The Peter Rousseau Rink and the Shirley Berry foursome, both from the Cornwall Curling Club, won the 2024 Curl PEI Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, which wrapped up today at the Montague Curling Club.
Peter Rousseau, Phillip McInnis, John Mullin and Bruce Wilkie (missing Mark O’Rourke)
Blair Weeks, Alan Inman, Paul Morrison and Doug MacGregor
The Rousseau team, which includes Mark O’Rourke, John Mullin, Phillip McInnis and spare, Bruce Wilkie, beat the Blair Weeks team from the host Club by a 7-5 score in Saturday afternoon’s “C” final to repeat as the men’s champions. Rousseau won the “A” final 6-4 and the “B” final 7-2, both against Weeks, eliminating the need for a playoff. Other members of the Weeks team are Alan Inman, Paul Morrison, and Doug MacGregor.
Shirley Berry, Karen Currie, Gloria Turner and Sandra Sobey
Darlene London, Bev Harding, Sherren MacKinnon and Susan Watts
Meanwhile, the Shirley Berry rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, comprised of Karen Currie, Gloria Turner and Sandra Sobey, won the women’s division this morning, in a close 8-7 victory over Darlene London from the host club. The Berry squad got off to a slow start and were down 5-2 mid-game, however they fought back and had a tied game coming home in the eighth end. Berry was able to steal one in the 8th to win the game. This is Shirley Berry’s fourth straight title, seventh in total. Other members of the London rink are Bev Harding, Sherren MacKinnon and Susan Watts.
The two women’s finalists were determined Saturday afternoon, with Shirley Berry and her team edging out clubmates, the Debbie Rhodenhizer team by a score of 5-2 in the semi-final game.
Six men’s teams and 3 women’s teams were entered in the event, with the men playing a triple-knockout and the women playing a double round robin.
Winners earn the right to compete in the 2024 Canadian Masters Championships in Saguenay, QC April 7-13, 2024.
Photos from the event, taken by Mike Schut, can be viewed HERE.