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.
(SportPEI/PEICurling.com/Special Olympics) The PEI Special Olympics Curling Team have been announced as winners of Special Olympics Canada's Team of the Year. The team won a gold medal at the Special Olympics National Winter Games in February in St. Albert Alberta. The announcement reads as follows: "In less than 10 years,…
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI-- Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie took the opportunity today to congratulate Prince Edward Island’s Special Olympics Curling Team, who will be receiving the 2012 Special Olympics Canada Team of the Year award Thursday evening in Toronto. Photo: (L-R):: Monique Gauthier (lead), Greg St. John (skip), Minister Doug…
(by Jean Mills, for the Canadian Curling Association) In February they were gold medalists at the 2012 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. In May they were named PEI Curling’s Team of the Year. Now there’s one more honour ahead for PEI’s Special Olympics curling team. On Thursday, November 29 in…