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About the League Operator

Hello...please let me introduce myself....

My name is Sam Rullo Jr. I am the founder and owner of the Laurel Highlands division of The Association for P.O.O.L. (TAP) I am a part of TAP corporate (VP of Sales) in which I handle all of the contracts for our new licensees thru out the country. I also hold one of five seats on the TAP national board of directors.

I have been a known player around the pool scene for years (although I don't play as much as I would like to these days) and have helped to organize and manage some of the very first leagues in the mid 1980's in the Cambria/Somerset area. I have also been directing and promoting local tournaments since the early 1980's. Not only being the first TAP licensee in the state of Pennsylvania and the second oldest TAP licensee in the country in terms of service, I take alot of satisfaction knowing that I was the first person to bring in a sanctioned league, such as TAP, to the Cambria/Somerset area in 1997.With a very humble start of only six teams and 53 players, our loyal members have helped to grow the Laurel Highlands TAP league to 85-100 teams in the regular fall and spring sessions and a player mailing list of well over 3,000 players in eleven years.

I also promote and direct the TAP Team State Titleholder and Masters events. These events have become the largest and most anticipated pool tournaments in Western Pa. I am proud to say that in 2003, I introduced and codirected the new format that is now used at TAP's "Dream Team" event held at Allen Hopkin's Super Billiard Expo in Valley Forge every March. This format has now been adopted for use at all of TAP's national championship team events. TAP was the first and is the only national pool league using this type of format at their major events. I will continue to try new ideas and innovations both on a local and national level for TAP to enhance the experience of league play for you, the player.

In closing, LH TAP has help raise thousands of dollars at benefit events for causes ranging from our own members involved in accidents, children with medical issues and even money for the Flight 93 national memorial fund. LH TAP is just more then a bunch of pool players knocking some balls into pockets and I am very proud to be associated with all of you.

Our sport of pocket billiards has been a love and passion of mine since I was 10 years old. It's the greatest game ever invented. I hope to meet you on the table someday and when we do, I plan on you doing all of the racking!!!

As always,

"Good luck and Good Rolls!"

Sam and Morgan

My secretary, Morgan LaRae (2002 pic) takes a short break after putting a severe whipping on her dad and here I am (roll mouse over pic) with ladies world champion Alison Fisher getting autographs for a raffle to help raise money for the Flight 93 memorial fund.