Champions (L-R): David Murphy, Gracie MacIntyre, Sophie Gallant, Kenna Warnell & Veronica Pater

The team of Veronica Pater, Kenna Warnell, Sophie Gallant, and Gracie MacIntyre coached by David Murphy, cruised to the victory Sunday at the Montague Curling Club, maintaining their undefeated record. The team of Grace Myers, Greta Edgett Gallant, Norah MacKinnon, and Lily Whalley, coached by Darren Gallant, fell to Team Pater and will take home the silver medals. Rounding out the podium, Team Beaton with Kolin Beaton, Owen Milton, Ben Bradley, and Kane MacKinnon, coached by Shaun MacArthur, will take home the Bronze medals. All three teams on the podium represent the Cornwall Curling Club.

Finalists (L-R): DArren Gallant, Lily Whalley, Norah MacKinnon, Greta Edgett Gallant, and Grace Myers

3rd Place (L-R): Shaun MacArthur, Ben Bradley, Owen Milton, Kane Mackinnon & Kolin Beaton

Consolation Winners (l-R): Claire Bell, Sadie Bell, Maddy MacDonald, Michaela MacLean & Larry Richards

Also presented during the closing ceremonies were the True Sport Award and the Coach Award.  The True Sport Award is voted on by the curlers and recognizes a curler who brings the True Sport principles to life while competing.  This year U16 True Sport recipient was Greta Edgett Gallant, third for Team Myers. The Coach Award is voted on by the coaches to recognize a coach who exemplifies the the attributes of coaching.  This year’s U16 Coach Award recipient was David Murphy, coach of Team Pater.

True Sport Recipient, Greta Edgett Gallant & Montague Curling Club President, Thomas Annear

Detailed breakdowns of the day’s events are below.

It was a busy day today at the U16 Provincial Curling Championships in Montague, with the morning draw holding qualification games for the finals in the afternoon. 

The Gold Medal qualifiers resulted in wins for Team Pater and Team Myers. Team Pater cruised to a 7-1 victory over Team Beaton to claim their spot in the final, while Team Myers, after giving up a three in the second to Team Brothers, stole their way to the final with a score of 6-3. Not all was lost for Teams Beaton and Brothers, as they moved on to play for the Bronze Medals. 

In consolation qualification, Team Savill stole away the victory over Team Gavin Shea with a score of 9-0, all the result of stolen points, while Team MacLean claimed an 8-3 victory over Team Landry, aided by a score of 5 in the third. This set up a consolation final match of Savill vs MacLean and a 7-8 seeding game of Gavin Shea vs Landry. 

The final games were full of excitement, with so far undefeated Team Pater facing off against clubmates Team Myers in the Gold Medal Final. Pater would continue their dominance, only allowing singles to be scored against them as they claimed the title with a score of 6-2 after five ends. 

Team Beaton started with a commanding lead in the Bronze Medal game, taking two in the first and claiming back-to-back-to-back steals. The early lead proved to be too large to overcome for Team Brothers, so Team Beaton would claim victory and take home the Bronze Medals. 

In the Consolation game, Team MacLean would steal the win over Team Savill, as they posted steals in the third, fourth, and fifth to claim the victory 5-1.

In the 7-8 seeding game, Team Landry pulled through with a 8-1 victory over Team Gavin Shea, winning their first and claiming the 7th spot in the championship. 

Full linescores and final results from throughout the championship can be found at https://peicurling.com/results/#/events/17920.

The following pictures are from Day 1 of the 2024 PEI Junior Curling Championships.

Pool play concluded today for the U16 Curling Championships at the Montague Curling Club. 

Draw one was held Friday at 4:00 pm and resulted in a narrow 5-4 victory for Team Myers over Team Beaton and a 4-2 victory for Team MacLean over Team Gavin Shea in Pool A. Pool B was a story of steals, with both winning teams stealing big ends to solidify their respective victories. Team Pater took the win 7-2 over Team Savill after stealing one in the second and three in the third, and Team Brothers took the win 12-1 over Team Landry after taking 5 in the first and stealing 1, 3, and then 2 in the following ends.

Today, the draws at 10 and 2 marked the end of Pool play.

The morning draw had Team Maclean winning over Team Myers 5-3, aided by a steal of 3 in the 5th. Team Beaton claimed the victory over Team Gavin Shea after 5, also with a score of 5-3. In Pool B, Team Pater played Team Landry, where Pater took 4 in the first and never looked back to cruise to a 12-1 victory. Conversely, Team Brothers and Team Savill took their game to the first extra end of the championship, where Brothers stole 1 to take the win.

The afternoon draw was the last chance for the teams to fight for a spot in the coveted 1-2 games for a chance on the podium. 

Pool A had undefeated Team MacLean going against Team Beaton with a record of 1-1. After allowing Beaton to take their two in 1 and 4, MacLean needed to steal two in the last to force an extra, but they only came up with one, giving Beaton the win and leaving both teams at 2-1. Team Myers, looking to join the crew at 2-1, went into the third end down 3 against Team Gavin Shea. They then took 3 in the third and stole two in both the fourth and the fifth to take the win and force a three-way tie in the Pool. No tie-breaking games will be held, and due to head-to-head results being unable to break the tie, the last stone draw results were used, resulting in Team Myers claiming the top spot in the pool and Team Beaton claiming Second, leaving Team MacLean to drop down into the 3-4 crossover with Team Gavin Shea.

Pool B resulted in a clear winner, with both undefeated teams, Pater and Brothers, playing for the top spot. Team Pater ended up stealing three in the first and taking 4 in the third to cruise to an 8-2 victory and remain the only undefeated team in the championship. Pool A also had two winless teams fighting to get their first W, which resulted in Team Savill claiming a commanding 12-0 victory over Team Landry after 5 ends. 

Championship Sunday begins tomorrow at 10 am with Team Pater facing off against Team Beaton and Team Myers in a matchup against Team Brothers in the 1-2 crossovers, with the winners going to the gold medal game and the losers to the Bronze. The 3-4 games will be MacLean vs Landry and Savill vs Gavin Shea, with the winners advancing to the consolation game and the losers falling to the 7-8 seeding game. 

For up-to-date Championship Sunday results, visit https://peicurling.com/results/#/events/17920.