Provincial Seniors Curling Championships

February 14-18, 2013,
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
(Men's & Women's)

Canadian Seniors, March 16-24, 2013,
Summerside PE Host site

Rod MacDonald, Nola Murphy rinks win Credit Unions of PEI Seniors titles

(Feb. 18) The Nola Murphy rink from the host Silver Fox Curling and Yacht in Summerside beat the defending champion Shirley Berry foursome from the Cornwall and Silver Fox clubs 7-5 tonight, while the Rod MacDonald team from the Charlottetown Curling Complex and the Silver Fox defeated the Bill Hope rink from the Cornwall and Silver Fox clubs to win the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Senior Curling Championships. The winning teams will be on familiar ice next month, when they return to the Silver Fox for the Canadian Seniors, from March 16-24.

Murphy

Photo (L-R): Laurie Tirone, Elspeth Carmody, Donna Arsenault, Nola Murphy, Pete Peters from Credit Unions of PEI

Murphy's rink includes Donna Arsenault, Elspeth Carmody, and Laurie Tirone. They beat Montague's Jennifer Scott team, a reunion of their 1988 PEI women's championship rink, who went through the triple knockout round undefeated, 10-2 in the Page A vs B game to earn a bye to the final. Berry, a 5-time PEI Seniors champ, then beat Scott 8-1 in the semi-final to advance to tonight's championship game. Other members of the Berry squad are Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, and Arleen Harris.

In the final, the teams exchanged singles in the first two ends, and Murphy pulled ahead with a deuce in three. Berry scored a pair of singles to tie it at 3-all after 5 ends of play. Murphy took one in the sixth, but Berry grabbed the lead for the only time in the event with a deuce in seven. Murphy took a deuce in the eighth and stole a single in the ninth for a 7-5 score, and held on for the win.

MacDonald

Photo (L-R): Peter MacDonald, Mark O'Rourke, John Likely, Rod MacDonald, Pete Peters from Credit Unions of PEI

MacDonald, whose team, which includes John Likely, Mark O’Rourke, and Rod's brother Peter MacDonald, has won a combined total of 23 PEI men's titles over the years, went through round robin play with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record to earn a bye to the final, against 2011 PEI Seniors champ Hope, and his teammates Ted MacFadyen, Craig Mackie and David Murphy, Hope beat Summerside's Blair Jay foursome 9-4 in this afternoon's semi-final to advance to tonight's game.

In the championship game, MacDonald opened with a deuce, but Hope tied it up with a pair of singles. The teams then traded deuces for a 4-4 tie at the half. MacDonald singled six, while Hope blanked seven and eight. A MacDonald steal of two in the ninth gave him a three point lead, and the game ended with a 7-4 final score.

Six men's teams and eight women's rinks took part in this year's championship.

Runner-up rinks

Berry

Photo (L-R): Arleen Harris, Shelley Ebbett, Sandy Hope, Shirley Berry, Pete Peters from Credit Unions of PEI

Hope

Photo (L-R): David Murphy, Craig Mackie, Ted MacFadyen, Bill Hope, Pete Peters from Credit Unions of PEI

Nola Murphy advances to PEI Senior Women’s final.
This evening’s semi-finals postponed due to weather

(Feb. 17) Tonight’s men’s and women’s semi-finals at the Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside have been postponed until Monday. It is planned to hold both the semi-finals and the finals on Monday. Draw times have not yet been announced.

The Nola Murphy rink from the host club stole deuces in three consecutive ends this afternoon in the Page A vs B game to hand Montague’s Jennifer Scott foursome their 1st loss in the event, by a 10-2 score, and advance to Monday’s final.

Scott will now play in the semi-final, against the Page C vs D winner, defending champion Shirley Berry and her Cornwall/Silver Fox team. Berry stole a triple in the eighth end to win 9-3 against Montague’s Kathy Clarey this afternoon.

The men’s semi-final sees Blair Jay of the host club take on Bill Hope and his combined Cornwall/Silver Fox rink. The winner faces unbeaten Rod MacDonald and his Charlottetown/Silver Fox team in the final.

The winning men’s and women’s rinks will advance to the Canadian Seniors, also at the Silver Fox, March 16-24.

Championship round set at Credit Unions of PEI Seniors

(Feb. 16) Four women’s and three men’s teams remain in play at the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, which wrap up on Monday at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside.

The Rod MacDonald rink, a combined team from the Charlottetown Curling Complex and the host club, finished men’s round robin play this evening with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record to advance to the final, Monday at 2 pm. Bill Hope and Blair Jay were next in the standings, with 3-2 records. Hope beat Jay in their Friday round-robin encounter, and was awarded second place. These rinks will now square off in the semi-final, Sunday at 6:30 pm, with the winner advancing to the final. The Hope foursome are from the Cornwall and Silver Fox clubs, while the Jay team are from the Fox.

In men’s play today, MacDonald beat Hope 9-6, and downed Montague’s Donald Clarey and his Charlottetown team 12-3, taking a five ender and stealing a four pointer in a game that went only five ends. Summerside’s Lou Nowlan beat Clarey 9-5, but lost 9-0 to Jay in another abbreviated game – this one going just four ends. Masters champ Mel Bernard lost 6-4 to Jay, and 9-4 to Hope. Nowlan finished round robin play at 2-3, while Clarey and Bernard went 1-4.

The second qualifier for the Page A-B game, and the two qualifiers for the Page C-D game in the women’s division were all decided today, with Summerside’s Nola Murphy beating clubmate Marg Nowlan 9-3 to take the second qualifier, defending champion Shirley Berry and her Cornwall/Silver Fox team beating Summerside’s Karen MacDonald 9-6 to take qualifier #3, and Kathy Clarey of Montague blanking Summerside’s Marg Nowlan 9-0 to grab the final qualifying spot in the Page round, which takes place Sunday at 2.

The Page A-B game will see Montague’s Jennifer Scott rink, who are back together again after winning the PEI women’s championship 25 years ago, and won the A qualifier on Friday, 11-1 over Murphy, again take on the Summerside team, with the winner advancing directly to the 2 pm Monday final, and the loser going to the 6:30 pm Sunday semi-final.

The winner of the Page C-D game between Berry and Clarey will also advance to the semi-final, with the winner of that game facing the Page A-B winner in the final.

The winning teams from the PEI Seniors will return to the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club for the Canadian Seniors Championships, March 16-24.

Schedule

Click on Draw # to advance to results

TB=Tiebreaker, if needed
Men's games in blue, women's in pink

Time	Draw	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4	Ice 5	Ice 6
Thursday February 14
9:30 am	1		1	2	3	4
2 pm	2		Nowlan vs Bernard	Hope vs Clarey	Mac- Donald vs Jay
6:30 pm	3		9	6	5	8
Friday February 15
1 pm	4	10	7	11	Nowlan vs Hope	Jay vs Clarey	Bernard vs Mac- Donald
6 pm	5	Bernard vs Clarey	Hope vs Jay	Nowlan vs Mac- Donald	12	15	14
Saturday February 16
1 pm	6			13	Bernard vs Jay	Hope vs Mac- Donald	Nowlan vs Clarey
6 pm	7	Mac- Donald vs Clarey	16	Bernard vs Hope	17	Nowlan vs Jay
Sunday February 17
2 pm	9			19	18	TB
Monday February 18
1 pm	10		20*		SEMI*
6 pm	11		**	FINAL	FINAL	**

*Semis Postponed until Monday at 1 pm.
** Finals rescheduled for 6 pm Monday

Final Men's Round Robin Standings
Team	Wins	Losses
6-Mel Bernard	1	4
5-Donald Clarey	1	4
2-Bill Hope	3	2
3-Blair Jay	3	2
1-Rod MacDonald	5	0
4-Lou Nowlan	2	3

Women's Draw Tree

(Triple Knockout with Page championship round)

	Qualifier A	Scott			Ch'ship
		Page A/B - 18		Murphy	Round
	Qualifier B	Murphy
				Final-21	Murphy
		L Page A/B	Scott		Women's
	Qualifier C	S Berry	Semi - 20	Berry	Champion
		Page C/D - 19	Berry
	Qualifier D	K Clarey

		Berry
		1	Scott		"A" event
		Scott
			5	Scott
		K MacDonald
		2	K Clarey
		K Clarey
				7	Scott
		Currie			Qualifier A
		3	Currie
		MacKay
			6	Murphy
		M Nowlan
		4	Murphy
		Murphy

	L6	K Currie
L1	Berry	10	K MacDonald		"B" event
	8	K MacDonald
L2	K MacDonald		12	M Nowlan
	L5	K Clarey
L3	MacKay	11	M Nowlan	13	Murphy
	9	M Nowlan			Qualifier B
L4	M Nowlan		L7	Murphy

		L8	Berry		"C" event
			14	S Berry
		L9	MacKay	16	S Berry
			L12	K MacDonald	Qualifier C
		L10	K Currie
			15	K Clarey
		L11	K Clarey	17	K Clarey
			L13	M Nowlan	Qualifier D

Scores

=last rock advantage in 1st end.
Women's games have pink scoreboard header.
Men's games have blue scoreboard header.
Ten end games.
TB=Tiebreaker (if needed)

Draw One - Thursday Feb. 14 at 9:30 am

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Scott	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		5
Berry	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		4

I3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K MacDonald	1	0	0	0	0	x	x	x	x	x		1
K Clarey	0	1	2	4	3	x	x	x	x	x		10

I4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Currie	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	2	9
MacKay	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	7

I5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Murphy	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	x		9
M Nowlan	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	x		7

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Two - Thursday Feb. 14 at 2 pm

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
L Nowlan	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X		2
Bernard	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	X		5

I3 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
D Clarey	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	X		5
Hope	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	4	X		10

I4 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Jay	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X		3
R MacDonald	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	X		9

I5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Three - Thursday Feb. 14 at 6:30 pm

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2 G9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
MacKay	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		5
M Nowlan	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1		6
L3-L4

I3 G6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Murphy	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5		10
Currie	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		6
W3-W4

I4 G5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Scott	3	0	4	1	0	2	X	X	X	X		10
K Clarey	0	1	0	0	3	0	X	X	X	X		4
W1-W2

I5 G8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Berry	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X		3
K MacDonald	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	X		6
L1-L2

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Four - Friday Feb. 15 at 1 pm

I1 G10	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K MacDonald	1	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	2	X		10
K Currie	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	X		5
L6-W8

I2 G7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X		1
Scott	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	X	X	X		11
W5-W6 "A" Qual.

I3 G11	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K Clarey	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	X		3
M Nowlan	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	X	X		10
L5-W9X

I4 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Hope	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	X		5
L Nowlan	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	X		6

I5 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Jay	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	X	X		8
D Clarey	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X		2

I6 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
R MacDonald	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	X		8
Bernard	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	X		3

Draw Five - Friday Feb. 15 at 6 pm

I1 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Bernard	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	X	X	X		3
D Clarey	3	1	0	4	0	2	X	X	X	X		10

I2 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Jay	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	X		6
Hope	0	2	0	2	2	0	4	0	X	X		10

I3 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
R MacDonald	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		6
L Nowlan	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		5

I4 G12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K MacDonald	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	X		4
M Nowlan	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	X		9
W10-W11

I5 G15	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K Currie	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	X	X		2
K Clarey	3	2	1	1	0	1	2	X	X	X		10
L10-L11

I6 G14	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
MacKay	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X		4
Berry	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	X		9
L8-L9

Draw Six - Saturday Feb. 16 at 1 pm

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I3 G13	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Murphy	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	X	X		9
M Nowlan	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	X		3
W12-L7 "B" Qual.

I4 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Jay	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	X		6
Bernard	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X		4

I5 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
R MacDonald	1	0	4	0	2	0	1	1	0	X		9
Hope	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	X		6

I6 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
L Nowlan	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	X		9
D Clarey	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	X		5

Draw Seven - Saturday Feb. 16 at 6 pm

I1 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
R MacDonald	0	5	0	3	4	X	X	X	X	X		12
D Clarey	2	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	X		3

I2 G16	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K MacDonald	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	X		6
S Berry	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	1	X		9
W14-L12 "C" Qual.

I3 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Bernard	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X		4
Hope	0	1	1	2	1	0	4	X	X	X		9

I4 G17	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
K Clarey	2	1	1	2	1	1	X	X	X	X		8
M Nowlan	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X		0
W15-L13 "D" Qual.

I5 RR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
L Nowlan	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	X		0
Jay	3	0	4	2	X	X	X	X	X	X		9

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Eight - Sunday Feb. 17 at 9:30 AM - Men's TB if needed

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Nine - Sunday Feb. 17 at 2 PM - incl. Men's TB if needed

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I3 G19	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Kathy Clarey	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	X		3
Shirley Berry	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	3	X	X		9
Page C/D

I4 G18	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Jennifer Scott	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	X	X		2
Nola Murphy	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	X	X	X		10
Page A/B

I5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Ten - Monday Feb. 18 at 1 pm - Semi-Finals

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2 G20	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Jennifer Scott	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X		1
Shirley Berry	0	2	1	0	1	1	3	0	X	X		8
W19-L18

I3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I4 G18	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Blair Jay	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	x		4
Bill Hope	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	x		9
Semi-final: 2nd vs 3rd place

I5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Draw Eleven - Monday Feb. 18 at 6 pm - Finals

I1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Rod MacDonald	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	x		7
Bill Hope	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	x		4
Men's final: 1st vs semi winner

I4 G21	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T
Nola Murphy	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	x		7
Shirley Berry	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	x		5
Women's final W18-W20

I5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

I6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	E	T

Team Rosters

Senior Men

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Coach
Mel Bernard	Barry Cameron	Kevin Ellsworth	Earle Proude
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Donald Clarey	Phillip McInnis	Matt Smith	Bill Doherty	Robbie Doherty
Charlottetown Curling Complex / Montague Curling Club
Bill Hope	Ted MacFadyen	Craig Mackie	David Murphy
Cornwall Curling Club / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Blair Jay	Marc Leclair	Aiden Downey	Roland Richard
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Rod MacDonald	John Likely	Mark O'Rourke	Peter MacDonald
Charlottetown Curling Complex / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Lou Nowlan	Tom Fetterly	Paul Matheson	Jim Arsenault
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club

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Senior Women

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Coach(es)
Shirley Berry	Sandy Hope	Shelley Ebbett	Arleen Harris	Butch McGee, Bill Hope
Cornwall Curling Club / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Kathy Clarey	Darlene London	Gail Greene	Judy Koke
Montague Curling Club
Karen Currie	Valerie Acorn	Danielle Girard	Carlene Peters	Kathie Gallant
Cornwall Curling Club
Marg Nowlan	Debbie MacMurdo	Heather Bernard	Norma Schurman
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Karen MacDonald (throws 3rd)	Kim Aylward (throws 4th)	Michelle Weaver	Debbie Caissy	Pat Aylward
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Diane MacKay	Debbie Rhodenizer	Cindy Nicholson	Paula Ling
Cornwall Curling Club
Jennifer Scott	June Moyaert	Terri Thompson	Fran McGowan
Montague Curling Club
Nola Murphy	Donna Arsenault	Elspeth Carmody	Laurie Tirone
Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club

Click for a list of previous PEI Senior Women's winners

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