Wendy, BJ lead March Pinochle

Wendy Kelley and BJ Handford racked up 7,650 points to win the GFWC Woman’s Club Pinochle Marathon for the second month in a row. Juanita Triplett and Cal Pomrenke were second in March with 6,410 points and Pat Ingraham and Nancy Gressang third with 6,030.

After seven months of play, Cathay Mills and Jim Hurst are in first place overall with 38,480, Kelley and Handford are second with 37,790 and Linda Haywood and Renee Klinger sit in third place with 36,204. Other overall scores include: Pinkie Nelson and Joyce Hilt, 36,040; Triplett and Pomrenke, 35,080; Lorri Renard and Joni Mosher, 34,770; Kelley and Ron Beaty, 34,650; Kelley and Patty Coe, 33,520; Alan Renard and Harry Whitmore, 32,540; Nelson and Kay Rasor, 32,240; Mills and Mosher, 32,190; Ingraham and Gressang, 31, 840; Coe and Claudia Reed, 30,170; Cheryl Godfrey and Patty Hopkins, 29,970; Triplett and Stephanie Blake, 29,720; Alan Renard and Lorri Renard, 27,910; Haywood and Maureen Kolodziej, 25,330; Mills and Reed, 16,900.

No players had 1,500 Trump or 1,000 Aces in March.