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Cornwall’s Camm gearing up for provincials on

home ice

By Kevin Lajoie Cornwall Tourism titles – including the Shorty Jenkins
Classic in Cornwall in September –

t’s a Tuesday afternoon, early as well as a semi-final and quarter-
Iwinter, and the Cornwall Curling final appearance.
Centre is dormant save for a few It’s the fourth year that Camm has
players throwing practice shots on been a part of skip John Epping’s
the ice. One of them is wearing a rink, and it’s a partnership that
neon blue and green jacket and a continues to evolve and grow. This
familiar baseball cap. year, accomplished curler Ryan Fry
This is Mat Camm, the face of joined the team as third, with Camm
curling in Cornwall and member of bumping to second for the first
the top-ranked men’s curling team time. Brent Laing serves as lead for
in the world. the team, which is based out of the
Leaside Curling Club in Toronto.
As of this week, Camm and Team
Epping sit atop the world curling In curling, the second is the
rankings after a strong start to the person who delivers the second
2019-20 season with two bonspiel pair of stones. On most teams, the

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second will sweep for each of their like a natural fit for the 29-year-old,
teammates and they usually have a whose love affair for the sport dates
high degree of proficiency throwing all the way back to his pre-school
takeouts, peels, and other power days growing up in Rockland. His
shots. So far, Camm has thrived in father introduced him to curling at
the new role. the age of 5 and it didn’t take long
for the passion to grow.
“It’s been a good change and I’m
excited about playing a new position. “Growing up I wasn’t really
It’s a bit different, I’m a little more aggressive enough and I never
tired with all the sweeping,” Camm really took to other team sports,”
says with a smile. “I’m the last he recalls. “But this (curling) was
person to talk to John (before he just me. I could control everything.
throws). It’s been fun.” I sort of got addicted and it took off
from there.”
Throwing rocks with one of the
world’s top curling teams seems Continued on page 5