Starting as she Finished

 Julia's new team started the season off exactly the way she ended last season.  On a mission.

Having got a taste for The Bothy's finest, there is a determination to scoop up everything on offer ! 

The opening game against Dale's squad saw every end score at least two shots.  Unfortunately only one of those ends went in Dale's favour while Julia's team showed a dominant performance.  Indeed they didn't have to take advantage of the additional ten minutes session time before lapping the opposition on the scoreboard.  The eventual result was 15-2.

Congratulations to Julia, Dave Wyllie, David McKay (sub) and Rosie.

The other teams tremble !

Syllabus & Fixture List

 Hooray !

At last the Syllabus has been wrangled and should have been sent out to everyone by email.

A huge thanks is due to Pam and Mike for helping while I have been away enjoying myself (but that is about to stop as the first games draw near!)

The draws for the external competitions are also on the fixtures tab.

PLEASE NOTE:- the Game on 19-1-23 is now at 6 pm rather than the later time indicated on the previous spreadsheet issue.

Also note:- Stan is NOT on the WhatsApp group, everyone else should be.

Late Summer Housekeeping

 While we are enjoying the hot summer (it's raining outside) and awaiting the ice allocation, I will be undertaking some 'housework' on the site in preparation of the 2022/23 season.

She does it again

 In the final game of the season Vice President Julia was on a mission to humble Dale, who last week bragged about how many trophies he was currently holding.  Her mighty team also went on to secure the final trophy of the season.

So it's once again, congratulations to Julia Mackey, John Niven, John McOmish and Adam Hicks.

 

The game was followed by the usual, very swift AGM which took nearly 43 minutes this year...... But we did approve our first constitution since our formation in 1860 !

That was followed by a very convivial Dinner at Chez Murrayfield.

That is another season done and dusted, with the exception of our annual dinner and prizegiving which will be late April and will be announced shortly.

And Another Trophy Decided

Julia, spurred on, no doubt by Dales posting of all the trophies that he currently photographs himself with nightly was on a mission.  The first two ends of last nights Shots went to Team Maguire who then went to sleep and were eventually beaten in the remaining five ends, going down eventually 10-4.  

This result gives the Mackey squad a two shot lead over their rivals for the last Pies prior to their showdown on Saturday.

This result also clinched the Peter Allan Shield for the Mackey Quartet, consisting of Julia Mackey, John Niven, John McOmish and Adam Hicks.  CONGRATULATIONS !

Skip Mackey, on top of the world.

 

President v Vice President

Following a convivial early supper/snack the warriors took to the field of battle.  I don't know if the higher echelons of the club had fallen out but rather then the traditional President's rink playing against the Vice's Rink (as the competition title suggests) they decided to play on separate sheets.  This was perhaps convenient for what was to come.

The President's Team, headed by John Good started off like they were still playing in the shots competition (which I guess they were, kind of) got off to a magnificent 7 - 0 scoreline after two ends.  The early supper than seemed to take them into a post meal stupor and allowed Dale to battle back to reduce the deficit to two before John struck again with another big score of three.  The final score being 10 - 7

Meanwhile on a sheet not that far away, Vice Pres Julia's rink had a much tighter game against Team Wyllie.  The final score favoured the Vice President by 6 - 3.

When the sharp minds finally worked out that this meant an aggregate score of 13 - 13.  Just like the film Highlander, 'there can be only one' so we all know what that meant ........

 

So, it is congratulations to Vice President Julia for her win in her first President v Vice Game.

Also Woohoo, first video clip on the website (Thanks Adam).  Can anyone spot the moment where Julia realises that Rosie's stone is going too fast ?

Goodbye Thirds - Hello Shots

The final rubbers of the Thirds took place with little left to stake - The Steak (Pies) already having been settled.  This was just as well as The Howard squad took this opportunity to get their first point on the board against the previously unbeaten Wood team.  The Wood squad did manage to stay unbeaten by taking a three in the final end to peel the game.  The mid table teams also played off against each other and despite Team Niven defeating Team Wyllie, the defending champion's team claimed second place due to the additional three ends they had picked up throughout the tourney.  This was fortunate because if it had been down to shots up or total shots, the Niven Rink would have snagged second.

Now we move back to the Shots Competition where the pies are awarded to the team with the best 'shots up' score.  

Wins do not make for good eating BUT ..... wins in this competition do contribute to Peter Allan Shield results.  Its time for the skips to earn their crust and target which prize they are after !