This is official notice that the Cornwall Curling Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Friday, May 24 2019 at 7 pm at the Club, preceded by a half-hour social at 6:30 pm. All Club members are urged to attend.
The bar will be open.
Sign up now for our annual nine-hole, Best Ball Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 15 at beautiful Countryview Golf Club, Route 19 in Fairview. You can sign up by contacting Gary O’Sullivan at bantamgary@gmail.com or 902-388-0592. Teams will be balanced as much as possible to accommodate all experience levels (including none at all!). The best ball/scramble format makes it fun for everyone! Please include your phone number, and golf handicap (if you know what that is). The tournament is followed by lunch and prizes (very few go home empty-handed).
Cost is $40 a player, or $20 for Countryview members (last year’s info, subject to confirmation for this year). Arrive by 8:30 am for the shotgun start at 9.
Sport PEI offers Sport Scholarship awards which recognize excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement.
The 2019 scholarships are made possible with support from Sport Centre Physiotherapy, Avis Car Rental and Connolly Group and the family of Earl Smith.
In 2018, four scholarships of $1000.00 each were awarded to Island student athletes. Congratulations to curler Lauren Lenentine, along with Emma Jinks, Christopher McQuaid and Ethan Boyd.
The 2019 scholarships are made possible with support from Sport Centre Physiotherapy, Avis Car Rental and Connolly Group and the family of Earl Smith.
CRITERIA
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Applications for the scholarship must include the following items with the application form:
Application deadline is May 16, 2019
All applications are online only – Apply Here
For more information, please contact Sport PEI at sports@sportpei.pe.ca or at 902-368-4110.
Job Opportunity
The Cornwall Curling Club, a four-sheet curling facility located at 29 Cornwall Road, Cornwall PEI, is looking for a Club Manager. Employment will commence on or about September 30, 2019 and will end on or about April 11, 2020, with an option to renew each year for the next curling season.
The position of Club Manager is, on behalf of the Board of Directors, responsible for the overall operation of the Cornwall Curling Club, including the management of staff, provision of supplies, rental of the facility, and the maintenance of financial accounts and filing systems. The goal of the position is to ensure the club operates at a high level of efficiency, providing an inviting environment for members and customers.
As Club Manager, you will report to the Board of Directors. You will be responsible for club employees including; the ice maker, the cleaner, and all bartenders. Regular hours of work shall be Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week during the normal hours of operation of the Club, although your hours of work may vary and be irregular in order to perform the duties and meet the objectives of your employment and to fulfill the obligations of the Club.
Essential requirements of the job are basic computer skills such as Word, Excel and Simply Accounting or equivalent software. A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are also a requirement. If you are a people person, have experience working for a non-profit organization with a volunteer board of directors, or similar managerial experience, this may be the job for you. Curling skills not required.
A full job description is available upon request. Applications should be sent to Gary O’Sullivan at Bantamgary@gmail.com no later than May 10, 2019 with a view to finalizing a job offer before our Annual General Meeting on May 24, 2019.
Sport PEI offers Sport Scholarship awards which recognize excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement.
The 2019 scholarships are made possible with support from Sport Centre Physiotherapy, Avis Car Rental and Connolly Group and the family of Earl Smith.
In 2018, four scholarships of $1000.00 each were awarded to Island student athletes. Congratulations to curler Lauren Lenentine, along with Emma Jinks, Christopher McQuaid and Ethan Boyd.
The 2019 scholarships are made possible with support from Sport Centre Physiotherapy, Avis Car Rental and Connolly Group and the family of Earl Smith.
CRITERIA
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Applications for the scholarship must include the following items with the application form:
Application deadline is May 16, 2019
All applications are online only – Apply Here
For more information, please contact Sport PEI at sports@sportpei.pe.ca or at 902-368-4110.
Here are the Draw winners for the season that have been sent to us. Thanks to our generous sponsors and congrats to all the award winners!
(L-R): Danny Kneabone, Gloria Turner, Megan Davies, Amanda MacIntosh
Kennedy rink (L-R): Angus Kennedy, Brent Irving, Robert Deziel, Angela Sanderson
Third: Paul Durant foursome (photos not available): Paul Durant, Danny Kneabone, Larry Nigh, Carl Currie
The Danny Kneabone rink are the winners of the Cornwall Curling Club’s Wednesday Daytime League, sponsored by Lance “The Iceman” Lowther, which wrapped up this afternoon. The winning team, which includes skip Danny Kneabone, third Karen Currie, second Al MacCormac, and lead Roger DesRoches, had a record of 12 wins and two losses for the season.
(L-R): Lance “The Iceman” Lowther, Roger DesRoches. Danny Kneabone, Al MacCormac. Missing from photo is Karen Currie
The Wednesday evening Ladder League wrapped up for the season tonight, with the Shelley Ebbett team winning the A pool and the Kim Nicholson team taking the B for round three.
Shelley is curling in the Canadian Masters in Saskatoon, and Colleen Soltermann was also not curling this week, so team members Paulette Richard and Kim Pippy had a couple of spares for the final night, but will ensure that the gift certificates from Clow’s Red and White get to their rightful owners. Going into the final night, both Ebbett and Rachael MacLean were tied in number of wins, and both won their games tonight, so we looked at head to head results. Ebbett beat MacLean in their round robin encounter and took the gift certificates.
Left to right: Mike MacDonald, Paulette Richard, Kim Pippy, Terry MacCormac
In the B pool, first place was a battle between the Kim Nicholson and Josh MacInnis rinks, who, as it happened were playing each other. Kim picked up the win and the gift certificates and notepad from New Glasgow Lobster Suppers.
Left to right: Darlene Howlett, Kim Nicholson, Jean Sinclair. Missing: Dena Farrell
Thanks to everyone who curled in our Ladder League again this year!
Thanks also to our round 3 sponsors, Clow’s Red and White, and New Glasgow Lobster Suppers!
Although both teams lost their final game, the Josh McInnis and Ray Biagé teams won the Wendy’s “A” pool and Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” pool, respectively, as round two wrapped up this week in the Wednesday evening Ladder League. Both teams had only two losses in the round.
(L-R): Bob Deziel, Jesse Kennedy, Mitch Dunphy, Josh McInnis
Last round’s “A” winner, the Shelley Ebbett team, had the same win-loss record as the McInnis rink, but lost to them in their round robin encounter, so they missed out on the Wendy’s gift certificates from sponsor D.P. Murphy Inc.
The Biagé team won the “B” pool thanks to Mark MacDonald, who picked up a win over Rachel MacLean in a final-night battle of second-place teams. Had MacLean won, she would have taken the first place prize from sponsor Lowther’s Snow Removal (gift certificates for the Cornwall Curling Club), as she and Biagé would have had the same record (two losses), and she had beaten Biagé in their round robin match. Since the Biagé foursome had beaten the MacDonald team in their game, they won the round via the head-to-head results.
(L-R): Ray Biagé, Rick Doiron, Rebecca Rolfe, Derek MacEwen
Round one of the Wednesday Evening Ladder League concluded Wednesday evening, with the Shelley Ebbett rink winning the “A” Pool, and the Emily Sanderson rink taking the “B”. The Ebbett rink and the Kim Nicholson team were tied going into their final game, against each other, but Ebbett, and her team of Kim Pippy and Paulette Richard, helped out by Joe Callaghan who was sparing for Colleen Soltermann, were on their game this evening, and picked up the win. The Sanderson team were leading by a couple of games and had secured the B Pool top spot before tonight’s match. Other members of the team are Emma Coffin, Kaylee Stewart, and AnnaMaria MacDonald. The Ebbett team won $25 Cornwall Curling Club gift certificates, courtesy of sponsor Lowther’s Snow Removal, while the Sanderson squad won $20 gift certificates for Sam’s Cornwall Restaurant.
(Right to Left) A Pool winners Shelley Ebbett, Paulette Richard, and Kim Pippy. Missing from photo is Colleen Soltermann
(Right to Left): B Pool winners Emily Sanderson, Emma Coffin, Kaylee Stewart, and AnnaMaria MacDonald.
The final Thursday evening draw of the season, sponsored by Griffin’s Towing and Service Centre, wrapped up tonight, with the rink of Melody Beck, Doug Kelly, Len Cudmore and Amanda MacIntosh receiving the sponsor prizes. Thanks to the players and organizers for another great season of Thursday evening curling!
(L-R): Melody Beck, Doug Kelly, Len Cudmore, and Amanda MacIntosh
(L-R): Scott MacLean, Garth Cudmore, Kim Nickerson, Heidi Rast.
The first round, sponsored by Pizza Delight, of the Thursday evening single entry mixed league concluded last evening, and was won by the three-person team of (left to right) David O’Connor, Jennifer Lenentine, and Hans Wicki.
L-R: O’Connor, Lenentine, Wicki
Sponsor Sam’s Family Restaurant, Cornwall – no report received
The ice is out, and it’s time to wrap up another great season at our Club!
Team Ferguson returning from the Canada Games
One of the highlights of the year was the Lauren Ferguson rink competing in THREE Canadian Championships – the Canadian Juniors, the Canada Games, and the Under 18, with David Murphy coaching the first two, and Pat Quilty subbing in the U18 while David was curling in the Canadian Masters. They also won the Fall Fling in Summerside. Team member Alexis Burris and coach Quilty both won Balance Plus Fair Play awards at the U18.
Team Mitchell Schut was also both Canada Games and U18 reps.
We also hosted both the Maritime and the Canadian Stick Curling Championships, along with the PEI Under 18 championships, and by all reports, all went well!
Here is a month-by-month recap of our season. Click on each story for more info.
August:
2018 Canada 55+ Games in Saint John, N.B.:
The Cornwall rink of Gloria Clarke, Ruth Stavert, Elaine Hughes, and Janette Fraser won the 65-plus women’s curling division, while Cornwall member Marjorie Matthews earned two gold medals and a silver in track and field, In bocce, Adrian Clarke and Cornwall member Ernie Stavert were in a four-way tie for first but lost on tie-breaking rules.
September:
Cornwall’s Team Howatt made it to the medal round at the Halifax Harvest Spiel
October:
New Mixed Doubles League kicks off, with nine teams taking part.
Kaitlyn Jones rink, with Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine, wins Crystal Slam Junior Event in Quebec
November:
Sackville NB teams win 1st and 2nd place at 6th annual Masters Plus spiel
Cornwall hosts USA Ladies for lunch and curling
Seniors Learn to Curl program gets underway in Cornwall
Jill Brothers beats Cornwall’s Veronica Smith to win her 4th consecutive Dave Jones Cashspiel
Sanderson/Kennedy team repeat as Cornwall Mixed Doubles Cashspiel overall winners
December:
Kaitlyn Jones rink with Cornwall member Lauren Lenentine, repeats as Nova Scotia junior champs
Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut and Lauren Ferguson rinks win Canada Games trials.
Karen Currie rink wins Cornwall’s annual Murphy’s Pharmacies Ice Queens Women’s Funspiel
January:
Sandy Hope rink repeats as PEI Masters Women’s Champs
Kim Nicholson rink are our PEI Women’s Curling Club Ch’ships women’s reps
Mark MacDonald team wins 2019 Kenmac Energy Mixed Funspiel
Suzanne Birt beats Cornwall’s Veronica Smith 10-4 to win her tenth Scotties
Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine wins PEI Curling Hall of Fame bursary
February:
Brayden Snow, and Cornwall’s Rachel MacLean teams go undefeated to win PEI Under 16 titles
Cornwall teams finish out of the playoffs at PEI Curling Club Ch’ships
Clean sweep for Cornwall Stick Curlers at the Vogue Optical 55+ Games
Cornwall (Regular) Curlers do well at Vogue Optical 55+ Games
Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine to play for Manitoba team next season
14 teams take part in U13 Spiel at Cornwall
DAL women, with Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine, and DAL men go undefeated to win AUS Curling Ch’ships
March:
Cornwall teams wrap up Round Robin play at the Canada Games
Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut foursome repeats as PEI Under 18 Boy’s Champs
Team Ferguson goes undefeated to repeat as PEI U18 Girl’s Champs
Host Cornwall Curling Club teams win both divisions at Maritime Stick Ch’ships
Cornwall’s Berry rink wins Maritime Masters Women’s Championship
Cornwall’s O’Connor/Abraham 1-4 at Mixed Dbls with 2 games left (Curling Canada)
Cornwall’s Ferguson and Schut finish fourth at U18 Mixed Doubles Test Event in Fredericton
Cornwall’s Rachel MacLean and Amy Spence competed in PEI Mixed (fours) Ch’ship in Montague
April:
Red wins Leary’s Independent Grocer Closing Spiel again!
Passings:
Paul Horne, who survived a cardiac incident on the ice at our Club in 2010, passed away in December, while former Club President Joe Doyle passed in January.
Upcoming:
Remaining events this year are our Annual General Meeting on May 24th, and our annual Golf Tournament on June 15
Next season will be somewhat of a transition year at the Club, with our long-time Manager, Bev McCormick, retiring, and Lance Lowther, our only head ice-maker since the Club began, also announcing that he is stepping back. We wish them the best of luck in the future and note that our Club will have a number of changes to deal with, but we’re sure things will go well, with help from our members and our Board of Directors! We hope to see everyone back at the Club in mid-October for our 2019-2020 season!
“I thought, ‘this is not going to work for me,’” the North Kentville resident recalled with a laugh in a recent interview.
When her husband retired and suggested they try curling, she welcomed the idea with an open mind. She’d played sports in the past but nothing in a rink – nothing that involved hurrying hard on the hard ice surface.
Her first objective in learning to curl was facing her fears.
“I was just afraid of the ice because I had never been on the ice,” she said.
That’s hardly the case today.
“I love to be on the ice and in the morning almost every day I go, and I play the game,” said Deshpande.
The folks at Kentville’s Glooscap Curling Club took her under their collective wing and pointed her in the direction of stick curling, a version of the sport that allows the curler to wear a gripper sole on both feet.
“The people are very nice, very friendly,” she said.
“Everybody helped us so much, especially me, because for me it’s a new game.”
Some four years later Deshpande is celebrating a big win.
She is quick to hand the credit off to her stick curling partner, Sandra Walker, and the Glooscap Curling Club as she reflects on ending the current season with a gold-medal win at nationals.
“We managed to win, and it hasn’t sunk in yet,” she said, with glee.
“We thought we would go and see how it goes.”
They went to the recent Canadian Women’s Stick Curling Championship in Cornwall, P.E.I. thinking they’d likely be taking in the final match as spectators.
“We kept calm and here we are, we are national champions,” said Deshpande.
Walker had decades of curling experience under her belt before she transitioned to stick curling about five years ago. That said, the recent gold-medal performance at nationals marked a first in her curling career.
The Coldbrook resident has watched with enthusiasm as Deshpande evolved into a force to be reckoned with on the ice, at home and afar.
“She can be deadly with a stick. She’s doing very, very well,” said Walker.
Synergy Fitness & Nutrition is once again offering an off-season Sport Performance Training Program to Island curlers. All ages are welcome. The folks at Synergy Fitness & Nutrition will work with your level of fitness to ensure your training is fitting your needs.
Participating Curlers will receive:
This 36+ Session Package is $250+tax.
In addition to the package, Curl PEI is hosting a FREE TRAINING NIGHT, open to those who would like to try it out before committing as well as to those who already know they will be participating and would like to get started! The FREE TRAINING NIGHT will be Monday, May 6 from 6:30-8:30 pm and will include 60 minutes of training as well as a Goal Setting Session. Please let me know if you are interested in attending the FREE TRAINING NIGHT by Friday, May 3 (minimum participation is required).
The Sport Performance Training Program will run Mondays and Wednesdays (May 6-September 18) starting at 6:30 pm. If you miss a session you will be provided makeup times/dates. If you are unable to attend on Mondays and Wednesdays you can work with the folks at Synergy Fitness & Nutrition to find a schedule that works for you.
*Note: May 6 & May 8 will be 6:30-8: 30 pm as there will be 60 minutes in the gym followed by a workshop session*
This is a great opportunity to work on conditioning in the off-season to prepare to reach your goals next winter.
If you are interested in participating in this program please let me know by May 3.
Amy Duncan, Executive Director, Curl PEI
Tel: 902-368-4208 aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca
Job Opportunity
The Cornwall Curling Club, a four-sheet curling facility located at 29 Cornwall Road, Cornwall PEI, is looking for a Club Manager. Employment will commence on or about September 30, 2019 and will end on or about April 11, 2020, with an option to renew each year for the next curling season.
The position of Club Manager is, on behalf of the Board of Directors, responsible for the overall operation of the Cornwall Curling Club, including the management of staff, provision of supplies, rental of the facility, and the maintenance of financial accounts and filing systems. The goal of the position is to ensure the club operates at a high level of efficiency, providing an inviting environment for members and customers.
As Club Manager, you will report to the Board of Directors. You will be responsible for club employees including; the ice maker, the cleaner, and all bartenders. Regular hours of work shall be Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week during the normal hours of operation of the Club, although your hours of work may vary and be irregular in order to perform the duties and meet the objectives of your employment and to fulfill the obligations of the Club.
Essential requirements of the job are basic computer skills such as Word, Excel and Simply Accounting or equivalent software. A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are also a requirement. If you are a people person, have experience working for a non-profit organization with a volunteer board of directors, or similar managerial experience, this may be the job for you. Curling skills not required.
A full job description is available upon request. Applications should be sent to Gary O’Sullivan at Bantamgary@gmail.com no later than May 10, 2019 with a view to finalizing a job offer before our Annual General Meeting on May 24, 2019.
Once again Team Red wins, but things were definitely closer than the last few years…it was a nail biter for sure!
Well another closing spiel has wrapped up. The Leary’s Independent Grocer Red vs. Blue Spiel has come to an end with a victory for the Red team! Using the Skins format again this year, the Friday night draw ended with both teams tied! The Red Team overtook the Blue Team in the end though!
Throughout the weekend there were a few ways to earn bonus points. Friday night word games were played and Saturday was all about team challenge activities! Lots of fun was had by all who participated and the energy in the room was contagious!
Amanda (right)
At the end of the day, Shirley Berry took home $100, half of the Draw to the Button sign-up fees . The 50/50 was drawn by Jen Lenentine with Amanda MacIntosh taking home $105.
Gerald
The reverse draw for a membership was held again this year and Gerald Dykerman was the big winner. 
Paul (right) with organizer Lacey Gallant
A prize was awarded to our best-dressed member, Paul Neima of the Blue Team (not the first time he has won this!)
There was no shortage of food on the weekend. Friday night curlers were treated to lots of finger foods as well as entertainment from the band, Just Cuz. Saturday we enjoyed muffins, sweet loaves and biscuits for breakfast from Mary’s Bakery and lunch was barbecued burgers and sausages.
After the last of the stones were thrown for the year, we headed upstairs for our amazing beef dinner prepared by Alan Carmichael. After dinner, our Club President, Gary O’Sullivan presented the prizes and thanked organizers, members, club staff, and all our many volunteers! He was not exaggerating saying that this had been a great season, and inviting everyone to attend the annual Golf Tournament.
Top team (L-R): Hans Wicki, Bryan Sutherland, Jen Lenentine, Gerald Dykerman
2nd place (by a draw): Angus Kennedy, Myrna Sanderson, George Piercey
The awards ceremony started then with 1st prize to the Spiel Champs, taking first place for Team Red, Team Bryan Sutherland (by a draw after a tie with Team Angus Kennedy), who were given the first pick from the table, then on to the highest amount of skins being won by the Team Blue (a tie) Team Greg Groves and Team Joe Callaghan. All other teams were then called up in order of skins they had won to choose from the prize table.
Laurie and I would like to extend a special thank you to Ray Biage for doing up the Teams & Draws for this event and Derek MacEwen for his computer expertise! We know Draw Master is not an easy Job! Thanks! Also thanks to our Banker, Carlene Peters, nothing got by her!
As always there are many thanks to pass along and in fear of forgetting someone we would like to just thank all those who helped out even if you didn’t think what you did was a big job it was to us as organizers. All the little things really add up to something Big! So a big Thank you to all our Volunteers!!! Lastly to our sponsor Leary’s Independent Grocer it’s great to have your support thanks so much!!!
We hope everyone enjoys their summer off and look forward to doing it all over again next year!
Here is an album of photos from the event, courtesy of Lacey and Amanda. Click to enlarge.
Sign up now for our annual nine-hole, Best Ball Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 15 at beautiful Countryview Golf Club, Route 19 in Fairview. You can sign up by contacting Gary O’Sullivan at bantamgary@gmail.com or 902-388-0592. Teams will be balanced as much as possible to accommodate all experience levels (including none at all!). The best ball/scramble format makes it fun for everyone! Please include your phone number, and golf handicap (if you know what that is). The tournament is followed by lunch and prizes (very few go home empty-handed).
Cost is $40 a player, or $20 for Countryview members (last year’s info, subject to confirmation for this year). Arrive by 8:30 am for the shotgun start at 9.
This is official notice that the Cornwall Curling Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Friday, May 24 2019 at 7 pm at the Club, preceded by a half-hour social at 6:30 pm. All Club members are urged to attend.
The bar will be open.
I would like to thank the club members, board and staff for the very generous retirement gifts. I will certainly enjoy using the gifts and remembering your thoughtfulness.
I really appreciated all of the kind words, well wishes and lots of great retirement advice.
As I look forward to a new life after my retirement, I will certainly miss the enjoyable time I have spent working for the Cornwall Curling Club. I will very much miss seeing everyone on a daily or weekly basis; the draws, the events, the meetings and even the small disasters!
I am very proud of what the Club has accomplished over the years and wish the club members, board and staff continued success.
Sincerely,
Bev
(Pictures coming later)
Once again Team Red wins, but things were definitely closer than the last few years…it was a nail biter for sure!
Well another closing spiel has wrapped up. The Leary’s Independent Grocer Red vs. Blue Spiel has come to an end with a victory for the Red team! Using the Skins format again this year, the Friday night draw ended with both teams tied! The Red Team overtook the Blue Team in the end though!
Throughout the weekend there were a few ways to earn bonus points. Friday night word games were played and Saturday was all about team challenge activities! Lots of fun was had by all who participated and the energy in the room was contagious!
At the end of the day, Shirley Berry took home $100, half of the Draw to the Button sign-up fees . The 50/50 was drawn by Jen Lenentine with Amanda MacIntosh taking home $105. The reverse draw for a membership was held again this year and Gerald Dykerman was the big winner. A prize was awarded to our best-dressed member, Paul Neima of the Blue Team, as well.
There was no shortage of food on the weekend. Friday night curlers were treated to lots of finger foods as well as entertainment from the band, Just Cuz. Saturday we enjoyed muffins, sweet loaves and biscuits for breakfast from Mary’s Bakery and lunch was barbecued burgers and sausages.
After the last of the stones were thrown for the year, we headed upstairs for our amazing beef dinner prepared by Alan Carmichael. After dinner,our Club President, Gary O’Sullivan presented the prizes and thanked organizers, members, club staff, and all our many volunteers!
He was not exaggerating saying that this had been a great season, and inviting everyone to attend the annual Golf Tournament. The awards ceremony started then with 1st prize to Spiel Champs, taking first place for Team Red, Team Bryan Sutherland (by a draw after a tie with Team Angus Kennedy), who were given the first pick from the table, then on to the highest amount of skins being won by the Team Blue (a tie) Team Greg Groves and Team Joe Callaghan. All other teams were then called up in order of skins they had won to choose from the prize table.
Laurie and I would like to extend a special thank you to Ray Biage for doing up the Teams & Draws for this event and Derek McEwen for his computer expertise! We know Draw Master is not an easy Job! Thanks! Also thanks to our Banker, Carlene Peters, nothing got by her!
As always there are many thanks to pass along and in fear of forgetting someone we would like to just thank all those who helped out even if you didn’t think what you did was a big job it was to us as organizers. All the little things really add up to something Big! So a big Thank you to all our Volunteers!!! Lastly to our sponsor Leary’s Independent Grocer it’s great to have your support thanks so much!!!
We hope everyone enjoys their summer off and look forward to doing it all over again next year!
SHERWOOD PARK, ALTA. — Northern Ontario’s Bella Croisier and her team became the first to win gold at both the Canada Winter Games and Canadian Under-18 Curling Championships in the same season.
2019 Canadian Under-18 Curling Champions. Team Ontario of the Coldwater & District Curling Club: Dylan Niepage, Sam Hastings, Cameron Vanbodegom, Treyton Cowell, Chris Inglis and .Jeff Vanbodegom. Team Northern Ontario of the Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Sudbury: Bella Croisier, Jamie Smith, Piper Croisier, Lauren Rajala, Shawn Croisier. (Photo, Infinite Eye Photography)
Croisier, vice-skip Jamie Smith, second Piper Croisier, lead Lauren Rajala and coach Shawn Croisier of the Idylwylde Golf & Country Club in Sudbury, Ont., defeated Ontario’s Emily Deschenes (Manotick Curling Club) 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Glen Allan Recreation Complex in Sherwood Park, Alta.
It’s the second national gold medal the team will add to its trophy case this season. Team Croisier won gold at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta., in February 2019.
“What a way to end the season. We played really good all week and I’m pumped,” Croisier said.
Croisier and her team took control of the game in the second half. Northern Ontario had a 2-1 lead at the fourth-end break and produced steals of two in both the fifth and sixth ends to take control of the game.
“I’m so happy. Couldn’t believe we actually pulled it out. I don’t have any words,” she said, noting her team stayed positive throughout the week which helped lead to their success.
On the men’s side, Ontario’s Dylan Niepage of the Coldwater & District Curling Club and his team won their first national Under-18 title. Ontario defeated British Columbia’s Erik Colwell (Vernon/Kamloops/Invermere Curling Clubs) in a closely-contested 6-5 game.
With the game tied 2-2, Ontario capitalized on a steal of two in the third and a steal of one in the fourth for a 5-2 lead.
“It’s so surreal. The fact that we came into this even hoping to make the championship round and now to be wearing this gold medal is just so surreal,” Niepage said following the game.
Ontario started the week with one win and two losses before putting together seven straight wins to claim the gold medal.
“We’ve been so resilient. Even though we were down in the beginning of the week we fought back every single game,” he said.
One of Ontario’s initial losses came at the hand’s of Colwell. That 4-3 loss in the first game of the week was in the back of Niepage’s mind going into the final, but he believes his team improved a lot over the week.
“We had known we didn’t play our best. We knew if we played as well as we had been for the last four or five games that we’d have a pretty good shot of at least making it close and winning,” he said. “We knew it was going to be a close and tough game no matter what, so it was nice to end up on the winning side this time.”
Bronze-medal winners were also determined on Sunday afternoon. Manitoba’s Jordon McDonald (St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg) defeated Nova Scotia’s Adam McEachren (Truro Curling Club) 4-2 to win bronze. His team consists of vice-skip Jaedon Neuert, second Braxton Kuntz, lead Alexandre Fontaine and coach John Neuert.
British Columbia’s Kaila Buchy (Kimberley Curling Club) picked up a solid bronze-medal win on the girl’s side against New Brunswick’s Melodie Forsythe (Curl Moncton) 8-1. Buchy’s team is rounded out by vice-skip Katelyn McGillivray, second Hannah Lindner, lead Arissa Toffolo and coach Tom Buchy.
U18 Mixed Doubles Gold Medallist Mitchell Schut (left) and Silver Medallist Liam Kelly
A mixed doubles tournament for non-playoff teams also concluded Sunday. Cate Fitzgerald (Nova Scotia)/Mitchell Schut (Prince Edward Island) and coach Brian Kelln (Northwest Territories) defeated Taylour Stevens (Nova Scotia)/Liam Kelly (Prince Edward Island) and coach Les Sonnenberg (Alberta Host Team) 8-6 in the gold-medal game.
Congrats to our skip – Mitchell and @TeamCallyMoore lead Cate on winning Gold today at the U18 Mixed Doubles championship in Sherwood Park. Congrats goes out as well to our Second – Liam and @TeamCallyMoore Mate – Taylour on bringing home silver. #PEICurling @cornwallcurling pic.twitter.com/takdEdpMOX
— Team Mitchell Schut (@TeamMSchutPE) April 8, 2019
Chasity Atigikyoak (Northwest Territories) and Zachary Pedneault (Quebec) won bronze earlier in the day by defeating Katie Follett (Newfoundland & Labrador) and Sean Breadmore (Northern Ontario).
Sending out congratulations to our fill in coach, Pat Quilty and our second Alexis on winning fair play awards! #U18CC2019 #TeamPEI pic.twitter.com/gIX7fWluoT
— Team Ferguson (@TeamFergusonPEI) April 7, 2019
Alexis Burris (centre) and Pat Quilty (right)
Players and coaches awards were also handed out on Sunday. The Balance Plus Fair Play Awards (as voted on by umpires) were awarded to:
Girls:
Skip: Cynthia St-Georges, Quebec
Third: Shayla Moore, Saskatchewan
Second: Alexis Burris, Prince Edward Island
Lead: Caylee Smith, New Brunswick
Coach: Pat Quilty, Prince Edward Island
Boys:
Skip: Adam McEachren, Nova Scotia
Third: Wil Robertson, New Brunswick
Second: Jaxon Hiebert, Alberta Host Team
Lead: Shawn Dragon, Northwest Territories
Coach: Les Sonnenberg, Alberta Host Team
Players and coaches voted on the Sportsmanship Awards with the winners being:
Girl’s Pool A: Kiana Maningas, Yukon
Girls’s Pool B: Katie Follett, Newfoundland and Labrador
Men’s Pool A: Jaedon Neuert, Manitoba
Men’s Pool B: Ethan Nygaard, Saskatchewan
Coaching awards were also presented to:
Girl’s: Michel St-Georges, Quebec
Boy’s: Tara Naugler, Northwest Territories
Under 18 in Sherwood Park Alberta: PEI teams have finished out of the Championship Round. Lauren Ferguson girl’s rink got off to a great start with a 3-0 record, but lost their last three round robin games, to Northern Ont., Alberta 2, and Ontario. The Mitchell Schut boy’s finished at 2-4, losing their last three matches to Saskatchewan and the two Alberta rinks.
Team Ferguson’s game against Ontario may be seen on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wBW3IETa90w
Sandy Hope team
Canadian Masters in Saskatoon: PEI’s Sandy Hope women’s team advanced to the Championship round, and have a 3-5 record, and will finish up against Alberta at 1 pm Saturday. Sask. leads at 8-0, followed by Albarta at 7-1.
PEI’s Bill Hope men’s rink were in the Seeding Pool following round robin play, and are at 2-6, finishing against NS today. Sask. leads at 8-0, followed by BC at 7-1.
Bill Hope team
(Photos by Kel Faber)
Here is our final photo gallery from the Canadian Stick Curling Championship, which wrapped up Wednesday. Click a photo to enlarge.
Click to view: http://peicurling.com/2019/04/04/canadian-stick-championship-finals-photo-gallery/
Under 18 in Sherwood Park Alberta: Cornwall’s Lauren Ferguson girl’s rink are atop the standings with a 3-0 record following Wednesday play, with wins over the Yukon and Nova Scotia. They play Northern Ontario today. The Mitchell Schut boy’s team, also from Cornwall, is 2-2, following a win over NL and a loss to Sask. Team Schut faces Alberta today.
Sandy Hope team
Canadian Masters in Saskatoon: Cornwall’s Sandy Hope women’s team has advanced to the Championship round, finishing the round robin with a 3-2 record. Bill Hope and his Cornwall and Silver Fox men’s rink ended round robin play at 2-4 and will go to the seeding pool. The event wraps up on Sunday.
Bill Hope team
(Photos by Kel Faber)
The Wednesday evening Ladder League wrapped up for the season tonight, with the Shelley Ebbett team winning the A pool and the Kim Nicholson team taking the B for round three.
Shelley is curling in the Canadian Masters in Saskatoon, and Colleen Soltermann was also not curling this week, so team members Paulette Richard and Kim Pippy had a couple of spares for the final night, but will ensure that the gift certificates from Clow’s Red and White get to their rightful owners. Going into the final night, both Ebbett and Rachael MacLean were tied in number of wins, and both won their games tonight, so we looked at head to head results. Ebbett beat MacLean in their round robin encounter and took the gift certificates.
Left to right: Mike MacDonald, Paulette Richard, Kim Pippy, Terry MacCormac
In the B pool, first place was a battle between the Kim Nicholson and Josh MacInnis rinks, who, as it happened were playing each other. Kim picked up the win and the gift certificates and notepad from New Glasgow Lobster Suppers.
Left to right: Darlene Howlett, Kim Nicholson, Jean Sinclair. Missing: Dena Farrell
Thanks to everyone who curled in our Ladder League again this year!
Thanks also to our round 3 sponsors, Clow’s Red and White, and New Glasgow Lobster Suppers!
Here are the teams, draw, and schedule for this weekend’s Leary’s Independent Grocer Closing Spiel.
Teams 4, 8, 9, 12 were revised.
Team Rosters
Blue Teams (skip to lead)
1-Vern Chowan, Doug Kelly, Doug Campbell, Colleen MacDonald
2-Greg Groves, Donald Weeks, Stephanie O’Keefe, Donna Musto
3-Joe Callaghan, Debby Sigsworth, Lloyd Pollard, Shelley Woods
4-Angus Davies, Chris MacDougall, Kellie-Lynn Younker, Rebecca Rolfe
5-Paul Neima, Alan Mason, Robbie Lenentine, Marjorie Matthews
6-Ray Biagé, Rick Doiron, Jeff Hannam, Sara MacLean
7-Carol Sweetapple, Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Lacey Gallant
8-Brent Irving, Cathy Handren, Len Cudmore, Amanda MacIntosh
Red Teams (skip to lead)
9-Hank Kamphuis, Brad Gardiner, Rick Neumeyer, Jessie MacPhail
10-Lorianne Davies, Angela Sanderson, Elric MacDonald, Helen Smith
11-Mark MacDonald, Megan Davies, George Younker, Marlene Proude
12-Danny Kneabone, Carlene Peters, Gary O’Sullivan, Sharon Campbell
13-Tom Dunn, Rob Gallant, Linda Matthews, Ann Greyborn
14-Bryan Sutherland, Gerald Dykerman, Hans Wicki, Jennifer Lenentine
15-Shirley Berry, Gloria Turner, Gordie Matthews, Italo Marzari
16-Angus Kennedy, Myrna Sanderson, George Piercey, Bob Déziel
Schedule
| Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | |
| Fri 6 pm | Chowan vs Kamphuis | Groves vs L.Davies | Callaghan vs MacDonald | A.Davies vs Kneabone |
| Fri 8 pm | Neima vs Dunn | Biagé vs Sutherland | Sweetapple vs Berry | Irving vs Kennedy |
| Sat 9 am | A.Davies vs L.Davies | Chowan vs Kneabone | Callaghan vs Kamphuis | Groves vs MacDonald |
| Sat 10:45 am | Irving vs Sutherland | Sweetapple vs Kennedy | Biagé vs Dunn | Neima vs Berry |
| Sat. 12 noon-1 pm | Lunch and Ice Maintenance | |||
| Sat 1 pm | Groves vs Kneabone | Chowan vs MacDonald | A.Davies vs Kamphuis | Callaghan vs L.Davies |
| Sat 2:45 pm | Biagé vs Berry | Irving vs Dunn | Neima vs Kennedy | Sweetapple vs Sutherland |
For more info, call Ray Biagé (902) 940-2556
Nova Scotia teams have won both gold medals at the Canadian Stick Curling Championships, which wrapped up Wednesday afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club.
Open Division Gold Medal winners Dave MacDougal (left) and Paul Doucet
The duo of Paul Doucet and Dave MacDougal from Nova Scotia defeated the Leslie Hardy and Glen Betts twosome from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton by a 6-1 score in the Open (men and mixed) division championship game. The Alberton team are relatively new to the stick curling variant of curling, and were called in to play at the last minute after another team could not make it due to a flight cancellation.
Open Division Silver Medallists Glen Betts (left) and Leslie Hardy
Women’s Gold Medallists Sandra Walker (left) and Uttara Deshpande
Meanwhile, the team of Uttara Deshpande/Sandra Walker beat the host club duo of Gloria Clarke and Ruth Stavert 7-3 in the women’s final.
Women’s Silver Medallists Gloria Clarke (left) and Ruth Stavert
The Cornwall team of Etta Reid and Elaine Hughes won the women’s bronze medal game, beating the Patti Simpson/Lynn Doucette duo from Nova Scotia 10-3 in the bronze medal game, while the team of Brian Nickerson and John Cameron from Nova Scotia took the Open division bronze, with a 4-2 win over Cornwall’s Roddie MacLean, teamed up with Haylett Clarke from Nova Scotia.
Etta Reid (left), and Elaine Hughes, Women’s Bronze Medallists
John Cameron (left) and Brian Nickerson, Open Division Bronze Medallists
Next year’s Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship will be at the Highland Curling Club in Regina.
The playoff round goes today at the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship here in Cornwall, with the Open (men and mixed) and Women’s finals at 3:20 pm.
Under 18 in Sherwood Park Alberta: Cornwall’s Lauren Ferguson girl’s rink are 1-0 following opening day play, with a 5-3 win over Saskatchewan. They play the Yukon and Nova Scotia today. The Mitchell Schut boy’s team, also from the Cornwall Curling Club, is 1-1, following a loss to Nova Scotia and a 5-4 win over Josh Nowlan and his New Brunswick team. Nowlan is the grandson of PEI curlers Lou and Marg Nowlan. Team Schut faces Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskatchewan today.
Sandy Hope team
Canadian Masters in Saskatoon: round robin play wraps up today. Cornwall’s Bill Hope men’s rink is 1-3 following Tuesday losses to Newfoundland/Labrador and Saskatchewan, and play the Yukon and Quebec today, while Cornwall’s Sandy Hope women’s team is 2-1 following wins over the Yukon and Quebec yesterday and play Newfoundland/Labrador and Saskatchewan today.
Bill Hope team
(Photos by Kel Faber)
Round robin play wrapped up on Tuesday at the Cornwall Curling Club in the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship, with five Open Divison (men or mixed) teams coming out of their round-robin pools with perfect 5-0 win-loss records, and the top two teams from each of the eight pools advancing to playoff games at 8 or 9:15 am on Wednesday. The winners will square off in the quarter-finals at 12 noon, with the semis going at 1:45 pm, and the Open final at 3:20 pm.
The 8 am 1st round playoff matchups see Stewart/MacDonald (PE, 3-2) play Doucet/MacDougal (NS, 5-0), MacCulloch/Johnston (MB, 5-0) take on Beach/Desnoyres (SK, 4-1), Nickerson/Cameron (NS, 3-2) face Campbell/Campbell (MB, 5-0), and Oliver/MacMillan (MB, 3-2) play Dunsford/Clarey (PE, 4-1)
The 9:15 1st round Open Division playoff pairings will have Sheckenberger/Mattis (ON, 3-2) meet Malcomson/Thurston (ON, 5-0), Russell/Larson (NS, 4-1) face MacLean/Clarke (PE/NS, 4-1), Hardy/Betts (PE, 4-1) play Kerwin/Power (PE, 4-1), and Rutt/Slauenwhite (NS, 5-0) battle Bennett/Densmore (NS, 3-2).
In the Women’s section, the top four teams in each of the two pools square off in the quarter-finals at 10:45 am, with the winners advancing to the semis at 1:45 pm and the Women’s final at 3:20 pm.
The Women’s quarters will see Simpson/Doucette (NS, 3-2) play Barwise/Callaghan (PE, 4-1), Skiffington/Mattson (NS, 3-2) face Despande/Walker (NS, 3-2) Sanderson/Craswell (PE, 4-1) battle host clubmates Reid/Hughes (PE, 3-2) and Clarke/Stavert (PE, 3-2) square off against Densmore/Belliveau (NS, 3-2)
Future Canadian curling stars are converging in Sherwood Park, Alta., for the third edition of the Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships, beginning today at the Glen Allan Recreation Complex.
Both the Nova Scotia boys and girls teams will attempt to defend their titles at the 2019 Under-18 Canadian Curling Championships. (Photo, Curling Canada/Mark Finley)
Both the Nova Scotia boy’s and girl’s teams are aiming to defend their titles after sweeping the competition last year in Saint Andrews, N.B.
Nova Scotia boys vice-skip Owen Purcell and lead Scott Weagle return from last year’s lineup, this time joined by skip Adam McEachren and second Alex McDonah from the Truro Curling Club. Coach Anthony Purcell returns as coach.
It is Purcell’s third national championship this season. He threw fourth stones for Nova Scotia at the 2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors and third for Dalhousie University Tigers at the 2019 U SPORTS-Curling Canada Championships.
Alberta will have two boys teams at the event. The first team, which won the Alberta U-18 title, is skipped by Nathan Molberg from the St. Albert Curling Club. His team played at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta., last month and advanced to the quarter-finals with a 7-3 round-robin record.
Alberta will also have a host team skipped by Cortland Sonnenberg, the son of Renée, who skipped Alberta at the 1999 and 2001 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Sonnenberg is also a coach for the Curling Canada women’s program and analytics lead.
(L-R): Schut, Johnston, Kelly, MacKenzie, coach Lori Robinson
[PEI is once again represented by the Mitchell Schut rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, which also includes Nick Johnston, Liam Kelly, and Colin MacKenzie, who were also PEI’s Canada Games boys representatives this season.]
Fourteen boys teams will compete for the title. Nunavut and Yukon are not sending representation; therefore those spots were filled by the Alberta host team and, because it won last year’s competition, Nova Scotia received a second spot in the boy’s event – the Ethan Young rink from Halifax.
On the women’s side the defending Nova Scotia girl’s champions, skipped by Isabelle Ladouceur, will not be in the competition but the province still has strong representation. Cally Moore of the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax aims to build on the bronze medal she earned at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
However, the Canada Winter Games gold-medallists might have something to say about that. Northern Ontario’s Bella Croisier hopes to win her second gold medal in Alberta in just over the span of a month at the U-18 championships after earning gold for Ontario at the Canada Winter Games.
(L-R): Ferguson, Shaw, Burris, Murray, coach Pat Quilty
The quartet of Lauren Ferguson, Katie Shaw, Alexis Burris and Lexie Murray from the Cornwall Curling Club in Prince Edward Island will also reach a special milestone this season. This will be third time they’ve represented P.E.I. at a national curling championship this season after playing at the New Holland Canadian Juniors and Canada Winter Games.
Nunavut is not represented in the girl’s competition this year; therefore in addition to Alberta’s championship team skipped by Jessica Wytrychowski (Airdrie Curling Club), Alberta will also have a host team led by Julia Bakos from the Crestwood Curling Club in Edmonton.
The teams competing will attempt to continue a trend that’s been set over the first two years of the event. Each year a province has swept both the boy’s and girl’s titles. Northern Ontario won both titles during the inaugural championships in 2017 and Nova Scotia did the same in 2018.
The fourteen teams in both the boys and girls competitions are divided into two pools of seven. They’ll play a six-game round robin with the top four teams from each pool advancing to a double-knockout bracket that will qualify four teams for the medal-round games. Those four teams compete in the semifinals with the winners advancing to the gold-medal games and the losers playing for bronze.
All draws will be live-streamed on Curling Canada’s Youtube page, found here: https://www.youtube.com/curlingcanada
For more information on team lineups, schedules and tickets, visit the event website: https://www.curling.ca/2019under18/
Listen to CBC Radio’s Mainstreet this afternoon for a feature on the Canadian Stick Curling Championship here in Cornwall. Mainstreet airs from 4-6 pm.
Play got underway Monday at the 2019 College Clean Restoration Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, which continues through April 7 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon,
PEI’s Bill Hope rink split their opening day draws, downing the Northwest Territories 11-2, and losing 7-3 to Alberta. The Islanders play NL and Saskatchewan today. The Sandy Hope women’s rink lost their opener 9-3 to NS and take on the Yukon and Quebec in Tuesday action.
Live scoring is available at: https://curlsask.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/4518
(L-R): Bill Hope, Peter Murdoch, David Murphy, Dario Zannier
(L-R): Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Arleen Harris
Event website: https://nutanacurlingclub.ca/eventPage.php?id=70
Canadian Masters website: http://www.eteamz.com/CanadianMasters/
Congrats to the winners of the final Monday evening round of the season, sponsored by Leary’s, Your Independent Grocer in Cornwall!
(L-R): Danny Kneabone, Gloria Turner, Megan Davies, Amanda MacIntosh
Here are the teams, draw, and schedule for this weekend’s Leary’s Independent Grocer Closing Spiel.
Team Rosters
Blue Teams (skip to lead)
1-Vern Chowan, Doug Kelly, Doug Campbell, Colleen MacDonald
2-Greg Groves, Donald Weeks, Stephanie O’Keefe, Donna Musto
3-Joe Callaghan, Debby Sigsworth, Lloyd Pollard, Shelley Woods
4-Angus Davies, Len Cudmore, Paula Ling, Derek MacEwen
5-Paul Neima, Alan Mason, Robbie Lenentine, Marjorie Matthews
6-Ray Biagé, Rick Doiron, Jeff Hannam, Sara MacLean
7-Carol Sweetapple, Bob MacWilliams, John Berry, Lacey Gallant
8-Brent Irving, Cathy Handren, Chris MacDougall, Amanda MacIntosh
Red Teams (skip to lead)
9-Hank Kamphuis, Carlene Peters, Rick Neumeyer, Jessie MacPhail
10-Lorianne Davies, Angela Sanderson, Elric MacDonald, Helen Smith
11-Mark MacDonald, Megan Davies, George Younker, Marlene Proude
12-Danny Kneabone, Brad Gardiner, Gary O’Sullivan, Sharon Campbell
13-Tom Dunn, Rob Gallant, Linda Matthews, Ann Greyborn
14-Bryan Sutherland, Gerald Dykerman, Hans Wicki, Jennifer Lenentine
15-Shirley Berry, Gloria Turner, Gordie Matthews, Italo Marzari
16-Angus Kennedy, Myrna Sanderson, George Piercey, Bob Déziel
Schedule
| Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | |
| Fri 6 pm | Chowan vs Kamphuis | Groves vs L.Davies | Callaghan vs MacDonald | A.Davies vs Kneabone |
| Fri 8 pm | Neima vs Dunn | Biagé vs Sutherland | Sweetapple vs Berry | Irving vs Kennedy |
| Sat 9 am | A.Davies vs L.Davies | Chowan vs Kneabone | Callaghan vs Kamphuis | Groves vs MacDonald |
| Sat 10:45 am | Irving vs Sutherland | Sweetapple vs Kennedy | Biagé vs Dunn | Neima vs Berry |
| Sat. 12 noon-1 pm | Lunch and Ice Maintenance | |||
| Sat 1 pm | Groves vs Kneabone | Chowan vs MacDonald | A.Davies vs Kamphuis | Callaghan vs L.Davies |
| Sat 2:45 pm | Biagé vs Berry | Irving vs Dunn | Neima vs Kennedy | Sweetapple vs Sutherland |
For more info, call Ray Biagé (902) 940-2556
The 2019 College Clean Restoration Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, goes from March 31 to April 7 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, with the first draws taking place on Monday April 1st. PEI will be represented by the Bill Hope rink from the Cornwall and Silver Fox clubs, and the Sandy Hope team from Cornwall.
Live scoring will be available at: https://curlsask.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/4518
(L-R): Bill Hope, Peter Murdoch, David Murphy, Dario Zannier
(L-R): Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Arleen Harris
Event website: https://nutanacurlingclub.ca/eventPage.php?id=70
Canadian Masters website: http://www.eteamz.com/CanadianMasters/
Apr 5th, 2019
Leary’s Independent Grocer Closing Spiel (Cornwall Curling Club)
DANCE
Just Cuz
Starting at 9 pm on Friday evening.
We would like to open the invitation to others not involved in the spiel to drop in.
There will be a $5 charge for those not involved in the spiel.
Cover may be paid at the Bar Friday evening.
ALL ARE WELCOME
Hope to See You There!
Here are photos and a video of the piping-in of the curlers at the 2019 Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship at the Cornwall Curling Club. Angela Hodgson was the Master of Ceremonies. Phyllis Lowther sang the National Anthem, Cornwall Deputy Mayor Corey Stevenson and Cornwall Curling Club President Gary O’Sullivan (who did double duty as flag bearer) were on hand with words of welcome. Lance Lowther, icemaker at the Cornwall Curling Club since its inception, used a delivery stick to throw the ceremonial 1st rock, while Ernie Stavert, championship organizer and one of the early members of the Cornwall club, was on hand to sweep the rock, which ended up in the four foot ring without much sweeping needed.
Video:
Photo gallery (Click to enlarge)
The Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship got underway this morning here at the Cornwall and at the Charlottetown curling clubs. Click this link for a photo gallery from draws 1 and 2 here at Cornwall.
When Cornwall previously hosted back in 2013, the Open Division was won by Cornwall’s Roddie MacLean and Paul Field, while the Women’s event was won by Ruth Stavert and Eileen Blanchard, also from the host club. MacLean and Stavert are both back this year.
The official opening ceremony will be held at Cornwall on Sunday, March 31 at 3:45 pm. Off-ice events include a banquet at the Rodd Royalty Inn on Monday evening, and entertainment and a social time at the Cornwall club on Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Group 1
1. MacLean/Clarke PEI/NS
2. Spinney/Hanham NS
3. Childe/Johnston MAN
4. Malcolmson/Thurston ON
5. Barbour/Barbour YK
6. Glydon/MacPherson PEI
Group 2
7. Dunsford/Clarey PEI
8. Wesley/Dorland NS
9. Campbell/Campbell MAN
10. Kotylak/Kotylak SK
11. Lord/McGraw NB
12. O’Rourke/Chaisson PEI
Group 3
13. Fisher/Arsenault PEI
14. Doucet/MacDougal NS
15. Rouse/Rouse MAN
16. Beach/Desnoyres SK
17. Stewart/Stewart NB
18. Hackett/Hackett PEI
Group 4
19. Kerwin/Power PEI
20. Bennett/Dunsmore NS
21. Spiring/Spiring MAN
22. Wejr/Prokopetz BC
23. Olson/Olson AB
24. Hogan/Hogan PEI
Group 5
25. Gill/Campbell PEI
26. Rutt/Slauenwhite NS
27. Anton/Cook MAN
28. Hardy/Betts PE
29. Sheppard/Sheppard ON
30. Mattson/Wood NS
Group 6
31. Stewart/ MacDonald PEI
32. Dyke/Burgess NS
33. McCullough/Johnston MAN
34. Dunlop/Moore SK
35. MacLeod/Thibault NS
36. McIntrye/Sutherland NB/PEI
Group 7
37. Callaghan/Vincent PEI
38. Nickerson/Cameron NS
39. Oliver/MacMillan MAN
40. Gallant/Armstrong NB
41. Whitlock/Whitlock ON
42. Stratton/Craswell PEI
Group 8
43. Gavin/Bernard PEI
44. Russell/Larson NS
45. Strand/Strand MAN
46. Sears/Sears BC
47. Scheckenberger/Mattis ON
48. Higginbotham/Higginbotham PEI
Women’s Division Groups:
Group A
A. Reid/Hughes PEI
B. Densmore/Belliveau NS
C. Hallett/Orser NB
D. Barwise/Callaghan PEI
E. Despande/Walker NS
F. Stretch/Doiron PEI
G. Stirling/Burbine NS
Group B
H. Clarke/Stavert PEI
I. Bullerwell/Malinson NS
J. Shultz/Laird MAN
K. Sanderson/Craswell PEI
L. Simpson/Doucette NS
M. Skiffington/Mattson NS
N. Minns/Harris NB
Sunday
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 9:00 | Barbour/ Barbour Vs Glydon/ MacPherson | MacLean/ Clarke Vs Spinney/ Hanham | Childe/ Johnson Vs Malcolmson/ Thurston | Olson/ Olson Vs Hogan/ Hogan |
| 10:15 | Deshpande/ Walker Vs Doiron/ Stretch | Reid/ Hughes Vs Densmore/ Belliveau | Hallett/ Orser Vs Barwise/ Callaghan | Kerwin/ Power Vs Bennett/ Densmore |
| 11:40 | Lord/ McGraw Vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson | Dunsford/ Clarey Vs Wesley/ Dorland | Campbell/ Campbell Vs Kotylak/ Kotylak | Spiring/ Spiring Vs Wejr/ Prokopetz |
| 12:55 | Stewart/ Stewart Vs Hackett/ Hackett | Fisher/ Arsenault Vs Doucet/ MacDougal | Rouse/ Rouse Vs Beach/ Desnoyers | Reid/ Hughes Vs Sterling/ Burbine |
| 2:20 | Spinney/ Hanham Vs Childe/ Johnson | Malcolmson/ Thurston Vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Bennett/ Densmore Vs Spiring/ Spiring | MacLean/ Clarke Vs Barbour/ Barbour |
| 3:45 |
Official Opening |
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| 4:30 | Densmore/ Belliveau Vs Hallett/ Orser | Deshpande/ Walker Vs Stirling/ Burbine | Wejr/ Prokopetz Vs Hogan/ Hogan | Barwise/ Callaghan Vs Doiron/ Stretch |
| 5:45 | Wesley/ Dorland Vs Campbell/ Campbell | Kerwin/ Power Vs Olson/ Olson | Dunsford/ Clarey Vs Lord/ McGraw | Kotylak/ Kotylak Vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson |
| 7:00 | Doucet/ MacDougal Vs Rouse/ Rouse | Beach/ Desnoyers Vs Hackett/ Hackett | Gill/ Campbell Vs Rutt/ Slauenwhite | Fisher/ Arsenault Vs Stewart/ Stewart |
Charlottetown
Sunday
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | Ice 5 |
| 9:00 | Shephard/ Shephard Vs Mattson/ Wood | MacLeod/ Thibault vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Stewart/ MacDonald Vs Dyke/ Burgess | ||
| 10:20 | McCullough/ Johnston Vs Dunlop/ Moore | Simpson/ Doucette Vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Clarke/ Stavert Vs Bullerwell/ Mallinson | Shultz/ Laird vs Craswell/ Sanderson | Whitlock/ Whitlock Vs Stratton/ Craswell |
| 11:45 | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Nickerson/ Cameron | Oliver/ MacMillan vs Gallant/ Armstrong | Sheckenburger/ Mattis vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham | Gavin/ Bernard Vs Russell/ Larson | Strand/ StrandVs Sears/ Sears |
| 1:00
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Clarke/ Stavert Vs Minns/ Harris | Hardy/ Betts Vs Mattson/ Wood | Dyke/ Burgess Vs McCullough/ Johnson | Gill/ Campbell Vs Shephard/ Shephard | |
| 3:00 | Stewart/ MacDonald vs MacLeod/ Thibault | Dunlop/ Moore vs McIntrye/ Sutherland | Russell/ Larsen Vs Strand/ Strand | Gallant/ Armstrong Vs Stratton/ Craswell | Nickerson/ Cameron Vs Oliver/ MacMillan |
| 4:15 | Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Shultz/ Laird | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Craswell/ Sanderson vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Simpson/ Doucette vs Minns/ Harris | Anton/ Cook Vs Hardy/ Betts |
| 5:45 | Gavin/ Bernard vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis | Sears/ Sears vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham |
Cornwall Monday April 1
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 8:00 | Hardy/ Betts vs Shephard/ Shephard | Gill/ Campbell vs Anton/ Cook | Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Mattson/ Wood | Sears/ Sears vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis |
| 9:15 | Craswell/ Sanderson vs Simpson/ Doucette | Bullerwell/ Mallinson vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Clarke/ Stavert Vs Schultz/ Laird | Russell/ Larson vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham |
| 10:40 | Dunlop/ Moore Vs MacLeod/ Thibault | Stewart/ MacDonald vs McCullough/ Johnston | Dyke/ Burgess vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Gavin/ Bernard vs Strand/ Strand |
| 11:55 | Gallant/ Armstrong vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Oliver/ MacMillan | Nickerson/ Cameron vs Stratton/ Craswell | Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Minns/ Harris |
| 1:20 | Anton/ Cook vs Mattson/ Wood | Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Shephard/ Shephard | Strand/ Strand vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham | Gill/ Campbell vs Hardy/ Betts |
| 2:45 | Schultz/ Laird vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Craswell/ Sanderson vs Minns/ Harris | Russell/ Larson vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis | Clarke/ Stavert vs Simpson/ Doucette |
| 4:10 | Oliver/ MacMillan vs Stratton/ Craswell | Nickerson/ Cameron vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Gavin/ Bernard vs Sears/ Sears | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Gallant/ Armstrong |
| 5:25 | McCullough/ Johnston vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Dyke/ Burgess vs MacLeod/ Thibault | Stewart/ MacDonald vs Dunlop/ Moore | Anton/ Cook Vs Rutt/ Slauenwhite |
Reception 6:30
Banquet 7:00
Charlottetown Monday April 1
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | Ice 5 |
| 8:30 | Kotylak/ Kotylak vs Lord/ McGraw | Dunsford/ Clarey vs Campbell/ Campbell | Wesley/ Dorland vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson | Beach/ Desnoyers Vs Stewart/ Stewart | Malcolmson/Thurston vs Bar bour/ Barbour |
| 9:45 | Fisher/ Arsenault vs Rouse/ Rouse | Doucet/ MacDougal vs Hackett/ Hackett | Barwise/ Callaghan vs Deshpande/ Walker | Reid/ Hughes Vs Hallett/ Orser | Densmore/ Belliveau vs Stretch/ Doiron |
| 11:15 | MacLean/ Clarke vs Childe/ Johnson | Spinney/ Hanham vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Wejr/ Prokopetz vs Olson/ Olson | Kerwin/ Power vs Spiring/ Spiring | Bennett/ Densmore vs Hogan/ Hogan |
| 12:30 | Campbell/ Campbell vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson | Wesley/ Dorland vs Lord/ McGraw | Dunsford/ Clarey vs Kotylak/ Kotylak | Hallett/ Orser vs Stirling/ Burbine | Rouse/ Rouse vs Hackett/ Hackett |
| 2:20 | Spinney/ Hanham vs Barbour/ Barbour | MacLean/ Clarke vs Malcolmson/ Thurston | Fisher/ Arsenault vs Beach/ Desnoyers | Childe/ Johnson vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Doucet/ MacDougal vs Stewart/ Stewart |
| 3:35 | Stretch/ Doiron vs Stirling/ Burbine | Densmore/ Belliveau vs Desphande/ Walker | Reid/ Hughes vs Barwise/ Callaghan | Spiring/ Spiring vs Hogan/ Hogan | |
| 5:00 | Bennett/ Densmore vs Olson/ Olson | Kerwin/ Power vs Wejr/ Prokopetz |
Reception 6:30
Banquet 7:00 pm
Cornwall
Tuesday April 2
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 8:15 | Gill/ Campbell vs Mattson/ Wood | Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Hardy/ Betts | Russell/ Larson vs Sears/ Sears | Anton/ Cook vs Shephard/ Shephard |
| 9:30 | Stewart/ MacDonald vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Dyke/ Burgess vs Dunlop/ Moore | Strand/ Strand vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis | McCullough/ Johnston vs MacLeod/ Thibault |
| 10:50 | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Stratton/ Craswell | Nickerson/ Cameron vs Gallant/ Armstrong | Oliver/ MacMillan vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Gavin/ Bernard vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham |
| 12:05 | Tie-Breaker Draws Groups 5-8 | |||
| 12:25 | Stirling/ Burbine vs Minns/ Harris | Hallett/ Orser vs Desphande/ Walker | Reid/ Hughes vs Doiron/ Stretch | Barwise/ Callaghan vs Densmore/ Belliveau |
| 2:10 | Clarke/ Stavert vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Craswell/ Sanderson | Schultz/ Laird vs Simpson/ Doucette | |
| 3:20 | Tie-Breaker Draws Group A | |||
| 3:45 | Kerwin/ Power vs Hogan/ Hogan | Rouse/ Rouse vs Stewart/ Stewart | Fisher/ Arsenault vs Hackett/ Hackett | Doucet/ MacDougal vs Beach/ Desnoyers |
| 5:10 | Dunsford/ Clarey vs O‘Rourke/ Chaisson | Campbell/ Campbell vs Lord/ McGraw | Wesley/ Dorland vs Kotylak/ Kotylak | Bennett/ Densmore vs Wejr/ Prokopetz |
| 6:25 | Spinney/ Hanham vs Malcolmson/ Thurston | MacLean/ Clarke vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Spiring/ Spiring vs Olson/ Olson | Childe/ Johnston vs Barbour/ Barbour |
| 7:35 | Tie-Breaker Draws Groups 1-4 |
Entertainment and Social time 7:30
Directors meeting 7:45
Cornwall
Wednesday April 3rd
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 8:00 | Game 1 1st GR3 vs 2nd GR6 |
Game 2 2nd GR3 vs 1st GR6 |
Game 3 1st GR2 vs 2nd GR7 |
Game 4 2nd GR2 vs 1st GR7 |
| 9:15 | Game 5 1st GR1 vs 2nd GR8 |
Game 6 2nd GR1 vs 1st GR8 |
Game 7 1st GR4 vs 2nd GR5 |
Game 8 2nd GR4 vs 1st GR5 |
| 10:45 | Game A 1st GRA vs 4th GRB |
Game B 2nd GRB vs 3rd GRA |
Game C 1st GRB vs 4th GRA |
Game D 2nd GRA vs 3rd GRB |
| 12:00 | Game 9 Winners Game 3 & 4 |
Game 10 Winners Game 7 & 8 |
Game 11 Winners Game 5 & 6 |
Game 12 Winners Game 1 & 2 |
| 1:45 | Winner C & D | Winners 11 & 12 | Winners 9 & 10 | Winners A & B |
| 3:20 | Final – Open | Final – Women |
Awards 4:40
Team Rosters
Open Division
YK- Chuck Barber/Bonnie Barber
BC- Derrell Sears/Sheron Sears
-Jack Prokopetz/Al Wejr
AB- Randy Olson/Ruby Olson
SK- Derrel Beach/Bob Densnoyers
-Wayne Kotylak/Marilyn Kotylak
-Russ Moore/Bob Dunlop
MB-Fred Spiring/Britta Spiring
-Tom Campbell/Rae Campbell
– Warren Johnston/Brad Childe
– Ernie Oliver/Ross MacMillan
-Charlie McCullough/Wayne Johnston
-Dave Anton/Harold Cook
-Ken Strand/Shirley Strand
– Jim Rouse/Keren Rouse
ON- Bill Whitlock/Vicki Whitlock
– Don Sheppard/Nancy Sheppard
-Bill Malcolmson/Rick Thurston
-Ron Sheckenberger/Ken Mattis
NB- KayMcGraw/Rolly Lord
-Mark Stewart/Dodi Stewart
-Frank Armstrong/Fred Gallant
NS-Keith Bennett/Bruce Densmore
-Chuck Dyke/Jim Burgess
-Bill Spinney/Paul Hanham
-Paul Doucet/Dave MacDougal
-Jim Russell/Milt Larsen
-Laughlin Rutt/Stewart Slauenwhite
-Bill MacLeod/Ray Thibault
-Bill Wesley/Bob Dorland
-Stephen Mattson/Charles Wood
-Brian Nickerson/John Cameron
PE-Roddie MacLean/Haylett Clarke
-John Dunsford/Alva Clarey
Sterling Higginbotham/Bazil Higginbotham
-Sterling Stratton/Barry Craswell
-Walter Callaghan/John Vincent
-Eddie Bernard/Roger Gavin
-Victor Hogan/Dianne Hogan
-Vince Fisher/Paul Arsenault
– Gordon MacDonald/Floyd Stewart
– Alvin Hackett/Janet Hackett
– Bill Glydon/Wayne MacPherson
-Tom O’Rourke/Urban Chaisson
– Doug Campbell/Joe Gill
-Howard Kerwin and Bill Power
-Leslie Hardy and Glen Betts
PE/NB- Bryan Sutherland/John McIntyre
Total 48
Women’s Division
MB- Shelley Schultz/Ina Laird
NB- Sherril Minns/Sue Harris
-Barb Hallett/Ann Orser
NS -Uttara Deshpande/Sandra Walker
-Patti Simpson/Lynn Doucette
-Karen Skiffington/ Betty Mattson
-Pauline Bullerwell/Diane Mallinson
-Doreen Densmore/Caroline Belliveau
-Linda Stirling/ Corrine Burbine
PE- Etta Reid/Elaine Hughes
-Gloria Clarke/Ruth Stavert
-Audrey Callaghan/Ann Barwise
-Myrna Craswell/Myrna Sanderson
-Phyllis Stretch/Joan Doiron
The final Thursday evening draw of the season, sponsored by Griffin’s Towing and Service Centre, wrapped up tonight, with the rink of Melody Beck, Doug Kelly, Len Cudmore and Amanda MacIntosh receiving the sponsor prizes. Thanks to the players and organizers for another great season of Thursday evening curling!
(L-R): Melody Beck, Doug Kelly, Len Cudmore, and Amanda MacIntosh
It’s that time of the year where winter and summer activities start to overlap. Curling is almost over, baseball season has officially started, and Rob Thomson is arriving at the Cornwall Curling Club by motorcycle (apparently he does this at least once every curling season!). As an added plus, the broom sticking out the back may be an excellent way to keep people from following too close!
Future Canadian curling stars are converging in Sherwood Park, Alta., for the third edition of the Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships, beginning on Tuesday at the Glen Allan Recreation Complex.
Both the Nova Scotia boys and girls teams will attempt to defend their titles at the 2019 Under-18 Canadian Curling Championships. (Photo, Curling Canada/Mark Finley)
Both the Nova Scotia boy’s and girl’s teams are aiming to defend their titles after sweeping the competition last year in Saint Andrews, N.B.
Nova Scotia boys vice-skip Owen Purcell and lead Scott Weagle return from last year’s lineup, this time joined by skip Adam McEachren and second Alex McDonah from the Truro Curling Club. Coach Anthony Purcell returns as coach.
It is Purcell’s third national championship this season. He threw fourth stones for Nova Scotia at the 2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors and third for Dalhousie University Tigers at the 2019 U SPORTS-Curling Canada Championships.
Alberta will have two boys teams at the event. The first team, which won the Alberta U-18 title, is skipped by Nathan Molberg from the St. Albert Curling Club. His team played at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta., last month and advanced to the quarter-finals with a 7-3 round-robin record.
Alberta will also have a host team skipped by Cortland Sonnenberg, the son of Renée, who skipped Alberta at the 1999 and 2001 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Sonnenberg is also a coach for the Curling Canada women’s program and analytics lead.
(L-R): Schut, Johnston, Kelly, MacKenzie, coach Lori Robinson
[PEI is once again represented by the Mitchell Schut rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, which also includes Nick Johnston, Liam Kelly, and Colin MacKenzie, who were also PEI’s Canada Games boys representatives this season.]
Fourteen boys teams will compete for the title. Nunavut and Yukon are not sending representation; therefore those spots were filled by the Alberta host team and, because it won last year’s competition, Nova Scotia received a second spot in the boy’s event – the Ethan Young rink from Halifax.
On the women’s side the defending Nova Scotia girl’s champions, skipped by Isabelle Ladouceur, will not be in the competition but the province still has strong representation. Cally Moore of the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax aims to build on the bronze medal she earned at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
However, the Canada Winter Games gold-medallists might have something to say about that. Northern Ontario’s Bella Croisier hopes to win her second gold medal in Alberta in just over the span of a month at the U-18 championships after earning gold for Ontario at the Canada Winter Games.
(L-R): Ferguson, Shaw, Burris, Murray, coach Pat Quilty
The quartet of Lauren Ferguson, Katie Shaw, Alexis Burris and Lexie Murray from the Cornwall Curling Club in Prince Edward Island will also reach a special milestone this season. This will be third time they’ve represented P.E.I. at a national curling championship this season after playing at the New Holland Canadian Juniors and Canada Winter Games.
Nunavut is not represented in the girl’s competition this year; therefore in addition to Alberta’s championship team skipped by Jessica Wytrychowski (Airdrie Curling Club), Alberta will also have a host team led by Julia Bakos from the Crestwood Curling Club in Edmonton.
The teams competing will attempt to continue a trend that’s been set over the first two years of the event. Each year a province has swept both the boy’s and girl’s titles. Northern Ontario won both titles during the inaugural championships in 2017 and Nova Scotia did the same in 2018.
The fourteen teams in both the boys and girls competitions are divided into two pools of seven. They’ll play a six-game round robin with the top four teams from each pool advancing to a double-knockout bracket that will qualify four teams for the medal-round games. Those four teams compete in the semifinals with the winners advancing to the gold-medal games and the losers playing for bronze.
All draws will be live-streamed on Curling Canada’s Youtube page, found here: https://www.youtube.com/curlingcanada
For more information on team lineups, schedules and tickets, visit the event website: https://www.curling.ca/2019under18/
With the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship starting this weekend, we thought it was a good time to pay a visit to the Cornwall Curling Club’s oldest active members, and avid stick curlers, Don Graham and Grant Laird, so we stopped by the weekday morning four person per team “drop in” curling league, where both of them curl an average of two games a week, alongside other curlers who use the traditional “hack” delivery method (Cornwall also has an afternoon two-person stick curling league). Both were born in 1929, with Don already age 90, and Grant turning 90 in a couple of months.
Don Graham (left) and Grant Laird
Late bloomers in the sport of curling, both took up the sport in the 1990s, and switched to stick curling when they were in their 80’s.
Captain Don Graham follows a rock down the ice
Captain Don’s accuracy was no doubt honed by decades of precision manoeuvering of car ferries into port. Grant proudly hosts a curling get together with his family over the Christmas holidays, introducing younger family members to the sport of curling.
Grant Laird keeps close watch over the trajectory of his rock
Grant, teamed up with Vernon Chowan, won the Consolation round at the Canadian Stick Curling Championship in exciting fashion when it was first held in Cornwall in 2013, stealing the last end to beat the Garth Stone and Ted Simonson team from Manitoba 4-3.
Vernon Chowan (left) and Grant Laird at the 2013 Canadian Stick Curling Championship in Cornwall
Both Grant and Don will be sitting out this year’s Championship, although they both extend an invitation to everyone to come out the nationals, starting Sunday at Cornwall and Charlottetown, and watch and learn about the sport of Stick Curling.
This is a reminder and an update on the Junior Spring Leagues scheduled to start this weekend.
The four-person teams WILL start on Saturday for sure as there are 6 teams confirmed so far. If you have a team interested in playing OR if you have some curlers interested in finding a team to play with for the Spring League, please let Amy at Curl PEI (aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca) know as soon as possible.
The Doubles League only has three teams so far so they are still looking for more teams. This one also has a few issues with availability and so, it looks like the bulk, if not all, games will be played on April 12 & 14 (registration will be adjusted accordingly). Again, if you have a team or a curler who would like to play please let Amy know as soon as possible.
Previous details:
Curl PEI is pleased to announce that they will be moving forward with Junior Spring Curling Leagues at the Charlottetown Curling Club. There will be a regular 4-person league (any combination of players) and hopefully a mixed doubles or doubles league. Dates (times may change):
The Leagues are for:
Registration will be:
Curlers will have to pay a Curl PEI and Curling Canada fee if they have not already done so this season.
The exact schedule/format will depend on the number of teams.
Please confirm your team by sending an email with the players’ names to aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca
More than 100 curlers from across Canada and the territories will descend on the greater Charlottetown area for the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship, March 31-April 3.
When Cornwall previously hosted the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship in 2013, the open division was won by Cornwall’s Roddie MacLean, left, and Paul Field. – Contributed
The Cornwall and Charlottetown curling clubs will play host to 62 two-person teams with the action getting underway at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Teams from eight provinces (Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t represented) and one territory will be competing. There are 48 teams in the open division (men and mixed) and 14 in the women’s division, which was introduced when Cornwall previously hosted the championship back in 2013.
“It’s more engaging than most people realize because you’re either skipping or throwing rocks all the time,’’ said Ernie Stavert, chairman of the host committee for the P.E.I. Stick Curling Association.
“It’s six rocks, six ends so it goes quickly all the time. A game lasts an hour. It’s much quicker than a regular curling game because there’s less rocks in play and less ends.’’
There will be about 170 games played during the championship. Besides having an open division, the event is also open in that although spots are reserved for the champions in each province and territory that chooses to participate, additional spots are available for other teams on a space-available basis.
Stavert said the sport welcomes everyone but it tends to cater to seniors.
“There’s no age restrictions but it’s designed for people with limited mobility. We have one person coming who curls from a wheelchair, but the rules are, no sweeping between the hog lines so it’s designed for people with limited mobility.’’
Stavert said stick curling has been around for about 10 to 12 years and has helped boost the sport.
“It’s become quite a positive thing for some of the smaller clubs,’’ he said, “in keeping their membership up and active. It’s particularly true of (the) Alberton and O’Leary clubs. It’s been very instrumental in keeping them viable and going.’’
“It’s part of sport tourism and we’re getting a good turnout because people from other parts of the country like to come to Prince Edward Island . . . and it’s the off-season for tourism. We’re quite pleased with the number of people coming.’’
The Junior Year End Closing Party is on Sunday, April 7th from 1-2:30 pm. There will be pizza, and milk. The junior curlers are invited to bring their skates to skate on the ice. Please wear a helmet!
There will also a draw for the curlers in attendance.
The 2019 College Clean Restoration Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, goes from March 31 to April 7 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, with the first draws taking place on Monday April 1st. PEI will be represented by the Bill Hope rink from the Cornwall and Silver Fox clubs, and the Sandy Hope team from Cornwall.
Live scoring will be available at: https://curlsask.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/4518
(L-R): Bill Hope, Peter Murdoch, David Murphy, Dario Zannier
(L-R): Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Arleen Harris
Event website: https://nutanacurlingclub.ca/eventPage.php?id=70
Canadian Masters website: http://www.eteamz.com/CanadianMasters/
Curl PEI is pleased to announce that they will be moving forward with Junior Spring Curling Leagues at the Charlottetown Curling Club. There will be a regular 4-person league (any combination of players) and hopefully a mixed doubles or doubles league. Dates (times may change):
The Leagues are for:
Registration will be:
Curlers will have to pay a Curl PEI and Curling Canada fee if they have not already done so this season.
The exact schedule/format will depend on the number of teams.
Please confirm your team by sending an email with the players’ names to aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca
When Cornwall previously hosted back in 2013, the Open Division was won by Cornwall’s Roddie MacLean and Paul Field, while the Women’s event was won by Ruth Stavert and Eileen Blanchard, also from the host club. MacLean and Stavert are both back this year.
The official opening ceremony will be held at Cornwall on Sunday, March 31 at 3:45 pm. Off-ice events include a banquet at the Rodd Royalty Inn on Monday evening, and entertainment and a social time at the Cornwall club on Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Group 1
1. MacLean/Clarke PEI/NS
2. Spinney/Hanham NS
3. Childe/Johnston MAN
4. Malcolmson/Thurston ON
5. Barbour/Barbour YK
6. Glydon/MacPherson PEI
Group 2
7. Dunsford/Clarey PEI
8. Wesley/Dorland NS
9. Campbell/Campbell MAN
10. Kotylak/Kotylak SK
11. Lord/McGraw NB
12. O’Rourke/Chaisson PEI
Group 3
13. Fisher/Arsenault PEI
14. Doucet/MacDougal NS
15. Rouse/Rouse MAN
16. Beach/Desnoyres SK
17. Stewart/Stewart NB
18. Hackett/Hackett PEI
Group 4
19. Kerwin/Power PEI
20. Bennett/Dunsmore NS
21. Spiring/Spiring MAN
22. Wejr/Prokopetz BC
23. Olson/Olson AB
24. Hogan/Hogan PEI
Group 5
25. Gill/Campbell PEI
26. Rutt/Slauenwhite NS
27. Anton/Cook MAN
28. Smith/Pieper BC
29. Sheppard/Sheppard ON
30. Mattson/Wood NS
Group 6
31. Stewart/ MacDonald PEI
32. Dyke/Burgess NS
33. McCullough/Johnston MAN
34. Dunlop/Moore SK
35. MacLeod/Thibault NS
36. McIntrye/Sutherland NB/PEI
Group 7
37. Callaghan/Vincent PEI
38. Nickerson/Cameron NS
39. Oliver/MacMillan MAN
40. Gallant/Armstrong NB
41. Whitlock/Whitlock ON
42. Stratton/Craswell PEI
Group 8
43. Gavin/Bernard PEI
44. Russell/Larson NS
45. Strand/Strand MAN
46. Sears/Sears BC
47. Scheckenberger/Mattis ON
48. Higginbotham/Higginbotham PEI
Women’s Division Groups:
Group A
A. Reid/Hughes PEI
B. Densmore/Belliveau NS
C. Hallett/Orser NB
D. Barwise/Callaghan PEI
E. Despande/Walker NS
F. Stretch/Doiron PEI
G. Stirling/Burbine NS
Group B
H. Clarke/Stavert PEI
I. Bullerwell/Malinson NS
J. Shultz/Laird MAN
K. Sanderson/Craswell PEI
L. Simpson/Doucette NS
M. Skiffington/Mattson NS
N. Minns/Harris NB
Schedule and Draw
Sunday
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 9:00 | Barbour/ Barbour Vs Glydon/ MacPherson | MacLean/ Clarke Vs Spinney/ Hanham | Childe/ Johnson Vs Malcolmson/ Thurston | Olson/ Olson Vs Hogan/ Hogan |
| 10:15 | Deshpande/ Walker Vs Doiron/ Stretch | Reid/ Hughes Vs Densmore/ Belliveau | Hallett/ Orser Vs Barwise/ Callaghan | Kerwin/ Power Vs Bennett/ Densmore |
| 11:40 | Lord/ McGraw Vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson | Dunsford/ Clarey Vs Wesley/ Dorland | Campbell/ Campbell Vs Kotylak/ Kotylak | Spiring/ Spiring Vs Wejr/ Prokopetz |
| 12:55 | Stewart/ Stewart Vs Hackett/ Hackett | Fisher/ Arsenault Vs Doucet/ MacDougal | Rouse/ Rouse Vs Beach/ Desnoyers | Reid/ Hughes Vs Sterling/ Burbine |
| 2:20 | Spinney/ Hanham Vs Childe/ Johnson | Malcolmson/ Thurston Vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Bennett/ Densmore Vs Spiring/ Spiring | MacLean/ Clarke Vs Barbour/ Barbour |
| 3:45 |
Official Opening |
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| 4:30 | Densmore/ Belliveau Vs Hallett/ Orser | Deshpande/ Walker Vs Stirling/ Burbine | Wejr/ Prokopetz Vs Hogan/ Hogan | Barwise/ Callaghan Vs Doiron/ Stretch |
| 5:45 | Wesley/ Dorland Vs Campbell/ Campbell | Kerwin/ Power Vs Olson/ Olson | Dunsford/ Clarey Vs Lord/ McGraw | Kotylak/ Kotylak Vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson |
| 7:00 | Doucet/ MacDougal Vs Rouse/ Rouse | Beach/ Desnoyers Vs Hackett/ Hackett | Gill/ Campbell Vs Rutt/ Slauenwhite | Fisher/ Arsenault Vs Stewart/ Stewart |
Charlottetown
Sunday
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | Ice 5 |
| 9:00 | Shephard/ Shephard Vs Mattson/ Wood | Anton/ Cook Vs Smith/ Pipper | MacLeod/ Thibault vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Stewart/ MacDonald Vs Dyke/ Burgess | |
| 10:20 | McCullough/ Johnston Vs Dunlop/ Moore | Simpson/ Doucette Vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Clarke/ Stavert Vs Bullerwell/ Mallinson | Shultz/ Laird vs Craswell/ Sanderson | Whitlock/ Whitlock Vs Stratton/ Craswell |
| 11:45 | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Nickerson/ Cameron | Oliver/ MacMillan vs Gallant/ Armstrong | Sheckenburger/ Mattis vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham | Gavin/ Bernard Vs Russell/ Larson | Strand/ StrandVs Sears/ Sears |
| 1:00
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Clarke/ Stavert Vs Minns/ Harris | Smith/ Pieper Vs Mattson/ Wood | Dyke/ Burgess Vs McCullough/ Johnson | Gill/ Campbell Vs Shephard/ Shephard | |
| 3:00 | Stewart/ MacDonald vs MacLeod/ Thibault | Dunlop/ Moore vs McIntrye/ Sutherland | Russell/ Larsen Vs Strand/ Strand | Gallant/ Armstrong Vs Stratton/ Craswell | Nickerson/ Cameron Vs Oliver/ MacMillan |
| 4:15 | Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Shultz/ Laird | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Craswell/ Sanderson vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Simpson/ Doucette vs Minns/ Harris | |
| 5:45 | Gavin/ Bernard vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis | Sears/ Sears vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham |
Cornwall Monday April 1
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 8:00 | Smith/ Pieper vs Shephard/ Shephard | Gill/ Campbell vs Anton/ Cook | Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Mattson/ Wood | Sears/ Sears vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis |
| 9:15 | Craswell/ Sanderson vs Simpson/ Doucette | Bullerwell/ Mallinson vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Clarke/ Stavert Vs Schultz/ Laird | Russell/ Larson vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham |
| 10:40 | Dunlop/ Moore Vs MacLeod/ Thibault | Stewart/ MacDonald vs McCullough/ Johnston | Dyke/ Burgess vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Gavin/ Bernard vs Strand/ Strand |
| 11:55 | Gallant/ Armstrong vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Oliver/ MacMillan | Nickerson/ Cameron vs Stratton/ Craswell | Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Minns/ Harris |
| 1:20 | Anton/ Cook vs Mattson/ Wood | Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Shephard/ Shephard | Strand/ Strand vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham | Gill/ Campbell vs Smith/ Pieper |
| 2:45 | Schultz/ Laird vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Craswell/ Sanderson vs Minns/ Harris | Russell/ Larson vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis | Clarke/ Stavert vs Simpson/ Doucette |
| 4:10 | Oliver/ MacMillan vs Stratton/ Craswell | Nickerson/ Cameron vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Gavin/ Bernard vs Sears/ Sears | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Gallant/ Armstrong |
| 5:25 | McCullough/ Johnston vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Dyke/ Burgess vs MacLeod/ Thibault | Stewart/ MacDonald vs Dunlop/ Moore | Anton/ Cook Vs Rutt/ Slauenwhite |
Reception 6:30
Banquet 7:00
Charlottetown Monday April 1
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | Ice 5 |
| 8:30 | Kotylak/ Kotylak vs Lord/ McGraw | Dunsford/ Clarey vs Campbell/ Campbell | Wesley/ Dorland vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson | Beach/ Desnoyers Vs Stewart/ Stewart | Malcolmson/Thurston vs Bar bour/ Barbour |
| 9:45 | Fisher/ Arsenault vs Rouse/ Rouse | Doucet/ MacDougal vs Hackett/ Hackett | Barwise/ Callaghan vs Deshpande/ Walker | Reid/ Hughes Vs Hallett/ Orser | Densmore/ Belliveau vs Stretch/ Doiron |
| 11:15 | MacLean/ Clarke vs Childe/ Johnson | Spinney/ Hanham vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Wejr/ Prokopetz vs Olson/ Olson | Kerwin/ Power vs Spiring/ Spiring | Bennett/ Densmore vs Hogan/ Hogan |
| 12:30 | Campbell/ Campbell vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson | Wesley/ Dorland vs Lord/ McGraw | Dunsford/ Clarey vs Kotylak/ Kotylak | Hallett/ Orser vs Stirling/ Burbine | Rouse/ Rouse vs Hackett/ Hackett |
| 2:20 | Spinney/ Hanham vs Barbour/ Barbour | MacLean/ Clarke vs Malcolmson/ Thurston | Fisher/ Arsenault vs Beach/ Desnoyers | Childe/ Johnson vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Doucet/ MacDougal vs Stewart/ Stewart |
| 3:35 | Stretch/ Doiron vs Stirling/ Burbine | Densmore/ Belliveau vs Desphande/ Walker | Reid/ Hughes vs Barwise/ Callaghan | Spiring/ Spiring vs Hogan/ Hogan | |
| 5:00 | Bennett/ Densmore vs Olson/ Olson | Kerwin/ Power vs Wejr/ Prokopetz |
Reception 6:30
Banquet 7:00 pm
Cornwall
Tuesday April 2
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 8:15 | Gill/ Campbell vs Mattson/ Wood | Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Smith/ Pieper | Russell/ Larson vs Sears/ Sears | Anton/ Cook vs Shephard/ Shephard |
| 9:30 | Stewart/ MacDonald vs McIntyre/ Sutherland | Dyke/ Burgess vs Dunlop/ Moore | Strand/ Strand vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis | McCullough/ Johnston vs MacLeod/ Thibault |
| 10:50 | Callaghan/ Vincent vs Stratton/ Craswell | Nickerson/ Cameron vs Gallant/ Armstrong | Oliver/ MacMillan vs Whitlock/ Whitlock | Gavin/ Bernard vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham |
| 12:05 | Tie-Breaker Draws Groups 5-8 | |||
| 12:25 | Stirling/ Burbine vs Minns/ Harris | Hallett/ Orser vs Desphande/ Walker | Reid/ Hughes vs Doiron/ Stretch | Barwise/ Callaghan vs Densmore/ Belliveau |
| 2:10 | Clarke/ Stavert vs Skiffington/ Mattson | Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Craswell/ Sanderson | Schultz/ Laird vs Simpson/ Doucette | |
| 3:20 | Tie-Breaker Draws Group A | |||
| 3:45 | Kerwin/ Power vs Hogan/ Hogan | Rouse/ Rouse vs Stewart/ Stewart | Fisher/ Arsenault vs Hackett/ Hackett | Doucet/ MacDougal vs Beach/ Desnoyers |
| 5:10 | Dunsford/ Clarey vs O‘Rourke/ Chaisson | Campbell/ Campbell vs Lord/ McGraw | Wesley/ Dorland vs Kotylak/ Kotylak | Bennett/ Densmore vs Wejr/ Prokopetz |
| 6:25 | Spinney/ Hanham vs Malcolmson/ Thurston | MacLean/ Clarke vs Glydon/ MacPherson | Spiring/ Spiring vs Olson/ Olson | Childe/ Johnston vs Barbour/ Barbour |
| 7:35 | Tie-Breaker Draws Groups 1-4 |
Entertainment and Social time 7:30
Directors meeting 7:45
Cornwall
Wednesday April 3rd
| Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| 8:00 | Game 1 1st GR3 vs 2nd GR6 |
Game 2 2nd GR3 vs 1st GR6 |
Game 3 1st GR2 vs 2nd GR7 |
Game 4 2nd GR2 vs 1st GR7 |
| 9:15 | Game 5 1st GR1 vs 2nd GR8 |
Game 6 2nd GR1 vs 1st GR8 |
Game 7 1st GR4 vs 2nd GR5 |
Game 8 2nd GR4 vs 1st GR5 |
| 10:45 | Game A 1st GRA vs 4th GRB |
Game B 2nd GRB vs 3rd GRA |
Game C 1st GRB vs 4th GRA |
Game D 2nd GRA vs 3rd GRB |
| 12:00 | Game 9 Winners Game 3 & 4 |
Game 10 Winners Game 7 & 8 |
Game 11 Winners Game 5 & 6 |
Game 12 Winners Game 1 & 2 |
| 1:45 | Winner C & D | Winners 11 & 12 | Winners 9 & 10 | Winners A & B |
| 3:20 | Final – Open | Final – Women |
Awards 4:40
Open Division
YK- Chuck Barber/Bonnie Barber
BC- Derrell Sears/Sheron Sears
-Jack Prokopetz/Al Wejr
-Tim Smith/Chris Pieper
AB- Randy Olson/Ruby Olson
SK- Derrel Beach/Bob Densnoyers
-Wayne Kotylak/Marilyn Kotylak
-Russ Moore/Bob Dunlop
MB-Fred Spiring/Britta Spiring
-Tom Campbell/Rae Campbell
– Warren Johnston/Brad Childe
– Ernie Oliver/Ross MacMillan
-Charlie McCullough/Wayne Johnston
-Dave Anton/Harold Cook
-Ken Strand/Shirley Strand
– Jim Rouse/Keren Rouse
ON- Bill Whitlock/Vicki Whitlock
– Don Sheppard/Nancy Sheppard
-Bill Malcolmson/Rick Thurston
-Ron Sheckenberger/Ken Mattis
NB- KayMcGraw/Rolly Lord
-Mark Stewart/Dodi Stewart
-Frank Armstrong/Fred Gallant
NS-Keith Bennett/Bruce Densmore
-Chuck Dyke/Jim Burgess
-Bill Spinney/Paul Hanham
-Paul Doucet/Dave MacDougal
-Jim Russell/Milt Larsen
-Laughlin Rutt/Stewart Slauenwhite
-Bill MacLeod/Ray Thibault
-Bill Wesley/Bob Dorland
-Stephen Mattson/Charles Wood
-Brian Nickerson/John Cameron
PE-Roddie MacLean/Haylett Clarke
-John Dunsford/Alva Clarey
Sterling Higginbotham/Bazil Higginbotham
-Sterling Stratton/Barry Craswell
-Walter Callaghan/John Vincent
-Eddie Bernard/Roger Gavin
-Victor Hogan/Dianne Hogan
-Vince Fisher/Paul Arsenault
– Gordon MacDonald/Floyd Stewart
– Alvin Hackett/Janet Hackett
– Bill Glydon/Wayne MacPherson
-Tom O’Rourke/Urban Chaisson
– Doug Campbell/Joe Gill
-Howard Kerwin and Bill Power
PE/NB- Bryan Sutherland/John McIntyre
Total 48
Women’s Division
MB- Shelley Schultz/Ina Laird
NB- Sherril Minns/Sue Harris
-Barb Hallett/Ann Orser
NS -Uttara Deshpande/Sandra Walker
-Patti Simpson/Lynn Doucette
-Karen Skiffington/ Betty Mattson
-Pauline Bullerwell/Diane Mallinson
-Doreen Densmore/Caroline Belliveau
-Linda Stirling/ Corrine Burbine
PE- Etta Reid/Elaine Hughes
-Gloria Clarke/Ruth Stavert
-Audrey Callaghan/Ann Barwise
-Myrna Craswell/Myrna Sanderson
-Phyllis Stretch/Joan Doiron
Curling Canada tested two possible future events, Under 25 and Under 18 Mixed Doubles, at the Willie O’Ree Centre in Fredericton NB these past two weekends. Each test event had eight teams. The U18, which includes PEI’s Mitchell Schut and Lauren Ferguson duo, with coach Dave Murphy, started on Friday, with the Cornwall Curling Club duo finishing in fourth place after losing the Bronze Medal game 7-1. to the Forsythe/Pugsley team. Both teams finished round robin play with 5-2 win-loss records, with Forsythe/Pugsley picking up 12-3 win in their round-robin match against Ferguson/Schut, aided by a six-ender. The PEI team lost 7-4 to the Patterson/Palmer pair, who went on to win the gold medal, in the semi-finals to go to the bronze medal game. Schut and Ferguson are back skipping their regular four person teams in eight days, as they head to the Canadian Under 18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships, April 2-7 in Sherwood Park Alberta.
Lauren Ferguson (left) and Mitchell Schut
The U25 event wrapped up last Sunday, with the team of PEI’s Aleya Quilty, paired with New Brunswick’s Alex Robichaud and coach Pat Quilty, winning the Gold Medal game with a triple in the extra end over New Brunswick’s Erika Cluff and Alex Peasley. In the Bronze Medal game, PEI’s Veronica Smith, teamed up with Rene Comeau of Moncton and coach Paul Smith, beat Cornwall’s Nick Johnston and Sydney Howatt with coach Lori Robinson by an 11-5 score.
Curling Canada photo
(This story is from an event which took place in August, but we recently received a team photo, and are sending it out again so we will have it on file).
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The P.E.I. 55+ Games Society recently sent a contingent of 90 participants to the 2018 Canada 55+ Games in Saint John, N.B.
The Games are a biennial event encompassing more than 20 events ranging from very active sports like hockey and tennis to more sedentary competitions like Scrabble and bridge. P.E.I. was represented in hockey, curling, swimming, track and field, cycling, bowling, golf, bocce, and Scrabble.
(L-R): Janette Fraser, Elaine Hughes, Ruth Stavert, Gloria Clarke
The Cornwall Curling Club rink of Gloria Clarke, Ruth Stavert, Elaine Hughes, and Janette Fraser won the 65-plus women’s curling division while the 55-plus men’s rink of Philip McInnis, Pius McInnis, Cornwall member David Murphy, and Alan Long were defeated in their medal qualifying game.
Cornwall member Marjorie Matthews earned two gold medals and a silver in track and field while cyclist Paul Wright brought home a gold and a silver.
Swimmers Letty Abbott (two gold and a bronze) and Ann Andrews (four bronze) had strong showings.
In the 75-plus bowling competition the team of Hector MacDonald, Margaret Wigginton, Norma Morrissey, Vera MacLeod and Foch McNally won gold. In singles, MacDonald won silver and Wigginton bronze.
Phyllis McCabe won silver in the Scrabble competition.
In the hockey competition, P.E.I.’s 55-plus men won bronze, the 65-plus men lost in the bronze medal game, the 70-plus men did not qualify for the medal round and the women missed the medal round on a tie-breaking formula.
The 2020 Canada 55+ Games will be held in Kamloops, B.C., from Aug. 25-28.
Canadian Mixed Doubles in Fredericton: Jocelyn Peterman and PEI’s Brett Gallant, the 2016 national champions, beat the team of John Morris and Jolene Campbell yesterday to advance to the semis, where they play Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres at 10 this morning. Team PEI – Rachel O’Connor and Ryan Abraham from Cornwall ended play out of the playoffs at 2-5.
The Cornwall duo of Lauren Ferguson and Mitchell Schut are in second place with a 4-2 win-loss record, and play at 9:30 this morning in their final round-robin game at the U18 Mixed Doubles trial event in Fredericton. The playoffs start at noon with 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd place. The Gold and Bronze medal games are at 2:30.
PEI Men and Women are both 0-3 at the Everest Canadian Seniors in Chilliwack BC.
Team Saskatchewan won the Canadian Firefighters in BC, with PEI finishing out of the playoffs with a 3-7 record.
