The Young ... and the Not So!

Scottish Junior Championships

A number of our junior members and associates have been competing up in Aberdeen this weekend.

Tasha Aitken skipped her young team, with sister Karina playing lead stones, all the way to the final where she came up against the reigning world championship-winning team skipped by Hannah Fleming.  They came up short against the all-conquering Fleming team but it is nonetheless a huge achievement to get as far as they did.

Gina Aitken and Becca Kesley were also skipping teams in the championships and both finished on a 3-4 record.

Strathcona Cup

Meanwhile over in Canada, Joe Barry and Dave Munro are entering the last week of their three-week tour.  They are both on the east tour and you can follow their results and progress here.  As I write this on Sunday night, the east tour are beating the Canadians by 863 to 730.  The other two tours are going well as well, so it looks as if our chaps are going to be part of a winning team.

Lymphoy Cup Round Three (Part One)

Team	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8
	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E
Steven				6	7	3	3	10	2	6	2	6
Fleming	7	6	4				3	12	2	8	9	4
Galloway	10	3	6	12	3	5				7	5	4
Barr B	2	6	2	9	8	3	5	7	3
Barr J																6	9	4	6	7	4
Barr A													9	6	3							6	4	3
Kesley													7	6	3							2	13	2
Wood K																4	6	3	13	2	4

Position	Team	Played	Ends	Shots u/(d)	Shots scored	Points
1	Galloway	3	15	18	29	6
2	Barr A	2	6	5	15	4
3	Steven	3	11	-4	15	2
4	Fleming	3	10	-9	18	2
5	Barr B	3	8	-5	16	2
6	Wood K	2	7	9	17	2
7	Kesley	2	5	-10	9	2
8	Barr J	2	8	-4	12	0

A couple of lucky rubs and crucial misses cost Brian, Nook Weir, Simon Kesley and substitute Gavin Barr their game against Andrew Galloway this evening.  The score is a bit flattering to Andrew, Robin, and substitutes Maggie Barry and Raymond Preston, but they did play pretty well and took their luck when it came their way.  Five ends may prove useful when la grande dame starts warbling.

Meanwhile, John Steven,  Anne Anderson, Sheena Munro and substitute Karen Munro positively leapt up the league table thanks to six ends won in an eight end game against Bob Barr, Andrew Cargill, Barbara Wood and Margaret Jacks.  They were plum last at the start of the game and now find themselves in third place!

Lymphoy Cup Round One (Part Two)

Team	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8
	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E
Steven				6	7	3	3	10	2
Fleming	7	6	4							8	9	4
Galloway	10	3	6							7	5	4
Barr B				9	8	3	5	7	3
Barr J																6	9	4	6	7	4
Barr A													9	6	3							6	4	3
Kesley													7	6	3							2	13	2
Wood K																4	6	3	13	2	4

Position	Team	Played	Ends	Shots u/(d)	Shots scored	Points
1	Galloway	2	10	9	17	4
2	Barr A	2	6	5	15	4
3	Fleming	2	8	0	15	2
4	Wood K	2	7	9	17	2
5	Barr B	2	6	-1	14	2
6	Kesley	2	5	-10	9	2
7	Barr J	2	8	-4	12	0
8	Steven	2	5	-8	9	0

 So - here's a thing!  When does round one happen after round two?  Very confusing - anyhow, there we are.  The Lymphoy Cup ground its way towards the first major waypoint in the 2013 competition, namely when all the teams have played the same number of games.  We can take stock and look at the early form.

A good win for Andrew B over Katie secured his position at the top end of the league - trailing Andrew Galloway by four ends.  They managed eight ends in their game, but two were blanked!  Brian Fleming is in third place on two points but with an impressive eight ends to his name.  Andrew G and Brian fight it out on Friday 25th January.

There was an equally tight game between Jenny and Susan.  Susan took the points but Jenny squeezed four ends to Susan's three.  Susan and co find themselves at the bottom of the pack on two points with only five ends - but still very much in the hunt.

The broad shoulders of a Mr J Steven are rather holding things up at the bottom end - but for how long?  He will not be happy!