Champion's Party - May 7th!

MARCH MADNESS 2011 YEAR END PARTY!

>Time to CELEBRATE another March Madness in Huntington Acres, and most of all to Congratulate our 2011 CHAMPION - THE KING JONAH WISE!

>Plan on a wonderful night of celebration and socializing with the neighborhood! Awards, Rewards and Rolling Rocks to be given to those deserving and of course the Presentation of the RED BULL JOSH WISE TROPHY to this year's winner!

>Hope to see you there!

WHEN : SATURDAY, MAY 7TH !!!!!

TIME: 7:00 PM til ??

WHERE: JEFF & MARIANNE WISE, 9552 E. Lake Cir.

HOSTED BY: Our 2011 Champion - KING JONAH WISE and HUSKY CASEY WISE!

Please Bring an Appetizer to Share!
Other Refreshments will be provided!

PLEASE RSVP TO: CASEY & JONAH at candie883@yahoo.com by Monday, May 2nd!

PLEASE, PLEASE RESPOND - YES, YOU WILL ATTEND or NO, REGRETS!

THE KING AND A HUSKY WIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DANCE!

TOP DOGS ARE HUSKIES IN 2011!
>The UConn Huskies win an easy game over the Bulldogs and our own HUSKY CASEY WISE WINS the National Championship Pool, and finishes in Second Place, a mere point behind her husband THE KING JONAH WISE! The Wise family rolls with their astute choice of UConn to be at the Final Four and win the National Championship! AWESOME JOB!

>THE KING JONAH WISE holds off his spouse to assure his name on the RED BULL JOSH WISE TROPHY! CONGRATULATIONS KING!

>SOONER DAVID LANTZ wins the TERRIFIC TRIFECTA in 2011! CONGRATULATIONS DAVID!

REWARDS!!
> Below are the (corrected) winnings for our Money winners!

1ST PLACE - KING JONAH WISE - $250 + Party Fund - $130 = $380

2ND PLACE - HUSKY CASEY WISE - $125 + National Champion Pool - $110 = $235

3RD PLACE - DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS - $65

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA - SOONER DAVID LANTZ - $15

MARCH MADNESS CHAMPIONS PARTY!
> Look forward to this years Champions Party sometime this Spring! Details will be sent by email and on this blog. Keep your eyes peeled!

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING AGAIN THIS YEAR!
> I hope you enjoyed the tournament. Thank you for playing!
> As always let me know your suggestions or concerns!

FINAL STANDINGS 2011 - MMHA
1- KING JONAH WISE
2- HUSKY CASEY WISE
3- DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
4- DOLLAR BILL BRADY
5- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

6- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD, GREOS GANG
8- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY, AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
10- LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN

11- JAMMIN JEFF WISE
12- SUNDEVIL BULLS
13- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD, THE MAILMAN, MARIANNE PENNY WISE

16- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
17- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT, COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ, DUNKIN DON RONYAK, MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE

21- DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
22- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
23- JULIE REISINGER - ROLLING ROCKS this year!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
1 - SOONER DAVID LANTZ
2- SAM THE EXTREMINATOR GREOS
3- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER

Later!

The Mailman

DOGS RULE ON SATURDAY! THE KING RULES THE ACRES IN 2011!

2011 CHAMP DECIDED!
>KING JONAH WISE makes the comeback from near the bottom of the standings early to First and wins our 2011 edition of March Madness in Huntington Acres. He rides the Huskies from U Conn to his first championship. Congratulations JONAH! He will now join the other members of his family on the RED BULL JOSH WISE TROPHY! JOSH, JAMMIN JEFF and MARIANNE PENNY have all won in previous years! Great job guys!
>HUSKY CASEY WISE will win the National Champ Pool if U Conn wins on Monday. However, she will fall a point short of KING JONAH,if the Huskies finish out their incredible run of wins!
>Otherwise there will be no changes in the standings as no one has Butler playing the Championship game.

YEAR END PARTY
>More details about the Year End Party will be coming in the next week or so! I will send out an email alert!

Looking forward to Monday night!

The Mailman

JAYHAWKS GROUNDED BY CINDERELLA VCU!

SPARSE SCORING ON SUNDAY!
>Only ONE of our contestants scored any points on Sunday. I almost overlooked KING JONAH WISE'S pick of Kentucky to win the East region. Jonah scores 5 more points and moves up to striking distance for 1st place and money positions.

>The great majority of our contestants had Kansas winning their region and 10 players lost their National champion with VCU's continued run of upsets during the tournament!

>Only KING JONAH and HUSKY CASEY WISE have any opportunity to improve their scores after this weekend. They both have Connecticut winning on Saturday and HUSKY CASEY has them as her National Champs! The rest of us are stuck at our current score for the year!

>This year's winning score is guaranteed to be the lowest in our 15 year history!

MONEY MATTERS!
>I need entry fees from the following people:
-BRUIN DALE
-CHIP FAN JAN - Paid - Thanks!
-BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
-DUNKIN DON RONYAK
>Thanks!

WINNER PREDICTIONS FOR 2011

>IF UCONN LOSES SEMIFINAL GAME SATURDAY
1st - DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS - 59 pts
2nd- DOLLAR BILL BRADY - 57 pts
3rd- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - 56 pts

>IF UCONN WINS SATURDAY, BUT LOSES NATIONAL CHAMP GAME
1st - KING JONAH WISE - 62 pts
2nd- DR HOOPS ANDY GREOS - 59 pts
3rd- DOLLAR BILL - 57 pts

>IF UCONN WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
1st - KING JONAH WISE - 62 pts
2nd- HUSKY CASEY WISE - 61 pts - WINS the National Championship Pool as well!
3rd- DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS - 59 pts

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA WINNER
> SOONER DAVID LANTZ wins the Trifecta this year and $15! Congratulations SOONER!

RESULTS AFTER SUNDAY
59- DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
57- DOLLAR BILL BRADY
56- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
55- KING JONAH WISE
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
GREOS GANG
54- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
53- LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
52- JAMMIN JEFF WISE
51-SUNDEVIL BULLS
49- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
THE MAILMAN
48- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
47- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
46- DEBSTER THE CHEF
45- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
44- HUSKY CASEY WISE
42- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Bringing home the Rolling Rocks this year!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA - Final Standings
46- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
45- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
44- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER

Next report on Sunday!

The Mailman

DOG DAY AFTERNOON!

BULLDOGS AND HUSKIES TO FINAL FOUR!
> Gators and Cats lose out in some close games! Butler advances for a second year in a row! UConn makes it interesting for HUSKY CASEY as she has them as her National Champ!
> If KU wins tomorrow and Saturday, they will have reached the National Championship game playing no higher than an 8 seed!
> The only teams left on anybody's bracket are Kansas and U Conn, and 2 of our contestants have North Carolina in Sunday's (today) game. ONLY Jonah and Casey have UConn winning next Saturday! Today will be a big day for PROFESSOR PATTI! A win by UNC may boost her to First and a Party! Going with the Blue Jerseys!

STANDINGS AFTER SATURDAY (KU or UCONN listed for those who chose them as NC)
59 - DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
57- DOLLAR BILL BRADY - KU
56- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
55- GREOS GANG - KU
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - KU; UNC today
54- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
53 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
52- JAMMIN JEFF WISE - KU
51- SUNDEVIL BULLS - KU
50- KING JONAH WISE - KU
49- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
THE MAILMAN
MARRIANNE PENNY WISE - KU
48- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
47- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT - KU
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - KU
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - KU
46- DEBSTER THE CHEF
45- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - UNC today
44- HUSKY CASEY WISE - UCONN
42- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
46- SOONER DAVID LANTZ - KU
45- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS - KU
44- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

The Mailman

SWEET "TWELVE" FRIDAY NIGHT!

WILD PARTY AT THE SWANSONS!?
> Wild finishes to the night cap basketball games and broken wine glasses marked our Sweet Sixteen Party on Friday night. We had 6 couples that dared a night of good drink, exciting basketball and socializing with neighbors and former neighbors! A good time was had by all!

OHIO STATE TANKS
> Seven of our players lost their National Champ prediction with Kentucky's upset of the Number one seed in the tournament! Looks like Kansas or Cinderella will end up as champ. Kansas is definitely benefiting from the upsets! But maybe VCU will slay another giant!
>Eleven (out of 23) contestants still have their national champion alive! Ten with Kansas and one with UConn!
>If no one predicts the National Champ the money from the National Champ Pool will go to the brackets pool!

RESULTS AFTER FRIDAY
59- DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS - Don't think there is any more points!
57- DOLLAR BILL BRADY - Looking good for a Party!
56- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - Sorry Duke choice is fatal!
55- GREOS GANG - KU will likely get you money if they win it all!
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Going with the Blue Jerseys!
54- AND 1 ADAM SWANSON - Don't think $ is likely!
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY - Go with Florida as far as you can and maybe $ and a party!
53- LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - No $$ this year!
52- JAMMIN JEFF WISE- Florida on Saturday might get you $$!
49- MARIANNE PENNY WISE - ditto Jammin!
THE MAILMAN - No Hoper!
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - Ditto Mailman!
48- LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON - No $$ opportunity!
47- MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE - Florida on Saturday will help but is it enough?
DUNKIN DON RONYAK - See Mailman and Basketball Bobby!
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ - Ditto Dunkin!
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT - Ditto Cowboy!
46-DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - always Next Year!
SUNDEVIL BULLS - Not enough with KU!
45- KING JONAH WISE - See SUNDEVILS!
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - Notre Dame?? Really??
42- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER - Sorry! Next year will be better!
39- HUSKY CASEY WISE - You've got to pull hard for the Huskies! A National Champ and KU loss Sunday would likely give you a party to plan!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
46- SOONER DAVID LANTZ - KU your only points now!
45- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR - You win with Florida win on Saturday! Otherwise second place!
44- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER - Great job! Thanks for playing. No way to beat the big guys!

Good Luck on Sautrday!

Bye the way - Go Cats!!!

The Mailman

CATS, DOGS AND GATORS ROLL!

CINDERELLAS ADVANCE
>Butler was last year's Cinderella, and they are back this year for another go! Arizona was Cinderella Thursday night, coming from 11 down to beat the Big Bad Dukies and Coach K! I don't know if a 5th seed is a Cinderella, but they are a Cinderella story for the year. They were suppose to be a year or two away from getting this far. D Will is the Man!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LOST
> DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS, HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY and BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER lost Duke as their choice for this year's National Champions! Sorry guys!

FRIDAY NIGHT MADNESS IN THE ACRES SOCIAL!
>Remember our get together at THE SWANSON'S on Friday night!
>BYOB and a light appetizer!
>START at about 7 PM until New York, New York on the stereo!

OBAMA WATCH
>He still is beating all of us with 55.
>If you picked the better seeded team (favorites) to win each game you would have a score of 48.
>Sports Illustrated is at 39.

RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY NIGHT!
53 - DR HOOPS ANDY GREOS

51 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
DOLLAR BILL BRADY

50- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

49 - GREOS GANG

48- AND 1 ADAM SWANSON

47- LEW ALCINDY

46- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
JAMMIN JEFF WISE

44- DUNKIN DON RONYAK
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE

43- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
SUNDEVIL BULLS
THE MAILMAN
MARIANNE PENNY WISE

42 - LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

41- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

40- DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON

39- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
THE KING JONAH WISE

36- HUSKY CASEY WISE - A UConn National Champ would have you dancing!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
43- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
42- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
38- HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON FRIDAY!

The Mailman

SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY AND KISS IT GOOD BYE!

SWEET 16 POOL - DEEP SIXED!
>Due to lack of interest I am canceling the Sweet 16 pool. We only had 10 possible participants, four of which were Swansons! Anyway, it was fun while it lasted. I will refund the entry fees that I have received to those that did pay!

NEW PLAYER NICK NAME
> Our only new contestant this year is in the Terrific Trifecta. HOT SHOT HAGAN REISINGER joins us to keep the kid's division going! Welcome HOT SHOT and Good Luck!


FRIDAY NIGHT SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY!
> The SWANSONS are hosting a Sweet Sixteen party at their house on Friday night to socialize and watch the last Regional Semi Finals!
> PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LIQUID REFRESHMENTS and if you would like, bring a light appetizer!
>We have 3 TVs and since all the games are on TV this year we can manage to watch what we want, if we watch at all!
>DEBSTER and THE MAILMAN work until 6 PM so we will start around 7 ish and end ???

See you Friday!

The Mailman

UPSETS AND BUZZER BEATERS ON SUNDAY

UPSETS
> Virginia Commonwealth, Florida State and Marquette all had upsets on Sunday. The Southwest Region is a mess with a 10, 11, and 12 seed still remaining to challenge Kansas!

BUZZER BEATER
> The Texas - Arizona game had an incredible and quirky ending, with a 5 second in bound call actually being called!
> The Washington - North Carolina game was also a nail biter, that could have gone either way.

CRUISE CONTROL
> Ohio State, Duke and Kansas all cruised to the Sweet Sixteen.

NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
> After today we have had two of our players loose their choice for National Champion as Texas and Notre Dame both lost. LONGHORN TYLER had Texas and BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN had Notre Dame. Sorry guys!

SWEET SIXTEEN POOL
> I think we have only 10 participants that have expressed desire in the Sweet Sixteen Pool. If I don't get a few more, I will likely put the cinderellas all as one pick.
> I WILL POST THE DRAWING RESULT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL HOUR?
> Is there any interest in a get together on Friday night to watch a few games. Please let me know if interested. The last few years there has been sparse attendance at this type of event, so would like to check out who would be interested. Any body wanting to host? Any ideas for a gathering place?

OBAMA'S BRACKETS
> We are all trailing the President in his brackets. He has 49 points so far!

RESULTS AFTER SUNDAY - 64 possible points
47 - BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS

45- AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
DOLLAR BILL BRADY
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

43- JAMMIN JEFF WISE
GREOS GANG
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

41- MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN

40- MARIANNE PENNY WISE
THE MAILMAN
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
SUNDEVIL BULLS
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

39- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
-Sports Illustrated

38- COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT

36- THE KING JONAH WISE

33- HUSKY CASEY WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
40- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
39- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
35- HAGAN REISINGER

THE MAILMAN

FOUL FINAL 7 SECONDS!

BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY ENDS WITH UGLY FOULS
>Butler commits an ugly foul, only to be outdone by Pitts' even uglier foul on a rebound! Fourteen of our players lost one of their Final Four selections with this senseless loss by the Panthers. Two thirds of our players are hoping for Cinderella to come through in that region!

SWEET SIXTEEN PLAYERS NEEDED
>We are needing more people to join the Sweet Sixteen Pool to be fully vested. Let me know if you would like to play!

RESULTS AFTER SATURDAY! 48 Possible Points
37 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

35- DOLLAR BILL BRADY
GREOS GANG
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
JAMMIN JEFF WISE

33- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
DUNKIN DON RONYAK

32- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
BULL SUNDEVILS
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
THE MAILMAN
MARIANNE PENNY WISE

31- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

30- CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

26- THE KING JONAH WISE

25- HUSKY CASEY WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
31 - SAMTHE EXTERMINATOR GREOS

30- SOONERDAVID LANTZ

27-HAGAN NNTBD REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

THE MAILMAN

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!

LATE NIGHT IN THE HOOD!
>Another fun day of B-ball. Close games, but also snoozers! Looking forward to the weekend and more competitive games!

>Happy Birthday, LEW ALCINDY!! Hope it was a great day!

>HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY showed up with a delayed ballot, but seems legit! Great to have you Hot Rod! So we are up to 23 contestants in the adult league!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PREDICTIONS
>Here are the predictions for the National Champion by our contestants.
>Remember the pool of money is $110. This will be split with evenly with everyone who is correct in their predictions!

KANSAS - 10
OHIO ST - 7
DUKE - 3
CONNECTICUT - 1
NOTRE DAME - 1
TEXAS - 1

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
KANSAS - 2
OHIO STAT - 1

RESULTS AFTER FRIDAY - 32 Points Possible
27 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS

25 - AND 1 ADAM SWANSON
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
GREOS GANG
DOLLAR BILL BRADY
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

24 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
THE MAILMAN
TEAM BULL SUNDEVILS

23 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DUNKIN DON RONYAK
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - The Birthday Girl!
BRUIN DALE/BRANDON HUFFMAN
PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

22- MARIANNE PENNY WISE
COWBOY JOE LANTZ

21- RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

20- THE KING JONAH WISE
RAM FAN JAN HUBERT
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

19- HUSKY CASEY WISE

THE TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
23 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
22- SOONER DAVID LANTZ
19- HAGAN NNTBD REISINGER

GOOD LUCK ON SATURDAY!

The Mailman

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!

BUZZER BEATERS AND SNOOZERS!
>Welcome back for our 15th edition of March Madness in Huntington Acres! Today's games had a bunch of close finishes during the day and some real snoozers during the evening session [when I was able to watch the games, :( ] Anyway, the drama of each game is awesome! Heaven for the winners and heartbreak for the losers!

DAILY KUDOS
>JAMMIN' JEFF WISE takes the early lead with the best score of 14 out of 16 on Thursday! He missed only the Louisville loss (we all did) and the Penn State (supporting his team) loss! Great job! The only one who could match him, although not a paying contestant in our contest, was President Obama.

ROSTER MOVES
>We are stable at 22 players this year! We also have 3 players again in the Kid's division.

>ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS is our Rookie of the Year as he is the only true Rookie for 2011! Welcome Doc!
>TEAM ADDITION - SEAN SHAQ BULL joins his dad SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL this year with an entry in the Adult category. Their new name will be TEAM BULL-SUN DEVILS.
>RETURNING PLAYER - DUNKIN' DON RONYAK returns to play with us after a year off. Welcome back DON!
>TERRIFIC TRIFECTA DIVISION ROOKIE - HAGAN REISINGER is our Rookie of the Year in the under 18 division. Great to have you join us Hagan!

MONEY MATTERS
> Here are the payouts we are playing for this year

>1st Place $180
>2nd Place $90
>3rd Place $50

Party Fund - $120

National Championship Pool - $105
> This will be divided equally by all players who predict the National champion. If no one is correct then the money will be divided among the 1st 3 places.

Sweet Sixteen -$80

Terrific Trifecta - 1st Place only - $15

RESULTS AFTER THURSDAY - 16 points possible
14- JAMMIN JEFF WISE

13- LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
AND 1 ADAM SWANSON

12- PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD - Sorry your alma mater UNC lost last night!
DOLLAR BILL BRADY
GREOS GANG
DR. HOOPS ANDY GREOS
DUNKIN DON RONYAK

11- TEAM BULL-SUNDEVILS
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
THE MAILMAN
MARIANNE PENNY WISE
THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

10- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
HUSKY CASEY WISE

9- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
THE KING JONAH WISE

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
11- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ
HAGAN NNTBD REISINGER

Good Luck on Friday!

The Mailman

TIME FOR DANCING IN THE HOOD!

BRACKETOLOGY CLASSES ARE NOW IN SESSION!

The flawed (from a Colorado perspective) brackets are now out. It is time for all to put the thinking caps on and begin making those commitments on paper for the final 64 games of the tournament!

PRINT YOUR BALLOT
>Go to the link to CBS Sports to print up the brackets for your study and completion!

THE PLAY IN GAMES, on Tuesday and Wednesday, do not count. For all games you get both teams for the play in game in the first round. For example, you may choose the USC - VCU winner to beat West Virginia, and you get either team, no matter who wins the play in game.

BUZZER BEATER
>Remember the DEADLINE for the contest is Thursday, March 17th at 10 AM!
>Drop off completed ballots at the Swanson's; Email to me at Tgswanson@aol.com; or of course Mailing is acceptable with a postmark of 3/16!
>My fax machine is unreliable at home so I cannot offer that option.

TICKET PRICES
> $25 for the brackets prediction game: $20 for the predictions and $5 for the National Champion prediction pool.
> $10 per family Party fund
> $5 per entry in Sweet Sixteen drawing - limited to first 16 participants. Your place in the drawing order is based on order that money is received.
> $5 for the Kids division for all players under 18.

EMAIL: Please be sure to put your correct Email address on your ballot!

Good Luck!

The Mailman

PREGAME WARMUPS!

SELECTION SUNDAY - Sunday, March 13 at 6 PM! Brackets will be available!
>I will not be distributing your brackets to you again this year. Please go to a website such as www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/printable_men (see links on right column) to download and print up your ballot.
>BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SUBMITTED BALLOT!
>Also put your current email address.

BUZZERBEATER - Remember the DEADLINE for your entry is THURSDAY, MARCH 17th AT 10:00 AM. Please drop off your ballot at the Swanson's, or Mail to me, or eMail your entries to me and arrange payment later.

RETURNING THIS YEAR - Each entry will have $5 put into a pool to predict the eventual national champion. Your National Champ on your brackets entry will be your choice. Those entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split this pool of money. For example, if you are the only entrant to choose Texas to win, and they are the champions, you win all the money in the pot for this contest. If more than one person chooses the correct team, then they will split the pot.For example, if three people all choose Texas then they will split it 3 ways.

REMINDER FOR ANY NEW CONTESTANTS - The tradition for March Madness in Huntington Acres is that the Winner of the contest hosts a Champion's Party at their house some time later this spring. There is a Party fund to help defer some of the costs. Please contact me if you have any questions.

TICKET PRICES:
-NCAA Tournament predictions - $20 per entry
-National Championship Team Pool - $5 per entry
*******-Total - $25 per entry
-March Madness Party Fund - $10 per household
-Sweet Sixteen Drawing - $5 per entry


BRIEF RULES SUMMARY
-ENTRY FEE
> $25 per entry for the NCAA predictions contest - one entry per person
*****-$20 for the brackets and $5 for the National Champion pool.
> $10 per household PARTY FUND - to subsidize the year end party
-PRIZES
> 1ST - 50% of total prize pool (plus Party Fund)
> 2nd - 25% of total prize pool
> 3rd - 15% of total prize pool
> 4th - 10% of total prize pool
> The rest of us! - A PARTY at the home of the 1st place winner later this spring!
-TIEBREAKER
> The tiebreaker for First place will be the total points for the National Championship game.
> NOTE WELL - The Mailman will contact any potential winners before the National Championship Game for their predictions, since your guess should be predicted by the two opponents that are playing.
> Ties for Second, Third and Fourth place will split the winnings evenly.
-ENTRIES
> One entry per individual - Entry fee due with completed ballot
> The Mailman will play for free.
> Deadline -Thursday March 17th at 10 AM
> I will still need correct email addresses for each player!
-RULES & SCORING FOR BRACKETS GAME
>Each entry will predict the winner of each game in each round of the NCAA tournament. Please submit your completed ballot to the Mailman by Thursday March 17th - 10:00 AM.
>Points will be awarded for each game that the winner is correctly predicted. The number of points awarded for each game is summarized below.
>The entry with the most accumulated points through all rounds will be the winner! The Preliminary Play In games on Tuesday March 15th will not be counted.
-POINTS
>Round 1 - March 17th & 18th - 1 point/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 2 - March 19th & 20th - 2 points/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 3 - March 24th & 25th - 3 points/ correct [24 Possible Points]
>Round 4 - March 26th & 27th - 5 points/ correct [20 Possible Points]
>Round 5 - April 2nd - 7 points/ correct [14 Possible Points]
>Round 6 - April 4th - 10 points/ correct [10 Possible Points]
> Total Possible Points - [132 Possible Points]
-REPORTING
> Updates and standings will be reported on this blog site.
> All announcements will be posted on this blog site.

-NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
>Entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split the pool of money for this game.
>If no one correctly predicts the National Champion, the money will go into the NCAA Tournament prediction pool. (1st through 4th place).

-SWEET SIXTEEN
> $5 Entry fee: Limited to 16 entries (First 16 people paying).
> Each contestant assigned a Sweet Sixteen team by random draw.
> Winner takes all!

-KIDS DIVISION
> $5 Entry fee for players 18 and younger.
> Payoff for top one to three places depending on participation.


I encourage all of you to share comments on the blog, for all to enjoy!

Please email me or call me if you have any questions. Please put comments on the blog if you have any suggestions on how to improve the Madness in the Acres.

The Mailman

AWESOME DAYS OF BASKETBALL AHEAD!

March is here! The Madness in Huntington Acres is near! Time to start your preparations to win the Huntington Acres Championship and the admiration of a few, or maybe all, of your friends in the 'hood!

Below you will find the important dates for the 2011 NCAA Tournament and our March Madness Contest.

THE MOST IMPORTANT DATE is the entry deadline for our contest of Thursday, March 17 at 10:00 AM!!

NCAA 2011 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
SELECTION SUNDAY - MARCH 13th

PLAY IN GAMES - TUESDAY, MARCH 15 (not included in our contest)

FIRST ROUND - THURSDAY & FRIDAY, MARCH 17 & 18
SECOND ROUND - SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 19 & 20

SWEET SIXTEEN WEEKEND - THURSDAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 24-27

FINAL FOUR - SATURDAY APRIL 2
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - MONDAY, APRIL 4

I will notify you of the next posting as well by email. I plan on posting the Rules and Entry Fees and any Changes for 2011, sometime the week of March 7th.

Please pass this information onto any neighbors that might be interested in playing!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

The Mailman

MAYHEM FROM MADNESS IN THE ACRES

SAVE THE DATE!

PENNY WISE'S CHAMPION'S PARTY 2010!

Our 2010 Champion, MARIANNE PENNY WISE, has set the date for the BIG CELEBRATION of her Victory in the Acres!

YOU can have as much FUN as LEWALCINDY is, in this picture from a previous year's festivities! FINE FOOD, DRINKS, DANCING and SOCIALIZING are all on the schedule for the evening! And of Course the PRESENTATION of the RED BULL JOSH WISE TROPHY to our Champion!

SATURDAY, MAY 22ND!

7:00 PM to ????

Please bring an appetizer to share!

PLEASE - RSVP - to MARIANNE at MEWCOLO@aol.com by MAY 16th. PLEASE, PLEASE let's have 100% notification (joining the fun or regrets) to the Wises this year so they can plan accordingly.

Hope to see you there!

MONDAY SHINING MOMMENTS!

GAMERS VS GAMERS!
> Monday's game pitted two hard working, evenly matched teams that yielded a compelling and exciting National Championship game! I thought it wasn't the prettiest game, but it was a worthy game for the national championship. A different bounce or extra rebound here or there could have changed the outcome. If Hayward had hit that last chance buzzer beater THEN it would have been MAGICAL!
> Can you believe the Butler players went to class on Monday! I guess they are actually going to school for an education at Butler!
> I just got to say this! I love Jim Nantz and his soothing, measured call of the game. BUT, Clark Kellogg has got to be the most irritating color man that I have ever heard. He needs to Shut Up! The guy has a motor mouth and sometimes doesn't even make sense, and repeats himself over and over. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest!

TIE FOR FIRST - FIRST TIME IN MMHA HISTORY!
> We had a tie for first with MARIANNE PENNY WISE and BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN both ending up with 69 points!
> This was the first time in 14 years that we have had a tie for First Place!
> MARIANNE Wins First Place on the strength of her tiebreaker. She was the closest to the actual of 120 total points. CONGRATULATIONS PENNY!
> BRUIN moves to Second Place.
> BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD and THE MAILMAN tied for Third.

> BRUIN correctly picked Duke as the National Champion! He was our only competitor who was correct. He wins the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POOL of $100 as well!
> BRUIN moved from 15th to tie for first on Final Four weekend!

> PENNY ALSO HAD Duke in the SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING contest and wins $80!

>THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL wins the TERRIFIC TRIFECTA pool!

PARTY TIME!
> We will notify each of you when the year end party is scheduled in the near future. I will email as well as posting here on this site. Looking forward to a chance for everyone to get together.

FINAL STANDINGS 2010 MARCH MADNESS IN HUNTINGTON ACRES!
1 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
2- BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
3- BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
-THE MAILMAN
5 - THE KING JONAH WISE

6- DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
7- THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
8- BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER
-MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
10- JAMMIN JEFF WISE

11- THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
-JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
-CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
14- SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL
15 - $BILL BRADY

16- MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG
-COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
18- HUSKY CASEY WISE
19- HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
-RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

21- LEW ALCINDY - BRINGING HOME THE ROLLING ROCKS!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
1- THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL
2- SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS
3- SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ

Thanks for playing his year! Hope you enjoyed it!

The Mailman

FINAL FOUR HOOSIER HEAVEN!

DEVILS AND DOGS SATURDAY!
> The Movie about the Cinderella college team from the Hoosier State can't be too far behind reality if Butler wins it all! Butler grinds out another close victory and sets up match up with the Big Bad Dukies just like in the movies! Can the fairy tale be completed or will they be holding the glass slipper on Monday night!
> Duke looked impressive. I thought West Virginia's defense would have done better.
> I don't remember a team with nickname Bulldog winning a National Championship. ???
> Just wondering are there any teams that are named after other dogs besides Bulldogs? There is Gonzaga and Georgia that are Bulldogs, but are there any Beagles, or Labradors or Retrievers or Poodles?
> Not too many Devils for team mascots as far as that goes. Sun Devils about the only other that I can think of. Odd that the Devils are winning at Easter?
> Enough idle thinking!

WINNER FORECASTING!
> As of now MARIANNE PENNY WISE is in first and is guaranteed at least a tie for first place!
> A Butler win on Monday and the Standings will remain the same as today! PENNY wins 1st -
> A Duke national championship on Monday will elevate BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN to a TIE with PENNY in number of points. Both will have 69!
> BRUIN began the weekend in 15th place, but has moved up to a tie for 6th place after Saturday. The 10 additional points for Duke winning the National Championship will boost him from near the bottom to first.
> BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD and THE MAILMAN will end up tied for either second or third place this year depending on Monday's outcome. There is no tiebreaker.

> THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL has already WON the TERRIFIC TRIFECTA DIVISION! CONGRATULATIONS!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -
> If Duke wins on Monday, BRUIN also will win the $100 in the National Championship Pool.
> If Butler wins on Monday the $100 prize will go to Party fund!

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING -
> If Duke wins on Monday, PENNY will win the $80 in the Sweet Sixteen Drawing.
> If Butler wins on Monday, HOT ROD BILL will win the $80.

MONEY MATTERS!
BUTLER WINS
- PENNY WINS FIRST = 1st - $175 +Party - $120 + National Champ payout - $100 = $395!
-BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD and THE MAILMAN - $65 each!

DUKE WINS
> Tie breaker - PENNY WINS - total points 144 or LESS; BRUIN WINS - total points 145 or MORE.
>If PENNY WINS - 1st - $175 + Party $120 + Sweet Sixteen $80 = $375!
BRUIN DALE - 2nd - $85 + National Championship pool - $100 = $185
BASKETBALL BOBBY & THE MAILMAN - $23 each.

>If BRUIN WINS - 1st $175 + Party-$120 + National Championship pool - $100 = $395!
PENNY WISE - 2nd $85 + Sweet Sixteen - $80 = $165
BBB & THE MAILMAN - $23 each.


RESULTS AFTER FINAL FOUR SATURDAY - 62 games - 122 possible points
69 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE

67 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD
THE MAILMAN

65 - THE KING JONAH WISE

64 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN

58 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE

55 - CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

53 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL

52 - $ BILL BRADY

51 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ
MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG

50 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE

49 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER
HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

47 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - ROLLING ROCKS!!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
56 - THE BIG DIESEL SEAN BULL

53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS

52 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ

Looking forward to Monday!

The Mailman

SUNNY SUNDAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

SPARTANS AND DEVILS GO FOURTH!
> In a game that had little interest for me before the game, Michigan State wins a close one in a very entertaining game with some definite drama at the end!
> The reverse was true for the second game. I was very interested in the outcome, but the end was less than suspenseful. No magic Three pointers to steal a win! Duke advances to another Final Four.
>We have ended up with two # 5 seeds ( Butler vs. Michigan State) playing each other in one game and a #1 vs a #2 (Duke vs West Virginia) in the other semi final game.

WINNING COMBINATIONS AND PERMUTATIONS!
> THE KING JONAH WISE did not get Baylor to close it out for him today! So close, but yet so far. Unfortunately for him, he does not have any teams alive in the Final Four. So leading from Day 1 only to see it slip away in the last weekend!
> Below are the remaining possible outcomes for our contest!

IF WEST VIRGINIA BEATS DUKE ON SATURDAY- THEN:
1st Place - 74 pts - THE MAILMAN
2nd Place - 71 pts - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON
3rd Place - 65 pts - Tie - THE KING JONAH WISE & BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER

IF DUKE BEATS WEST VIRGINIA ON SATURDAY, AND DUKE LOSES NATIONAL CHAMP GAME:
1st Place - 69 pts - MARIANNE PENNY WISE
2nd Place - 67 pts - Tie - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD & THE MAILMAN

IF DUKE WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
1st Place - 69 pts - TIE - MARIANNE PENNY WISE - Tiebreaker = 140 pts for NC game
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - Tiebreaker = 149 pts
-Therefore - if the total for the game is 144 or less then PENNY wins. For 145 or more BRUIN wins.
3rd Place - 67 pts - Tie - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD & THE MAILMAN

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POOL
> BRUIN DALE is the only remaining contestant with his choice of Duke.
> If one of the other three teams wins, the money will go to the party fund.

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA WINNER!
> THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL will be the winner of the high school division this year! Congratulations and great job! THE BIG DIESEL will win $15!

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING
Losers - BRUIN DALE (Tennessee); LEWALCINDY (Baylor)
Staying Alive - THE MAILMAN (Michigan St.); MARIANNE PENNY WISE (Duke)

RESULTS AFTER SUNDAY - 60 games - 108 possible points
67 - THE MAILMAN - has WVU on Saturday.

65 - THE KING JONAH WISE

64 - DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON - has WVU on Saturday

62 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE - has Duke on Saturday

60 - BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD - has Duke on Saturday

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON

58 - BIG ONIONS DOUG REISINGER - has WVU on Saturday
MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

55 - THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON - has WVU on Saturday
CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT

53 - SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL

52 - $BILL BRADY
BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN - has Duke on Saturday & Monday

51 - MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG
COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

50 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE

49 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY
RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

47 - LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN - Rolling Rocks coming your way!!

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
56 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL - has WVU on Saturday

53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR GREOS

45 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ - has Duke on Saturday

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns or ideas for next year!

The Mailman

UPSIDE DOWN SATURDAY!

WILDCAT LOSERS
> Butler, the new Cinderella, beats the Kansas State Wildcats and return home to Indianapolis for a huge home court advantage!
> The Mountaineers handle the Kentucky Wildcats to advance to the Final Four. Seven of our players predicted this game correctly, while everyone else was shut out for the day!
> Both lower seeds won on Saturday!

THE WEST IS DEAD!
> There are no more points in our contest coming from the Left side of your brackets! There are no teams left on this side!
> The only teams left in play for any of our players are West Virginia and Duke and Baylor (two players).

LOCKING UP FIRST PLACE???
> THE KING JONAH WISE can guarantee the 2010 March Madness in Huntington Acres Crown with a Baylor win on Sunday! He will have 70 points and the best that anybody would be able to do is 69 after next weekend!
> This definitely would be a first for our little contest in the neighborhood! Never has anybody won before the Final Four weekend!
> Thought I let you all know - to add some interest and excitement for this game!

THE BRUIN STANDS ALONE!
> With the Kentucky loss, only BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN remains in the National championship Pool with his pick of Duke for the National Champion!
> If Duke does not win it, the money will go to beef up the party fund.

SWEET SIXTEEN DRAWING UPDATE
> Losers - THE KING JONAH ( Kansas St.); $ BILL BRADY (Kentucky)
> Staying alive - HOT ROD BILL (Butler); BUBBA JEFF (West Virginia)

RESULTS AFTER ELITE EIGHT SATURDAY - 58 games - 98 possible points
65 - THE KING JONAH WISE

62 - THE MAILMAN

59 - THE LONGHORN TYLER SWANSON
DEBSTER THE CHEF SWANSON

57 - MARIANNE PENNY WISE

56 - JAMMIN JEFF WISE

55 - CHIP FAN JAN HUBERT
JEFF BUBBA GUMESON
BASKETBALL BOBBY BAIRD

53 - MAGIC MIKE SAVAGE
BIG ONINONS DOUG REISINGER
SUNDEVIL JEFF BULL

51 - MY BIG FAT GREEK GREOS GANG

50 - THE HUSKY CASEY WISE
THE PROFESSOR PATTI BAIRD

49 - HOT ROD BILL BELLAMY

47 - BRUIN DALE HUFFMAN
LEWALCINDY HUFFMAN
$ BILL BRADY

46 - COWBOY JOE GEORGE LANTZ

44 - RAM FAN JULIE REISINGER

TERRIFIC TRIFECTA
53 - SAM THE EXTERMINATOR

51 - THE BIG DIESEL SHAQ SEAN BULL

40 - SOONER OR LATER A SOONER DAVID LANTZ


GOOD LUCK ON SUNDAY!

The Mailman