Andrea Galabinski League award winners for first and second place include Phil Paight, Pat Fowler and Betty Ross. Not pictured is Rendall Bilton.

The Bayshore Shuffleboard League honored all teams that participated in this year’s league at the group’s annual banquet last week.

Bayshore Shuffleboard League President Pete Longjohn, with sponsor William Barnes and family, and Vice President Al Wilson distributed awards.

“The league is becoming more competitive every year,” said Longjohn. “This is our 20th year, and we’ve always had the same sponsor, Ellsworth Heating & Cooling, Inc.”

Ellsworth’s president William Barnes, along with wife Chris and son Zac, were there to help hand out awards for all at the banquet, which was held at Forest Park this year.

Shuffleboard players from eight local communities attended, and next year there will be nine in the running, Longjohn announced.

“Crystal Lakes will be joining us, and we have room for one more team,” he said.

Interested community representatives can call him at 995-8926.

League Winners this year included:

1st Place: Lazy Days Team Captain Betty Rossi & Co-Captain Rendall Bilton

2nd Place: Pioneer Village Team Captain Phil Paight & Co-Captain Pat Fowler

3rd Place: Poinsettia Park Team Captain Al Wilson & Co-Captain Don King

4th Place: Cypress Wood Team Captain Frank Teresa & Co-Captian Sue Jilett

5th Place: A tie:

Laurel Estates Team Captain Edie Smith and Carriage Village Team Captain Al Brino & Co-Captain Mary Lou Camper

7th Place: Forest Park Team Captain Ray Preston & Co-Captain Dale Srafford

8th Place: Tamiami Village Team Captain Pete Longjohn & Co-Captain Barb Novick

Spring Shuffleboard Tournament Winners:

Main Event: 1st Place Ed Geueke & Jerry Holbrook of Cypress Woods

2nd Place: Al & Barb Wilson of Poinsettia Park

3rd Place: Ivan Lam & Betty Bodkin of Carriage Village

4th Place: Dorothy Pulsiven & Linda McRae of Lazy Days

Consolation Event:

1st Place: Bob Swift & Dale Stafford of Forest Park

2nd Place: Robert Fowler & Charles Moon of Pioneer Village

3rd Place: Charles & Shirley Bryan of Lazy Days

4th Place:Beverly Brino & Mary Lou Camper of Carriage Village

League officers thanked everyone who participated. Officials this season include President Pete Longjohn, Vice President Al Wilson, Secretary Patti Roof, Treasurer Bev Benson and Statistician Edie Smith.

Longjohn said the league itself has been in existence for over 36 years.

“It started in 1974 and three of the original teams are still in the league. Teams play from different village communities, including originals Carriage Village, Forest Park and Laurel Estates,” he said.

Other communities in the league are Pioneer Village, Tamiami Village, Cypress Woods, Poinsettia Park and Lazy Days.

Next year’s season will start in November, with league play at individual parks, according to the schedule. Tournament play will be at the Lee County Shuffleboard Club Courts in North Fort Myers Community Park.