Welcome to the home page for the Box Car Peggers, an American Cribbage Congress (ACC) Grassroots cribbage club located in Roseville, California. See our "About Us" page to learn more about us, Membership, and our Weekly Tournaments..
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In Memoriam
On December 19th, as we gathered for our weekly tournament, we were saddened to learn of the
sudden and unexpected passing of club founder and president
Gordon Brown.
Rest in Peace, Gordie. We will all miss you.
NEWS
January 24, 2012
We had 20 players participate in our 18th tournament on 1/23. Box Car Peggers congratulates guest Bruce Webb, who took first place with points. Jimmy Yee, Mark Linkiewicz, Jack Throne, and MaryBernadette Wilcox took second through fifth with with 13 points each. Richard Turk, Jack Stowe, and Rich Ekman rounded out the qualifiers with 12 points. You can see the scores on the Results Page.
Box Car Peggers gratefully thanks the family of Gordon Brown for donating one of Gordie's beautiful trophy boards to use as a perpetual trophy for our club champions. Jack Throne had a nice dedication plaque made and attached it to the board. He then presented the trophy to MaryBernadette Wilcox, the 2011 Club Champion. She will keep the trophy until we have a new champion at the end of the tournament season.
January 17, 2012
We had 23 players participate in our 17th tournament on 1/16. Box Car Peggers congratulates guest Steve Struthers, who took first place with 16 points. Frequent visitors Cathy Holmes and Rich Ekman took second and third with with 14 points each. Doug Hilton and Keith Johnson took fourth and fifth with 13 points. Regina Watson rounded out the qualifiers with 12 points. On the other side of the coin, we sympathize with new member Marin Deju who had a String of Perls. You can see the scores on the Results Page.
Our heartiest congratulations also go to Keith Johnson for his first qualifying score.
Lots of congratulations last night. In addition to Steve's winning card and Keith's first qualifying score, we congratulate:
- Frequent visitor Scott Douglas for scoring a fine 28‑point hand
- Rich Ekman (belatedly) for qualifying as Master #807 in the Tournament side of the ACC house. We're always happy to see you (and Cathy) make the drive down from Dutch Flat, Rich.
January 11, 2012
We had 22 players participate in our resumption of tournament play on 1/9. Box Car Peggers congratulates John Logan who took first place with 16 points. Eunice Kendall, Gina Watson, and Cathy Holmes took second, third, and fourth with 13 points. Jimmy Yee took fifth with 12 points.. You can see the scores on the Results Page.
Prior to commencement of play, the monthly Board of Directors/Membership meeting was held. A motion to name a future tournament in Gordie's honor was made and passed unanimously.
January 3, 2012
We had 21 players participate in our 1/2 unsanctioned tournament. Box Car Peggers congratulates Jimmy Yee for taking first with a fine 19-point card, losing only one game. J.J. Thomas, Jennifer Halldorson, and MaryBernadette Wilcox took second, third, and fourth with 13 points, with Dareld Lambert, Jack Stowe, and Richard Turk each scoring 12 points. Dareld took fifth place based on games won and differential. You can see the scores on the Results Page. Remember: since this was an unsanctioned tournament, the results do not count for national points, nor do these games affect the club points or percentage races.