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Continued from page 50 Gold Medal game saw a close game
to give Dunstone a 7-5 win, sending between Norway and Switzerland
Dunstone to a brier showdown with with Switzerland winning their
defending champions Team Gushue. fourth straight championship
The final was a well-played game 6-3 over Norway. Switzerland
with both teams trading singles for went undefeated throughout the
most of the game until the 8th end competition and has won eight out
when Gushue, with hammer, scored of the last eleven Women’s World
a huge 3 ender to break it open. Curling Championships. Norway
Dunstone did not go away quietly was awarded the Silver medal.
scoring a deuce in the 9th. Gushue up The Canadian Mixed Curling
6-5 with hammer in the 10th scored
Championships took place in
a single on route to a 7-5 win. Brad Sudbury, Ontario, from March 21st
Gushue now owns the distinction of
to March 26th with thirty-two teams
having the most wins as a skip in the participating. The team of Jennifer
Brier. Team Gushue was determined Jones and Brent Laing defeated
not to relinquish their Team Canada
Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman
colors and will represent Canada at in the final and will represent
the World Curling Championships
Canada in the World Mixed Curling
taking place in Ottawa in April. Championships, taking place in Edward Jones Senior trophy winners
Really impressed with the play of Korea in April. L to R: Marcel Delgreco, Dwight Grant, Yvonne Lemire, Mike
rookies Colton Lott and Joey Hart Villeneuve, Gilles Viau ( senior President) Photo Submitted
in this year’s Brier. The shot-making The Cornwall Curling Centre had
on playoff weekend was nothing great representation at the EOSSA North Bay, going 5-0 in pool play Lalonde, Karen Anderson, and Kate
short of amazing. The runbacks, High School curling competitions and entered the quarter finals against MacDonald on winning the regional
doubles, angle raises, and cold draws in Kingston on March 5th and 6th, Uxbridge, winning that game 9-5 and Qualifier and advancing to the Ontario
just kept coming. Hats off to head with a girls’ team from St. Joes and a qualifying for the semi-final against Senior Ladies Provincials that took
ice technician Greg Ewasko and his mixed team from Le Heritage. Both Medway High School from London, place in Ingersoll, Ontario, from
team for providing some of the best high schools are in Cornwall. Both Ontario. St. Joes defeated Medway March 15th to March 19th. Meeting
ice we will see at this level of curling. teams went 4-0 at the tournament. and qualified for the final against St. up with much stiffer competition at
The Mixed Team was comprised Pats from North Bay. The team from the Provincials the team went 2 and
The World Women’s Curling of Sean Lalonde at skip, Mairen North Bay prevailed in the final, 5 in their 7 game round robin and did
Championships took place in Sweden Fleming at 3rd, Kaleb Johnson at winning Gold with the St. Joes team not qualify for the playoffs.
from March 18th to 26th, with 2nd, and Chrystina Owen Demers picking up the silver and definitely
thirteen teams participating in two throwing lead stones. Unfortunately, making the Cornwall Curling Center The Cornwall Curling Centre hosted
pools. Again, this year Russia and there is not a mixed competition for and St. Joe’s High School very proud a St. Patty’s Day Bonspiel with twenty-
Belarus were not permitted entry due mixed curling at the Provincials. of their accomplishment. two teams participating on Saturday
the war in Ukraine. The top six teams The Girl’s Team from St. Joes High March 18th. The teams played two
advanced to the playoffs. Canada School had Rhiannon Beckstead at Congratulations to the team of Bill 6 end games. A great Irish Stew was
went 7-5 in round robin play. The Sobering, Nancy Cruickshank, Janice enjoyed by all prepared by Chef
skip with Alexis Brooks throwing
Canadian team struggled with the ice 3rd stones. Playing 2nd was Morgan Sobering, and David Cruickshank Ricardo and his team. The Guinness
and consistency of play however did who competed in the 65+ Ontario cake was especially good. Congrats to
Bray, with Heba Haroon and Erin
finish in the top six and did qualify Dekker sharing the duties at the lead Senior Games in Trenton, Ontario. Sean Landriault and his team winning
for the playoffs. In the qualification position. The team will represent They won gold with a record of 4-1. entry to next year’s Funspiel.
round Canada drew Japan as their Congratulations to the 55+ mixed Great curling news to share!!!!
St. Joes and the Cornwall Curling
opponent winning 6-4 in 11 ends Centre at the Provincials taking place team of Charles Wert, Lise Lalonde, The AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic will
and moving into a semi-final game Frank Wood, and Nancy Simpson be returning to Cornwall, featuring
in North Bay March 22nd to the 25th.
against Norway. That game saw The Boy’s Team from Glengarry on winning the OSGA District 8 S many of the top curling teams in
Norway winning 8-5 sending Canada District High School did not qualify D & G. The team will represent the the world. This popular event will
to the Bronze medal game against district in Orillia in February 2024 at be held from September 19th to the
for OFSSA.
Sweden, who lost to Switzerland the Provincials. 24th, 2023. Really looking forward
in semi-final play. Canada defeated The St. Joe’s Girls Curling squad to seeing the top teams in the world
Congrats to the Senior Ladies
Sweden 8-5 to earn Canada’s competed in the Ontario Secondary team of Jennifer Harvey, Lise returning to Cornwall!!!!
second Bronze in two years. The School Curling Championships in Continued on page 52