Bellefonte Chamber 2021 Croquet Tournament

PHOTO PROVIDED From left, the second place team of Dane Soltys and Josh Jabco; the first place team of Mike Kustaborder and Ken Rossman; and the third place team of Karen Schwentner and Dave Nellis.
BELLEFONTE — The 17th annual 2021 Bellefonte Intervalley Area Chamber of Commerce Croquet Tournament was the largest such contest yet. A total of 30 teams upheld the Victorian Croquet tradition by competing in a double elimination tournament in the Greens Area of Talleyrand Park on a hot August Sunday Afternoon. In the end, three teams left the field with top honors, receiving magnificent trophies and medals.
— First place winners: The “On a Roll” Team of Ken Rossman and Mike Kustaborder — sponsored by Logan Branch Insurance Agency. With this win, Ken and Mike successfully defended their first place title from 2020.
— Second place winners: The “Gentle Strokes” Team of Dane Soltys and Josh Jabco — sponsored by Jabco Custom Lawn Care, LLC.
— Third place winners: The “Tricky Wicky” Team of Karen Schwentner and Dave Nellis — sponsored by the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau.
The Bellefonte Chamber wishes to extend a special thank you to past Chamber President Matt Hill, Chair of the Tournament, for personally sponsoring the award trophies and medals and for his work on, and dedication to, the tournament. Special thanks are also due to Jabco Custom Lawn Care, LLC, for site preparation work, Bellefonte Borough, which made available the site and its portable sound system, Historic Bellefonte, Inc. for sandwich boards to display sponsor signs, M & M Copy Service for printing, and to the Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club for refereeing the matches.
Many, many thanks to the sponsors and the teams whose support made the tournament not only possible, but highly successful:
Event-Level Sponsors
Restek Corporation
Centre Daily Times
First National Bank
Logan Branch Insurance Agency
Court-Level Sponsors
Bellefonte family Dentistry
Big Spring Spirits
The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau
Graymont, Inc.
Penn State Federal Credit Union
Corman Home Sales & Property Management
Mallet-Level Sponsors
Historic Bellefonte, inc.
Dotts Hamilton, Inc.
The Reynolds mansion Bed and Breakfast
Northwest Savings Bank
Jabco Custom Lawn Care, LLC
Dr. S. Candace Covey, Optometrist
Post-Level Sponsors
A Flower Basket
Our Fair Lady Bed and Breakfast
Willie’s Woodshed
Wicket-Level Sponsors
Colleen Williams
Virtual Team Sponsors
Dr. S. Candace Covey, Optometrist, for “The Eyebawls.”
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