Season 2016/17 starts at the very Beginning.

It was a successful  'Beginners' night, with four new faces being coached by Karen, Graeme, Sandy and Rosie.
Following a brief introduction and description to and of the game a 4 end game followed, with an Old v Young format being decided by Sandy.  Despite a few protests, along the lines of 'Who do you think you are calling old'  the game got underway, with our 'coaching staff' playing lead and skip of the two teams.  It wasn't until early in the first end that Skip Nicoll started asking his beginners for strikes.  The other team led by Rosie, who learned a lot about the game by performing as skip, played a more traditional game.  The result was, in the end, immaterial as ALL the players enjoyed their first session.

Updates for 2016-17

There have been a couple of alterations to the Syllabus since it was initially posted here, mainly telephone numbers.
I have updated the syllabus on the 'Fixtures' tab to the newest version.

There are still a couple of places available for the Come & Try on Friday 23rd September at 5.30pm.
If you know of anyone who is interested please let Graeme or Sheena know asap.

NB. Haddington are running a Come & Try on Saturday 1st October at 3.45pm, so if you know anyone that is interested but cannot make the 23rd, again let Graeme know and he will arrange a place for them.

Season 2016 - 17

Now that the syllabus (and demands for ice payment) have been issued by our efficient secretary, I am getting round to doing my pre-season spring clean of the website.  Already all our seasons fixtures have been added to the appropriate tab and other bits and bobs will be tidied up, in readiness, over the next few days.
In the meantime I hope everyone has enjoyed our three days of summer and look forward to seeing everyone on the ice soon !!!

Annual Dinner 2016

Photos taken at the annual Dinner and Prizegiving are now on our Flickr Site

Sandy's Team - featuring 2 Pies Callander

The Last Post

After a long delay, I am getting round to writing up the final game of the season. 

President v Vice President
In the headline game Vice Pres Graeme took an early lead of 2 against President Sheena's rink (skipped by John Good)  What followed, while amusing, definitely did not go to any script.  Graeme has probably never made so many doubles (and treble) take outs in his life, unfortunately many of them were his own stones.  George his second was even scolded at one point for removing one of his own stones being told, 'that's our skips job'. Graeme's shots left both skips and thirds confounded by some of the outcomes.
Lest too much be made of this I have to say that Sheena's rink were also not immune from the 'odd' shot.
Amid the laughter the President's rink of John G, Morgan, Dave W, and Sheena were still being pegged to a one shot lead with one end to play.  Finally some luck went with the VP's team of Graeme, Josh, George and John S and they stole a three giving them a two shot win.

Meanwhile - on the other sheet:-
Mike W, playing for the President with Stan, Cathy and Pam were giving the youngsters, Sandy, Karen, Dale and Rosie a tight game with all ends except one going by a single shot.  With one end to play Mike was leading Sandy by one.  By the time the other other game was finished, Sandy only had the last stone of the game to play and was lying two down.  With a rowdy audience and Sheena & Graeme limbering up for 'Draw the Shot' Sandy (and Karen) kept his nerve(s) and played a take out through a port and lay for one, resulting in a peeled game.

The aggregate scores then record a two shot win for the Vice President.

The game was then followed by a swift little AGM and the serious business of a convivial supper.

Thus endeth the 2015/2016 playing season. 

Don't forget the Club Dinner on 14th April.

Tension in the Final Ends

Sandy v John

A Happy Chappy

With two ends of the 'regular' season remaining Sandy struck, what he thought was a decisive blow by stealing a three from John.  This result saw the Shots Competition going in Mike Wood's favour and the Peter Allan Shield heading towards Sandy.
John, however, aided by Sandy's dad, had other thoughts and kept playing to the very end.  The final end of the competition saw them strike back with a three of their own, finishing with the first peeled game of the season at seven shots a piece.  This result was enough to ensure that John Good and his team of Morgan Nicoll, Dave Wyllie and Sheena Munro, had enough points to take the Shots Competition.  As if their night couldn't get any better they also finished tied with Sandy on seven points for the Peter Allan Shield, but take the title on having won twenty five ends throughout the season compared to Sandy's twenty two.
This caps a good season for John who also won the Knockout at the start of the season and was Dale's team which took the Thirds Competition.  Yes, we will be seeing John a LOT at the annual dinner and prize giving.

..... and now the end is near

With one game of the regular season remaining there are still 2 titles up for grabs:-
Shots competition.
After a few big scores at the start of the competition, the results have calmed down.  Last nights game between Graeme and Mike (ok Karen) caused  an upset by producing Team Maguire's first win and Team Wood's first loss in this competition.  This lost Mike his lead in the standings with both teams now finished.  The final game between Sandy and John G  is now key. 
Sandy would require to beat John by 12 shots to be sure of taking the crown however should John win, the crown will be his.  If Sandy was to beat John by between 2 shots and 11 shots, Mike Wood and his squad would walk away the winners.
Peter Allan Shield
The remaining game will also settle the destination of the Shield.  With Mike on two wins, due to his poor start to the season he is destined to collect the wooden spoon and face demotion.  The remaining teams are all on three wins but with Graeme's season complete his team look destined for third spot.
The Peter Allan Shield will therefore go to the winner of team Good and Team Sandy.  In the event of a peel, John Good would be the likely victor with a superior 'ends' tally.
Good luck boys and girls....