EDZELL CC V GRAMPIAN POLICEIt is amazing that we are half way through our season and by all accounts an enjoyable season is being had by one and all…..only exception might be Shaun Kelly and his rink in the Inglis cup where could do better might be the order of the day. That said there are still plenty of games left to make a major recovery. To keep everyone informed of the league positions these are as follows:
INGLIS CUP:
Murray Young played 4 games 6 points and 19 ends
Steve Warden/Stephen Ferguson played 3 games 6 points and 13 ends
David Warden played 4 games 2 points and 12 ends
Shaun Kelly played 3 games 0 points and 4 ends
THE CLUB TROPHY:
The main league is well underway and this is proving to be very competitive. Gordon and his team seemed to be romping away with the title again but a defeat by Mike and his team last week has opened the door for others particularly as they have games in hand. This is Lynda’s first year as a skip in the main league and she is not being overawed by the occasion.
The current position is as follows:
Gordon Craik played 6 games 9 points 29 ends
Bob Myles played 5 games 6 points 19 ends
Ron Caithness played 4 games 5 points 18 ends
Lynda Kemp played 7 games 4 points 20 ends
Mike Ferguson played 4 games 2 points 15 ends
The Aberlemno match was a very tight affair with a win and a loss but we scraped through by 1 shot !! The Fettercairn game was a bit more comfortable albeit that Mike and his team having scored a big 6 at the third end failed to score again against Colin Crosby but won by the narrowest of margins. Ron’s team took the heat off with a comfortable 11 - 2 win over Yochie and his rink(someone please tell me how to spell that !!)
Ron and his rink of Bob Miller, David Warden and guest player Roy Kerr(late sub for Mike) travelled to Elgin with Steve Warden (playing for the opposition) and we had an excellent day out against Grampian Police. Steve knows all the back roads well and we arrived within 2 hours not breaking any speed limits in his safari landrover!! An excellent game was enjoyed on fairly stiff ice (compared to Forfar) and the police can count themselves unlucky not to have secured the Steve Warden trophy.
Ron and his rink came from behind at the last end to perhaps steal the trophy from the long arm of the law !! (sorry Steve !)
Once again Dalhousie ladies have pulled off back to back victories against and our lady skips of Jo Fletcher and Lynda Kemp who narrowly failed to do the business but as they say it’s the taking part that counts not the winning……that’s not what Dalhousie Ladies are saying!!
Points Competition:
8 curlers turned out for the points and it was good to see some of our new curlers doing well. Congratulations to Caroline Myles for beating father Bob before handicap allowance and with the added 25 points she romped away with the Craik trophy.
Ron was in very good form in the main event and amassed 48 points to easily win the Wilson Trophy. That missed strike at the first discipline cost him the magical 50 point club!! Steve Warden was runner up with 37 points closely followed by president Bob Miller.
Club Pairs:
We had an excellent turnout for the pairs and while odd numbers required some creative pairings, a most successful evening was enjoyed. A winning pair could not be settled on the evening and it was agreed that the 2 tied teams would play a 5 end final later in the season. Ron and Sandra will go head to head with Steve and Ron M at ice to be arranged ….albeit that spare ice is now at a premium.
Other news:
Our journey to Greenacres for the Scottish Province Finals proved not to be successful on this occasion but there is always next year.
Ron and Mike along with Jim Menzies and Ian McGurk lost out in the final of the play off’s to proceed to the finals of the Scottish Seniors finals…well always next year or maybe not !!
The committee will be meeting shortly to discuss the possibility of a Curlers Court at the end of the season……look out for more details.
Finally we must make better use of our curler’s blog to keep our club members up to date with our club activity on a regular basis. Any member is welcome to submit articles or match reports to Mike or Gordon for inclusion…………..please help us to spread the word.
FINALLY FINALLY…… AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE CHARITY SHOP FORTNIGHT WILL BE UPON US AT THE START OF MARCH AND MEMBERS SHOULD BE INGATHERING GOODS AND DIGGING DEEP IN THEIR GARAGES FOR UNWANTED BRIC A BRAC. THIS IS OUR MAJOR FUND RAISER AND IT IS IMPORTANT AT ALL HANDS ARE ON DECK TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED ON THIS IN EARLY COURSE.
Ron Caithness ……Secretary
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