Not much to read in the American print or online media when it comes to pocket billiards aka "pool." There's a bit of news from India and Asian-Pacific Islander countries. Even Great Britain writes about their pool happenings from time to time, but in America, it is not quite so prevalent.
On August 18, 2012, a new member who has only posted one time created a thread in the tournament section: San Diego Senior Olympics. There was no other posts in the thread. For whatever reason, it did not generate any interest.
I only discovered the thread, though, when I read a news article that celebrated the only female entrant into that tournament, and she was 83 years young.
Well, that warmed my heart. There might not be a lot of pool in the American news, but this lady gave it her all at the San Diego Senior Olympics.
Margaret Heinen, 83, was the oldest player and the only female competing in the Senior Olympics billiards competition being held at the Nice Rack pool hall in El Cajon on Friday.
Fourteen seniors competed in the billiards contest, one of 31 events in the San Diego Senior Olympics. The games, for those 50 and older, run through early October.
Competitors come in all flavors. When billiards player Margaret Heinen sets out for battle, she favors hoop earrings and pink blouses.
Don’t be fooled by the 83-year-old lady with the white hair. “I shoot for blood and guts,” she said with a smile while standing Friday in an El Cajon pool hall.
Margaret Heinen, 83, was the oldest player and the only female competing in the Senior Olympics billiards competition being held at the Nice Rack pool hall in El Cajon on Friday.
On August 18, 2012, a new member who has only posted one time created a thread in the tournament section: San Diego Senior Olympics. There was no other posts in the thread. For whatever reason, it did not generate any interest.
I only discovered the thread, though, when I read a news article that celebrated the only female entrant into that tournament, and she was 83 years young.
Well, that warmed my heart. There might not be a lot of pool in the American news, but this lady gave it her all at the San Diego Senior Olympics.
Margaret Heinen, 83, was the oldest player and the only female competing in the Senior Olympics billiards competition being held at the Nice Rack pool hall in El Cajon on Friday.
Fourteen seniors competed in the billiards contest, one of 31 events in the San Diego Senior Olympics. The games, for those 50 and older, run through early October.
Competitors come in all flavors. When billiards player Margaret Heinen sets out for battle, she favors hoop earrings and pink blouses.
Don’t be fooled by the 83-year-old lady with the white hair. “I shoot for blood and guts,” she said with a smile while standing Friday in an El Cajon pool hall.
Margaret Heinen, 83, was the oldest player and the only female competing in the Senior Olympics billiards competition being held at the Nice Rack pool hall in El Cajon on Friday.
