Daily Archives: February 9, 2012

Fullerton improved to 6-5 with pair of wins today, Matters at 3-8 at Cdn. Jrs

Posted on by February 10, 2012

(CCA/PEICA) PEI’s Sarah Fullerton rink was on a winning note today at the Canadian Juniors in Napanee Ont., putting a major crimp in Nova Scotia’s playoff plans this morning by defeating the Emily Dwyer team from Halifax, 6-4, and then recording a 7-5 win over New Brunswick in the afternoon draw. Manitoba, Alberta and BC are all at 8-2 going into tonight’s  draw, followed by Nova Scotia at 6-4 and PEI at 6-5. Both PEI and Nova Scotia are out of the playoffs as only the top three teams advance. The round robin wraps up on Friday with draws at 9 and 2 Atlantic. PEI finished play in the afternoon draw. against Quebec.

PEI’s Sara MacRae (CCA photo)

The PEI men’s rink, skipped by Alex Matters didn’t fare as well today, losing 8-6 to Nova Scotia (Stuart Thompson of Halifax) this morning, and 10-2 to New Brunswick’s Josh Barry foursome this afternoon and have a 3-8 win-loss record. Alberta leads the men with a 9-1 record, followed by Manitoba at 8-2. Ontario and Nova Scotia are 8-3.

The top three finishers make the playoffs, with the winners advancing to their respective finals on Saturday (women) and Sunday (men), with both games televised live on TSN at 8:00 pm AT. The second and third place finishers meet in semi-finals to determine the other finalists.

The winners of the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors will then represent Canada at the World Juniors, March 3-11 in Östersund, Sweden.

Four unbeaten teams after opening day at PEI Senior Men’s Ch’ship

Posted on by February 9, 2012

Day one is over at the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Senior Men’s Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and up, being played at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with two draws completed, and all nine teams seeing action in the triple knockout event.

Three teams have swapped skip and third positions from their original rosters, with Rod MacDonald now calling the game on the John Likely rink, Marc Leclair taking over as skip on the Dale Cannon team, and Donald Whitehead now calling the game as skip, with Frank MacDonald throwing fourth stones on their rink (according to Canadian Curling Association convention, the player who calls the game, regardless of throwing order, is considered to be the skip).

Four teams are undefeated, with 1-0 records – the Blair Jay and Mel Bernard rinks from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, the Clair Sweet team from the Maple Leaf club in O’Leary, and the Charlie Wilkinson rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club. The Barry Cameron rink from the Fox, and the Rod MacDonald (John Likely) team from Charlottetown are 1-1, while the defending champion Bill Hope team from Charlottetown and Cornwall and Summerside’s Marc LeClair (Dale Cannon) team are 0-1, and the Donald Whitehead (Frank MacDonald) foursome from the host club are 0-2.

The opening draw saw Wilkinson down Whitehead 11-6, and Likely edge Cameron 8-7. In the evening, Bernard doubled Hope 6-3, Jay got by Rod MacDonald 6-4, Sweet downed LeClair 7-1, and Cameron edged Whitehead 9-8.

The opening ceremonies took place prior to the start of draw two, with Marc LeClair from sponsor Credit Unions of PEI throwing the ceremonial first rock, assisted by Dario Zannier, Kenny Stewart and Raymond Thomson, all from the host club. Also on hand for the opening ceremonies were club manager Krista Fall-Clyke, and PEI Curling Association President George Koke.

Friday through Sunday draws are at 1 and 6 pm, with the championship round on Monday at 1 and, if necessary, 6 pm. In the event that one team sweeps all three triple knockout sections, the championship round will not be needed.

End-by-end results are available at LiveCurling.com.

The eventual winner will advance to the Canadian Seniors championships, March 17-25 in Abbotsford BC.

PEI Senior Men’s starts this afternoon in Crapaud

Posted on by February 9, 2012

The 2012 Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over. will take place on consecutive weekends this year, with the men’s event going Feb. 9-13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, and the women’s championship taking place the following weekend, Feb. 17-21 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton.

In last year’s women’s final, the June Moyaert rink from the Montague Curling Club unseated the two-time defending champion Shirley Berry foursome from the Cornwall and Charlottetown curling clubs by a 12-4 score  to win the women’s  championship. Other members of the Moyaert rink were Sherren MacKinnon, Terri Thompson, and Kathy Clarey

In last year’s men’s event, the Charlottetown and Cornwall Curling Club rink of Bill Hope, Craig Mackie, John Mullin, and David Murphy swept all three triple-knockout section finals, all against the Bob Matheson rink from the host Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, to win the championship.

Nine rinks, with players from six curling clubs, are entered in this year’s men’s event, with eight teams from five curling clubs entered in the women’s section. All four skips from last year’s finals are back again this year, with Matheson playing third for Clair Sweet on the lone entry from the Maple Leaf club.

The winning rinks from this year’s events will advance to the Canadian Seniors championships, March 17-25 in Abbotsford BC.

Here are the team rosters for this week’s men’s competition (skip to lead, club or clubs):

Mel Bernard, Ted MacFadyen, Lou Nowlan, Earle Proude, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club.
Barry Cameron, Paul Matheson, Dwayne MacNeill, Jim Arsenault, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club.
Dale Cannon, Marc LeClair, Dave Riley, Bruce Montgomery, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club.
Bill Hope, Craig Mackie, Matt Smith, David Murphy, Charlottetown and Cornwall CC.
Blair Jay, Kevin Ellsworth, Mike Trudeau, Roland Richard, Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club.
John Likely, Rod MacDonald, George Koke, Doug MacGregor, Charlottetown/Montague CC.
Frank MacDonald, Donald Whitehead, Dario Zannier, Kenny Stewart, Crapaud Community Curling Club.
Clair Sweet, Bob Matheson, Muncey Harris, Wayne Arsenault, Maple Leaf Curling Club.
Charlie Wilkinson, Ken McGregor, Phillip McInnis, Bill Doherty, Charlottetown Curling Club.

The teams will play a triple knockout format, with the first draw this afternoon at 1 pm, and draws at 1 and 6 pm daily through Sunday. Opening ceremonies are this afternoon at 5:15 pm. The two game championship round goes Monday, also at 1 and 6 pm. If a team wins all three triple knockout sections, they will be declared the champion without playing the championship round. If a team wins two sections, they will play in both championship games against the third section winner, and will win the event if they take either game. If there are three separate section winners, the team that played in the most section finals will advance to the second game, and will play the winner of the first game, between the other two section winners, in the final.

Here are the opening draws:

Thursday Feb. 9 at 1 pm:
Ice 2: Charlie Wilkinson (Charlottetown) vs Frank MacDonald (Crapaud Community)
Ice 3: John Likely (Charlottetown/Montague) vs Barry Cameron (Silver Fox)

Thursday Feb. 9 at 6 pm:
Ice 1: Bill Hope (Charlottetown and Cornwall) vs Mel Bernard (Silver Fox)
Ice 2: Blair Jay (Silver Fox) vs winner Likely/Cameron from 1 pm draw
Ice 3: Dale Cannon (Silver Fox) vs Clair Sweet (Maple Leaf)
Ice 4: Losing teams from 1 pm draw

Complete draw at PEICurling.com/seniors. End-by-end results will be available at LiveCurling.com

Reminder: Entries close Friday for 12 & Under and Junior Mixed

Posted on by February 9, 2012

 

The Juniors, Women’s. Masters, Men’s and Women’s championships are now complete, but a number of provincial curling championships remain, and will be held in February and March.

Entries have now closed for the following events:
PEI Credit Unions Senior Men (age 50+), Feb. 10-13 in Crapaud. Nine teams are entered.
PEI Credit Unions Senior Women (age 50+), Feb. 17-20 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Eight teams have signed up

Provincial age 17 and Under, Feb. 17-20 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. 4 men’s and 6 women’s teams are entered.

Ferguson Funeral Homes Provincial Stick Curling Championships, Feb. 21-23 at the Silver Fox. 12 teams have signed up for the Men’s and Mixed division, while four teams are entered in the Women’s section.

The Provincial age 15 and Under, February 24-25 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Eight boys and four girls teams have signed up to-date.

The entry date has been extended to February 10 for the KFC Provincial age 12 and Under Curling Championships on Feb. 26, as well as the new “12 and Under Fun Tournament” on March 4. Both events are at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.

Closing date for the Junior Mixed, March 9-12 at the Montague Curling Club, is also Feb. 10. This event has 20 and Under and 15 and Under divisions.

Entries close on February 23 for both the Provincial Mixed, March 16-19 at the Silver Fox, and for The Dominion Provincial Curling Club Championships, March 22-25 at the Montague Curling Club. Most clubs are holding their club championships over the next few weeks to determine their entries.

Entry fees for each event, and online entry form are at PEICurling.com. Payment for each event may be made online or by cheque, and must reach the PEICA by one week after the entry deadline.

Fullerton sends message (Guardian)

Posted on by February 9, 2012

(by Tim Gall)

P.E.I. women’s rink roars back against Saskatchewan after disappointing loss to Northern Ontario, Matters foursome drops to six losses at Canadian junior curling championships

NAPANEE, ONT. — P.E.I.’s Sarah Fullerton had tears in her eyes after an afternoon loss, but sent a strong message to the other teams with a blowout win in the evening at the Canadian junior curling championships.

Fullerton and her Cornwall-Charlottetown team of Michelle McQuaid, Sara Mac , and Hillary Thompson dropped to five losses in the 7-5 afternoon loss to Northern Ontario.

Photo special to The Guardian by Tim Gall

Michelle McQuaid, mate for P.E.I.’s Sarah Fullerton rink, calls the line during Wednesday night’s game against Saskatchewan at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior curling championships in Napanee, Ont.

Combined with the evening victory, the team’s record is 4-5 with three game left in the 12-game round robin, behind seven other teams.

Only the top three make the playoffs, but tiebreakers can make that number higher.

“We definitely need some help at this point (to make playoffs), but, you know what, we have that Island crest on our backs and we’re just going to play every game representing our province,” Fullerton stated as she wiped away a tear. “It really means a lot to have that patch on our back.”

Alex Matters and his Charlottetown team of Chris Gallant, Kyle Holland, and Andrew Cameron won the evening contest 6-5 over Saskatchewan.

Earlier in the day the team lost to Northern Ontario. The PEI squad is now at 3-6.

After Wednesday’s games, Manitoba, Alberta, and B.C. had 7-2 records, followed by Nova Scotia and Ontario in junior women’s play.

On the men’s side of the event, Alberta was in a first place tie, at 8-1, with Manitoba. Nova Scotia and Northern Ontario were next at 6-3.

Click for full story in The Guardian.