2026 Spring Lifetime Match Milestone Awards

May 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM

by San Diego APA

2026 Spring Lifetime Match Milestone Awards

May 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM

by San Diego APA

Congratulations to the following players who have reached 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 and NOW 3000 lifetime match milestones during the 2026 Spring Session! Players can pick up awards at the 2026 Spring Tri-Annuals (8-Ball on May 9-10, and 9-Ball on May 16-17, 2026 at Pockets), or email the league office at sandiego@apaleagues.com to coordinate a future event when you or a friend can come and pick up your award! 

3000 Match Milestone Achievement

Congratulations to these loyal SDAPA players who are members of the 3,000 Lifetime Matches Club!  

  • Fellow, Kai 3,350
  • Schaffer, Linda 3,075

2500 Match Milestone Achievement

Congratulations to these loyal players who are members of the 2,500 Lifetime Matches Club! (matches played as of 5/4/2026)

  • Flanagan, Mary Anne 2,680
  • Bauer, Berna 2,603

2000 Match Milestone Achievement

Congratulations to these loyal players who have reached the 2,000 match milestone in the 2026 Spring Fall Session! (as of 5/4/2026)

* Pamintuan, Brandy - 2,022 matches

* Manu, Mona - 2,013 matches

Very few active SDAPA players have over 2,000 matches played (as of 5/4/2026). Here are the players in the 2000 Lifetime Matches Club:

  • Pallone, Tony - 2,448 matches
  • Ahlers, Sean - 2,416 matches
  • Spagenski, Diana - 2,411 matches
  • McBrayer, Larry - 2,334 matches
  • Cunningham, Judy - 2,263 matches
  • Langley, Paul - 2,251 matches
  • Lopez, Debra - 2,242 matches
  • Balleras, Greg - 2,239 matches
  • Silver, Don - 2,180 matches
  • Hindorff, Heather - 2,150 matches
  • Dimapilis, Theresa - 2,121 matches
  • Jabinal, Robert - 2,043 matches

1500 Match Milestone Achievement

The SDAPA recognizes players each time they reach a 500-match milestone... including these players who have reached the 1500 lifetime match milestone during the 2026 Spring Session. Congratulations! (combined 8-ball and 9-ball lifetime matches as of 5/4/2026)

* Menkhaus, Teresa - 1,530 matches

* Jordan, Keith - 1,509 matches

* Reed, Richard - 1,502 matches

Also available for pickup upon email request (active players who achieved 1,500 matches over the years, awards from 24FAL BLAST):

Gurule', Jerome | Hines, Olivia | Pasulka, Michael | Pomeroy, Eric | Schmidt, Ray | Thompson, Jackson

1000 Match Milestone Achievement

Congratulations to these players for reaching this major milestone in the 2026 Spring Session! (as of 5/4/2026)

* Barreiro, Laura - 1,029 matches

* Nguyen, Chau - 1,021 matches

* O'Hearn, Edward - 1,021 matches

* Sturtevant, Thomas - 1,021 matches

* Roach, Melanie - 1,018 matches

* Ornelas, Carlos - 1,013 matches

* Rosado, Javier - 1,009 matches

* Ramage, Ronald - 1,008 matches

* Morgan, Laurence - 1,003 matches

Also available for pickup upon email request (players who achieved 1000 matches from previous sessions):

Almendarez, Sarah | Barajas, Miguel | Findley, Shawn | Gonzalez, Pete | Laumer, Jay | Lazar, Tamiko | Marks, Jennifer | Morales, Rosemary | Reynolds, Jim | Vanderstyne, Sharmon 

500 Match Milestone Achievement,
WELCOME TO THE SDAPA MILESTONE CLUB!

(total matches as of 5/4/2026)

  • Blair, Maya - 533 matches
  • Freeman, Anthony - 519 matches
  • Espinosa, Margarita - 517 matches
  • Breuninger, Nathan - 516 matches
  • Biocarles, Ricardo - 516 matches
  • Latimer, Kristina - 514 matches
  • Edgar, Bruce - 513 matches
  • Vermillion-Moreno, Jamie - 508 matches
  • Wallingford, Nicole - 506 matches
  • Sanford, Robert - 506 matches
  • Ballard, Gordon - 505 matches
  • Lynch, Aaron - 503 matches
  • Samuelson, Ron - 503 matches
  • McCole, Antonn - 502 matches
  • Segura, Jose - 502 matches
  • Boyer, Paul - 502 matches
  • Lass, Steve - 502 matches
  • Saunders, Sherri - 500 matches

Also available for pickup upon email request (players who achieved 500 matches from previous sessions):

Adams, Samantha | Bellant, Steven | Bennett, Kimberly | Bumgarner, Jerod | Cabral, Randy | Carranza, Luis | Ceraolo, Sabrina | Clingan, Matt | Corbin, Edward | Del Rosario, Javier | Elliott, Suzanne | Gaudet, Philip | Glover, Dennis | Hartman, Michael | Hindorff, James | Kopps, Chris | Loza, Oriana | Macabitas, Emerico | Martinez, Christina | Massett, Melanie | Mayes-Wollas, Mary | McCart, Eleanor | Moody, Autumn | Moreno, Aaron | Ray, Serena | Reed, Lynda | Reilly, Elizabeth | Robinson, Johnny | Rubidoux, Alexander | Sanchez, Nicolas | Tellez, Rene | Wingo, Vicki

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