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Continued from page 32 with hammer scored a deuce in event will take place in Red Deer
the 4th end. With the score tied Alberta from January 16th to the
The “D” final saw Team Bob Jodoin 2-2 and with Whyte facing 3 in the 21st.
defeat Team Dave Evans. Team
7th end, made an amazing triple to
Neil MacLean defeated Team Mike allow Retornaz to blank the end and Sports Energy would like to
Marleau to win the “E” title. The apologize for publishing the wrong
retain the hammer in the last end.
“F” division saw Team John Rattray Retornaz with the last shot in the photos in the December issue.
defeat Team John Bissonnette. Please find those photos in this
last end successfully drew to the 4 month’s issue.
On the Pro side of our wonderful foot to win his 3rd straight Grand
sport, the third Grand Slam of Slam event. The fourth Grand Slam Until next month, hurry hard!!!!
Curling, the WFG Masters, was
held in Saskatoon from December
12th to December 17th, with 56th Annual ASTRO
Storage Turkey Bonspiel
sixteen Ladies and sixteen Men’s L to R Christine Boileau (lead)
teams participating. Each division Karen Altieri (2nd) David Andre
had four pools of four teams. (3rd) Carolyn MacCulloch (skip)
John Bourdeau Astro Storage
On the ladies’ side the quarter sponsor Photo Submitted
finals saw Team Tirinzoni from
Switzerland defeat Team Peterson
from the USA, with Team Einarson
beating Team Gim from Japan. The
other quarters saw Team Homan
defeat Sweden’s Team Wrana, and
Canada’s Team Jones defeat Team
Hasselborg. The semifinals had
Team Homan defeat Team Jennifer
Jones to earn a spot in the finals.
The other semifinal saw Team
Tirinzoni defeat Team Einarson
to earn her spot in the final. With L to R: Carol MacLeod (skip)
Senior Marcel Morin Memorial Trophy Winner
Homan now calling the game and L to R: Norm St.Pierre ( lead) Ed O’Brien(Senior President) Larry Lindsey Howes (3rd) Tammy
throwing skip stones this year, took Amelotte (2nd) Alex MacDougall (skip) Richard Bourdeau (3rd) MacSweyn (2nd) Angela Cullen
a huge 4 ender in the 4th end and Photo Submitted (lead) Alexandria Curling club
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made a great double in the 8th to
win 8-4.
The Men’s quarter finals had
Scotland’s Team Whyte upset Team
Gushue, as he did at the Shorty’s,
sending him home early. In other
quarter-final action Team Schwaller
defeated Team Dunstone, with Team
Botcher outscoring Team Ransfell,
and Team Retornaz defeated Team
Carruthers. The semi-finals saw
much improved Team Whyte from
Scotland defeat Team Schwaller
and earn a spot in the men’s final.
The other semi saw Italy’s Team
Retornaz defeat Team Botcher to Men’s Invitational Champions
create an all European Final. Senior BMR Christmas Bonspiel Champs L to R: Daryl Sobering (3rd), Bill
L to R Ian Nurse (2nd), Paul Proulx (3rd) Ed O’Brian ( Senior President) Sobering Sr. (Skip) Bill Sobering
The Retornaz/Whyte final saw Mike Villeneuve (skip), Roy Perkins ( BMR Sponsor),Gary Pilon (lead) Jr. (Lead) Sean Landriault (2nd)
the 1st 3 ends blanked. Retornaz Photo Submitted Photo Submitted