The Lemont Table Hockey League was back on the Stiga boards after a
break for the Coleco Shark Tank. Week 2, held June 14 at the VFW Hall,
saw Jeff Thill dominate. He lost only two games (to Jim Rzonca and Eric
Krol on a last-second goal) and tied one. But the real story was the
quick emergence of Eric Davis, who has improved more quickly than any
player in LTHL history. Davis had been taking his lumps in his first
year of competitive table hockey. He went to the Detroit tournament in
late March and finished near the bottom of the B pool, as I recall. It
was there that he saw TH legend Ken Dubois play using a stool/seat.
Davis bought one and since then, it's like he flipped a switch. He was
about .500 at the first league night of the summer season and he had
his coming out party Saturday night, scoring wins over Rzonca and Krol
and finishing fifth out of 11. A great showing for the rookie,
especially considering he had a torn tendon in his foot and was wearing
a cast. The three Ingos returned, and while I don't recall them
collecting any bounties, they also continue to improve. We'll likely be
back at it on Saturday, July 12 in advance of the Stiga U.S. Open.
Check the web site for details.
The Standings
PLAYER W L T GF GA PTS LPTS
JEFF THILL 17 2 1 86 38 35 12
JIM RZONCA 15 3 2 88 47 32 11
JOHN MEDEMA 12 6 2 82 40 26 10
ERIC KROL 12 6 2 78 57 26 9
ERIC DAVIS 11 7 2 68 47 24 8
JOE SALAZAR 10 7 3 61 51 23 7
RICH THILL 9 7 4 53 43 22 6
BOB INGO 4 14 2 56 83 10 5
JOHN INGO 3 14 3 42 73 9 4
AARON INGO 3 16 1 45 116 7 3
VENTURA SIAS 2 16 2 34 98 6 2
Note: LPTS= LTHL points
