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Tuesday January 10th to Sunday January 15th.
The Co-op Canadian Open featured sixteen
Ladies and sixteen Men’s teams. The event was
a triple knockout event the team had to win three
games before losing three games to advance
to the playoffs. Following round robin play in
the Ladies event the one semi-final saw Team
Fujisawa play Team Gim from Korea, with
Fujisawa winning and advancing to the Women’s
final. The other semi-final had Canada’s Keri
Einarson taking on Sweden’s Team Wrana, with
Einarson coming out on top and heading for the Parnell Cup Winners Gordon Jewellers Senior Draw Winners L to
final with Team Fujisawa. It was a close game Prescott L to R: Lead Maurice Raas, Skip Steve R John Irvine 2nd, Marcello Delgreco lead,
with Fujisawa taking a 5-3 lead into the 8th Gibson, 3rd Stu Reid, 2nd Ron Whitehorse. Gerard Samson Skip and Larry Amelotte 3rd.
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end. The last end saw Fujisawa run Einarson
out of rocks and become the first Asian team
to win a Grand Slam Event. On the Men’s side
the 1st semi-final saw Sweden’s Nicklas Edin
defeat Canada’s Brad Gushue to advance to the
Men’s final. The other semi had Canada’s Team
Botcher play the upstart Italian Team Retornaz
with Botcher coming out on the winning side
and getting a spot in the final. Botcher took 2
in the 3rd end, stole singles in ends 4 and 5 on
route to a 5-3 win. The next event in the Pinty’s
Grand Slam of Curling series will take place
in Toronto. The Players will take place at the
Mattamy Centre from April 11th to the 16th.
Cornwall Junior U15 team Second 8 ender of the season L to R.; Rob
The Ontario Tankard and Ontario Scotties was L to R; Skip Cameron Wright, 3rd Maverick Bray, Shelley Bray, Joanne Saucier, Dan
Dupuis, 2nd Sean Lalonde’ Lead William Saucier Photo Submitted
held at Port Elgin, Ontario, from January23rd
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to January 29th with twelve Ladies and twelve
Men’s teams participating.
See the February issue of Sports Energy for a Continued from page 49 - MOM
full report. Wednesday, from October to the end
activities. “Currently,” she says, “I am of April.
The “Shorty Jenkins” Junior Cash Spiel was
held at the Cornwall Curling Centre on the co-coaching, with my cousin Crystal, “Currently I play indoor soccer on
weekend of January 21st and 22nd with ten U18 our sons’ indoor soccer team on Sundays in the women’s league at the
teams participating. Saturdays at the Benson Center. I’m Benson Center,” Tonya says. “I play

The winning team was Team Janidlo, hailing coaching my daughters’ indoor soccer badminton on Wednesday nights. I
from the Pointe Claire Curling Club. would love to have more time to play
team—they are on the same team.
The Cornwall Curling Centre saw their 2nd 8 Also, you can find me volunteering other sports, but I’ll have to wait until
ender of the season. A very rare feat and having first thing Saturday morning to help my kids have grown. My kids are 100%
two in one curling season is usually unheard of.
The Team of Dan Saucier, Joanne Saucier, Rob coach a U-8 team.” Tonya is also the my top priority. Their interests are as
Bray, and Shelly Meek were the team having 8 head coach for the competitive U13 important to me as they are to them;
rocks resting in the house at the conclusion the boys Blazers soccer team, and along therefore, you will always find me
3rd end.
with her aunt, organizes an adult supporting them in sport or anything
Until next month hit the broom and hurry recreational badminton night every else they choose to do.”
hard!!!