Lymphoy Cup Round 1

It was a great start to the second competition of the C&B calendar, the Lymphoy Cup, with 4 teams out on Friday night. 

 In what was a rather exciting turn of events, both sheets managed to play 8 ends, which is a great start (rest of the teams...you have a lot to live up to! Can we get 8 ends in all Round 1 games?), then the winning teams both won 5 ends, winning 6 points each. The losing teams both won 3 ends, ending with 3 points, so the score sheet and league table don't do the games justice.

 I had a great time playing against Mike and Katie Wood, especially as My Mum is in my team. Family affair! I had to make some big shots and thankfully I was lucky enough for some of them to come off. Some playful insults given both within and outwith the teams made it a very enjoyable night. Not sure how much fun the other sheet was having but from the sounds of it there was maybe a few more tense shots being played.

League Table after Round 1:

League table after Round 1

Score sheet after Round 1:

Score sheet after Round 1

Lymphoy Teams and Draw 2025

 Happy New Year Everyone!

With the new year and the completion of the Kettle competition, it can only mean one thing...

The Lymphoy Cup is upon us!

Here are the teams for the Lymphoy Cup 2025:

Here is the draw for the Lymphoy:

Kettle Round 7

Happy new year everyone! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and that Santa brought some fantastic gifts. I was lucky enough to get a new kipper AND some mitts! 

All teams were out to finish off the Kettle competition and there were a few ways it could have gone but a win from Karen Munro's team (yours truly), a loss from Brian Fleming's team and a win from Shona Watt's team meant this year:

Winners of the Kettle Trophy: Karen Munro, Josh Kellock, Lois Copland and David Aitken

Winners of the Harlaw Cup: Shona Watt, Dave Munro, Joe Barry and Stuart Ronald

It was also another night for celebrations as past president of the club, last season's Achievement Award winner, and all-around legend Margaret Nicol celebrated her 75th birthday (or her 21st for the 54th time!). With a delicious meal, good chat, and some 'tasteful' cards, it was a birthday to remember. A win on the ice was also a pretty good cherry on top.

Here is the final league table of the 2024/25 Kettle Competition:

League table after Round 7

And here is the score sheet:

Score sheet after Round 7

Finally, here is the birthday girl herself after a wonderful rendition of Happy Birthday:

Margaret and Norman Nicol (Photo curtesy of Sheena Munro)

Kettle Round 6.2

Last game of 2024 took place on the 20th of December with the last 4 teams competing in round 6 (only one more round to go!).

Jenny Barr's team are finally off the start line with a win over Katie Wood's team in a real back and forth happening between the teams. 

Over on the other sheet, Brian Fleming's team were victorious over John Steven's team. 

With one more round to go, it is very close at the top. A win from either Brian or Karen will give them the trophy, unless both win then it'll come down to ends, of which Karen currently has more of. If both lose and Shona's team is victorious, she will take the trophy so January 3rd will be one to watch!

*Edit to score sheet - It has been brought to my attention that I had entered the wrong number of ends from the Watt - Gunn game back on the 22nd of November. This has been amended.*

Anyway, here is the league table after Round 6.2:

League table after Round 6.2

Here is the score sheet after Round 6.2:

Score sheet after Round 6.2. Gunn's ends have been changed from 6 to 1 in the game against Watt.

Kettle Round 6.1

 My work Christmas party prevented me from playing on Friday and after speaking to my third, Josh, the following day, the less said about the game the better!

On the other sheet, Niall's team, short a player, took on Kerry's team and although they fought a brave fight, the night was Kerry's.

Here is the league table for round 6.1:

League table after Round 6.1

Here is the score sheet:

Score Sheet after Round 6.1 

Kettle Round 5.2

On the 6th of December, it was the turn of the other 4 teams to complete Round 5. From the looks of the scorecards, it was an interesting night! 

John Steven was up against Niall Gunn and an eight end back and forth ended with John winning by 1 point!

On the other sheet, Kerry was up against Brian. Kerry took an early lead with and 2 and a 1, then Brian's team (skipped by Vicky) got their only score of a 2 in the 3rd end. Kerry then took more ones and twos to win the game.

Both sheets managed to get 8 ends in which is pretty impressive and will add to each of their end counts for the chance of a prize at the end of the season for most ends played!

Here is the league table after the completion of Round 5: 

League table after Round 5

And here is the score sheet after these games:

Score sheet after Round 5.2

Kettle Round 5.1

On the 29th of November, the first 4 teams of Round 5 took to the ice, Jenny Barr hoping to get her first win and Karen Munro (i.e., me!) hoping to keep her top spot on the league table.

I had a great first end, somehow managing to get a 4. It was getting a little closer until the 5th end when my team and I got another 4 and then the final end was the final nail with my team taking a 5.

On the other sheet, Jenny started the scoring with a 1 but a 4 followed by a 2 from Shona Watt's team made it difficult to come back from.

Here is the league table after Round 5.1: 

League Table after Round 5.1

And here is the score sheet:

Score sheet after Round 5.1