Talk to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. You'll find that they either play in the APA or know someone who does. It'll surprise you! Clerks, secretaries, janitors, lawyers, chiropractors, doctors, waitresses, truck drivers, bank tellers, and even school teachers ... all play pool in the APA Pool League. Over one fourth of APA members are female.
The APA is the World's Largest Amateur Pool League with more members than all other amateur leagues combined. Nationally, the APA currently boasts over 250,000 members (and growing). Think you're not good enough to play in the APA? Consider this: 75% of APA members are beginner to intermediate players, meaning you don't have to be a Pool Pro to play. And with the APA's Equalizer® Handicap System everyone has a nearly equal chance of winning.
I'm very sad to report a death in our APA family. Slim Mapes (husband of Jana, father of Tanya, grandfather of Athena) passed away very unexpectedly this past weekend. Slim played in the Ada/Lowell division for a number of years out of Victory Club/Lena Lou. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Please keep Jana, Tanya and Athena in your thoughts and prayers during this extremely difficult time.
MAPES – Michael “Slim” Robert Mapes, age 58 of Lowell, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, Slim. He is survived by his wife Jana of 37 years; daughter, Tanya Mapes and granddaughter, Athena; mother, Barbara Mapes of Midland; brothers, Dave (Jean) Mapes, John Mapes, Mark (Deb) Mapes; sister Mary (Rick) Green. Slim was employed by Lacks Enterprises for 26 years and was an avid pool and poker player, hunter and fisherman. Visitation will be Wednesday 2-4:00 and 6-8:00 p.m. at Roth-Gerst Chapel, 305 N. Hudson, Lowell. Upon his request there will be no funeral services. Memorial contributions may be made to Pink Arrow Pride, PO Box 246, Lowell, MI 49331.
A wise player once told me, “The only ball you want to be straight-in on is the 9-ball” (or 8-ball). At the time I was a beginner so the advice was a bit startling to me. I had always tried to make my...
Terra Becker of Haughton, La., joined the Marine Corps just a month after graduating high school. In June 2001, she left her home in Plain Dealing, La., and went to Parris Island, S.C., for basic trai...
On Feb. 23, Northwest Dallas APA lost one of its members, Joe Amador III, in a tragic motorcycle accident. When League Operator Lori Way found out that Joe left behind twin 6-year-old daughters, the ...
