Well!! The tournament was a hot one this year.  Not only the competition, but also the temperature.  The temperature at the start of the tournament was a blistering 96°.  We had a good crowd this year and even though we were a bit louder and later into the night, no Police showed up! 

In the doubles round we had the final game coming down to the same match up as last year with John and Cindy Rudy and Eric and Krista Murr.  The out come this year was a bit different as the 2006 doubles champions fought hard to regain the trophy. Although the winners felt a little cheated with the prize selection this year they do get the honor of hanging the trophy for a full year.  Congratulations to Eric and Krista!

In the singles round it came down the expected finalists with the first Semi final match between Dave Lutz and Steve Chaney.  Steve is most known for his superior game play in Cumberland Md area.  The match was heated, but the big man from Greencastle outlasted and out reached his opponent from Cumberland.

In the second semifinal game we saw the match up between Ron Powers and last years champion John Rudy with the outcome being Rudy losing for the first time in 2 years.  It was a hard fought match with Rudy taking an early lead.  Rudy hit 21 several times, but the cancelling power of "Ron the Power" held off Rudy and allowed Powers of slowly gain.  Powers had a great ending throw to finalize the win. 

The final matchup was between two well deserved players.  Both men were looking for that first coveted singles championship although Powers had won the doubles title 2 years before.  In the match Ron Powers was not able to hold off Dave Lutz as Lutz pressed hard for the honor.  Congratulation to Dave Lutz , 2008 champion.