9 players came out to February’s Belles tournament at Golden Cactus Brewing, where they played a Fair Strikes Group Knockout with an 8-strike limit. A tie for 2nd place was resolved with a 1-game tiebreaker, and Michelle Rader managed to eke out another victory with 7 strikes! Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Michelle Rader 7 10 10:7 2 Lex True 8 10 Manual 3 Kaegen Smith 8 10 Manual…
12 women came out to the Belles Galentine tournament, playing 8 games in Best Game format. Before moving on to the finals, the results were as follows: Rank Name Points Played 1 Cynthia Slattery 795 pts. 8 2 Kaegen Smith 772 pts. 8 3 Bonnie Hiner 765 pts. 8 4 Elizabeth Jessee 763 pts. 8 FINALS CUTOFF 5 Michelle Rader 761 pts. 8 6 Wilma Holzhalb 756 pts. 8 7…
13 women came out to play in Week 2 of the Belles of Steel Winter Series. They played a Fair Strikes Knockout until half the players were eliminated, and the rest went on to an Amazing Race final. After 7 rounds, there was a 3-way tie for 6th, resolved by a 1-game tiebreaker, which Judy Harveycutter won, putting her into the finals. View full results at matchplay.events Rank Name Strikes…
The first tournament of our 2026 Winter Series – Belles Edition – was a great time! With 9 players, we had a 7-strike Fair Strikes knockout, with the top 4 going to playoffs. Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Sarah Kuetemeier 2 7 7:2 2 Geo Schmidt 6 7 7:6 2 Cynthia Slattery 6 7 7:6 2 Wilma Holzhalb 6 7 7:6 FINALS CUTOFF 5 Molly Willis 8 7 7:8…
8 women came out to compete in the gals’ first tournament at Galactic Arcade! After 8 rounds of Group Match Play, the results were as follows: Rank Name Points 1 Michelle Rader 52 pts. 2 Cynthia Slattery 42 pts. 2 Kathy Cohen 42 pts. 4 Kaegen Smith 32 pts. 5 Tammy Iskandar 30 pts. 6 Bonnie Hiner 24 pts. 7 Kathy Nesson 20 pts. 8 Liz Leedy 14 pts. View…
We had a great turnout of 15 women at the final Belles tournament of 2025! We held a 7-strike Fair Strikes knockout, until half of the players were eliminated. At the end of qualifying, the results were as follows: Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Erika Corio 2 7 7:2 2 Cynthia Slattery 3 7 7:3 3 Molly Willis 4 7 7:4 4 Sarah Kuetemeier 6 7 7:6 4 Elizabeth…
The Roanoke Belles of Steel have had their Fall League playoffs, and after a whole season of fierce competition, the top 4 finalists for A division were Cynthia Slattery, Wilma Gwyn Holzhalb, Molly Willis, and Kaegen Smith. After 4 games of Match Play, the results were as follows: Rank Name Points 1 Cynthia Slattery 8 pts. 2 Molly Willis 7 pts. 3 Kaegen Smith 5 pts. 4 Wilma Holzhalb 4…
The ladies of Belles of Steel pinball league competed fiercely at Golden Cactus last night, with a few new faces as well! After a 3-hour Qualifier consisting of 14 rounds, our top 4 players went on to compete in a fast and furious Amazing Race final. The qualifying results were… Rank Name Points 1 Cynthia Slattery 71 pts. 2 Kathryn Willis 68 pts. 3 Lex True 65 pts. 4 Ashley…
The Belles of Steel Hallowqueen Bash had just 6 ladies come out to compete, but there were some great costumes and even more fun! Emily Scott proved herself the Belle of the Ball by getting double crowned Hallowqueen for Best Costume (Buck Rogers villianness) and winning First Place! Cyndee came in 2nd, Sarah 3rd and Kathy Nesson 4th. Honorable mention to Elizabeth Jessee who showed up as Buffy the Vampire…
15 ladies competed in the final tournament of the Summer Season. This one was a Fair Strikes Knockout, with a 7-strike max. After 10 rounds of fierce competition, and a tiebreaker game for 2nd, the final results were as follows: See full results on matchplay.events Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Judy Harveycutter 6 10 10:6 2 Cynthia Slattery(won tiebreaker) 7 10 10:7 3 Liz Sledd 7 10 10:7 4…