The perfect come-around, the tap-back, the in-off to the button and the angle raise to count one...these were the shots that teams at the Brier in London, Ont were making last week, but teams at the Carlyle Curling Club were also making these kinds of shots when fourteen rinks took part in the annual 49'ers bonspiel March 7, 8 & 9. Local rinks plus teams from Kipling, Arcola, Whitewood and Alameda enjoyed three days of curling. Some games were close, some were lopsided, there were some "called" shots and some "not called" shots, but every end saw lots of rock in play, and with a house like that, you never know what might happen and that makes it exciting for everyone!
Wednesday evening curlers and guests enjoyed a wonderful meal catered by the Carlyle Legion, and everyone was hoping to have the lucky ticket number for the raffle prizes.
Melvin Freitag and his rink from Carlyle were presented with the Tom Dovell Millennium trophy as winners of the A Event. They defeated Bruce McCarthy and his team in the final. Third in the event went to Larry Chapman of Arcola and fourth to Tom Farnden.
The B event was won by Jerome Hoffman and his team who defeated the Kent Holland foursome, with third place going to Dave Olson of Kipling and fourth to Mac Houston.
The Frank Faber rink defeated Roy Petterson of Kipling in the C event final. Third went to Ray Lothian and fourth to Shirley Warner of Alameda.
Lorne Perry and his rink from Arcola defeated the Tom Ede foursome from Whitewood in the D event final. The 49'ers have had a very successful and fun-filled year and when the 2011-2012 curling season begins, be sure to come out and join the fun. Have a great summer!!
