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# Game room fun brings prizes, trophies
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/game-room-fun-brings-prizes-trophies/
- Published: 2005-05-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:11:23.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Malibu, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

It’s all fun and games at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica. Youth from around Los Angeles converged in Santa Monica earlier this month for the club’s “First Annual Gamesroom Tournament.”

The youth, ages 7 to 18, were split into various age groups and competed in nine-ball pool, bumper pool, foosball and ping-pong. The competition brought together kids of different backgrounds and from different communities as they played and competed together.

Participating clubs were Boys & Girls Club of Malibu (MAL), Boys & Girls Club of Burbank (BUR) and Variety Boys & Girls Club (VAR). The afternoon was hosted at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica and coordinated by Edwing Villeda, the club’s social recreation director. In all, 52 kids reached for the prize: 1st through 3rd place individual medals and 1st through 3rd place team trophies. Each participant received a goody bag and was entered into a raffle.

The 7 to 10 age group winners were: Nine ball — 1\. Deseri Hernandez (VAR), 2\. Dominic Aguas (BUR), 3\. Diego Soto (MAL) Foosball — 1\. Kevin Sanchez (VAR), 2\. Perry Watson (BUR), 3\. Armondo Gomez (VAR) Ping-pong — 1\. Deserie Hernandez (VAR), 2\. Jesse Vasquez (SM) Bumper pool — 1\. Anthony Zapeda (SM), 2\. Diego Soto (MAL), 3\. Javier Nores (BUR) The 11-13 age group winners were: Nine ball — 1\. Julio Jaramillo (VAR), 2\. Basil Barkas (SM), 3\. Joel Farias (BUR) Foosball — 1\. Julio Jaramillo (VAR), 2\. Jesus Alvarez (VAR), 3\. Krys Savina (BUR) Ping-pong — 1\. Nicholas Hernandez (VAR), 2\. Julian Rivera (SM), 3\. Steven Zapeda (SM) Bumper pool — 1\. Nicholas Hernandez (VAR), 2\. Jesus Alvarez (VAR), 3\. Basil Barkas (SM) The 14 and up age group winners were: Nine ball — 1\. Aveen Chowdhury (BUR), 2\. Anthony Stewart (SM), 3\. Jonny Lopez (MAL) Foosball — 1\. Nathan Gonzalez (VAR), 2\. Angie Santillan (VAR), 3\. Aveen Chowdhury (BUR) Ping-pong — 1\. Chris Peck (MAL), 2\. Jonny Lopez (MAL), 3\. Anthony Gonzalez (VAR) Bumper pool — 1\. Richard Knickerbocker (MAL), 2\. Michael Rivera (SM), 3\. Anthony Gonzalez (VAR) Team trophies went to: 1\. Variety Boys & Girls Club 2\. Boys & Girls Club of Burbank 3\. Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica “It was great to see kids of diverse backgrounds come together and forget their differences for the afternoon,” said M. E. Raco, associate executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica. “Each showed tremendous sportsmanship and represented their clubs and communities well.”

The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica has played an integral role in the Santa Monica and West Los Angeles community for 60 years, providing daily programs and services to more than 4,000 young people, club organizers say. The club is currently open Monday through Friday 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with programs in academics, computers and technology, athletics, the arts, character and leadership building, and skateboarding and rollerblading in the club’s skate park.

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of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica (Photo: Photo courtesy)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 23, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)