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Junior Curler of the year
L to R: Jenn Baker ( presenter)
Mairen Fleming (Junior)
Photo Submitted

Industrial League Gary Bingley Industrial League Champions
Spirit of Curling Award L to R: Jonathan King, Cliff Crites, Angelo Giovanelli, Rob Hutchingame
L to R: Denis Marion (winner) Photo Submitted
Mark Edward's (presenter)
Photo Submitted Roy winning the same award on the having hammer, had a draw to get a
Men’s side. The Junior Curler of the bite of the button but came up light, Senior Rookie of the year
Lancaster Curling Club a team skipped Year was awarded to Mairen Fleming. giving Tirinzoni the steal and a spot in & Spirit of Curling
by Bernard Daigneault from St. the women’s final. The other semi-final L to R: Pierre Lyonsais (Rookie)
The Senior Curlers held their year- Ed O'Brian (presenter) Gary Pilon
Lambert scored a rare 8 ender against had Team Wrana facing Team Gim from
a team from Valleyfield. Playing with end awards, with Gary Pilon being Korea with the game also tied 5-5 in the (Spirit of Curling) Photo Submitted
Daigneault was Jean Boily at 3rd, Louis selected for the Spirit of Curling, and 8th end and Team Gim having hammer
Pierre Lyonais taking home the Rookie
Hebert at 2nd, with Denis Primeau of the Year. and facing 4, had to draw to the button a difficult cross ice double and made it,
throwing lead stones. but came up light allowing Wrana the scoring 3 and winning 6-5 earning a spot
The fifth and final Grand Slam was in the men’s final. The other semi-final
Two teams represented the Cornwall steal and a spot in the final. The final saw had Team Gushue playing Scotland’s
Curling Centre at Metcalfe, came away held in Toronto from April 9th to the Team Tirinzoni from Switzerland take Team Bruce Mouat with the game tied
14th. The Princess Auto slam had
with the win, and advanced to the Curl on Team Wrana from Sweden. With a
twelve men’s and twelve ladies teams 5-5 going into the 8th end and Gushue
Ontario Silver Tankard in Oshawa on close game and the score tied 4-4 going
the weekend of October 20th and 21st. participating. The ladies event had two into 7th end Tirinzoni scored a deuce. having hammer, took a single winning
pools with the top six teams advancing Wrana with hammer in the last end was 6-5 and getting a spot in the men’s final.
The Cornwall Curling Centre held to the playoffs. The top three teams The final saw a close game. Gushue
their year-end awards following the in the world advanced to the playoffs. limited to a single, allowing Tirinzoni to leading 5-4 going into the 6th end, stole
Closing Bonspiel. The member of the Rachel Homan went undefeated in take the Women’s title. a single to go up 6-4 heading into the
year was awarded to Josette Leduc, with the round robin and got the bye to the On the Men’s side the top teams in the 7th end. Retornaz scored a deuce in the
Janice Sobering winning the Spirit of semifinals. Sweden’s Team Wrana curling world advanced to the playoffs 7th to knot the score at 6. Gushue with
Curling award. The Curler of the Year also had the bye to the semifinals. The with Italy’s Team Retornaz going against
award was presented to Bill Sobering. first semi-final had Team Homan face Team McEwen, with McEwen having his last rock and facing 3 Italian stones
The female Rookie of the Year was Team Tirinzoni and with the game tied a 5-3 lead coming into the 8th end and made a terrific draw to win the Players
awarded to Carole Duchesne, with Dan 3-3 going into the 8th end and Homen Retornaz having hammer, had to make Championship 7-6.