Monthly Archives: November 2008

It was a conservatively-played all-PEI final at the Silver Fox Curling Club Cashspiel this afternoon in Summerside, with Summerside’s Mike Gaudet edging Charlottetown’s Kyle Stevenson by a 5-4 score. Teams traded singles in every end except number four, where the Gaudet … Continue reading →

New Glasgow NS-The 2008 Sobeys Slam Final was a game of missed of opportunities on the part of Stephanie Lawton, and strong offense by Marie France Larouche. Put those two factors together, and the net result is a 7-3 final … Continue reading →

It takes a number of sponsors to put on major curling events such as the PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championship. The PEI Curling Association recently presented a plaque to Charlottetown Wal-Mart management to thank the company for … Continue reading →

The noon semi-final round is set at the Silver Fox Curling Club Cashspiel in Summerside. In this morning’s quarter-final play, Mike Gaudet of Summerside beat Danny Christianson of Halifax 6-2, while Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown beat Rick Perron of New Brunswick … Continue reading →

New Glasgow NS-The Quarter-Final draw of the Sobeys Slam was incredibly exciting with three of the four games going down to the final rock, one of them even needing an extra end. The only game which was not a nail-biter … Continue reading →

The Board of Directors of the PEI Curling Association is pleased to announce that Mr. Darrell Doucette has accepted the position of Event Coordinator for the upcoming season. Mr. Doucette is a native of Rustico, currently living in Charlottetown, and brings a … Continue reading →

Due to a conflict with the curling portion of the 55+ Games, the dates for the Provincial Stick Curling Championship at the Cornwall Curling Club have been advanced from early March to February 16-18. Entry deadline is Jan. 26, and entry … Continue reading →

The quarter-finals get underway Sunday at 9 am at the annual Silver Fox Curling Club Cashspiel in Summerside. Two teams, skipped by New Brunswick’s Mark Armstrong and by Charlottetown’s Brett Gallant, have advanced directly to the noon semi-finals, as a … Continue reading →

 Donna Butler’s Cinderella run concluded Saturday evening at the Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow NS, as Crystal Webster scored 4 in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead, then Butler blanked the seventh but was only able to get one … Continue reading →

Draw #11 at the Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow NS advanced two teams to the Quarter-Finals and sent six teams packing. It also marked the end of the week for the Bluenose Curling Club, with all further games to be … Continue reading →

For CurlTV subscribers, the Donna Butler rink are playing Crystal Webster from Calgary at the Sobeys Slam beginning right now (7:30 pm) at www.curltv.com.

Charlottetown’s Suzanne Birt rink and Cornwall’s Donna Butler foursome move to a 3-2 win-loss record after Saturday morning play in the Sobeys Slam being played in New Glasgow NS.  Any further losses will put them out of this triple-knockout event. In … Continue reading →

Summerside — Three-time P.E.I. Junior champ Brett Gallant and his team, which includes Summerside curlers, were hot on the ice Friday, winning both their games at the Silver Fox Curling Club’s Summerside Cashspiel. Click to read this story in today’s … Continue reading →

Shawny Ross carries a big stick and she’s not afraid to use it — at the curling rink, that is. The legally blind curler from Stratford uses a curling cue to guide her shots at the Charlottetown Curling Club and … Continue reading →

The 4 pm Friday draw saw the first of the elimination games at the 2008 Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow NS, and in a bit of a shocker, Shannon Kleibrink was eliminated after losing 7-6 to Karen Porritt in an extra end. … Continue reading →

A demonstration by Shawny Ross of vision-impaired curling will take place Sunday November 30 at 4 pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club. You may have seen the story on Compass featuring Shawny and a small but growing group of vision-impaired curlers hoping … Continue reading →

PEI’s Donna Butler and Suzanne Birt rinks won their first Friday games at the Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow NS, and move to 2-1 win-loss records. Birt played Jill Mouzar (not Mary Anne Arsenault as we previously reported!) of Halifax this morning, … Continue reading →

ADAM RICHARDSON Transcontinental Media NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — There wasn’t a bunch of hype surrounding Donna Butler’s rink from Cornwall, P.E.I., at the Sobeys Slam. After all, the team needed a regional qualifier just to reach the main draw, and … Continue reading →

Cornwall’s Donna Butler rink,  and Charlottetown’s Suzanne Birt foursome split their opening games Thursday at the Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow Nova Scotia,  Butler, playing with Marie Molyneaux, Melissa Andrews, and Carolyn Coulson, doubled top-ranked Shannon Kleibrink of Calgary 6-3 in their … Continue reading →

Going into the Sobeys Slam, Cornwall’s Donna Butler sat down to answers some questions asked by event chair Jim Nix. 1.   So Donna, unlike many of the teams here, you had to earn your way into the Slam. What was that … Continue reading →

Cornwall’s Donna Butler rink, which includes third Marie Molyneaux, second Melissa Andrews, and lead Carolyn Coulson, are off to a tremendous start at the Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow Nova Scotia,  doubling top-ranked Shannon Kleibrink of Calgary 6-3 in their opener, … Continue reading →

The Provincial Firefighters Curling Championship takes place Friday through Sunday at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Last year’s winners were the rink of Wellington Gay, Ken McGregor, Ron Young and lead Charlie Murdock, from the Crossroads Community Fire Department. This year’s victors will … Continue reading →

Ontario’s Glenn Howard rink are repeat men’s winners of the $97,000 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic, which wrapped up this afternoon in Brantford Ont. The Howard foursome beat Jean-Michel Ménard of Quebec 6-1 in the final. Marie-France LaRouche of Quebec shaded Jacqueline … Continue reading →

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, which includes third Shelly Bradley, second Leslie MacDougall and lead Stefanie Clark, lost a close 5-4 decision Sunday evening to Eve Bélisle of Montreal in the quarter-final round at the $97,000 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic in Brantford Ont. On … Continue reading →

The Sobeys Slam gets underway Thursday and wraps up Sunday at the Bluenose Curling Club and the John Brother MacDonald Stadium in New Glasgow NS.  Charlottetown’s Suzanne Birt rink, which includes third Shelly Bradley, second Leslie MacDougall, and lead Stefanie Clark, along with Cornwall’s Donna … Continue reading →