The Charlottetown Curling Club and the City of Charlottetown invite everyone to come out and celebrate the achievements of our Junior Men’s Curling team, currently playing in the World Championships in Vancouver. Skip Brett Gallant, as well as Adam Casey, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2009
At the World Juniors in Vancouver, Canada’s Brett Gallant rink, who have been assured a playoff spot since Tuesday, won their final round-robin game this morning against Team USA, skipped by Chris Plys, by a 9-3 score, to lockup first place with an … Continue reading
Howard will skip N.B. senior men The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE – One of the most recognizable names in curling today is coming to Summerside. Click to read this story in the Journal-Pioneer … Continue reading
The first “The Dominion Provincial Club Championship”, sponsored by The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, will be held at the Crapaud Community Curling Club beginning on this afternoon. The men’s and women’s winning teams from this event, between the club … Continue reading
CALGARY, March 11, 2009 (CCA) — Alberta’s Kevin Martin heads into the final day of the round-robin here Thursday at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier exactly as he did at this point last year — undefeated and looking every bit like … Continue reading
Being competitive proves challenging for MacDonald rink GERRY (SOUPY) CAMPBELL Special to The Guardian It has to be frustrating for the P.E.I. entry at this year’s Brier. In pursuit of P.E.I. first-ever taste of the Canadian men’s curling championship, the … Continue reading
Click the link to read this Canwest News Service story at The Guardian … Continue reading
The Island Petroleum Junior Mixed Curling Championship, for mixed teams age 20 and under, was postponed earlier this season, and will now take place over the Easter weekend, April 10-13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. A minimum of eight … Continue reading
Canada’s Brett Gallant rink recorded an 8-6 victory over China’s Jia Liang Zang team last night to advance their win-loss record to 7-1 at the World Junior Curling Championships in Vancouver. The Gallant team has today off, and wrap up round-robin play on … Continue reading
CALGARY, March 10, 2009 (CCA) — Ontario’s Glenn Howard and Alberta’s Kevin Martin appear to be on a collision course for first place here at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier. Howard and Martin have both yet to be beaten, tied … Continue reading
Robinson recalls ‘seven’ at 2000 Brier GERRY (SOUPY) CAMPBELL Special to The Guardian CALGARY — Island curling fans have seen it before, and P.E.I.’s Rod MacDonald is hoping he can do it at this year’s Brier. MacDonald found his back … Continue reading
JASON SIMMONDS – The Journal Pioneer VANCOUVER — Even though the Canadian men suffered their first loss Tuesday afternoon, they have settled in nicely at the 2009 world junior curling championships on the West Coast. Click to read this story … Continue reading
The first “The Dominion Provincial Club Championship”, sponsored by The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, will be held at the Crapaud Community Curling Club beginning on Thursday afternoon. The men’s and women’s winning teams from this event, between the … Continue reading
CALGARY, March 10, 2009 (CCA)– The long anticipated Battle of the Howard Household proved to be not much of a battle at all here at the Tim Hortons Brier Tuesday morning, as little brother Glenn Howard of Ontario smacked big … Continue reading
VANCOUVER (World Curling Federation)– There’s nothing like a classic rivalry to halt a losing streak. Scotland’s Graeme Black, mired in next-to-last place with only one win in five previous outings, came out guns blazing against historical rivals Canada at the … Continue reading
Losses to Martin and Jordison send the Rod MacDonald rink down the Brier standings GERRY (SOUPY) CAMPBELL – Special to The Guardian CALGARY — It was Blue Monday for P.E.I.’s Rod MacDonald following an 8-3 loss at the hands of … Continue reading
CALGARY, March 9, 2009 (CCA)– Ontario’s Glenn Howard is still undefeated and Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton is right on his heels here at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier. Howard improved to a perfect 4-0 with an 8-3 thrashing of PEI’s Rod … Continue reading
BY JASON SIMMONDS – The Journal Pioneer VANCOUVER — Brett Gallant and his Team Canada rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club improved to 6-0 (won-lost) at the 2009 world junior curling championships here Monday evening. Gallant beat Denmark’s Rasmus Stjerne … Continue reading
VANCOUVER (WCF) – The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that Flims, Switzerland will host the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, taking place March 5-14 next season. The town, a regular host to international winter sport competitions such as the FIS … 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
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 … Continue reading
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
Employment Opportunity – Part Time Regional Development Co-ordinator Curl Atlantic Curl Atlantic, the regional sport association affiliated with the Provincial Sport Associations for curling of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick and with the Canadian … Continue reading
JASON SIMMONDS – The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE — Two titles down, one to go. After winning the P.E.I. and Canadian junior men’s championships, the Brett Gallant rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club is looking to complete a hat trick at … 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
Teams skipped by Matthew MacLean and his sister Amanda, from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O`Leary captured the M&M Meat Shops provincial 15-and-under curling championships, which wrapped up this afternoon in Montague. In the boy`s final, the defending champion Matthew MacLean team … Continue reading
Here is the draw for the 55 + Winter Games Curling event at the Cornwall Curling Club: Tuesday, March 3 8:30 am Draw 1 B MacWilliams vs. P Durant, E. Birch vs. F Fall, R Sweetapple vs. S Stratton, C … Continue reading
The finals are set for 4:30 this afternoon in the M&M Meat Shops Provincial 15 and Under Curling Championships at the Montague Curling Club. Two Maple Leaf Curling Club teams, skipped by defending 15 and Under men’s champion Matthew MacLean and … Continue reading
VICTORIA, March 1, 2009 (CCA) — Jennifer Jones became just the sixth skip to claim back-to-back championships at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sunday night at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. Jones’s Team Canada quartet from Winnipeg — third Cathy Overton-Clapham, … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Club rink of Kyle Stevenson, Donna Butler, Doug MacGregor, and Tricia Affleck scored twelve points in three consecutive ends this morning to come back from a 5-2 deficit against Montague’s Larry Dewar rink, and win the M&M … Continue reading
The M&M Meat Shops Provincial Mixed curling Championship, being played at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, could wrap up with the B final at 9 am on Sunday. It’s 2007 champion Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown against 2005 winner … Continue reading
VICTORIA, February 28, 2009 (CCA) — Jennifer Jones is headed back to the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women’s curling championship. The two-time national champion, and reigning world champ, defeated Quebec’s Marie-France Larouche 12-8 Saturday night at … Continue reading