27th Annual Glendale Open Sheepshead Tournament

The Glendale Senior Citizens Club and the Nicolet Recreation Department, is sponsoring a Sheepshead Tournament on Saturday, April 15, 2023. It will be held at Nicolet High School – 7601 North Jean Nicolet Road, Glendale, Wisconsin. The Tournament will start at 12 Noon, with registration beginning at 10:30 AM.

Wisconsin is the hub of Sheepshead, where immigrants brought the game from Germany in the 1800s. The game was developed by peasants who were fed up with their government and expressed their discontent by giving the” king” card a lower rank. The “10” of Cards is higher than the king. The Game is played with 32 cards (7s thru Aces). In fact, Sheepshead (Schafskopf – In German) has been declared as “Milwaukee’s Official Card Game” by the City of Milwaukee Common Council – on October 24, 1983.” Mr. Sheepshead” (Robert Strupp) received the Award – On behalf of Sheepshead players everywhere. Sheepshead is known to be Wisconsin’s “GEMUTLICHKEIT” Game, meaning “congeniality, good times, fun, friendship, and laughter.”

This is the largest Sheepshead Tournament in Wisconsin, and actually - In The World. It started in 1994 with 20 participants, coordinated by the Glendale Recreation Department. At our last Tournament in 2019, there were 225 players. This year, the committee is planning for 300 participants. It has grown every year, both in numbers, and in prizes. Since 1999, the Nicolet Recreation Department has administered the Tournament. The Glendale Senior Citizens Club has been involved from the beginning. The Tournament is a wonderful community event, bringing people in from all over the state.

Tournament flyers are available through the Recreation Department at Nicolet High School. The cost of the tournament is $15 ($20 After March 1, 2023). Participants will play 3 rounds of 15 hands, with the person with the highest score receiving a plaque and a cash prize. There will be 15 prizes. Food will be available, starting at 10:15 AM.

For more information on the Sheepshead Tournament (April 15, 2023), contact the Nicolet Recreation Department @ 414-351-7521.