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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Cornwall Wins Parnell Cup

The Senior Men’s Fourney
he Parnell Cup, a long standing
TSenior Men’s competition, Trophy Draw ended on Friday
December 8th with 31 teams
was held at the Morrisburg
Curling Club with two teams each competing for the coveted award.
The top 12 teams made the playoffs
from Cornwall, Morrisburg, and
Lancaster participating. This was challenging for the trophy. The
the first of four challenges that will winning foursome was the team
skipped by Bill Dickie along with
take place during the 2017 / 2018
curling season. The Cornwall 3rd Ian Nurse, 2nd Dave Hill, and
lead Roger Leduc (picture attached)
team with skip Don McIntosh, 3rd
Jacques Cadieux, 2nd Don Hogan, Second place was awarded to the
and lead Tony Greene (picture team of skip Clarence Couture, 3rd
Denis Marion, 2nd John Irvine, and
attached) were two-game winners,
to win the first of four challenges; lead Bert Zylstra. Third place went
to the team of skip George Doljesi,
winning the cup for the Cornwall
Curling Centre. The next Parnell 3rd Richard Gadbois, 2nd Yvon
Cup Challenge will take place in Lemire, and lead Bob Lockhart.
Cornwall on January 5th. 2018 The 55th Annual Astro Storage
and Warehousing Turkey Bonspiel
The long running Labatt’s Men’s
took place from December 12th to Photo Submitted
Invitational Bonspiel (31st Annual)
ran from November 24th to the the 16th with 18 teams challenging answered with a deuce in the 7th to team skipped by Rob Mahon.
for the 2017 championship. The
27th with 30 teams participating tie the score at 6. Sobering stole a The Senior Men’s division held
from Ontario and Quebec and the “A” Division saw two rookie skips single in the 8th to win 6-5. their 4th draw of the Curling season
United States. The team of skip facing off for the championship. The “C” Final had Mike sponsored by Rona Hardware with
Jeff Ridal with hammer took a
Kevin Baker, 3rd Scott MacDonald, Villeneuve taking on Dave 34 teams participating starting
2nd Jeff Bethune, lead Don Ryan three-ender in the 1st end with Lalonde. Lalonde with Hammer December 11th and finishing on
Gerry Goulet taking 3 of his own in
(picture attached) won the “A” took a single in the 1st end. December 22nd with the top 12

side defeating another Cornwall the 2nd. The teams traded singles Villeneuve answered with a three- teams participating in playoffs.
team skipped by Matt Dupuis. It in ends 3 and 4 and traded deuces ender in the 2nd to go up 3-1. The
in the 5th and 6th ends to tie the The team of skip Gilles Viau 3rd
was a close match that went the teams traded singles in ends 3 and Louis Benoit 2nd Bernie Breton,
distance. We caught a couple of score at 6. Goulet took a single in 4 with Villeneuve taking another
the 7th and stole a single in the 8th and lead Roger St. Germain coming
early breaks that gave a slight lead three-ender in the 5th on way to a out on top; winning the trophy ( see
said Baker and we were able to to win 8-6. (see picture attached) 7-5 win. picture attached )
hold Matt and his team at bay. On The “B” Final saw veteran Bill
In the “A” consolation Graham Second place went to the team
the “B” side the winners were the Sobering face off against Wayne
team from the Rideau Curling club Summers with Sobering stealing Barkley with hammer took a deuce of skip Murray Halkett, 3rd Norm
on Jonathan King. King took a Leroux, 2nd Bert Zylstra, and lead
skipped by Spencer Cooper edging a single in the 1st end and stealing
the team skipped by John Wright singles in the 2nd and 3rd ends to single in the 2nd and stole singles Bob Branchaud
in ends 3 and 4. King continued to
from Cornwall. The “C” event saw go up 3-0. Summers bounced back Third place honours went to the
steal taking 3 in the 5th and 3 more
Bill Sobering Jr from the Rideau taking deuce in the 4th and stealing team skipped by Tom Cleary, 3rd
in the 6th on way to a 10-4 win.
Curling club defeat the Cornwall a single in the 5th and 2 more in Huntly McDonell, 2nd Gregor
team skipped by Mike Villeneuve. the 6th to go up 5-3. Sobering The “D” final was won by the Doll, and lead Bob McAteer.

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