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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Homan/Schwaller Win 25th Annual AMJ Campbell

Shorty Jenkin’s Classic

he 25th annual AMJ Campbell between two of the top teams in the
TShorty Jenkin’s Classic took world. The game was tied 3-3 after
place at the Cornwall Curling Club 5 ends. Tirinzoni was up 5-4 coming
from September 11th to the 15th home in the final end with hammer
with 18 ladies’ teams and 24 men’s and was facing 2 Homan stones.
teams participating. Alina Patz throwing skip stones
and having to draw in for the win,
The top three ladies’ teams in the
came up light to give Homan the
rankings (Homan, Tirinzoni, and
Championship for 2024.
Korea’s Gim) were in attendance.
On the men’s side, six of the top ten On the men’s side, the top 8 teams
teams in the world rankings (Edin, made the playoffs. Notable teams
Moaut, and Retornaz) and last not qualifying for the playoffs were
year’s champion, Ross Whyte from Teams Epping, Shuster, Edin, and
Scotland, were in attendance. Scotland’s Team Craik. The quarter
finals saw Switzerland’s Team
Following round robin play, the
Schwaller defeat Team Waddell
top seven ladies’ teams qualified for
the playoffs, with Fujisawa getting from Scotland 7-1 after 5 ends. The
other quarter finals saw Team Moaut
the bye to the semifinals as the
defeat Matt Dunnstone, 6-1, and
1st place finisher overall. Notable
ladies’ teams finishing out of the Quebec’s Team Asselin upsetting
defending champion, Ross Whyte
playoffs were Holly Duncan and
from Scotland, 4-2. The last quarter
Danielle Inglis.
final had Italy’s Retornaz defeat
The quarter finals saw Ottawa’s China’s Xu by a score of 6-1.
Team Homan defeat Laurie Shorty Jenkins Ladies Champions
The semi-finals saw Team L to R: Sarah Wilkes, Emma Miskew, Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan
St.Geoges from Quebec, 5-2. Photo Submitted
Retornaz playing Scotland’s Bruce
Switzerland’s Team Tirinzoni
defeated Korea’s Team Gim, 7-3. Mouat in a close affair with Mouat Mouat with Schwaller having forced to a single in the 7th, taking
The surprise of the week, Team having a 3-2 lead entering the 8th hammer in the 1st end. Forced to a 4-3 lead to the final end. Mouat
Skrlik from Calgary, beat Scotland’s end. Retornaz with hammer scored a take single and then stealing a single with hammer, attempted a runback
Team Morrison by a score of 7-1. single to force the extra end. Mouat in the 2nd Schwaller up 2-0. Mouat but missed, giving Schwaller the 5-3
with hammer had an easy takeout to scored a deuce in the 3rd to tie the win and the Shorty Jenkin’s men’s
The semi finals saw Team Homan
win 4-3 to earn a spot in the final. game at 2. Schwaller facing two title.
defeat Team Skrlik, 7-2, with Team The other semi-final saw Team Mouat stones in the 4th was forced
Tirinzoni defeating Team Fujisawa Schwaller defeat Team Asselin 6-4. to a single. The teams blanked the With the temperatures outside in
in a close affair, 4-3. the upper 20s, it was a challenge to
The men’s final saw Switzerland’s 5th end with Mouat taking a single ensure the ice was in great shape all
The final was a close game Schwaller play Scotland’s Bruce in the 6th and Schwaller being Continued on page 40