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

  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 … Continue reading

Fullerton sends message (Guardian)

(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 … Continue reading

PEI Juniors’ playoff chances take hit (Guardian)

P.E.I.’s Fullerton rink splits games, Matters foursome drops pair at the Canadian junior curling championships (by Tim Gall). NAPANEE, ONT. — The slim playoff chances for the P.E.I. teams took another hit Tuesday at the M&M Meats Canadian junior curling … Continue reading

Emily Gray’s Youth Olympic Dreams – the Journey Comes to an End (CCA)

[Emily Gray is from PEI, and won a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Austria. This column is reprinted from the CCA website]. As I sit here writing my final column, I’m reminiscing over the last ten … Continue reading

Teams still needed for A Touch of Gold Funspiel next weekend at Montague

Update: Teams are still needed for this funspiel next weekend Feb 17th, 18th and 19th. It includes a steak BBQ, Dance to the Pedagogues. Lots of great prizes.Call or e-mail the Montague Curling Club to enter. The annual Touch of … Continue reading

Provincial Senior Men’s Curling Ch’ship starts Thursday in Crapaud

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 … Continue reading

PEI rinks both 2-3 after Matters picks up win over BC

PEI’s Alex Matters rink edged BC’s Josh Hozack rink 8-7 in an extra end this afternoon at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors in Napanee Ont., to improve their win-loss record to 2-3. Andrew Cameron, PEI Men’s lead (CCA photo) … Continue reading

Nova Scotia in the hunt at Juniors, PEI loses to Manitoba in morning draw (CCA)

While the undefeated Alberta and Quebec men and Alberta women enjoyed a Monday morning bye at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Napanee, the Nova Scotia teams closed some ground on the leaders in Draw 7. NS … Continue reading

Mixed results for PEI Junior rinks (Guardian)

By Tim Gall, Special to The Guardian Napanee, Ont. — It was a weekend of mixed results for Prince Edward Island teams in the opening games of the Canadian junior curling championships in Napanee, Ont. Photo special to The Guardian … Continue reading

Alberta beats PEI to remain perfect at M&M Meat Shops Juniors (CCA)

While it’s much too early to think playoffs, Alberta continues to put the hammer down at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Napanee. Alberta Skip Brendan Bottcher (photo: Alex van Gulik) Sunday morning, Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher made … Continue reading

PEI wins openers at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors

PEI’s Alex Matters and Sarah Fullerton rinks picked up lopsided wins over their Northwest Territories counterparts this afternoon at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors in Napanee Ontario, with Matters winning 11-2, and Fullerton recording an 11-4 victory. The Islanders … Continue reading

Fullerton and Matters rinks start play this afternoon at the M&M Meat Shops Juniors (Guardian)

(by Marcel Vander Wier) P.E.I.’s Sarah Fullerton foursome will be taking its third shot at a Canadian junior curling championship while the Alex Matters rink will be making its debut Sarah Fullerton hopes her rink has saved their best junior … Continue reading

Brier Bound: PEI Update (CCA)

Mike Gaudet, as the newly crowned P.E.I. provincial champ will be “Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon” for the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier. Mike Gaudet (left) played third for Eddie MacKenzie at last year’s Tim Hortons Brier in London. This year, he’s … Continue reading

Robyn MacPhee to take a year off from curling

The Suzanne Birt rink posted the following message on their Facebook page tonight: Suzanne, Shelly, Leslie and Peter would like to wish Robyn all the best in the upcoming year. Robyn has made the decision to take a year off … Continue reading

“The Iceman” recreates “The Shot” at Toronto The Dominion charity event for CPA

$130,000 was raised over the weekend at the 11th annual CPA Day bonspiel and 1st annual CPA Day Elite Curler “Shootout” challenge charity event for the Canadian Paraplegic Association. held at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. … Continue reading

2012 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors Start Saturday (CCA) (updated)

The M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships begin Saturday in Napanee, Ontario. Thirteen men’s and 13 women’s teams (representing the 10 provinces plus Northern Ontario, Northwest Territories and Yukon) will compete.  Round robin games will be … Continue reading

Young western PEI curlers check out Emily Gray’s bronze medal at O’Leary curling camp

Youth Olympics bronze medallist Emily Gray was one of the instructors at the PEI Curling Association’s Junior curling camp held Sunday at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, and brought along her bronze medal for the young curlers to … Continue reading