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.