The Schooner Club's Sweetheart Spiel was held on February 7th and 8th once again being sponsored by CC Computer Solutions. A total of ten teams took part coming from the Schooner, Sydney and Baddeck Curling Clubs. Miranda Bullen (Fitzgerald) joined us as well, she plays at the SACCC in Port Hawkesbury.
Play got underway on Friday with all ten teams seeing action on day one. Many teams got into the spirit of the event and dressed in team uniforms, many being very colorful to say the least. Team Cormier with Skip Julia, mate Ceilidh Forrest, second Jess Dilney and lead Helen Joyce, paid homage to Schooner stalwarts Gordie Cormier, Brian Laughlin, Wally MacDonald and Russell Fitzgerald by dressing like them, wearing their name tags and taking on their actions and style. Those four guys never looked so good and Julia and her crew did a great job. Another long standing tradition of the Sweetheart is the wine and cheese social on Friday night were curlers and guests are treated to their choice of red or white wine along with a large selection of finger food, dips and many other goodies. Always very popular. A big thank you to Martin Campbell and Russell Fitzgerald for their continuing support in sponsoring the wine and cheese.
Play got underway early on Saturday at 10AM and went throughout the day. There were some really close games and some great curling but, in the end, it was Schooner's own Cheryl Mackinnon and her foursome who came out on top, taking home the coveted Sweetheart Sweatshirts. MacKinnon's victory wasn't secured until the final game was over as the Marie Young rink still had a chance to catch and pass MacKinnon for first place but they couldn't muster enough points in their final match against the Julia Cormier rink. Joining skip MacKinnon in her first Sweetheart title was mate, Barb Thistle, second Debby Murray and lead Bev Young. Congratulations on your first place Sweetheart title. Second place was taken by the Barbie Cooke rink out of the Baddeck Curling Club. Skip Cooke was joined by Ruth Morrison, Gretchen Landry and Heather MacIntosh. Another Schooner rink rounded out the top three when Carrie Cress led Yvonne Donovan, Colleen MacLeod and Sydney's Rachel Baker to the bronze position. The Sydney rinks of Marie Young and Joann Hunston finished the top five with skip Young joined by Joan Latimer, Cynthia Boutilier and Karen Ramsay while Joann was aided by Jill Ramsay-Stewart, Paula MacRae and Mary Lou Andrea.
After all the stones were thrown and the winners determined, it was time for all the ladies to sit down to a delicious dinner of roast beef prepared by caterer Tommy Young. Desert was supplied by Bernadette Cormier, Yvonne Donovan and a few others who all brought delicious treats to enjoy.
When dinner was over it was time for prize presentation and to present the champs, the Cheryl MacKinnon rink, with their jackets. After that, teams were drawn at random to come up and select a prizes from a great selection that adorned the prize table. All curlers received a prize. Lynn Kelly closed the event by thanking everyone for taking part, congratulating the winners and inviting everyone back for next year's Sweetheart. Overall it was another hugely successful Sweetheart Spiel that is certainly one of the premier events at the club each season and only seems to get better and better every year. That success is due in no small part to the efforts of coordinator Lynn Kelly and the team of volunteers that work very hard to make this such a great event every year. A big thank you to you all. Thanks also to spiel sponsor CC Computer Solutions for helping out again this time around, to Martin and Russell for helping put on the wine and cheese on Friday, to Tommy Young for providing the delicious meal enjoyed by all and to the Schooner men who helped fund the dinner with their donation as well as the guys who helped serve. Thank you also to the ice crew for great conditions, to the bartenders, housekeeping and anyone else who helped out in any way. Finally, a big thank you goes out to all the ladies who take part in the spiel every year putting on some great curling and making it so much fun. We hope to see you all back next year.
Visit the Schooner Facebook page to see photos from the Sweetheart Spiel.
$30 Per Player ($20 for Schooner Members)
3 Games Guaranteed
Wine and Cheese Friday Night
**Open Mic Friday Night (Cancelled)
Dinner on Saturday
Lots or prizes to be won!
Rosters and Schedules are below. Good Luck Ladies and Good Curling!
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Schedule
Friday, February 7th
Time:
6:00PM
Ice 1 - Cress vs Ford
Ice 2 -
7:45 PM
Ice 1 - MacKinnon vs Cormier
Ice 2 - Bullen vs Cooke
9:00 PM
Ice 1 - Young vs Drover
Ice 2 - MacDonald vs Hunsten
Saturday, February 8th
Time:
10:00 AM
Ice 1 - Cormier vs Cooke
Ice 2 - MacKinnon vs Hunston
11:45 AM
Ice 1 - MacDonald vs Drover
Ice 2 - Cress vs Bullen
1:15 PM
Ice 1 - Ford vs Young
Ice 2 - MacKinnon vs Cooke
3:00 PM
Ice 1 - Cress vs Drover
Ice 2 - Bullen vs MacDonald
4:45 PM
Ice 1 - Cormier vs Young
Ice 2 - Hunston vs Ford
6:30 PM
Dinner and Prize Presentations
Good Curling Everyone
