Two team are setting the pace in this year's Presidents Cup. Ernest Mutter and Robert Charters skipped their teams to convincing victories and there were also wins for the teams skipped by Alistair Henry and Peter Reynolds.
The league table is here.
The next games will be on January 11th when we revert to our normal time of 5.00 pm. (thank goodness).
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Drew Duncan Quaich
The Drew Duncan Quaich was won this evening by the three man team of Peter Galloway, Peter Reynolds and Bob Cherry, who had a convincing win over Peter Kennedy's rink.
Other winners were the rinks skipped by George Hay, Ken Ross and Euan Lawrence.
The results can be found here.
Other winners were the rinks skipped by George Hay, Ken Ross and Euan Lawrence.
The results can be found here.
Monday, November 30, 2015
First Week of President's Cup
Week One of the President's Cup and already I have problems. This is the competition where the skip leads the team and the third skips the team and I never know who to put as winning the games. So for the moment the teams are still known by the skip's name. I may change that as the weeks go by, just so you can all be as confused as I am.
The next problem is that the ice rink couldn't give us the sheets of ice we wanted for this competition and this is why two teams got byes on the first week. The committee decreed that each of those teams would receive 1 point, 4 ends and 4 shots.
There were only three games on the ice tonight and the winning teams were Ken Ross (Ernest Mutter), Colin Naismith (Robert Charters) and Jim Dunlop (Richard Morrison).
The league table is here.
Next week instead of the President's Cup we are playing our annual match for the Drew Duncan Quaich.
The draw is taken from the finishing positions in the Fraser Cup and is as follows:
Colin Naismith v George Hay
Allan Hastie v Francis McCrossin
Jim Dunlop v Ken Ross
Peter Kennedy v Peter Galloway
The game will be over 8 ends with each player skipping for two ends. If there are only three players, the first two players will skip for three ends and the normal skip for two.
There will be a meal after the game.
The next problem is that the ice rink couldn't give us the sheets of ice we wanted for this competition and this is why two teams got byes on the first week. The committee decreed that each of those teams would receive 1 point, 4 ends and 4 shots.
There were only three games on the ice tonight and the winning teams were Ken Ross (Ernest Mutter), Colin Naismith (Robert Charters) and Jim Dunlop (Richard Morrison).
The league table is here.
Next week instead of the President's Cup we are playing our annual match for the Drew Duncan Quaich.
The draw is taken from the finishing positions in the Fraser Cup and is as follows:
Colin Naismith v George Hay
Allan Hastie v Francis McCrossin
Jim Dunlop v Ken Ross
Peter Kennedy v Peter Galloway
The game will be over 8 ends with each player skipping for two ends. If there are only three players, the first two players will skip for three ends and the normal skip for two.
There will be a meal after the game.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Colin Naismith's Team Wins the Fraser Cup
Congratulations to Colin Naismith, Robert Charters, Steell McFadzean and Charlie Jack. They finished their Fraser Cup campaign unbeaten on 12 points from 7 games, having drawn last night with Peter Galloway's team.
Other winners from last night's games were Euan Lawrence, Peter Kennedy and Jim Dunlop.
The final table is shown here.
Next week, at 7.15, is the start of the President's Cup. There are only three teams playing next week, with teams 7 and 8 having a bye. On all other weeks all 8 teams play. You will see from the draw that each team only plays 5 games in this year's competition. The semi finalists will be taken from the top 4 teams at the end of the league stage.
Other winners from last night's games were Euan Lawrence, Peter Kennedy and Jim Dunlop.
The final table is shown here.
Next week, at 7.15, is the start of the President's Cup. There are only three teams playing next week, with teams 7 and 8 having a bye. On all other weeks all 8 teams play. You will see from the draw that each team only plays 5 games in this year's competition. The semi finalists will be taken from the top 4 teams at the end of the league stage.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Jim Henry
It is with great regret that we have to announce the death of our Honorary President, Jim Henry. Jim passed away last night and we shall advise you of any funeral arrangements once they are known.
Jim's funeral will be held at Kirkoswald Parish Church on Wednesday 25th November at 11.00 am, thereafter to Kirkoswald Cemetery.
Alistair Henry has suggested that because the car parking at the church is limited, those wishing to attend might car-share where possible, use the car park at Souter's Inn and walk up the hill.
The family extends a warm welcome thereafter to Malin Court Hotel.
As well as a former President and current Honorary President of the Gangrels, Jim was the longest serving member of Kirkoswald Curling Club, for many of these years the Secretary, and a former Club President.
He was also a former Board Member of Ayrshire Curlers PLC.
In his 60 plus years of curling he toured Canada in 1983 along with his two brothers Malcolm and Alan in the Strathcona Cup. He also served with distinction as the National Competition Convener of the RCCC.
He was a man who loved his curling. He had great integrity, knew how to do things the right way and was a source of wisdom to many of us. He will be sadly missed.
Jim's funeral will be held at Kirkoswald Parish Church on Wednesday 25th November at 11.00 am, thereafter to Kirkoswald Cemetery.
Alistair Henry has suggested that because the car parking at the church is limited, those wishing to attend might car-share where possible, use the car park at Souter's Inn and walk up the hill.
The family extends a warm welcome thereafter to Malin Court Hotel.
As well as a former President and current Honorary President of the Gangrels, Jim was the longest serving member of Kirkoswald Curling Club, for many of these years the Secretary, and a former Club President.
He was also a former Board Member of Ayrshire Curlers PLC.
In his 60 plus years of curling he toured Canada in 1983 along with his two brothers Malcolm and Alan in the Strathcona Cup. He also served with distinction as the National Competition Convener of the RCCC.
He was a man who loved his curling. He had great integrity, knew how to do things the right way and was a source of wisdom to many of us. He will be sadly missed.
Monday, November 16, 2015
One Week to go in Fraser Cup
No change in the top four positions this week, with wins for Colin Naismith's team and George Hay's. The position, with one week to go, is that Colin is on 11 points and George is on 9. A win or draw for Colin will see him home and dry, but a loss might be interesting!
There were also wins for Euan Lawrence (Allan Hastie's team) and Jim Dunlop.
The league table is here.
There were also wins for Euan Lawrence (Allan Hastie's team) and Jim Dunlop.
The league table is here.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Week 5 League Results
Tonight's games saw wins for Francis McCrossin and Ken Ross (skipped by Ernest), a big win for Colin Naismith and a draw between Allan Hastie and George Hay.
Allan's team was skipped by Euan Lawrence. It transpires that Allan will not be well enough to play for the rest of this season, but he hopes to be back soon thereafter. We wish him well.
The league table, which can be viewed here, is shaping up quite nicely. With only two weeks left, Colin's team is setting the pace with 9 points. George Hay and Francis follow with 7 points each and Ken Ross has 6. The remaining four teams will have to fight it out to avoid last place.
Allan's team was skipped by Euan Lawrence. It transpires that Allan will not be well enough to play for the rest of this season, but he hopes to be back soon thereafter. We wish him well.
The league table, which can be viewed here, is shaping up quite nicely. With only two weeks left, Colin's team is setting the pace with 9 points. George Hay and Francis follow with 7 points each and Ken Ross has 6. The remaining four teams will have to fight it out to avoid last place.
Monday, November 2, 2015
League Results Week 4
Colin Naismith's team continued unbeaten at the top of the league with a 12-4 victory over Peter Kennedy. They started with a 6 and at a later end all 16 shots were in the house, but only a single shot was scored by Peter's team.
In the other games there were wins for Allan Hastie, George Hay and Francis McCrossin.
The new league table is here.
In the other games there were wins for Allan Hastie, George Hay and Francis McCrossin.
The new league table is here.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Week 3 Results, Ross Low team in Semis and Indoor Grand Match Results
Colin Naismith's team had a 9-5 victory over George Hay's team to take over top spot in the Fraser Cup. There also were victories for Ken Ross, Jim Dunlop and Peter Kennedy.
The current league table can be found here.
Congratulations are due to our Ross Low team of Ken Ross, Colin Naismith, Ernest Mutter and Danny Ross who qualified for the Ross Low Semi Finals. These are being played at 12.00 noon this Thursday, with the final thereafter. (DV)
Last Saturday, two Gangrels teams represented the club in the Indoor Grand Match. This is a game between the North of Scotland and the South. This was last played for in 2010 and the result this time was a resounding victory for the South by 2154 shots to 1928.
The Indoor Grand Match, of course, is only played because, for various reasons, including on occasion a lack of ice, the outdoor Grand Match hasn't taken to the ice since 1979 at the Lake of Menteith.
Gangrels 1 are pictured above with their opponents, The Loch Ness Curling Club. A report on the game is to be found on the Loch Ness website which is here. Those of you with a nervous disposition should look away now, but if you look closely you'll see that the boys from the North had a great time, enjoyed their game and had some nice things to say about our team. Take the rest with a pinch of salt - the Loch Ness Website is famous.
Gangrels 2 had to make their way to Forfar and had an excellent day. We were up against Cawdor House CC, all the way from that well known part of the North called Bishopbriggs. A very friendly game ensued in which we played well and came out winners by 10 shots to 3.
While at Forfar we saw the trophy for the Outdoor Match. This has been held by Edzell since 1979, when they were the highest shots up.
An impressive trophy.
For more photos from the Indoor Grand Match at Ayr, click here.
For photos from Forfar, click here
The current league table can be found here.
Congratulations are due to our Ross Low team of Ken Ross, Colin Naismith, Ernest Mutter and Danny Ross who qualified for the Ross Low Semi Finals. These are being played at 12.00 noon this Thursday, with the final thereafter. (DV)
Last Saturday, two Gangrels teams represented the club in the Indoor Grand Match. This is a game between the North of Scotland and the South. This was last played for in 2010 and the result this time was a resounding victory for the South by 2154 shots to 1928.
The Indoor Grand Match, of course, is only played because, for various reasons, including on occasion a lack of ice, the outdoor Grand Match hasn't taken to the ice since 1979 at the Lake of Menteith.
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| Jimmy, Francis, Colin and David with Loch Ness |
Gangrels 1 are pictured above with their opponents, The Loch Ness Curling Club. A report on the game is to be found on the Loch Ness website which is here. Those of you with a nervous disposition should look away now, but if you look closely you'll see that the boys from the North had a great time, enjoyed their game and had some nice things to say about our team. Take the rest with a pinch of salt - the Loch Ness Website is famous.
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| Ronnie, Peter, Peter and Robert with Cawdor House |
Gangrels 2 had to make their way to Forfar and had an excellent day. We were up against Cawdor House CC, all the way from that well known part of the North called Bishopbriggs. A very friendly game ensued in which we played well and came out winners by 10 shots to 3.
While at Forfar we saw the trophy for the Outdoor Match. This has been held by Edzell since 1979, when they were the highest shots up.
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| The Outdoor Grand Match Trophy |
An impressive trophy.
For more photos from the Indoor Grand Match at Ayr, click here.
For photos from Forfar, click here
Monday, October 19, 2015
Fraser Cup Week 2
Tonight was a special night in the history of Gangrels Curling Club. We were delighted that George Hay's wife Anne played her first game as a member of the club - the first for any lady in a Gangrels League game. We sincerely hope that she will be joined by more ladies in the future.
Certainly, she contributed fully to her team's winning performance by setting up every end expertly (I know because I was her opposite lead) and we hope that she enjoyed herself.
It also did wonders for George who played very well in a 10-3 victory over Ken Ross, and now is the only team on four points. There were other wins for Colin Naismith and Francis McCrossin, while Jim Dunlop and Peter Kennedy shared the points.
The new league table is here.
Certainly, she contributed fully to her team's winning performance by setting up every end expertly (I know because I was her opposite lead) and we hope that she enjoyed herself.
It also did wonders for George who played very well in a 10-3 victory over Ken Ross, and now is the only team on four points. There were other wins for Colin Naismith and Francis McCrossin, while Jim Dunlop and Peter Kennedy shared the points.
The new league table is here.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Mixed Results in the Eglinton Jug
We had two teams competing in the Jug this week.
Our A team were beaten in quite a close game against Fairywell in Round 1. The B team however performed with great distinction by reaching the quarter finals.
The team was skipped by David Gray with Peter Galloway, Steell McFadzean and Jim Dunlop. They beat Ayr & Alloway by 7 shots to 5 in Round 1 and followed that with a very impressive victory over Galston, also by 7 shots to 5. David played a great shot to turn round a potential 4 shot loss at the final end into 2 shots and victory.
Unfortunately the run came to an end in the Quarters where they came up against a rampant Stewarton Heather team.
Congratulations are due for a first rate performance.
All the results can be found here and a report on the final here. As a matter of great interest, our two rinks were beaten by the two finalists.
Our A team were beaten in quite a close game against Fairywell in Round 1. The B team however performed with great distinction by reaching the quarter finals.
The team was skipped by David Gray with Peter Galloway, Steell McFadzean and Jim Dunlop. They beat Ayr & Alloway by 7 shots to 5 in Round 1 and followed that with a very impressive victory over Galston, also by 7 shots to 5. David played a great shot to turn round a potential 4 shot loss at the final end into 2 shots and victory.
Unfortunately the run came to an end in the Quarters where they came up against a rampant Stewarton Heather team.
Congratulations are due for a first rate performance.
All the results can be found here and a report on the final here. As a matter of great interest, our two rinks were beaten by the two finalists.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Opening Day, Season 2015 - 16
President Francis McCrossin welcomed us all to our new season and we had our usual gathering on the ice at the start of the first game.
Unfortunately, our Honorary President is not well at the moment, so we were pleased that Alistar was able to deputise most handsomely for his father. We hope Jim makes a full recovery and will be back in charge next season.
And then it was time for some curling. It's good that we are back to 8 rinks, so the full club will be out most Mondays. Yesterday there were wins for George Hay, Peter Galloway and Ken Ross, while Francis and Colin Naismith had an honourable draw.
The league table can be found here or by clicking on the Fraser Cup link, top right on the page.
Hazel provided us with an excellent meal. after which Francis welcomed all our new members. He advised us that because of the pressure on substitutes caused by illness, the committee have suspended for this season the three shot penalty for only having three players. Evert effort should continue to be made to arrange for subs, however.
There will be a Strategy Seminar after next Mondays game and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Colin Naismith followed up on the AGM proposal that we get more involved with the Disnae Club, and advised that every team should provide at least one member to help them during the season. Skips to advise Colin asap.
Unfortunately, our Honorary President is not well at the moment, so we were pleased that Alistar was able to deputise most handsomely for his father. We hope Jim makes a full recovery and will be back in charge next season.
And then it was time for some curling. It's good that we are back to 8 rinks, so the full club will be out most Mondays. Yesterday there were wins for George Hay, Peter Galloway and Ken Ross, while Francis and Colin Naismith had an honourable draw.
The league table can be found here or by clicking on the Fraser Cup link, top right on the page.
Hazel provided us with an excellent meal. after which Francis welcomed all our new members. He advised us that because of the pressure on substitutes caused by illness, the committee have suspended for this season the three shot penalty for only having three players. Evert effort should continue to be made to arrange for subs, however.
There will be a Strategy Seminar after next Mondays game and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Colin Naismith followed up on the AGM proposal that we get more involved with the Disnae Club, and advised that every team should provide at least one member to help them during the season. Skips to advise Colin asap.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
New RCCC Rule Book
The RCCC have last week issued a new Rule Book. You can view or download a copy by clicking here, or by following the link on our links page to Rules of the Game.
We all know, obviously, most of the rules most of the time, but if you would like a wee refresher of the main changes in the latest amendments, you can find them here.
Friday, September 4, 2015
New Season
While still hoping for an Indian Summer, or any kind of summer to be honest, it won't be long before the ice rink is open and we are curling again.
The good news is that your committee have worked exceedingly hard and have managed to bring the club back up to 8 teams and a small band of reserves.
Our first league games and the opening night meal will be on October 12th, but we have arranged a Training Evening on Monday October 5th, at which all will be welcome.
We are delighted also to welcome the following as new members and look forward to our games with them.
Playing members: Jim Loch and Danny Russell
Reserves: Anne Hay, Bill Inglis and Douglas Nicolson
The good news is that your committee have worked exceedingly hard and have managed to bring the club back up to 8 teams and a small band of reserves.
Our first league games and the opening night meal will be on October 12th, but we have arranged a Training Evening on Monday October 5th, at which all will be welcome.
We are delighted also to welcome the following as new members and look forward to our games with them.
Playing members: Jim Loch and Danny Russell
Reserves: Anne Hay, Bill Inglis and Douglas Nicolson
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Day League Knock Out Double Success
In the A League, Ronnie Peat with Ernest Mutter (subbing for Jimmy Begg), Jim Dunlop and Ken Ross beat Tarbolton by 7 shots to 5 in a very tight game.
In the D League, Alan Brown, Peter Galloway, Richard Morrison and Jim Henry had a comprehensive victory over Troon Portland 3 by 8 shots to 2.
These were great performances on the day of our AGM.
Pictures of the winning teams shown below.
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| Day League "A" K/O Winners |
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| Day League "D" K/O Winners |
Frame Salver and Annual General Meeting
Ronnie Peat 5 Francis McCrossin 3
Charlie Jack 5 Colin Naismith 5
David Gray 5 George Hay 4
Euan Lawrence 10 Allan Hastie 3
Euan and his team of Ken Ross, George Hodge and David Hope are thus winners of the Frame Salver, shown below being presented by President Ronnie Peat..
The minutes of the AGM will be published in due course. In summary, the main points discussed were the offering of Free Membership for one year to new members. The agreement that Lady Members will be welcomed. Fixture adjustments to the Pairs Competition, a change to the make up of the match with Beresford Ladies and a hope to utilise more Monday Night games.
A major effort will be made to speed up play!
Francis McCrossin was elected as President
Ken Ross as Vice President.
Peter Galloway as Secretary
Ken Ross and Ronnie Wilson continue as Match Secretary and Treasurer.
Jim Henry was confirmed as Hon President.
Four new committee members elected were Harry Peters, David Hope, Bob Cherry and Colin Naismith.
The Prizewinners are shown below.
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| Fraser Cup Colin Naismith, Peter Reynolds, Robert Boyd and Jimmy Begg |
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| President's Cup David Gray (skip), Jim Dunlop, Harry Peters, Francis McCrossin and Bob Cherry |
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| Drew Duncan Quaich George Hay, Peter Galloway, Jim Henry and Bert McKay |
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| Pairs Competition George Hodge and Peter Galloway |
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| Points Competition Peter Galloway |
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| Kirkbride Rose Bowl Peter Kennedy, Ronnie Wilson, Ernest Mutter and Bob Cherry |
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| Sportsman's Award Ronnie Wilson |
Friday, March 13, 2015
Both Gangrels Teams qualify for Day League Knock Outs
Yesterday, the Gangrels team from Division D played a great semi final to beat Kirkoswald and qualify for the Final on Monday at 12.00, against Troon Portland.
Congratulations to Alan Brown and his team of Richard Morrison, Peter Galloway and Jim Henry.
Our other team of Ronnie Peat with Robert Boyd, Jim Dunlop and Ken Ross also qualified for their knock out final. They will play in the A league final against Tarbolton, having beaten Fairywell earlier this week.
Congratulations to Alan Brown and his team of Richard Morrison, Peter Galloway and Jim Henry.
Our other team of Ronnie Peat with Robert Boyd, Jim Dunlop and Ken Ross also qualified for their knock out final. They will play in the A league final against Tarbolton, having beaten Fairywell earlier this week.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Kirkbride Rose Bowl Finals
High Road Final
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| High Road Winners |
Peter Kennedy and his rink of Ronnie Wilson, Ernest Mutter and Bob Cherry had a good victory by 8 shots to 3 over Ronnie Peat's team of Allan Hastie, Alan Brown and Bob Grassom.
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| High Road Runners Up |
Low Road
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| Low Road Winners |
In the Low Road Final, Jim Dunlop with David Gray, Steell McFadzean and Harry Peters won against Charlie Jack, Ken Ross, George Hodge and Francis McCrossin. The score was 11-3.
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| Low Road Runners Up |
Friday, March 6, 2015
Points Competition
Congratulations to Peter Galloway, who last night won the Gangrels Points with a excellent score of 39.
Second place went to Bob Cherry, with 36, and David Gray was third with 32.
Second place went to Bob Cherry, with 36, and David Gray was third with 32.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Points Competition
Just a reminder that our Points Competition will be played this Thursday at 5.00 pm.
This will be played over one session only.
This will be played over one session only.
Kirkbride Rose Bowl Semi Finals
The teams of Peter Kennedy and Ronnie Peat will contest the High Road Final next Monday at 5.00.
Peter had a close game, winning by 6 shots to 4 and Ronnie also had a tight game, beating Colin Naismith by 11 shots to 6.
In the Low Road, Charlie Jack beat Francis McCrossin to secure his place in the final, where he will be joined by Jim Dunlop, the best losing high road semi finalist.
Peter had a close game, winning by 6 shots to 4 and Ronnie also had a tight game, beating Colin Naismith by 11 shots to 6.
In the Low Road, Charlie Jack beat Francis McCrossin to secure his place in the final, where he will be joined by Jim Dunlop, the best losing high road semi finalist.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Annual Match against Tarbolton
This long standing game against Tarbolton, for the handsome Wilkie Trophy, turned out to be very close .
Ronnie Peat's team of Allan Hastie, Peter Kennedy and Jim Henry had a tight affair with Willie Morton. The teams were tied at 5 all playing the last, where Tarbolton took 2 shots to win 7-5.
Francis McCrossin and his team of Peter Galloway, Peter Reynolds and Ken Ross were down by 5 shots at one stage but scored singles in the last 5 ends to win by 6 shots to 5.
So overall, Tarbolton won by a single shot for 4 wins in a row. All four teams played well and the evening was very enjoyable.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Kennedy Pairs Finals Night
Congratulations to Peter Galloway and George Hodge who won the High Road Final on Tuesday against Colin Naismith and Robert Charters.
Robert Boyd and Allan Hastie won the Low Road.
In the High Road Semis, Colin and Robert beat Ernest Mutter and Jim Henry by 8 shots and Peter and Robert beat Charlie Jack and Bob Cherry by 6 shots.
The final was a much tighter affair, being won by 3 shots to 2.
The Low Road semis were confused from the outset, with not everyone being aware of the time changes. As a result, there was no opposition to Robert and Allan when the final was due to be played.
This is not the first occasion that the Pairs has been confusing and the Committee will be looking at ways of restructuring the competition for next season. My own feeling is that it is played over too many nights at a time of year when there is a lot of competition for our time.
World Junior Championships
Robert Boyd and Allan Hastie won the Low Road.
In the High Road Semis, Colin and Robert beat Ernest Mutter and Jim Henry by 8 shots and Peter and Robert beat Charlie Jack and Bob Cherry by 6 shots.
The final was a much tighter affair, being won by 3 shots to 2.
The Low Road semis were confused from the outset, with not everyone being aware of the time changes. As a result, there was no opposition to Robert and Allan when the final was due to be played.
This is not the first occasion that the Pairs has been confusing and the Committee will be looking at ways of restructuring the competition for next season. My own feeling is that it is played over too many nights at a time of year when there is a lot of competition for our time.
World Junior Championships
The World Junior Championships starts on Saturday and will be played in Estonia - the first time a World event has been held there.
The Scottish Teams are skipped by Bruce Mouat and Gina Aitken.
You can follow all the results by clicking here and there will be live coverage on the World Curling Federation You Tube Channel.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
BBC to show Highlights of Scottish Finals
BBC 2 is showing highlights of the Women's Scottish Championships Final tonight at 12.20 am.
The Men's Final will be shown tomorrow night at 11.50 pm.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Match with Ayr & Alloway
Our annual fixture with Ayr & Alloway was played in friendly fashion, as always, and finished with two good wins for the Gangrels.
Ronnie Peat's team of Robert Boyd, David Hope and Bob Grassom got off to a good start scoring 6 shots off the first four ends. The opposition was not unknown to us, with a top end comprising of Ronnie Wilson (A & A Vice President), Peter Kennedy (A& A President). They came back with a 3 at the 5th end but Gangrels eventually held on to win by 8 shots to 4.
The other game saw our VP Francis skip Ernest Mutter, Ken Ross and Willie Scott to win handsomely by 8 shots to 3, having taken a 4 at the fourth end. Francis's opposition also included our own David Gray.
The majority of both teams stayed on for some food to finish an excellent evening.
Ronnie Peat's team of Robert Boyd, David Hope and Bob Grassom got off to a good start scoring 6 shots off the first four ends. The opposition was not unknown to us, with a top end comprising of Ronnie Wilson (A & A Vice President), Peter Kennedy (A& A President). They came back with a 3 at the 5th end but Gangrels eventually held on to win by 8 shots to 4.
The other game saw our VP Francis skip Ernest Mutter, Ken Ross and Willie Scott to win handsomely by 8 shots to 3, having taken a 4 at the fourth end. Francis's opposition also included our own David Gray.
The majority of both teams stayed on for some food to finish an excellent evening.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Pairs Competition - Round 2
Tonight's results were as follows:
Top Half
High Road R Peat & D Hope 2 J Henry & E Mutter 4
High Road G Hodge & P Galloway 4 P Reynolds & R Wilson 3
Low Road F McCrossin & D Gray 5 H Peters & B McKay 5
Harry & Bert win the Draw shot challenge
Bottom Half
High Road C Jack & B Cherry 5 R Morrison & J Dunlop 2
High Road C Naismith & R Charters 6 G Hay & P Kennedy 1
Low Road R Boyd & A Hastie 3 J Niblock & A Thomson 2
Special mention must be made of Harry Peters and Bert McKay. They were 5 shots down after 3 ends, took a 5 to square the game and then won the draw shot challenge.
The draw for the semi finals next Tuesday is:
At 5.00 pm
Low Road Semis
H Peters & B McKay v R Morrison and J Dunlop
A Hastie & R Boyd v R Wilson & P Reynolds
Low Road Final to be played at 7.15 pm
At 6.00 pm
High Road Semis
J Henry & E Mutter v C Naismith & R Charters
G Hodge & P Galloway v C Jack & B Cherry
High Road Final to be played at 8.15 pm
Top Half
High Road R Peat & D Hope 2 J Henry & E Mutter 4
High Road G Hodge & P Galloway 4 P Reynolds & R Wilson 3
Low Road F McCrossin & D Gray 5 H Peters & B McKay 5
Harry & Bert win the Draw shot challenge
Bottom Half
High Road C Jack & B Cherry 5 R Morrison & J Dunlop 2
High Road C Naismith & R Charters 6 G Hay & P Kennedy 1
Low Road R Boyd & A Hastie 3 J Niblock & A Thomson 2
Special mention must be made of Harry Peters and Bert McKay. They were 5 shots down after 3 ends, took a 5 to square the game and then won the draw shot challenge.
The draw for the semi finals next Tuesday is:
At 5.00 pm
Low Road Semis
H Peters & B McKay v R Morrison and J Dunlop
A Hastie & R Boyd v R Wilson & P Reynolds
Low Road Final to be played at 7.15 pm
At 6.00 pm
High Road Semis
J Henry & E Mutter v C Naismith & R Charters
G Hodge & P Galloway v C Jack & B Cherry
High Road Final to be played at 8.15 pm
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
President's Cup - Finals Night
First, the semis.
There were two clear winners as Peter Reynolds and David Gray had convincing victories over Peter Galloway and Allan Hastie. The margins were 12-3 and 11-4 respectively.
After an all too short break, the final started with David Gray and his team of Francis McCrossin, Harry Peters and Bob Cherry taking singles in the first two ends.
Peter Reynolds, with Robert Boyd, Jimmy Begg and Colin Naismith fought back well and with one end to play led by three shots.
The last end was very tense. A lot of good shots were played by both sides but David played a final draw, swept all the way to the very edge of the rings to score a 3 and tie the game.
Each skip then had to draw a shot. Peter's was just through the back and David made no mistake in securing the closest of victories.
There were two clear winners as Peter Reynolds and David Gray had convincing victories over Peter Galloway and Allan Hastie. The margins were 12-3 and 11-4 respectively.
After an all too short break, the final started with David Gray and his team of Francis McCrossin, Harry Peters and Bob Cherry taking singles in the first two ends.
Peter Reynolds, with Robert Boyd, Jimmy Begg and Colin Naismith fought back well and with one end to play led by three shots.
The last end was very tense. A lot of good shots were played by both sides but David played a final draw, swept all the way to the very edge of the rings to score a 3 and tie the game.
Each skip then had to draw a shot. Peter's was just through the back and David made no mistake in securing the closest of victories.
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| The Winners Francis, Harry, David and Bob |
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Pairs Competition - Round 1
Last Night saw the first round of this year's Pairs Competition.
The results were as follows:
Top Half
J Henry & E Mutter 6 P Reynolds & R Wilson 4
F McCrossin & D Gray 2 G Hodge & P Galloway 7
R Peat & D Hope (bye) v H Peters & B McKay
Bottom Half
J Niblock & S Thomson 1 C Naismith & S MacFadzean 3
R Boyd & A Hastie 1 C Jack & B Cherry 6
G Hay & P Kennedy 4 R Morrison & J Dunlop 6
(F Watson & E Mutter)
As was reported last week, organising knockout competitions with less than 8 games can be a challenge. However, Bob has risen to the occasion and here is what the draw for Round Two looks like. Games will be played on 16th Feb. Top Half at 5.00, Bottom Half at 6.00
Top Half
High Road D R Peat & D Hope v J Henry & E Mutter
High Road E G Hodge & P Galloway v P Reynolds & R Wilson
Low Road F F McCrossin & D Gray v H Peters & B McKay
Bottom Half
High Road A C Jack & B Cherry v R Morrison & J Dunlop
High Road B C Naismith & S McFadzean v G Hay & P Kennedy
Low Road C R Boyd & A Hastie v J Niblock & A Thomson
The Semi Finals on 24th Feb will be
High Road at 6.00
Winner Game D v Winner Game B
Winner Game E v Winner Game A
Low Road at 5.00
Winner Game F v Highest Margin Loser of A & B
Winner Game C v Highest Margin Loser of D & E
The two Finals will be played thereafter.
The Low Road will be at 7.15 and the High Road at 8.15
The results were as follows:
Top Half
J Henry & E Mutter 6 P Reynolds & R Wilson 4
F McCrossin & D Gray 2 G Hodge & P Galloway 7
R Peat & D Hope (bye) v H Peters & B McKay
Bottom Half
J Niblock & S Thomson 1 C Naismith & S MacFadzean 3
R Boyd & A Hastie 1 C Jack & B Cherry 6
G Hay & P Kennedy 4 R Morrison & J Dunlop 6
(F Watson & E Mutter)
As was reported last week, organising knockout competitions with less than 8 games can be a challenge. However, Bob has risen to the occasion and here is what the draw for Round Two looks like. Games will be played on 16th Feb. Top Half at 5.00, Bottom Half at 6.00
Top Half
High Road D R Peat & D Hope v J Henry & E Mutter
High Road E G Hodge & P Galloway v P Reynolds & R Wilson
Low Road F F McCrossin & D Gray v H Peters & B McKay
Bottom Half
High Road A C Jack & B Cherry v R Morrison & J Dunlop
High Road B C Naismith & S McFadzean v G Hay & P Kennedy
Low Road C R Boyd & A Hastie v J Niblock & A Thomson
The Semi Finals on 24th Feb will be
High Road at 6.00
Winner Game D v Winner Game B
Winner Game E v Winner Game A
Low Road at 5.00
Winner Game F v Highest Margin Loser of A & B
Winner Game C v Highest Margin Loser of D & E
The two Finals will be played thereafter.
The Low Road will be at 7.15 and the High Road at 8.15
Monday, February 2, 2015
Kirkbride Rose Bowl Round 1
This competition is a little more complicated when played with 7 rather than 8 teams, but hopefully things will be a bit clearer after tonight.
The three winners tonight were Ronnie Peat, Colin Naismith and Jim Dunlop. They progress to the High Road semi finals on 2nd March where they will be joined by Peter Kennedy, who had a bye.
The losers tonight would all normally go to the Low Road semi finals, but the new draw only had space for the two highest scoring losers. I was of course panicking about how we called the highest scoring. Was it shots scored, ends won or even smallest losing margin? My thanks are therefore due to George Hay, who unfortunately didn't score any shots, so must have been in third place by any means of calculation.
Francis and Charlie Jack go into the low road semi. The full draw can be found by clicking on the Kirkbride link at the top right of this page.
The three winners tonight were Ronnie Peat, Colin Naismith and Jim Dunlop. They progress to the High Road semi finals on 2nd March where they will be joined by Peter Kennedy, who had a bye.
The losers tonight would all normally go to the Low Road semi finals, but the new draw only had space for the two highest scoring losers. I was of course panicking about how we called the highest scoring. Was it shots scored, ends won or even smallest losing margin? My thanks are therefore due to George Hay, who unfortunately didn't score any shots, so must have been in third place by any means of calculation.
Francis and Charlie Jack go into the low road semi. The full draw can be found by clicking on the Kirkbride link at the top right of this page.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Gangrels beaten in Final of Parish Trophy
Yesterday saw the Semi Finals and Final of the Parish Trophy.
In the first Semi Final, Galston beat Tarbolton and in the other our Gangrels team beat Troon Portland.
The Final saw the Galston Haymouth team of Jim Boswell, Liam Scott, Tom Andrews and Ed Baines beat the Gangrels team of Steell McFadzean, David Gray, Ernest Mutter and Peter Galloway.
Congratulations to Steell and his team for representing the Gangrels so well
Monday, January 26, 2015
President's Cup Top 4 Decided
The last week of play in the league format resulted in 3 teams on 6 points and 2 on 5. The unlucky 5th place was Peter Kennedy's team, who lost to Colin Naismith tonight and finished up 2 ends behind George Hay for the semi final place.
David Gray beat Richard Morrison and Peter Galloway beat Allan Hastie.
The four semi finalists to play on Feb 10th at 5.00 pm are Colin Naismith, Ronnie Peat, Jim Dunlop and George Hay.
The final table is shown here.
Please remember that the winners of the semis go on to play the final immediately after on Feb 10th.
Next week is the first round of the Kirkbride Rosebowl
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
President's Cup - Latest
There were wins last night for Allan Hastie, and Robert Boyd, while Peter Galloway and Ronnie Wilson shared the spoils at 7 shots each.
Allan skipped the Peat team to a 9-2 victory over Ken Ross and his Charlie Jack team. Robert was having a fairly close game with Richard Morrison when ends 6 to 8 brought scores of 2, 6 and 1 to finish the game 13-3.
The final league games are next week, after which the top four will play the semi finals.
The league table is here.
Allan skipped the Peat team to a 9-2 victory over Ken Ross and his Charlie Jack team. Robert was having a fairly close game with Richard Morrison when ends 6 to 8 brought scores of 2, 6 and 1 to finish the game 13-3.
The final league games are next week, after which the top four will play the semi finals.
The league table is here.
Monday, January 12, 2015
President's Cup Weeks 2 and 3
Last week Ernest Mutter skipped the Kennedy rink to a 6-4 win over Jimmy Niblock, in charge of the McCrossin rink. In the other game David Gray, in charge of the Jim Dunlop team, beat Ken Ross (Charlie Jack) by 8 shots to 4.
Tonight, there were wins for Ronnie Wilson (P Kennedy) over D Gray (J Dunlop) by 8 shots to 4 and Allan Hastie (R Peat) over P Reynolds (C Naismith) by 6 shots to 4.
The tightest game seemed to be Peter Galloway (G Hay) beating Ken Ross (C Jack) by 4 shots to 3.
There are two weeks left for play. 5 teams have two games left and two only have one. You can see the league table by clicking on the results page above or by clicking here.
Tonight, there were wins for Ronnie Wilson (P Kennedy) over D Gray (J Dunlop) by 8 shots to 4 and Allan Hastie (R Peat) over P Reynolds (C Naismith) by 6 shots to 4.
The tightest game seemed to be Peter Galloway (G Hay) beating Ken Ross (C Jack) by 4 shots to 3.
There are two weeks left for play. 5 teams have two games left and two only have one. You can see the league table by clicking on the results page above or by clicking here.
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