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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Gerry Goulet Rink wins Witherspoon Trophy

By Staff Writer take 1st place with 22 points. Second
place honors with 17 points went to
he senior curling league held the team skipped by Sylvain Lemieux
Ttheir 1st draw of the curling from Valleyfield. Third place was
season with 28 teams competing for won by the Don McIntosh rink from
the David Witherspoon trophy. The Cornwall. The second draw also with
top 12 teams following round robin 12 teams competing saw the team
play, advanced to the playoffs on from Valleyfield skipped by J.P. Boily
Friday Nov. 1st. scoring 24 points. Second place went
the Cornwall squad skipped by Alex
The winning rink was skipped
by Wayne Lauber subbing for MacDougall scoring 20 points with
the Cornwall’s Gilles Viau scoring 18
vacationing Gerry Goulet. Playing the
3rd position was Mario Lemire. The points to secure a third-place finish.
front end was comprised of Marcello On the Professional scene, the Senior Witherspoon Trophy Winners
Delgreco and Dunc McCrimmon John Epping team with Cornwall’s L to R John Witherspoon, Erna Witherspoon, skip Wayne Lauber, 2nd
(picture attached). Second place went Mat Camm playing 2nd made it Dunc MacCrimmin, lead Marcello Delgreco, 3rd Mario Lemire, Senior
President Gilles Viau Photo Submitted
to the team skipped by Gilles Viau as far as the semi-finals at the 1st
with Third Place going to the team Pinty’s Grand Slam Masters event.
skipped by Rene Desrosiers. In the 2nd slam the Tour Challenge
the Epping team failed to make the
The 18th Annual Cornwall Curling
playoffs going 1 and 3 in round robin
Centre Mixed invitational was
play.
held on the weekend of November
8th, 9h, and 10th with 24 teams The Cornwall Curling Centre will
competing for the Julie Bridger have two Colts teams (five years and
Memorial trophy. Teams hailed from under) representing the club at various
Glenmore, Prescott, Brockville and competitions during the curling
Ottawa. The theme for the weekend season. Both teams were in action in
was Mardi Gras. The “A” Division a Colts competition in Kemptville.
winner was the team from Cornwall The team with Skip Mike Marleau,
skipped by Ian Bridger with Jade 3rd Derek Hampton, 2nd Terry
Merkley at third. Pat Mainville and Robertson, and lead Paul Rochon
Amber Stoodley covered the front- won the “A” Division winning all
end positions. (picture attached) 3 games in a “skins” format. The
They defeated the team skipped by other Cornwall Colts team with Sam
Seb Soucy from Manotick. The “B” Mainville throwing skip stones,

Division went to the Cornwall team Angelo Giovanelli at 3rd, and Tyler Lancaster Day Ladies team front L to R skip Jeanine Leroux, Heather
skipped by Matt Dupuis defeating Benson and Sylvain Girard covering Marsh
the Ron Leroux team in the final. The the front end won their 3 games as Back Row L to R Janice McLeod, Cheryl Lariviere. Photo Submitted
“C” division went to the team skipped well and won the “B” Division. In
by Wes Suchorab from defeating their 2nd competition which took Levere had Janet Lapierre at 3rd, Cindy Charlebois at the lead position
the team skipped by Scott Hill from place in Metcalfe on November Wendy Cassleman at 2nd and Janet participated in the Traveller’s Club
Championships and went four wins
Baie D’Urfe. The “D” division 23rd The Sam Mainville rink won Thompson playing lead tied with the
winner skipped by Yvon Debeau the “A” event with team Pane from Lancaster team skipped by Jeannine and no losses in Metcalfe to advance
to the Provincials in London Ontario.
from Navan defeated Mark Moulton Alexandria winning the “B” division. Leroux with Cheryl Larivierre at 3rd.
from Prescott. Team Neil McLean The front end was covered by Heather The team finished the round robin
The Day Ladies held their annual at 2 and 2 and failed to make the
captured the “A” consolation. Marsh and Janice McLeod. (pictures
Invitational Bonspiel on Wednesday medal round. On the Men’s side the
attached) The one game high was
The Senior Division held their November 13th with 18 teams Kevin Baker rink with Vice Scott
Annual Super Seniors Bonspiel on participating from Lachute, Ottawa, awarded to the team from Alexandria MacDonald, 2nd Jeff Bethune and
skipped by Sue Derby.
Tuesday Nov. 5th with 24 teams Manotick, Winchester, Morrisburg, lead Don Ryan didn’t fare as well
playing in two draws. The 9 a.m. Locolle, and Lancaster. There In “Away Games” the Mitch Baker going 3 and 2 in the round robin and
draw saw the team from Maxville was a tie for top spot. The team rink with Marie Claude Comeau at did not make the medal round at the
with Skip Jim McKay at the helm from Winchester skipped by Janet 3rd, Kate MacDonald playing 2nd and Regionals. More photos on page 19