Five athletes and two coaches are representing PEI in curling at the Special Olympics Canada 2016 Winter Games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland from March 1-5.
Curler John Anthony Laybolt
Team PEI Curling Athletes are: Phillip Chugg from Stratford, Monique Gauthier from Charlottetown, Chris MacPherson from Charlottetown, John Anthony Laybolt from Mermaid, and Shane MacPhee from Charlottetown. Head coach is Dick St. John from Charlottetown, and Asst. Coach is Brad Chugg from Stratford.
Curling practice in on Tues. from 8-5, with competition Wed. through Sat. at the Cornerbrook Curling Club.
The Curling Canada Rocks & Rings is growing again, expanding its unique gym-based program to three new cities in 2016. This means over 36 Rocks & Rings instructors will bring the Olympic sport of curling to over 200,000 students across Canada every year. And to think it all started with just one instructor in Toronto seven years ago!
Rocks & Rings program with Kaitlyn Lawes (Rock Solid Productions/Rocks & Rings photo)
The addition of itravel2000 as a sponsor for the 2015-2016 school year allows the program to expand into Quebec City, Que.; Moncton, N.B; and Lethbridge, Alta.
“We are excited about our partnership with the Curling Canada’s Rocks & Rings program,” says Dave Paterson, itravel2000’s Vice President of Marketing. “itravel2000 is committed to supporting youth and families across Canada and Rocks & Rings is a perfect program for us to be involved with.”
Curling Canada Rocks & Rings continues to work with more curling clubs to adopt local schools and help grow their youth programs.
“We know of five clubs alone in Atlantic Canada that got over 50 new curlers this year after having the Rocks & Rings program sponsored into schools by their local curling club,” says Abbie Darnley, Program Director of Rocks & Rings. “It is certainly a great opportunity for clubs to work with their local schools and support their community by getting a fun interactive program into the school.”
“Stayed tuned,” adds Darnley, “as we will soon have over a million reasons to celebrate the continued growth of the Curling Canada Rocks & Rings program.”
The Veronica Smith rink from Crapaud and Cornwall beat Charlottetown’s Jamie Newson team by a 9-4 score in this afternoon’s championship game at the Atelka Provincial Mixed (Fours) Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Smith won her second modified triple knockout section final this morning, 8-2 over Newson, stealing two singles and a deuce in the C final. She also won the B section over Newson on Sunday afternoon by a 7-6 score, while Newson won the A, 8-5 over Smith on Saturday.
Photo (L-R): David Benjamin, representing sponsor Atelka, Veronica Smith, Tyler Smith, Sabrina Smith, Dylan Lowery, Curl PEI representative Andrew Robinson
Winning two sections meant that Smith had two chances to win the final, while Newson would have had to win 2 games straight. Had she lost this afternoon, a deciding game between the two teams would have been played on Tuesday.
In the final, Smith got off to a fast start with a triple in the first end. Newson came back with a double in end two, but Smith took a pair of singles and a deuce in the next 3 ends for a 6-2 lead after 5 ends. The teams traded deuces in six and seven, but Newson couldn’t catch up.
Photo (L-R): David Benjamin, representing sponsor Atelka, Jamie Newson, Vanessa Hamming. Tyler Harris, Miranda Ellis
The winning Smith team includes third Tyler Smith, second stone Sabrina Smith, and lead Dylan Lowery, while Vanessa Hamming, Tyler Harris, and Miranda Ellis round out the runner-up Newson foursome. Veronica and Sabrina Smith are sisters, while Tyler is not related.
Team Veronica Smith will now advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. 14-19, 2016, at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, NS. The Mixed Fours are the traditional 4 person competition, while the Mixed Doubles is the newer 2 person format, which has a separate championship.
The Veronica Smith rink from Crapaud and Cornwall has an advantage going into the two game championship against Charlottetown’s Jamie Newson rink at the Atelka Provincial Mixed (Fours) Curling Championship being played at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Smith won her second modified triple knockout section final this morning, 8-2 over Newson, stealing two singles and a deuce in the C final. She also won the B section over Newson on Sunday afternoon by a 7-6 score, while Newson won the A, 8-5 over Smith on Saturday.
Winning two sections means that a Smith win in either this afternoon’s 3 o’clock game, or the second game at 6 pm Tuesday would give her the championship, while Newson would have to win both games to take the title.
The Veronica Smith team includes third Tyler Smith, second stone Sabrina Smith, and lead Dylan Lowery, while Vanessa Hamming, Tyler Harris, and Miranda Ellis round out the Newson foursome.
The winning team will advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. 14-19, 2016, at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, NS. The Mixed Fours are the traditional 4 person competition, while the Mixed Doubles is the newer 2 person format, which has a separate championship.
The Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed Curling Championship, a four player per team Mixed competition with Under 16 and Under 21 divisions, will be held at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, on March 5-6, 2016, with opening draw at 10 am Saturday, and the last draw at 2 pm Sunday. Four Under 16 and two Under 21 teams have signed up. The Under 16 division will play a Round Robin, with all four teams advancing to semi-finals (1st place vs 4th place and 2nd place vs 3rd place), and the winners of the semis going to the final. The Under 21 will place a Best of Five series, with the first team to take three games winning the event. Games are 8 ends. Teams in the U16 division will be ranked as follows after the Round Robin:
Teams will be ranked following the round robin.
By wins and losses of a team;
If teams are tied, the head to head results of tied teams will be used;
If teams are still tied, the cumulative last stone draw measurements (minus the highest draw) will break the tie.
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Chelsea Carey took a deep breath in the hack and then delivered a last-rock draw for a single point that earned her Alberta team the Scotties Tournament of Heart championship Sunday evening.
It took Carey’s last rock for her Calgary team of third Amy Nixon, second Jocelyn Peterman, lead Laine Peters, alternate Susan O’Connor and coach Charley Thomas to finally subdue a stubborn Krista McCarville Northern Ontario team 7-6.
“I dreamed of being a Canadian champion since I watched my dad (Dan) do it in ’92 (at the Brier),” a jubilant Carey said after rushing to hug her teammates and her dad. “Oh my God, I have no words honestly … and that doesn’t happen very often.”
Carey, who won the Scotties bronze in 2014 representing Manitoba, had to draw the full eight foot for the win. As she dropped into the hack, she told herself to take her time.
“You tend to rush in those situations,” said Carey, who won the Sandra Schmirler Award as the Scotties playoff MVP. “I just took a bunch of deep breaths and I had just thrown that (draw) so it was exactly the same weight. I just had to trust it was going to be there and luckily it was. You trust your million hours of practice are going to pay off and it did.”
Alberta’s Chelsea Carey, left, and Amy Nixon celebrate their win. (Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
It was fitting the game came down to the final end and the final stones. With a vocal, supportive crowd of 2,678 – it brought the tournament total to 36,854 — urging them on, Carey and McCarville fought a tight cat-and-mouse game through 10 ends. Alberta’s shooting percentage was 87 per cent and Northern Ontario’s was 85.
“It wasn’t a difficult draw but in the circumstances it is a difficult draw and she made it great,” McCarville said of Carey’s last shot. “It wasn’t the result we wanted but we have a lot to take out of this week for next year.”
Trading hit for hit and draw for draw, neither team could break away on the scoreboard. They traded singles in the second and third ends and deuces in the fourth and fifth. It was the first time in four games that Northern Ontario had not trailed at the break.
McCarville, third Kendra Lilly, second Ashley Sippala, lead Sarah Potts, alternate Oye-Sem Won Briand and coach Lorraine Lang got the lead for the first time in the seventh, scoring two on a classic skip’s deuce — two superb draws from McCarville that snuffed out an Alberta steal.
But Alberta came right back with two in eight on Carey’s runback takeout and stick for two. They then forced Northern Ontario to take a single in nine.
Carey had taken the shortest route to the final, going 9-2 in the round-robin, then beating Team Canada 7-5 in the Page 1-2 playoff game.
McCarville went the long route. Her team finished 7-4 and then scored stunning come-from-behind wins in Page 3-4 game (7-5 over Manitoba) and the semifinal (7-5 over Canada).
Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville calls instructions to her sweepers during the gold-medal game. (Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver
The Carey team receives $205,900 for the win, including $144,000 in Sport Canada funding over the next two years and 57.024 Canadian Team Ranking System points. Northern Ontario gets $26,900 and 44.805 points as runner-up.
Carey’s team will now wear Team Canada colours at the 2016 Ford World Women’s Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, March 19-27 in Swift Current, Sask.
Should they win a medal at the Ford Worlds, the team will qualify for the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials in Ottawa — the event that will decide Canada’s four-player teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Alberta also qualified for the 2016 Home Hardware Canada Cup in Brandon, Man., the 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup in Las Vegas and the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ont.
In the bronze-medal game played earlier Sunday, Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg made a last-rock draw for one in the 10th end to give Team Canada an 8-7 win over Kerri Einarson in a game featuring two teams from the same province.
The Veronica Smith rink from Crapaud and Cornwall, and the Jamie Newson team from Charlottetown and Crapaud have each won two of the three modified triple knockout sections, and are now the only teams remaining out of the 9 who began play Friday in the Atelka Provincial Mixed Fours Curling Championships at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Newson won the A final on Saturday, 8-5 over Smith, while Smith, aided by a three point fourth end steal, took the B in an extra end by a 7-6 score Sunday afternoon. The two teams now face off for the third section final — at 11 am Monday, after Smith beat Charlottetown’s Jody Jackson 7-2, and Newson doubled the Tyler MacKenzie rink from Charlottetown 6-3 in the C semi-finals Sunday evening.
The winner of Monday morning’s C final will, as the winner of two sections, have a “double life” in the two game championship round, set for 3 pm Monday and, if needed, 6 pm Tuesday. If that team wins either championship game, they would take the championship, while the other team would have to win both to win the event.
The Veronica Smith team includes third Tyler Smith, second stone Sabrina Smith, and lead Dylan Lowery, while Vanessa Hamming, Tyler Harris, and Miranda Ellis round out the Newson foursome.
The winning team will advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. 14-19, 2016, at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, NS. The Mixed Fours are the traditional 4 person competition, while the Mixed Doubles is the newer 2 person format, which has a separate championship.
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Jennifer Jones made her last-rock draw a successful one to beat Kerri Einarson of Manitoba 8-7 to win the bronze medal game Sunday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
“It’s nice to finish on a win,” said Jones, who had been seeking her second straight Scotties title and sixth overall. “It’s nice to make the last shot to win.”
That shot earned Team Canada $26,900 and 34.621 CTRS (Canadian Team Ranking System) points for the win while Einarson’s team gets $16,900 and 24.439 points.
(Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
For the veteran Jones team that includes third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer, lead Dawn McEwen, alternate Jennifer Clark-Rouire and coach Wendy Morgan, the win was a nice bounceback from their 7-5 loss to Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario in Saturday’s semifinal.
Jones said her team leaves Grande Prairie knowing it played well and can now refocus on the future.
“It is all about the Olympics,” she said. “We bounced back from a coupe of early losses and really played well as a team so it’s coming together. We’re tried to change a few things this year and I really think the changes will make us stronger in the long run. It’s all about two years from now.”
It may have been a disappointing end to a fairly successful week for the youthful Manitoba team, but Einarson was pleased with her team’s Scotties debut.
“There’s so many great memories. It was such a great experience to be out here,” she said. “I can’t wait to be back. Once you get a taste you want to always come back, so we’ll definitely be back.”
Manitoba skip Kerri Einarson watches her shot during the bronze-medal game on Sunday. (Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
After giving up two in the first end, Manitoba got back on even terms with a single in two and a steal of one in the third. Jones, who had a made a solid hit-and-stick for her deuce in one, rubbed a guard in the third trying for a raise double that could have given her three. Instead Manitoba got the steal and a 2-2 tie.
After giving up two in the fourth, Einarson rebounded with three in the fifth and a 5-4 lead at the break. Manitoba had two counters hidden behind guards, forcing Jones to try a hit-and-roll off her own stone in the eight foot. She only rubbed the rock and rolled out, leading Einarson a draw for three.
They traded singles in seven and eight and Jones got a pair in eight on a last-rock draw for a 7-6 lead. Manitoba pulled even in nine on a straight hit-and-stick, setting the stage for the final 16 rocks.
The gold medal game between Chelsea Carey of Alberta and Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario goes today at 9:30 p.m. AT.
TSN (RDS2 in French), the exclusive television network for Curling Canada’s Season of Champions, will provide complete coverage of the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
The Cornwall Curling Club rink of skip Lauren Lenentine, third Kristie Rogers, second Lily Taweel, and lead Ellie Lenentine, with coach Robbie Lenentine, went undefeated with a 6-0 record to win the Advantage Communications Under 16 Girl’s Championship, which wrapped up this afternoon at the Charlottetown Curling Complex.
(L-R): Nick van Ouwerkerk from Advantage Communications, Ellie Lenentine, Lily Taweel, Kristie Rogers, Lauren Lenentine, coach Robbie Lenentine, Curl PEI President Angela Hodgson
The Boy’s title went to the Mitchell Schut rink, also from Cornwall, who were the only entry. Three members of the Schut rink were the U13 champions last year, and the team came third in the U18 men’s championships last weekend. Other members of Team Schut are third Colin MacKenzie, second Michael MacEwen, and lead Liam Kelly, with coach Nancy Yeo.
(L-R): Nick van Ouwerkerk from Advantage Communications, Mitchell Schut, Colin MacKenzie, Michael MacEwen, coach Nancy Yeo, Liam Kelly, Curl PEI President Angela Hodgson
The Lauren Ferguson foursome from the Silver Fox and Crapaud clubs, which included Tegan Corkum, Olivia Barbour, and Megan MacDonald, with coach Shelley MacFadyen, were runners-up in the Girl’s event, with a 4-2 win-loss record.
(L-R): Nick van Ouwerkerk from Advantage Communications, Megan MacDonald, Lauren Ferguson, Olivia Barbour, Tegan Corkum, coach Shelley MacFadyen, Curl PEI President Angela Hodgson
The Emma Coffin rink from Cornwall also finished at 4-2, but lost to Ferguson in their round robin encounter. Cornwall’s Alexis Burris and Rachel MacLean teams wrapped up play with 3-3 and 2-4 win-loss records, respectively, while Emily Sanderson from Montague and Katie Shaw from Charlottetown went 1-5.
The Girl’s Sportsmanship award, as voted on by the curlers in the event, went to Baily O’Grady, third on the Emma Coffin team.
(L-R): Nick van Ouwerkerk from sponsor Advantage Communications, Baily O’Grady, Angela Hodgson, president of Curl PEI
The Coaching award, as voted on by all the coaches, went to Kaleigh Mackay of the Katie Shaw team.
(L-R): Nick van Ouwerkerk from sponsor Advantage Communications, Kaleigh Mackay, Angela Hodgson, president of Curl PEI
Organizer Brooks Roche reports that the grand total from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Fundraiser at the Montague Curling Club is $5,516.15. The fundraiser included a Facebook auction and a Pancake Breakfast.
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – As Yogi Berra reputedly said, it was like deja-vu all over again.
Krista McCarville and her Northern Ontario team from Thunder Bay simply refused to quit on Saturday, scoring back-to-back come-from-behind victories Saturday to advance to Sunday’s final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
McCarville, third Kendra Lilly, second Ashley Sippala, lead Sarah Potts, alternate Oye-Sem Won Briand and coach Lorraine Lang stole three points in the final two ends to upset Jennifer Jones of Team Canada 7-5 in Saturday night’s semifinal at Revolution Place.
They did the same thing to steal their way to victory in the Page 3-4 game with Manitoba earlier in the day.
They are, said Lilly, a team of destiny.
“There’s been quite a few things along this week that have us saying to ourselves, ‘This is destiny.’ We feel this is our year so we’re going to bring it the next game,” she said.
And McCarville agreed totally.
“Absolutely we believe that. We’ve had such a great year together.”
They were in a struggle against Jones through five ends but outscored Team Canada 5-1 in the final five to grab the victory.
“I don’t even really know what just happened,” said a jubilant Lilly. “Throughout the whole week that’s pretty much our story. In the last five ends is where we strive. We’re able to put the pressure on and steal and it’s gotten us to the Scotties final.”
Jones had a chance for one in 10 that would have forced an extra end but her final stone draw came up short, letting Northern Ontario steal a single.
“We let that one slip away,” said Jones. “But they played a great second half and we just weren’t good enough today.
In the final half Jones said she “missed a couple of draws. That hit-and-roll-out in nine let the girls down. But we had a great week and hopefully we’ll be back.”
Jones, who like her second Jill Officer was seeking her record-tying sixth Scotties championship, and Team Canada lead Dawn McEwen were scored at a perfect 100 per cent with their shots through five ends.
That, combined with some key misses by Northern Ontario, allowed Canada to score deuces in the first and third ends for a 4-1 lead.
But both had misses in the sixth end. And when Jones came up half a foot short with her last-rock draw to the button, McCarville stole one, only the sixth time all tournament that Canada had allowed a stolen point.
The teams traded singles in the seventh and eighth – Jones was a foot too heavy with her last-rock draw for two in seven and McCarville made a cold draw to the button against three Canada counters in eight.
After she and Lawes both missed with attempted doubles in the ninth, Jones attempted to hit for one but shooter stunningly rolled out to let McCarville steal two for a 6-5 lead.
Jennifer Jones shows her dejection after her ninth-end miss against Northern Ontario. (Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver)
Jones, third Kaitlyn Lawes, Officer, McEwen, alternate Jennifer Clark-Rouire and coach Wendy Morgan (who missed the game due to illness) will now play Kerri Einarson of Manitoba (East St. Paul) in Sunday’s 4:30 p.m. AT bronze medal game.
McCarville will play Chelsea Carey of Alberta in Sunday’s championship final at 6:30 p.m. MT.
The gold-medal champion will represent Canada at the Ford World Women’s Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, March 19-27 in Swift Current, Sask.
Also, the Scotties champion will qualify for the 2016 Home Hardware Canada Cup next December in Brandon, Man., as well as the 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Boyd Gaming, in Las Vegas.
And should the Scotties champs win a medal at the Ford Worlds in Swift Current, they will also qualify for the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings in Ottawa — the event that will decide Canada’s four-player teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
TSN (RDS2 in French), the exclusive television network for Curling Canada’s Season of Champions, will provide complete coverage of the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Heart
Come have a delicious pancake breakfast any time between 9 AM and 12 PM today at the Montague Curling Club, with proceeds for the Sandra Schmirler Foundation.
Day two is over at the nine team Atelka PEI Mixed Fours Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and the Jamie Newson rink from Charlottetown and Crapaud is in the lead in the modified triple knockout event. They edged the Sharon Horne team from the host club 5-4 this morning to advance to the 2 pm A section final against the Veronica Smith team from Crapaud and Cornwall, which the Newson squad, which includes Vanessa Hamming, Tyler Harris, and Miranda Ellis, won by an 8-4 score.
Newson then edged Montague and Crapaud’s Cody Dixon rink 5-4 in the 6 pm draw to advance to the B final at 2 pm Sunday, where he’ll take on the winner of a 10 am game between Veronica Smith and Sharon Horne. The C semi-finals go 6 pm Sunday, with the C final at 11 am Monday.
Unless Newson wins all three section finals, the two game championship round goes Monday at 3 pm and, if necessary, Tuesday at 6.
The winning team will advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. 14-19, 2016, at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, NS. The Mixed Fours are the traditional 4 person competition, while the Mixed Doubles is the newer 2 person format, which has a separate championship.
The rink of Lorianne Davies, Lynda Turnbull, Lisa MacEachern, and Angela Sanderson, from the Cornwall Curling Club are the winners of the annual Pink Ladies spiel, which wrapped up this evening at the Montague Curling Rink.
The Lauren Lenentine rink from the Cornwall Curling Club is the only undefeated rink, at 5-0, following Saturday play at the Advantage Communications Under 16 Girls Curling Championships at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Lenentine, with Kristie Rogers at third, and two young curlers – Lily Taweel and Ella Lenentine at second and lead, played three games today, winning 10-2 over Cornwall clubmate Rachel MacLean, 8-3 over Montague’s Emily Sanderson, and 12-6 over Lauren Ferguson of the Silver Fox and Crapaud clubs.
Photo: Lauren Lenentine
Emma Coffin, also from Cornwall, is currently second with a 3-1 win-loss record, with MacLean, Ferguson, and Burris all at 2-2. Sanderson is at 1-4, with Charlottetown’s Katie Shaw at 0-4.
Two draws remain, at 10 and 2 Sunday, with Sanderson having the bye in the first draw and Lenentine in the second. The top two teams following round robin play will be the event winner and runner-up.
Lenentine is assured a first place finish as she has only one game left, and can finish no worse than 5-1, while Coffin, should she win both her games, would have the same record, and would finish second, as she lost to Lenentine in their round robin encounter.
Closing ceremonies will follow the 2 pm Sunday final round robin draw, with presentations to the girl’s winner and runner-up teams, and to the Mitchell Schut team from Cornwall, who, as the only entry, won the boy’s championship by default.
The 55 Plus games Curling and Stick Curling events have wrapped up at the Silver Fox. Here is the list of medal winners: 55+ Men GOLD- Nowlan (Lou Nowlan, Earle Proude, Wayne Gardiner, Arnold Kaland) – Silver Fox SILVER- Matheson … Continue reading →
Bidding on the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction has now closed. Thank you all for such an outstanding display of generosity! Winning bidders will be contacted very shortly. Moving forward: you are all invited to the fundraiser’s pancake breakfast tomorrow, February … Continue reading →
Photo: Ella Lenentine Here is a photo gallery from the warmup/practice before the opening draw of the Advantage Communications Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships. The opening draw was at the Cornwall Curling Club, with all other draws at the Charlottetown … Continue reading →
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A smokin’ hot Chelsea Carey and her Alberta teammates rolled past Jennifer Jones and Team Canada 7-5 in the Page 1-2 playoff game Friday evening to earn a spot in Sunday’s gold-medal final of the Scotties … Continue reading →
Two round robin draws are complete following opening day play at the Advantage Communications Under 16 Curling Championships at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with seven girl’s teams taking part. The first draw, at 2 pm Friday, was held at the … Continue reading →
Four teams out of nine are still undefeated after opening day action at the Atelka Provincial Mixed Fours Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. These teams, skipped by Sharon Horne from the host club, along with … Continue reading →
By Gordon J. Holder, Postmedia Network David Mathers was just 10 the last time the Canadian men’s curling championship was in Ottawa. Team P.E.I’s David Mathers. (Michael Burns, Curling Canada) His father, Shawn, and his mother, Michele, were recreational curlers, … Continue reading →
Two Curl PEI provincial curling championships get underway at 2 pm today, with the Atelka Mixed at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and the Advantage Communications Under 16 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex (with the 2 pm opening … Continue reading →
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – After 16 draws it will all come down to Friday morning’s final draw of the round robin to determine the playoff teams for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There are only two certainties. One, Chelsea Carey … Continue reading →
While Suzanne Birt was beginning play Saturday in her 9th Scotties, in Grande Prairie Alberta, her daughter Jesse made her skipping debut at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, in the FamJam bonspiel. Other members of Team Ice Cream were Amanda Bulger, … Continue reading →
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Defending champion Jennifer Jones and Team Canada rolled to a fifth straight win Wednesday evening, but they remain just one of nine teams still chasing playoff spots in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Through 13 round-robin … Continue reading →
The Western Community Curling Club in Alberton will host the Atelka PEI Mixed Fours Curling Championship Feb. 26 to March 1, 2016. Nine teams have signed up. The winning team will advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. … Continue reading →
The Roads to Rings bonspiel, sponsored by Island Construction, will be held March 11 and 12 at the Montague Curling Rink. Please encourage new curlers to play on your team. Team entry is $140, and includes 3 games guaranteed, a … Continue reading →
The PEI Under 16 Curling Championships, sponsored by Advantage Communications, take place Friday through Sunday at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with the opening draw at 2 pm Friday, taking place at the Cornwall Curling Club. Admission is $2 at Charlottetown. … Continue reading →
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Alberta skip Chelsea Carey said after her team escaped with a win Tuesday afternoon that her Calgary foursome wasn’t sharp, despite its 6-0 record. So perhaps it was just a matter of time before one of the … Continue reading →
Looks like the info from Team Birt about this morning’s feature game on TSN was not correct – it’s Manitoba vs Quebec on all channels. … Continue reading →
A survey is being conducted to gather information from athletes ages 14+ in various sports about their experiences with training and plans for competing at higher levels. Any athletes that complete the survey will be entered for a chance to … Continue reading →
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction/Fundraiser is now open at the Montague Curling Rink, and continues until 5 pm on February 27. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1016964195030051/ on Facebook to view items up for auction. All proceeds of this auction will be donated … Continue reading →
Team Canada evens record GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Team Canada got back on even ground while Alberta kept rolling right along Monday evening in the seventh draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Revolution Place. Jennifer Jones and her … Continue reading →
Team Birt (2-1) is on TSN 1 and 5 at 9:30 Atlantic tonight, playing Alberta’s Chelsea Carey rink (3-0) at the Scotties in Grande Prairie AB. (Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver) … Continue reading →
The Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club wrapped up with the men’s final on Monday. The Tyler Smith rink from the Crapaud, Charlottetown, and Montague curling clubs beat the host club’s Donald DeWolfe team … Continue reading →
The curling and stick curling draws for the Vogue Optical 2016 PEI 55+ Winter Games are now available. Please note that these schedules are subject to change pending weather or other unforeseen circumstances. You can print a copy 2016 55 Mixed … Continue reading →
P.E.I. survived a bit of a scare Sunday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After roaring out to a 6-1 lead after just three ends of play, Island skip Suzanne Birt was forced to hit for the winning score … Continue reading →
DONNA SPENCER – GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta — The Canadian Press The unpopular qualifying tournament to get into the main draw of the Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships will be no more after next year. Changes are coming in 2018. But that’s … Continue reading →
The host Cornwall Curling Club rink of skip Lauren Lenentine, third Kaleigh Mackay, second stone Breanne Burgoyne, and lead Rachel O’Connor, with coach Pat Quilty, have won the Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Women’s Curling Championships, winning all three sections … Continue reading →
Manitoba’s Einarson ecstatic over first Scotties victory To say Kerri Einarson was excited to win her first game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts would be a huge understatement. The 28-year-old rehabilitation aide from Winnipeg had watched many a Scotties … Continue reading →
The Tyler Smith rink from the Crapaud, Montague, and Silver Fox rinks, and the Lauren Lenentine team from the host Cornwall Curling Club both captured their second of three section finals today, and could wrap up their respective Under 18 … Continue reading →
Team UPEI Women’s attempt to advance to their 4th straight CIS Championship has ended, after another loss at the Subway AUS Championship in the Antigonish area. The Veronica Smith-skipped team had a 2-3 record – not good enough for the … Continue reading →
Olympic champion skip Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg shot a nearly perfect 29 of 30 to win the 2016 Ford Hot Shots competition today at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jennifer Jones celebrates winning a Ford in the 2016 Ford Hot … Continue reading →
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink is in the feature game on TSN 1/5 at 9:30 Atlantic this evening, against Stacie Curtis and her Newfoundland and Labrador team from the St. John’s Curling Club. Northern Ontario (Krista McCarville) takes on NB (Sylvie … Continue reading →
Here is a photo gallery of the ProvincialUnder 18 Opening Ceremonies and game action, courtesy of Margaret O’Connor. Click on a thumbnail to enlarge, and use arrows to go ahead and back. … Continue reading →
The UPEI Women’s team, skipped by Veronica Smith, split their Friday games at the AUS Curling Championships in the Antigonish area, and now have one win against two losses. The top two women’s and men’s teams from the Atlantic championships … Continue reading →
The KFC PEI Under 13 Curling Championship (Teams may be any combo of male/female) takes place March 11-13, 2016 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Entries have now closed, with 11 teams entered, an increase of two over last year. Last … Continue reading →
Jenn Brine is listed as an alternate for Team Nova Scotia at this week’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts but she showed Friday she can match shots with the best curlers here. Selena Katz of Team Manitoba is tied for the … Continue reading →
Opening day is in the books at the Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 curling championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, and the first men’s and women’s qualifying spots out of the modified triple knockout draw for the Monday championship round … Continue reading →
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the 2016 Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, with male and female divisions for curlers under the age of 18 years, taking place Feb. 19-22, with opening draw at 10 this morning. The … Continue reading →
Team UPEI Women, skipped by Veronica Smith, lost a close opener to the Mount Allison University women, skipped by Krista Nix, this evening, at the 2016 Subway AUS Curling Championships at the Highlander Curling Club in St. Andrews, N.S. by … Continue reading →
The UPEI Panthers women’s curling team looks to better last year’s second-place finish when the Subway Atlantic University Sport (AUS) curling championships begin Thursday in St. Andrews, N.S. File photo: UPEI at last year’s CIS Championships (L-R): Smith, DiCarlo, Gray, … Continue reading →
The Rod MacDonald Silver Fox and Charlottetown rink and the Kim Dolan rink from Charlottetown won the respective men’s and women’s titles at the P.E.I. Credit Unions Seniors Curling Championships in O’Leary on the weekend. Six men’s and four women’s … Continue reading →
(HALIFAX, N.S.) – The 2016 Subway AUS curling championships get underway tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 18, and are being hosted by StFX University at the Highlander Curling Club in St. Andrews, N.S. This marks the second year that Atlantic University Sport … Continue reading →
(by Fred Rinne) For Charlottetown’s Suzanne Birt, the odds of winning The Scotties might be akin to winning the lottery. Oh, but she did that too. Birt won on a Classic Ruby scratch ticket in her home city last year … Continue reading →
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Jennifer Jones and her teammate Jill Officer will take aim at their record-tying sixth gold medals when the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts gets underway on Saturday in Grande Prairie, Alta. Jennifer Jones, far right, and … Continue reading →
Effective immediately, hair brushes will not be allowed as sweeping devices for the Tournament of Hearts or the Brier. The new wording of the Moratorium is below. As sweeping devices, hair brushes will be allowed in the pre-game practice, but … Continue reading →
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the 2016 Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, with male and female divisions for curlers under the age of 18 years, taking place Feb. 19-22, with opening draw Friday at 10am. The winning … Continue reading →
Curling Canada’s new Chief Executive Officer has a wealth of experience in leadership roles in sports, marketing and brand management that spans more than 20 years. Katherine Henderson will assume her new role as Curling Canada’s Chief Executive Officer on … Continue reading →
Curlers are reminded of the two remaining PEI curling championship entry deadlines: U13 The KFC PEI Under 13 Curling Championship (Teams may be any combo of male/female) takes place March 11-13, 2016 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Defending champions are … Continue reading →
(by Eric McCarthy) O’LEARY — The eight-foot was looming large for Rod MacDonald as he settled into the hack for the final shot of the P.E.I. Credit Unions Provincial Seniors Curling Championship Monday afternoon at the Maple Leaf Curling Club … Continue reading →
It’s a repeat Senior men’s title for Rod MacDonald, and his third, Kevin Champion, at the PEI Credit Unions Senior Men’s Championship at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Photo (L-R): Mark Butler, Mark O’Rourke, Kevin Champion, Rod MacDonald, … Continue reading →
(by Eric McCarthy) O’LEARY — Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown Curling Complex team of Susan McInnis, Sandy Matheson and Julie Scales are all first-time winners of the P.E.I Credit Unions Senior Women’s Provincial Curling Championship. Lead Julie Scales on the … Continue reading →
The PEI Credit Unions Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, is down to one or two games, with the Kim Dolan rink going undefeated to win the Women’s title this afternoon, leaving just the two game … Continue reading →
The 2016 SUBWAY AUS Curling Championship will be held from February 18-21 at the Highlander Curling Club in the St. Andrews/Antigonish, NS area. St. FX, the host university, is excited to host the biggest Atlantic championship event to date, with 14 … Continue reading →
O’LEARY — The men’s title in the P.E.I. Credit Unions Senior Curling Championships will not be decided until Monday at O’Leary’s Maple Leaf Curling Club. Barry Cameron, left, and Roland Richard sweeping for Blair Jay. With Blair Weeks winning the … Continue reading →
Four of the spots in the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Senior Men’s and Women’s curling championship round have been filled following Saturday play at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Kim Dolan Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown rink have … Continue reading →
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction/Fundraiser is now open at the Montague Curling Rink, and continues until 5 pm on February 27. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1016964195030051/ on Facebook to view items up for auction. All proceeds of this auction will be donated … Continue reading →
Here’s Clair Sweet (left), President of the Maple Leaf Curling Club accepting a sponsorship cheque from Maxine Ellis, Financial Services Officer at the Evangeline-Central Credit Union. Thank you PEI Credit Unions for your continued support of our provincial Senior curling … Continue reading →
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships starting on Friday. Eight of the 11 teams competing will be competing in a two eight end game, “Warmup” series this morning. Everyone is invited to watch these … Continue reading →
O’LEARY – Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown Curling Complex team is the only undefeated team in the women’s event at the P.E.I. Credit Unions provincial senior curling championships. Lead Angie MacDonald, left, and mate Karen MacDonald of the Karen Gallant … Continue reading →
The PEI Credit Unions Provincial Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, got underway Friday at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with six men’s and four women’s teams competing in the modified … Continue reading →
It’s a repeat win for both the Open Division (any combination of male and female curlers), and the Women’s Division at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial 2 Person Stick Championship, which wrapped up this afternoon at the Crapaud Community … Continue reading →
Special Olympics PEI would like to thank iWave Information Systems for supporting Team PEI Curling athlete Monique Gauthier through the Draft an Athlete fundraising campaign! Curler John Anthony Laybolt was previously drafted, by ArsenaultBestCameronEllis Chartered Accountants. Draft an Athlete allows … Continue reading →
The PEI Credit Unions Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, with Male and Female divisions for curlers age 50 and over, take place Feb. 12-15 2016 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Six men’s and four women’s teams … Continue reading →
(by Dave Stewart) It’s one line in the City of Charlottetown’s 2016 capital budget. But it represents a giant leap toward finally building the new arena that many capital area residents have wanted for years. As for the location, everything … Continue reading →
Round robin play concluded this afternoon at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial 2 Person Stick Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with some previous champions, and some new names advancing to the Friday championship round. In the 12 … Continue reading →
Three teams, including both defending champs, are still undefeated after opening day action at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI 2 Person Stick Curling Championships at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The defending champion Sterling Stratton and Barry Craswell duo … Continue reading →
The Crapaud Community Curling Club is holding an Under 13 Funspiel on Feb 15 (Islander Day Monday) from 9am to 2pm. All U13 curlers, both new and competitive, are welcome. The cost is $60 per team and will include a … Continue reading →
O’LEARY — West Prince men’s teams have drawn a first-round bye in the P.E.I. Credit Union Senior Curling championships which open Friday afternoon at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. There are six men’s teams and four women’s teams … Continue reading →
The PEI Credit Unions Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, with Male and Female divisions for curlers age 50 and over, take place Feb. 12-15 2016 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Six men’s and four women’s teams … Continue reading →
There is an exciting new development and funding opportunity for athletes across Canada, called RBC Training Ground, and Halifax has been chosen as one of four locations to host this initiative. The event will take place on Saturday March 12th, … Continue reading →
Due to weather and road conditions, it has now been decided to postpone the opening draw of the Ferguson Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial Stick Curling Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club until Wednesday morning at 9:30. All draws … Continue reading →
Due to weather and road conditions, Curl PEI is now delaying today’s start time for the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships in Crapaud until 12 noon, with a further announcement at 9:30am. … Continue reading →
Curlers are reminded of the three remaining PEI curling championship entry deadlines: Junior Mixed The PEI Junior Mixed Curling Championship, with Under 16 and Under 21 divisions will be held at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, from March … Continue reading →
Due to the expected weather conditions, Curl PEI has decided to start the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, on Tuesday at 10:45am instead of 9:30am. This will allow people extra time … Continue reading →
The Eastern PEI Chamber of Commerce is holding a St. Patrick’s Day Bonspiel on Saturday March 19 at the Montague Curling Club. $150/team to enter. … Continue reading →
The 2016 Vogue Optical Provincial 55+ Winter Games take place February 22-27 in the City of Summerside. Registration deadline is Feb. 10. No late registrations will be accepted. Events will include: hockey, curling, stick curling, pickleball, bowling, snowshoeing, walking, skating, … Continue reading →
The PEI Ferguson Logan Montague Funeral Home 2 Person Stick Curling Championships take place Feb. 9-11 2016 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. On Tuesday and Wednesday morning and afternoon the 12 teams in the Open division (any combination of … Continue reading →
The sign above the front door reads, “We’re Rockin’ Again,” and inside it’s true. Ladies here for the Tuesday morning league are finally set to hit the ice at the Halifax Curling Club — the first time they’ve been able … Continue reading →
Curlers are reminded of the following two events which have a deadline of 11:59 pm today. At the moment there are four girl’s teams and only one boy’s team signed up for the Under 16 championships, and seven teams signed … Continue reading →
New Brunswick Junior Curling and the City of Fredericton present the Capital City Junior Curling Slam, April 8-10 2016 on arena ice at Willie O’Ree place in Fredericton NB. An invitation is extended to junior curlers across Atlantic Canada and … Continue reading →
Here’s a photo of the Leo Stewart rink from the Summerside Fire Department, who recently repeated as winners of the PEI Firefighters Curling Championship, beating the Bob Smith rink from Montague in the final at the Montague Curling Rink. The … Continue reading →
Curlers are reminded of the following upcoming PEI curling championship entry deadlines: MixedThe Western Community Curling Club in Alberton will host the PEI Mixed Curling Championship Feb. 26 to March 1, 2016. Entry deadline is Feb. 5. Entry fee … Continue reading →
(by Eric McCarthy) Golden ending to junior career O’LEARY – It might not have been on his radar when he left for the Canadian junior curling championships, but a gold medal in mixed doubles is a fine way for Matthew … Continue reading →
Curler John Anthony Laybolt
