Hi,

My name is Steve Brown, and I am the Area 6 Manager.  After an extended period as Regional Director for Region 6-2, I was persuaded to move up the ADO ladder five years ago.  In addition to my role here, I have also been a full-time professional player for twenty years.  Having spent what seems like a lifetime - 36 years, actually - of dedicating myself to the sport I love, I am still as keen as ever to see darts receiving the recognition it deserves, and anything I can do to help the game and its players, I do.

Although this page is designed to keep you all informed about what is going on in Area 6, and to answer your queries regarding Area business, I will be quite happy to help you with all aspects of your game, including mechanics, strategy etc.  Therefore, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or problems.

Thanks for dropping by and checking out the updates below, and I look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with my fellow ADO members.

Steve

UPDATE  Wednesday, July 21, 2010

WICHITA DART FROGS LEAGUE
 Session 1  

B League (Wins)

Tony Duncan (52)
Christy Zimmerman (47)
Steve Olsen (40)
Randy Scheltgen (40)
Michelle Donham (29)
Steve Shively (25)
Inez Thompson (19)

Ladies B League (Wins)

Katerina Hill (31)
Schanell Cream (25)
Kari (24)
Kristen Larneng (23)
Mique Schyler (17)
Ashley (16)
Katie Benton (16)
Terry Ziegler (16)

Ladies A League (Wins)

Jennifer Holley (51)
Christy Zimmerman (41)
Michelle Donham (38)
Kris Reynolds (21)
Lori Kennedy (21)
Kerri Mount (9)

Mens A League (Win %)

Dan Zimmerman (69.2)
Scott Thompson (58.6)
Mike Duntz (56.7)
Gary Boisen (50.0)
Jim Noel (48.0)
Danny Wood (42.1)
Brent Johns (41.4)
Cory Donham (34.3)

 Session 2

B League (Wins)

Dan Zimmerman (66)
Tony Duncan (46)
Christy Zimmerman (37)
Steve Olsen (32)
Randy Scheltgen (31)
Leanna Clifford (31)

Ladies B League (Wins)

Katerina Hill (26)
Terry Ziegler (22)
Katie Benton (19)
Kristen Larneng (18)
Kari (18)
Mique Schyler (17)
Joanie English (3)

Ladies A League (Wins)

Christy Zimmerman (59)
Leanna Clifford (57)
Jennifer Holley (49)
Lori Kennedy (28)
Kris Reynolds (25)
Samantha Haberman (21)
Schanell Cream (15)

C League (Wins)

Eldon Hoopes (69)
Steve Shively (52)
Brandon Swalla (24)
Todd Hawkins (24)
Andrew R. (19)
Jose Monge (15)
Lane (14)
Cole (11)

UPDATE  Thursday, July 1, 2010

US Team Regionals

Region 6-2
The ADO US Team Regional will be held on Friday, July 9, 2010, at the Moose Lodge #1513,
2705 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles, MO 63303 (636-723-7794).  Registration is at 11am, with a noon start.  This Regional is being held in conjunction with the Midwest Summer Classic.

Region 6-5
The ADO US Team Regional will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the American Legion Post #73,
5000 S.E. 24th, Del City, Oklahoma.  Start time to be confirmed.

UPDATE  Friday May 14, 2010

UPDATE  Sunday, May 9, 2010

Here are the singles results from this weekend's Blueberry Hill Open in St. Louis :

Men's Singles 301
1st - Connley Litton (Gardner, KS)
2nd - Isen Veljic (Northbrook, IL)

Women's Singles 301
1st - Sharon Riojas (Chicago, IL)
2nd - Sarah Simoens (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Men's Singles Cricket
1st - Steve Brown (Cahokia, IL)
2nd - Ray Carver (Braidwood, IL)

Women's Singles Cricket
1st - Sharon Riojas (Chicago, IL)
2nd - Sarah Simoens (Cedar Rapids, IA)

UPDATE  Thursday, April 22, 2010

East-West All Star Regionals.

The East-West All-Stars Regional for Region 6-2 will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Senate Luxury Suites, 900 SW Tyler, Topeka, KS (785-233-5050 / 800-488-3188).  Registration is at 11.00 am, with a noon start. This Regional is being held in conjunction with the $2500 T-Town Shootout.

The East-West All-Stars Regional for Region 6-5 will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the American Legion Post #4, 816 N Water St, Wichita, KS.  Registration is at noon, with a 1.00pm start.

Entry fee for these Regionals is $110 per person, with association checks/cashier's checks/money orders payable to "ADO Inc".  Winners from these Regionals will advance to the East-West All Star Challenge, to be held in Stamford, CT, in August.

UPDATE  Thursday, April 1, 2010

Here are the results from the first session of Open Doubles from the OMDA in Springfield, MO.

UPDATE Monday, March 8, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Tournament, Jefferson City, Missouri (March 5-7)

Men's Singles 501
1st - Steve Brown (MVDO)
2nd - Phil Ponder (CMDA)
T4 - Mike Mudd (CMDA), Mark Nowlin (CDA)
T8 - Jim Pliml (SCDL), Keefe Ratte (CMDA), Jared Sullivan (SCDL), Duane Timmermann (SCDL)

Women's Singles 501
1st - Laurie Grover (SCDL)
2nd - Kathy Salway (YNDA)
T4 - Andrea Decker (SCDL), Jessica Thatcher (MVDO)
T8 - Diana Bernskoetter (CMDA), Lori Henley (CMDA), Sue Heinz (CMDA), Charla Bacon (CMDA)

Open Singles Cricket
1st - Steve Brown (MVDO)
2nd - Marc Molnar (SCDL)
T4 - Phil Ponder (CMDA), Matt Myler (CMDA)
T8 - Kevin Saale (MVDO), Duane Timmermann (SCDL), Danny Schaffer (CMDA), Bob Wymer (CDA)

UPDATE  Friday, March 5, 2010
Region 6-2 Masters Regional

Men
1st - Steve Brown (MVDO)
2nd - Phil Ponder (CMDA)
3rd - Linn Barnes (CMDA)
4th - Marc Molnar (SCDL)

Women
1st - Angie Maxwell (SCDL)
2nd - Margaret Hemsath (SCDL)
3rd - Melissa Wilson (SCDL)
4th - Carla Wessel (SCDL)

UPDATE  Thursday, February 25, 2010
Joplin Tri-State Open Results

Sorry for the delay, but here are the singles results from last weekend's Tri-State Open.
Men's Singles 501
Steve Brown (Cahokia, IL) bt Phil Ponder (Jefferson City, MO)
Men's Singles Cricket
Steve Brown bt Phil Ponder
Ladies Singles 501
Amy Pierce (Springfield, MO) bt Diana Rutherford (Kansas City, MO)
Ladies Singles Cricket
Christy Zimmerman (Wichita, KS) bt Amy Pierce

Congratulations to the MVP's, Amy Pierce and Phil Ponder.

UPDATE  Monday, February 8, 2010
ADO World Masters Regionals

Qualifiers from these Regionals will advance to the National Finals in Houston (in June), and the winners from there will represent the US in The World Masters in England.  Entry fee is $110 per person, with association checks/cashier's checks/money orders payable to "ADO Inc".

Region 6-2
The ADO Masters Regional will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010, at the Truman Hotel, 1510 Jefferson, Jefferson City, MO 65109 (573-635-7171).  This Regional is being held in conjuncton with the $5,800 St. Patrick's Day Tournament (I know, it's nowhere near St. Pat's day...)

Region 6-4:

The Masters Regionals will be held Friday, February 26th, at North St. Paul American Legion – 2678 7th St. East – North St. Paul, MN  - 651  777-3708 -  where the Winners advance to the National Finals on June 11th in Houston, TX,  where they will compete for a spot on the ADO Masters Team.  For more info, contact Ryan Loch at 320  309-7232 or lochanddahlberg@hotmail.com.

Region 6-5
The ADO Masters Regional will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010, at the All American Open in Bentonville, AR.  The location will be the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites – 1209 N. Walton Bl. – 479  273-2451 (hotel rates).  Contact info: Mark Foster 479  283-6264 or at marknkatnar@aol.com (subject line:  DART Tournament)  Registration is at 11am, with a noon start.  For more info, contact Steve Webb at 580  695-4064 or stevewebb@att.net.

UPDATE  Tuesday, December 29, 2009

KFUO FM Radio in St. Louis

I know this is late notice, but I will again be stepping in to co-host Classic Tracks on KFUO FM, St. Louis' only radio station devoted to classical music.  I had been booked for several appearances in January, but I will also be on air tonight (December 29).  As always, the show will feature music from my own collection.

Tonight, we will be looking at the movie music of French composer, Georges Auric.  In addition to numerous French films, he also composed for a number of well-known English productions, such as The Lavender Hill Mob, Passport to Pimlico, and The Titfield Thunderbolt.

Next week's show (Jan 5) will be exploring the music of the modern American composer, David Maslanka.

Classic Tracks airs at 8.05pm (CST) every Tuesday, and is repeated at 4.00am (CST) on Thursdays.  You can listen online at www.classic99.com.

UPDATE  Thursday, December 24, 2009

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas,

and a Happy, Peaceful, and Prosperous New Year.

Steve and Valerie

UPDATE  Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Here are the results from the OMDA Fall Singles League in Springfield, MO

UPDATE Friday, October 16, 2009

ADO Cricket Regionals & Tournament Info

Region 6-5
Sunday November 8, 2009, at the Elks Lodge, 401 S. Main, Miami, OK 74354 (918-542-4898).  Registration is at 10.30am, with an 11.00am start.  This Regional is held in conjunction with the $4150 Route 66 Shootout (Fri and Sat).

Region 6-2
Sunday November 22, 2009, at Sharkey's, 5217 SW 28th Ct, Topeka, KS (785-783-2883). 
Registration is at 10.30am, with an 11.00am start.  This Regional is held in conjunction with the $1400 Sunflower Open (Sat).

Blueberry Hill Open 2010
I have just received the sanctioning application for the 2010 Blueberry Hill Open here in St. Louis, and I am please to inform you all that it is back to a $10,000+ tournament. It is the weekend of May 5-7. Look forward to seeing some of you there.

UPDATE  Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Just a few words to let you know that I now have my personal website up and running.  You can find it at www.browniedarts.com.

UPDATE Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Central Missouri Dart Association has a great new updated website.
http://www.cmdadarts.org/

The CMDA in Jefferson City, MO is hosting qualifiers for the forthcoming ADO Cricket Regional (6-2)

Sunday      October 4th       !:00 pm           VFW

Tuesday     October 13th      6:30 PM           Wel-Com-Inn

Sunday            October 25th      1:00 PM           VFW

Tuesday     November 10th     6:30 PM     Wel-Com-Inn

UPDATE Sunday, September 20, 2009

ADO Cricket Regionals

Region 6-2
The ADO Cricket Regional will be held on Sunday, November 22, in Topeka, KS.  This Regional will be held in conjunction with the $1400 Sunflower Open (to be held on Saturday).  Full details to follow.

Region 6-5
The ADO Cricket Regional will be held on Sunday, November 8, in Miami, OK.  This Regaional will be held in conjunction with the $4235 Route 66 Shootout (to be held on the Friday and Saturday).  Full details to follow.

WINDY CITY OPEN (October 2-4, 2009)

I would just like to confirm that the forthcoming Windy City Open IS ADO-sanctioned.

UPDATE  Sunday, August 9, 2009

Another update from Stamford, as Steve Brown and Dan Zimmerman took the Men's 501 Doubles title (against John Kuczynski and Joey Watts), to add to their second-place finish in Saturday's Cricket Doubles.  The aforementioned Cricket Doubles also saw a winner from Area 6, as St. Louis' Brad Wethington partnered Larry Butler to victory.

UPDATE  Friday, August 7, 2009

First update from Stamford, and a great victory for Area 6 in the All-Star Welcome Party Blind Draw!  MVDO ADO Rep Billy Dupske (St. Louis, MO) and 13-year old Zach Zimmerman (Wichita, KS) teamed up for the win.  Victory was clinched by Billy with a superb 164 checkout.

UPDATE  Thursday, August 6, 2009

I'd just like to take this opportunity to wish all Area 6 competitors the best of luck at the National 501 Championships in Stamford this weekend, and in the USA Darts Classic.

UPDATE July 27, 2009

AREA 6 YOUTH COMPETE FOR WORLD CUP TEAM

UPDATE  Friday, July 17, 2009

DARTS ON THE RADIO - AGAIN!

Just a quick note to let you know that I will again be co-hosting a number of shows on St. Louis' KFUO FM classical radio station.  I stood in for several weeks last summer while one of the regular hosts of the weekly 'Classic Tracks' was on vacation, and I have been asked to do the same this year.  At the moment we have a minimum of four shows planned, beginning with next Tuesday, July 21.  The music played is not only of my choosing, but will be taken from my own personal collection.

'Classic Tracks' airs at 8.05pm (CST) every Tuesday, and is repeated at 4.00am each Thursday.  You can listen online at www.classic99.com.

UPDATE  Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Firstly, apologies for not posting any recent updates, but I've been on the road for much of the last month.  Anyway, here are the details for the forthcoming US Team Regionals in
Regions 6-2 and 6-5:

The ADO US Team Regional for Region 6-2 will be held on Friday, July 10, 2009, at the St. Charles Moose Lodge #1513, 2705 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles, MO 63303.  This Regional is being run in conjunction with the $6,545 Midwest Summer Classic (see attached flyer).

The ADO US Team Regional for Region 6-5 will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2009, at the Sooner Corral, 10300 S Sooner Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73165 (405-793-0790).   For further information on this Regional, please contact 6-5 Regional Director Sandy Diel on 316-990-0127 /RD6-5ATadodarts.com.

Registration for both Regionals is at 11am with a noon start.  Entry fee is $110 per player, with association checks/cashier’s checks/money orders (no personal checks please) made payable to “ADO Inc”.

Winners will advance to the National Finals in Denver, CO, in October.  Winners from there will qualify for the US Team to compete in the 2010 Americas Cup in Jamaica.

UPDATE  Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Here are results from the OMDA's Team Championships in Springfield, MO.

UPDATE  Saturday, May 23, 2009

With St. Louis hosting the ADO US Team Regional in July, the MVDO and SCDL are working hard to qualify players for this.  Here are the dates and venues of upcoming qualifiers: