Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session March 26, 2026
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   24.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   49.48   23.75  B                                               David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   56.25   27.00  B   1     1           1     1          2.04(OA) Donna Rosz - Caron Peck
  3   46.35   22.25  C                                               Mary Dale Headrick - Kay Jones
  4   42.40   20.35  C                                               Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads
  6   51.08   24.52  C   3     2     1     3     2          1.21(OB) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  7   48.44   23.25  A                                               Karen Caton - Pat Cassidy
  8   55.73   26.75  A   2                 2                1.53(OA) Bill Ream - Linda Spangler

Royal STaC games March 31-April 3 - $12 entry
MPs are 25% each black, silver, red, and GOLD!

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
J 10
K Q J 10 9
K 9 5 3
Q 5
7 6 5 2
4 3
A 7 2
K 8 6 2
N
WE
S
A Q 8 4 3
A 8 5
J 8 4
9 3
K 9
7 6 2
Q 10 6
A J 10 7 4

NS 3; EW 2; NS 2; NS 2;
Par +100: EW 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ×E−23002.000.008-Ream-Spangler1-Branch-Neisler
3 ×W−11001.001.007-Caton-Cassidy3-Headrick-Jones
3 E−1500.002.004-Benton-Eads2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
K 8 4
Q 7 4 2
Q 2
10 9 3 2
Q 5
K 10 8 6 5 3
9 4 3
K 4
N
WE
S
J 6
A 9
K 10 8 5
A 8 7 6 5
A 10 9 7 3 2
J
A J 7 6
Q J

NS 3; NS 2N; EW 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S41701.500.504-Benton-Eads2-Rosz-Peck
3 S41701.500.508-Ream-Spangler1-Branch-Neisler
2 S31400.002.007-Caton-Cassidy3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
8 4
K Q J 8
A 9 8 5 4
Q 10
A 5
9 3
J 10 7 2
K 9 5 4 2
N
WE
S
9 6 3
A 7 5 2
Q 6 3
7 6 3
K Q J 10 7 2
10 6 4
K
A J 8

NS 4; NS 4; NS 3N; NS 2;
Par +420: NS 4=; NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S54501.500.507-Caton-Cassidy3-Headrick-Jones
4 S54501.500.508-Ream-Spangler1-Branch-Neisler
4 S44200.002.004-Benton-Eads2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
6 5 4
A 5 4 2
A 8
K 8 6 2
A Q 3
K J 9 8 7 6
J 7 4 3
N
WE
S
J 10
Q
Q J 10 9 7 5 4 2
10 9
K 9 8 7 2
10 3
K 6 3
A Q 5

NS 3; NS 1N; EW 2; EW 1; S 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−33002.000.007-Caton-Cassidy3-Headrick-Jones
3 S41701.001.008-Ream-Spangler1-Branch-Neisler
3 W−11000.002.004-Benton-Eads2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
K Q 10 7
3 2
8 7 6 2
A 10 8
A J 6
Q J 7 5
A 10 3
J 9 7
N
WE
S
9 3 2
K 6 4
9
K Q 6 5 3 2
8 5 4
A 10 9 8
K Q J 5 4
4

NS 4; NS 2; EW 3; NS 1N; EW 1;
Par +130: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 S41302.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Benton-Eads
4 E−1501.001.007-Caton-Cassidy6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 W41300.002.008-Ream-Spangler2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
K J 10 2
9 8 7
Q J 3 2
A 9
9 4 3
A Q 4 3
K 7 6 4
Q 5
N
WE
S
7 6 5
5
A 9 8
K J 8 7 4 3
A Q 8
K J 10 6 2
10 5
10 6 2

EW 2N; NS 2; EW 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −100: NS 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S31401.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Benton-Eads
2 S31401.500.508-Ream-Spangler2-Rosz-Peck
2 S−1500.002.007-Caton-Cassidy6-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
7 3
10 7 5
Q 10 6 3
Q J 4 2
K 10 6
K Q 9 3
A K 8 4
7 5
N
WE
S
A 8 5 4 2
8 4
9 7 5 2
8 3
Q J 9
A J 6 2
J
A K 10 9 6

EW 2; S 3; NS 1N; N 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par +110: S 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 S31101.500.507-Caton-Cassidy6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 S31101.500.508-Ream-Spangler2-Rosz-Peck
1 E31400.002.001-Branch-Neisler4-Benton-Eads

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
A J 7
J
J 9 7 6 4
A K Q 7
8 4
9 8 7 6
Q 10 8
J 8 6 2
N
WE
S
K 9 6 5
K Q 4
K 5 3 2
4 3
Q 10 3 2
A 10 5 3 2
A
10 9 5

NS 4; NS 3N; NS 3; NS 4; NS 3;
Par +420: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54601.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Benton-Eads
3 NTS54601.500.507-Caton-Cassidy6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTS−1500.002.008-Ream-Spangler2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
7 3
A K 8 5
A 10 6
A K J 3
A 10 6 4
6 3
J 7 5 3
Q 8 6
N
WE
S
K Q J 9 5 2
J 10
Q 9 2
5 2
8
Q 9 7 4 2
K 8 4
10 9 7 4

NS 6; NS 5; NS 1N; NS 2; EW 1;
Par +920: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S54501.001.001-Branch-Neisler7-Caton-Cassidy
4 S54501.001.006-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Benton-Eads
4 N54501.001.008-Ream-Spangler3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
A Q 10
K Q 8 5 2
10 2
Q 5 2
8 7
A J 10 7
9 7 5 4
8 7 3
N
WE
S
6 4
9 6 4 3
J 8 6
A J 6 4
K J 9 5 3 2
A K Q 3
K 10 9

NS 6; NS 5N; NS 3; NS 4; N 4; S 3;
Par +1430: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S66801.500.501-Branch-Neisler7-Caton-Cassidy
5 S66801.500.506-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Benton-Eads
5 S56500.002.008-Ream-Spangler3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
K 2
A Q J 10 8 7 2
K 7 6
3
Q 10 6 5
3
Q J 10 4 2
A Q 9
N
WE
S
A J 9 8 4
K 5 4
8
J 7 5 2
7 3
9 6
A 9 5 3
K 10 8 6 4

EW 5; EW 3N; NS 2; EW 2; EW 2;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N−1502.000.008-Ream-Spangler3-Headrick-Jones
4 ×N−11001.001.006-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Benton-Eads
4 E44200.002.001-Branch-Neisler7-Caton-Cassidy

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
A Q 7 6 2
J 9
K Q 7 6
5 4
A K 10 8 7
10 4 2
A J 9 8 7
N
WE
S
K J 9 8 4
6 2
A J 9 5 3
Q
10 5 3
Q 5 4 3
8
K 10 6 3 2

EW 3N; EW 3; EW 4; EW 2; EW 2;
Par −400: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ×N−25001.750.251-Branch-Neisler7-Caton-Cassidy
3 ×N−411000.251.758-Ream-Spangler3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
10 3
K Q 7 6
10 6 5 3
10 7 6
K Q 8 4 2
10
J 7 4 2
Q 8 5
N
WE
S
A 5
A J 9 5 4 2
A
K 9 3 2
J 9 7 6
8 3
K Q 9 8
A J 4

EW 3; EW 3; EW 4; EW 2N; EW 1;
Par −140: EW 1+2; EW 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−11002.000.008-Ream-Spangler4-Benton-Eads
2 E41701.001.002-Rosz-Peck1-Branch-Neisler
4 E46200.002.003-Headrick-Jones6-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
K
J 10 9 8 7
K Q 6
K 10 4 3
A J 5 4 3 2
K
J 10 9 5 4
8
N
WE
S
10 7
6 4 3
A 3
A Q 7 6 5 2
Q 9 8 6
A Q 5 2
8 7 2
J 9

EW 3; N 2N; NS 2; S 1N; EW 2; N 1;
Par −100: N 3N×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−31502.000.003-Headrick-Jones6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 W21101.001.002-Rosz-Peck1-Branch-Neisler
3 W31400.002.008-Ream-Spangler4-Benton-Eads

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
K Q
Q 10 9 2
7 3
A J 7 5 4
7 5 2
K J 4 3
A K 2
K 10 3
N
WE
S
J 10 6
A 8 7 5
Q 9 6 5
9 2
A 9 8 4 3
6
J 10 8 4
Q 8 6

NS 2; NS 3; EW 1;
Par +110: NS 2=; NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ×E−23002.000.002-Rosz-Peck1-Branch-Neisler
2 W−1500.501.503-Headrick-Jones6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 E−1500.501.508-Ream-Spangler4-Benton-Eads

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
Q 10 9 4
8 5
Q J 5 2
K 8 4
8 2
A Q 3
8 7 4 3
A J 7 3
N
WE
S
A 7 6 5
J 10 9 4
A K 10 9
2
K J 3
K 7 6 2
6
Q 10 9 6 5

EW 3N; EW 3; EW 4; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTW21201.001.002-Rosz-Peck1-Branch-Neisler
2 NTE21201.001.003-Headrick-Jones6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 NTW21201.001.008-Ream-Spangler4-Benton-Eads

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
4 3 2
Q 7 4
10 2
Q 7 6 5 2
J 6 5
K 8 3
K J 8 7 6 5
K
N
WE
S
A Q 7
A J 10 6 2
Q 9 4
A 8
K 10 9 8
9 5
A 3
J 10 9 4 3

E 6N; E 6; E 6; W 5N; W 5; W 5; EW 3; EW 1;
Par −990: E 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 E64202.000.004-Benton-Eads7-Caton-Cassidy
3 NTE54601.001.001-Branch-Neisler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTE64900.002.003-Headrick-Jones2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
Q J
5 3 2
K Q 5 4
A J 10 3
7 5
A 9 8 7
A 3
K Q 9 8 5
N
WE
S
9 2
K J 10
J 9 7 6 2
7 6 4
A K 10 8 6 4 3
Q 6 4
10 8
2

NS 3; NS 2N; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ×E−35002.000.001-Branch-Neisler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 E−1501.001.004-Benton-Eads7-Caton-Cassidy
4 S−11000.002.003-Headrick-Jones2-Rosz-Peck

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
A 4
Q 5
7 6 4
K J 9 6 3 2
A K J 8 6 4
A K 10 8
10 8 7
N
WE
S
9 8 7 6 5 3
9 7
Q 9 2
A Q
K Q J 10 2
10 3 2
J 5 3
5 4

EW 7; EW 6; EW 2N; EW 2; EW 3;
Par −2140: EW 7=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W52002.000.003-Headrick-Jones2-Rosz-Peck
3 W62300.501.501-Branch-Neisler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 W62300.501.504-Benton-Eads7-Caton-Cassidy

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
A K J
7 5
Q J 10 6 5 3 2
7
Q 8 7 6 3 2
6
9
K J 9 6 5
N
WE
S
5
A K J 8 4 2
K 7 4
A 4 2
10 9 4
Q 10 9 3
A 8
Q 10 8 3

EW 3; EW 3; EW 4; NS 3; EW 1N;
Par −140: EW 3=; EW 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−22002.000.004-Benton-Eads7-Caton-Cassidy
2 N31101.001.003-Headrick-Jones2-Rosz-Peck
3 E31400.002.001-Branch-Neisler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
Q 9 3 2
10 9
10 9 7 4
J 4 3
7
Q 7 6 3
K Q J 2
A 9 6 2
N
WE
S
A J 10 6 4
A K 8 5
8 5
K 5
K 8 5
J 4 2
A 6 3
Q 10 8 7

EW 6; EW 4N; EW 3; EW 4; EW 3;
Par −980: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE34002.000.008-Ream-Spangler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 E54500.501.502-Rosz-Peck7-Caton-Cassidy
4 E54500.501.504-Benton-Eads3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
6
10 7
K J 7 6 5 2
K 10 9 7
A 5
9 8 6 4
A 10 9 8 3
A 8
N
WE
S
J 10 9 2
A J 3 2
Q
Q J 5 3
K Q 8 7 4 3
K Q 5
4
6 4 2

EW 3; EW 2N; E 2; EW 1; W 1; EW 1;
Par −140: EW 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−11001.500.504-Benton-Eads3-Headrick-Jones
3 E−11001.500.508-Ream-Spangler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 S−1500.002.002-Rosz-Peck7-Caton-Cassidy

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
8 4 3
K 9 5 3
9 4 3
Q 8 2
A Q J 2
Q J
A J 8 2
A 9 7
N
WE
S
10 9
10 8 6 4
K Q 7 6
K J 4
K 7 6 5
A 7 2
10 5
10 6 5 3

EW 5N; EW 4; EW 4; EW 5; EW 4;
Par −660: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW46302.000.008-Ream-Spangler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTW56600.501.502-Rosz-Peck7-Caton-Cassidy
3 NTW56600.501.504-Benton-Eads3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
K Q J 9 4 3
J 6
K 3
7 6 5
10 6 5
Q 10 2
Q 9 8 5 4
A K
N
WE
S
A 8
K 8
A J 10 6
Q 8 4 3 2
7 2
A 9 7 5 4 3
7 2
J 10 9

EW 6; EW 6; EW 5N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −920: EW 6=; EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N−1502.000.002-Rosz-Peck7-Caton-Cassidy
4 E41301.001.008-Ream-Spangler6-Stahlecker-Birmingham
5 W54000.002.004-Benton-Eads3-Headrick-Jones

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
10 6 3
10 8 4 3
A 7 4
7 6 5
K Q 9
A 7 6 2
5
A Q J 9 8
N
WE
S
A J 7 2
K 9
Q 9 8 6 2
K 3
8 5 4
Q J 5
K J 10 3
10 4 2

EW 6; EW 6; E 4N; EW 4; W 3N; EW 3;
Par −1430: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE46302.000.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTW66900.501.506-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Rosz-Peck
3 NTW66900.501.508-Ream-Spangler7-Caton-Cassidy

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul
K Q 10 8 6 3 2
K Q J
J
K Q
A 9 7
A 9 6 3
Q 6 5 4
4 2
N
WE
S
4
10 5 4 2
9 7 3 2
J 8 7 6
J 5
8 7
A K 10 8
A 10 9 5 3

NS 5N; NS 5; S 4; N 3; NS 2; NS 1;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N56502.000.008-Ream-Spangler7-Caton-Cassidy
2 N52001.001.006-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Rosz-Peck
6 N−11000.002.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul
A K
9 4 3 2
A K
A Q 10 9 2
9 2
A Q J
Q J 8 7 3 2
K 7
N
WE
S
Q 8 7 4
8 6 5
9 5 4
6 5 3
J 10 6 5 3
K 10 7
10 6
J 8 4

NS 3; NS 3; NS 4; NS 2N; W 2; E 1;
Par +140: NS 3=; NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S44202.000.006-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Rosz-Peck
2 NTN21201.001.008-Ream-Spangler7-Caton-Cassidy
2 N21100.002.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul
J 2
K Q J 9 7
10 4 2
A 10 9
K Q 7 6
10 6 2
A K 8
K 8 4
N
WE
S
9 8 5 4
A 4 3
J 9 6
J 7 3
A 10 3
8 5
Q 7 5 3
Q 6 5 2

S 2; NS 1N; NS 2; NS 2; EW 1; N 1;
Par +100: EW 2×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.006-Stahlecker-Birmingham2-Rosz-Peck
1 NTW−21001.001.008-Ream-Spangler7-Caton-Cassidy
1 NTW−1500.002.003-Headrick-Jones1-Branch-Neisler