Province Medal

 The Province Medal annual event took place at Greenacres on Saturday 11 Jan with the Gangrels playing in the first round at 1500 and a second Rink at 1730.  In the first round, Gangrels 1 (D Hope (S), A Chapman, D Graham, G Watson) faced Curl Ayrshire and won by a score differential of +2.  In the second round, Gangrels 2 (P Galloway (S), B Cherry, R Peat, D Cattanach) played against Troon Portland and they too won by a score differential of +2.  Both Rinks played well and enjoyed their games which were enhanced by the social buzz of all who were there and the excellent meals available on completion.  The overall results announced were;  3rd, Gangrels with +4, 2^nd Sorn with +14 and the winners, Stewarton Heather with +20.

Report on Game 1, with thanks to David Hope.

For the Gangrels first game in the Province Medal we came up against a Curl Ayrshire Rink. The ice was keen from the start and a few stones went through the back resulting in people being cautious with their weight. We held on to win the first end with a single shot. End 2 Curl Ayrshire took a singer shot. This was to be the theme for the first 4 where single shots were exchanged. On the fifth and sixth end we exchange a two and after 6 ends it was all square with 4 shots each. On the seventh end manged to hand on and take a one. The point of the competition was to score heavy, but that certainly wasn’t happening here! In the eighth end Curl Ayrshire were lying 1 with several stones lying around the rings. Sad to say the Gangrels weren't looking so good. It came down to the final 2 stones from the skips to decide who was going to win the end. With David Hope’s final stone, came round the guards and was able push Curl Ayrshire’s shot stone back to lie shot. David had shown Curl Ayrshire’s Skip Charlie Steele the route to the shot stone. Charlie played his stone slightly tighter resulting in his stone catching the guards out front! Gangrels finished the game by taking a single shot to finish 6 - 4. After the first half the Gangrels were sitting with positive figures and all to play for in the second half. 

The final Province event of this season is the Province Knockout in which the Gangrels will face Galston Haymouth in the first round on Fri 14 Feb at Greenacres at 1800.