Moe Crook Memorial Tournament

March 12, 2006

This years Moe Crook was held at Airway Lanes in Waterford MI . This is Airway Lanes first year as a NODA venue. The Friday before the Moe Crook Tournament Travis Murdock, NODA’s First Division Coordinator, worked with Airway Lanes and made some changes in anticipation of hosting this year’s Moe Crook Tournament. They put up some plywood over the mirrors, replaced the cheap chalkboards with new marker boards and installed a fourth dartboard. The NODA members matched Airway Lanes excitement by sending two teams. This is not the best way to impress new venues that support dart shooters.

            The two teams were Airway Lanes #4 and Emerald Q #1. According to the Moe Crook format the two teams were to play the best of seven ’01. With the start point value based on the Hughes handicap system (-200 points) this set Airway Lanes #4 starting score at 568 and Emerald Q #1 starting score at 692. The VP called on the two team captains to the hockey line. The choice of coin toss was given to Airway Lanes #4. The call was “tails” and with that said the coin was flipped and the 2006 Moe Crook was set in motion. With the bounce off the floor the coin came up “heads”. Airway Lanes #4 chalked all odd games. Airway Lanes #4 won the first two games Emerald Q #1 won third game. Airway Lanes #4 won the fourth game. Emerald Q #1 won the games five and six setting up a seventh and final game. The seventh game came down to the exciting conclusion of both teams needing to hit a double one for the win. The chalker sat down as both teams were now poised to win the 2006 Moe Crook. Rhea Thomas shot the winning dart for Airway Lanes #4. NODA Congratulates Airway Lanes #4 on their win, Thanks Airway Lanes for hosting this year’s Moe Crook.

By Ruben Flores

Here are some of the other highlights:

Tons:
Jill Petrosky         100
Lyle Brown            100, 100, 100
John Rumney        100
Rhea Thomas        115