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21.5 points was the team skipped by
Marcel Marion from the Cornwall
Curling Club. Playing with Marion
was Don McIntosh at 3rd, playing
2nd was Andre Jodoin, with Steve
Haughn throwing lead stones.
Finishing 2nd with 21 points was
the team skipped by Don McMillan
Julie Bridger Mixed Invitational
from the Morrisburg Curling Club, Champions
with two teams tied for 3rd place L to R - Francois Halle (2nd), Allison
with 20.5 points. Those teams were Davis (lead), Marie-Claude Comeau
the team from Cornwall skipped by (3rd) Simon Hebert (skip)
Alex MacDougall, and the Prescott Photo Submitted
team skipped by Steve Gibson. The
second leg of the Parnell Cup will
be held in Cornwall on January 3rd. Senior Witherspoon Trophy Champions
Cornwall’s Team Dupuis L to R - Jean Thomas (lead), Peter VanLoon (skip), Larry Marshall (2nd),
Steve Haughn Senior President. Missing from photo Don McIntosh (3rd)
participated in the Everest Provincial Photo Submitted
Club Curling Championships,
which took place in Whitby on the in Nisku, Alberta, from November Newfoundland starting November
weekend of November 1st, 2nd, 5th to the 10th, with 16 men’s and 26th. Catch next month’s Sports Parnell Cup Champions
and 3rd. The team went 3 wins 16 ladies teams taking part. On the Energy for the results. Cornwall - L to R Andre Jodoin
and a loss in the preliminary round ladies side the top 8 teams qualified Until next month hit the broom and (2nd), Don McIntosh (3rd), Marcel
and qualified for the semi-final for the playoffs. The 1st semi- “Hurry Hard” Marion (skip), Steve Haughn (lead)
defeating Team Forest from the final had undefeated Team Homan Photo Submitted
Oakville Curling Club, earning a defeating South Korea’s Team Ha
spot in the final facing Team Keon. 6-2. The other semi saw Switzerland
Team Keon had defeated Russell’s Tirinzoni defeat South Korea’s Team
Team Cochrane to earn their spot in Kim 5-4. Team Homan, playing very
the Provincial final. The final saw strong this year with a 33 and 2 win/
the teams tied 1-1 coming into the loss record, defeated Tirinzoni 7-5 to
4th end, where Team Keon took a successfully defend her title. On the
4 ender to go up 5-1 on their way men’s side Scotland’s Team Mouat
to an 8-2 win. Team Keon, the 2022 defeated Team Dunstone 6-3 in the
National Champion, will once again quarter final, and Team Retornaz 4-2
represent Ontario at the National in the semi to advance to the final,
Championship. Canada’s Team Gushue beat Team
Edin from Sweden 6-5 in the quarter
On the Pro side of our great
final, then defeated Team Schwaller
sport the 3rd edition of the Pan
Continental Curling Championships 6-2 in the semi to set up a rematch
with Mouat. In a rematch from the
was held in Lacombe, Alberta, from
October 27th to November 2nd. 1st Grand Slam, the revamped Team
Eight women’s teams participated Gushue with EJ Harnden out and
Brenden Botcher in, faced the strong
from around the world. Canada’s
team Homan won the championship Scottish Bruce Mouat team. Mouat,
with a 36 and 4 win/loss record
defeating team Gim from Korea
6-5. On the Men’s side the teams entering the final, scored a huge 3
from China defeated Team Japan ender in the 1st and defeated Gushue
6-3 to win his 2nd grand slam in a
in the final 6-4 to win the Men’s
Championship. row.
The 3rd Grand Slam of the
The 2nd Grand Slam of curling,
the Co-op Canadian Open took place curling season will take place in