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

Kettle Round 4.2

It was the turn of the other 4 teams (the bottom 4 according to the draw, not according to the league table!) to take to the ice. 

2 very high scoring games, with the 2 unlucky teams missing their skips. My game against Kerry Clarks rink was much closer than the score card read, with only a couple of large ends being the downfall.

Anyway, here is the league table after the completion of Round 4!

League table Round 4.2

Here is the score sheet as well:

Score sheet after Round 4.2

 

Kettle Round 4.1

 Another split evening with teams one to four (Wood, Barr, Fleming and Steven) taking to the ice. 

In what is becoming a tight race at the top, Katie and Brian went head to head with Brian taking an early lead with a 4 in the first end. It proved too difficult for Katie to come back and despite taking it to 8 ends, the game ended 8 - 4. On the other sheet (and the other end of the league table), Jenny went up against John. Unfortunately for Jenny, she wasn't able to get her first win despite a late come back attempt. 

Here is the league table after these games:

League table after Round 4.1

And here is the score sheet:

Score sheet after Round 4.1

Kettle Round 3

Another great night with all teams out on the ice and from the looks of the scores, some really good games! I certainly had a very close game against Brian, ending in a draw of 8 all. It was a mistake by me in the last end that gave up the win and that last end will live in my memory forever. 

Over on the other sheets, Niall and Jenny were having a fairly close game until some large ends allowed Niall to take the lead. Sarah was skipping Katie's rink against Kerry. A very close game but an excellent hit by Sarah in the 2nd end gave her team a 4 and Kerry tried her hardest to make a come back but unfortunately it was not to be. John and Shona also had a close game but a 5 from John in the 3rd end made it difficult for Shona to stage her come back and John took the win.

League table after Round 3:

League table after Round 3

Score sheet after Round 3
 

Score sheet after Round 3

Kettle Round 2

It was great to see all teams out on Friday, and it was also fantastic to see so many subs playing as well! Some big scoring games although my game against Niall was a lot closer than maybe either of us wanted it to be, coming down to the very last stone (an excellent last stone from Lois saved my skin!) 

Although it is still early in the season and it could all change, there are a few teams pulling away at the top.

Anyway, the thing you all read the blog for: The league table:

League table after round 2

Score sheet after round 2

Score sheet after round 2

Kettle Round 1.2

 The second half of the 1st round was played tonight (18th Oct) with the other 4 teams taking to the ice for the 1st time! It was Team Jenny Barr vs Kerry Clark and Katie Wood vs Niall Gunn.

Again, two high-scoring games with one being slightly closer than the other...

Here is the league table after the game:

No change at the top after Round 1.2

Score Sheet after Round 1.2

Kettle Round 1.1

It was great to see C&B back out on the ice for the start of the 24/25 season. Testing ice plagued both rinks with Karen and Brian's teams coming out on top. Brian had a much closer with a 2 in the last end giving him the win.

Here is the league table after the first game:

League table after Round 1.1

Here is the score sheet after the first game:

League table after Round 1.1

Kettle Teams and Draw 24/25

 Hello Everyone and Happy New Season!

I hope everyone has had a lovely summer (despite the awful weather! Sods law it'll be glorious when the season starts!) and that you are all looking forward to the season starting already.

The committee have been hard at work putting teams together for the upcoming season and the draw has been released.

The teams for the 1st half (The Kettle Competition) are as follows:

And the draw is as follows: