T his year’s Sectional, held in Great Barrington provided a fun weekend of Bridge. Thanks to Tournament Chair Michael Ramella who advertised the tournament to the community and secured donations from area businesses to help offset the cost and provide an array of door prizes for players. Our numbers were up considerably over last year: in 2023 we had 37 tables in play on Saturday – this year we had 50.5 ! Our tables for Swiss teams on Sunday were up 50% - from 12 to 18 ! Thanks to our Tournament Director Tim Hill who once again put in two long days ensuring that our games went smoothly. Behind the scenes a number of members stepped up to help – thanks to John DeBaggis for all of his work moving, setting up and taking down tables and chairs. Thanks also to Board members Judy Larsen, Andrew Lipps, Kathy Love, Pat Watroba, Sandy Walters, Yan Drabek and Peter Samsel for all of their contributions. Putting on a Sectional takes a lot of work and it paid off to see so many comi...
