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.
Monday, November 30, 2015
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
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