Blue wins closing spiel (now with pics)
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 by derekm

Well, the curling year at the Cornwall Curling Club ended with a bang - Blue Rocks beat Red Rocks in the Countryview Golf Course Closing Spiel. The spiel began with Red ahead on Thursday night, but Blue pulled out all the stops on Friday night to take the lead, and they held on until the end. Friday night - what a party!.  We were treated to fabulous food from the chefs at the Culinary Institute, and the music from Moovin' 'N Groovin' got everyone in the mood for a great flashback to the 50's and 60's.  Many Thanks to Karen and Carl Currie for their continued support of the club,  to the participants for joining us in the fun,  to all members who volunteered their time in any way to help us out, to Lance for the great ice (as always), and to the bartenders for putting up with all of  us. See you all next year!

Barb & Ray

Blue Teams

1	Geoff Scutt	Angus Davies	Steve Montgomery	Katherine Morrow
2	Ray Biagé	Jack Fairhurst	Hélène LaPalme	Spare
3	Ernie Stavert	Gary Crosby	Eileen Leahey	Karen Doucette
4	Paulette Richard	Bill Prowse	Donald Weeks	Dick MacKinnon
5	GordonPeters	Rick Doiron	Ronalda Baillee	Valerie Taylor
6	Eric LeBlanc	Vern Chowan	Tony Turnbull	Jean Anderson
7	Paul Neima	Debby Sigsworth	Vicki Cotton	Ann Doucette
8	Lester Callbeck	Jim Farquharson	Bev Richards	Debbie Rhodenhizer
9	Bob Fowler	Jeff Keefe	Anne Boswall	Marjorie Matthews
10	Rob Young	Joerg Soltermann	Laurie Smythe	Spare

Team Photos

Bob Fowler team

Eric LeBlanc rink

Ernie Stavert foursome

Team Geoff Scutt

Paulette Richard team

Paul Neima rink

Ray Biagé rink

Rob Young team

Ronalda Baillee

Missing: Lester Callbeck rink

Please use CornwallCurling.com, not www.isn.net/cornwallcurling to access this site
Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by derekm
Since it inception in 2000, the Cornwall Curling Club website has been hosted at Island Services Network, a local company owned by Cornwall's Kevin O'Brien. The company has recently been sold to Halifax-based Eastlink, and websites hosted at ISN will have to be moved to other web hosts. In the near future, the Cornwall site will be hosted at iWeb.com in Montreal. To help make the transition go smoother, those of you who were accessing the site through the web address www.isn.net/cornwallcurling are advised to use CornwallCurling.com instead. Thank you for your patience as we move to the new host.
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Proposed bylaw and constitution amendments for May 9th AGM
Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by derekm

Cornwall and Area 50+ Club to meet
Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by derekm
The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club will hold a general meeting on Thursday, April 17 at 1:30 pm in the Club Room at the Cornwall Civic Centre. The guest speaker is John Carr who will speak on wills and other legal topics.
Also, the Club will be continuing to meet on Tuesdays at 1:30 until the end of May for auction, crib and bridge.
All are welcome.  For further information contact Ernie Stavert at 566-2467.
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PEICA To Hold Open Round Table Discussions
Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by derekm
The PEI Curling Association will be holding round table discussions for anyone interested in curling to express their concerns and share their ideas for the good of the sport. The first one will run Wednesday, April 23rd at the Charlottetown Curling Club, with the second one running Tuesday, April 29th at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club. Both of these sessions will start at 6:30pm. For more information please contact Greg Lucas at glucas@sportpei.pe.ca.

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Blue wins Closing Spiel (pics later)
Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008 by derekm

Well, the curling year at the Cornwall Curling Club ended with a bang - Blue Rocks beat Red Rocks in the Countryview Golf Course Closing Spiel. The spiel began with Red ahead on Thursday night, but Blue pulled out all the stops on Friday night to take the lead, and they held on until the end. Friday night - what a party!.  We were treated to fabulous food from the chefs at the Culinary Institute, and the music from Moovin' 'N Groovin' got everyone in the mood for a great flashback to the 50's and 60's.  Many Thanks to Karen and Carl Currie for their continued support of the club,  to the participants for joining us in the fun,  to all members who volunteered their time in any way to help us out, to Lance for the great ice (as always), and to the bartenders for putting up with all of  us. See you all next year!

Barb & Ray

[pictures of winners to follow at a later date]

Photos from closing spiel - 50's and 60's dance
Posted Monday, April 7, 2008 by derekm

Click to view photo album from Karen Montgomery

Minutes available
Posted Monday, April 7, 2008 by derekm
The minutes for the March 16th Board of Directors meeting are now available in the Members section.
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Cornwall's Dick St. John co-winner of Special Olympics Coach of the Year
Posted Saturday, April 5, 2008 by derekm

Special Olympics PEI's awards nights were held recently in Summerside. Debbie Metcalfe and Dick St. John were named coaches of the year. Dick, who curls out of our club, and recently organized a regional Special Olympics curling event here, coaches the curling program in the Charlottetown and Cornwall areas and, at the awards presentation was described as a coach who "makes the program fun". The Charlottetown Fitness Centre was named "Facility of the Year". The Cornwall Curling Club had won this award two years ago.

Congratulations Dick!

Too close to call in Wed. Ladder League
Posted Friday, April 4, 2008 by derekm

The Murphy's Cornwall Pharmacy Ladder League wrapped up on Wednesday evening.

In final night play in the A pool, the Kelly Watts foursome doubled the Bob Fowler team 8-4, while the Karen Currie rink, skipped by Valerie Acorn, as Karen is on vacation, lost to the Gordon Matthews rink (Matthew's only win of the round). This gave Watts, Currie and Fowler 4-1 win-loss records. Currie did not play Fowler or Watts in the abbreviated final round, so we cannot look at records against each other to determine first place.

Looking at the scoreboard points, both Fowler and Watts had 37, and it would appear that Currie has more, as she has 30 points before looking at her game against Ray Biagé, and the scoreboard shows that Ray had 7 points (I can't make out the other score), so this would give the first place finish to the Currie rink by at least a point. Second place would go to Watts, who beat Fowler in their final-night encounter.

The B pool is even more complicated, with some teams having byes, and some not. We give a prize to the winner of the B pool in the final round.

The Hank Kamphuis rink had four wins out of five games, while the Guy Arsenault team had three wins out of four matches. Kamphuis and Arsenault did not play each other in the round. Neither recorded their score the last night, so we cannot really compare their scores. As we did last time, I tried eliminating one of Kamphuis's games at random, but that just gave both teams 3-1 records. SO, I am going to declare a tie, and give both teams the prize (I hope our budget permits it!)

Here are the prize winners for the season. You will note that, as happened last year, we have managed to avoid one team winning more than one prize!

Round One

A Pool Winner: Bob MacWilliams, Myrna Sanderson, Jim Farquharson, Ruth Stavert
A Pool runner-up: Ray Biage, Lorianne Davies, Gordon Canfield, Angus Davies

Round Two

A Pool winner: Bob Fowler, Tracy MacDonald, Gary Crosby, Daphne Crosby
A Pool runner-up: Terry MacCormac, Rick Milton, Tara Rose, Cindy MacCormac

Round Three:

A Pool winner: Karen Currie, Alan Acorn, Valerie Acorn, Tom Morrison
A Pool runner-up: Kelly Watts, Cathy Handren, Darren MacLean, Cindy Nicholson

B Pool Winners: Hank Kamphuis, Gord Peters, Vern Chowan, Pat MacInnis
and Guy Arsenault, Shawn Meyers, Heather Romain, Hayley Meyers (tie)

Thanks to everyone who participated in the league. Hope you had fun, and please come back next year!

- Derek MacEwen,
  Wednesday evening drawmaster

KFC 12 and Under website - now with pictures
Posted Thursday, April 3, 2008 by derekm

The KFC Provincial 12 and Under Curling Championships website has now been updated with photos of the winners and runners-up, along with a photo album from the event.

Visit: http://peicurling.com/12andunder

Countryview Golf Closing Spiel Draw
Posted Wednesday, April 2, 2008 by derekm

Here is the opening draw for the Countryview Golf closing bonspiel. Good Curling!!

Signup now for our annual Golf Tourney
Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by derekm

This is not an April Fools joke ... there is grass somewhere under all that snow!

June 14 is the date for our annual Club golf tournament at Countryview Golf Course. Ten bucks at the bar reserves your spot. Total price, including green fees, a barbecue, and the winners circle is only $27. This is a nine hole best ball event, which means that you don't have to have much (any) experience in order to participate. If you are less experienced, you will be put on a team with more experienced players.

Hurray hard to signup for the closing spiel!
Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by derekm
The Countyview Golf Closing spiel starts Thursday night. We are 6 curlers short of the 80 we would like to have for a balanced draw. Don't delay ... signup today!
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Angus Kennedy rink win Tuesday night competitive league (correction)
Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 by derekm

[Another correction! The drawmaster was told the wrong Sarah as the winner of the B division (it wasn't marked on the scoreboard). In fact, it was the team of Sarah Clow, Breille Quilty, Whitney Young, and Christina Hennessey who won the B section. Here is the corrected version.]

Congratulations to the Angus Kennedy rink for their first place finish in the "A" pool play-offs. Tuesday's game was a close one against the John DeLuca rink, who finished second. Third Rob Young, second Norman Boswall and lead Mark MacDonald complete the Kennedy team, while DeLuca's team consists of Roddie MacLean at third, Peter Buchanan at second and Edgar Coffin as lead.
Sarah Clow, with team mates Brielle Quilty, Whitney Young, and Christina Hennessey were the winners of the 'B" pool.

A great season, everyone! Thanks for your participation!

The Tuesday Night Competitive league will wind up the season this Tuesday, April 1/08 with a skins game.  In order to win the skin of $5.00 per end, the team with the hammer must generate two points, while a steal of one will give the skin to the team without the hammer, A blanked end will result in a carry over of the skin. Eight teams have signed up for this event so please note the draw is at 7:00PM.
Ice 1:    Rob Young vs Brock Spence
Ice 2:    Chris Hodgson vs Sherren Morrison
Ice 3:    Sarah Clow vs Sarah Fullerton
Ice 4:    Chick Morrison vs Geoff Scutt

- Sherren Morrison
  Tuesday night drawmaster

Congratulations to our 2007-2008 Provincial and Atlantic Championship teams! (correction)
Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 by derekm

[Sorry! although I know better, I had promoted second Mark MacDonald to skip on the Rob Young rink. Here is a corrected version]

It was another successful season for Cornwall Curling Club teams, with six teams winning provincial championships, along with one Atlantic title, and two teams finishing as runners-up in major PEI championships. Here is the list of teams:

The Sarah Fullerton rink won the Atlantic Under 18 women's championships, along with their second Sylvan Learning Provincial 17 and Under women's title.

The Bob MacWilliams foursome upset five-time champion Lou Nowlan to win the Provincial Masters crown.

Ernie Stavert and Sterling Stratton are repeat (and the only) winners of the Provincial Stick Curling Championships.

The Tyler Smith, Katie Fullerton, and Jonathan Schut teams swept all three divisions at the KFC Provincial 12 and Under Championships

The Rob Young team, with Rob throwing skip rocks and Lorianne Davies playing third and calling the game  were the runners up at this year's Provincial Mixed, held right here at Cornwall.

The Shirley Berry foursome lost the Credit Unions of PEI Senior Women's final by a single point.

Congratulations to all our winners and runners-up!

Cornwall's Smith, Fullerton, Schut win 12 and Under Ch'ships
Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 by derekm

The KFC Provincial 12 and Under Curling Championships wrapped up today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with teams from the Cornwall Curling Club sweeping all three divisions.

In the four team boys division, Tyler Smith of Cornwall edged Charlottetown's Kyle Hughes by a 5-4 score in the sudden-death final. Hughes had lead the round robin with a 5-1 record, while Smith, and Montague's Evan O'Brien were 3-3. Smith beat O'Brien 7-3 in the tiebreaker game, taking five points in the fourth end, to advance to the final. Other members of the winning Smith foursome are Parker O'Connor, Noah O'Connor and Tyson Smith, with coach Kevin Smith. The runner-up Hughes rink includes Tony Nabuurs, Keith Nabuurs, Kip Ready, and coach Robbie Doherty. Johnathan MacDonald, Chandler Matheson, Mark Morrison and coach Barry MacDonald round out the third place O'Brien foursome.

In the five team girls division, the Katie Fullerton rink from the Cornwall Curling Club went undefeated, winning all four round robin games, and winning the best of three final round against Heather Drake (3-1 win-loss) of Montague by 5-2 and 9-3 scores, making the third game unnecessary. A triple, followed by a steal of five and another steal of a single point in the second through fourth ends brought the second game to a quick close. Other members of the Fullerton foursome are Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey, and Rachel O'Connor. Paul Smith is coach. Amy Purchase, Emma Nabuurs, Shana Morrison, and coach David Nabuurs complete the runner-up Drake rink. Three members of the Fullerton rink were on last year's winning Veronica Smith team, with O'Connor joining the rink at lead, and the other three members advancing one position.

Both the boys and girls divisions played six-end games throughout the event, while the seven-team third division, which included both boys and girls rinks, was for the younger, less experienced teams, and featured four end games.

The winner of that division was Cornwall's Jonathan Schut foursome, who finished round robin play with a perfect 6-0 record. The Chandos Ross girls rink from Charlottetown finished second at 5-1, and played the Schut team in the best of three final round. Ross took the first game 5-4, with Schutt winning the next two by 6-1 and 5-4 scores. Other members of the winning Jonathan Schut team are Owen Newson, Devin Schut and Cameron MacKay, with coaches Sarah Fullerton, Whitney Young and Sara MacRae. Playing on the runner-up Chandos Ross team were Alanna MacDonald, Desiree MacDonald and Hannah Koughan, with coach Victoria Evans.

Closing Spiel organizers release event details
Posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 by derekm

Excitement is building for the Countryview Golf Closing Bonspiel, which starts Thursday April 3rd at the Cornwall Curling Club. Over 50 club members have signed up already for this event, so hurry hard and avoid disappointment!

The event's itinerary was unveiled recently, and includes:

Curling, munchies and trivia on Thursday evening.

Curling, along with chili and chowder (the 3 c's!) on Friday, courtesy of our friends/club members from the Culinary Institute of Canada.

Following the Friday food, the Club will be rockin' to the sounds of Moovin' 'N Groovin', a PEI-based DJ service serving the Maritimes for over a decade, and operated by one of our newest Club members, Scott Jeffrey. Check out Scott's website at www.peidj.com. This will be a "Battle of the Decades" dance. Come dressed in the attire of your favorite decade, with music from the 50's and 60's, and prizes for best costume of each decade.

Saturday will start with morning treats, and lunch on the barbecue from noon to 1. There will be curling and other games throughout the day, and supper, too (menu TBA).

Don't forget to wear your team colour proudly throughout the weekend, for the epic battle of Red and Blue!

Summer junior curling camp set for Crapaud in August
Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by derekm

The 2008 edition of the Spud Isle Summer Junior Curling camp goes August 11 and 12 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.

Entry fee of $100.00 per person includes on ice training, video analysis, class room sessions, outdoor activities, meals, nutrition breaks, camp t-shirts, and more.

Registration deadline is Friday 30 May 2008. Entries will be processed on a first paid, first served basis.

This camp is open to curlers 11 to 16 years of age with at least one year curling experience.  Team and individual entries are accepted

Please forward registration and consent forms, with entry fees to:
Gayle Johnston
46 Kirkdale Rd. Box 3 Site 10
Charlottetown, PEI C1E 1N6
Tel: 368-1071      Email: gaylej@pei.sympatico.ca

Please make cheques payable to: Spud Isle Junior Curling Camp.

Entry form.  Consent Form  Poster

KFC 12 and Under starts Thursday in Crapaud
Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 by derekm

Cornwall's Sarah Fullerton and Summerside's Sam Ramsay rinks win Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships
Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 by derekm

The Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships wrapped up this afternoon in Truro, with the PEI teams sweeping both sections.

In the junior men's championship, the Sam Ramsay rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside edged the defending champions, the Kendal Thompson foursome from the Lakeshore Curling Club in Nova Scotia, by a 6-5 score, scoring a triple in the third end and stealing another three in the fourth to build up a 6-3 win. Thompson came back with singles in five and six, but Ramsay blanked the next two ends to maintain his lead and pull out the win.

Playing with Ramsay are third Neil Gallant, second Brett Gallant, the PEI junior men's champion skip who now adds an Atlantic championship to his collection, and lead Eric Pidgeon. Peter Pidgeon is their coach.

The Sarah Fullerton foursome from the Cornwall Curling Club, with Michelle McQuaid at third, Madeline Campbell at second, and Sara MacRae playing lead, with coach Rebecca Jean MacPhee, trailed the Abbey Burgess rink from Fredericton's Capital Winter Club 3-0 after three ends in the junior women's final, but took control of the game with a pair in end four, another deuce in the fifth, and two more steals of a single point in ends six and seven to lead 6-3. New Brunswick grabbed a pair in the final end, but needed three to tie, and Fullerton won 6-5.

The Sam Ramsay rink led the junior men's round robin with a 3-1 win-loss record. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the host team were all 2-2, while Newfoundland/Labrador were 1-3.

New Brunswick were atop the junior women's round robin, with a 4-0 record, followed by PEI and Newfoundland/Labrador, both at 2-2. The host team and Nova Scotia were both 1-3.

Fullerton and Ramsay looking good at Atlantic U18
Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 by derekm

PEi's Sam Ramsay rink is leading the pack in the junor men's section of the Atlantic Under 18 curling championships in Truro. The Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club foursome, which includes third Neil Gallant, second Brett Gallant, and lead Eric Pidgeon, finished round robin play last night with a 3-1 record, after a loss Thursday night to New Brunswick, and wins yesterday over Newfoundland/Labrador and the host team. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are 2-1, while the host team are 1-2 and the Newfoundland/Labrador squad are 0-3.

New Brunswick's Abbey Burgess of Fredericton lead the women's side at 4-0, and have earned a bye to the final game. PEI's Sarah Fullerton rink, which curls out of the Cornwall Curling Club and includes Michelle McQuaid at third, Madeline Campbell at second, and lead Sara MacRae, is next at 2-1, after losing 6-5 to New Brunswick in an extra end and edging Nova Scotia 8-7. Newfoundland/Labrador and the host team are 1-2, while Nova Scotia is 0-3.

Round robin play wraps up this morning with the 9 am draw, with Fullerton facing Newfoundland/Labrador. Tiebreakers go at noon, with the finals at 2.

Fullerton foursome win Atlantic U18 opener
Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 by derekm

PEI teams started off on a winning note at the 2008 Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships, which got underway this afternoon at the Truro Curling Club, with the provincial age 17 and under champions from the four Atlantic provinces, plus a host team, competing.

Results are available after each end at the following website: http://events.nscurl.com/u18atlantics/index.php

PEI is represented by its Sylvan Learning Provincial 17 and Under champions the Sarah Fullerton rink from Cornwall, and the Sam Ramsay foursome from the Silver Fox.

The Fullerton team, who has substituted Madeline Campbell for second Whitney Young in this event, defeated the host team 9-2 in their opener, while the Ramsay rink beat defending champion Kendal Thompson of Nova Scotia 10-4. 

Ramsay is playing Team New Brunswick, while Fullerton is playing Team Nova Scotia in the second draw, which got underway at 6:30.

Easter Sunday 7 pm draw is a go
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by derekm
The regular 7:00 PM draw will go ahead on Easter Sunday, March 23. The club will open at 6:30PM and remain open until after the draw.  
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Happy Easter!
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by derekm
The Cornwall Curling Club is closed Good Friday (Mar 21), but is open, as usual, on Easter Monday (Mar 24).


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Sign up now for the Countryview Golf Closing Spiel
Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 by derekm

End off the Curling season and get ready for the Golf Season with the Cornwall Curling Club Closing Spiel, sponsored by Countryview Golf Club.

The spiel runs Thursday evening April 3^rd, Friday evening April 4^th, and all day April 5^th

Sign up now at the Bar!

Win your Membership for 2008-2009 !

Registered participants in the closing spiel will be eligible to enter a draw for a one-night membership for the 2008-2009 season.

This will be a "reverse draw", where the last name drawn out will be the winner.

We will draw 10 names every hour until a winner is declared.

Every 10^th name drawn will win a prize as well. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.

Stay tuned for more info on the Closing Spiel as it becomes available!

Matthew MacLean, Tiffany Sweet rinks win 15 and Under
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 by derekm

Matthew MacLean, Tiffany Sweet rinks win 15 and Under
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 by derekm

The M&M Meat Shops Provincial 15 and Under Curling Championships wrapped up today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. All four teams in the finals were from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary. In the boy's division, the Matthew MacLean rink beat last year's champion Parker Clements 8-5 in the final, while Tiffany Sweet stole a four point 6th end on the way to a 9-3 victory over Amanda MacLean in the girl's final.

Other members of the Matthew MacLean rink are Marshall Smallman, Kevin Gallant, and Alan MacLean, with coaches Glen MacLean and Shannon Smallman. Playing with runner-up Clements were Mitchell Rowley, Brandon Clements, and Mark Cousins, with coach Keith Rowley.

Rounding out the Tiffany Sweet foursome are Chantal Clements, Kathleen O'Meara, Vanessa Dennis, and coach Rushell MacDonald, while Kassinda Bulger, Emily Gray, and Stacey Gay played on the runner-up Amanda MacLean team, which is coached by Glen MacLean and Shelley Gray.

On Sunday, Sweet won the Page 1 vs 1 game, between the winners of the two round robin pools, by a 10-2 score over Maple Leaf clubmate Emma Cousins, to advance directly to today's final. MacLean defeated  Megan Davies of Charlottetown 6-1 in the 2 vs 2 game to advance to the semi-final game against Cousins. In the semi, MacLean defeated Cousins 7-3 to earn a berth in the championship game.

In the boy's division, the MacLean rink advanced to the final with a 6-3 win over the Patrick Shepherd team from Charottetown in the 1 vs 1 game. Clements scored five points in the last end to beat Jeffrey Taylor of Cornwall 9-2 in the 2 vs 2 game. In the semi, Clements earned his spot in the final by beating Shepherd 7-4.

Regular draws are going tonight
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 by derekm

As the evening draw is not needed at the PEI Mixed, it's business as usual tonight at the Cornwall Curling Club, with regular evening draws taking place.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Mixed, either as players or volunteers!

Bill Hope rink win M&M Meat Shops PEI Mixed
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 by derekm

The Bill Hope rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club will be going up north to Iqaluit as the winners of the M&M Meat Shops PEI Mixed Curling Championship this afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club.

L-R: Angus Davies (Cornwall's PEI Curling Association representative), Shelley Ebbett, Jeff Gallant, Sandy Hope, Bill Hope, Greg Lucas (Executive Director, PEI Curling Association)

They defeated the Rob Young foursome from the host club by a 7-1 score in the B final of this double-knockout event. As Hope had previously won the A final 10-4 over defending champion Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown, a final game between the A and B winners, scheduled for tonight, is not needed. In today's game, Hope lead 4-1 at the half, and picked up a triple in the sixth to lead 7-1 and bring the game to a speedy conclusion.

Hope advanced to the B final by beating Charlottetown clubmate and 1989 Canadian Mixed champion Robert Campbell 7-4 Sunday evening, while Young knocked out Stevenson with an 8-3 win.

Playing with Bill Hope are Sandy Hope, Jeff Gallant, and Shelley Ebbett, while Lorianne Davies, Mark MacDonald, and Melody Beck round out the runner-up Rob Young team. Sixteen teams began play on Friday in this event.

The Canadian Curling Association announced today that the 2009 Canadian Mixed will be held November 9-16, 2008, in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The CCA will be the first sport association to host a national championship (summer or winter) in Nunavut.

Today's PEI Mixed winner will go to Nunavut!
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 by derekm

NUNAVUT TO HOST FIRST EVER NATIONAL SPORT CHAMPIONSHIP

March 10, 2008…A major development in the territory of Nunavut occurred
today when the *Canadian Curling Association* (CCA) announced that it will
be the first sport association to host a national championship (summer or
winter) in Nunavut.

The *2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, presented by First Air*, will
be held at the *Arniatok Arena in Iqaluit from November 9 – 16, 2008*.  This
will mark the 46th edition of the Canadian Mixed, a championship which began
in Toronto in 1964 and won a leading nine times by Alberta, including the
2008 edition played last November in Calgary.

"We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to be a sport leader in
Nunavut and be able to showcase our great sport to Iqaluit and Nunavut,"
said *Greg Stremlaw, Chief Executive Officer of the CCA*.  "We want to work
closely with the communities of the north and have worked hard to create
this opportunity which will only help grow the sport in Nunavut and give
further opportunities for aboriginal peoples to participate.  Nunavut has
one of the highest per capita ratios of young Canadians in our country and
the hosting of this event will promote our product to an integral
demographic for our future."

*Hunter Tootoo, MLA Iqaluit Centre*, stated, "I would like to sincerely
thank the CCA for showing the leadership to select Iqualuit as the host for
the 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.  I know the city of Iqaluit
will put on a first-class event for this first national championship ever to
be held here in Nunavut.  This presents a chance to get our communities more
involved with curling, both recreationally and beyond."

*Elisapee Sheutiapik, the Mayor of Iqaluit,* echoed similar sentiments, "As
Mayor of the City of Iqaluit, I am ecstatic that the CCA wishes to host the
2009 Canadian Mixed in Iqaluit.  This would be the first event of its kind
in our city and the benefits to the city and its residents will be
tremendous. I am extremely excited about this opportunity."

*First Air *will be the presenting sponsor of the Mixed and was instrumental
in allowing the championship to be placed in Iqaluit.  The company's
significant assistance enabled the CCA to maintain its budget while being
fiscally prudent with its site selection.

"It does not take a big community to host a national championship – just a
community with a big heart…and Iqaluit certainly has that!" proclaimed *First
Air President, Jim Ballingall*.

Similar to last year, two members of the winning team will then represent
Canada at the 2009 world mixed doubles championship, slated for April 17-25
in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Skip Dean Ross and third Susan O'Connor, who teamed to win the 2008 Canadian
Mixed in Calgary last November, are currently representing Canada at the
inaugural world mixed doubles championship, taking place in Vierumäki,
Finland, March 8-16.

With today's announcement, the Championship curling events confirmed to date
for the 2008-09 season in Canada are as follows:

2009 Canadian Mixed, November 9-16, 2008, Iqaluit, Nunavut

2008 Continental Cup, December 18-21, Camrose, AB

2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, January 31-February 8, Salmon Arm, BC

2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, February 21-March 1, Victoria, BC

2009 World Juniors, March 5-15, Vancouver, BC

2009 Tim Hortons Brier, March 7-15, Calgary, AB

2009 Canada Cup, March 18-22, Yorkton, SK

2009 Ford World Men's, April 4-12, Moncton, NB

15 and Under Finals moved ahead to today
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 by derekm

At the request of the players, the finals have been changed from Tuesday until this afternoon at 4:30 in the M&M Meat Shops Provincial 15 and Under Curling Championships.

All four teams in the finals are from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary.

On the girl's side, Tiffany Sweet won the Page 1 vs 1 game, between the winners of the two round robin pools, by a 10-2 score over Maple Leaf clubmate Emma Cousins, to advance directly to Monday's final. Amanda MacLean, also from the O'Leary club, defeated  Megan Davies of Charlottetown 6-1 in the 2 vs 2 game to advance to the Sunday semi-final game against Cousins. In the semi, MacLean defeated Cousins 7-3 to earn a berth in the championship game.

In the boy's division, the Matthew MacLean rink from the Maple Leaf advanced to the final with a 6-3 win over the Patrick Shepherd team from Charottetown in the 1 vs 1 game. Defending champion Parker Clements of the Maple Leaf club scored five points in the last end to beat Jeffrey Taylor of Cornwall 9-2 in the 2 vs 2 game. In the semi, Clements earned a spot in the final by beating Shepherd 7-4.

M&M Meat Shops 15 and Under Finals Set- All 4 teams are from the Maple Leaf club
Posted Sunday, March 9, 2008 by derekm

The finals are set for Tuesday at 5 pm in the M&M Meat Shops Provincial 15 and Under Curling Championships, with all four teams coming from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary. A power outage delayed Sunday's games at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, but the two draws were played after the delay.

On the girl's side, Tiffany Sweet won the Page 1 vs 1 game, between the winners of the two round robin pools, by a 10-2 score over Maple Leaf clubmate Emma Cousins, to advance directly to Tuesday's final. Amanda MacLean, also from the O'Leary club, defeated  Megan Davies of Charlottetown 6-1 in the 2 vs 2 game to advance to the semi-final game against Cousins. In the semi, MacLean defeated Cousins 7-3 to earn a berth in the championship game.

In the boy's division, the Matthew MacLean rink from the Maple Leaf advanced to the final with a 6-3 win over the Patrick Shepherd team from Charottetown in the 1 vs 1 game. Defending champion Parker Clements of the Maple Leaf club scored five points in the last end to beat Jeffrey Taylor of Cornwall 9-2 in the 2 vs 2 game. In the semi, Clements earned a spot in the final by beating Shepherd 7-4.

Faith LeClair and Daryl MacDonald rinks win PEI Intermediate Ch'ships
Posted Sunday, March 9, 2008 by derekm

After a one-week delay due to a storm last weekend, the PEI Intermediate Curling Championships have wrapped up at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary.

The Daryl MacDonald foursome from the host Maple Leaf club stole four points in the sixth end as they went on to defeat the Barry Cameron rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club by a 7-3 score in the men's final. MacDonald beat clubmate Clair Sweet 9-6 in the semi-final to advance to the final game against Cameron, who got there by beating Sweet 7-5 in the Page 1 vs 2 game earlier on Sunday. MacDonald got by Paul Matheson of the Fox 7-6 in the Page 3 vs 4 game to advance to the semi. Playing with MacDonald were Glen Betts, Lowell Morrison, and Joey Ellworth. Betts and Ellsworth had a busy week of curling, finishing in third place in the Provincial Stick Curling Championships, which wrapped up on Wednesday. Rounding out the runner-up Cameron team were Kevin Ellsworth, Steven Arsenault, and Andrew Windsor. Seven men's rinks took part in the event, created to give up-and-coming curlers experience in competitive curling. Cameron, MacDonald, and Sweet had 4-2 round-robin win-loss records, while Matheson was 3-3.

It was an all-Summerside women's final, with Faith LeClair doubling Silver Fox clubmate Sheila Compton by a 6-3 score, aided by a steal of three in the fourth end. Jennifer Compton, Cindy Howard, and Flo Birch complete the winning LeClair foursome, while Debbie MacMurdo, Paula Baglole, and Heather Bernard were the other members of the runner-up Compton team.

LeClair went undefeated in the four-team event, finishing round robin play with a 3-0 win-loss record, and beating Compton 10-3 in the Page 1 vs 2 game to advance to the final. Compton finished the round robin at 2-1, losing 10-2 to LeClair in their encounter. She then beat Page 3-4 winner Bev Shaw of the Maple Leaf club 7-2 in the semi-final to earn a berth in the final.

Cornwall's Rob Young rink advances to PEI Mixed Finals
Posted Sunday, March 9, 2008 by derekm

Wednesday 1 pm draw moved to Friday
Posted Friday, March 7, 2008 by derekm

The March 12/08, Wednesday 1 PM draw will be moved to Friday, March 14/08 at 1 PM.

This change is necessary as many of the curlers will be in Summerside competing in the 55+ games.

Cornwall's Stavert and Stratton repeat as PEI Stick Curling Champions
Posted Wednesday, March 5, 2008 by derekm

The Cornwall Curling Club duo of Ernie Stavert and Sterling Stratton finished round robin play with an 8-1 win-loss record, losing only their opening game, as they repeated as PEI Stick Curling Champions, today at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Two teams, Howard Kerwin and Bob Leard from Montague, and Glen Betts and Joey Ellsworth from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary, finished with 7-2 records. When points were compared, Kerwin and Leard finished in second place, while Betts and Ellsworth had to settle for third. Fourth place went to Basil Higginbotham and Gordie MacDonald of Montague with a 5-4 record. Ten teams took part in this event, now in its second year.

In stick curling there are two curlers per team, who deliver their rocks with delivery sticks, with each team member delivering from opposite ends. Sweeping is allowed only from the hog line to the back of the house at the playing end. The two delivering curlers (one from each team) alternately deliver 6 stones each per end, while their teammate skips that end.  Then roles are reversed, and the partners deliver the stones back. All games are six ends. For more information on stick curling, including complete rules of play, visit www.stickcurling.ca.

Ice rentals - end of season close-out!!
Posted Wednesday, March 5, 2008 by derekm
For rent: Up to four (4) sheets of the best curling ice on PEI - lights and refrigeration included!

Tuesday night competitive league playoffs starting
Posted Wednesday, March 5, 2008 by derekm

The Tuesday Night Competitive League wrapped up its round robin draw last evening.
Thank you to all the teams for a very successful season.  All teams showed up ready to curl and, for the most part, were able to complete their games in the 2-hour time allotted.  For those who were "buzzed" - thank you for your compliance!

Congratulations to the Bob MacWilliams foursome for their impressive first place finish, sporting 14 wins and only 2 losses!  Unfortunately Bob's team mates are off in all directions and his team will not be available to compete in the play-offs.

There was a three-way tie for second place.  Having a record of 12 wins and 4 losses are the teams of Donna Butler, John Deluca and Bob Fowler.  Rounding out the top 8 teams in the A-Pool are:  Angus Kennedy, Brock Spence, Chick Morrison, Sherren Morrison and Shirley Berry.

The remaining 8 teams will compete in the B-Pool play down.  These include:  Sarah Clow, Sarah Fullerton, Karen Currie, Perry Mohan, Geoff Scutt, Marty Donnelly, Alan Srevenson, and Chris Hodgson.

The play downs will take place over the next three Tuesday nights.  Please check the web page for the schedule.

Here is the draw for Tuesday March 11

6:30
Ice 1:  Sarah Clow vs Chris Hodgson
Ice 2:  Perry Mohan vs Marty Donnelly
Ice 3:  Karen Currie vs Geoff Scutt
Ice 4:  Sarah Fullerton vs Alan Stevenson

8:30
Ice 1:  Donna Butler vs Shirley Berry
Ice 2:  Angus Kennedy vs Chick Morrison
Ice 3:  Bob Fowler vs Brock Spence
Ice 4:  John Deluca vs Sherren Morrison

Revised Provincial Intermediate draw
Posted Monday, March 3, 2008 by derekm

The snow-delayed Provincial Intermediate playoff round goes Sunday, March 9th at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O'Leary. A tiebreaker game between Brock Spence of Cornwall and Paul Matheson of the Silver Fox will take place on Thursday March 6th at 6 pm at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.

Sundays games see Faith LeClair and Sheila Compton of the Silver Fox square off in the 1st place vs 2nd place women's game, and Bev Shaw and Stacy MacWilliams of the host Maple Leaf club play in the 3rd vs 4th place game. These games take place at 9 am.

At noon, the winner of the Spence/Matheson tiebreaker meets Daryl MacDonald of the host club in the 3rd vs 4th place men's game, while Barry Cameron of the Maple Leaf club and Clair Sweet of the Silver Fox play in the 1st vs 2nd place game.

Men's and women's semi-finals, with the winners of the 3-4 games playing the losers of the 1-2 games go at 3:30 pm.

The finals are at 7 pm, with the winners of the 1-2 games playing the winners of the semis.

Update on draw cancellations due to Provincial Mixed
Posted Monday, March 3, 2008 by derekm

The morning Seniors will take place, between 9:30 and 11:30 am, as will the Monday juniors, between 4 and 6 pm.

Fowler Foursome goes from B pool to A pool victory in Wed. Ladder League
Posted Sunday, March 2, 2008 by derekm