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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Cornwall Curling Centre Hosts Special Olympic Curlers

he Cornwall Curling Centre the team skipped by Gerry Goulet. with seventeen teams participating Mouat ahead 4-3 with hammer in the
Tplayed host to eight special Following two game totals played, from January 29th, with the playoff final end, Mouat had an easy draw to
Olympic curling teams on January the two teams from Morrisburg were taking place Monday, February 26th. win 5-3 and earn a spot in the final.
6th. Teams hailed from Hamilton, tied with 19 points and following a See next month’s Sports Energy for The other semi saw Team Botcher
Milton, Kingston, West Niagara, and draw to the button, the team skipped the results. take a huge 3 ender in the 4th end on
Ottawa. This one day event was a by Maurice Kolffs was declared the way to a 5-3 win over Team Gushue
Cornwall Curling Centre hosted
Special Olympic Provincial Qualifier. winner. Playing with Maurice was a Junior Shorty Jenkin’s U20 part to earn a spot in the final. Team
Congratulations to Milton Hall who Anjo Norg at lead, Mahlon Locke Mouat and Team Botcher had a close
of the Ottawa Junior curling series.
will be representing southeastern 2nd, and Don McMillan 3rd. The game until the 6th end when Botcher
The weekend “A” winner was Team
Ontario versus Southwestern Ontario other Morrisburg team was skipped Gionest from Quebec, with the “A” missed a freeze, allowing Mouat to
for the Special Olympic Curling by Mike Boyvn. In third place with go up 6-3 on way to a 6-5 win, and
runner up was Team Cyr. The “B”
title. The Ontario Special Olympic 16 points was the team skipped by winner was Team Langford, with his 6th Grand Slam title.
Tankard will take place in Dorchester Cornwall’s Gerry Goulet. The fourth
Team Beauchemin taking the “C” On the Ladies side of the event,
Ontario on January 27th. and final Parnell Cup competition
event, Cornwall’s Team Wright won we saw Teams Einarson, Homan,
The “B” event winner was the team will be held in Lancaster on February the “D” flight. Tirinzoni, and Jones qualify for semi-
22nd.
from Ottawa who will also represent On the pro side of our wonderful final play. Team Homan handled
Southeastern Ontario in Dorchester. Congrats to Cornwall’s Team Team Jones quite easily winning 8-3
sport the Co-op Canadian Open
The 2nd leg of the Senior Parnell Derrick Hampton on winning the Grand Slam event was held in Red and earning a spot in Sunday’s final.
Alexandria Mixed Invitational on the Team Homan has been playing very
Cup Competition was held at the Deer, Alberta, from January 16th
weekend of January 6th and 7th. well going 23 and 3 in their last 26
Cornwall Curling Center with to the 21st with sixteen Men’s and
two teams each from Lancaster, Curling with Derrick was Kaileigh sixteen Ladies teams participating. games. The other Ladies semi-final
saw Team Einarson up 5-4 coming
Prescott, Morrisburg, and Cornwall Morrison, Sean Landriault, and The top eight Ladies and Men’s teams
participating. This 2nd leg saw Ginette Lauzon. qualified for the playoffs. Interesting home in the eight without hammer,
missed a double, allowing Tirinzoni
Cornwall defending the cup with to note that only three Canadian men’s
The Gordan Jewellers Senior draw
the team skipped by Cornwall’s took place commencing January 3rd teams qualified for the playoffs. The a draw for a deuce and a 6-5 win
Don Hogan, taking the win with Scottish curling program is presently eliminating Einarson from further
with twenty teams participating.
20 ½ points. Curling with Hogan The top twelve teams participated in very strong as three teams qualified play. The final between Tirinzoni and
was Steve Haughn at 3rd, Mario in Whyte, Mouat, and Craik making Homan was a close affair with Homan
the playoffs on January 26th, with
Lemire at 2nd, and Rob Cotnam at it to the playoffs. Also, all the down by 2 in the final end, scoring a
the team skipped by Randy LeClair
lead. Finishing a close second with coming out on top with 15 points. Scottish players are under the age of deuce and forcing the extra end. Alina
20 points was the Cornwall team thirty… great future. Gushue had to Paetz with hammer was heavy with
Playing with LeClair was Phil Riel at
skipped by Alex MacDougall with 3rd, Lee McRae at 2nd, and Murray come through a tiebreaker defeating her draw allowing Homan to steal
Dwight Grant at 3rd, Randy LeClair Koe to continue playing. Prominent the single for the win and her 15th
Grant at lead.
at 2nd and Glen Pilon throwing Canadian teams Koe, McEwan, and Grand Slam title. The next and final
Finishing in second place with 13 Grand Slam of the curling season,
lead rocks. Finishing third with 14 Jacobs failed to advance to quarter-
½ points was the Morrisburg team ½ points was the team skipped by final play. Teams Botcher, Mouat, The Players Championship, will take
Bob Davis, and in third place with place in April at the Mattamy Center
skipped by Peter Zeran. The 3rd Gushue, and Whyte advanced to
leg of the Parnell Cup competition 11 points was the team skipped by semi-final play. An all Scottish semi in Toronto. Until next month hit the
Brent Lawson. The next senior draw broom and hurry hard!!!!
took place in Prescott on January saw Mouat take on Ross Whyte in
will be the Truman Trophy draw Photos on page 33
19th. Cornwall was represented by a closely fought game and it was