Madrone wins Avocado Cribbage Tournament

FALLBROOK - Cy Madrone of Santa Barbara fought his way to his third straight win in the annual Fallbrook Avocado Cribbage Tournament on March 1. His three-peat is thought to be a first in American Cribbage Congress (ACC) sanctioned tournaments. This make four wins for Madrone out of the last eight Fallbrook Avocado tournaments. Bryan Gurden of Las Vegas took Madrone to the fifth game of the five-game match.

In the consolation, snowbird Jim Stricker from Brandon, Minnesota won his first ACC tournament. He cruised to high-qualifier, winning 7 out of 8 games. In the finals, he did it the hard way...