Page 34 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 135

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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

ornwall Curling Centre hosts prevailed again defeating Cornwall’s participating. The Montana’s Brier took place in
Cthe SD&G and EOSSA Boy’s St. Joes Secondary School 9-3 to Regina Saskatchewan from March
The long running annual
and Girl’s Curling Competitions advance to OFSSA. The Mixed McLennan’s Trophy Senior 1st to the 10th with eighteen teams
event saw Regiopolis Notre Dame participating. The format saw two
The Cornwall Curling Centre competition took place in Cornwall
defeat Glengarry 7-5. pools of nine teams with the top
played host to the preliminary on March 22nd with two teams from
round of the SD&G High School The Senior Trueman Memorial Prescott, Lancaster, Morrisburg, and three teams in each pool advancing
to the playoffs. The top teams in
Boy’s, Girl’s, and Mixed curling Trophy draw took place from Cornwall taking part. This trophy was
competition on Tuesday, February January 29th to February 26th with first competed for in 1889, making the curling world finished on top
13th, with six mixed teams, eight seventeen teams participating. The it one of the longest running senior of the standings. The “A” pool had
Carruthers, Botcher, and Dunstone
boys teams, and seven girls teams top twelve teams played a one day competitions in North America. This
participating. Following a full day playoff on February 26th, with the was a two-team total points event in the top three spots. The “B” pool
saw McEwan, Gushue, and Koe
of competition on the Boy’s side we top two teams finishing tied with with Cornwall coming out the winner
saw Heritage and GDHS advance to 16 points. Team Rene Desrosiers with 34 points. Finishing in 2nd place taking the top three spots. The page
the semi-finals, which were held in and Team Mario Lemire were the was the team from Lancaster with 26 qualifiers saw team Gushue defeat
Team Carruthers 9-7 to advance to
Lancaster on Friday, February 16th. two teams tied. Team Desrosiers points, and Morrisburg finishing in
Glengarry defeated Heritage and finished higher in the round robin 3rd with 25 points. the page 1-2 playoff, with Botcher
defeating McEwan by the same score
advanced to the final against the 3-0 standings and therefore was declared The Winterspiel Club Bonspiel
St. Joes HS. They defeated St. Joes the Trueman Trophy Champion. took place from March 1st to 3rd 9-7 to advance to the page 3-4 game.
in the final, however both teams Finishing in 3rd place with 12 ½ The playoff saw Team Carruthers
with fourteen Men’s teams and ten take on Team Dunstone with
will represent SD&G in the EOSSA points was the team skipped by Bill Ladies teams participating. The
competition. On the Girl’s side North Dickie. Dunstone coming out on top 6-2.
Ladies draw saw the team skipped The other playoff game had Team
Dundas defeated St. Lawrence HS in The Senior Roger Guevremont by Lise Lalonde and Ginette Lauzon
the semifinals and advanced to the Trophy Memorial Draw took place coming out on top. Playing at the 3rd McEwan dominating Team Koe 7-0
final against Glengarry. The final and advancing to the page 3-4 game.
from February 29th with eighteen position was Joanne Marion. Filling In the 3-4 game Team McEwan
saw Glengarry defeat North Dundas, teams participating. The top twelve in at 2nd was Josee Fleming and the
however, both teams advance squeaked by Team Dunstone 6-5 to
teams participated in a one day lead was Monique Trudel. advance to the Brier final. The page
to EOSSA. In the mixed event playoff on March the 27th. Finishing
Glengarry beat North Dundas in in 1st place with 15 points was the On the Men’s side the winning 1-2 game saw Gushue defeat Team
the semifinals advancing to the final team was the team skipped by Botcher 7-3 to advance to the final
team skipped by Brent Lawson, against Team McEwan.
against Citadelle, who finished 1st playing 3rd with Team Lawson was Neil MacLean. Playing with Team
in their bracket. Citadelle defeated MacLean was Rob Mahon at 3rd, The Brier final saw Gushue defend
Russ Churchill, with David Evans
Glengarry in the final, however both throwing 2nd stones. Leland Harms Rich Waterton at 2nd, and throwing his title and defeat McEwan 9-5 and
teams advance to EOSSA held in filled in at the lead position. Finishing lead rocks was Rob Lundy. Winning will represent Canada again at the
Cornwall on February 27th and 28th. the “B” event on the Men’s side was Men’s World Curling Championships
in 2nd place with 14 ½ points was
the team skipped by Matt Dupuis with in Switzerland.
The EOSSA High School Curling the team skipped by Dave Lalonde. Team Pam Lalonde taking the Ladies
Championships were hosted by the In 3rd place with 14 points was the The Ladies World Curling
event. The “C” division saw Team
Cornwall curling centre with eight team skipped by Alex MacDougall, Kaileigh Morrison win the Ladies Championships took place in
boys, eight girls and six mixed teams who was sparing for Bob Davis. The side and Team Charles Wert winning Sydney, Nova Scotia, from March
participating. On the Girls side, next senior draw will be the Steve 16th to the 24th with twenty-four
the Men’s event. On the “D” side
Kingston Secondary School defeated “Bubba” Smith Closing Senior Team Gerry Goulet won the Men’s teams participating. Canada was
Glengarry DHS 6-4 to advance to Bonspiel being played from March
event with Team Amy Cruickshank
OFSSA. On the Boys side, Kingston 28th to April 12th with fifteen teams Continued on page 35
winning on the Ladies side.