NHPA 1997 World Tournament Winners
	Kitchener, Ontario Canada (Indoor)
	Total Entries= 1,740
	1997 Class Preliminary Champions
	Men	Name	State	W-L	Rngr %
	A-1	Art Tyson	NY	13-3	76.00
	A-2	Glenn Burris	PA	11.5-3.5	72.33
	B-1	Thomas Gallina	ON-CAN	15-0	74.83
	B-2	Marvin Ellison	SK-CAN	13-2	63.67
	B-3	Doug McConnell	KS	13-2	58.50
	C-1	Jack Stenberg	NY	13.5-2.5	58.44
	C-2	Tom Guill	OH	13.5-1.5	57.67
	C-3	Steve Barnes	CA	13-2	57.17
	D-1	Terry Koivisto	ON-CAN	12-3	53.33
	D-2	Ike Eichhorn	ON-CAN	12-3	50.00
	D-3	Forrest Cooper	KY	12-4	46.72
	E-1	Alan L. Overbaugh	NY	13-3	51.17
	E-2	Laverne Wipf	SD	11-5	47.34
	E-3	Jim Haley	GA	14-1	52.17
	F-1	Thomas Roush	NY	14-1	41.00
	F-2	Don Glass	KY	13-2	48.67
	F-3	John Reilly	CT	14-1	42.83
	G-1	John Dougherty	PA	13-2	45.83
	G-2	Richard Black	IN	12-4	42.81
	G-3	Herbert Miller	NY	12-3	43.67
	H-1	Jim Hawkins	ON-CAN	13-2	49.33
	H-2	Walter Metts Sr.	PA	12-3	40.83
	H-3	Fred Decorah	WI	10.5-4.5	43.00
	I-1	Casey Sluys	CA	12-4	35.47
	I-2	Wayne Sturtz	VA	12.4-3.5	40.47
	I-3	Harry Buzz Jones	KS	14-1	47.00
	J-1	Tom Routh	KS	15-0	49.33
	J-2	Richard Blackburn	OH	14-1	35.83
	J-3	Martin Donaldson Jr.	ON-CAN	11.5-4.5	41.56
	K-1	Omar Truesdell	NY	12-3	40.17
	K-2	Ron Hook	IL	12-4	39.84
	K-3	Fred Tragesser	IN	12.5-2.5	41.33
	L-1	Harvey Strausbaugh	OH	15-0	41.17
	L-2	Mike Cone	WI	13.5-1.5	43.83
	L-3	Jeffery A Gearhart	NY	12.5-2.5	37.33
	M-1	Norman Smith	NJ	12.5-2.5	30.00
	M-2	Dave Sage	MO	12.5-3.5	34.84
	M-3	Gordon Simon Jr.	MI	13-2	35.33
	N-1	Keith Lindsay	ON-CAN	12-3	40.00
	N-2	Jack Lamka	ON-CAN	12-3	33.50
	N-3	Craig C. Schadler	NY	15-0	38.83
	O-1	Bob Roy	WV	15-1	40.31
	O-2	Jeff Williams	CA	14-1	55.67
	O-3	Edward Donaghue	NY	14-1	25.33
	P-1	John Tiny Wright	IL	14-1	38.67
	P-2	George Tanner	MI	13.5-1.5	39.00
	P-3	Ernie Johnson	CO	11.5-3.5	34.17
	Q-1	Albert Morin	MB-CAN	13-3	26.56
	Q-2	Claude Roy	PQ-CAN	12-3	29.83
	Q-3	Clyde Rains	IA	12.5-2.5	34.17
	R-1	Gene Medzyk	CA	13-2	31.67
	R-2	Terry Williams	NY	14-1	36.00
	R-3	Alan Jones	IL	12-3	21.83
	S-1	Jack Baker Sr.	NH	13-2	25.17
	S-2	Terry Phillips	ON-CAN	13-2	27.17
	S-3	Martin Favreau	PQ-CAN	14-1	31.67
	T-1	Jack Royallminns	NY	13.5-1.5	27.67
	T-2	Glenn Grossmann	NY	12.5-2.5	20.17
	T-3	Larry Quigley	OH	14-1	29.33
	U-1	Danny Gallina	ON-CAN	14-1	27.00
	U-2	Ted Lovejoy	OH	12-4	16.88
	U-3	Al Mackay	ON-CAN	13-2	15.33
	V-1	Charles E. Burkett	PA	14.5-0.5	22.33
	V-2	Chris Barthelemy	LA	14-1	25.50
	V-3	Charles E. Kester	NY	13.5-1.5	16.67
	Women	Name	State	W-L	Rngr %
	A	Sylvianne Moisan	PQ-CAN	14-1	84.00
	B	Becky Kemper	KY	13-2	82.00
	C	Kathy Yaworski	MI	12-3	63.00
	D	Iris Sandham	GA	14-1	62.83
	E	Tiffany Gage	MN	12-3	56.67
	F	Helen Merrill	KS	13-2	51.50
	G	Laura Nahls	ON-CAN	13-2	59.17
	H	Mildred Huff	ME	13-2	55.33
	I	Margaret Schnarr	ON-CAN	14-1	50.33
	J	Deborah Morrison	ME	13-2	46.00
	K	Joyce Arledge	OH	14-3	41.03
	L	Lisa Conley	OH	15-0	49.50
	M	Audrey Liedtke	ON-CAN	15-0	37.33
	N	Carol Kurt	ON-CAN	15-0	39.33
	O	Dianne Lasenby	ON-CAN	14-1	39.33
	P	Helen Mensinger	NY	13-3	32.66
	Q	Jo Ann Gould	NY	13-2	26.17
	R	Marie Piotto	ON-CAN	15-0	27.33
	Elder's	Name	State	W-L	Rngr %
	A	Frank Bohun	PA	14-1	84.00
	B	Allan Hillman	KS	13-2	67.00
	C	Roy Trussell	FL	13-2	54.50
	D	Paul Bogardus	MI	14-1	53.33
	E	Richard Spaller	OH	11-2	53.08
	F	Carl Beacock	ON-CAN	10-3	47.31
	G	Edwin Danby	ON-CAN	13-0	43.85
	H	Edgar Teschke	ON-CAN	12-1	29.81
	Sr. Men	Name	State	W-L	Rngr %
	A	John Bogardus	NY	12-3	71.50
	B	Art Sperber	WA	13-2	66.50
	C	Gerald Hammack	NC	11.5-2.5	51.96
	D	Ken Duquest	FL	13-2	45.83
	E	Melvin Bray	KS	14-1	51.00
	F	Vern Schroder	OH	13-2	40.33
	G	Doug Rutherford	ON-CAN	13-2	41.17
	H	Art Eastwood	OR	11.4	36.17
	I	Albert L. Heilemann	NY	11-2	35.96
	J	Ken Goodrick	PA	12-1	28.65
	K	Walter Busse	MN	11-2	27.31
	L	Willard Fortner	OK	12-2	23.57
	Junior's	Name	State	W-L	Rngr %
	A	Steve Morris	PA	15-1	74.06
	B	Michelle Jarrett	OK	12-2	63.57
	C	Rebecca King	OK	15-1	56.41
	D	Joel Schroeder	IN	13-0	41.35
	E	Allan Shanks	MI	12-1	38.65
	F	Clarke Boas	MD	12-1	27.88
	G	Wayne Seither	MD	12-1	12.12
	Compiled  by Mel Yockstick