Page 38 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 134

38 Issue #134 March 2024 www.sportsenergynews.com

Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Teams Wert/Woods Defend Governor General’s

Championship

ornwall Curler Mat Camm, photo attached). See next month’s in August 2024. in the semifinal against Jones. The
Cwho plays 3rd for John Epping, Sports Energy for results. semifinal saw Jennifer Jones make
The Scotties took place in
has been invited to play with the Cornwall was well represented Calgary, Alberta at the Markin a double with last rock in the 1st
Glenn Howard team and represent and had a successful final at the McPhail Centre from February end to score a 5 ender on the way
Ontario at the Montana’s Brier to a 12-7 win and a spot in the final
Lady Tweedsmuir District 2 finals. 16th to the 25th with 18 teams
taking place in Regina in March. This is a two-team competition participating. The biggest news of against Rachel Homan.
The Epping team was defeated in
and is based on an aggregate the week was the announcement The final saw a close game
the playoffs in the Ontario Tankard score. Their first place finish of Jennifer Jones’ retirement from between Homan and Jones with
in Dorchester which allowed qualified them for the District the 4-person game. Jones has had the teams being forced to trade
Camm’s availability to participate. 1 & 2 Championships. The a storied career winning 6 Scotties singles through 8 ends. With
The Howard team played with just Championships took place at the Championships and 2 Olympic Homan up 4-2 after the 8th, Jones
3 players at the Ontario Tankard,
Rideau Curling Club on February appearances, winning Olympic took a deuce in the 9th to tie the
with Skip Glenn on the sidelines 10th. Unfortunately they were gold in 2014, and is a 2-time game at 4 coming into the last end.
nursing a knee injury that has been
defeated by the teams representing World Champion. Kerri Einarson Jones missed draw with her last
hampering him for a while now. Quebec. (see photo attached) was back to defend her 2023 title shot and allowed Homen to win
The team really needs a full team having won the last 5 Scotties her 4th Scotties Championship and
to compete at the Brier due to the The Cornwall team of Charles titles. Following round-robin play become Canada’s representative at
heavy schedule and number of Wert, Nancy Simpson, Lise in two pools, the playoffs saw six Worlds.
games they play in a short period Lalonde, and Frank Wood (see teams advance. The playoffs saw
of time. Catch next month’s issue photo attached) participated in the 8-0 Homan take on the 7-1 The fourth and final leg in the
for a full Brier report. the Ontario Senior Games Curling Keri Einarson. Homan defeated Parnell Cup Senior Competition
Competition from February 6th to took place at the Lancaster Curling
A huge congratulations to the 8th in Orillia, Ontario. There Einarson 8-4 and advanced to the Club. The Lancaster team, skipped
Team Wert (Cornwall) and Team were 16 teams participating in page playoff, sending Einarson by Claude Cuerrier, was the winner
Woods (Lanark) for defending the 4 pools of 4 teams. Team Wert to a last chance qualifier. In the with a total of 21 points. Curling
Governor General’s Championship went 3 and 0 in their pool for a other playoff game, Jennifer Jones with Cuerrier was Ron Wood at
(see photo attached). The teams defeated Alberta’s Sturmay to
great start and advancement to the 3rd, Danny Leblanc at 2nd, and
defeated the Quebec teams in the playoffs. The team continued their advance to the page playoffs. The Ken Gerdis at lead (see photo
final. page playoff game between Homan
winning ways defeating the team attached). Finishing 2nd with 18
and Jones went to the 11th end,
Congrats to Senior Team Harvey from Renfrew 7-1 in the quarter ½ points was the Cornwall Team
on qualifying for the Senior finals, then defeating Mississauga with Jones missing a raise takeout skipped by Don McIntosh. Curling
to give Homan a 6-4 win and a spot
Ladies Provincials taking place in 7-1 to advance to the final. Team with McIntosh was Steve Haughn,
Kingston in March. Playing with Wert then defeated Blenheim 6-0 in the final. The page 3, 4-game Guy Roussin, and Rob Cotnam.
match-up saw Manitoba’s Kate
Harvey is Amy McCooye, Kate in the final and will now play in the Until next month, hit the broom
MacDonald, and Lise Lalonde (see National Senior Games in Quebec Cameron defeat Alberta’s Sturmay
6-4, which earned Cameron a spot and hurry hard!!!