Dalton and Holland come from behind to win Advantage Communications Junior Mixed titles

The Advantage Communications / Curl PEI Junior Mixed Curling Championships wrapped up this afternoon at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with two very close and exciting come-from-behind finals between four very evenly matched teams.

The James Dalton combined team from the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside, and the Cornwall Curling Club, won the three-team double round robin Under 16 division, edging the Tyler Smith foursome from the Crapaud Community and Montague Curling Clubs by a 6-5 score in today’s final. Smith, aided by a 5th end triple, had a 5-2 lead after five ends, but Dalton came back with a single in six, a stolen deuce in the seventh end, and stole the final end as well, to pull out the victory. Playing with Dalton were third Lauren Lenentine, second stone Matthew MacDonald, and lead Breanne Burgoyne, with coach Pat Quilty. Completing the runner-up Smith foursome are Kaleigh MacKay at third, second Brooks Roche, and lead stone Kaleigh Peters. The team is coached by Kevin Smith. Both teams finished double round robin play with identical 3-1 win-loss records. The other team in the division, the Owen Collier foursome from Montague, did not manage to pick up a win.

The two-team Best of 5 Under 21 division championship was won by the Kyle Holland rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex and the Cornwall Curling Club, who were trailing the Cody Dixon foursome from Montague 4-2 after six ends in the eight end contest, but came from behind with a triple in the seventh and a stolen single in the eighth end to win by a 6-4 score. The teams had both won two games in the best of 5 to force today’s sudden death fifth game. Other members of the winning Holland team are third Chloe McCloskey, second Taylor McInnis, and lead Sabrina Smith, with coach Paul Smith. Rounding out the runner-up Dixon rink are third Danielle Collings, second Dylan Lowery, lead Chloe Jardine, and coach Tammy Dewar.

Here are photos of the winners and runners-up:

1st place U16 (left to right) Gayle Johnston (Curl PEI Jr. events coordinator), lead Breanne Burgoyne, second Matthew MacDonald, third Lauren Lenentine, skip James Dalton, coach Pat Quilty, sponsor Jeff Willis from Advantage Communications.

2nd place U16 Junior Mixed: (left to right) Gayle Johnston, Curl PEI Jr. events coordinator, coach Kevin Smith, lead Kaleigh Peters, second Brooks Roche, third Kaleigh MacKay, skip Tyler Smith, sponsor Jeff Willis from Advantage CommunicationsU21 junior mixed champs (left to right) Gayle Johnston, Curl PEI Jr. events coordinator, skip Kyle Holland, third Chloe McCloskey, second Taylor McInnis, lead Sabrina Smith, coach Paul Smith, and sponsor Jeff Willis from Advantage Communications.

U21 junior mixed runners-up (left to right) Gayle Johnston, Curl PEI Jr. Events Coordinator, skip Cody Dixon, third Danielle Collings, second Dylan Lowery, lead Chloe Jardine, coach Tammy Dewar, sponsor Jeff Willis from Advantage Communications

Following the exciting finals, the Fair Play sportsmanship awards, as voted on by the teams at the event, and the Coaches award as voted on by their coaching peers, were handed out. The Under 16 Fair Play award went to Brooks Roche of Montague, second stone on the Tyler Smith team, while the Under 21 Fair Play award was presented to Montague skip Cody Dixon. Dixon’s coach, Tammy Dewar, took home the Coaches award.

(L-R): Gayle Johnston (Curl PEI Jr. Events Coordinator, U16 junior mixed Fair Play award winner Brooks Roche, sponsor Jeff Willis from Advantage Communications

(L-R): Gayle Johnston (Curl PEI Jr. Events Coordinator,U 21 junior mixed fair play award winner Cody Dixon, sponsor Jeff Willis from Advantage Communications