Match Report

The MacDougall team didn’t even need to win this game to secure the championship, they just needed results elsewhere to go their way.  In case of a potential final, skip Alan MacDougall elected to miss this one out and allow his alternate to take his place.  We didn’t start well, and gave up a big … Continue reading »

We started this game with a strong first end, forcing Michael Opel and his team to blank.  Unfortunately for us, they were very strong from this point forward and hardly missed a shot.  We did manage to score a single point in the 5th end, but after giving up 5 points in the next two … Continue reading »

Despite getting a few things wrong in the first end and falling behind early, we managed to stay calm and carry on playing a hitting game.  We regained our composure and strategically blanked the next two ends, meaning that we could have scored one but elected to throw our last shot through to retain that … Continue reading »

After quickly putting the afternoon game behind us, we were determined to make an improvent and play some better shots.  A slight tweak to our strategy seemed to work for us, playing a more defensive hitting game.  Both teams traded points early on, until our opponents broke through and scored 3 in the fourth.  We … Continue reading »

In our first competitive game at the national level, we struggled and came up short against much more experienced players.  We started off playing a few good ends, and after three had managed to score our first point and hold the opposition to one with the hammer.  We then struggled to find our draw weight … Continue reading »

Today we played 3 games in the Great Gordino funspiel at Fenton’s, and had a really good time.  Despite finishing third, we put in some good performances and only lost out to the eventual winners of the competition.  Local Junior Joe Sugden took the place of Vincent Branch, who was actually playing with the opposition!  … Continue reading »

This morning, despite icy cold conditions and the only road to the curling rink being shut due a traffic accident, it was the ice inside the rink that presented the biggest challenges.  The Scottish team were anxiously waiting for our arrival, and once we were all at the rink safe and sound (but very late), … Continue reading »