Visions of the Future. ~ Sherri Smith
They are anxiously waiting for the doors to be unlocked. Murmuring between groups can be heard and an occasional laugh. Someone calls out...
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Nov 10, 20152 min read
Dominic Pyka, 9-Ball Champ. ~ Dakotah Schmidtknecht
12 year-old Dominic Pyka is a new youth shooter to the world of pool. Together — I as his adult partner — won the WAPPA Jr/Sr 9-Ball Open...
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Sep 20, 20152 min read
Winona’s Warrior Weaver. ~ Robert S Brumm
Rising junior pool star Xzaviar Aune (aw-knee) has faced down some extreme adversaries in his seventeen years on this planet — and most...
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Jul 18, 20153 min read
April Larson. ~ Missy Moran Capestrain
Look who’s tearin’ it up in the Minnesota junior pool world! A very poised, well spoken, intelligent, 15 year old young lady: April...
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Jul 16, 20152 min read
Wisconsin Junior 9-Ball Champ. ~ Ben Zeman and Dakotah Schmidtknecht
Austin Hill is an eighteen year old up and coming pool player from Oshkosh, WI. At the age of five, Austin started playing pool and...
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Jun 25, 20156 min read
A Piece of My Story. ~ Xzaviar Aune
Hello, everyone. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Xzaviar Aune. I am a 17 year old kid from Winona, MN. I want to take some...
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May 1, 20154 min read
Junior Trick Shot Extraordinaire. ~ Missy Moran Capestrain
It was after seeing 14 year old Matthew Webber execute a trick shot and comment “Haha, I barely scraped it,” that I knew I had to...
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Mar 31, 20152 min read
Indiana Junior 9-Ball Champions Crowned. ~Joseph Watson, Jr {Press Release}
March 24, 2015 (Denver, CO): Let me start off saying, what a great bunch of young pool players. Not only did they show off some excellent...
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Oct 27, 20143 min read
Passing the Torch: The Game Found Us. ~ Justin Cutting
This story is about my daughter Tatum. She “found” the game through me as a way to spend time and bond with her father. From the time she...
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Oct 12, 20142 min read
2015 BEF Junior Nationals to be Held at South Point Hotel & Convention Center in Las VegasAugus
October 8, 2014 (Denver, CO): The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is thrilled to announce its 27th Annual Junior National 9-Ball...
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Oct 11, 20142 min read
Memorable Beginnings. ~ Mike Johnson
I remember it like it was yesterday, but it was actually 39 years ago. I was five and we lived in Seattle, Washington. My dad had a pool...
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Sep 13, 20142 min read
Black Widow Foundation Teams with BEF to Support American Juniors for World Championships in China!
September 12, 2014 (Englewood, CO): Hall of Famer Jeanette Lee aka “The Black Widow” is offering her support, as well as the resources of...
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Sep 5, 20141 min read
Simonis & Aramith as Premier Sponsors of BEF Junior State Championships! ~ Samm Diep-Vidal {Pre
September 5, 2014 (Denver, CO): The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is thrilled to announce Simonis and Aramith as Premier Sponsors...
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Sep 4, 20142 min read
U.S. Juniors Gear up to Represent North America at WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships. ~ Samm Die
September 1, 2014 (Denver, CO): This year’s Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Junior National 9-Ball Championships qualified nine...
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Aug 25, 20142 min read
PoolSchool: Introduction to Pool at an Early Age. ~ Boris Vidakovic
Pool is a skill of controlling the cue ball, and all of pool disciplines could be called ‘’The Cue Ball.” A common question asked—when is...
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Jul 4, 20142 min read
Q & A Interview with Briana Miller. ~ Suzanne Smith
Briana Miller is arguably the best junior player in American history. Not only has she won multiple titles, she completely dominated the...
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Jun 23, 20142 min read
North Central Ohio BCA Pool League. ~ Rosanna Ramirez
I cannot even begin to elaborate on how much playing pool has changed my life. As a league operator in a small North Central Ohio area...
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