Cornwall Curling Club

The 2 pm finals are set after semi-final action this morning at the provincial The Dominion Curling Club Championship at the Montague Curling Club. The Marie Ford team from Crapaud and the defending champion Donald Clarey foursome had previously earned byes to the women’s and men’s finals by finishing round robin play yesterday in first place, with the second and third place teams battling this morning to advance to the final. The Ford foursome will be playing Nola Murphy and her Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club team from Summerside, who eliminated the defending champion Lorianne Davies rink from Cornwall with an 8-1 win this morning, opening with a three point first end and a single steal in the second end to build an early lead.  The men’s game was close in the first half, with Alan Inman and his Crapaud team taking a 3-2 lead over Western’s Daryl MacDonald rink into the fifth end. The Crapaud squad owned the scoreboard in the second half, stealing a single in the fifth, a deuce in the sixth and another single in seven to win 7-2 and advance to the final. Other members of the Clarey team are Larry Richards, David Rice, and Steven MacLeod. Playing with Inman are Stephen Thomson, Gordon Fall, and Tony Quigley. Julie Mutch, Vivian Holm, and Heather MacRae round out the Ford foursome, while Donna Arsenault, Paulette Richard, and Elspeth Carmody complete the Murphy team.

Round robin play wrapped up Saturday evening, with the Clarey rink from the host club finishing in first place in the men’s section with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record, and the Ford team from the Crapaud Community Curling Club winning the women’s section with  a 4-1 win-loss record.

The Inman rink from Crapaud placed second in the men’s section with a 4-1 record, while Western’s MacDonald foursome was third at 3-2.

Davies and her team from Cornwall, and the  Murphy rink from the Silver Fox both finished with 3-2 records. Murphy beat Davies 9-5 in their round robin encounter and was awarded second place.

Finishing out of the playoffs in the men’s section was Bob Fowler and his Cornwall rink at 2-3, Blair Jay and his Silver Fox team at 1-4, and the Pat Birtwistle team from Charlottetown, who did not manage to pick up a win in the event.

Gail Greene and her Montague rink and Rushell MacDonald and her Western team both ended play at 2-3 on the women’s side, with Cathy MacDougall of Charlottetown finishing at 1-4.

In Saturday women’s play MacDonald edged Murphy 7-6, and Ford got by Greene 7-5 in the morning draw, Davies beat MacDonald 8-5, and MacDougall picked up her only win in impressive style, scoring two four enders in an 11-4 routing of Greene in the afternoon. The evening draw saw Davies score a point in the extra end to win 7-6 over MacDougall, and Murphy hand Ford her first loss, by a 7-4 score.

On the men’s side, MacDonald edged Jay 5-4, and Fowler shaded Birtwistle 7-6 in an extra end Saturday morning, MacDonald scored a triple in the final end to get by Fowler 6-5, and Clarey downed Birtwistle 8-1 in the afternoon draw, while Inman got by Jay 7-6 in the evening.

The men’s and women’s winners from this afternoon’s finals advance to the national The Dominion, November 19-24 at the Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Scarborough Ont.

The championship round goes Sunday at The Dominion Curling Club Championship at the Montague Curling Club with the semi-finals at 10 am and the finals at 2 pm. Round robin play wrapped up Saturday evening, with the defending champion Donald Clarey rink from the host club finishing in first place in the men’s section with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record, and the Marie Ford team from the Crapaud Community Curling Club winning the women’s section with  a 4-1 win-loss record. These team now advance directly to their respective Sunday finals, against the winners of the morning semi-finals between the second and third place teams. Other members of the Clarey team are Larry Richards, David Rice, and Steven MacLeod, while Julie Mutch, Vivian Holm, and Heather MacRae round out the Ford foursome.

The Alan Inman rink from Crapaud placed second in the men’s section with a 4-1 record, while Western’s Daryl MacDonald foursome was third at 3-2. These rinks will play off in the semi-final on Sunday morning, with the winner advancing to the final.

Defending champion Lorianne Davies and her team from Cornwall, and the Nola Murphy rink from the Silver Fox in Summerside both finished with 3-2 records and a trip to the semis in the women’s section. Murphy beat Davies 9-5 in their round robin encounter and was awarded second place.

Finishing out of the playoffs in the men’s section was Bob Fowler and his Cornwall rink at 2-3, Blair Jay and his Silver Fox team at 1-4, and the Pat Birtwistle team from Charlottetown, who did not manage to pick up a win in the event.

Gail Greene and her Montague rink and Rushell MacDonald and her Western team both ended play at 2-3 on the women’s side, with Cathy MacDougall of Charlottetown finishing at 1-4.

In Saturday women’s play MacDonald edged Murphy 7-6, and Ford got by Greene 7-5 in the morning draw, Davies beat MacDonald 8-5, and MacDougall picked up her only win in impressive style, scoring two four enders in an 11-4 routing of Greene in the afternoon. The evening draw saw Davies score a point in the extra end to win 7-6 over MacDougall, and Murphy hand Ford her first loss, by a 7-4 score.

On the men’s side, MacDonald edged Jay 5-4, and Fowler shaded Birtwistle 7-6 in an extra end Saturday morning, MacDonald scored a triple in the final end to get by Fowler 6-5, and Clarey downed Birtwistle 8-1 in the afternoon draw, while Inman got by Jay 7-6 in the evening.

The men’s and women’s winners from Sunday afternoon’s finals advance to the national The Dominion, November 19-24 at the Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Scarborough Ont.

Two rinks, the defending champion Donald Clarey men’s team from the host Montague Curling Club, and last years’s women’s runner-up rink, the Marie Ford rink from the Crapaud Community Curling Club remain undefeated following Friday play at the PEI The Dominion Curling Club Championship. The Clarey team includes third Larry Richards, second David Rice, and lead Steven MacLeod, while Julie Mutch, Vivian Holm, and Heather MacRae complete the Ford rink.

In the Friday evening draw, Clarey scored three points in the final end to hand the Alan Inman team from Crapaud their first loss with a 6-5 come-from-behind win to sit at 4-0, with Inman at 3-1. Clarey led 3-0 after 5 ends, but Inman took a triple in the sixth and stole a deuce in seven to bring a two point lead into the last end, but Clarey came back with the triple for the win. The Bob Fowler rink from Cornwall, the Blair Jay squad from the Silver Fox, and the Daryl MacDonald team from the Western Community club in Alberton all have one win against two losses, while Charlottetown’s Pat Birtwistle rink are winless in three starts.

The Ford foursome won 9-5 this evening over Rushell MacDonald and her Western team to go to 3-0 in the women’s division. The defending champion Lorianne Davies rink from Cornwall came from behind with 4 points in the final end to pick up their first win, by a 9-7 score, and hand the Gail Greene team from the host club their first loss tonight. Greene is tied with Nola Murphy and her Silver Fox rink for second place with 2-1 records, after Murphy blanked Charlottetown’s Cathy MacDougall team 8-0 tonight. Davies and MacDonald are 1-2, while MacDougall is 0-3.

Round robin play wraps up on Saturday, with draws at 10 am and 2 and 6 pm. Tiebreakers, if needed, go Sunday at 10, with the semi-finals between the second and third place teams going that afternoon at 2, and the finals, between the semi winner and the first place team from the round robin, taking place Sunday at 6 pm. In the event that no tiebreakers are required, the semis will move to 10 am and the finals to 2 pm.

The winning rinks will advance to the national The Dominion, November 19-24 at the Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Scarborough Ont.

(by Danny Lamoureux)

Despite a few hiccups in the last draw of the round robin at the Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Championship in Abbotsford, BC, the playoff round is set to go this weekend.

Photography by Davina

Cathy King was upset 5-4 by Northern Ontario’s Darla Esch. The North Bay skip scored a well played three in the 9th end to break the game open. King had a chance to tie in the last end but her takeout rolled too far. King finished the round robin at 9-2 tied with Newfoundland & Labrador’s Cathy Cunningham. King had beaten Cunningham in the round robin guaranteeing her a place in Sunday’s championship final.

Cunningham defeated a stubborn Shirley Berry from PEI 8-6 for her ninth win advancing to Saturday’s semi final against Nova Scotia’s Nancy Delahunt. Delahunt finished her round robin with a 6-4 loss to Manitoba denying her the hammer in the semi final as her record is 8-3. The semi final tilt is set for 2:00pm Pacific on Saturday, March 24.

The remaining games had Quebec’s Odette Trudel stun BC’s Penny Shantz 8-6 with steals of one in the 8th and 9th ends to tie the game and then a steal of two in the 10th end.  Quebec had a relatively successful week at 5-6 emerging from the pre-qualifier a week ago Thursday. BC drops to 4-7.

Photography by Davina

The defending senior women’s champion, Heidi Hanlon of the Thistle-St. Andrews in Saint John, finished her week on a high note as she prepares to represent Canada next  month at the world seniors. After starting the event 1-4, she posted 6 consecutive wins, including a 6-5 win over Saskatchewan’s Darlene Gillies, to finish 7-4 and in 4th place one game out of the playoffs.

Joining Quebec at 5-6 are four other teams. Saskatchewan, Manitoba’s Laurie Deprez, Quebec, and Northern Ontario.

PEI finished at 3-8 and the NWT’s Ann McKellar-Gillis at 1-10.

The Canadian Senior Women’s champion will represent Canada at the 2013 World Senior Championships next April at a site to be announced.

Scores & Standings

Click to read this story at the CCA website.

The Dominion Curling Club Championship got underway Thursday afternoon and wraps up on Sunday at the Montague Curling Club, with the men’s and women’s club champions from six of the seven PEI curling clubs taking part. Five rinks remain undefeated after Thursday play.

After opening day action in the men’s section, defending champion Donald Clarey of Montague and Crapaud’s Alan Inman foursome are 2-0, while the remaining four rinks sit at 0-1. Clarey won his opener 5-1 over Daryl MacDonald from Alberton’s Western Community club, and doubled Blair Jay and his Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club rink 6-3 in the evening draw, stealing 3 points in the 4th end en route to the victory. Inman stole a single in the second, and followed up a three point fifth end with a steal of another 3 in the sixth in an 8-2 win over Charlottetown’s Pat Birtwistle in the afternoon, and stole four points in the sixth end on the way to an 8-3 win over Cornwall’s Bob Fowler rink in the evening. Clarey and Inman will face each other in the 6 pm Friday draw.

In the women’s section, Crapaud’s Marie Ford rink, who were runners-up last year to the Lorianne Davies rink from Cornwall in a 9-1 final, beat the defending champions by a 7-1 score in the opening draw, following a fifth end single with a steal of two in the sixth. The other opening day games saw the Gail Greene rink of Montague rally for a deuce in the final frame to edge Nola Murphy and her Silver Fox team 6-5, and Rushell MacDonald and her Western team shade Cathy MacDougall and her Charlottetown rink 8-7.

Round robin play continues on Friday and Saturday with draws at 10 am, and 2 and 6 pm. Tiebreakers, if needed, go Sunday at 10 am, with the semi-finals following at 2 pm and the finals taking place at 6 pm. If there are no men’s and no women’s tiebreakers, the semis and the finals will advance to 10 am and 2 pm, respectively.

The winning rinks will advance to the national The Dominion, November 19-24 at the Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Scarborough Ont.

The Dominion Curling Club Championship gets underway Thursday afternoon and wraps up on Sunday at the Montague Curling Club, with the men’s and women’s club champions from six of the seven PEI curling clubs taking part. Defending champions the Donald Clarey rink from the host Montague club, and the Lorianne Davies foursome from the Cornwall Curling Club are both back to defend their titles. The winning rinks will advance to the national The Dominion, November 19-24 at the Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Scarborough Ont.

The men’s and women’s divisions will each play a round robin draw, with the second and third place teams advancing to a semi-final, and the winners of the semis facing the first place rinks in the final. Round robin draws go at 2 and 6 pm on Thursday, with the opening ceremonies at 5:15 pm. The round robin continues on Friday and Saturday with draws at 10 am, and 2 and 6 pm. Tiebreakers, if needed, go Sunday at 10 am, with the semi-finals following at 2 pm and the finals taking place at 6 pm. If there are no men’s and no women’s tiebreakers, the semis and the finals will advance to 10 am and 2 pm, respectively.

Here are the opening men’s draws:

Thursday March 22 at 2 pm
Western vs Montague, Charlottetown vs Crapaud

Thursday March 22 at 6 pm
Cornwall vs Crapaud, Silver Fox vs Montague

Here are the opening women’s draws:

Thursday March 22 at 2 pm
Crapaud vs Cornwall

Thursday March 22 at 6 pm
Silver Fox vs Montague, Western vs Charlottetown

Complete draw is at PEICurling.com/thedominion, with end-by-end results at LiveCurling.com

Here are the team rosters (Skip to lead, club):

Men

Bob Fowler, Jamie Ballem, Alan Acorn, Angus Davies, Cornwall Curling Club
Daryl MacDonald, Freddy Fraser, Mike Trudeau, Eric McCarthy, Western Community Curling Club (Alberton)
Blair Jay, Sandy Rundle, Chuck Jay, Gerald Caissy, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club (Summerside)
Alan Inman, Stephen Thomson, Gordon Fall, Tony Quigley, Crapaud Community Curling Club
Donald Clarey, Larry Richards, David Rice, Steven MacLeod, Montague Curling Club
Pat Birtwistle, Trent Hayes, Adam Arsenault, Adam Clark, Charlottetown Curling Club

Women

Rushell MacDonald, Carol Burroughs, Wendy Fraser, Marjorie Malone, Western Community Curling Club (Alberton)
Lorianne Davies, Melody Beck, Tracy MacDonald, Lynda Turnbull, Cornwall Curling Club
Gail Greene, Tracy Yorston-Campbell, Carole Sullivan, Shelley Rice, Montague Curling Club
Marie Ford, Julie Mutch, Vivian Holm, Heather MacRae, Crapaud Community Curling Club
Nola Murphy, Donna Arsenault, Paulette Richard, Elspeth Carmody, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club (Summerside)
Cathy MacDougall, Donna Boulter, Michelle Aitken, Kandie Ramsay, Charlottetown Curling Club

PEI’s Special Olympics curling team, who recently won gold medals at the Special Olympics Winter Games in St. Albert Alberta, were honoured with a celebration Sunday evening during their regular curling draw at the Cornwall Curling Club. The rink, who are also members of the Charlottetown Curling Club, and beat Nova Scotia on a measure by a 6-5 score in the gold medal game, is skipped by Greg St. John, and includes Phillip Chugg, John Anthony Laybolt, Monique Gauthier, and Chris MacPherson. They went through round robin play with a perfect 3-0 record. Team coaches are Dick St. John and Ann Doucette.

Click to view a photo album from Sunday’s celebration.

Full Event packages for the Grand Slam Curling Event in Summerside, April 17-22, are available through the Cornwall Curling Club. The price is $157.50 and the Club will receive $25.00 for each ticket sold. Our allocated seats are in section F, row F, and we have 10 seats available. Please phone or sign up at the club to order your ticket.

Here’s more on the event:

The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling GP Car and Home Players’ Championship  in Summerside is less than a month away, and the teams are now known for the event, April 17-22 at The Eastlink Arena at Credit Union Place.  The Players’ Championship features a separate men’s and women’s draw consisting of the world’s top 8 ranked teams from the 2011-12 season.

Here are the teams that are coming:

Men: Kevin Martin, Glenn Howard, Jeff Stoughton, Brad Gushue (with Summerside native Adam Casey), Niklas Edin (Sweden), Kevin Koe, Mike McEwen and John Epping.

Women: Jennifer Jones, Sherry Middaugh, Heather Nedohin, Eve Muirhead (Scotland), Silvana Tirinzoni (Switzerland), Cathy Overton-Clapham, Chelsea Carey and Stephanie Lawton.

Kevin Martin and Jennifer Jones were last year’s champions.

Here is the draw schedule (PDF): http://grandslamofcurling.com/Portals/282/Schedule/PEI-TourChampionship-Draw%20Formatted.pdf

Tickets may be purchased at CupEvents.ca.

Full event passes are still available at $157.50 a seat, while Flex packages are also on sale now, with the Evening and Weekend Pass, which includes all 7:30 pm draws throughout the week and also includes all weekend draws, available for $95.00, and the Grand Slam Flex Pass, which is valid for 7 round robin draws for 11 total admissions, and also includes semi-finals and finals as well as any tiebreakers if necessary, available for $125.00.

Individual draw tickets will go on sale later this month.

For more information, visit GrandSlamofCurling.com and CupEvents.ca.

The Cornwall Curling Club team of Ruth Stavert and Gloria Clarke captured the women’s division of the Maritime Stick Curling Championship at the Amherst Curling Club on Thursday by defeating the New Brunswick team of Grace Donald and Diane Gallant. Also, in an earlier playoff game they scored a rare 6 ender. As there are only 6 rocks per end in stick curling, that is equivalent to scoring an 8 ender in regular curling. The Stavert-Clarke team also won the championship in 2010. The second PEI team of Audrey Callaghan and Janet Hackett were defeated in their semi-final game.

PEI teams also distinguished themselves in the open/men’s division as the Montague team of Floyd Stewart and Gordon MacDonald were runners-up after being defeated in the final game by the Bennett-Duggan team from Nova Scotia. The two Cornwall teams of Charlie Campbell – Barry Craswell and Sterling Stratton – Ernie Stavert made the playoff round but were defeated in the quarter finals.

The 2013 Maritime Stick Championship will be hosted by the Montague Curling Club in mid-March. Each of the three provinces is represented by 4 open teams and 2 women’s teams for the three day event.