Kettle Trophy Round Two (1) Results and League Table

A couple of cracking games this week.  The first, between Katie Wood and Jenny Barr went all the way down to the wire with Katie needing a big piece of the four foot for a tied game.  She ended up unluckily getting a slightly smaller piece of the four foot than she needed and that was that - game to Jenny!

The other game was, by all accounts, even better and did indeed end up in a tie after Lois's (skipping in place of Andrew Cargill) last stone - an elaborate skiff in off another stone to lie shot, which, to be fair, had been nominated.  Niall Gunn told me that I just had to mention it, so there we are; it is duly mentioned!  Apparently, it wasn't the first end-/ game-saver stone that she had played in what was, by all accounts a really good, tight game.

The same lady went on to have a hole in one down at Cally Palace on the Saturday and the only mistake we made was not buying a lottery ticket this weekend.  Shoo-in it would have been; a total shoo-in!

Anyhow, here is the results grid duly updated.

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
Wood K				4	11	2	4	6	4
Gunn	11	4	5							4	4	3
Barr J	6	4	3							2	9	1
Cargill				4	4	4	9	2	5
Steven																6	5	4
Barr B													5	6	3
Kesley S																						2	9	2
Fleming																			9	2	4

and now the league table.

Position	Team	Played	Ends	Shots u/(d)	Shots scored	Points
1	Cargill	2	9	7	13	3
2	Gunn	2	8	7	15	3
3	Fleming	1	4	7	9	2
4	Steven	1	4	1	6	2
5	Barr J	2	4	-5	8	2
6	Wood K	2	6	-9	8	0
7	Barr B	1	3	-1	5	0
8	Kesley	1	2	-7	2	0

Juniors at Kinross Asham Under 21s Slam Competition

More weekend success to report - this time from Kinross when two teams with C&B members made it all the way through to their respective finals!  Brilliant performances from Teams Whyte (Gavin Barr) and Davie (Kirsty Barr and Emma Barr).  These two teams are going great guns at the moment and when you add in team Karina Aitken, who reached but lost the 3v4 play-off, after her victory at the Greenacres U21 competition, our juniors are doing the club proud.

Regular readers will know that Team Whyte, pictured below (thank you to Tom Brydone, who took the picture and has kindly let us use it on the website) were coming off a great win at the Greenacres U21 competition.  They were involved this weekend in a titanic

 

From left: Gavin Barr, Euan Kyle, Ross Whyte and David Baird

 

struggle against their rivals, Team Bryce.  Seemingly in control of the match in the early stages, there was a little bit of confusion when the bell went during the seventh end.  The umpire confirmed that the final was to be played over eight ends, after which the score was peeled and Team Whyte took the hammer down the extra.  Ross's last-stone hit and stay rolled agonisingly outside the Bryce counter and that was that.  Not a bad start to the season though for the boys - winners and runners-up in the two competitions played to date.  All looking very impressive.

 

Meanwhile in the ladies competition, the U17 team Davie impressed everyone by making it all the way through to the final of this big and prestigious junior competition.  Again thanks to Tom Brydone for letting us use his picture of the girls after their final.

 

From left: Emma Barr, Anna Skuse, Lisa Davie and Kirsty Barr

 

A big three-end score in the second end calmed any nerves on Team Murray's side and though Team Davie kept on fighting their more experienced opponents eventually ran out 8-2 winners.

 

For a somewhat less biased report (!), you can read Barbara McFarlane's comments on the RCCC website here and for some great action pictures of the event, go to Tom Brydone's album here.

Kirsty Barr and Emma Barr at the Lockerbie Under 17s Tournament

Secretary JCB (why do I always think of a digger when I see Jenny's initials written out like that?) reports from Lockerbie ice rink on the most recent success of a curling team with Barrs in it!

 

Kirsty and Emma are members of team Davie, so named because it is skipped by Lisa Davie from Stirling (older members will have curled against her dad on numerous occasions, no doubt); third is our own Kirsty, second is Anna Skuse (again from Stirling) and lead is another C&B junior member, Emma Barr.

From left: Lisa Davie, Kirsty Barr, Anna Skuse and Emma Barr

 

This is the team's second season together and they are coached by Andrew Barr (amusingly coaching by phone from his tractor this weekend!).  They got all the way through to the final of this prestigious competition on the junior U17s circuit.

Congratulations to them all.  This is their first major achievement as they are a young team (Lisa is in third year, Anna and Emma in fourth and Kirsty in fifth year).  Lots more successes in the future, I don't doubt.

Kettle Trophy 2015 Round One

What on earth are we doing back on the ice?  It was only yesterday that we finished last season and we haven't had summer yet.  Ridiculous.

Anyhow - on with the fun.  The Gunn/ Barr combination, aided and abetted by a stern (when she's throwing the stone - loving the concentration!) Karen Munro and Graeme Maguire took on Katie Wood with her new shoes (well, for one stone anyway!), Robin C, substitute Laura Barr and Maggie Barrie.  2 points to team Gunn!

Big wins racked up by teams Fleming and Cargill and the wummen over Susan K and Jenny B and what started as a bit of a rout for John over Bob Barr became a bit too close for John with a strong Barr finish.  Here are the results

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
Wood K				4	11	2
Gunn	11	4	5
Barr J										2	9	1
Cargill							9	2	5
Steven																6	5	4
Barr B													5	6	3
Kesley S																						2	9	2
Fleming																			9	2	4

And the league table looks like this

Position	Team	Played	Ends	Shots u/(d)	Shots scored	Points
1	Gunn	1	5	7	11	2
2	Cargill	1	5	7	9	2
3	Fleming	1	4	7	9	2
4	Steven	1	4	6	6	2
5	Barr B	1	3	-1	5	0
6	Wood K	1	2	-7	4	0
7	Kesley	1	2	-7	2	0
8	Barr J	1	1	-7	2	0

Asham Under 21 Success at Greenacres

Just before the club's own season swings into action on Friday 25 September, let me whet members' competitive juices by telling them of two club successes at the weekend!

From left Karina Aitken, Amy MacDonald, Sophie Sinclair, Laura Barr

 

Karina Aitken, the third of the successful Aitken sisters, skipped her team, including Laura Barr to victory in a really tight, tense, extra-end final in the ladies competition.

In the men's competition, Gavin Barr played his part in Team Whyte as they fought their way to victory!

From left, Ross Whyte, Euan Kyle, Gavin Barr, James Baird, David Baird

You can read a full report of both competitions on the Royal Caledonian Curling Club website.  The photographs are displayed by the kind permission of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and were taken by an old friend of mine from my days as a westerner, Hugh Stewart.

Congratulations to everyone.  And - a personal note to each of them at this point - no, you're not allowed to play in any club team that is playing against any club team that I am in this season.  Got that?  Walk the other way.  All I'm saying.