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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Leroux Rink wins Rona Senior Christmas Bonspiel

ollowing a 28-team senior draw, the Canada Cup, was one of three
Fthe top 12 teams entered a one- men’s and three women’s teams that
day playoff with the Norm Leroux represented Canada at the Continental
team finishing with 12 ½ points and Cup in London Ontario. Team Canada
winning the Rona Hardware Trophy. came up short with Team Europe
Team members were Roger Comtois winning the Continental Cup for
at 3rd, Ken Joseffson at 2nd and the 2nd year in a row. Team Epping
Mario Merrizzi at Lead. Finishing headed directly to Saskatchewan to
2nd with 11 ½ points was the Alex participate in the Meridian Canadian
MacDougall team with Ken Munroe Open Grand Slam event. The team
throwing 3 stones. Filling out the went 3 and 1 in the round robin
front end was Roger Roy and Rick advancing to the quarterfinal with
Marleau. Finishing tied for 3rd place a match against Team Mouat from
with 10 ½ points were the teams of Scotland. After defeating Mouat
George Dolejsi and Peter Van Loon. in the quarter final it was on to the
semi against an undefeated Brad
The second leg of the Seniors
Parnell Cup competition took place Gushue. Down 4-3 going into the
in Cornwall on Friday Jan. 3rd with 7th, Gushue missed an important Second Parnell Cup Lancaster
guard that allowed Epping a tap back
teams from Lancaster, Morrisburg, L to R Taff Pye (skip) Romeo Jodoin (3rd) Fred Klazinga (2nd) Ernie
Cornwall, and Prescott participating. takeout and to score a big 4-ender. Laroque (lead) Photo Submitted
Epping ran Gushue out of rocks in
The Prescott team skipped by Lorne
Dougherty scored 22 points and was the 8th end to make his way to the
successful with Paul Irvine playing final against Brad Jacobs. The final
saw Jacobs scoring early. Down 5-1
3rd. Filling the front end was Larry
Fancy and Bob Lockett. Finishing going into the 6th end with hammer,
Epping scored a deuce and then stole
in second place with 21 points was
the Cornwall team skipped by Don 2 more in the 7th to knot the score
McIntosh with Alex MacDougall at 5. Jacobs, with hammer in the 8th,
had to make a cold draw to the four
filling in at 3rd. Second was filled
by Tony Greene with Gary Pilon at foot to win, and he did just that.
Lead. The team of Norm Leroux, The two Cornwall Colts teams
Tom Cleary, Dave Lalonde, and Ian (five and under) hosted a completion
Nurse from Cornwall finished 3rd with 13 teams participating from
with 18 points. The 3rd leg of the Lancaster, Ottawa, Manotick,
Parnell Cup took place in Prescott Alexandria, and North Grenville
on Friday, January 17th with teams converging on Cornwall for the
from Cornwall, Prescott, Lancaster, competition. Team O’Reilly
and Morrisburg participating. The from Manotick emerged as the
Lancaster team skipped by Taff Pye champions, defeating Team Girard Third Parnell Cup Winner Prescott
came out the winners with 28 3/4 from Cornwall. The “B” Champions L to R Bob Lockett (lead) Paul Irvine (3rd) Lorne Dougherty (skip) Larry
points. Team members were Romeo were Team Sullivan from City View Fancy (2nd) Photo Submitted
Jodoin at Third, Fred Klazinga at Curling Club. The next competition
Second, and Ernie Laroque at Lead. for the two Cornwall Colts teams will 15 ½ points. Filling the front-end the Ontario Tankard Provincial
Second place was awarded to the take place in Alexandria on February positions were Robert Leroux and Championships will be in the books.
Prescott team skipped by Ed Henry 22nd and 23rd. Dave Hill. Two teams finished with The nine men’s and nine women’s
with 28 points. Third place went to The Gordon Jewellers Trophy 15 points: the Eric Riviere Rink with teams will have battled it out to
the other Lancaster team skipped by senior draw took place with 27 teams Don McIntosh at 3rd, Larry Marshall represent Ontario at their respective
Claude Cuerrier with 21 ¼ points. at 2nd, and Marcello Delgreco at Canadian Championships. Hope you
participating. Following the round
The fourth and final leg of the robin section of the draw, the top Lead, and the George Dolejsi Rink, had the opportunity to attend. Read
Seniors Parnell Cup will be played in with Paul Denoyers at 3rd, Terry Hart March’s Tee Line Talk for a full
12-point getters entered a playoff
Lancaster on February 14th. at 2nd, and Andre Briere also finished Tankard report. Until next month,
on January 24th. The team of Gilles
On the professional front, Team Viau, with Joe Lemire at Third, won with 15 points. hurry hard, make that hit, and roll to
Epping, following their win at the Gordon Jewellers Trophy with When you read this column, the button! Continued on page 19