UPEI’s Veronica Smith rink wins CIS Curling Championship Berth!

The past two weekends have been good ones for 18 year old UPEI student and Cornwall Curling Club member Veronica Smith. Last weekend, she skipped her rink to a 9-5 win over Cornwall clubmate Amanda MacLean and her team to … Continue reading

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Smith rink (Team UPEI) leading MUN 5-1 at fourth-end break in Atlantic Univ. Women’s Curling Ch’ship

Team UPEI, skipped by Cornwall’s Veronica Smith, leads 5-1 over defending champion Memorial University of Newfoundland, skipped by Carolyn Suley, after 4 ends of play in the eight-end B championship of the Atlantic University Curling Ch’ships at CFB Halifax, with … Continue reading

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Team UPEI, skipped by Cornwall’s Veronica Smith, one win away from trip to CIS Ch’ships in Kamloops

CornwallCurling.com photo: Veronica Smith They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this weekend winning skip Veronica Smith  joined forces with three members of the runner-up Amanda MacLean rink – Jane Di Carlo who is … Continue reading

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Team UPEI, skipped by Veronica Smith, drops opener at Atlantic University Ch’ships

Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Aleya Quilty, Emily Gray at the Pepsi Jrs. They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this weekend winning skip Veronica Smith has joined forces with three members of the runner-up … Continue reading

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Come out and support our curlers as Cornwall takes on Scotland on January 19!

The Scots are coming to the Cornwall Curling Club on Saturday January 19, as part of the century-old Strathcona Cup Tour. Spectators are welcome to attend everything but the dinner. The Strathcona Cup 2013 Tour (http://strathconacuptour2013.co.uk) is an event with … Continue reading

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Cornwall’s Veronica Smith teaming up with Pepsi Jr. rivals this weekend to represent UPEI at Atlantic Univ. Championships

Photo: Veronica Smith They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this coming weekend Pepsi Junior winning skip Veronica Smith will be joining forces with three members of the runner-up Amanda MacLean rink – Jane … Continue reading

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Welcome back Gordie!

Photo: Gordie Hermann It was great to see one of our Club founders, Gordie Hermann, around the club today, looking great after major heart surgery (to repair five blockages!) in June.  Gordie tells me that he even played a couple … Continue reading

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Thank-You!

Cornwall Curling Club Under  21 Provincial Juniors Chair Karen Currie would like to congratulate and thank all the people who made this year’s event a great success! First of all, to our Junior Club Curlers : It was a pleasure … Continue reading

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Cornwall’s Pat Quilty wins Asham Coaching Award at Pepsi Juniors

The Curl PEI Fair Play and Asham Coaching awards were presented during the closing ceremonies of the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships last night at the Cornwall Curling Club. The Asham Coaching awards, as voted on by all the … Continue reading

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Smiths Sweep Titles (Guardian)

(by Charles Reid) Veronica and Tyler Smith (no relation) win their divisions at the P.E.I. junior curling championships CORNWALL — Despite not being related, Veronica Smith and Tyler Smith have a lot in common. And more so after each won … Continue reading

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Eighth end ices Pepsi Junior wins for Cornwall’s Smith rinks

Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Tyler Smith The eighth end proved crucial in both games tonight in the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, at the Cornwall Curling Club, giving both the Tyler Smith and Veronica Smith rinks from the host … Continue reading

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Three Cornwall teams, plus Christopher Gallant rink from Ch’town, in tonight’s 7 pm Pepsi Juniors finals

The finals are set for 7 pm tonight at the Cornwall Curling Club, in the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, with the winning men’s and women’s rinks advancing to the the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, February 2-10, in … Continue reading

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2:30 pm semi-finals set at Pepsi Jrs. Cornwall’s Tyler Smith and Montague’s Cody Dixon rinks advance

The semi-finals, between the second and third place teams, go at 2:30 this afternoon, with the winners facing the first place teams in the 7 pm finals as the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships wrap up at the Cornwall … Continue reading

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Cornwall’s Amanda MacLean & Ch’town’s Christopher Gallant rinks advance to PEI Pepsi Jrs finals. 5-way tie for men’s 2nd place – tiebreakers underway

Round robin play wrapped up today at the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, with the Christopher Gallant rink from Charlottetown and the Amanda MacLean team from Cornwall going through the round robin undefeated, with 6-0 and 4-0 win-loss records, … Continue reading

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Round 2 of Wednesday Eve. Ladder League set to go

Welcome to the second round of the Wednesday Evening Ladder League, sponsored by Donnie Lowther Snow Removal To make things more interesting, and minimize the number of 8:30 games you have to play, I’ve decided to try two pools of … Continue reading

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Cornwall’s Amanda MacLean and Ch’town’s Christopher Gallant teams still unbeaten at Pepsi Juniors

Only two teams, the Christopher Gallant men’s rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex, and the Amanda MacLean team from the host Cornwall Curling Club, remain undefeated at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships. CornwallCurling.com photo: Amanda MacLean MacLean, whose team … Continue reading

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Pepsi Juniors Banquet – recap and photo gallery (also includes some team photos)

The Pepsi Juniors banquet was held this afternoon in the hall upstairs from the Cornwall Curling Club. Among those on hand to wish the curlers success at this and future events was Curl PEI President George Koke, Cornwall Curling Club … Continue reading

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Battle of the two undefeated men’s teams goes at 7:30 pm in Pepsi Juniors

Only two men’s and one women’s teams remain undefeated at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, and, after tonight’s 7:30 pm draw, there will only be one unbeaten men’s rink remaining, when the Christopher Gallant … Continue reading

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Christopher Gallant, Shawn Pitre, Kaleigh MacKay rinks 2-0, Shawn Pitre, Amanda MacLean teams 1-0 at Pepsi Juniors

Four teams remain undefeated after Thursday play at the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, which continue until Sunday evening here at the Cornwall Curling Club. CornwallCurling.com photo: Amanda MacLean Four teams remain undefeated after Thursday play at the Curl … Continue reading

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MacKay scores extra-end win over Cornwall’s O’Connor, Tyler Smith picks up win in Pepsi Jrs draw 2 (Guardian)

Women’s Kaleigh MacKay scored a single in an extra end Thursday afternoon to defeat Rachel O’Connor during draw two of the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championship. Men’s Three teams got their first wins of the seven-team tournament. Charlottetown’s Christopher Gallant … Continue reading

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MacFadyen completes comeback at Pepsi Juniors (Guardian)

(by Jason Malloy) Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club rink scores extra end victory on opening day of P.E.I. junior championship The Veronica Smith rink scored seven in the last two ends to open the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship … Continue reading

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Cornwall’s Veronica Smith picks up big win, Alex MacFadyen wins come-from-behind see-saw battle in Pepsi Jrs openers

The Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships got underway on Wednesday evening at the Cornwall Curling Club with a two game opening draw – two games that we very different from each other. The junior women’s match was a battle of … Continue reading

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Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championships start this evening here at the Cornwall Curling Club

The first provincial curling championship of the season, the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, gets underway this evening (Wednesday January 2nd), and concludes on Sunday the 6th here at the Cornwall … Continue reading

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2013 to be big year for Stick Curling on PEI-Western hosting Provincial, Montague hosting Maritime, Cornwall hosting National ch’ships

Stick Curling, where the curling rock is delivered using a delivery stick rather than the traditional “hack” delivery method, has been growing rapidly on PEI since curlers here first started using “the stick” over 15 years ago. The delivery stick … Continue reading

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Cornwall Curling Club-modified eligibility rules for The Dominion

The sign up sheet for our Club’s playdowns for the provincial The Dominion Curling Club Championship has been posted on the bulletin board by the bar. Sign up before Jan. 18th! In order to encourage participation in the club Dominion … Continue reading

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Pepsi Juniors set to go Wednesday evening

The first provincial curling championship of the season, the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, gets underway on Wednesday January 2nd, and concludes on Sunday the 6th at the Cornwall Curling Club. … Continue reading

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Cornwall hosting Pepsi Juniors – draw and rosters now available

The round robin draw and team rosters are now available on the event web page at PEICurling.com/juniors for the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, for curlers age 20 and under, which get underway on Wednesday January 2nd, and conclude … Continue reading

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Signup now for The Dominion Club Playdowns – deadline is Jan. 18

The sign up sheet for our Club’s playdowns for the provincial The Dominion Curling Club Championship has been posted on the bulletin board by the bar. Sign up before Jan. 18th! The Club  playdowns will be held the weekend of … Continue reading

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Sympathies extended

Members of the Cornwall Curling Club would like to extend sincere sympathy to club member and webmaster Derek MacEwen, former junior coordinator and Canada Games coach Nancy Yeo, and their son Michael on the passing of Nancy’s mother, Wilna Yeo, who … Continue reading

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PEI Brewing Co. Funspiel goes Jan. 11-13

The signup sheet is now up at the Club for the inaugural PEI Brewing Company Funspiel, which kicks off on Friday January 11, and wraps up on Saturday the 12th. This is a single entry event, open to club members, … Continue reading

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Dates announced for our Club’s The Dominion Curling Club Ch’ship playdowns

Our Club’s playdowns for the provincial The Dominion Curling Club Championship will be held the weekend of Jan-25-27th. The men’s and women’s teams to represent the club at the provincial playdowns in March will be chosen at that time. The … Continue reading

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Help us get a handle on sponsorship for new handles!

The Board of Directors is looking for volunteers to help coordinate a drive for new handles for our curling rocks. It has been some time since they have been replaced and we are looking for sponsors to help cover the … Continue reading

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House Call: Five Ways to speed up play (CCA)

[Here’s some great advice  on how to speed up your play!] “Slow Play is best avoided as it makes the game drag on and on and sucks the fun right out of the sport,” says Kim Perkins. (Photo CCA/Michael Burns) … Continue reading

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Draws today (not in Guardian)

Today’s draws don’t seem to be in the Guardian. Here they are: Cornwall Curling Club draw for Wed. Dec. 12. “The Iceman” Daytime Competitive league 10 am Ice 1: Ray Biagé vs Barry Craswell 1 pm Ice 1: Gloria Clarke … Continue reading

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Cornwall’s Tyler Smith rink runner-up, Veronica Smith team women’s semi-finalist at Fox Jr. Cashspiel (Journal)

(by Nancy MacPhee) SUMMERSIDE – The Charlottetown Curling Club’s Shawn Pitre rink beat out the Tyler Smith foursome from the Cornwall Curling Club for the $500 top prize at the inaugural December junior spiel here at the Silver Fox Curling … Continue reading

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Flashback to the Scots’ visit back in 2003

While the Scots will be returning to our Club in January to once again compete in the Strathcona Cup, they were also here a decade ago, back in January 2003. I dusted off the old digital photo album, going back … Continue reading

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Cornwall to once again battle the Scots in the Strathcona Cup

The Strathcona Cup Tour returns to Canada in January, with male curlers from Scotland taking on curlers from all 10 provinces, in the oldest international curling event in the world, which first took place in 1902. “The Scots have selected … Continue reading

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Entries closed for Pepsi-Juniors – 5 of the 12 teams are from the host Cornwall Curling Club

The Cornwall Curling Club is this year’s host club for the 2013 Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, open to junior men’s and women’s curlers age 20 and under. Three-time defending women’s champion skip Sarah Fullerton is now out of the … Continue reading

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Our sympathies to the Currie family

Our sympathies to club members/sponsors Carl, Karen, and Kris Currie on the passing of Carl’s brother, Harley. Here is the funeral announcement: Harley Delmar Currie 1952-2012 At home, on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, of Harley Delmar Currie, of Fairview, age  … Continue reading

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Jackson-Triggs Ladies Spiel Draw

Here is the draw for the Jackson Triggs Ladies Funspiel Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1 at the Cornwall Curling Club: Friday 6:30 pm: Ice 1 – Sweetapple vs. Pippy, Ice 2 – Sanderson vs. McInnis, Ice 3 – … Continue reading

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Health and Wellness Minister Currie congratulates PEI Special Olympics Curling Team (PEI Gov’t)

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI– Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie took the opportunity today to congratulate Prince Edward Island’s Special Olympics Curling Team, who will be receiving the  2012 Special Olympics Canada Team of the Year award Thursday evening in Toronto. Photo: … Continue reading

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PEI Special Olympics Curling Team to be honoured Thursday in Toronto (CCA)

(by Jean Mills, for the Canadian Curling Association) In February they were gold medalists at the 2012 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. In May they were named PEI Curling’s Team of the Year. Now there’s one more honour ahead for … Continue reading

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Upcoming events at the Cornwall Curling Club, new Funspiel sponsor

Here are some of the events coming up this season. We’ll have more info as they get nearer. Welcome to new funspiel sponsor, the PEI Brewing Company, taking over from CK Carpet Klean & Restoration, who sponsored our January funspiel … Continue reading

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Jamie Ballem rink wins Kenmac Energy Opening Spiel “A” division

Another in a long series of successful Opening Bonspiels sponsored by Kenmac Energy was held last weekend, with the rink skipped by Jamie Ballem, with his sister Myrna Sanderson, along with Myrna’s daughter Angela Sanderson and Angela’s partner Brent Irving … Continue reading

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Kenmac Exclusive! Santa draws to the button

We’ll get to the results of the Kenmac Opening Spiel eventually, but we just received, direct from the North Pole, some exclusive shots of Santa, who made his curling debut on the weekend, attempting, and almost executing, a draw to … Continue reading

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Kenmac Energy Opening Spiel 2012 photo album now online

We’ll have a report in a little while, but, in the meantime, check out the great photos from last weekend’s Kenmac Energy Opening Bonspiel! Love the new trophies! Click to view the album Slideshow: … Continue reading

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Club charter Board of Directors member Rupert Sweetapple honoured for volunteer work (Guardian)

From today’s Guardian: Rupert Sweetapple, centre, receives a Queen’s Jubilee Medal and the 2012 chairman’s award for outstanding volunteers from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation during a ceremony Wednesday, hosted by the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce. With him … Continue reading

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Club hosting Jackson-Triggs Ladies Funspiel at month-end

The Jackson-Triggs Ladies Funspiel will be held at the Cornwall Curling Club on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1. The spiel is open to female curlers from across the Island. The cost is $120 per team with a limit … Continue reading

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