Martin advances to final, Howard to meet Stoughton in semi

By Larry Wood and Todd Kimberley Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 10…Kevin Martin, Edmonton’s Old Bear, is zeroing in on his third curling tournament at the Olympic Games with a view to winning his first gold medal. Martin and his team … Continue reading

Two women’s tiebreakers needed on Friday before Trials playoffs begin

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 10…They eliminated two more teams, including defending Canadian champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, as they cemented final round-robin results in the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials, women’s division, Thursday afternoon at Rexall … Continue reading

It’s Howard vs Martin for first place tonight at Trials

Todd Kimberley Morning Roar Associate Editor   EDMONTON, December 10, 2009 — Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin both clinched a playoff appearance Thursday morning at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, presented by Monsanto, while Jeff Stoughton’s dramatic victory … Continue reading

Bernard clinches first, Kleibrink second at Trials

By Larry Wood and Todd Kimberley The Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 9…Cheryl Bernard and her Calgary team are within one victory of representing Canada at the Vancouver Olympic Games. Amazingly, the 43-year-old Bernard doesn’t even have to win her last … Continue reading

Howard, Martin, appear headed towards another showdown at Trials

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor EDMONTON, December 9…More and more, the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials – men’s division – at Rexall Place is assuming a familiar appearance. It’s one curling observers saw at the 2007 Brier, and the … Continue reading

“Heavyweight” battles looming at Trials

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Road EDMONTON, December 8…All the chatter on Tuesday night at the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials centred around “the heavyweights”. Those being the so-called top-four men’s seeds, heading into their own three-round final at Rexall … Continue reading

Bernard Express continues to roll at Trials

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 8…What’s that old cliché? You’ve got to be good to be lucky, and vice-versa? Cheryl Bernard of Calgary knows all about it as she heads into the last three rounds of the … Continue reading

Howard only unbeaten men’s team at Trials

Todd Kimberley Morning Roar Associate Editor EDMONTON, December 8, 2009 — Wayne Middaugh is on the rocks here at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, and he’s pointing a finger at . . . the rocks. Toronto’s Middaugh, skipping … Continue reading

Bernard rolls to 3rd straight win at Trials

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 7…Cheryl Bernard’s black-clad express train is picking up a head of steam. And it’s closing in on the halfway mark en route to playoff contention in the women’s division of the Tim … Continue reading

Howard, Koe unbeaten at men’s Trials

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 7…The mark of a curling champ often turns out to be the guy who best emulates Erich Weiss. Erich who? Well, you might know him better by his stage name — Harry … Continue reading

Favoured Jones on the ropes; Bernard unbeaten at Trials

Todd Kimberley Morning Roar Associate Editor EDMONTON, December 7, 2009 – Jennifer Jones has no margin for error now. The dominant name in Canadian women’s curling for the past two years, Jones is now skipping the only women’s winless entry … Continue reading

Senior Mixed kicks off PEI’s Ch’ship curling season

The PEI curling championship season kicks off this weekend, with the Provincial Senior Mixed, for mixed teams age 50 and over, taking place at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Five rinks are entered, with three of … Continue reading

PEI Canada Games Curling Trials start Friday in Charlottetown

Play gets underway Friday morning at 9 in the Canada Games Curling Trials at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Four junior men’s teams, and an equal number of junior women’s rinks will play double round robin formats to determine PEI’s representatives … Continue reading

Ole Bear KO’s The Kid in men’s Trials opener

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 6…It was the brash kid in the ring with the cagey old champ. The kid fired salvos from everywhere, overhand rights and left uppercuts, and the champ ducked and dived and, as … Continue reading

Upsets galore in women’s opening draw at Trials

By Larry Wood Editor, Morning Roar EDMONTON, December 6…If you were looking for teams wearing targets on their backs during the opening round of the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials, women’s division, they weren’t hard to find. Like, defending champion … Continue reading

Eddie MacKenzie rink runners-up at Hub City

The Derek Ellard rink from New Brunswick beat PEI’s Eddie MacKenzie foursome in this afternoon’s final to win the Hub City Shootout cashspiel in Moncton NB. Other members of the Ellard team are Dave Nowlan, who is originally from Summerside, … Continue reading

Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials start Sunday in Edmonton

EDMONTON, December 2, 2009…The much-anticipated Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials, presented by Monsanto, get underway Sunday at Rexall Place in Edmonton.   Over the course of the week, eight men’s and eight women’s teams will compete … Continue reading

2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup awarded to St. Albert, Alberta

ST. ALBERT, Alberta, December 2, 2009 (CCA/WCF)…The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) and the World Curling Federation (WCF) today announced that the 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Monsanto, has been awarded to St. Albert, Alberta. The unique international … Continue reading

The Dominion a Huge Hit (Bob Weeks)

Nov. 30-I got over to the finals of the Dominion Curling Club Championship yesterday and witnessed a couple of very good games, one with a rather strange conclusion. First, the event. By all accounts – and I mean all accounts … Continue reading

Cornwall to hold cashspiel this weekend

Due to a last minute cancellation, the Cornwall Curling Club will be holding a Cashspiel this Friday evening Dec. 4, and Saturday Dec. 5th. The event is open to all teams (Men’s, Women, Junior, Mixed). Entry fee is $120 per … Continue reading

The Dominion Curling Club championship makes history

TORONTO, Nov. 30 /CNW/ – The Dominion Curling Club Championship – Canada’s first-ever national championship for club curlers – made curling history yesterday, declaring men’s and women’s Canadian Champions after a thrilling week of competition between the best club teams … Continue reading

Co-op/Credit Union Bonspiel at Maple Leaf

The annual Co-op/Credit Union Bonspiel will take place December 4th-6th at the Maple Leaf Curling Club. This will be a great opportunity for 20 and under teams to come and try out our ice before the Pepsi Junior Provincial Championships. … Continue reading

Gallant rink tops in cashspiel (Journal)

NANCY MACPHEE The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE – The Brett Gallant rink won its first Atlantic Curling Tour event – the Summerside Superstore, Labatt’s, Journal-Pioneer cashspiel – here at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club on Sunday. Click to read … Continue reading

Ontario wins The Dominion

The Ontario men’s and women’s teams were the winners of this afternoon’s finals of  The Dominion National Curling Club Championships, Canada’s first-ever national championship for club curlers, played at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. The women’s final against Manitoba … Continue reading

Brett Gallant junior team wins Silver Fox Cashspiel

The Brett Gallant team from the Charlottetown Curling Club beat their clubmates, the  Robert Campbell foursome, by a 7-4 score to win this afternoon’s final at the  Labatt/Superstore/Journal-Pioneer Atlantic Curling Tour cashspiel at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. … Continue reading

Fullerton and Rennie win annual Cornwall Junior Cashspiel

The Sarah Fullerton rink from the host Cornwall Curling Club, and the Jon Rennie team from the Riverside Curling Club in Rothesay NB were the winners of the 14th annual Pizza Delight/Howard Johnson Dutch Inn Junior Cashspiel, which wrapped up this … Continue reading

Semis underway at Cornwall Junior Cashspiel

Play got underway at 8:30 this morning in the semi-final round of the 14th annual Pizza Delight/Howard Johnson Dutch Inn Junior Cashspiel at the Cornwall Curling Club. The Junior women’s semis see the Veronica Smith team from the host club taking … Continue reading

Quarter-final round set at Silver Fox Cashspiel

The quarter-finals get underway at 9 this morning at the  Labatt/Superstore/Journal-Pioneer Atlantic Curling Tour cashspiel at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with five of the eight qualifying teams coming from PEI. The first quarter-final sees the … Continue reading

PEI women spoil NL’s tiebreaker chance as The Dominion wraps up today

The Men’s and Women’s finals go at 3 pm Atlantic today at The Dominion National Curling Club Championships, Canada’s first-ever national championship for club curlers, being played at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. In the women’s … Continue reading

PEI teams will finish out of playoffs at The Dominion

After five men’s and five women’s draws at The Dominion Curling Club Championship in Toronto, the PEI Men’s team skipped by Louis Walsh of the Silver Fox, are still looking for their first win, against four losses, after dropping a … Continue reading

Regina to host 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship

REGINA, November 26, 2009 (CCA/WCF)…The World Curling Federation (WCF) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) today announced that Regina, Saskatchewan will stage the 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.   The event will be held April 2-10, 2011 at the … Continue reading

Atlantic Curling Tour makes stop at Silver Fox (Guardian)

SUMMERSIDE — An important weekend of curling is on tap at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club. The Summerside Superstore/Labatt’s/Journal Pioneer cashspiel, which is an Atlantic Curling Tour event, begins today at 12:30 p.m., and concludes with the championship … Continue reading

PEI women have one win at The Dominion

With one men’s draw remaining in day two of The Dominion Curling Club Championship at the St. George’s Curling Club in Toronto, the PEI women’s team, skipped by Vanessa Hamming of the Crapaud Community Curling Club, are 1-2, while the men’s … Continue reading

PEICA Entry deadlines reminder

The entry deadline for the Island Petroleum Junior Mixed Provincial Curling Championship, for mixed curling teams age 20 and under,  is Saturday November 28th.  This event takes place from Dec. 26-29 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club. Entry fee is $35 per player. … Continue reading

Paralympic curling champ Chris Daw, and vision-impaired curler Shawny Ross to host workshops

(SportPEI) The PEI Curling Association is looking to expand its programs this season by attracting those who are either vision impaired, or wheelchair bound, to the sport.  A demonstration and workshop for interested participants, or volunteers who would like to … Continue reading

Annual Silver Fox ACT event goes this weekend

The 2009 Labatt/Atlantic Superstore/Journal-Pioneer cashspiel takes place this weekend at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club n Summerside, with 20 men’s teams entered in this round-robin Atlantic Curling Tour event. Play gets underway Friday afternoon at 12:3o. Round robin play … Continue reading

14th annual Cornwall Junior Cashspiel set for this weekend

The 14th Annual Pizza Delight/Howard Johnson Dutch Inn Junior Cashspiel gets underway Friday afternoon, and wraps up Sunday at the Cornwall Curling Club. Ten junior women’s teams and eight junior men’s rinks, from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and PEI are entered … Continue reading

All aboard for the 10th annual Foxy Lady Women’s Spiel!

Come Join The Foxy Ladies at the Silver Fox Curling Club, Summerside, P.E.I. February 12 & 13, 2010. “Cruise” from sheet to sunny sheet while enjoying the Caribbean atmosphere that will be alive at the Silver Fox. Entrance fee includes: … Continue reading

PEICA Meetings set for Monday at Cornwall

The PEI Curling Association is holding a special meeting on Monday November 30 at  7 pm at the Cornwall Curling Club (please note change of venue from previous meetings), to finalize approval for changes to the Association’s bylaws and operations manual. The special meeting … Continue reading

Rizzo and McEwen win Sun Life Classic. PEI’s Birt lost out in quarter-finals

MIke McEwen from Winnipeg, and Jo-Ann Rizzo from Brantford won their respective finals this afternoon at the $100,000 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic in Brantford Ont. McEwen edged Martin Ferland of Quebec 6-5, while Rizzo scored a triple in the … Continue reading

Field complete for PEI Canada Games Curling Trials

Following a tiebreaker game this afternoon at the pre-Trials event at the Silver Fox, all eight teams have now been qualified for the Canada Games Curling Trials, Dec. 11-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Club. The young Tyler Smith rink from … Continue reading

Suzanne Birt loses to Debbie McCormick in Sun Life Quarter-final round

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the $100,000 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic in Brantford Ontario. As the eighth and final team to qualify, they were playing their third game of the … Continue reading

PEI to Host The Dominion National Curling Club Championship in 2010

The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (The Dominion) has announced that the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs will host The Dominion Curling Club Championship, running from November 23-28, 2010. This will be the second year for the event, set … Continue reading

The Dominion starts Wednesday at Toronto’s St. George’s club

Play begins Wednesday morning at the The Dominion national curling club championship, to be played at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. PEI is represented by the women’s team of Vanessa Hamming, Ruth Walsh, Lindsay Moore, and … Continue reading

Heidi Hanlon wins Fredericton Classic. PEI’s O’Rourke/Casey rink were quarter-finalists

The Heidi Hanlon rink from the host Capital Winter Club beat their clubmates the Rebecca Atkinson foursome 6-4 in this afternoon’s final to win the Fredericton Women’s Curling Classic. PEI’s Kathy O’Rourke/Erin Carmody team went undefeated in round robin play, … Continue reading

Birt rink playing in Sun Life Classic Quarter-Finals

The Suzanne Birt rink grabbed the eighth and final qualifying spot in the quarter-final round of the $100,000 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic, which wraps up on Monday in Brantford Ontario. The team, which includes third Shelly Bradley, second … Continue reading

Seven of eight Canada Games Curling Qualifiers Determined

After Sunday play at the PEI Canada Games Curling Pre-Trials at Summerside’s Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, all but one of the qualifiers for the Trials, December 11-14 in Charlottetown, have been determined. In the six team round robin … Continue reading

O’Rourke/Carmody team quarter-finalists at Fredericton Classic

PEI’s Kathy O’Rourke/Erin Carmody team went undefeated in round robin play, qualifying first for the money round, but lost out in the quarter-finals Saturday night at the Fredericton Women’s Classic at the Capital Winter Club. The Rebecca Atkinson foursome from … Continue reading

Birt still alive at Sun Life

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, with third Shelly Bradley, second Leslie MacDougall, and lead Stefanie Clark, are still in the hunt for a qualifying spot at the Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic in Brantford Ontario. To advance to the money … Continue reading

Nova Scotia wins Canadian Mixed

BURLINGTON, November 21, 2009 (CCA)… Nova Scotia, skipped by Mark Dacey of Halifax, won the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Saturday at the Burlington Golf and Country Club, defeating Ontario, 7-5 in the final. The 47th edition of The Mixed … Continue reading

Amanda MacLean rink qualifies first for Canada Games Trials, Tiebreakers looming for jr. men

Two days of play are complete at the PEI Canada Games curling pre-Trials at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Four teams from both the junior women’s and junior men’s divisions will advance to the Trials Dec. … Continue reading

Scotties returns to PEI (Guardian)

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts’ return to Charlottetown in 2011 is sure to warm the hearts of local curling fans and business people alike. With an economic impact estimated at $15 million, the tourism shoulder-season chill should be lifted during … Continue reading

Ontario to meet Nova Scotia for 2010 Canadian Mixed title

BURLINGTON, November 20, 2009 (CCA)…The two best teams during the week will battle for the title, Saturday at 2:30 pm AT, in the 47th edition of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Ontario, skipped by Mark Bice of Sarnia, had no … Continue reading

O’Rourke wins first two games at Fredericton Classic

With three draws  played at the Fredericton NB Women’s Classic. PEI’s Kathy O’Rourke rink lead her pool with a 2-0 record.  Anita Casey’s rink lost their opener, and are the ice in the 8 pm draw, playing Sylvie Robichaud of Moncton. Robichaud leads 3-1 … Continue reading

Birt rink splits Sun Life Classic openers

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, which includes third Shelly Bradley, second stone Leslie MacDougall, and lead Stefanie Clark, won their opener at the Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic in Brantford Ontario, beating Quebec’s Eve Belisle foursome by a 6-5 score … Continue reading

Day one over at Canada Games Pre-Trials

After opening day play at the Canada Games Curling Pre-Trials at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, the Tony Nabuurs rink from Montague leads the six team round-robin junior men’s division with a 2-0 win-loss record. Four … Continue reading

Charlottetown to host 2011 Scotties/Kruger renews sponsorship (CCA release)

November 20, 2009…Charlottetown, PEI – It was announced today that the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts would return to PEI for the third time in the event’s history.  “It is a privilege to announce that we are returning to Charlottetown,” … Continue reading

Nova Scotia claims first place at Mixed and advances to final

BURLINGTON, November 20, 2009…Nova Scotia, skipped by Mark Dacey of Halifax, claimed first place after the completion of the round robin on Friday morning to advance to the final of the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Nova Scotia won its … Continue reading

PEI to host 2011 Scotties/Kruger signs new agreement with CCA

Photo (L-R): Nancy Marcus, Kim Dolan, Wayne Long, Greg Stremlaw, Warren Hansen It was announced today in Charlottetown that the Scotties Tournament of Hearts would return to PEI’s capital city for the third time in the history of the Canadian women’s curling … Continue reading

Weekend curling action

Here’s what PEI Curlers are up to this weekend: The Kyle Stevenson rink wrapped up play Thursday at the Canadian Mixed in Burlington ON (http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/2010mixed/) The Canada Games pre-Trials get underway at 9 this morning at the Silver Fox (https://peicurling.com/canadagames/) The … Continue reading

NS just a game behind Ont. at Mixed

BURLINGTON, November 19, 2009 (CCA)…Nova Scotia, skipped by Mark Dacey of Halifax, inched a game closer to collaring top spot at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship by edging Ontario, 8-7, Thursday evening in Draw 16 action. The verdict left the … Continue reading

PEI ends play at Canadian Mixed

PEI’s  Kyle Stevenson rink has finished round robin play at the Canadian Mixed in Burlington Ontario, with a 5-6 win-loss record, after losing their final games, 6-4 this morning to Saskatchewan, and 6-2 to BC this afternoon.  PEI had a 2-1 lead … Continue reading

Upcoming entry deadlines

The entry deadline for the Pepsi Juniors (Age 20 & Under) Provincial Curling Championships is Nov. 20 (tomorrow).  The junior men’s and women’s championships take place at the  Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary from Dec. 18-22. Entry fee is $45/player. The entry deadline … Continue reading

Charlottetown Curling Club uses ScreenScape to Develop CCC-TV

Screen Displays to be used to speak to club guests, sell corporate sponsorships. Charlottetown, PE (PRWEB) November 19, 2009 — The Charlottetown Curling Club announced today that it is launching CCC-TV, an on-location news, information, and entertainment service powered by … Continue reading

Ontario still ahead at Mixed-PEI slips to 6th place

BURLINGTON, ON, November 18, 2009 (CCA/PEICA)…Ontario, skipped by Mark Bice of Sarnia, continued to set the pace Wednesday at the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, being held at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. The host province is now 8-1 … Continue reading

World Financial Group to sponsor 2010 Canadian Seniors

OTTAWA, November 18, 2009 (CCA)…The Canadian Curling Association today confirmed that World Financial Group will be the title sponsor of the 2010 Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships. The World Financial Group Canadian Seniors will take place at the … Continue reading

Stevenson rink holds second place at Mixed

BURLINGTON, November 17, 2009 (CCA/PEICA)…Ontario, skipped by two-time former provincial junior champion Mark Bice of Sarnia, maintained its lead through Draw 10 of the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, taking place at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. The host … Continue reading

PEI beats Quebec at Mixed to move to 4-2

PEI’s Kyle Stevenson rink’s six-point fourth end brought this afternoon’s game against Quebec’s Simon Hébert foursome to an early conclusion at the Canadian Mixed in Burlington Ont. Final score was 9-2. This puts PEI, and New Brunswick’s Mary Jane McGuire … Continue reading

Host Ontario climbs to top in Mixed – PEI tied for 3rd with NB

 BURLINGTON, November 16…Ontario, skipped by Mark Bice of Sarnia, assumed command at the 2010 Canadian Mixed, after Monday night action at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. Ontario moved to 4-1 in the 12-team round robin, one game ahead of … Continue reading

Team Birt off to Ontario this weekend

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, which includes Shelly Bradley, Leslie MacDougall, and Stefanie Clark, will be in Brantford Ontario this weekend, competing in the Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic. This event features the top teams in the world, competing for … Continue reading

Fourteen teams set to begin Canada Games curling playdowns

Eight junior women’s curling teams, and six junior men’s rinks begin Canada Games playdowns on Friday, with the pre-Trials event at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Four teams from each sex will then advance to the … Continue reading

Steele, Fullerton capture Fall Fling (Journal)

NANCY MACPHEE The Journal Pioneer SUMMERSIDE – In an all-Island girls’ final in the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club’s fourth annual Maritime Junior Fall Fling cashspiel, the Sarah Fullerton rink from the Cornwall Curling Club defeated the Anita Casey … Continue reading

PEI Tops Canadian Mixed Standings after Day Two

BURLINGTON, November 15 (CCA/PEICA)…Prince Edward Island, skipped by former provincial junior champion Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown, is the only undefeated team after Day 2 of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, taking place at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. In … Continue reading

Shawn Adams rink wins Mayflower spiel; Gallant, Likely rinks take home $1000

The Molson Mayflower Cashspiel, wrapped up this afternoon at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, with Shawn Adams from the host club beating Mark Kehoe of Windsor 7-4 in the final. The Adams foursome, which includes Paul Flemming, Jeff Hopkins, and Kelly Mittelstadt, goes … Continue reading

Kyle Stevenson rink 2-0 at Canadian Mixed

The Kyle Stevenson rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club have won their first two games at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships, being played at the Burlington Ontario Golf and Country Club. On Sunday morning they followed up their 8-5 Saturday win over … Continue reading

Fullerton and Steele rinks win Fall Fling at Fox

The Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel wrapped up this afternoon at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with the Sarah Fullerton rink from Cornwall, and the Colten Steele team from the Dartmouth NS Curling Club winning the finals. … Continue reading

Brett Gallant and John Likely advance to playoff round at Mayflower spiel

The Molson Mayflower Cashspiel, part of the Atlantic Curling Tour, wraps up today at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax.  PEI’s Brett Gallant team finished round robin play with a 5-0 win-loss record, and will face Mark Kehoe of Windsor in one … Continue reading

Semis set at Summerside Fall Fling Jr. Cashspiel

The semi-final round gets underway at 9 this morning, with the final set for 1 pm at the annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel, being played at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. In the Junior Women’s semi-finals, … Continue reading

PEI’s Kyle Stevenson rink wins Canadian Mixed Opener

The Kyle Stevenson rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club won their opening game Saturday evening at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships, being played at the Burlington Ontario Golf and Country Club, beating Newfoundland and Labrador’s Matt Blandford foursome by and … Continue reading

Wayne Middaugh, Amber Holland complete Trials lineup

PRINCE GEORGE, November 14 — Toronto veteran Wayne Middaugh and Amber Holland of Kronau, SK., skipped their teams to final berths in the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials with last-ditch qualifying victories on Saturday night at the Road to the … Continue reading

Gunnlaugson, Scott move on to the Roar of the Rings

 By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, November 14 (CCA) — Two additional entries for the upcoming Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials emerged from C qualifiers Saturday morning at the CN Centre. Kelly Scott’s pre-tournament favourites from Kelowna advanced much … Continue reading

Stevenson rink start play today at Canadian Mixed

(CCA/PEICA) The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship begins today at the Burlington Golf and Country Club in Burlington, Ontario. Twelve teams, representing the 10 provinces, plus Northern Ontario and Yukon/Northwest Territories, will contest the 47th edition of The Mixed from November … Continue reading

Simmons makes a B-line to Edmonton at pre-Trials

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, November 13 (CCA) — Pat Simmons of Davidson, SK., rebounded from an A qualifier defeat to advance to the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials in Edmonton next month with 7-5 B–qualifier decision … Continue reading

McCarville in, Gushue out at Pre-Trials

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, November 13 (CCA) — Two strikes, two swings, two misses and it’s down to a full count for Kelly Scott of Kelowna, the 2007 world champion who’s at bat in the Olympic … Continue reading

Stoughton returns to Trials

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, November 12 (CCA) — Jeff Stoughton’s Winnipeg entry was the obvious top seed in the Olympic curling pre-trials opening draw. So the team was the odds-on favourite to grab the initial men’s … Continue reading

Pre-Trials: Webster on to Edmonton

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, November 12 (CCA) — Unsung and unheralded teams have been known to emerge big-time at Canadian Olympic curling trials and Crystal Webster’s Calgary team fits that description. Webster, a self-admitted non-winner heading … Continue reading

Scott vs Webster, Stoughton vs Simmons in A finals at pre-Trials

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, BC — Pat Simmons appears to be on the kind of roll he used to ride at Saskatchewan provincial championships. The Moose Jaw chiropractor, who plays out of Davidson, SK., skipped his … Continue reading

TSN Curling Coverage begins this afternoon

Toronto, ON (TSN-November 11, 2009) – Hurry hard!  TSN launches its 2009-10 curling broadcast schedule with live coverage of the ROAD TO THE ROAR from Prince George, BC, beginning Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. Atlantic.  In total, TSN will … Continue reading

Canadian Mixed starts Saturday – Kyle Stevenson rink representing PEI

November 10, 2009 (CCA)…The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship begins this Saturday at the Burlington Golf and Country Club in Burlington, Ontario. Twelve teams, representing the 10 provinces, plus Northern Ontario and Yukon/Northwest Territories, will contest the 47th edition of The … Continue reading

Last chance for top seeds Middaugh and Englot at pre-Trials

Todd Kimberley Morning Roar Associate Editor PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., November 11 — It’s already backs-to-the-wall time at the Road to the Roar pre-Trials, presented by Monsanto. After only three draws on the women’s side, two of the top four teams … Continue reading

Stoughton, Gushue, McEwen and Simmons advance at pre-Trials

By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, November 10…Pat Simmons knows all about picked rocks. And losing on last-rock ‘picks’. He had eventual champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton beaten in the Page One-Two playoff at the 2008 Tim Hortons … Continue reading

BC’s Ursel and McAulay win openers at pre-Trials

  By Todd Kimberley Morning Roar Associate Editor PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., November 10 — Bob Ursel entered Prince George on a roll, and didn’t lose any momentum Tuesday afternoon during the men’s opening round of the Road to the Roar … Continue reading

CCA launches new AtThePatch.ca website

The AtThePatch.ca website captures all the fun and excitement of the Alexander Keith’s Patch experience, the heartbeat of the party for Season of Champions events. Click to visit Click below for a taste of life in Keith’s Patch: … Continue reading

Road to the Roar Olympic Pre-trials underway in BC

They’re off in Prince George By Larry Wood Morning Roar Editor PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., November 10– Former Canadian champion Cathy King of Edmonton recorded the critical theft of two points in the eighth end which catapulted her to a 9-6 … Continue reading

Curl for Cancer goes Friday, Saturday at Ch’town CC

The 26th Annual Curl for Cancer is coming on November 13 and 14. Whether you are a beginner or a pro you are invited to come out and participate in this great curling fundraiser. Bid on some fantastic items in … Continue reading

Gallant, Likely, MacPhee off to Halifax for Mayflower Cashspiel

PEI rinks skipped by Brett Gallant, John Likely, and Rebecca Jean MacPhee will be competing in the Molson Mayflower Cashspiel, which gets underway on Friday at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. 24 teams are competing in four pools of … Continue reading