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 The Mel Bernard and Shirley Berry rinks are the 2009 Credit Unions of PEI Senior champions. Bernard, and his team of Blair Jay, Douglas Simmons, and Earle Proude from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club doubled the defending champion Ted MacFadyen rink by a 6-3 score this afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club to take the Senior Men’s title. The first half was low-scoring, with MacFadyen blanking the first two ends, and hitting and staying for a single in the third. Bernard blanked the fourth and tried to blank the fifth, but ended up taking one. He took the lead in the sixth with a steal of two, but gave up a pair in the seventh on a missed double. Bernard drew for a pair in the eighth. MacFadyen blanked the 9th to retain last rock advantage coming come. He ran into trouble in the 10th, needing a double with his first rock to stay alive, and then another double with his final shot, but Bernard took a single for the win. Other members of the runner-up Ted MacFadyen rink are Craig Mackie, Bill Hope (filling in for the injured Sandy Foy), and Mike Coady, with coach Al Ledgerwood. It’s Bernard’s second Seniors title, winning with the same team in 2007. MacFadyen has won the event six times.15 men’s teams took part in the competition.

On Monday morning, MacFadyen edged Peter Gallant of Charlottetown, who has won the last two men’s championships and was playing in his first Seniors, by a 7-6 score to win the B final in the double-knockout men’s division. Bernard won the A final, also against Gallant, by an 8-4 score.olan came from behind to beat June Moyaert of Montague 12-10 in the semi-final to advance to the championship match against Berry. Dolan was trailing 10-6 after eight ends, but picked up four points in the ninth by executing an angle-raise takeout, and stole two more in the 10th for the win. Berry, who won the B section in the triple knockout competition edged A section winner Dolan 6-5 on Sunday in the Page A vs B game to earn a bye into today’s final.

In the eight-team triple knockout women’s Division, Shirley Berry has captured her third Seniors title, and her second at her home club, with a 6-5 win over Kim Dolan of Charlottetown. Dolan, an eight-time women’s champion, was playing in her first Seniors championship. Other members of the Berry rink are Arleen Harris, Danielle Girard, and Carol Sweetapple, with coach Butch McGee. Playing with Dolan were Karen A. MacDonald, Yvonne Campbell, and Karen E. MacDonald. In today’s final, Dolan blanked the first two ends and drew for two in the third when Berry’s shot was heavy. Berry got on the board in the fourth with a draw for one. The fifth end was blanked and Dolan was forced to take one in the sixth. Berry tied things up at 3-all with a pair in the seventh when Dolan missed a takeout, and grabbed the lead with a stolen deuce in the eighth. Dolan tied it up again with a takeout in the ninth to score two, and called a time-out in the 10th, with each team having three rocks left. Berry’s third, Arleen Harris placed a perfect guard, leaving Dolan with almost no shot. Berry picked up a single for the win.

Earlier on Monday, Dolan came from behind to beat June Moyaert of Montague 12-10 in the semi-final to advance to the championship match against Berry. Dolan was trailing 10-6 after eight ends, but picked up four points in the ninth by executing an angle-raise takeout, and stole two more in the 10th for the win. Berry, who won the B section in the triple knockout competition edged A section winner Dolan 6-5 on Sunday in the Page A vs B game to earn a bye into today’s final.While Berry had home ice advantage for the PEI championship, Bernard will be at home for the Canadian Seniors, which take place at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside from March 21-28.

MacFadyen to play Bernard for Senior Men’s Final

The Ted MacFadyen rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club defeated the Peter Gallant foursome by a 7-5 score to win the B section final and advance to the 3 pm men’s championship game at the Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championship at the Cornwall Curling Club. Defending champion MacFadyen, who has won the Seniors six times, faces 2007 winner Mel Bernard in the final.

Game Story:

End 1: Narrow miss by Gallant left MacFadyen with an open draw for 2;

End 2: A delicate draw against three in the house gave Gallant one;

End 3: A hit and roll out Gallant’s last shot left MacFadyen a draw for 2;

End 4: MacFadyen executed a pick and roll to sit three forcing, Gallant to tap back for 1

End 5: two well executed draws around the corner guard led MacFadyen to score 2, giving him a 6 – 2 lead at the 5th end break;

End 6: Gallant made a basic hit to score 2

End 7: A missed guard attempt by the Gallant team leads to a blank end;

End 8: Gallant threw a pistol of a draw to sit buried on the four foot to score one against three buried MacFadyen rocks;

End 9: MacFadyen makes a tremendous angle raise to score one

End 10: Gallant tries to force the tie with an angled tapback on a partly exposed rock to score two, but only got a partial raise, and counted for only one.

 Dolan scores six points in last two ends to advance to Senior women’s final

Charlottetown’s Kim Dolan, playing in her first Provincial Senior Women’s Championship was trailing 10-6 going into the ninth end in the semi-final against June Moyaert of Montague today at the Cornwall Curling Club, after Moyaert took four points in the seventh. Unplussed, Dolan scored four points of her own in the ninth, and stole a deuce in the tenth for a come from behind 12-10 victory in an exciting game with lots of rocks in action.

Dolan will play two-time Seniors champ Shirley Berry from the host club in the 3 pm final.

End 1: A hit and stay by Dolan scored 2;

End 2: Moyaert makes a draw to the button to score 2;

End 3: A delicate corner freeze gave Dolan 2;

End 4: Moyaert executes a clean tap back takeout raise for 2;

End 5: Dolan is facing three blue counters, but makes hit and stay for 1 and a slim 5 -4 lead after 5 ends;

End 6: Moyaert makes a nice draw to score 2;

End 7: Dolan makes a very delicate draw through a narrow port to score and tie the game

End 8: Moyaert scores a four ender through excellent shot execution by all players;

End 9: Two picks on skip rocks created a chance for a narrow angle raise takeout to score 4 for Dolan ;

End 10: Dolan had two rocks buried on the button with guards in front, forcing Moyaert to attempt a very difficult triple raise take out to try to score one. She doesn’t make it, and gives up the deuce

The winning men’s and women’s teams from the 3 pm finals will advance to the Canadian Seniors, March 21-28 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside.

Peter Gallant and Peter MacDonald, watch as Ted MacFadyen, Charlottetown club, calls his sweepers during Monday’s action at the provincial senior curling championships in Cornwall.

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After consulting with Transportation and Public Works, and the  Montague and Summerside skips, it has been decided to continue with today’s draws as scheduled, at 10 and 3, for the Provincial Seniors.