Housekeeping - Dinner & Shots Competition

Our annual dinner & Prizegiving (which all steak pie winners Will want to attend - Julia, should we auction any pies unclaimed on the night - LoL) is provisionally on :-

Thursday 25th April - Arrival 6 for 6.30 - at Howies, Waterloo Place, EDINBURGH.

All members including reserves and partners are welcome to attend a very social evening.

Julia will circulate more details soon..

Shots Competition will commence 22 Feb 2024, 

Zach from our group of New Stone Reserves will be playing as Team iv on the syllabus and above.  The other teams will be i previously A,  ii previously B and iii previously C.  The competition is a Shots Competition, so the Team with the best Shots Up record will win.  The league will be a single round robin.  NB. Wins etc for teams i - iii will count for the Peter Allen Shield.

Points

With a depleted field of only 4 taking to the ice, it was a 'relaxed' Points game.

Julia was assured of Best Lady and as defending ladies champion played second to Graeme, the defending champion played first.  The ice was very stiff, with only four players seeing some 'strike' stones barely being back ring and plenty of draw and guarding shots being hogged.  Never the less, it was the same for everyone.

At the half way mark, Dave Wyllie was in a narrow 2 point lead from Dale, with Julia and Graeme lagging and separated by only 1 point.  Graeme wins the consistency prize for scoring the same in the final four exercises as in the first half but that was still only good enough to win the Wooden Spoon, a spectacular fall for last years winner.  Dale faded but still managed to secure 3rd with Julia the only player to score more in her last four exercises than in her first five.  (Note to all other skips, she played the difficult convoluted shots better than she dis her strikes, draws and guards).  Meanwhile David continued to plug away and end the session with a commanding win by 6 points.

Stats show that only Julia and Dale had any Zero scoring exercises while Graeme joined them with a run of five consecutive no scores.  No-one score an 8 point exercise, although Dave did score two 7 point exercises.  

FINALLY.  It should be noted that Julia incorrectly added up the scores ! (Just in case you are looking for an accountant)

CONGRATULATIONS to our Vice President and President for taking the spoils.

Waldie Griffiths and Chanty News

 

The Province defense of The Waldie Griffiths this year will be against Angus Province will again be held over two sessions.  The first will be held at Murrayfield on Sat 9-3-24 @ 15.00 and the second will be held at Forfar on Sat 23-3-24 @ 11.30.  Two rinks will play in each game and the Rinks will be selected by Morgan Nicoll.

The Chanty will NOT be held this season as Border Province have been unable to obtain the appropriate ice and facilities.

RCCC Medal v Earlston

I think that about sums it all up !

But fun was had by the three Graeme's and others.

 

Thirds - at half way mark !

2024 hostilities have commenced with a Thirds game between teams McOmish and Wyllie.  It was a close run affair with a skips occasionally electing  NOT to throw their final stones !  The final score was  7 - 6 to Team Wyllie.

At the half way mark the Peart squad lead the way after their two wins, they also have advantage of being 'ends' in hand too.  One more good win could see Daniel secure the crown.  The Wyllie squad will not however give up, so Daniel needs to continue looking in his rear view mirror.  Its not yet all over for the McO Rink, who although they have lost both of their games, both being close run affairs, but they need to get their house in order soon.

Game on.

That's it for 2023 Folks.

 Like your presents, that's a wrap for 2023.

Hostilities resume on Monday 23rd January 2024 with the Thirds Competition.

 

Shots Competition - Date Changes

I am delighted to advise that our New Stones Reserves have agreed to form a team for our SHOTS Competition, starting on 22 Feb through to the end of the season.

Rinks from the Trophy Competition will be redesignated using roman numerals:-

Team A - John Good will now be Team i

Team B - Julia Mackey will now be team ii

Team C - Graeme Maguire will now be Team iii

and Team iv will be formed by Zach Thompson from our new reserve members.

 

PLEASE AMEND YOUR DIARIES.