SALSC - SALSC Events - Junior Curling

The inaugural Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils Inter District Youth Curling competition was hosted by Hamilton Sports Council at Hamilton Ice Sports Club on Friday 14 April 2006.

Eight rinks representing Sports Councils from Ross & Cromarty in the north to Scottish Borders in the south were in attendance for this Youth Curling Tournament.

Tournament winners were Hamilton Sports Council represented by Kyle Waddell (Skip), Andrew Ballantyne, Craig Waddell and Rachael Hannen, who recorded a narrow victory in the Final over the East Kilbride Sports Council team of Debbie Allison (Skip), Steven Murray, Rebecca Ogg, and Sara Wood.

In the match for third position, Motherwell Sports Council defeated Clydesdale Sports Council.

South Lanarkshire Sports Councils Forum Chairman Councillor Jackie Burns, Spokesperson for Youth in South Lanarkshire attended the Opening Ceremony and was a spectator at the early games.

At the Closing Ceremony the SALSC Chairman, Joy O’Brien presented prizes and in her vote of thanks Mrs O’Brien thanked Hamilton Sports Council for hosting the event, their Executive Committee member George Mackenzie and the organising Committee and South Lanarkshire Leisure’s Marion Wotherspoon for the appropriate pre-tournament arrangements and Hamilton Ice Sports Club for their excellent co-operation in the organisation of the event.