The annual Ebonite Senior Tour Christmas Team Tournament produced four new champions. They were Dewey Crow, Dudley Seals, Fred Engquist, and Bryce Ellison. The fifth member was the star, Ronnie Diamond. They  were the Sugar Plum Fairies, who finished second in the match play. The Grinches,  Jim Paine, Don Wall, Rit Kriechbaum, Ed Killcullen, and Jim Ensminger, led the match play, They were defeated 207 to 181 in the baker finals. The Grinches had no champs. It was a thrill watching that last match, knowing SASBA would have at least four new champs. There were thirty teams competing at Plano Super Bowl, our largest. The computer matched the teams using SASBA tournament averages to six one hundredths of a pin. Eighteen teams received checks and three teams won Ebonite Warrior balls for 21 teams out of thirty cashing.
House bowler Steve Buckley won the dog of the week award with 123 low game for the tournament. Leo Kiesewetter and Rick Minier rolled 300's.
At the annual meeting, Rick Talley was elected SASBA president, taking Bob Freehauf's place. Richard Britton and David Zappitelli were elected Vice-president replacing Billy Deel.
Gary Dickinson was voted SASBA

bowler of the year, Fred Barnes was voted, Super Senior of the Year, Rick Minier was voted rookie of the year. Drummond Crews got the Presidents Award, Claude Thomas was Proprietor of the year, Helen Freehauf got the Special award, Pat Ciniello of Qubica USA received sponsor of the year award, Jo Belle Kilburn Original HT award, Gayle Currie HT of the Year award, and the bracket girls and helpers got SASBA charms for their service.
2002 SASBA 1st Team, Gary Dickinson, Rick Talley, Maury Newman, Mark Estes, and Rick Minier. Second team, Fred Barnes, John Woessner, Jim King, Sal Turano, and Chuck Pierce.
2002 SASBA Super Senior team, Fred Barnes, John Denton, Charles Avant, Dick Smith, and Stan Workman. Second SS team, Les Burnham, Jerry Beavers, Bob Freehauf,  Robert Gibbs, and Bob Maxfield.
The member-guest doubles tournament in Tulsa is next. The meeting will be at 8:30 Saturday morning, A Squad will start at 9:45AM bowl nine games, the lanes will be striped and dressed, B squad should start around 4PM. The Baker finals will start at 8:45AM Sunday.See ya there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!