Bradley and defending Men’s champion Gorveatt sweep 2022 PEI Seniors (50+) Ch’ships
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, came to an early conclusion Saturday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, with defending men’s champ Philip Gorveatt from the host Montague Curling Club, along with the Shelly Bradley women’s foursome from Cornwall, sweeping their respective championship series, going undefeated and winning all three modified triple knockout section finals, making a Sunday championship round unnecessary. Gorveatt won the Saturday afternoon men’s “C” final 8-1 in five ends over Cornwall’s Mark MacDonald rink, while Bradley defeated clubmate Shirley Berry 6-1 in six ends.
Three women’s and an equal number of men’s teams were entered.
Championship Teams
Senior Women’s Champions, Team Bradley, from the Cornwall Curling Club (L-R) – Skip: Shelly Bradley, Third: Susan McInnis, Second: Julie Scales, Lead: Tricia MacGregor. Curl PEI Vice President Ryan Giddens is on the right.
Senior Men’s Champs – Team Gorveatt (L-R): Skip: Philip Gorveatt, Third: Kevin Champion, Second: Sean Ledgerwood, Lead: Mike Dillon, representing the Montague Curling Club. Curl PEI Vice President Ryan Giddens is on the right.
Finalist Rinks
Team Berry women’s finalist rink (L-R) — Skip: Shirley Berry, Third: Tammy Dewar, Second: Sandra Sobey, Lead: Arleen Harris, representing the Cornwall Curling Club. Curl PEI Vice President Ryan Giddens is on the right.
Team MacDonald men’s finalist rink representing the Cornwall Curling Club (2nd from left to right): Lead: Peter Murdoch, Second: Garth Cudmore, Third: Calvin Smith, Skip: Mark MacDonald. Curl PEI Vice President Ryan Giddens is on the left
At last year’s event, the Gorveatt rink went undefeated to repeat as Senior Men’s champs, winning his 4th Senior Men’s title in five years, while the Kim Dolan team, who were not back this year, also went undefeated to repeat as Senior Women’s champions.
The winning Bradley and Gorveatt teams advance to the 2022 Canadian Seniors from Dec. 5-10, 2022, at a location yet to be announced.
Full end-by-end results from the PEI Seniors Curling Championship are available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7377
Team Rosters
Senior Women’s
Team Bradley
Skip: Shelly Bradley
Third: Susan McInnis
Second: Julie Scales
Lead: Tricia MacGregor
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Berry
Skip: Shirley Berry
Third: Tammy Dewar
Second: Sandra Sobey
Lead: Arleen Harris
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Harding
Skip: Bev Harding
Third: Sherren MacKinnon
Second: Susan Watts
Lead: Stephanie Perigoe
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Senior Men’s
Team Gorveatt
Skip: Philip Gorveatt
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Sean Ledgerwood
Lead: Mike Dillon
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Team MacDonald
Skip: Mark MacDonald
Third: Calvin Smith
Second: Garth Cudmore
Lead: Peter Murdoch
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Morrison
Fourth: Paul Morrison
Third: Larry Richards
Second: Steven MacLeod
Skip: Donald Clarey (throws 1st stones)
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Schedule and Draw Trees (Mod. Triple Knockout with 2-game championship round, if needed).
Explanation for MA/WA and MB/WB:
1. If one team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
2. If one team wins two qualifiers. They play in both MA/WA and MB/WB (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in MA/WB (and has to win both games).
3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in MB/WB and the other winners play off in MA/WB. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to MB/WB and the other two teams play off in MA/WA
*Qualifying games are 2,4,6 and B,D,F.
Bradley and defending Men’s champion Gorveatt both 1 win away from 2022 PEI Seniors (50+) Ch’ship titles
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, continued on Friday, March 18 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, Three women’s and an equal number of men’s teams are entered. On Friday, the Shelly Bradley foursome from Cornwall won their second Women’s qualifier, beating clubmate Shirley Berry, who made the championship game last year, by a 9-3 score.
In the Men’s division, defending champ Phillip Gorveatt and his team representing the host Montague club, doubled Cornwall’s Mark MacDonald 10-5, to win their second qualifier.
If either Bradley or Gorveatt also win their “C” qualifier, Saturday at 2 pm, they will take their respective championship without having to play the Sunday championship round. If not, as a double section winner, a victory in either Sunday championship round game at 10 am and 2 pm would give them the title, while their opponent, the winner of the other section, would have to win both.
Spectators are allowed at this event, with up to 100 people per day (including curlers, officials, etc.) permitted.
At last year’s event, the Gorveatt rink went undefeated to repeat as Senior Men’s champs, winning his 4th Senior Men’s title in five years, while the Kim Dolan team, who are not back this year, also went undefeated to repeat as Senior Women’s champions.
The winning teams advance to the 2022 Canadian Seniors from Dec. 5-10, 2022, at a location yet to be announced.
Live end-by-end results from the PEI Seniors Curling Championship ware available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7377
Team Rosters
Senior Women’s
Team Bradley
Skip: Shelly Bradley
Third: Susan McInnis
Second: Julie Scales
Lead: Tricia MacGregor
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Berry
Skip: Shirley Berry
Third: Tammy Dewar
Second: Sandra Sobey
Lead: Arleen Harris
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Harding
Skip: Bev Harding
Third: Sherren MacKinnon
Second: Susan Watts
Lead: Stephanie Perigoe
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Senior Men’s
Team Gorveatt
Skip: Philip Gorveatt
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Sean Ledgerwood
Lead: Mike Dillon
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Team MacDonald
Skip: Mark MacDonald
Third: Calvin Smith
Second: Garth Cudmore
Lead: Peter Murdoch
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Morrison
Fourth: Paul Morrison
Third: Larry Richards
Second: Steven MacLeod
Skip: Donald Clarey (throws 1st stones)
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Schedule and Draw Trees (Mod. Triple Knockout with 2-game championship round, if needed).
Explanation for MA/WA and MB/WB:
1. If one team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
2. If one team wins two qualifiers. They play in both MA/WA and MB/WB (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in MA/WB (and has to win both games).
3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in MB/WB and the other winners play off in MA/WB. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to MB/WB and the other two teams play off in MA/WA
*Qualifying games are 2,4,6 and B,D,F.
Bradley team, and defending Men’s champion Gorveatt rink qualify 1st for PEI Seniors (50+) Ch’ship rounds
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, got underway with two draws on Thursday, March 17 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, and wraps up with the championship round on Sunday, March 20. Three women’s and an equal number of men’s teams are entered.
The Shelly Bradley foursome from Cornwall won the Women’s “A” qualifier, beating Bev Harding and her host club team 10-3 in her opener, and then defeating clubmate Shirley Berry, who made the championship game last year, by a 7-4 score.
In the Men’s division, defending champ Phillip Gorveatt and his team representing the host Montague club, beat clubmates Team Morrison, with Paul Morrison throwing final stones, and Donald Clarey skipping the team but throwing the lead rocks, by a 4-2 score in the “A” qualifier. Team Morrison defeated Cornwall’s Mark MacDonald squad 8-2 in their opener.
The “B” section semi-final and qualifier go Friday at 2 and 6 pm, with the “C” event going Saturday at 10 am and 2 pm. The section winners advance to the 2 game championship round on Sunday at 10 and 2. In the event that Bradley or Gorveatt sweeps all three section finals, the championship round games will not be needed. If a team wins two sections and the first championship game, the second game won’t be played.
Spectators are allowed at this event, with up to 100 people per day (including curlers, officials, etc.) permitted.
At last year’s event, the Gorveatt rink went undefeated to repeat as Senior Men’s champs, winning his 4th Senior Men’s title in five years, while the Kim Dolan team, who are not back this year, also went undefeated to repeat as Senior Women’s champions.
The winning teams advance to the 2022 Canadian Seniors from Dec. 5-10, 2022, at a location yet to be announced.
Live end-by-end results from the PEI Seniors Curling Championship ware available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7377
Team Rosters
Senior Women’s
Team Bradley
Skip: Shelly Bradley
Third: Susan McInnis
Second: Julie Scales
Lead: Tricia MacGregor
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Berry
Skip: Shirley Berry
Third: Tammy Dewar
Second: Sandra Sobey
Lead: Arleen Harris
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Harding
Skip: Bev Harding
Third: Sherren MacKinnon
Second: Susan Watts
Lead: Stephanie Perigoe
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Senior Men’s
Team Gorveatt
Skip: Philip Gorveatt
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Sean Ledgerwood
Lead: Mike Dillon
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Team MacDonald
Skip: Mark MacDonald
Third: Calvin Smith
Second: Garth Cudmore
Lead: Peter Murdoch
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Morrison
Fourth: Paul Morrison
Third: Larry Richards
Second: Steven MacLeod
Skip: Donald Clarey (throws 1st stones)
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Schedule and Draw Trees (Mod. Triple Knockout with 2-game championship round, if needed).
Explanation for MA/WA and MB/WB:
1. If one team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
2. If one team wins two qualifiers. They play in both MA/WA and MB/WB (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in MA/WB (and has to win both games).
3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in MB/WB and the other winners play off in MA/WB. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to MB/WB and the other two teams play off in MA/WA
*Qualifying games are 2,4,6 and B,D,F.
PEI Seniors (50+) Curling Ch’ships start Thurs. afternoon at the Montague Curling Club
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, get underway on Thursday, March 17 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, and wrap up with the championship round on Sunday, March 20. The women’s and men’s divisions each have three teams, and will play a modified triple knockout format with a 2-game championship round. In the event that a team sweeps all three section finals, the championship round games will not be needed. If a team wins two sections and the first championship game, the second game won’t be played.
At last year’s event, the Phillip Gorveatt rink went undefeated to repeat as Senior Men’s champs, winning his 4th Senior Men’s title in five years, while the Kim Dolan team also went undefeated to repeat as Senior Women’s champions. Gorveatt is back this year, as is last year’s Senior Women’s Finalist team, skipped by Shirley Berry.
The winning teams advance to the 2022 Canadian Seniors from Dec. 510, 2022, at a location yet to be announced.
Live end-by-end results from the PEI Seniors Curling Championship will be available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7377
Team Rosters
Senior Women’s
Team Bradley
Skip: Shelly Bradley
Third: Susan McInnis
Second: Julie Scales
Lead: Tricia MacGregor
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Berry
Skip: Shirley Berry
Third: Tammy Dewar
Second: Sandra Sobey
Lead: Arleen Harris
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Harding
Skip: Bev Harding
Third: Sherren MacKinnon
Second: Susan Watts
Lead: Stephanie Perigoe
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Senior Men’s
Team Gorveatt
Skip: Philip Gorveatt
Third: Kevin Champion
Second: Sean Ledgerwood
Lead: Mike Dillon
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Team MacDonald
Skip: Mark MacDonald
Third: Calvin Smith
Second: Garth Cudmore
Lead: Peter Murdoch
Representing club: Cornwall Curling Club
Team Morrison
Fourth: Paul Morrison
Third: Larry Richards
Second: Steven MacLeod
Skip: Donald Clarey (throws 1st stones)
Representing club: Montague Curling Club
Schedule and Draw Trees (Mod. Triple Knockout with 2-game championship round, if needed).
Explanation for MA/WA and MB/WB:
1. If one team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
2. If one team wins two qualifiers. They play in both MA/WA and MB/WB (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in MA/WB (and has to win both games).
3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in MB/WB and the other winners play off in MA/WB. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to MB/WB and the other two teams play off in MA/WA
*Qualifying games are 2,4,6 and B,D,F.
Previous Seniors website: peicurling.com/juniorsenior20202021