The 26th annual Kiva Classic tournament concluded Sunday, with more than a dozen championship matches. The four-day tournament, which was held at the Kiva Club in downtown Santa Fe, attracted more than 100 participants, and everyone had a lot of fun on the courts and off.
Here is a list of champions and finalists in each division:
Open Doubles
Champions: Eric Eiteljorg (Denver) and Sean Gallagher (Kiva)
Finalists: Alex Dumas (Colorado Springs) and Alicia McConnell (Colorado Springs)
40+ Doubles
Champions: Eric Eiteljorg (Denver) and TJ Johnson (Denver)
Finalists: Alex Dumas (Colorado Springs) and Alicia McConnell (Colorado Springs)
50+ Doubles
Champions: Jim Nelson (Louisville, CO) and Grant Robinson (Kiva)
Finalists: Sean Ryan (Portland, OR) and Derrick Cameron (Ridgefield, PA)
55+ Doubles
Champions: Martin Casdagli (Kiva) and David Barker (Kiva)
Finalists: Keith Thompson (Denver) and Alan Dille (Golden, CO)
60+ Doubles
Champions: David Barker (Kiva) and Walter Burke (Kiva)
Finalists: Rugs Wilson (Denver) and Alan Dille (Golden, CO)
65+ Doubles
Champions: James Gibbons (San Francisco) and Clark Amos (Scottsdale, AZ)
Finalists: Sue Kaffka and Martin Kaffka (Vancouver, BC)
70+ Doubles
Champions: Neil Ross (Carbondale, CO) and Curt Castleman (Evergreen, CO)
Finalists: Mike Tramutt (Aravada, CO) and Randy Waesche (Denver)
75+ Doubles
Champions: Michael Wilson (Westmount, QC) and John Osborn (Vancouver, BC)
Finalists: Graham Sharman (Kiva) and David O’Loughlin (Pittsburgh, PA)
80+ Doubles
Champions: Dave Matthews (Kiva) and Bill Jones (Kiva)
Finalists: Michael McBean (Westmount, QC) and Purdy Jordan (Mexico City)
40+ Softball Singles
Champion: Sean Ryan (Portland, OR)
Finalist: T.J. Johnson (Denver)
50+ Softball Singles
Champion: Tom Abrams (Kiva)
Finalist: Derrick Cameron (Ridgefield, PA)
60+ Softball Singles
Champion: Tra Pippin (Oklahoma City, OK)
Finalist: Walter Burke (Kiva)
70+ Softball Singles
Champion: Warren Young (Dallas)
Finalist: George Meyer (Fair Oaks, CA)
50+ Hardball Singles
Champion: Grant Robinson (Kiva)
Finalist: Sean Ryan (Portland, OR)
60+ Hardball Singles
Champion: Walter Burke (Kiva)
Finalist: Jim Gibbons (San Francisco, CA)
70+ Hardball Singles
Champion: Rick Taft (Pepperpike, OH)
Finalist: George Meyer (Fair Oaks, CA)
2016 Kiva Classic sportsmanship winner
Graham Sharman of Santa Fe won the 2016 Charlie Perkins Sportsmanship Award.
The award is named for — you guesed it — Charlie Perkins.
Perkins is a longtime Kiva Club member who helped start the Kiva Classic in 1991.
Previous winners are Clark Amos (St. Louis, MO; 2015), Michael McBean (Montreal; 2014) and Charles Amm (Estes Park, CO; 2013).
