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CALGARY, March 9, 2009 (CCA) – Alberta’s Kevin Martin kept rolling, Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton and Russ Howard got back on track and Saskatchewan’s Joel Jordison finally found the rails here at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier Monday morning. Martin defeated a … Continue reading →

The Cornwall Curling Club team of Tyler Smith, Tony Nabuurs, Noah O’Connor and Tylson Smith, with coach Kevin Smith beat the Brooks Roche foursome from the host Montague Curling Club by a 10-2 score this afternoon to capture the KFC … Continue reading →

The Coaching awards, as voted on by all the coaches, and the Fairplay awards, as voted on by the curlers, were handed out last night at the KFC 12 and Under in Montague. The girls event concluded Sunday afternoon, with the … Continue reading →

Team Canada led by skip Brett Gallant defeated Russia 9-4 in nine ends at the World Junior Curling championships in Vancouver Sunday. Click to read this story in The Guardian

VANCOUVER (World Curling Federation)– Halfway through women’s session six, it appeared that all four matches at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships would end in upsets. There was two-time defending champions Scotland, losing to Denmark. Winless Japan was putting the … Continue reading →

Defending champ Tyler Smith wins 1st game in boys best of 3 championship round The Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club rink of Jenny McLean, Rachael Gardiner, Lauren MacFadyen and Jessica Stewart, with assistant coach Meaghan MacDonald, and coach Don Vickerson, … Continue reading →

(Photo: CCA/Michael Burns Photography) CALGARY, March 8, 2009 (CCA) — The ranks of the undefeated have been trimmed to just two teams following Draw 4 here at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier Sunday afternoon. Previously undefeated Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba … Continue reading →

CALGARY (CCA) – Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton heads into Day 2 here at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier atop the field with a perfect 2-0 record. Stoughton followed up a convincing 8-3 victory over Nova Scotia’s Mark Dacey here Saturday afternoon with … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER (World Curling Federation) – China’s Jianliang Zang walloped Scotland’s Graeme Black 9-3 in just eight ends to earn his first win at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championship at the Vancouver Olympic Centre. Zang, the lead on Fengchun Wang’s Chinese … Continue reading →

P.E.I. begins play today at Tim Hortons Brier SUMMERSIDE – JASON SIMMONDS -The Journal Pioneer Rod MacDonald of Summerside will skip P.E.I.’s entry in what many people are calling one of the best fields ever in the Canadian men’s curling … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER (World Curling Federation) – Canada’s Brett Gallant defeated Switzerland’s David Baertschiger 10-9 in an extra end to move to 3-0 at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.  The Swiss led by scores of 4-1 and … Continue reading →

GERRY ‘SOUPY’ CAMPBELL -Special to The Guardian Well its Brier time again and we are going to host it again for the sixth time. Oh sorry, I mean Calgary, not Charlottetown, as I have traded one CCC for another CCC. … Continue reading →

Toronto, ON (TSN) – TSN travels to Calgary as the best in Canadian men’s curling get set to compete for the national championship at the 2009 TIM HORTONS BRIER, March 7 to 15, live on TSN.  Coverage on TSN begins … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Canada’s Brett Gallant rink had its second win this afternoon at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships at the Vancouver Olympic Centre. Gallant defeated Sweden’s Oskar Erikkson, the 2008 world runner-up, by a 10-4 count. Click to read … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER (World Curling Federation) – Canada’s Kaitlyn Lawes scored a big four-ender to defeat Scotland’s Eve Muirhead 8-3 at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championship at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.  The battle of predicted front-runners saw three singles and two blank … Continue reading →

The KFC Provincial age 12 and Under Curling Championships get underway Friday at the Montague Curling Club, with six boys teams, including the defending champion Tyler Smith rink from Cornwall, along with an equal number of girls teams, taking part. … Continue reading →

It took an extra end for Canada’s Brett Gallant rink to edge Norway’s Kristian Rolvsjord team by a 6-5 score in their opening game at the World Junior Curling Championships in Vancouver. The Gallant foursome play Sweden and Switzerland tomorrow. … Continue reading →

JASON SIMMONDS -The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE — Adam Casey is about to realize a childhood dream. Casey and his teammates with the Brett Gallant rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club are about to experience the thrill of pulling on Canada’s … Continue reading →

P.E.I.’s Gallant rink will be playing in its first international event LYNDON LITTLE -Canwest News Service VANCOUVER—Canada’s two entries at the 2009 world junior curling championships come into the event with different levels of international experience, yet they share one … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER (World Curling Federation) – The 2009 World Junior Curling Championships begin Thursday March 5, featuring 20 teams – 10 male and 10 female – vying for global junior (under age 21) curling supremacy. This will be the first major able-bodied … Continue reading →

 (CCA) …An incredible field is ready to battle at the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Monsanto, March 7-15 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.   Many are calling this year’s line-up the best in the 80 editions of the … Continue reading →

The Charlottetown Curling Club will host two meetings to discuss all aspects of Provincial curling competitions on the Island.  The meeting on Tuesday March 10th at 7:00 pm will deal with seniors and mixed playdowns while on Tuesday March 24th … Continue reading →

Leading up to world championships SUMMERSIDE – JASON SIMMONDS  -The Journal Pioneer Even though they’ll be competing on the international stage, it will be business as usual for the Brett Gallant rink in terms of preparing for the 2009 world … Continue reading →

A CCA Technical Club Coach (Formerly Level 1 Technical)  Workshop will take place Tuesday March 17 from 6-10 pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club, and continue on Sunday March 22 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Cornwall Curling Club.  Cost is  … Continue reading →

The Coaching awards, as voted on by all the coaches, and the Fairplay awards for sportsmanship, as voted on by the players, were awarded during the closing ceremonies for the M&M Meat Shops Provincial Curling Championships, which wrapped up yesterday … Continue reading →