‘The Michael Jordan of women’s pool’ travels from UK to Quincy to compete in billiards tournament

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | July 11, 2024
"Kwikfire" Kelly Fisher, the No. 1-ranked player in the Women's Professional Billiards Association, is competing this week in the America's Heyball Championships at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Billiards has taken Kelly Fisher all over the world. This week, it has brought her here. Fisher, the No. 1-ranked player by the Women’s Professional Billiards Association, is playing in the America’s Heyball Championships at the Oakley-Lindsay Center, the first tournament of its kind in Quincy. Fisher’s resume is impressive and dynamic —…

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Competition, enthusiasm ratchet up as Illinois state billiards championship gets underway

By Noah Klauser | March 16, 2023
Play in the American CueSports Illinois State Billiards Championship began Wednesday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center and will run through Sunday. | Noah Klauser photo

QUINCY — Quiet moments inside the Oakley-Lindsay Center are nearly impossible to find this week. From the sound of balls clacking off each other to the on-going conversations and music blaring over the loudspeakers, there’s always something going on during the American CueSports Illinois State Billiards Championship, a five-day event which began Wednesday.  Quincy residents…

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ACS Illinois state billiard championships return to Quincy March 15-19

By Muddy River Sports | March 8, 2023
Hundreds of amateur pool players from American CueSports Alliance Illinois League Systems will participate in various singles and team tournaments within the five-day event in Quincy's Oakley-Lindsay Center. | File photo

QUINCY — The American CueSports Illinois State Association will have its 26th annual Illinois state pocket billiard championships in Quincy March 15-19. The event, presented by SeeQuincy, will be held at the Oakley-Lindsay Civic Center, 300 Civic Center Plaza. Hundreds of amateur pool players from American CueSports Alliance Illinois League Systems will participate in various…

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Illinois state billiard championships to return to Oakley-Lindsay Center in 2023

By Muddy River Sports | October 17, 2022
The American Cue Sports Illinois State Billiard Championships are returning to Quincy in 2023. | Muddy River Sports photo

QUINCY — Rack ’em. The American Cue Sports Illinois State Billiard Championships are returning to Quincy. A highly successful event in 2022 in which Quincy’s own Kelsey Bockenfeld won the women’s state championship, the five-day billiards extravaganza will take place March 15-19, 2023, at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. In a press release from the American CueSports…

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‘I think someone’s just won the lottery’: Quincy billiards team brings home 8-ball world championship from Las Vegas

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | April 10, 2022
The Bar Box Bandits, an eight-person pool team from Quincy, celebrates after winning the gold division 8-ball team championship at the BCA Pool League World Championships in Las Vegas. Submitted photo

QUINCY — The reaction to Mike Baker’s two-rail shot that kicked the eight ball into the side pocket to win a world 8-ball team championship loudly resonated. “When Mike made that eight ball and everybody erupted, the entire exposition hall heard us,” said John Ellis, a member of Quincy’s Bar Box Bandits, who won the…

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