Brayden Snow rink wins U16 “A” final, Nathaniel Shaw squad captures “B” section, Brock Rochford team takes “C”

The eleven-team PEI Under 16 Curling Championships wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Charlottetown Curling Club, with the Brayden Snow rink from the host club going undefeated to win the “A” division, beating the Ella Lenentine foursome from Cornwall in the final.

U16 “A” winners (L-R): David MacFadyen (coach), skip Brayden Snow, Jack MacFadyen, Cruz Pineau, Davis Nicholson, Craig Mackie (Curl PEI Vice President)

U16 “A” Finalists (L-R): Robbie Lenentine (coach), Kacey Gauthier Molly Shaw, Erika Pater, skip Ella Lenentine, Craig Mackie (Curl PEI Vice President)

In the “A” Bronze medal game, the Samuel Shaw team from the Montague Curling Rink took five points in the final two ends in a come-from-behind win over the Clara Jack foursome from Cornwall.

“A” Division Bronze Medallists Samuel Shaw (skip), Nicholas Dijkema, Leah MacIntyre, Hailey MacIntyre, with coach Kyle MacDonald (left) and Curl PEI Vice President Craig Mackie (right)

In the “B” Division final, the Nathaniel Shaw foursome stole the extra end to get by their Montague clubmates the Sydney Carver team.

“B” Division winners (L-R): Coach Kyle MacDonald, Victoria MacDonald, Alternate Hannah Hogan, Sean Peric, Nathaniel Shaw (skip), and Curl PEI Vice President Craig Mackie (right). Third Brody Quinn is missing from photo.

“B” Division finalists Sydney Carver, Katie MacLean, Michaela MacLean, Dayna Holland with coach Robert Carver (left) and Curl PEI Vice President Craig Mackie (right)

“B” Division third-place honours went to the Isaiah Dalton rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, who beat the Mallory Rochford team from the Silver Fox in the Bronze Medal game.

“B” Division Bronze Medallists (L-R): Curl PEI Vice President Craig Mackie, Connor Bruce, Isaiah Dalton (skip), Sheamus Herlihy, Nate MacRae, coach A.J. Campbell

The “C” division playoffs used a round robin format, with the Brock Rochford team from the Silver Fox finishing first with a 2-0 record, followed by the Luke Butler team from Cornwall at 1-1.

“C” Division Winners (Front row L-R): Brock Rochford, Keegan Warnell, Jack Chaisson, Levi Driscoll, coach Edward White. Back row: Craig Mackie, Curl PEI Vice President

“C” Division finalists Luke Butler, Julia Smith, Beckett Quinn, and Anna Jackson, with coach Veronica Smith (left) and Curl PEI Vice President Craig Mackie (3rd from right)

Following the team presentations at the closing ceremonies, awards were presented for Sportsmanship, as voted on by the players, and Coaching, as voted on by the coaches in the event. The Sportsmanship award went to skip Brock Rochford while Landon Warder, coach of the Clara Jack team took the coaching award honours.