SALSC SPORTS EVENTS

JUNIOR CURLING

SALSC/RCCC Funspiel West of Scotland Qualifier

At Waterfront Curling Rink in Greenock on Sunday 7 December, 2008, eight junior curling clubs contested the West of Scotland qualifier for the SALSC/RCCC Championship.

Eight teams were entered in the U13 category and six teams entered in the U15 category. Junior clubs taking part were drawn from a wide catchment area and included: Ayr, Harvies, Galleon, Greenacres, Braehead, Hamilton and Waterfront Ice Rinks.

After a very closely fought series of three and four end games, the final placings could not be determined until the very last of the Draw Shot/Strike Challenges was completed. In the end the U13 winner was the team from Hamilton which was about to be joined in the winners enclosure by their U15 club mates until a dramatic late rally in the Strike Challenge presented the award to Greenacres. All of the awards were presented on the day by Provost of Inverclyde, Michael McCormick.

The winners in each category have now qualified to contest the National Finals at Braehead on 28 March 2009.

Everyone who was there on Sunday enjoyed a wonderful experience of junior curling at its best and credit for a superb piece of organisation is due to Organiser David Horne, Curling Officer at Braehead; assisted by current Inverclyde ACDO, Stewart Sutherland and their willing band of coaches and helpers.

U13 Winners from Hamilton: Skip Andrew Neilson, Third Gillian Allan, Second Connor Ballantyne, Lead Carolyn Baird.

U 15 Winners from Greenacres: Skip George McConnell, Third Ewan Dagen, Second Angus Bennie, Lead Peter Dagen.

Officials: l to R; Lesley Shearer, David Horne, Graham Clark, Provost Michael McCormick, John McGowan, Stewart Sutherland, Alison Clark.

Posted : 15/12/2008