Crapaud hosting 2014 KFC U13 Fun Tournament on Mar. 16
The Crapaud Community Curling Club are this year's hosts for the KFC Provincial Under 13 Fun Tournament, an open entry (any combination of boys and/or girls) team event, which is designed to be less competitive than the U13 Provincial Championships, and takes place March 16 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Games in the U13 funspiel are 4 ends, and winners are determined by a points system. This event is intended for beginning curlers, with a maximum of two curlers with two or more years experience permitted on a team.
End by end results are not posted for this event, but the website will be updated with the names of the winners.
Ferguson first, Lilly second, Schut third, and Ford fourth at KFC U13 Ch’ship
Photo: Ferguson rink
(L-R): Shelley MacFadyen (coach), Olivia Barbour, Lauren Ferguson, Jordan Dunphy-Condon, Sierra Clyke, Kevin Smith (Curl PEI)
Photo: Connor Lilly rink
(L-R): Shelley MacFadyen (coach), Draven Kowalski, AJ Cahill, Colin MacKenzie-MacLeod, Connor Lilly, Kevin Smith (Curl PEI)
The Lauren Ferguson rink from the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside captured first place at the KFC Provincial Under 13 Curling Championship this afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club, winning the Page A vs B game by an 8-7 score over their clubmates, the Connor Lilly team. The Ferguson foursome, which includes 3rd Sierra Clyke, second Jordan Dunphy-Condon, and lead Olivia Barbour, and is coached by Shelley MacFadyen, scored triples in the first two ends for a 6-0 lead, but Lilly pulled ahead with a single, a stolen double, and a stolen four point end to lead 7-6 coming home in the six end contest. Ferguson scored a deuce in the final end to pull out the win. Other members of the runner-up Lilly squad are AJ Cahill at third stone, Colin MacKenzie-MacLeod at second, and lead Draven Kowalski.
Ferguson qualified first out of the triple-knockout round with a 7-4 win over Lilly in the A qualifier. Lilly took the B, with an 8-3 win over defending champion Mitchell Schut and his team from Cornwall and Charlottetown.
Photo: Mitchell Schut rink
(L-R): Coach Butch McGee, Mitchell Schut, Liam Kelly, Chase MacMillan, Liam Barbrick, Kevin Smith (Curl PEI)
Photo: Hayden Ford rink
(L-R): Hayden Ford, Rachel MacLean. Lilly Taweel and Emily MacQuaid, Kevin Smith from Curl PEI
Schut was the winner of this afternoon’s bronze medal Page game between the third and fourth qualifiers from the triple knockout round , coming from behind with a triple in the final end to edge Cornwall’s Hayden Ford team by a 6-5 score and finish the event in third place. Other members of the Schut rink are third Liam Kelly, second Chase MacMillan, and lead Liam Barbrick, with coaches Butch McGee and Mike Schut. Rounding out the fourth-place Ford foursome were Emily McQuaid, Rachel MacLean, and Lilly Tweel, with alternate Halles Reardon, and coaches Brenda MacMillan and Berry Ford.
Ford qualified third out of the triple-knockout with a 7-3 win over Montague’s Damien Collings this morning, while Schut grabbed the final qualifying spot for the Page round with an 11-2 win over Katie Shaw of Charlottetown.
Eight teams took part in the event, in which teams could be made up of any combination of male and female players.
McGee and MacKay win awards
The KFC Provincial Under 13 Curling Championships wrapped up with the closing ceremonies Sunday afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club.
Butch McGee, coach of the 3rd place Mitchell Schut rink from Cornwall and Charlottetown was the recipient of the Coaching award, voted on by all the coaches in the event, while Ben MacKay, third on the Damien Collings team from Montague, received the Fair Play sportsmanship award.
Photo (L-R): Butch McGee, Kevin Smith from Curl PEI
Photo (L-R): Ben MacKay, Kevin Smith from Curl PEI