Will represent P.E.I. at nationals in their hometown
(by Jason Simmonds)
SUMMERSIDE – It was a good night for Summerside skips in the Credit Unions of P.E.I. provincial senior curling championships here at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club on Monday.
Third stone Donna Arsenault, left, skip Nola Murphy, second left, and second stone Elspeth Carmody sweep a shot by lead Laurie Tirone during the women’s final of the Credit Unions of P.E.I. provincial senior curling championships at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside on Monday night.
The Nola Murphy rink from the host club defeated Shirley Berry’s combined team from the Cornwall Curling Club and Silver Fox 7-5 in the women’s final.
Skip Rod MacDonald makes a shot a shot while second stone Mark O’Rourke is in position to sweep. The action took place during the men’s final of the Credit Unions of P.E.I. provincial senior curling championships at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside on Monday night.
photo by Jason Simmonds/Journal Pioneer
photo by Jason Simmonds/Journal Pioneer
Meanwhile, just two sheets over from the women’s game, Rod MacDonald of Summerside and his Charlottetown Curling Complex foursome outscored Bill Hope’s rink from the Cornwall Curling Club and Silver Fox 7-4 in the men’s championship game.
The Murphy and MacDonald rinks will now represent P.E.I. at the Canadian senior curling championships, which will also be held at The Fox from March 16 to 24.