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Sugar River Euchre
The Sugar River Euchre League’s 91st regular season came to a close on Thursday, March 10th, with less drama than anticipated. By streaking past the Kleeman’s Hay Shakers with 6 extra points, the...
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Much like the Big 10 Conference, any Sugar River Euchre League team can beat their opponent on any given night. That is exactly what happened this past week. The two top teams were knocked down a notc...
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Last week was filled with highlights. There were two perfect scores, two near perfect scores, the lowest score of the season thus far and three couples that avoided receiving a skunk postcard by...
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The Red Mouse Shufflers had high aspirations of derailing the Starlight Express. By the end of the 4th frame, and with a 23-point lead, it looked promising. But with the Express picking up 23 points...
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With just four weeks left in the season, it’s crunch time for many teams. Several can only play the spoiler to those still with some hopes of being crowned champions. Starlight Express is in...
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It has been said that skunks are more prevalent in the spring of the year, but I’m not sure that’s true based on the couple of skunks the Sugar River Euchre League experienced on February 3rd....
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To take sole position of first place and to remain undefeated, the Starlight Express extracted 67 psi from the network of pipes laid by the Pipe Benders. Engineers Tracy Haag and Opie Taylor managed t...
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This week saw the year’s first forfeit, couples tying for both this week’s high and low scores, a skunk and two teams taking a one match advantage over six other teams. It was the Starlight...
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Due to some Badgers Basketball ticket holder’s desire to attend Thursday night’s game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, this week’s play began on Wednesday when the Jones’s Plumbing Pipe...
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Twenty-four card players invaded Kleeman's Bar & Grill last Thursday night to show off their skills in the Sugar River League's Mid-Winter...
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The Kleeman’s Hay Shakers finished the first half of the season with a perfect 9 and 0 record after their 2-point win over the previously undefeated Starlight Express. Al Zimmerman and Don Williams...
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Red Mouse Shufflers Shane Kahl and Steve Vogt had a good night putting up 113 points to lead their team on to a 20-point win over the Norsk Cowboys. The Cowboys were down by 42 at one point, but...
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With just two weeks left to play in the first half of the season, the race at the top remains tight. The Kleeman’s Hay Shakers and the Starlight Express remain undefeated and the Norsk Golf Club...
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With just three weeks remaining in the first half of the season, the Cheese Eaters of Sportsman’s Bar win their first match. It was obvious that Jones’ Plumbing forgot to properly tighten their...
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After a night of some lopsided victories, only two teams remain undefeated, Kleeman’s Hay Shakers and the Starlight Express. In the match between Kleeman’s and the Norsk Cowboys, Hay Shakers Jeff...
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Harley Blue Express, now the Starlight Express after the bar’s name change, didn’t even make a whistle stop as they flew by the Trolls hiding under the trestle at 66 mph. Once again, for the...
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Another night of league play proved to be interesting. Cheese Eaters George Eichelkraut and Giff Hoesly reluctantly joined Don Field and Steve Dower in this season’s skunk club when they were...
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Three teams remain undefeated, with another three teams winless after two weeks of play. The big news of the week is that the Paoli Trolls (formally the Tyrol Trolls) won their first match since...
Sugar River Euchre
Hooray, it is great to be playing Euchre again! After more than a year and a half off, we have finally put the first week of the 90th season of the Sugar River Euchre League in the books. What a fun n...
Sugar River Euchre League's 90th Season to Begin October 14
The Sugar River Euchre League will begin its 90th season on Thursday, October 14th. Ten teams will be shuffling and dealing their way through 18 matches for a shot at owning the title “League...
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At long last, after 18 months of world domination by COVID-19, we finally have a new ruler in this small segment of our world. The 2019-2020 Sugar...
Sugar River Euchre League's 90th Season Cancelled
Due to COVID-19, the 90th (2020/2021) season of the Sugar River Euchre League is cancelled. This is the first time since 1938 that the Euchre league has not played. Due to the Great Depression and...
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The 2019/2020 Championship Match between the Norsk Cowboys and the Harley Blue Express has been postponed until September 24, 2020, due to the Coronavirus. Statistics For the 89th Sugar River Euchre L...
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After nine weeks of the regular season and one playoff match, the Harley Blue Express has secured the final spot in this year's championship match....
Sugar River Euchre
Kleeman's hosted the Sugar River Euchre League Spring Tournament on March 5th, with 16 couples attempting to be crowned top dogs of the tournament....