Turkey Spiel
December 5 - 9
Congratulations to our 2017 Turkey Spiel winners
Skip - Wally MacDonald
Mate - Bryant Cormier
Second - Mel Windsor
Lead - Blair Gentile
The Schooner Turkey Spiel got underway on Tuesday, December 5 and saw a field of twelve teams compete, six in each of the two divisions. All teams came together to face off on Saturday before a winner was decided. This was the second spiel that was organized and run by the newly formed Spiel Committee and they did a fantastic job once again. Teams were all evenly matched as was evident by the finish that saw the top five teams within one point of each other. Wally MacDonald was the eventual winner but only by a thin margin of one point over four other teams that tied for second. Plus minus had to be used to decide second through fifth place.
MacDonald started the spiel strong when he took thirteen of a possible fifteen points in his first game. MacDonald also won his second game but came away with only seven points in that match as he could only manage to get two ends. A third victory on Saturday and nine points in game three, giving him a total of twenty nine, was enough for first overall. Second place was taken by the Gary Landry Rink who finished one point behind MacDonald with twenty eight. A plus/minus rating of +11 gave Landry the runner-up spot. Gary was also undefeated through the spiel but lower point totals of eight and nine in his first two games proved costly. He did finish strong on Saturday with a victory that saw him take four ends and eleven out of fifteen points. The Cal Thistle rink finished in third when he also accumulated twenty eight points but with a +8 rating. Thistle won his first game, suffered a loss in game two but came back with big win in his final match. Fourth place was the Richard Lorway rink who also sported a 2-1 record with 28 total points and a +5 rating. Lorway started the event slowly with a loss in game one but rebounded with two big wins in games two and three. In fifth place was the Bill Farr rink. Farr had losses in his first two games but was able to accumulate fifteen points in those losses and that allowed a big win on Saturday to vault him up the standings. He also finished with a twenty eight point total but was even in the plus/minus rating. Wayne 'Bull' Bonnell finished sixth with a twenty four point performance. He was well positioned heading into Saturday play with a twenty point total but a final game loss where he was only able to get four points dropped him in the standings. The top three finishers won Christmas turkeys while the next three won chickens. Wally MacDonald was joined in his first place finish by Bryant Cormier, Mel Windsor and Blair Gentile. Gary Landry was joined by Lonnie Howe, Mike Cormier and Georgette Sparkes in second and Cal Thistle had Barb Thistle, Kathy Gale and Bernadette Cormier. Rounding out the top five, the Richard Lorway rink had Chris 'Slugger' MacLeod, Matt MacPherson and Trida Murphy and Bill Farr was joined by mate Keith MacEachern and front end Eric and Colleen MacLeod. Congratulations to our winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part, especially those from outside of the club's membership.
Thank you to the Spiel Committee for a great job on organizing and running the event and to everyone who helped out in any way. Thank you also to Frances and Richard for the delicious chili that everyone enjoyed on Saturday, to the bartenders, ice crew and a big thank you to everyone who donated items to the Schooner Food Drive to help the Kinsmen Club help less fortunate families during the Holidays. Another great Turkey spiel and a great way to begin the Holiday Season.
MacDonald started the spiel strong when he took thirteen of a possible fifteen points in his first game. MacDonald also won his second game but came away with only seven points in that match as he could only manage to get two ends. A third victory on Saturday and nine points in game three, giving him a total of twenty nine, was enough for first overall. Second place was taken by the Gary Landry Rink who finished one point behind MacDonald with twenty eight. A plus/minus rating of +11 gave Landry the runner-up spot. Gary was also undefeated through the spiel but lower point totals of eight and nine in his first two games proved costly. He did finish strong on Saturday with a victory that saw him take four ends and eleven out of fifteen points. The Cal Thistle rink finished in third when he also accumulated twenty eight points but with a +8 rating. Thistle won his first game, suffered a loss in game two but came back with big win in his final match. Fourth place was the Richard Lorway rink who also sported a 2-1 record with 28 total points and a +5 rating. Lorway started the event slowly with a loss in game one but rebounded with two big wins in games two and three. In fifth place was the Bill Farr rink. Farr had losses in his first two games but was able to accumulate fifteen points in those losses and that allowed a big win on Saturday to vault him up the standings. He also finished with a twenty eight point total but was even in the plus/minus rating. Wayne 'Bull' Bonnell finished sixth with a twenty four point performance. He was well positioned heading into Saturday play with a twenty point total but a final game loss where he was only able to get four points dropped him in the standings. The top three finishers won Christmas turkeys while the next three won chickens. Wally MacDonald was joined in his first place finish by Bryant Cormier, Mel Windsor and Blair Gentile. Gary Landry was joined by Lonnie Howe, Mike Cormier and Georgette Sparkes in second and Cal Thistle had Barb Thistle, Kathy Gale and Bernadette Cormier. Rounding out the top five, the Richard Lorway rink had Chris 'Slugger' MacLeod, Matt MacPherson and Trida Murphy and Bill Farr was joined by mate Keith MacEachern and front end Eric and Colleen MacLeod. Congratulations to our winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part, especially those from outside of the club's membership.
Thank you to the Spiel Committee for a great job on organizing and running the event and to everyone who helped out in any way. Thank you also to Frances and Richard for the delicious chili that everyone enjoyed on Saturday, to the bartenders, ice crew and a big thank you to everyone who donated items to the Schooner Food Drive to help the Kinsmen Club help less fortunate families during the Holidays. Another great Turkey spiel and a great way to begin the Holiday Season.
Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday
Skip - Brandon MacSween
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Skip - Bill Farr
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Skip - Gordie Cormier
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Skip - Wayne 'Bull' Bonnell
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Skip - Gary Landry
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Skip - Wally MacDonald
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Wednesday/Friday/Saturday
Skip - Cheryl MacKinnon
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Skip - Thomas Drover
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Skip - Brian Laughlin
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Skip - Cal Thistle
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Skip - John Donovan
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Skip - Richard Lorway
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