Unit 214: Hattiesburg Duplicate Bridge

NABC Spring 2025 is being held in Memphis , TN hosted by one of our District 10 members. 

https://www.acbl.org/memphis/

Consider driving 298 miles north and experiencing a national bridge tournament. A four hour and twenty minute drive. This link will show what all is available. You can play in limited events, regionally rated events or nationally rated events and try to get those platinum points. Nationally recognized speakers will be there. Lessons will be availble. There are night bridge games and nightly entertainment opportunities organized by the ACBL . There are three NABC events each year held at different locations across the US and Canada. But most of them involve a plane ride. We can drive to this one and support our District as well. 

Hub Unit 214 of ACBL is committed to preserving, promoting, and sharing  the art of playing competitive duplicate contract bridge through teaching. The Unit cooperates with ACBL in the promotion of bridge tournaments, and encourages the highest standards of conduct and ethics by its members.The Unit also participates in the League’s charity programs, and sponsors and conducts charity events with the object of realizing funds to be devoted to worthy humanitarian causes. 

We want to celebrate our club's continued growth in membership over the last two years. Please help Hattiesburg Duplicate Bridge Club welcome new players and feature them on our homepage.  We are so excited you've joined us in the world's best card game.

2022

Melissa Dews

Bill & Sarah Finnicum

Karen Furini

Allen Gersh

Jim Gladden

2023

John Johnson

Jean Martin

Sonya Woodard

Anne Sylvest 

Joni Guthrie 

2024

Benny Waddle

 Diane Jeske

 Fred Jeske

 Jeanne Morrison

Sherry Kinkopf and Deanna Stewart are volunteering their time and representing ACBL HUB Unit 214 at OLLI. OLLI stands for Oschner's Life Long Learning Institute. They have a campus associated with the University of Southern Mississippi. Anyone interested in joining us should register with OLLI. OLLI offers many opportunities for learning and we are happy to be included.

SPRING 2025 Online and email registration | Wednesday, January 15 at 9 a.m. Phone registration | Thursday, January 16 at 9 a.m. Walk-in registration | Friday, January 17 at 9 a.m. Courses begin Monday, January 27, held in person and/or on Zoom.

https://www.usm.edu/lifelong-learning/index.php

Advancing your Bridge Play: Explore the World of Duplicate Bridge | $30 Thursdays, February 6 - March 6 | HB In-Person 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Five-Week Class led by Dr. Sherry Kinkopf and Dr. Deanna Stewart 34 Love contract bridge already? Want to improve your game and learn about the world of competitive bridge? Join us for a five week deep-dive into duplicate bridge where you will learn about scoring differences, conventions for bidding, defensive strategies and more. Each lesson will provide a focused topic with practical applications through supervised play. Get hooked on duplicate bridge with us and explore a whole new world of game play opportunities. Dr. Sherry Kinkopf is a retired classroom teacher and teacher educator with 29.5 years of experience. She retired from USM in 2023 and has been enjoying her lifelong passion for duplicate bridge. Sherry has moved up in her ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) rank from a Junior Master to an Advanced North American Bridge Championship Master and is four points from Life Master. Deanna Stewart, M.D., is a practicing physician in Hattiesburg with over 25 years of experience in her field. She shares a passion for bridge like her sister, her parents and her brother. Deanna has been teaching bridge in Hattiesburg for over a year, and she is a Silver Life Master with the ACBL.  

Unit 214 consistently has strong representation in the District 10 top 25.  Final results 2024

0-5 Points

Karen Furini is #7 with 21.71 MP 

5-20

John Johnson is #3 with 50.34 MP 

50-100 Points

Martin Booda is #14 with 45.80 MP 

100-200

Beth Davis #17 with 60.95 

200-300

Joe White is #21 with 51.69

Cathy Garner is # 23 with 51.27

300-500 Points

Peggy Roberts is #4 with 103.22 MP 

 Patsy Fagan #10 with 82.69 

 Skip Dews is #16 with 65.65

Pat Millette is #23 with 61.72

500-1000

Sherry Kinkopf is #5 with 137.64  MP 

Jane Shurden is #9 with 129.94 

1000-1500

Cathy Gersh is #20 with 106.99

1500-2500

Sandra Baggett is #3 with 183.33

Final Results 2024

0-5 Points

Karen Furini is #8 with 28.56 MP 

5-20 Points

John Johnson is #7 with 54.62 MP 

50-100

Martin Booda: #12 with  71.64

 100-200 Points

Beth Davis is #11 with 94.94 MP 

200-300

Griffin Stewart is #14 with 92.47 

300-500Points

Peggy Roberts is #13 with 109.64 MP 

 Patsy Fagan is #18 with 104.96 MP 

500-1000 Points

Deanna Stewart is #1 with 390.37 MP 

Sherry Kinkopf is #2 with 375.85 MP 

Jane Shurden is #20 with 155.64 MP 

1500-2500 Points

Sandra Baggett is #7 with 267.73 MP 

 Final results 2024.

200-300

Griffin Stewart is #8 with 43.42 to date

500-1000

Deanna Stewart is #1 with 195.05

Sherry Kinkopf is #2 with 126.06

Unit 214 is also well represented in the overall Top 500 point winners for the year in District 10 : Final overall results

• 26: Deanna Stewart (390.37)
• 27: Sherry Kinkopf (375.85)
• 63: Sandra Baggett (267.73)
• 212: Jane Shurden (155.64)
• 238: Cathy Gersh (144.46)
• 367: Peggy Brian (113.49)
• 389: Peggy Roberts (109.64)
• 415: Patsy Fagan (104.98)
• 444: Joannie Highsmith (99.37)
• 451: Linda Valentine (98.24)
• 480: Beth Davis (94.71)
• 494: Griffin Stewart (92.47)