ACC Internet Cribbage

2004–5 All-Internet team announced.
Mark Van Dyke is Internet Cribbage Champion

2004-5 All-Internet		IRPs	Ts
1.	Mark Van Dyke	992	100
2.	John Schafer	927	100
3.	Charles Rodgers	807	99
4.	Donald LeVack	806	100
5.	Donald Olney	777	100
6.	Rick LaVallee	759	100
7.	Scott Buhrow	746	89
8.	Tom Lewis	738	100
9.	Cecily S. Ryan	719	99
10.	Lois M. Fosdal	708	89

	TOC qualifiers	IRPs	Ts
11.	William A. Schultz	665	98
12.	Rick Allen	654	99
13.	Mike Rosenstock	616	100
14.	Ronald Ralston	591	82
15.	Mike Fetchel	582	100
16.	Allen Nypen	555	91
17.	Kelly Ann Burgar	541	100
18.	John R. Anderson	537	97
19.	John F. Reed	517	81

July 2005 wrap-up:
Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) of Grand Haven, MI has won the 2004–5 Internet Cribbage Championship. Van Dyke played early and often, and by May 5 he had fulfilled his quota of 100 rated tournaments while accumulating 992 IRPs, a mark that no one was able to meet by season's end on July 31. John Schafer (netview85) of Battle Creek, MI and Charles Rodgers (KALEKAI) of Honolulu, HI retained their longstanding grip on Second and Third Place respectively, fending off a late challenge from Fourth Place finisher Donald LeVack (_redeagle0) of Colorado Springs. Six other players with over 700 IRPs round out the 2004–5 All-Internet Team, which consists of the season's ten highest rated players.

The ACC held 177 separate Internet tournaments during the season. 229 members participated in at least one event, with 194 earning IRPs. As a result, the top 19 finishers qualified for the 2006 ACC Tournament of Champions at the Sands Regency in Reno. (read more...)

June 2005 wrap-up:
One month to go in the 2004–5 season, and Mark Van Dyke and John Schafer are sitting pretty atop the ratings list. Charles Rodgers is clinging to Third Place, but Donald LeVack making a late move, notched 144 IRPs in June by qualifying in 11 of 12 tournaments played. (read more...)

May 2005 wrap-up:
Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) added 3 IRPs to his record as he played in his 100th rated tournament, ending the season with an ACC-leading 992 IRPs. Also in the book for the season is John Schafer (netview85), who made a nice run of 66 IRPs in his last five tournaments to ensconce himself in Second Place. Both men will be very hard to knock off their pedestal as the rest of the field completes rated play over the season's last two months. (read more...)

April 2005 wrap-up:
To no one's surprise, Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) of Grand Haven, MI remains at the top of our standings. Trailing him are John Schafer (netview85) of Battle Creek, MI and Charles Rodgers (KALEKAI) of Honolulu, HI. Donald LeVack (_redeagle0) of Colorado Springs cracked the Top Ten for the first time this season. The rest of the leader board shows little change from March, but we do have five first-time winners this month. (read more...)

March 2005 wrap-up:
After spending several months clinging to a 10 or 20 IRP lead, Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) continued his Winter breakout, riding a 195 IRP March to a comfortable lead over Charles Rodgers (KALEKAI), whose 204 IRPs were the best of the month. John Schafer (netview85) is right behind in Third Place, having spent the entire season ensconced in the top three. Meanwhile, the ACC set several attendance records for open Internet tournaments. (read more...)

February 2005 wrap-up:
Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) continues to lead in both IRPs and tournaments played, notching yet another victory on February 5, his sixth of the year. John Schafer (netview85) of Battle Creek, MI, who notched 102 IRPs in January, swept both Cribbage Cup events in February to improve from Third to Second Place. (read more...)

January 2005 wrap-up:
Internet Statistician Don Ellis reports that ACC Internet Cribbage set a new participation record during January 2005. We had 1,126 players in 13 single-elimination events. That's an average of 85 players per event (with a low of 76 and a high of 102). An 50.4 of those 85 players per event were ACC members. Additionally there was a 26-player members-only Cribbage Cup. Not only are we attracting a nice crowd, we are also drawing some of those guest players into the ACC, growing the membership of our game's premier sanctioning organization. (read more...)

November–December 2004 wrap-up:
As our season rounds the halfway point, Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) continues to set the pace, with 524 IRPs through the end of December. Behind him lurk Donald Olney (olney_1147) and Scott Buhrow (MrB_IA218). Though they trail Van Dyke by 69 and 108 IRPs respectively, these men hold one advantage: they have played in fewer tournaments, and thus have more rated tournaments available to play in before reaching their quota of 100. This means that Olney and Buhrow, or someone else, might catch up to Van Dyke once the season wraps up. Keep an eye out for Jerry Hardy, who has reached Ninth Place in only 30 tournaments! (read more...)

October 2004 wrap-up:
One of the best things about ACC Internet Cribbage is its geographical reach, and many of our winners have come from such far-flung places as Newfoundland, Wyoming and Saskatchewan, where there is little organized over-the-board cribbage. Now you can add France to the list, as we have our first ever tournament winner from Europe. (read more...)

August/September 2004 wrap-up:
John Schafer (netview85) of Battle Creek, MI has the hot cards as our first full season of ACC Internet Cribbage gets under way. John combined three outright victories, including a double elimination contest with two Second Place finishes to amass 312 IRPs in 21 tournaments during August and September, easily eclipsing his personal tally of 166 IRPs during the inaugural 2004 season. There's still a long way to go, but hats off to John for a great start. (read more...)