MacPhee, MacKenzie one win away from repeat Scotties, Tankard titles

Posted on January 6, 2018 by DerekJanuary 6, 2018

The defending champion Robyn MacPhee and Eddie MacKenzie rinks from the Charlottetown Curling Club are both just one away from repeating as PEI Scotties women’s and Tankard men’s champions. They both captured their second modified triple knockout sections this evening, which means that a win in either of their two championship round games on Sunday at 2 and 7 pm will give them the repeat title, while their opponents, the Lauren Lenentine team from Cornwall and the John Likely rink from Cornwall and Charlottetown, who won one section each, would have to win both games to become champions.

(L-R): Sarah Fullerton (left), Michelle McQuaid, Robyn MacPhee

MacPhee came from behind to beat last year’s runner-up, Veronica Smith from Cornwall, 8-5 in this evening’s women’s “C” final. MacPhee, playing with Sarah Fullerton, Meaghan Hughes, and Michelle McQuaid, had a 5-3 lead after eight ends, singles in nine and ten tied the game at 5, and a steal of three in the extra game MacPhee the win, and a “double life” in the championship round against “A” section winner Lenentine.

(L-R) Chris Gallant, Josh Barry, Eddie MacKenzie

On the Tankard men’s side, Eddie MacKenzie and his Charlottetown team of Josh Barry, Chris Gallant, and Sean Ledgerwood were ahead 3-1 after five ends in this evening’s “C” final against Cornwall and Charlottetown’s John Likely, who narrowed the gap to 1 point with a single in end seven. MacKenzie scored deuces in ends 8 and 9 to win the game with 7 -2 score. MacKenzie can now take the title with a win in either game Sunday against Likely, while Likely would have to win both.

The PEI Scotties winning team advances to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts, January 27 to February 4 in Penticton BC, while the Tankard winner will play in the Tim Hortons Brier, March 3-11 in Regina SK.

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MacPhee and Likely win B qualifiers – Scotties, Tankard will both go to Sunday

Posted on January 6, 2018 by DerekJanuary 6, 2018

There WILL be a championship round on Sunday at the PEI Scotties provincial women’s and the PEI Tankard provincial men’s curling championships, as there are separate winners of the A and B sections of both events, with Robyn MacPhee and John Likely winning the B finals this morning. Had “A” winners Lauren Lenentine or Eddie MacKenzie won this morning, they could have wrapped up their event with the “C” final this evening at seven, as winning three sections would have given them the title without playing a championship round.

TANKARD

John Likely

In the PEI Tankard men’s championship, John Likely and his Cornwall/Charlottetown squad scored triples in ends two, six, and nine in a 10-8 win over Eddie MacKenzie from Charlottetown, who won the “A” event. Charlottetown’s Tyler Harris eliminated clubmate Phil Gorveatt with a 7-2 win this morning. Harris and MacKenzie square off at 2 pm, with the winner facing Likely at 7 pm in the “C” final. If either “A” winner MacKenzie (who would have to win this afternoon to advance) or “B” winner Likely win this evening, they would have to be beaten twice in the 2 and 7 pm championship round on Sunday, while their opponent would take the title with a win in either match.

Other members of Team Likely are Robert Campbell, Matthew Nabuurs, Robbie Doherty and alternate Mark O’Rourke.

SCOTTIES

Robyn MacPhee

In the Scotties B final, it took an extra end for the defending champion Robyn MacPhee team from Charlottetown to get by two-time reigning junior champion Lauren Lenentine team from Cornwall, who won the “A” event. MacPhee scored a triple in the extra end for a 10-7 victory. Other members of Team MacPhee are Sarah Fullerton, Meaghan Hughes, and Michelle McQuaid. Lenentine led 4-0 lead after two ends, and 6-2 after five ends, but MacPhee grabbed a deuce in six and stole singles in the next three ends to lead 7-6 after nine ends. Lenentine was kept to a single in 10 to bring the game to the extra end.

Last year’s runner-up, Veronica Smith from Cornwall, stayed alive with an 8-5 win over Charlottetown’s Lisa Jackson. Clubmates Lenentine and Smith now meet at 2 pm, with the winner advancing to the 7 pm “C” final against MacPhee. If either Lenentine (who first has to win this afternoon) or MacPhee win tonight’s game, capturing 2 of 3 modified triple knockout sections, they would have “double life” going into the Sunday championship round (with games at 2 and 7 pm) and would win the title if they won either game, while their opponent would have to win both.

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MacPhee beats Cornwall’s Smith to advance to 9 am Scotties “B” final vs. Lenentine, Cornwall/Ch’town’s Likely in Tankard B final

Posted on January 5, 2018 by DerekJanuary 5, 2018

The “B” event finals of the PEI Tankard provincial men’s and Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championships are set for 9 am Saturday at the Cornwall Curling Club.

TANKARD

The Tankard “B” final will see the defending champion, Charlottetown’s Eddie MacKenzie, the winner of Friday afternoon’s “A” final, take on Cornwall and Charlottetown’s John Likely, who beat Charlottetown’s Phil Gorveatt 10-3 in just six ends in the B semi-final Friday evening, with Likely scoring a pair of threes and a four-ender in the match.

John Likely directs as Robbie Doherty sweeps a rock into the house

Other members of the Likely rink are third Robert Campbell, second Matthew Nabuurs, lead Robbie Doherty, and alternate Mark O’Rourke, while Josh Barry, Chris Gallant, and Sean Ledgerwood round out Team MacKenzie.

Charlottetown’s Tyler Harris team staved off elimination in their “loser out” “C” division game against Alan Inman and his Crapaud squad, by an 8-3 score, and face Gorveatt on Saturday morning. The winner plays the loser of the “B” final at 2 pm, with the “C” final following at 7 pm.

SCOTTIES

The defending champion Robyn MacPhee rink from Charlottetown won the Scotties B semi-final Friday evening, beating Cornwall’s Veronica Smith team 5-3, and will face “A” final winner Lauren Lenentine of Cornwall in the “B” final at 9 am Saturday.

Robyn MacPhee watches as Meaghan Hughes (left) and Sarah Fullerton sweep a rock into the house

Playing with MacPhee are Sarah Fullerton, Meaghan Hughes and Michelle McQuaid, while Kristie Rogers, Breanne Burgoyne and Rachel O’Connor are the other members of the Lauren Lenentine team.

The other 7 pm game saw Lisa Jackson and her Charlottetown team eliminate Tammy Dewar and her Montague foursome from further play, winning 10-7. Jackson now faces Smith in the must-win “C” event Saturday morning at 9. The winner plays the loser of the B final at 2 pm. The C final goes at 7 pm Saturday.

With the modified triple knockout format, the winning team from each section also gets to compete in the next section. If a team wins all three sections, they will win the event without a championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will advance to a championship game against the winner of the other section and will take the championship if they win the game. If the other team wins, there will be a second championship game, with the winner of that game going to the nationals. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will earn a bye to the second championship game where they will face the winner of a game between the other two finalists.

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Team Lenentine takes all-Cornwall Scotties A final over Veronica Smith rink

Posted on January 5, 2018 by DerekJanuary 5, 2018

PEI’s two-time reigning Junior champs, the Cornwall rink of Lauren Lenentine, Kristie Rogers, Breanne Burgoyne and Rachel O’Connor, remain undefeated, winning their third game in a row at the provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts by defeating their host-club teammates, and last year’s PEI Scotties runners-up, the Veronica Smith rink, by an 11-2 score this afternoon to take the “A” section of the modified triple knockout draw. A four-point seventh end brought the game to a speedy conclusion. Lenentine now faces the winner of tonight’s 7 pm game between Smith, and defending champion Robyn MacPhee of Charlottetown in the “B” final, Saturday at 9 am.

Team Lenentine with coach Pat Quilty

MacPhee advanced with a 13-5 win over clubmate Lisa Jackson this afternoon, ending things quickly with a five-point ninth end. Jackson now plays Montague’s Tammy Dewar at 7 pm in the C event, with the loser being eliminated.

Eddie MacKenzie

Meanwhile, defending champion Eddie MacKenzie and his Charlottetown rink of Josh Barry, Chris Gallant and Sean Ledgerwood also made it three in a row, scoring five deuces to win the PEI Tankard men’s A final 10-7 over their Charlottetown clubmates the Phil Gorveatt team. John Likely and his Cornwall/Charlottetown team doubled Charlottetown’s Tyler Harris 8-4 in the other game. Likely led 5-0 after three ends in the eight end game.

MacKenzie now plays the winner of this evening’s 7 pm game between Gorveatt and Likely in the 9 am Saturday B final. Harris, and Crapaud’s Alan Inman are facing elimination with a loss in tonight’s C event match.

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Opening day photos from Tankard and Scotties

Posted on January 5, 2018 by DerekJanuary 5, 2018

Here are photos from the first two draws at the PEI Tankard men’s championship and Scotties women’s championship, underway here at the Cornwall Curling Club. Click on a photo to enlarge. Friday draws are at 2 and 7 pm.

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Cornwall’s Lenentine and Smith rinks to meet in Scotties A Finals Friday afternoon

Posted on January 5, 2018 by DerekJanuary 5, 2018

The finalists have been set for the first of three modified triple-knockout sections at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s and the Tankard provincial men’s championships at the Cornwall Curling Club. It will be Cornwall clubmates Lauren Lenentine and Veronica Smith squaring off in the women’s, and Charlottetown’s Eddie MacKenzie and Phil Gorveatt playing in the men’s. Both “A” finals are scheduled for Friday at 2 pm.

Lauren Lenentine delivers a rock as Rachel O’Connor (left) and Breanne Burgoyne prepare to sweep

Team Lenentine, who recently repeated as provincial junior women’s champions, won both their games by an 8-5 score on Thursday, over Montague’s Tammy Dewar rink, and Charlottetown’s Lisa Jackson squad. Jackson did not play tonight, with third Carolyn Coulson moving up to skip, and alternate Aleya Quilty playing lead.

Veronica Smith

Smith, last year’s PEI Scotties runner-up, stole five consecutive ends in a 9-0 blanking of defending champion Robyn MacPhee of Charlottetown in the opening draw. MacPhee came back with a 7-3 win in eight ends over Montague’s Tammy Dewar in the next draw.

Eddie MacKenzie throws a rock during practice, as Chris Gallant (left) and Sean Ledgerwood prepare to sweep. Teammate Josh Barry is in the background

Defending men’s champ MacKenzie recorded a 10-9 come-from-behind win over Charlottetown and Cornwall’s John Likely in his opener. Likely had a 7-2 lead after six ends, but MacKenzie came back with a pair of triples to lead 8-7. The teams traded deuces in the last two ends. MacKenzie then took on clubmate Tyler Harris, who was playing with only three players. Tied at three after six, MacKenzie took control with a four-point seventh end and a deuce in the eighth to bring the game to handshakes with a 9-3 score.

Phil Gorveatt

Gorveatt had a bye in the first draw, defeating Crapaud’s Alan Inman 6-4 in draw 2 to advance to the A final.

The second Friday draw is at 7 pm, with the “B” finals coming up at 9 am Saturday.

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Cornwall’s Smith rink wins opener against defending champs at Scotties

Posted on January 4, 2018 by DerekJanuary 4, 2018

Draw 2 at 7 p.m. is going ahead tonight

CORNWALL, P.E.I. – Veronica Smith’s team from the host Cornwall Curling Club knocked off the two-time defending champs Thursday in the opening draw of this year’s P.E.I. Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Veronica Smith. Guardian photo by Jason Malloy

The Smith rink defeated Robyn MacPhee’s team from the Charlottetown Curling Complex 9-0 in seven ends. The game was scoreless through two ends before Smith stole a deuce in the third end and kept scoring with two in the fourth, three in the fifth and singles in the sixth and seventh ends to end the contest.

In the Tankard men’s competition, taking place in Cornwall with the Scotties, Eddie MacKenzie and his defending championship squad scored a deuce in the 10th end to defeat John Likely 10-9.

Click for full story and more pictures, in The Guardian

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Scotties, Tankard Opening Banquet photos

Posted on January 3, 2018 by DerekJanuary 3, 2018

The PEI Tankard Provincial Men’s and Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championships here at the Cornwall Curling Club kicked off tonight with the opening banquet. Also present were junior curlers who may one day be participants in the Scotties or the Tankard, as part of The Future Scotties and Future Tankard programs. Opening draw for the Tankard and Scotties is scheduled for 2 pm on Thursday.

Here are pictures from this evening’s banquet, taken by Kimberley MacDonald. Click on a photo to enlarge.

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Lenentine, MacFadyen looking forward to Canadian junior curling ch’ships (Journal)

Posted on January 3, 2018 by DerekJanuary 3, 2018

Will represent P.E.I. in Shawinigan, Que.

O’LEARY – If she were to offer advice to the Prince Edward Island men’s team heading to the 2018 New Holland Canadian junior curling championships with her later this month, Lauren Lenentine said she’d tell them to enjoy the experience.

From left, skip Lauren Lenentine, mate Kristie Rogers, second stone Breanne Burgoyne, lead Rachel O’Connor and coach Pat Quilty is heading to the New Holland Canadian junior women’s curling championship for a second consecutive year. They defended their 2017 Pepsi P.E.I. title at Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary on Friday night, going undefeated (7-0) in the six-team modified triple-knockout championship.

“With all the teams from across Canada, you never know what you’re going to face, so having fun, meeting new people and enjoying the experience. That would be my advice. That’s what we did last year,” said Lenentine.

Skip Alex MacFadyen, from left, James Dalton, mate; Leslie Noye, second stone; Parker MacFadyen, lead, and coach David MacFadyen from the Silver Fox in Summerside won the team’s first Pepsi P.E.I. junior men’s curling championship at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary on Friday night.

And joining the Cornwall women’s team will be the Alex MacFadyen rink from the Silver Fox in Summerside. For MacFadyen, 19, his 17-year-old brother, Parker, who plays lead, and mate James Dalton, 20, this was their seventh year curling together in the P.E.I. Pepsi junior (under-21) championships. This year, second stone Leslie Noye, who had previously skipped his own team out of Alberton, joined Team MacFadyen.
“It feels wonderful,” the winning men’s skip said moments after a nail-biting win over the Mitchell Schut rink from Cornwall in the C event final of the four-team men’s modified triple-knockout championship.

The Canadian championship will be played on arena ice and club ice. MacFadyen is especially looking forward to trying out arena ice for only the second time in his curling career.
“It’s a nice change. Very consistent ice all the time,” he added. “It should be good to play on.”

Click for full story in the Journal Pioneer

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Happy New Year! Things (almost) back to normal at the Cornwall Curling Club

Posted on January 2, 2018 by DerekJanuary 2, 2018

The holidays are over, and it’s time to work off the turkey and eggnog! We’re back and curling here at the Club, beginning with this morning’s daytime “drop-in” draw. The draws for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings are a go. Here is this (Tuesday) evening’s MR Seafoods Competitive League draw:

6:30 PM
Ice 1: J.Taylor vs B. Hope
Ice 2: D Rhodenhizer vs V. Smith
Ice 3: C. Creighton vs S. Hope
Ice 4: S. Howatt vs L. Lenentine

8:30 PM
Ice 1: M. Schut vs M. O’Rourke
Ice 2: M. MacDonald vs S. MacInnis
Ice 3: D. Schut vs P. Durant
Ice 4: B. Spence vs S. Berry

Please note that there is no Daytime Team League this Wednesday – it resumes next week. There will be drop-in curling from 10 until noon instead. The Wednesday Evening Ladder League IS ON this week, as the Scotties and Tankard curling doesn’t start until the next day.

Curling on Thursday and Friday will be affected by the Scotties and Tankard, with draws at 2 and 7 both days, and ice maintenance, too. We’ll have an official announcement later on cancellations on those days and the upcoming weekend. It’s safe to assume that the Thursday evening member draws are off. And, to make things interesting, there’s a storm forecast for Thursday!

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Pepsi Junior Curling Championship Winners Circle

Posted on December 29, 2017 by DerekDecember 29, 2017

Following today’s final games at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships at the Maple Leaf Curling Club, it was time to present the trophies to the winners and runners-up, as well as the certificates to the winners of the Asham Coaching Awards, as voted on by all the coaches, and the Sportsmanship awards, as voted on by the players.

Here is the winning junior women’s team, Team Lenentine:

(L-R): Lauren Lenentine, Kristie Rogers, Breanne Burgoyne, Rachel O’Connor, Pat Quilty (Coach)

Here is the runner-up junior women’s team, Team Ferguson:

(L-R): Lauren Ferguson, Katie Shaw, Alexis Burris, Lexie Murray, David Murphy (Coach)

Here is the winning junior men’s rink, Team MacFadyen:

(L-R): Alex MacFadyen James Dalton, Leslie Noye, Parker MacFadyen, David MacFadyen (coach)

Here are the junior men’s runners-up, Team Mitchell Schut:

(L-R): Mitchell Schut, Nick Johnston, Liam Kelly, Colin MacKenzie, Lori Robinson (coach)

Asham Coach Award – Men’s Division winner: David MacFadyen, coach of Team MacFadyen,

Women’s Division winner: Pat Quilty, coach of Team Lenentine.

Sportsmanship Award – Junior Men’s Division winner: Alec Huestis from Team Devin Schut (no picture), Junior Women’s Division winner, Lexie Murray from Team Ferguson.

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Cornwall’s Lenentine and S’Side’s MacFadyen go undefeated to win Pepsi Juniors without needing Saturday round

Posted on December 29, 2017 by DerekDecember 29, 2017

It was a clean sweep at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary for both the defending champion Lauren Lenentine jr. women’s rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, and the Alex MacFadyen jr. men’s foursome from the Silver Fox in Summerside. Both teams went undefeated, capturing all three sections of the modified triple knockout draw, so that the event wrapped up with the “C” finals on Friday evening without playing the Saturday championship round.

File Photo (L-R): Lauren Lenentine, Kristie Rogers, Breanne Burgoyne, Rachel O’Connor

The Lauren Lenentine rink, which includes third stone Kristie Rogers, second Breanne Burgoyne, and lead Rachel O’Connor, with coach Pat Quilty, beat Charlottetown’s Annika Kelly rink 11-1 in the A final, and went on to defeat the Lauren Ferguson rink from Crapaud, Cornwall, and Charlottetown 6-4 in the B, and 6-3 in the C final of the six-team field. Third Katie Shaw, second Alexis Burris, and lead Lexie Murray, with coach David Murphy, round out the runner-up Ferguson team, while third Cynthia Pearson, second Tatiana Kelly, and lead Meghan Ching, with coach Mitch O’Shea complete the Kelly rink, the other section winner.

File Photo (L-R) Alex MacFadyen, James Dalton, Leslie Noye, Parker MacFadyen, coach David MacFadyen

In the four-team Jr. Men’s division, the Alex MacFadyen team, with third James Dalton, second stone Leslie Noye, and lead Parker MacFadyen, with coach David MacFadyen, played the Mitchell Schut rink from Cornwall in all three finals, winning 7-3, 9-4, and 8-7. Schut got off to a bad start in the C final, giving up four in the first end, but fought back to narrow the gap to one by the end of the game. Nick Johnston, Colin MacKenzie, and Liam Kelly, with coaches Bill Hope and Lori Robinson, complete the runner-up Team Schut.

The winning Lenentine and MacFadyen rinks now advance to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec.

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Pepsi PEI Jr. Ch’ships could wrap up this evening

Posted on December 29, 2017 by DerekDecember 29, 2017

The “C” finals of the modified triple knockout draw of the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships go at 6:30 this evening at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Two teams, the defending champion Lauren Lenentine junior women’s team from Cornwall, and the Alex MacFadyen junior men’s rink from the Silver Fox in Summerside, have won the first two of the three sections of the draw, and a win by either of them this evening would book their ticket to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec. Their opponents, the Lauren Ferguson team from Crapaud, Cornwall, and Charlottetown, and the Mitchell Schut foursome from Cornwall would have to win tonight’s game and two championship round games on Saturday at 9:30 and 2, in order to take the provincial title.

Lenentine beat Charlottetown’s Annika Kelly 8-5 while Ferguson got by Cornwall’s Sydney Howatt by the same score this afternoon to advance to the C final. Lenentine beat Ferguson in the A final, and Kelly in the B, while MacFadyen got by Schut in both the A and B finals. Schut beat Charlottetown’s Chase MacMillan team this morning to advance to the junior men’s C final.

End by end results are available at PEICurling.com. Six junior women’s and four junior men’s teams began play on Wednesday.

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Cornwall’s Lenentine wins 2nd section, and Mitchell Schut advances to C final at Pepsi Juniors

Posted on December 29, 2017 by DerekDecember 29, 2017

The defending champion Lauren Lenentine rink from here at the Cornwall Curling Club remains undefeated and is one step closer to repeating as Junior Women’s champion at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, after winning both the “A” and now the “B” finals of the modified triple knockout draw. This puts the team into both Saturday finals, where they will win the event if they win either game, while their opponent, the C finalist, would have to win both. If Team Lenentine advances to and wins the C event final at 6:30 this evening, they will be declared the champion at that point, and the championship round would not be played.

The Lenentine squad beat the Lauren Ferguson team from Crapaud, Cornwall, and Charlottetown by a 6-4 score in the B final this morning, stealing singles in the fifth through seventh ends. There were also two games in the C event this morning, with Annika Kelly of Charlottetown eliminating Cornwall’s Emily Sanderson team in a closely-fought 8-5 battle. Kelly got out of the gate fast with a three-point first end, but Sanderson scored a trio of singles to tie it up, and pulled ahead with a stolen single in the seventh. Kelly recovered with a deuce in eight and a pair of stolen singles to pull out the win. The other game saw Sydney Howatt eliminate her Cornwall clubmate Rachel MacLean with a 5-2 win. MacLean led 1-0 after the first five ends, with Howatt recording a triple in end six and a ninth-end steal for the win.

Lenentine plays Kelly, with Howatt facing Ferguson in the “C” semi-finals at 2 this afternoon, with the winners going to the 6:30 pm “C” final.

Meanwhile, in the Junior Men’s division, Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut team will be competing in their third section final, at 6:30 this evening. They will have to beat the Alex MacFadyen team from the Silver Fox three times – the C final, and both Saturday championship round games in order to win the championship, while a win in any of these games would punch MacFadyen’s ticket to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec.

Schut eliminated the Chase MacMillan team from Charlottetown with a 7-2 win this morning, after MacMillan sent Mitchell’s brother Devin to the sidelines with a 9-3 win on Thursday evening.

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MacFadyen team one win away from Pepsi Jr. Men’s title, Lenentine vs Ferguson in Jr. Women’s B final

Posted on December 28, 2017 by DerekDecember 28, 2017

The Alex MacFadyen rink from the Silver Fox club in Summerside remains undefeated in the four-team junior men’s division, and needs to win just one of their next three games in order to become the Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s champions. They captured the “A” final on Wednesday, and the “B” final this evening, both against Mitchell Schut and his Cornwall team, winning this evening by a 9-4 score, after stealing a triple in the eighth end to bring the game to an early conclusion. This win puts the MacFadyen team into the “C” final of the modified triple-knockout draw, as well as both games of the two-game championship round. A win in any of these games will give him the title, without having to play the subsequent games.

In the other junior men’s game this evening, the young Chase MacMillan rink from Charlottetown eliminated the Devin Schut team with a 9-3 win in eight ends, leading 6-0 at the fifth end break. MacMillan now takes on Mitchell Schut in the “C” semi-final at 9:30 am Friday, with the winner facing MacFadyen in the “C” final at 6:30 pm.

On the Junior Women’s side, the defending champion Lauren Lenentine rink from Cornwall, who won the “A” final, is still undefeated, and will play their clubmates the Lauren Ferguson rink in the “B” final at 9:30 am Friday. Lenentine led 7-0 after three ends in her “B” semi-final game this evening against clubmate Rachel MacLean, going on to win 9-3 in seven ends. The other Lauren (Ferguson) and her team from Crapaud, Cornwall, and Charlottetown downed Charlottetown’s Annika Kelly squad by an 11-3 score in only six ends, recording both a four and a five-point end.

The “C” event also gets underway on Friday morning at 9:30, with Cornwall’s Sydney Howatt and Rachel MacLean facing off in one “must win” game, and Emily Sanderson of Cornwall taking on Kelly in the other. The winner of Howatt vs. MacLean takes on Ferguson in one “C” semi-final at 2 pm, with the winner of Sanderson vs. Kelly facing Lenentine in the other. The winners advance to the “C” final at 6:30.

The two-game championship round is scheduled for Saturday at 9:30 and 2 pm. If Lenentine, who won the A final, also wins the B and C finals, the championship round would not be required.

The eventual junior men’s and women’s winners advance to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec.

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Cornwall’s Lenentine wins Pepsi Junior Women’s “A” section

Posted on December 28, 2017 by DerekDecember 28, 2017

The Lauren Lenentine and Alex MacFadyen rinks have won the first of three modified triple-knockout sections in the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships being played at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Defending Junior Women’s champ Lenentine, from Cornwall, downed Charlottetown’s Annika Kelly foursome 11-1 in only six ends, helped out by a stolen triple in the third end, and a four point fifth end. It was handshake time after a steal of two in the sixth .

Team Lenentine

The MacFadyen squad, from the Silver Fox in Summerside, stole a triple in the third end in a 7-3 decision over Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut team in a game that went eight ends.

In the modified triple-knockout, section winners drop down to compete in the next section. MacFadyen will now take on the winner of a 2 pm match between the Schut brothers (Mitchell and Devin) in the “B” section final at 6:30 pm. Mitchell got by older brother Devin 7-5 in their previous encounter on Wednesday.

Lenentine and Kelly both drop down to “B” semi-finals at 6:30 pm. Kelly will play the winner of a 2 pm match between Cornwall’s Sydney Howatt and Crapaud, Cornwall, and Charlottetown’s Lauren Ferguson teams, while Lenentine awaits the victor of the 2 pm contest between her Cornwall clubmates Rachel MacLean and Emily Sanderson. The women’s “B” final goes at 9:30 am Friday.

If a team wins all three sections, they will win the event without a championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will advance to a championship game against the winner of the other section and will take the championship if they win the game. If the other team wins, there will be a second championship game, with the winner of that game going to the nationals. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will earn a bye to the second championship game where they will face the winner of a game between the other two finalists.

Live end-by-end results are available at PEICurling.com. Six junior women’s and four junior men’s teams are competing.

The winning Junior Men’s and Women’s champions will advance to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec.

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Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut and Lauren Lenentine rinks advance to A qualifiers at Pepsi Jrs.

Posted on December 27, 2017 by DerekDecember 27, 2017

The junior men’s and women’s “A” section finalists have been determined following opening day play at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships taking place at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with 6 jr. women’s, and 4 jr. men’s teams entered. The “A” finalists will square off at 9:30 Thursday morning for the first of three possible spots in the championship round.

The junior men’s “A” finalists are the Alex MacFadyen squad from the Silver Fox in Summerside, who downed the young Chase MacMillan team from Charlottetown 12-1 in their opener, along with the Mitchell Schut rink from Cornwall. Schut got by his older brother, and last year’s runner-up, Devin, by a 7-5 score, stealing a deuce in the first end, and using last rock advantage to break a 5-5 tie with a 10th end deuce.

The defending champion Lauren Lenentine rink from Cornwall, and the Annika Kelly foursome from Charlottetown are the junior women’s “A” finalists. Lenentine doubled clubmate Rachel MacLean 8-4 in her opener, aided by a four point third end, and went on to record a 9-3 win over another clubmate, Lauren Ferguson, in her second game, which was close for six ends, but a triple in the seventh and a stolen eighth end deuce brought the game to an early conclusion.

Team Kelly won their first game 9-4 over Cornwall’s Sydney Howatt squad, Howatt stole the first end, and recorded a triple in the third for a 4-0 lead, but it was all tied up two ends later after Kelly picked up her own triple and stolen single. The second half was all-Kelly, with a stolen deuce in six, a single in eight and a steal of two in the 9th. The Kelly foursome, with Annika in her first year as a skip, beat the Emily Sanderson rink from Cornwall 12-4 in their second game, helped out by a 5 point second end, and a four point sixth.

Other draws on Thursday go at 2 and 6:30 pm, with the second junior men’s section finalist being determined in the 6:30 pm draw.

Teams in both divisions are playing a modified triple knockout format, where the winning team from each section also gets to compete in the next section. If a team wins all three sections, they will win the event without a championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will advance to a championship game against the winner of the other section and will take the championship if they win the game. If the other team wins, there will be a second championship game, with the winner of that game going to the nationals. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will earn a bye to the second championship game where they will face the winner of a game between the other two finalists.

The winning Junior Men’s and Women’s champions will advance to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec.

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Cornwall’s Breanne Burgoyne wins PEI Curling Hall of Fame Bursary

Posted on December 24, 2017 by DerekDecember 24, 2017

The PEI Curling Hall of Fame and Museum has announced its four 2017 winners of junior curling bursaries, which have been provided courtesy of anonymous donors. The annual awards, totalling $3000, are administered by the Hall, and are awarded based on financial need and passion for the game.

Female Recipients
The two female recipients were Breanne Burgoyne and Kaleigh Mackay.

Male Recipients
James Dalton of Summerside and Brooks Roche of Montague were the male recipients again this year.

Paul H. Schurman, board member of the PEI Curling Hall of Fame presents bursary cheque to recipient James Dalton

Paul H. Schurman, board member of the PEI Curling Hall of Fame presents bursary cheque to recipient Brooks Roche

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Ice preparation underway for the Scotties and Tankard

Posted on December 24, 2017 by DerekDecember 24, 2017

The Cornwall Curling Club ice crew, especially Lance, Al, and Danny, are busy today getting the ice in tip-top shape for the second half of the season, and especially for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s championship and the Tankard men’s championship, both taking place here January 4-7. Ice maintenance is scheduled to wrap up on Tuesday, with the following holiday ice schedule after that:

Wed, Dec 27/17 Open for junior practice and ice rentals (no evening or daytime draws)

Thu, Dec 28/17 Open for all daytime curling and ice rentals (no evening draws)

Fri, Dec 29/17 Open for all daytime curling and ice rentals

Sat, Dec 30/17 Open for ice rentals

Sun, Dec 31/17 Open for club member practice and ice rentals (no junior instruction)

Mon Jan 1/18 Closed for New Year’s Day

Tue, Jan 2/18 Open for all daytime curling, and for evening draws (normal schedule resumes)

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She’s back! Cornwall’s Veronica Smith will once again skip Panthers at AUS Curling Ch’ships (UPEI)

Posted on December 22, 2017 by DerekDecember 22, 2017

The Veronica Smith rink, three of whom are current members of the Cornwall Curling Club, won the best 2 of 3 playdown 2-0 over the Annika Kelly team for the right to represent UPEI at the Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships February 8-11 in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Photo: Veronica Smith

Following the game, Smith said “it was a great series. The last game came down to last stone. We are excited to represent UPEI at AUS. We would like to thank UPEI athletics for their work in setting up the series.”

The UPEI Panthers curling team consists of a new foursome that has members who have seen AUS action within the last 6 years. The Panther team consists of the following players;

Veronica Smith (Skip) 5th year

Sabrina Smith (Third) 2nd year

Chloe McCloskey (Second) 1st year

Meghan Ching (First) 2nd Year

Results

Game 1 – Smith 9-1

Game 2 – Smith 4-3

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Online Members Database Updated for Current Season

Posted on December 21, 2017 by DerekDecember 21, 2017

We have just updated our online Members’ Database, current to December 20, and accessed by clicking on the Members tab of CornwallCurling.com, with this season’s information. We are pleased to report that we are up 19 members from last year, from 268 to 287.

This database is for use by Club members and coaches only, and to be used for curling purposes only, normally for finding spares, and lets you look up the email address and home and work/cell numbers of our paid-up members. Home addresses and other info are not stored in our online database. Access to the members’ section also gives you access to our Club documents.

We respect your privacy – if you would like all or part of your entry removed, or would like changes to your info, just contact our webmaster at derek@derekmacewen.com. If you are a Club member (i.e. your name is in the database) or a coach of one of our teams, and would like access (or already have access and forget your login info), please email me at the same email address, and I will provide you with a username and password.

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PEI Scotties and Tankard here at the Cornwall Curling Club January 4-7

Posted on December 21, 2017 by DerekDecember 21, 2017

It’ll be a busy four days from January 4th to 7th (plus a banquet the previous evening), here at the Cornwall Curling Club, as we host both the Tankard PEI men’s curling championship and the Scotties Tournament of Hearts PEI women’s championship, with five teams competing in each event. Future Scotties and Future Tankard junior teams, who may someday enter the Scotties and Tankard, will also be in attendance at the banquet and opening ceremonies, and will be participating in a curling camp at the Charlottetown Curling Complex.

Admission is just $5 a draw or $20 for a full event pass. Opening ceremonies go at 6:15 pm on Thursday Jan. 4th with draw 2 following at 7 pm.

Both the Scotties and the Tankard will play modified triple-knockout formats, where the winning team from each section also gets to compete in the next section. If a team wins all three sections, they will win the event without a championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will advance to a championship game against the winner of the other section and will take the championship if they win the game. If the other team wins, there will be a second championship game, with the winner of that game going to the nationals. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will earn a bye to the second championship game where they will face the winner of a game between the other two finalists.

Five rinks to compete in PEI Scotties

Two teams from the Charlottetown Curling Complex, two from the Cornwall Curling Club, and one from the Montague Curling Club will be competing in the 2018 PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championship. The defending champion Robyn MacPhee rink from Charlottetown, and the runner-up Veronica Smith team from Cornwall are among the entrants, along with the 2017 Junior Women’s champion Lauren Lenentine team from Cornwall, and the 2015 Canadian Travelers Championship winning team, skipped by Lisa Jackson, and playing out of Charlottetown. Tammy Dewar is skipping the lone Montague entry..

The PEI Scotties winning team advances to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts, January 27 to February 4 in Penticton BC.

PEI Scotties website: peicurling.com/scotties20172018/
PEI Scotties and PEI Tankard Live Results: peicurling.com/scoreboard/3320/#!/competitions/3320

Scotties Draw

Scotties Rosters

(Click for team members)

Team	Coach	Affiliation	Location
W – Team Lauren Lenentine	Pat Quilty	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Lisa Jackson	N/A	Charlottetown Curling Club	Charlottetown, PE
W – Team Robyn MacPhee	Mitch O’Shea	Charlottetown Curling Complex	Charlottetown, PE
W – Team Tammy Dewar	N/A	Montague Curling Club	Montague, PE
W – Team Veronica Smith	Pat Aylward	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE

Five rinks to compete for PEI Tankard

Three teams from the Charlottetown Curling Complex, one from Charlottetown and Cornwall, and one from the Crapaud Community Curling Club will be competing in the 2018 PEI Tankard provincial men’s curling championship. Among the teams is one skipped by defending champion skip Eddie MacKenzie, which also includes last year’s team member Sean Ledgerwood at lead. New Brunswick native Josh Barry joins the team at third, with Christopher Gallant moving up from the Junior ranks and playing second stone. Last year’s front end of Matt Nabuurs and Robbie Doherty are playing on a team skipped by John Likely, with Robert Campbell at third. Other entries include last year’s runner-up team, skipped by Phil Gorveatt, with Kevin Champion and Mike Dillon. Mark Victor replaces Mark Butler at lead. The final Charlottetown Curling Complex rink is skipped by Tyler Harris, while the Alan Inman-skipped Crapaud Curling Club team is the final entry.

The Tankard winner advances to the Tim Hortons Brier, March 3-11 in Regina SK.

PEI Tankard website: peicurling.com/tankard20172018
PEI Tankard and PEI Scotties Live Results: peicurling.com/scoreboard/3320/#!/competitions/3320

Tankard Draw

Tankard Rosters

(Click for team members)

Team	Coach	Affiliation	Location
M – Team Alan Inman	N/A	Crapaud Community Curling Club	Crapaud, PE
M – Team Eddie MacKenzie	Phil Gorveatt	Charlottetown Curling Complex	Charlottetown, PE
M – Team John Likely	N/A	Charlottetown/Cornwall	Charlottetown/Cornwall, PE
M – Team Philip Gorveatt	N/A	Charlottetown Curling Complex	Charlottetown, PE
M – Team Tyler Harris	N/A	Charlottetown Curling Complex	Charlottetown, PE

Combined Scotties and Tankard Games Schedule

Tankard Men’s Games: Green background ScottiesWomen’s Games: Violet background
Qualifier Games have number or letter with Yellow background
Playoff games have number or letter with Light Blue background
10-end games

Swipe left or right to view full schedule on smaller screens.

Date	Time	Draw	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4	Explanation for WA/WB & MA/MB:
THU. Jan. 4	2 PM	1	1	2	B	A	1. One team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
	6:15 PM		Opening Ceremonies
	7 PM	2	D	C	3	4
FRI. Jan. 5	2 PM	3	6	5	E	F	2. One team wins two qualifiers. They play in both X and Z (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in Y (and has to win both games).
FRI. Jan. 5	7 PM	4	G	H	8	7
SAT. Jan. 6	9 AM	5	10	I	9	J	3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in Z and the other winners play off in X and Y. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to Z and the other two teams play off in X and Y.
	2 PM	6		11	K
	7 PM	7		L	12
SUN. Jan. 7	2 PM	8		MA	WA
SUN. Jan. 7	7 PM	9		WB	MB		* Qualifying games have yellow number/letter

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Our Sympathies

Posted on December 21, 2017 by DerekDecember 21, 2017

Sympathies are extended to Club members Ron Giggey and Edgar Coffin on the passing of Ron’s wife and Edgar’s twin sister Edith Giggey.

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. Funeral Friday from Park Royal United Church at 11 a.m. Interment later in Sherwood Cemetery. If so desired, memorials to the Provincial Palliative Care Center or any school breakfast program would be appreciated. Visiting hours on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Click for full announcement.

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Cornwall well-represented at Pepsi Juniors, starting Dec. 27 in O’Leary

Posted on December 20, 2017 by DerekDecember 20, 2017

Six junior women’s teams, from the Cornwall, Charlottetown, and Crapaud curling clubs. and four junior men’s teams, from the Cornwall, Charlottetown and Silver Fox clubs, will be competing in the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, December 27-30 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Last year’s Junior Women’s champions, the Lauren Lenentine rink from Cornwall, are back looking to defend, but there will be a new Junior Men’s champion, as Tyler Smith, who skipped last season’s winning team, is representing New Brunswick this year on the Liam Marin team, while his third Brooks Roche is curling in the Nova Scotia junior provincials, also Dec. 27-30, on the Ryan Abraham rink. Last year’s PEI runners-up, the Devin Schut team are back, along with Devin’s younger brother Mitchell, both from Cornwall, plus the Chase MacMillan team from Charlottetown, and the Alex MacFadyen team from the Silver Fox in Summerside. Other competitors on the Junior Women’s side are the Annika Kelly foursome from Charlottetown, the Lauren Ferguson squad from Crapaud, Cornwall, and Charlottetown, and the Sydney Howatt, Rachel MacLean, and Emily Sanderson teams, all from Cornwall.

Teams will play a modified triple knockout format, where the winning team from each section also gets to compete in the next section. If a team wins all three sections, they will win the event without a championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will advance to a championship game against the winner of the other section and will take the championship if they win the game. If the other team wins, there will be a second championship game, with the winner of that game going to the nationals. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will earn a bye to the second championship game where they will face the winner of a game between the other two finalists.

The winning Junior Men’s and Women’s champions will advance to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Jan. 21 – 28 in Shawinigan Quebec.

PEI juniors championship website: peicurling.com/juniors20172018

End-by-end results will be available at PEICurling.com/scoreboard

Schedule

Jr. Men’s Games: Green background Jr. Women’s Games: Violet background
Qualifier Games have number or letter with Yellow background
Playoff games have number or letter with Light Blue background
10-end games

Day	Date	Time	Draw	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4	Explanation for WA/WB & MA/MB:
WED.	DEC. 27	2 PM	1	1	2	A	B	1. One team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
WED.	DEC. 27	6:30 PM	2		D	3	4
THURS.	DEC. 28	9:30 AM	3		5	C		2. One team wins two qualifiers. They play in both X and Z (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in Y (and has to win both games).
		2 PM	4	E	6	7
		6:30 PM	5	9	F	G	8
FRI.	DEC. 29	9:30 AM	6	12	11	10	H	3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in Z and the other winners play off in X and Y. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to Z and the other two teams play off in X and Y.
		2 PM	7	13			14
		6:30 PM	8		15	I
SAT.	DEC. 30	9:30 AM	9		MA	WA
SAT.	DEC. 30	2 PM	10		WB	MB		* Qualifying games have yellow number/letter

Junior Men’s Draw

(Modified Triple Knockout format)
Draw tree will not be updated during event. Please refer to online scoring for draw progression

Junior Women’s Draw
(Modified Triple Knockout format)

Draw tree will not be updated during event. Please refer to online scoring for draw progression.

Teams (click team to view rosters)

Team	Coach	Affiliation	Location
M – Team Devin Schut	David Parker	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
M – Team MacFadyen	David MacFadyen	Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club	Summerside, PE
M – Team MacMillan	Rob Roberts	Charlottetown Curling Club	Charlottetown, PE
M – Team Mitchell Schut	Bill Hope & Lori Robinson	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Ferguson	David Murphy	Crapaud, Cornwall, Charlottetown	Crapaud, Cornwall, Charlottetown PE
W – Team Howatt	A.J. Campbell	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Kelly	Mitch O’Shea	Charlottetown Curling Club	Charlottetown, PE
W – Team Lenentine	Pat Quilty	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team MacLean	Carl Nicholson	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Sanderson	Edgar Coffin	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE

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Signup NOW for the Kenmac Energy Mixed Funspiel!

Posted on December 18, 2017 by DerekDecember 18, 2017

The signup sheet is now up at the Club for our annual mixed funspiel sponsored by Kenmac Energy. Last year and the year before, we had a full draw of 24 teams! This year’s event is scheduled for Friday evening January 19 and all day on Saturday the 20th. Entry fee is $30 per person.

The Kenmac includes snacks Friday night with lunch and dinner provided on Saturday, and lots of fun too! Sign up is by team or single entry. Teams must be mixed with skip and mate of opposite sex (a team could have three men or three women as long as skip and mate are different sex). The event is open to both members and non-members, experienced curlers and those new to the game. In this spirit, the Club encourages those assembling teams to invite new curlers to join them. All teams will play three six-end games, with event winners determined by a points system.

The Club would like to thank Kenmac Energy for their continued support of this great event!

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Current and former Cornwall members competing for AUS playoff berth

Posted on December 18, 2017 by DerekDecember 18, 2017

The UPEI Women’s Curling Playoff begins this evening at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside at 6:30 pm. Game 2, and if necessary 3, will be hosted at the Montague Curling Club on Thursday, game times 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Competing teams are:

Veronica Smith (Emily Gray photo)

VERONICA SMITH TEAM

Veronica Smith – Skip
Sabrina Smith -Third
Chloe McCloskey – Second
Meghan Ching – Lead

Annika Kelly (Photo by Jason Simmonds, Journal Pioneer)

ANNIKA KELLY TEAM

Annika Kelly – Skip
Aleya Quilty – Third
Breanne Burgoyne – Second
Emily Vaniderstine – Lead

The winner will represent UPEI at the AUS Curling Championship February 8-11 at the Capital Winter Curling Club in Fredericton, NB.

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Thanks from Team Lenentine for supporting their Food Drive!

Posted on December 17, 2017 by DerekDecember 17, 2017

Thanks to everyone who contributed to Team Lenentine’s Food Drive, which wrapped up Saturday here at the Club, and at Fair Isle Ford!

(Click video to play)

Thank you to everyone who supported our food drive ???? we filled the Ford!! Also, a big thank you to @FairIsleFord and O'Connor Glass for helping us out #ChristmasSpirit pic.twitter.com/YWWjDI6JVx

— Team Lenentine (@teamlenentine) December 17, 2017

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Hope and Groves rinks win Wed. Ladder League Round One (updated with full Round Two draw)

Posted on December 16, 2017 by DerekDecember 27, 2017

The first round is complete in the Wednesday evening Ladder League, with the Bill Hope rink winning the “A” Pool, sponsored by Lowther’s Snow Removal, with a 6-1 win-loss record, and the Greg Groves team taking the “B” Pool, sponsored by Sam’s Cornwall Restaurant, also recording a half dozen wins and only one loss. Other members of Team Hope are Peter Murdoch, David Murphy, and Craig Mackie, while Donald Weeks, Marjorie Matthews, and Ken Monaghan round out the Groves rink.

Three other teams are “safe” and remain in the “A” Pool with Hope for Round Two: the Ray Biagé and Rachel MacLean teams, at 5-2, and the Paul Neima foursome at 4-3. The Emily Sanderson, Kelly Watts, and Greg Robertson teams will be descending the ladder to the B Pool.

Climbing the ladder to the “A” pool with Groves will be the Rob Gallant and Gord Peters rinks, who both had 5-2 records.

The B Pool will have the 6:30 draw on Dec. 20 as they had the late draw the previous week. There is no draw on Dec. 27 (between Christmas and New Year’s).

It has now been confirmed that there WILL be a draw on January 3rd. The Scotties and Tankard draws are not starting until the next day – there is a banquet for the curlers on Wednesday evening, so our draw is a go.

Round 2 Pools and Teams

Pool A, sponsored by Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound

A1-Bill Hope
A2-Rachel MacLean
A3-Ray Biagé
A4-Paul Neima
A5-Greg Groves
A6-Rob Gallant
A7-Gord Peters

Pool B: sponsored by- Lowther’s Snow Removal.

B1-Emily Sanderson
B2-Kelly Watts
B3-Greg Robertson
B4-David Younker
B5-Kim Nicholson
B6-Josh McInnis
B7-Peter Joostema

Here is the draw for Round Two.

Dec. 20 (Week 1)
6:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: B4-David Younker vs B7-Peter Joostema
Ice 2: B6-Josh McInnis vs B3-Greg Robertson
Ice 3: B1-Emily Sanderson vs A1-Bill Hope (crossover)
Ice 4: B2-Kelly Watts vs B5-Kim Nicholson

8:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool
Ice 1: A4-Paul Neima vs A7-Gord Peters
Ice 2: A6-Rob Gallant vs A3-Ray Biagé
Ice 3: Team Smith Practice
Ice 4: A2-Rachel MacLean vs A5-Greg Groves

No Draw on Dec. 27

January 3rd (Week 2)

6:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: A6-Rob Gallant vs A1-Bill Hope
Ice 2: A4-Paul Neima vs A5-Greg Groves
Ice 3: A2-Rachel MacLean vs A7-Gord Peters
Ice 4: B3-Greg Robertson vs A3-Ray Biagé (crossover)

8:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool
Ice 1: B6-Josh McInnis vs B1-Emily Sanderson
Ice 2: B4-David Younker vs B5-Kim Nicholson
Ice 3: B2-Kelly Watts vs B7-Peter Joostema
Ice 4: Team Smith practice

Jan. 10 (Week 3)
6:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: A2-Rachel MacLean vs B2-Kelly Watts (crossover)
Ice 2: B7-Peter Joostema vs B1-Emily Sanderson
Ice 3: B5-Kim Nicholson vs B3-Greg Robertson
Ice 4: B4-David Younker vs B6-Josh McInnis

8:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool
Ice 1: Team Smith Practice
Ice 2: A7-Gord Peters vs A1-Bill Hope
Ice 3: A5-Greg Groves vs A3-Ray Biagé
Ice 4: A4-Paul Neima vs A6-Rob Gallant

Jan. 17 (Week 4)
6:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: A1-Bill Hope vs A3-Ray Biagé
Ice 2: A2-Rachel MacLean vs A4-Paul Neima
Ice 3: B6-Josh McInnis vs A6-Rob Gallant (crossover)
Ice 4: A5-Greg Groves vs A7-Gord Peters

8:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool
Ice 1: B1-Emily Sanderson vs B3-Greg Robertson
Ice 2: B2-Kelly Watts vs B4-David Younker
Ice 3: Team Smith Practice
Ice 4: B5-Kim Nicholson vs B7-Peter Joostema

Jan. 24 (Week 5)
6:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: A4-Paul Neima vs B4-David Younker (crossover)
Ice 2: B3-Greg Robertson vs B7-Peter Joostema
Ice 3: B1-Emily Sanderson vs B5-Kim Nicholson
Ice 4: B2-Kelly Watts vs B6-Josh McInnis

8:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool
Ice 1: Team Smith practice
Ice 2: A3-Ray Biagé vs A7-Gord Peters
Ice 3: A1-Bill Hope vs A5-Greg Groves
Ice 4: A2-Rachel MacLean vs A6-Rob Gallant

Jan. 31 (Week 6)
6:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: A2-Rachel MacLean vs A3-Ray Biagé
Ice 2: B5-Kim Nicholson vs A5-Greg Groves (crossover)
Ice 3: A6-Rob Gallant vs A7-Gord Peters
Ice 4: A1-Bill Hope vs A4-Paul Neima

8:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool
Ice 1: B2-Kelly Watts vs B3-Greg Robertson
Ice 2: Team Smith Practice
Ice 3: B6-Josh McInnis vs B7-Peter Joostema
Ice 4: B1-Emily Sanderson vs vs B4-David Younker

Feb. 7 (Week 7)
6:30 pm Lowther’s Snow Removal “B” Pool + Crossover Game
Ice 1: B5-Kim Nicholson vs B6-Josh McInnis
Ice 2: B1-Emily Sanderson vs B2-Kelly Watts
Ice 3: B3-Greg Robertson vs B4-David Younker
Ice 4: A7-Gord Peters vs B7-Peter Joostema (crossover)

8:30 pm Water & Prince Corner Shop & Lobster Pound “A” Pool
Ice 1: A5-Greg Groves vs A6-Rob Gallant
Ice 2: A1-Bill Hope vs A2-Rachel MacLean
Ice 3: A3-Ray Biagé vs A4-Paul Neima
Ice 4: Team Smith Practice

At the end of the round, the bottom three “A” teams will drop to the “B” pool, while the top three “B” teams will ascend the ladder to the “A” pool.

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Curling 101 a great success today!

Posted on December 16, 2017 by DerekDecember 17, 2017

Curling 101 at the Cornwall Curling Club was a great success today, with some on-ice beginnings for around 30 people. I’d like to thank the volunteers, including Clara Jack, Aurora Ulvstal, Katelyn Burgoyne, Lauren Lenentine, Kristie Rogers, and Breanne Burgoyne, who gave of their time and were right there to help out any way they could. The program would not have happened without them! Thanks also to Kristen MacDonald for taking the photos.

Ann Doucette, Coordinator

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Former member Bob MacWilliams to tour Scotland as part of Strathcona Cup team in Jan./Feb.

Posted on December 15, 2017 by DerekDecember 15, 2017

The Canadian team has been chosen to tour Scotland from January 10 to February 3, 2018 for the Strathcona Cup men’s tour, and it includes three Islanders- George Koke from the Montague Curling Club, Bill Jenkins, now living in St. John’s NL, and curling out of the Bally Hally club, and Bob MacWilliams, a long-time member of the Cornwall Curling Club, who moved to Sackville New Brunswick last season, and is representing both the Sackville and Cornwall curling clubs. Koke is a former president of Curl PEI, while Jenkins skipped his PEI team to victory at the 1977 World Junior Curling Championship. MacWilliams is a former PEI Masters and Senior Mixed champ.

The Strathcona Cup competition, which has been going for 115 years, is the oldest international curling competition in the world. It is contested every fifth year between Canada and Scotland with each country acting as host every tenth year. The 2018 competition will see 40 Canadians arriving in Scotland on January 10^th for 23 days of competition, returning home on February 3^rd. The competition, which has a packed itinerary of social events and dinners as well as the curling competition, is run under the auspices of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC), and Curling Canada. The Tour was last in Canada in 2013, and visited a number of PEI Curling Clubs. A full report on their visit here at the Cornwall Curling Club may be found at http://peicurling.com/2013/01/20/cornwall-curling-club-hosts-the-scots/

The two countries compete for the Strathcona Cup, commissioned by Sir Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a Scotsman who made his fortune in Canada. You may know him as the person in that famous picture driving the “last spike”of the transcontinental railway at Craigellachie, B.C. on November 7^th, 1885. The Cup has scenes etched onto it from both Canada and Scotland.

Photo: Strathcona Cup

You can follow the Tour, including results and daily journals of their progress, at http://strathconacup100.ca/2018_TOUR/index2018.html

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Registrations open for Future Scotties/Future Tankard event with modified format

Posted on December 14, 2017 by DerekDecember 14, 2017

Future

Registration for the Future Scotties and Future Tankard is now open on a first-come, first-served basis, with space limited to five junior women’s and five junior men’s teams. The event, for junior curlers who may one day participate in the Tankard or Scotties provincial men’s and women’s championships, is a bit different from past years.

It will match one junior team with one team playing in the combined men’s and women’s championship (January 3-7 in Cornwall) for the on-ice opening ceremonies, as well as the banquet on January 3rd, but, instead of playing games, the Future teams will participate in two camp-style days organized by Adam Casey at the Charlottetown Curling Club on Jan. 6 & 7. Coaches are encouraged to attend the camp days with their team.

The fee for this event is $100 for a team of four with a coach (additional players are $20).

Please register by emailing Amy Duncan at aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca.

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Team Lenentine Food Drive wraps up Saturday

Posted on December 12, 2017 by DerekDecember 12, 2017

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
To all our friends, family and fellow curlers- we are in the final few days of our Food Drive. We challenge all of you to help us “Fill the Ford” as we give back this Season to those in need.

THREE convenient drop off locations:
1) Cornwall Curling Club
2) Fair Isle Ford in Charlottetown
3) O’Connor Glass in Charlottetown

On Saturday, December 16 we will be at the Cornwall Curling Club (9-10:30 am) and Fair Isle Ford (11 am – 12 noon) in Charlottetown to personally collect your donations. We are also accepting monetary donations!

Your support is greatly appreciated!

Lauren, Kristie, Breanne and Rachel

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Thursday evening update -a couple of team roster changes made

Posted on December 11, 2017 by DerekDecember 11, 2017

A couple of team roster changes for Thursday evening were made after the original post was sent out. Here is a new version with the revised player rosters (Draw page has been updated):

Here are the teams for Round Two of the Thursday evening single-entry mixed draw. Round two is sponsored by Mary’s Cornwall Bakery (let them do your holiday baking for you!).

(On mobile devices, swipe left and right to view entire tables)

TEAM NUMBER

SKIP

MATE

SECOND

LEAD

Frank Martin

Carlene Peters

Chris MacDougall

Monica MacKinnon

Gordie Matthews

Doug Kelly

Donnie Godfrey

Robbie Lenentine

Wade Deaken

Janice Murdoch

Barb Arsenault

Scott MacLean

Bryan Sutherland

Coleen Soltermann

Patsy Piercey

Steve Diamond

Larry Cudmore

Steven DeGrace

Darlene Howlett

Katelyn Burgoyne

Frank Weiler

Lee Nickerson

George Piercey

Lacey Gallant

Eric LeBlanc

Marjorie Matthews

Laurie Kelly

Darren MacKinnon

Kim Nicholson

Kristen Casey

Morgan Wells

Alex Rogers

Jim Orr

Allan Acorn

Anne Vandenieuwelaar

TBA

Peter Murdoch

Gary O”Sullivan

Jennifer Lenentine

Italo Marzari

Garth Cudmore

Marlene Proude

Heather Diamond

Amanda MacIntosh

Paul Neima

Rick Neumeyer

Maureen Cudmore

Len Cudmore

Here is the Round Two Draw (Dec. 14-Feb. 08, 2018). Ices 5 and 6 curl at 8:30 pm.

Date

6:30 pm

ICE 1

6:30 pm

ICE 2

6:30 pm

ICE 3

6:30 pm

ICE 4

8:30 pm

ICE 5

8:30 pm

ICE 6

Dec. 14

Frank W

Jim Orr

Wade D

Paul N

Bryan S

Garth C

Larry C

Peter M

Gordie M

Frank M

Eric L

Kim N

Dec. 21

Gordie

Paul

Frank M

Eric L

Kim N

Vs.

Frank W

Jim O

Larry C

Peter M

Bryan

Garth C

Wade D

Jan. 11

Bryan S

Jim O

Frank W

Eric L

Wade D

Peter M

Gordie M

Garth C

Paul N

Frank M

Larry C

Kim N

Jan. 18

Kim N

Gordie M

Jim O

Paul N

Peter M

Garth C

Frank M

Larry C

Frank W

Bryan S

Eric L

Wade D

Jan. 25

Paul N

Kim N

Gordie M

Eric L

Wade D

Frank W

Bryan S

Larry C

Peter M

Frank M

Garth C

Jim Orr

Feb. 01

Bryan S

Gordie M

Frank M

Wade D

Frank W

Garth C

Eric L

Peter M

Kim N

Jim O

Larry C

Paul N

Feb. 08

Kim N

Frank M

Jim O

Eric L

Paul N

Bryan S

Garth C

Larry C

Peter M

Frank W

Gordie M

Wade D

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Monday evening draw now available

Posted on December 11, 2017 by DerekDecember 11, 2017

Hot out of the oven, here’s Monday night’s 6:30 draw, with second round sponsor Pizza Delight. The 8:30 pm Commercial League draw is included, too.

Monday Night Mixed League

Pizza Delight

Dec 11, 2017 at 6:30pm

Ice 1: D. Kneabone, C, Hodgson, S. O’Keefe, C. MacDougall vs B. Sutherland, J. Sinclair, D. Sigsworth, C. Shea

Ice 2: F. Martin, J. Orr, J. Hannam, S. Campbell vs K. Currie, A. Mason, D. MacEachern, T. Huestis

Ice 3: R. Biage, J.MacKinnon, E. MacDonald, D. Musto vs A. Davies, B. Gardiner, M. MacDonald, C. MacDonald

Ice 4: L. Davies, F. Weiler, S. Armsworthy, D. Farrell vs G. Groves, D, Weeks, H. Pierce, L. MacEachern

Bye: E. LeBlanc, R. Gallant, K. MacDonald, B. Lindsay

Monday Night Commercial League

Dec 11, 2017 at 8:30pm

Ice 1: Fair Isle Ford vs Dykstra Farms

Ice 2: Glasgow Glen vs Airport Authority

Ice 3: Hunter’s Ale House vs KJL Meats

Ice 4: Cannon Consulting vs The Grove

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10 teams, including seven from Cornwall, to compete in Pepsi Juniors

Posted on December 11, 2017 by DerekDecember 11, 2017

Six junior women’s teams, and four junior men’s rinks, including seven teams from Cornwall, have signed up for the Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, scheduled for December 27-31 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. The winning teams will advance to the 2018 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships, January 13-21 in Shawinigan Quebec.

Defending PEI junior women’s champ Lauren Lenentine from Cornwall is back his year, while there will be a new junior men’s champ, as last year’s winning skip Tyler Smith will be representing New Brunswick at the nationals, on the Liam Marin rink from Saint John, and his third from last year, Brooks Roche, is competing on the Ryan Abraham rink in the Nova Scotia junior championships, also from Dec. 27-31.

Event website: peicurling.com/juniors20172018/

Teams (click team to view rosters)

Team	Coach	Affiliation	Location
M – Team Devin Schut	David Parker	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
M – Team MacFadyen	David MacFadyen	Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club	Summerside, PE
M – Team MacMillan	Rob Roberts	Charlottetown Curling Club	Charlottetown, PE
M – Team Mitchell Schut	Bill Hope & Lori Robinson	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Ferguson	David Murphy	Crapaud, Cornwall, Charlottetown	Crapaud, Cornwall, Charlottetown PE
W – Team Howatt	A.J. Campbell	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Kelly	Mitch O’Shea	Charlottetown Curling Club	Charlottetown, PE
W – Team Lenentine	Pat Quilty	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team MacLean	Carl Nicholson	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE
W – Team Sanderson	Edgar Coffin	Cornwall Curling Club	Cornwall, PE

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Ferguson wins CWG spiel jr. women’s division, Schut runner-up in CWG jr. men’s section

Posted on December 10, 2017 by DerekDecember 10, 2017

PEI teams preparing to compete in the 2019 Canada Winter Games were at Curl Moncton this weekend at the Centre for Curling Excellence Youth Spiel and Canada Games Mini-Development camp. The Lauren Ferguson rink from the Crapaud, Cornwall and Charlottetown clubs won their Canada Games women’s division final over Team Smith, after finishing round robin play with a 3-1 win-loss record and coming from behind to win their semi-final over Team Roy. The Sydney Howatt team were undefeated in round robin play and went on to win the Bronze medal game for third place overall, while their Cornwall clubmates the Rachel MacLean foursome finished 5th with a 4-2 record.

Photo (L-R): Organizer Rick Perron, coach David Murphy, skip Lauren Ferguson, third Katie Shaw, second Alexis Burris, lead Lexie Murray

The Mitchell Schut junior men’s team from Cornwall finished their round robin with a perfect 3-0 record, and won their semi-final, but lost out in their CWG junior men’s division final to Team Boyle.

(Note: no online results for this event, so don’t have any other results.)

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Two spots open for Thurs. evening single-entry draw

Posted on December 8, 2017 by DerekDecember 8, 2017

We just found out we have two opening for curlers on our Thursday evening single entry draw, with four games at 6:30 pm and two at 8:30 each week, so you play more often at 6:30 than at 8:30. If you are interested, contact the Club as soon as possible, as round #2 starts next Thursday Dec. 14! Teams are shuffled after every seven week round. Prizes for winning team each round. Our prices are pro-rated throughout the season, so you don’t pay for the first draw that just finished. This draw is suitable for both new and experienced curlers.

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Looking for another Wednesday evening team

Posted on December 8, 2017 by DerekDecember 8, 2017

We currently have a new team on the waiting list to curl in the Wednesday evening Ladder League. The next round starts Dec. 20. As we do not want an odd number of teams in one of the pools, we are looking for one more team. Player price for the rest of the season is $153.00 + HST + Curl PEI fee for new members. For curlers who are one-night members and wish to add another night it’s even less. Contact the Club if you are interested in entering a team or curling on a team on Wednesday evening.

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Thursday evening draw Round One winners

Posted on December 7, 2017 by DerekDecember 7, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of Round One, sponsored by Pizza Delight, of the Thursday evening single entry mixed draw: Skip.Bryan Sutherland, mate Lee Nickerson, second Barb Arsenault and lead Monica MacKinnon.

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Wendy’s Saturday Morning League Date Change

Posted on December 6, 2017 by DerekDecember 6, 2017

Due to the change in the Kenmac Energy Bonspiel dates. the Wendy’s Saturday Morning Junior Development League draw that was scheduled for the 20th of January is rescheduled for the 13th of January.

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Kenmac Energy Bonspiel Date Change

Posted on December 6, 2017 by DerekDecember 6, 2017

The dates for the Kenmac Energy Bonspiel have been changed from January 12th & 13th to the following week-end — January 19th & 20th.

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Signup sheet now up for volunteers for Scotties/Tankard. Meeting on Dec. 17

Posted on December 4, 2017 by DerekDecember 4, 2017

The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the 2018 PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Championship and the PEI Tankard Men’s Championship from January 3-9, 2018. This is the first time the two events have been held concurrently in a facility with just four ice sheets.

Volunteers will be required to help out with: hospitality and social committees, food preparation, admission tables (both doors), game timing, etc. The Volunteer sheet is now up at the Club, and we would appreciate your participation! A meeting of all volunteers is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2 pm at the Club.

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We’re looking for a Junior Coordinator for after Christmas

Posted on December 3, 2017 by DerekDecember 3, 2017

We require a Junior Coordinator for the 2nd half of the season, starting sometime between January 1st and Feb. 1st, and ending at March Break (March 25). Deadline for applications is December 31, 2017. An honorarium is provided. We are flexible – we could accept a team who would alternate days and use the honorarium as a fundraiser.

Interested applicants will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the junior instructional program as well as providing support and guidance to all club programs involving junior curlers.

Interested applicants can get more information and a complete job description by contacting the club manager at cornwallcurling@eastlink.ca or calling 902-566-4427.

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Cornwall’s Veronica Smith rink runners-up at Saint John cashspiel

Posted on December 3, 2017 by DerekDecember 3, 2017

The Veronica Smith rink from the Cornwall Curling Club finished as runners-up to the Sylvie Robichaud team in the 10 team women’s division of the WFG Jim Sullivan Classic cashspiel, which wrapped up this afternoon in Saint John NB. Smith was leading he women’s final 6-4 after six ends, but Robichaud scored a triple in the 7th and stole a single in the eighth for the 8-6 come-from-behind win.

File photo (Right to left): Veronica Smith, Jane DiCarlo, Sabrina Smith, Whitney Young

Jamie Murphy of Halifax beat Wayne Tallon of Fredericton 7-4 in the men’s event final. The Smith rink will be coming home with $1,150 for their 2nd place finish, while Robichaud picks up $1,750. Charlottetown’s Robyn MacPhee rink lost out in the semi-finals, and will receive $750. No PEI teams were entered in the men’s division this year.

Women’s results at http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4996#1

Men’s results at http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4995#1

Men’s Event
18 Team Round Robin (3 pools of 6) – Guaranteed 5 games
Total Prize Purse: $15,300
1st Place – $5,000
2nd Place – $3,300
Semi-finalists – $1,500
Quarter-finalists – $1,000
Top 8 teams from any pool will qualify for playoffs;

Women’s Event
10 Teams- Round Robin (2 pools of 5) – Guaranteed 4 games
Total Prize Purse: $5,500
1st Place – $1,750
2nd Place – $1,150
Semi-finalists – $750
Quarter-finalists – $550
Top 6 teams from any pool will qualify for playoffs;

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Cornwall’s Veronica Smith rink advances to 3 pm finals of Saint John cashspiel

Posted on December 3, 2017 by DerekDecember 3, 2017

It’ll be Cornwall PEI’s Veronica Smith rink facing Moncton’s Sylvie Robichaud foursome in the 3 pm Women’s final at the WFG Jim Sullivan Classic in Saint John. Smith beat Shelly Graham and her Moncton rink 6-2 in this morning’s quarter-final, and Jennifer Armstrong of Fredericton 7-3 in the semi-final round to advance to this afternoon’s championship game. Robichaud scored a triple in the 7th end to get by Charlottetown’s Robyn MacPhee team by a 7-5 score.

Veronica Smith (Emily Gray photo)

Jamie Murphy of Halifax faces Wayne Tallon of Fredericton in the men’s final, also at 3 pm.

Women’s results at http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4996#1

Men’s results at http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4995#1

Men’s Event
Round Robin (3 pools of 6) – Guaranteed 5 games
Total Prize Purse: $15,300
1st Place – $5,000
2nd Place – $3,300
Semi-finalists – $1,500
Quarter-finalists – $1,000
Top 8 teams from any pool will qualify for playoffs;

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Cornwall’s Smith rink, along with Ch’town’s MacPhee team, advance to Saint John cashspiel semi-finals

Posted on December 3, 2017 by DerekDecember 3, 2017

Charlottetown’s Robyn MacPhee and Cornwall’s Veronica Smith rinks both made Sunday’s playoffs in the 10 team women’s division of the WFG Jim Sullivan Classic in Saint John. No PEI teams are entered in the 18 rink men’s section of this annual event, in memory of New Brunswick curler Jim Sullivan, who struggled with mental illness. MacPhee finished round robin play with a 3-1 win-loss record in her pool and goes directly to the 12 noon semi-finals, while Smith, who had a 2-2 record, played Shelly Graham of Moncton in the 8:30 am quarter-finals, winning 6-2, and now takes on Jennifer Armstrong of Fredericton in the other noontime semi. Sylvie Robichaud is playing Sarah Mallais in the other quarter, with the winner facing MacPhee. The final is at 3 pm.

Women’s results at http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4996#1

Men’s results at http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=4995#1

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Cornwall’s Team Lenentine organizing Christmas Food Drive

Posted on November 28, 2017 by DerekNovember 28, 2017

Cornwall’s Team Lenentine have teamed up with their sponsors Fair Isle Ford and O’Connor Glass to organize a Christmas Food Drive as a way to give back to their community. It will start Monday, December 4th and run through December 16th, collecting food and delivering it to the Food Bank before Christmas. Curling teams and everyone else are invited to bring non-perishable food items to their donation boxes at Fair Isle Ford’s showroom in Charlottetown, and at the Cornwall Curling Club, starting on Monday Dec. 4. Monetary donations are also accepted, at the Cornwall Curling Club or via e-transfer to jenlenentine@hotmail.com. On the final day, Saturday, December 16, Team Lenentine will be at the curling club from 9 am to 10:30 pm and at Fair Isle from 11 am to 12 noon, collecting final donations, and attempting to “Fill the Ford”!

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Veronica Smith team out in quarter-finals at NS cashspiel

Posted on November 26, 2017 by DerekNovember 26, 2017

Cornwall’s Veronica Smith rink is heading back to PEI following a 6-1 quarter-final loss to Julie McEvoy of Halifax at the Spitfire Arms Cashspiel in Windsor NS, finishing the weekend with a 2-2 win-loss record. McEvoy takes on Stacie Curtis from NL in one semi, with Jill Brothers facing Kristen MacDiarmid, both from Halifax, in the other. It’s Kendal Thompson vs. Brent MacDougall in one men’s semi-final and Mike Callaghan vs. Alan O”Leary in the other.

Veronica Smith (Emily Gray photo)

The women’s and men’s semis are at 11:30 am with the finals at 2:30 pm AT

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Sandy Hope rink wins Masters Plus Bonspiel

Posted on November 26, 2017 by DerekNovember 29, 2017

The Sandy Hope rink from the host Cornwall Curling Club won the 5th annual Masters Plus Bonspiel, which wrapped up on Friday. The George Anderson team from Sackville New Brunswick was the runner-up. Masters Plus teams have three curlers age 60 and over, plus one who is at least 55.

Photo (L-R): Arleen Harris, Debbie Rhodenhizer, Shelley Ebbett, Sandy Hope

There were 16 teams entered representing 6 curling clubs from N.S., N.B., and P.E.I. A point system was used to determine the final standings. Following is the list of the top four teams:

Curling Club Skip Third Second Lead

Cornwall Sandy Hope Shelley Ebbett Debbie Rhodenhizer Arleen Harris

Sackville George Anderson Michael Bass Myles Trenholm Ian MacLean

Cornwall Bryan Sutherland Carlene Peters Etta Reid Elaine Hughes

CFB Halifax Paul Embrett Lenny Jackson Art Hood Norman Sanford

Photo: Organizer Paul Arsenault (left) with George Anderson rink

Photo: Bryan Sutherland and Etta Reid from Team Sutherland

Photo: Paul Embrett rink

Next year’s Masters Plus Bonspiel will take place November 22 and 23, 2018. The host committee of Ed Coffin, Al Acorn, Ron Giggey , and Paul Arsenault want to extend a special thank you to Bev McCormick, Lance Lowther, and the fabulous staff of the Cornwall Curling Club. Also, a huge thank you to the superb volunteers who helped with this year’s event, which included advertising, scoring, making coffee, lunches etc. and to the daytime, stick and junior curlers who gave up their ice times for this event.

Thanks also to all the sponsors who supported this bonspiel by donating prizes:

Holland College, Fair Isle Ford, Quality Inn & Suites, Cornwall Quick Stop, Mr. Plumber, Honibe – Island Abbey Foods, KenMac Energy, Cornwall Auto, Garden Isle Computer, Kent Building Supplies, Beaton’s Wholesale Dry Goods Ltd., Capital Honda, Experience Hyundai, Hillside Motors, Reliable Motors, Peter McNeill Automotive, All Star Cresting, Wine Kitz, Centennial Nissan, Mary’s Cornwall Bakery, Charlottetown Toyota, Markan Hardwood Plus Inc., Eagles Glenn Golf, COWS Ice Cream, Murphy’s Cornwall Pharmacy, Cornwall Pharmasave, Matos Winery, Water N Wine, Wine Experts, DB Murphy’s Tim Hortons/Wendy’s, Leary’s Independent Grocers, Brown’s Volkswagen, Biovectra Inc. and Phytocultures Ltd., Red Shores Raceway, Home Hardware, Phillips Auto Sales, Paderno, Prebilt Steel, Red Rock, King of Clubs, Kwik Copy, Saunders Investment.

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Angus Kennedy and Myrna Sanderson duo win annual Mixed Doubles cashspiel

Posted on November 25, 2017 by DerekNovember 25, 2017

The winning team at this year’s Mixed doubles tournament was team Angus Kennedy and Myrna Sanderson. The event had a full complement of 16 teams again this year.

Myrna Sanderson, Angus Kennedy (photo from last year’s event), showing off their cashspiel winnings

Pool winners were as follows:

Pool A – Danny Kneabone and Carlene Peters

Pool B – Angus Kennedy and Myrna Sanderson

Pool C – Paul and Joanne Durant

Pool C – Chris and Melissa Creighton.

A big thanks to Lance and Danny for the most amazing ice.

Special thanks to Myrna Craswell for the super chili and Joanne Durant and Angela Sanderson for the muffins and loaves for our morning coffee.

Lastly but not least our two servers Paul Field and Bryan Sutherland who not only served but made a great job of cleanup.

– Myrna Sanderson, organizer

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Five rinks to compete in PEI Scotties

Scotties Draw

Scotties Rosters

(Click for team members)

Five rinks to compete for PEI Tankard

Tankard Draw

Tankard Rosters

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Combined Scotties and Tankard Games Schedule

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