Fraser Cup Round 3

 The 3^rd round of the Fraser Cup took place at the Galleon on Tue 24 Oct with Peter Galloway subbing for Ronnie Peat who was competing at Greenacres in a Reform Cup event.  Once again, the Galleon ice and environment was in fine shape for a very competitive game between Team Begg (Begg, Graham, McFadzean and Stubley) and Team Galloway (Galloway, Gray, Morrison and Charters).  In the first end, Team Galloway secured a 3 shots lead but Team Begg quickly recovered their poise to score well in the next 2 ends to draw 3 all at the start of the 4^th end.  Thereafter, it was a very tight game with the final score of each end relying on the Skip stones.  Team Galloway managed a single stone steal for the final 4 ends to shake hands 7-3 winners.

The table showing the results can be found by clicking on the competition results page for Fraser Cup. 

Highly Successful Visit to Stranraer

Fifteen Gangrels and guests who were to make up nearly 4 Rinks for a day's social curling at North West Castle on Wed 11 Oct had a superb day's curling both in the morning and the afternoon, with a light lunch of soup and sandwiches in between.  The ice was in superb condition, keen and swingy, the competition spirit high, the food and drinks a delight and, overall, we were extremely well looked after.  It was a real pleasure and one that should not be missed for future events.

The competition scoring was based on cumulative shots up with the morning Rinks being changed for play in the afternoon session.  Team McFadzen (McFadzean, P Reynolds, Cattanach and Sue Reynolds) met Team Peat (Peat, Niblock, Hogg and J McLeod) in the first session while Team Hope (Hope, Dunlop and Ed Bains) played Team Watson (Watson, Galloway, Haddow and Sheila Scott).    At the lunch break, Team Peat were 6 shots up and Team Hope 5.  After a delicious lunch in lovely surroundings, the Rinks reconvened on the ice with Team McFadzean facing Team Hope, and Team Peat facing Team Watson.  Team Hope prevail with another win of 3 shots while Team Peat repeated their morning success of another + 6 shot win.  Overall, Team Peat won with a 12-shot differential and Team Hope came second with +8.

Vice President Donald presented the winners with their prizes and thanked Gail Munro and the NWC Staff for their individual and collective contributions to what had been a thoroughly enjoyable and social curling event held in very pleasing and comfortable surroundings.

(Thanks to our excellent Secretary for all his hard work in ensuring the success of our visit, and to David Hope for the above photo.)

New Season - Fraser Cup -

 The first round of the modified format Fraser Cup took place at the Galleon on Tue 10 Oct between Team Charters (Charters, Hogg, Peat and Galloway) and Team McFadzean (Begg and Stubley).  It was a new venue and experience for all the players but hugely demanding as the quality of the ice and atmospheric conditions on the ice pad were markedly different to the previously experienced at Ayr and adverse to quality of play.  

Despite the unanimous reservations, play began and it was clearly going to be a struggle for everyone - other than Jimmy Begg who seemed impervious to the difficulties being faced by all the others!  It was level pegging at 3 shots half way through the game but by the 7^th end, Team McFadzean had a 2 shot lead.  Notwithstanding, Team Charters fought back with a 2 shot steal in the last end to peel at 5 all.  A trying experience but things are sure to get better and it was so good to get back on to the ice again as a Club."