Sugar River Euchre

For the third straight week, the Riley Shufflers have outscored the other eight teams and exceeded 400 total team points in each of those matches. This week they had a combined score of 423 points, beating the Pranksters by 36. Ed Chancellor and Derek Skogen accounted for 115 of the Shuffler’s points (this week’s high score), with Tom Meyer and Randy Skogen adding another 113 points. If not for Jerry Retrum leading his fellow Prankster and partner, Jordy Schmitz, out of trump, Jerry and Jordy may have exceeded their score of 109 points.
The Kleeman’s Hay Shakers were well on their way to handing the Cowboys their first defeat of the season. However, Don Williams and Steve Sponem lost their grip on their pitchforks in the sixth frame and were never able to regain their grip. With Don and Steve capturing just 13 points total in the last three frames of the match, the Hay Shakers found it difficult to stick it to the Cowboys. The Cowboys won by a mere 6 points and remain undefeated, just half a game ahead of the Shufflers.
Before their match last Thursday night, neither the Harley Blue Express nor the J&M Bar River Rats had a check in the win column. By the end of the night just 10 points would separate them. It was the Express that failed to arrive at the station once again, and it is the Rats with their first win and a shot at claiming the first half of the season.
In New Glarus, the S’Wisco Taphaus Cheese Eaters won 10 of the first 12 games to take an early 69-point lead over the Riley Mounties. Unfortunately for the Mounties, the 114-point counter punch by teammates Leo Humphrey and Bruce Milestone was not enough for the Mounties to ride off into the sunset. Mounties Jim Day and Mary Humphrey barely avoided a skunk when Jeff Buesser and Giff Hoesly allowed them just 1-point in the second frame. Amazingly, Mary and Jim escaped recording the low score of the week. That honor goes to Harold Grabandt and Dean Haag, with just 75 points scored.
Standings: Norsk Cowboys 4-0; Riley Shufflers 3-0; Norsk Pranksters 3-1; Riley Mounties 2-2; Jones’ Plumbing 1-2; S’Wisco Taphaus 1-2; J&M Bar 1-3; Kleeman’s 1-3; Harley Blue Express 0-3.
Schedule for October 31: Harley Blue @ Riley Mounties (7:30); Riley Shufflers @ J&M Bar (8:00); Norsk Cowboys @ Jones’ Plumbing (7:00); S’Wisco Taphaus @ Kleeman’s (7:30); Norsk Pranksters - Bye.