Page 50 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 123

50 Issue #123 April 2023 www.sportsenergynews.com

Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Mike Marleau and Jen Baker win 10th Annual Winterspiel

he 10th annual Winterspiel was Lemire at 2nd, and Marcel Delgreco Club with a total of 37 points. Team 3rd. The “B” pool had Team Brad
Theld on the weekend of March at lead was the top team with 15 skips were Jack Barkley and Peter Gushue and Team Botcher tied
3rd, 4th, and 5th, with twelve men’s points. In second place with 14 ½
Zeran. Finishing second with 34 for first. Team Ontario with Mike
and eight ladies’ teams participating. points and finishing 2nd was the team points were the teams skipped by McEwen at the helm finished in third.
On the ladies’ side Team Jen Baker skipped by Ed O’Brien. The 3rd place Alex MacDougall and Gilles Viau The page qualifier saw Team Botcher
with Amy Cruickshank at 3rd, team with 14 points was the team representing the Cornwall Curling defeat Team Horgan from Northern
Jennifer Ravery at 2nd, and Kim skipped by Jean Gagnon. The final Club, and finishing third was the Ontario, and Team McEwen upset
Waldroff playing lead won the Senior Draw of the curling season
Lancaster Curling Club with 21 Team Koe to advance. The next
“A” flight defeating Team Carolyn is the Closing Bonspiel taking place points. The Lancaster teams were part of Championship weekend
MacCulloch in the final. Team Joanne from March 27th to April 7th, with skipped by Claude Cuerrier and was the page seeding with Team
Saucier won the “B” event with twenty teams participating. The top Gilles Dubeau. Finishing fourth was Dunstone defeating Team Botcher
Team Lorraine Fournier winning twelve teams will meet in a one day the Prescott Curling Club. to advance to the Page 1-2 game
the “C” Division. On the men’s side playoff on Friday April 7th. Check and send Botcher to the 3-4 game.
The Senior AGM was held
the team of skip Mike Marleau, out the May issue of Sports Energy The other seeding game saw Team
on March 23rd with a couple of
Sean Landriault playing 3rd, Mike for the results. The McLennan Cup, Gushue dominate McEwen 9-3 to
awards presented. The Senior Spirit
Setterington at 2nd, and Rob Lundy a senior competition that has been advance and send McEwen to the 3-4
of Curling was presented to Bob
at lead defeated Scott MacDonald competed for since 1888, is one of game. The page 3-4 game saw Team
Browning, with the Rookie of the
in the “A” final. Team Kevin Baker the oldest curling competitions in Botcher eliminate Team McEwen
Year going to Harold Tohana.
defeated Team Lamouroux in the North America. Lancaster, Prescott, from further play with a 6-3 win and
“B” final with Team Sylvain Girard Morrisburg, and Cornwall are the four The 94th Tim Horton’s Brier Men’s earning a spot in the semi-final. In
winning the “C” Event. curling clubs that are in contention National Championship took place a very well-played 1-2 game Team

The Edward Jones Senior Trophy to win this prestigious award that in London, Ontario, from March 3rd Gushue defeated Team Dunstone to
took place from February 27th to takes place once a curling season at to March 12th with eighteen teams earn a spot in Sunday’s final sending
March 23rd, with nineteen teams the Cornwall Curling Centre. This participating in two pools of nine. Dunstone to a showdown with Team
participating. Following a round year’s competition took place at the The top three teams in each pool Botcher in the semi-final. The semi-
robin the top twelve teams entered Cornwall Curling Centre on March advanced to the playoffs. The top final had Team Dunstone and Team
the one game playoff on March 23rd. 24th. This is a two team…two game, team in “A” pool was Matt Dunstone, Botcher tied 5-5 going to the 10th end.
The team skipped by Mike Villeneuve total point event. The 2022/2023 with Team Alberta finishing second, Botcher with hammer came up light
with Dwight Grant playing 3rd, Yvon winner was the Morrisburg Curling and Team Northern Ontario finishing
Continued on page 51