The Deland Shuffleboard Club hosted the 2025-2026 ND Masters Tournament. Chris Inga was our director. The Florida Shuffleboard Association, Deland SBC and CMS SBC, Bob Robinson and Robert Shuford were our sponsors for the tournament. Brad & Valerie, Joe Inga as well as all their volunteers did a fantastic job setting everything up with all the decorations and support. Donuts, coffee and cookies throughout. The tournament board was beautiful and so easy to read. Thanks to the hardest working people, our pushers who got the discs back to the players so quickly and spent the days standing in the sun. Congratulations to everyone who played.

NORTHERN DISTRICT MASTERS TOURNAMENT
PRO MEN  Deland SBC   3/28/26
1. John Giumarra. . . . .12 wins . . . . . . . . . Deland
2. Dave Strock. . . .. . . . 10 wins. . . . . . . . . .Deland
3. Rod Lewis . . . . . . . . .9 wins . . . . . . . . . .Tavares
4. Walt Bartels. . . . . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . . . .. Deland
4. Stan Williamson . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
4. George Snyder. . . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . . . . Hawthorne
5. Zak Wonson . . . . . . . .5 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
6. Joe Inga . . . .. . . . . . . .2 wins . . . . . . . . . Deland

NORTHERN DISTRICT MASTERS TOURNAMENT
PRO LADIES  Deland SBC   3/28/26
1. Carol Helfer . . .. . . . .11 wins . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
2. Bonnie Radke . . . . . . .9 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
2. Christine Giumarra . . 9 wins. . . . . . . … Deland
3. Barb Wade . . . . . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
4. Janet Shira . . . . . . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
4. Diana Vincent . . . . . . .6 wins . . . . . . . . . Mid-Florida Lakes
5. Cindy Wonson. . . . . . .5 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
6. Gail Howell. . . . . . . . . 3 wins . . . . . . . . .Leesburg

NORTHERN DISTRICT MASTERS TOURNAMENT
AMATEUR LADIES  Deland SBC   3/28/26
1. Barb Allen. . .. . .. . . . .13 wins . . . . . . . . .Deland
2. Pat Llodra . . . . . . . . . .9 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
2. Suzanne Musashe .. . 9 wins. . . . . . . … Coronado-Mainland
3. Debi Clark . . . . . . . . . 8 wins. . . . . . . . . Leesburg
4. Lilly Delosier . . . . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . . . . Leesburg
5. Jan Sweets . . . . . . . . . 5 wins . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
5. Bobbette Wisman . . .5 wins . . . . . . . . .Holiday RV
6. Debbie Collin .. . . . . . .1 wins . . . . . . . . .Mid-Florida Lakes

NORTHERN DISTRICT MASTERS TOURNAMENT
AMATEUR MEN  Deland SBC   3/28/26
1. Rick Tallman . .. . . . .11 wins . . . . . . . . . Leesburg
2. Phil Worland. . .. . . . 10 wins. . . . . . . . . .Coronado-Mainland
3. Tony Angelo . . . . . . . .7 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland
3. Andy Hakes . . . . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . . . .. Hawthorne
3. Randy Barker . . . . . . . 7 wins. . . . . . . . . .Mid-Florida Lakes
4. Guy Furton .. . . . . . . . 6 wins. . . . . . . . . Tavares
5. Al Wisman . . . . . . . . .5 wins . . . . . . . . . Holiday RV
6. Vaughn Long . . . . . . .3 wins . . . . . . . . . Coronado-Mainland

Brad and Valerie and their team of volunteers left early to set up the Chisholm Center for our Banquet after the tournament. The tables were decorated with flowers and early snaks. The room was decorated and the Video was going of pictures taken during the tournament. We had a beautifully designed program and a wonderful dinner of subs with Italian, Chicken and Roast Beef. Potato salad, cole slaw and wonderful deserts topped off the menu. Brad began the program with the invocation by Christine Giumarra, the pledge of allegiance and then we ate.

We had a great video presentation by a surprise guest (Hammer) and then the announcements and awards. Then the trophies were presented to the winners, the pins to the qualifiers and a special award from Stan Williamson for the 90 year olds, John Giumarra, George Snyder and Richie Burrell. (John Giumarra won the Tournament at age 93). All in all it was a great time had by all. Thanks to the Deland Shuffleboard Club for a great tournament and banquet.

Please Note: Starting tomorrow March 23rd, there will be Pre Registration for the State Amateur TOC to be held at Coronado-Mainland on March 30th. The information should include your  Email your name and FSA number to shuffler.records.gam@gmail.com. This will help the hosting club to have an idea of who will be attending.

Anyone who is accompanying a qualified Amateur to the tournament that would be interested in volunteering to push, please let us know. Thank you.

It is with great sadness that the Deland Shuffleboard club announces the passing of Arnie Fischbach, a beloved former member of the DeLand Shuffleboard Club and the Deltona Shffleboard Club. Arnie and his wife Fran Fischbach were both admired for their hard work and their devotion to the game of shuffleboard. They were snowbirds for many years dividing their time between Maplewood, Minnesota and DeBary, Florida. In 2018 they left Florida to move back to Minnesota full time to be with family.
Our hearts go out to Fran and all their loved ones during this di=icult time. We do not have
any further information at this time.

Yesterday we had the final ND Board of Directors meeting for the season. We had our regular meeting (Minutes to Follow) and then Brad Simons gave the Oath of Office to our new Directors. The new ND Board is now official.

Joe Inga, President
Tom Brown, 1st Vice President
Steve Helmer, 2nd Vice President
Gail Howell, 3rd Vice President
Steve Clark, 4th Vice President
Sharon Wilde, Secretary
Diana Vincent, Treasurer
Bob Robinson, State Delegate
George Snyder, Alternate State Delegate
Richard Tallman, Keeper of Records
Bonnie Radke, Web Master

Practice Information

The Deland Shuffleboard Club warmly welcomes all players who have qualified for the Masters this year. To help you prepare for the upcoming tournament, we are pleased to offer designated practice times on our courts in DeLand. We encourage you to take advantage of these sessions to familiarize yourself with the playing environment and hone your skills.

Practice Session Schedule

• Monday morning: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Tuesday morning: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Friday morning: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Please be aware that practice will not be permitted on the day before the tournament. The club will use this time to prepare the facility and courts, ensuring optimal conditions for all participants during the event.

Deland Shuffleboard Club

“a fun place to shuffle”

This is the poster that will be up on the Florida State Shuffleboard Website to see if we can’t get a maximum participation in the tournament from the entire state. Thank you to my Granddaughter Bella for the picture of our courts and my daughter, Bree for the verbiage

PLEASE NOTE: Preregistrations for the Amateur Tournament of Champions (TOC) will open on March 23, 2026. Registrations will not be accepted before that date. Further information will be provided at that time.

Once again, here is the list of the Northern District Qualifiers for the State Amateur TOC Tournament.

This is the Final Qualifiers for the ND Masters Tournament to be played on 3/26/26 at the Deland Shuffleboard Courts. Joe and Ralph will play their qualifying match on Thursday March 19th. Congratulations to all our shufflers for a great tournament season.