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Hall of Fame 2006-2007

Tuesday, 19 June 2007

This page is dedicated to all the club teams and individuals that have done well in bonspiels or events. We will update this whenever we get information from our members. Just let us know who has done well and we will congratulate them!

Editors Note: Our Webmaster was way behind updating the Hall of Fame this year. So there are actually many, many more local heroes this year - they just aren't published!

Granite Little Rocks win Zones

The Little Rocks team of Karen Holstead (skip), Fraser Brooks-Baillie (vice), Mier Prest (2nd), and Andrew Evraire (lead) won the Zone 3 playdown and now move to the finals on March 25.

City of Ottawa Bonspiel - 3 Teams Win!

We had three teams win events in the 52nd City of Ottawa Bonspiel. Please congratulate the teams.

Dresco Consulting Event 12

Bill Adair
Peter Murdoch
Mike Adair
Wayne Beamish

Decisive Technologies Event 17

Cliff Reddick / Gerry Allen (spare)
Davis Parr
Eugene Thibault
Reg Evans

Club de Golf Outaousis Event 27

Bob McAskin
Peter Scarlett
Brian Kelly
Brian Holmes

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Granite Wins MacDonald and Roy - March 24th

Granite won two of the 3 events in the LCA Macdonald/Paterson/Roy competition. The winners were
MacDonald: Barbara Thompson-Walker (skip), Bev McAskin, Pat Riddell, Barb Hunter
Roy: Catherine Burnside (skip), Mary Betts, Sue Biscope, Marielle Brook
Congratulations ladies!

Scott Street Spiel - Feb. 22-25

A winners: Helen Brown, Ian Rathwell, Paul Hughes, Grace Casey

B winners: Jay Blackwood, Frank Benoit, Pat Sherar, France Comtois

C winners: Daniel Filion, Andrea Sinclair, Carl Casey, Dianne Hendrick

D winners: Bruce Brown, Andre Carighan, Gisele Jean, Lynn Kinney

LCA Centre 7 McCallum Filly Winners - Feb. 19th

Congratulations to the winners of rht McCallum Filly: Eileen Wilson (skip), Anne Hagborg, Marilyn Zerr, and Barb Hunter

Valentine's Day Spiel - Feb. 14th, 2006

First Draw Winners : The Elwood Murray rink with Betty Macdonald (3rd), Joan Goodwin (2nd) and Gloria Laflamme (Lead)

Second Draw Winners: The Bob Walker rink with Joyce Carkner (3rd), Ron Thompson (2nd) and Margaret Meredith (Lead).

Ottawa Crystal Heart Curling Classic - Third Event

Fran Olson (skip)
Wendy Kelly
Eileen Wilson
Elizabeth Elliott

Colt Zones - Feb. 5th

Bill Adair
Keith Coulthart
Wayne Beamish
Mike Adair

OCA Intermediate Zones - Feb. 5th.

Susan Schmidt
Denise Hoekstra
Michelle Forgues
Debbie Wall

OVCA Mixed - ESI Law Trophy - Feb. 5th.

Bob Walker
Catherine Burnside
Glenn MacLeod
Joyce Garinther

Trophy Zones - Feb. 5th.

-A-
     Ling-Yue Hung
     Tracy Samaan
     Brenda Wills
     Raija Sawaada

-B-      Susan Schmidt
     Denise Hoekstra
     Michelle Forgues
     Debbie Wall

Granite Bantams Win Zones on Home Ice

Granite boys Peter Sinclair, Ian Rathwell, Scott Hindle, and Andrew Denny Petch were winners in the Zone 3 Bantam Boys playdowns on Granite ice on January 14-15. They advance to regional playdowns at the new North Grenville Curling Club in Kemptville on January 21-22. The boys have all curled for many years in Granite's Little Rock and Bantam programs.

Andrew, Scott, Ian, Peter

Turkey Spiel - December 18th

The Turkey Spiel is an annual Granite event where Granite members and their families are invited to come out and compete for a turkey. Winners go home with turkeys. Those in second get chickens and those in last place get eggs. It is a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed it.

Draw A

Draw B

Turkeys

Beth Zadorozny, Mike Adair, Angela Adair, Mark Ronan

Jay Blackwood, Ross Blackwood, Gavin Blackwood, Phillip Pelletier

Chickens

Ted Weagle, Lucy Nelms, Emily Hoekstra, Al Harris

Frank Kinahan, Danielle Wier, Peter Lanoue

Eggs

Brian Holmes, Heather Dufault, Paul Hughes, John Petterson

Edith Harvey,Gerry Allen, Sue thomson, Della Faulkner

Weagle Rink Wins Murphy Mixed - November 19th

The rink of Ted Weagle, Eunice MacLeod , Chuck Conners, and Brenda Chapman won this years Murphy.
Murphy Division (A)

Winner Ted Weagle, Eunice McLeod, Chuck Connors, Brenda Chapman

Runner Up Keith Coulthart, Susan Schmidt, Mike Adair, Denise Hoekstra

Galway Bay Division (B)

Winner Bob Hodgins Monique, DesRosiers, Tim Weir, Danielle Weir

Runner Up Ken Villeneuve, Tracy Samaan, Philippe Londei, Louise Lafleur

Kilkenny Division (C)

Winner Bruce Brown, Patricia Côté, John Nelms, Lucy Nelms

Runner Up Bob Brien, Joyce Garinther, Jim Brooks, Eleanor Brooks

Dublin Division (D)

Winner Roger Tetreault, Carol Tetreault, Steve Smith, Gwen Reimer

Runner Up Blair McRae, Debby McRae, Kevin Murray, Marsha Woodgate

Winners at Manotick Little Rocks Bonspiel - November 19th

Congratulations goes to Eric Little, Andrew Evraire, Mier Prest, and Ian Holstead for winning..

Hope Beddoe Ladies Interclub Bonspiel (November 17)

Hope Winner - Betty MacDonald (skip), Marielle Brook, Doreen Dowd, Eleanor Brooks

Edyth Houston B Side Beddoe Winners - Eunice MacLeod (skip), Barbara Thompson-Walker, Wendy Kelly, Ursula Anderson

Winner LCA District Finals - LCA Centennial Event (Buckingham, Quebec - November 10)

Marg Stewart (skip), Joyce Garinther, Anne Hagborg, Eleanor Brooks

Murray wins B side at J. T. Bradley Mens Spiel 10th anniversary - Nov 4-7

Kevin Murray's Rink of Blair McRae, Brad Forden, and Mike Sander won the B side at the J. T. Bradley in Navan.

This year was expanded to 38 teams with some of them coming from the USA, Germany and the Navan surrounding area. There were a lot of good teams and good spares (Bryan Cochrane from RCMP to name one).

Brownlee wins at Royal Kingston - Oct. 30th

Congratulations to the winners of the Royal Kingston Curling Club Limestone Seniors Classic held October 30th. The winners were Fred Brownlee (skip), Geoff Wilson, Gerry Allen, and Cliff Reddick.

Opening Bonspiel (Sept. 29 - Oct. 1)

64 players competed in two draws to open the club for the 2005/6 season. The event went as expected - a good time was had getting back on the ice and seeing old friends! This years winners were:

Draw A   Lloyd Brown (skip)
Kathy Adair
Claude Laprade
Lucy Nelms (not shown)

Draw B
Frank Kinahan (skip)
Jay Blackwood
JoAnn Harrold
Karl Kahlenberg

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McAskin Wins Roy - March 24, 2005

Bev McAskin, Barbara Thompson-Walker , Pat Riddell, Barb Hunter won the Roy Event in the LCA Macdonald/Paterson/Roy bonspiel on March 24, 2005.

City of Ottawa Winners

We had two winning rinks in the 2005 City of Ottawa this year: one
from the Open and one from the Seniors.

Walker Rink Wins Event 23 - Premier Construction Trophy
Congratulations to Bob Walker, Geoff Wilson, Bob Pentland, and
Fred Brownlee. Their final record was 6 wins and 2 losses.

Long Rink Wins Event 6 - Martin Trophy
Congratulations to Dave Long, Jay Blackwood, Gerry Vandevalk, and
Mark Ronan. Their final record was 6 wins and 2 losses.

Tretreault RInk to Play in Intermediate Womens Provincial

Congratulations to the Tetreault Rink. The rink of Skip-Carol Tetreault, 3rd- Debbie McRae, 2nd- Gwen Reimer, and Lead- Donna Tallon won the "A" side of Intermediate Ladies and will play in Provincials starting March 16th.

Josh Adams Mixed Rink to Regionals

Inniss Wins Ottawa Ladies Bonspiel - March 10, 2005

Jan Inniss (Skip), Danielle Weir, Pauline Broughton and Pat Drew were the winners of the A Event of the Ottawa Ladies Bonspiel held March 10, 2005:

McAskin Rink Wins Ottawa Crystal Heart

Congratulation so the Bev McAskin rink, the winners of the Ottawa Crystal Heart Curling Classic Seniors Section. Team members are Bev McAskin, Pat Riddell, Peggy Gray, and Barb Hunter.

Coulthart Rink wins Scott Street Spiel

The winners of the Scott Street winners were: Keith Coulthart, Louise Lafleur, Heather McBrien & Marc Gareau. The "sub-event" winners were:
    Winona Street: Wendy Kelly, Ken Cooke, Evelyn Garnier & Daniel Filion
    Aston Street Bill Adir, Carl Casey, Al Gordier & Susan Thompson
    Elmgrove Street: Bruce Hubbard, Clyde Ganier, Sue Biscope & Hugh Dorward

Adams makes it to the Men's Provincials - Feb 7

Josh Adam's rink made it to the Men's Provincials.

Merklinger Rink Wins Zones - Nov. 21st

The Merklinger Rink won the Zone 3, B side, for Junior Women. The lineup is a little different due to an injured lead: Lee Merklinger, Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle and Bethan Dinning. Breanne Merklinger is now playing fifth and Bruce Merklinger is coaching.

MacLeod wins LCA Centennial Shield - November 18

The Eunice MacLeod team won the LCA Centennial Shield on November 18, 2004
at Hudson, Quebec. Team members: Eunice MacLeod, Fran Olson, Wendy Kelly,
Eileen Wilson.

MacLeod wins LCA Centennial - November 12

Eunice MacLeod, Fran Olson, Wendy Kelly and Eileen Wilson of Granite defeated Diane Harris of City View 11-3 to win the LCA Centeniial.

Adams Wins OVCT Ottawa Curling Club Cash - Oct. 11

Josh Adams' team of Spencer Cooper, Keith Coulthart and Paul Wood won the OVCT Ottawa Curling Club Cash. They did so by beating Guy Charette 5-3 in the final. They beat Merklinger Granite team (Lee Merklinger, Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle and Breanne Merklinger) in the semi-final 6-4. For more see the Ottawa Valley Curling Tour web site.

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Stefanison wins Skins - April 7th

This year's Skins was played with a very strong field of curlers. Steve Stefansion's rink of John Lockett, Gerry Vandevalk, and Sue Biscope came away as the winners. This is the second year in a row where Steve has won.

McAskin wins 100th Anniversary Royal Caledonian

Bev McAskin and her rink of Pat Riddel, Ursula Anderson and Barb Hunter were the B Winners of the 100th Anniversary Bonspiel of the Ladies Curling Association of the Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club held in Montreal. They received a commemorative banner marking the 100th anniversary of the LCA and their achievement. To qualify for this bonspiel in Montreal involving teams from Quebec and Eastern Ontario, the McAskin rink first won the District 2 LCA bonspiel held here in Ottawa in which 40 rinks participated. Well done!

Merklinger Mixed Wins Junior Mixed Provincials

We have a new banner coming to the Granite Curling Club!

Congratulations to Lee Merklinger, Peter Gillich, Breanne Merklinger, Brian Fleischhaker, and Bruce Merklinger (coach) who won the Junior Mixed Provincials this April 3rd, representing Granite.

Walker wins LCA McDonald Patterson Roy Bonspiel

LCA McDonald Patterson Roy Bonspiel - Patterson Winners - Barbara Thompson Walker (skip), Pat Riddell, Peggy Gray, Barb Hunter

Adams and Weagle win at Rideau Mixed - March 27

Lisa Weagle and Josh Adams won the Rideau Mixed Bonspiel (March 25-27) playing front end for Paul Wood (Rideau) and Dawn Askin (Ottawa).

Murray Rink Wins at the City of Ottawa Bonspeil - March 21st

Kevin Murray, Blair McRae, Brad Forden, and Mike Sander won the Safeguard Businees Systems Trophy (the 3rd event) at the City of Ottawa Bonspiel.

Attfield wins Branch - March 21st

The skip Gary Attfield, 3rd Beverly Attfield, 2nd Andrew Willman and lead Melissa Skrebutenas won at the Junior Branch competition on Sunday March 21st. They move onto the Royal Caledonia playdown in Bedford Quebec on March 27 & 28. However, Skip Gary Attfield will not be able to attend because he will be curling in the OFSSA Provincials in Sudbury. Scott Hindle will be the skip in Bedford on behalf of Gary Attfield.

Sir Robert Borden High Team headed to OFSSA Provincials

We have 3 Bantam Curlers from Granite (skip Gary Attfield, 2nd Jake Attfield and lead Ian Rathwell) who are on the Sir Robert Borden High School team. They won the gold for this region and are off to Sudbury on Tuesday, March 23rd for the OFSSA Provincials. Good Luck! See the results online.

Schmidt off to Provincials for the Trophy

Susan Schmidt, Brenda Phillips, Denise Hoekstra, and Eileen Doyle are off to the provincials for the Tim Horton's Trophy being played March 24-27. See the OCA site for more information or see how they are doing.

Merklinger Mixed Win Regional

Lee Merklinger, Peter Gillich, Breanne Merklinger, and Brian Fleischaker have won at the regionals and will represent the Granite at the Provinicials being held at the London CC March 31-April 3. Track how they are doing online at the OCA.

Jake Attfield to Bantam Mixed Provincials

Jake Attfield, representing Brockville Country Club, is playing for Samantha Peters at the Bantam Mixed Provincials on March 31-April 3. Follow how is does on the OCA site.

Ceremonial Throw a Winner!

Charter Member Ruth Jamieson (now 89) threw a rock to re-enact the throwing of the first rock 50 years ago. Kip Murchison held the broom as Ruth put the rock on the tee line without any sweeping from Doug McKercher or Ralph Sweet! What a throw! See the video! (Warning - A very big file!)

50th Anniversary Bonspiel

The 50th Anniversary Bonspiel completed Sunday, February 22nd and was a great success. The format mixed players from across the club, mixing Bantams and Juniors with Day curlers, Weekend players with Evening players, day curlers with evening ones - every combination imanginable. Everyone seemed to enjoy the spiel and wondered if we could repeat this more option than every 50 years!

The Gold Event winners of the spiel were the team of Blair McRae, Kryle Farmer, Sylvia Dworschak, and John Sherar. Bill Adair, Catherine Burnside, Alan Sentence, and Steven DiFilippo won the Silver Event. For all the results click here.

Granite Sweeps Zone 3 OCA Trophy and Colts - February 7-8

Granite swept the Zone 3 OCA Trophy and Colts, winning both A and B sides! All are off to the Regionals being held February 28-29. Congratulations to:

Susan Schmidt (skip), Brenda Phillips, Denise Hoekstra, Eileen Doyle
Ling-Yue Hung (skip), Tracy Samaan, Raija Sawada, Stephanie, McDairmid
Josh Adams (skip), Steve Forrest, Greg Dunn, Keith Coulthart
Kevin Murray (skip), Blair McRae, Brad Forden, Mike Sander

Gibson and MacLeod Excell at the Crystal Heart

Carol Gibson's rink won the Seniors 1st event and Eunice MacLeod's rink were runners-up in the 2nd. So congratulations to:

Carol Gibson (skip), Catherine Burnside, Betty MacDonald, Pat Scrim
Eunice MacLeod (skip), Wendy Kelly, Fran Olson, Eileen Wilson

MacLeod off to Provincials!

The rink of Eunice MacLeod, Wendy Kelly, Fran Olson, and Eileen Wilson won the B side of the Master Women January 26th and are of to the provincials!

Bantam Team Wins 3 in a Row!

The Granite Bantam team of Ian Rathwell, Scott Hindle, Peter Sinclair, Andrew Denny has started the new year with a string of victories:

Granite Bantam Bonspiel, December 27-28: winner of competitive draw
Almonte Bantam Bonspiel, January 17: winner of first draw
Cornwall Bantam/Junior Bonspiel, January 25: winner of bantam trophy

Pictured with their trophies
from the Granite win are (left to right): Ian Rathwell, Scott Hindle,
Peter Sinclair, Andrew Denny.

3 Granite Rinks at Zone 3 District Playdowns for the Masters

The following rinks qualified out of zone 3 in the Masters to go on to the district playdowns to be held at Navy Jan. 24 and 25. From the district, two mens and two ladies rinks ill move on to the provincial finals.

Eunice MacLeod, Wendy Kelly, Fran Olson, Eileen Wilson
Marg Stewart, Joyce Garinther, Jean Waddell, Ann Hagborg
Fred Brownlee, Larry Durst, Geoff Wilson, Peter Scarlett.

Samaan Eight Ender

Congratulations to Tracy Samaan, Elizabeth Holmes, and Sandra Hession for their Eight Ender on January 20th!

For more on this and other Granite 8 enders, check out the Eight Enders page.

Hung, Collins, Adair win at OVCA Mixed - January 18th, 2004

Ling-Yue Hung, Rick Collins, Carole Fujimoto, and Bill Adair won the Cruise Ship Centres Trophy at the OVCA Mixed. They were playing for the Rideau Curling Club, but Ling, Rick, and Bill are Granite members as well.

Merklingers Runner-Ups at Provincials

Our Junior Women's rink finished second at the Provincials on January 11th. Congratulations to Lee Merklinger [skip], Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle and Breanne Merklinger.

Coulthart Wins First Calcutta Bonspeil

Keith Coulthart, Gary Attfield, Tom Egan, and Greg Miller won the Calcutta. Hats off to John Horrocks and Dave Long for organizing the event.

Turkey Speil - December 14th

Congatulations to all, especially the Rookies Rock winners participating in their first spiel!

Draw 1 Turkeys Pierre Chantal, Claude Laprade,
Christina Cull, and Jane Dallaway (Rookies)

Chickens Beth Zadorozny, Carl Casey,
John Shultz, John Sherar(Junior)

Eggs Dorothy Horrocks, Gerry Vandevalk,
Gerry Allen, Coleen Kirby (Rookies).

Draw 2 Turkeys Brian Kelly, Sarah Gatenby (Junior),
Jim Brooks, Jack Champagne(new to Granite this week!)

Chickens Keith Coulthart, Garth Haugrud,
Eleanor Brooks, Barbara deCatanzaro (Rookies)

Eggs Doug Sears, Geoff Wilson (President),
Marilyn Zeir, Heather McBrien (Rookies)

Ling-Yue Hung Zone 3 Winner

Ling-Yue Hung's team came through the B-side, with a victory over Sue Schmidt's team in the B-final. The Hung team will be at the Regionals in Napanee Jan 2-4. Team members are Ling-Yue Hung, Tracy Samaan, Raija Sawada, Stephanie MacDiarmid.

Attfield a Zone 3 Bantam Winner - December 7th

Gary Attfield (skip), Kent Neale (vice), Jake Attfield (second), John Sherar (lead), and Alex Young (5th) won the "B" side of the Zone 3 Bantams. Good Luck in the Reginionals on January 3 and 4!

Team Merklinger Provincial Bound

Team Merklinger (Lee Merklinger [skip], Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle and Breanne Merklinger) won the A-side at Junior Womens Regionals and advance to the Provincials being held January 8-11 at the Oakville Curling Club. Good Luck Merks!

Murphy Mixed Winners

Congratulations to the 2003 Winners! More coverage of the Murphy Mixed is on the Murphy Mixed page.

A Event

Winner: Frank Kinahan (Skip), Beth Zadorozny (Third), Oleg Zadorozny (Second), Edith Harvey (Lead).
Runner-up: Bill Adair (Skip), Kathy Adair (Third), Kurt Folkerson (Second), Carole Folkerson (Lead)

B Event

Winner: Roger Tetreault (Skip), Carole Tetreault (Third), Steve Smith (Second), Gwen Reimer (Lead)
Runner-up: Moe Chartrand (Skip), Evelyn Garnier (Third), Clyde Garnier (Second), Heather Dufault (Lead)

C Event

Winner: Steve Stefanison (Skip), Eunice MacLeod (Third), Glenn MacLeod (Second), Pat Stefanison (Lead)
Runner-up: Keith Coulthart (Skip), Sue Schmidt (Third), Hugh Trueman (Second), Brenda Phillips (Lead)

D Event

Winner: Kevin Murray (Skip), Marsha Woodgate (Third), Brian Gatenby (Second), Celine Ruest (Lead)
Runner-up: Lyle Tallon (Skip, Barbara Thompson-Walker (Third), Jim Book (Second), Donna Tallon (Lead)

Merklinger Team off to a Good Start

It looks like we've gotten a littel behind reporting on the Merklinger team (Lee Merklinger [skip], Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle and Breanne Merklinger - coached by Bruce Merklinger). So here's a summary of how they've been doing.

Merklinger won the A side of the Junior Ladies Zones (Nov 21-22) in Deep River. They advance to Regionals (Nov 29-30) at the Gananoque Curling Club.

Merklinger qualified at the OVCA Junior Superspiel (Oct 31-Nov 2) and lost the quarter-finals, winning $500.

Merklinger won the third event at the London Junior Bonspiel (Oct 24-26) with a 5-2 record.

Merklinger won the consolation event at the Oakville Junior Invitational (Oct 11-12), after losing the semi to Kelly Cochrane (the spiel winner).

Merklinger team 3-2 at the Montreal Open, (Oct 2-5) a woman's spiel where the two games they lost were close ones to Sherry Anderson and Suzanne Gaudet (the spiel winner).

Bantams win at Pepsi-Cola Junior/Bantam Bonspiel, November 15-16

The bantam team of Scott Hindle, Ian Rathwell, Andrew Denny, and Peter Sinclair won the second event in the bantam section of the Pepsi-Cola Junior/Bantam Bonspiel at the Royal Kingston Curling Club. Well done guys!

MacLeod win Mary Maguire

The Eunice McLeod rink won the Mary Maguire Trophy. Congratulations to Eunice McLeod, Wendy Kelly, Fran Olson, and Eileen Wilson!

Hung Rink C-event Winners at RCMP Mixed Cash , Oct 23-26

Ling Hung (skip)
Rick Collins (third)
Tracy Samaan (second)
Chris Gillies (lead, Nortel League at Granite)

Richmond Opeing Bonspiel - Oct. 17-19

Hung Rink in final

Ling Hung (skip)

Tracy Samaan (third)

Stephanie MacDiarmid (second, Rideau CC)

Rick Collins (lead)

Weagle/Wigle/Beamish/Evraire make it to semi-final

Ted Weagle - skip

Marc Wigle - third

Wayne Beamish - second

Dave Evraire - lead

Dave Long -third for first game

They lost against a team from the Navy but were reward $100 for their efforts!

DesRosiers' Eight Ender

October 14th - Monique DesRosiers, Betty Campbell, Marielle Brook, and Rosemaire Schoulén scored an Eight Ender during their play in the Day Ladies. See the Eight Ender page for more.

Josh Adams in the Quarter finals OVCT Parliament Cup

October 8th - Josh made it to the quarter finals playing third for at the OVCT Parliament Cup, the 2nd event in the Ottawa Valley Curling Tour. Josh was playing third on Craig Saville's rink.

FYI - "The OVCT was founded to provide a venue for teams in the Ottawa Valley to compete in higher quality curling events than were previously available. In it's inaugural 2001 - 2002 season the OVCT consisted of 5 events and a tour championship in which teams competed for in excess of $65,000. In the 2002 - 2003 season the OVCT was composed of 5 events in which teams again competed for over $65,000."

50th Anniversary Opening Bonspiel , October 2 - 4, 2003

Draw A Winner

Skip: Roger Tetreault
Third : Joanne Bourgeois
Second: Dave Long
Lead : Art Olson

Draw B Winner

Skip: Steve Smith
Third: Gabrielle Lavigne
Second: Owen Snider
Lead: Hélène Lanoux

Hung Rink B-Event Finalists in Navy Open Cash, Sept 23-28

Ling Hung (skip)
Rick Collins (third)
Carole Fujimoto (2nd, Rideau CC)
Brad Forden (lead, Rideau CC)

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Stefanison Wins 2003 Granite Skins Game

Steve Stefanison, Brian Gatenby, Gerry Vandevalk, and Kevin Murray cruised through the first two draws of the 2003 Skins at the Granite on April 7-9th, not losing any skins. In the third draw they only needed to win $4 to ensure the win of the competition and their names on the trophy. In fact, they won the first 3 skins of the third draw for the needed $4 and then the juggernaut lost steam giving up the rest of the skins in a hard fought game. Congratulations guys!

Waterrud a City of Ottawa Winner

Congratulations to Ernie Watterud, Lloyd Brown (third), Laurie Hunter (second), and George Earnshaw (lead) for their win of Event 27, the Prothec Mechanical Plumbing and Heating Trophy.

Big Cash for a Big Score

Marc Wigle's team won the "best one game" score at the Richmond Curling Club's bonspiel held on March 1st. The prize money was a whopping $100. The team has David Evraire as lead, Wayne Beamish as second, Paul Lavergne as third, and Marc Wigle as skip. Well done boys!

Bantam Boys Onward!

Congratulations should go to Gary Attfield, Kent Neale, Jake Attfield and John Sherar who won the A side final of the Zone 3 Bantam boys and are on their way to regional competition in Smith Falls later this month.

Battle of the Sexes

Well, it looks like the men had the edge this year, but the women had the best posters (thanks Kathy). The top male finishers are as follows: Ted Weagle (best male over-all), Keith Coulthart (next in line to the throne), Pierre Chantal (sure-shot to the button) and Bill Adair (sure-shot under pressure).

The ladies didn't manage to whip the men on the ice, but probably did later in the evening. (You men have Wes to thank.) The top women include: Ling Hung, Brenda Chapman, Sylvia Dworschak and Mary Betts.

7 and Under McCallum Filly - Hamilton Shield Competition

Congratulations to Judy Sagle, Sylvia Dworschak, Mona Simpson, and Pat Sherar who won the first leg of the seven-and-under competition, the McCallum Filly - Hamilton Shield, (for LCA curlers with 7 years or less experience). This is this game they have played together in competition. We wish them success in the playdowns in Alexandria on February 22nd.

Crystal Heart Results

Congratulations to the three teams made it into the finals of various events in the Crystal Heart Open.

Second Event Runners-up	Pat Brigham, Carol Gibson, Barbara Thompson-Walker, Nancy Iacobucci
Fourth Event Winners	Susan Schmidt, Brenda Phillips, Denise Hockstra, Eileen Doyle
Fifth Event Runners-up	Carol Tetrault, Debby McRae, Gwen Reimer, Donna Tallon

All Granite Final at Seniors Crystal Heart!

Bev McAskin defeated Dorthy Shaw in the 1st Event of the Seniors division of the Crystal Heart Curling Classic on February 9th. Congratulations to Bev McAskin, Pat Riddel, Peggy Gray, and Bary Hunter for your win, and also to Dorothy Shaw, Catherine Burnside, Debbie Sentance, and Ann Hagbourg for your second place finish.

Walker Master's Team to Provincial

Congratulations to all the Bob's and John too!

Men's Masters Team (60+) skipped by Bob Walker is going to the Provincials in Ennismore on the 19-23 of February. The Regional masters were held in Renfrew on January 25- 26, 2003. Bob's team played Eldon Coombe from the Hunt Club in the A side final and lost. Their next game was the B side final against Ken Ross from the Ottawa Curling Club which they won. Members of Bob Walker's team are:

Skip Bob Walker
Third Bob Brien
Second John Lockett
Lead Bob Pentland

Josh Adams and Spencer Cooper win in Utica

Josh Adams (our ice guy), as vice, and Spencer Cooper, as second, won the "Famous Mitchell Bonspiel" in Whitesboro, New York on January 12th. You can find out more about the spiel at Utica Curling Club web site.

Merklinger Junior Women win 2nd at Provincials

The Merklinger team came in 2nd in the round robin play, advanced to the final against Stephanie Gray, the only undefeated rink. They were tied going into the tenth end without the hammer and lost 8-6.

Zone Winners

Four Granite teams won the zones in Carp mid-december 2002. These include Bill Adair, Rick McMullin, Carol Tetrault and Susan Schmidt. These teams move on to the regional competitions in Stirling in April 2003.

Merklinger Junior Women win TCA Energizer Bonspiel

Team Merklinger won the TCA Energizer Junior Bonspiel on December 29-30th, after playing four games undefeated. They faced Julie Reddick in the semi-final, beating her by two points, then in the final they beat the Swiss team in a close game that came down to an extra end. The prize for winning is an 11 day trip to Switzerland, which the girls will leave for on February 16th. Congratulations to Lee Merklinger, Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle, and Breanne Merklinger.

Eigher Ender

Congratulations to Allison Rodgers who scored an eight ender as vice with the Irvin team at the Bantam Cash Spiel held at the club on Dec. 28-20. More information on this on the Eight Enders page.

Turkey Spiel

The annual Turkey Spiel was held on Sunday, Dec. 15th. 32 teams participated and were split into two draws. The winners of each draw walked away with a turkey. Second place won a chicken and the last place team got a dozen eggs.

**Draw 1 Winners**
	Turkeys	Chickens	Eggs
Skip	Carol Gibson	Ling Hung	Agathe Gaudet
Third	Paul Lachapelle	Dave Long	Oleg Zadoronzny
Second	Jill Blyth	Lise Lachapelle	Judy Beveridge
Lead	Jay Blackwood	Gordon Holstead	Al Harris

**Draw 2 Winners**
	Turkeys	Chickens	Eggs
Skip	Jan Inniss	Wes Carkner	Ken Riddell
Third	Tom Egan	Brenda Chapman	Betty Egan
Second	Gabrielle Lavigne	Clyde Garnier	Brian Holmes
Lead	Dave Evraire	Ruby Durfy	Pat Sherar

Editors note: Wes was previously left off this list by mistake. Sorry Wes.

Weagle Wins Hot Shots!

Congratulations to Ted Weagle, winner of the Mens Hot Shot Competition with 25 points! Marc Wigle came in second with 24. The competition was on December 12th.

Merklinger Junior Girls team Wins!

Lee Merklinger, Leslie Levere, Lisa Weagle, and Breanne Merklinger, coached by Bruce Merklinger, won the "A" side of the Regional Playdown on December 1, 2002 and will now move on to the Provincials being held on January 7, 2003 at the Brant Curling Club. See the OCA site for more information.

from left: Breanne Merklinger, Lisa Weagle, Leslie Levere, Lee Merklinger (skip)

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