelia Ray starting Monday, November 9. More Details Flyer
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Bridge Basics 2: Competitive Bidding with Tom May starting Wednesday October 14. More Details Flyer
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Polishing Your Basics with Gail Reams
Build your bridge confidence. Fridays through November 6. This class is on-going until the first week in November. It is suitable for drop-in. More details Flyer
Ongoing
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Supervised Play and Learn with Martha Albertson each Monday. More
Spotlight on Members
677 members
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Congratulations to Bob Hale and Josh Hoffman from Greensboro, the masterpoint winners in the Piedmont Triad Fall Sectional this past weekend.
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Reminisce over the amazing Central Carolina Regional by looking at the top 25 Unit 169 Winners.
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Congratulations to each member who attained a new rank as of October 1 and November 1, 2026. Changes in Rank.
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SEVEN BIG GAMES in September. Take a look 🤩.
Upcoming Events
Fall Sectional Attracts New Players
Article submitted by Judy Hellen
The Piedmont Triad Fall Sectional was held at the lovely Bur-Mil Clubhouse & Event Center in Greensboro, October 16-18. Over the three days, we had 170 tables compared to 171 last year. One of the highlights was having 14 tables in the 499er section Friday morning. Compare that to 8 tables in 2025.
Bob Hale and Josh Hoffman, both of Greensboro, were the winners of the Jefferson trophy awarded to the Unit 169 players earning the most master points in the tournament. The pair won 26.3 masterpoints. Rounding out the top ten masterpoint winners from Unit 169 were
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John Fite, Winston-Salem - 21.42 MPs
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Summey Leonard, Winston-Salem - 21.42
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Fran Tewkesbury, Greensboro - 20.23
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Susan Williford, Clemmons - 14.25
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Don Bosken, Thomasille - 14.25
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Kathy Coop, Greensboro - 13.87
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Eric Peffer, Greensboro - 13.57
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Tim Laverty, Graham - 13.05
Congratulations to Joanne McClusky and Joanne Hawks, co-chairs of the tournament, as well as all who helped make the tournament a success. A special thanks to Peter C. Boyd-Bowman for giving his time as a tournament director.
The next sectional is scheduled for February 19-21, 2027, in Salisbury.
Unit Games
2026 Unit Calendars
Click HERE for results for all Unit Games available on Live for Clubs under club number 275628.
Click HERE for Unit Game Calendar and information.
The latest unit game was held on September 26 in Winston-Salem. Although there were only 7.5 tables, everyone enjoyed meeting bridge friends from beyond their local clubs. Congratulations to all the masterpoint winners.
The next unit game is the Holiday Party on December 12 at Georgia Taylor Neighborhood Center in Winston-Salem.
District 7 Website
"District 7 News" - October - December
Per Blondelle Grant, District 7 Growth & Development Chair:
"District 7 has allocated funds to support local activities designed to grow our bridge community. Funding opportunities are now open to our Clubs." Click HERE for details and guidelines.
Click HERE for District 7's Goodwill Message
Click HERE for the list of National Charity Committee Members appointed by D7 Directors. Unit 169 members include: Cindy Wright - Clemmons NC (2019), Bob and Claudia Hale - Greensboro NC (2018) and Marion Secrest - Winston-Salem NC (2002 - deceased)
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