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12 Issue #111 April 2022 www.sportsenergynews.com

Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Team Villeneuve Wins 9th Annual Winterspiel

he 9th Annual Winterspiel took the Provincial Junior team and their
Tplace on the weekend of March alternate Nicholas Codler got into
4th, 5th, and 6th. This was a change a game during the round robin. He
from the week-long bonspiels was the youngest player to ever play
that are normal at the club. There in the Brier at 15.
were 8 ladies’ and 12 men’s teams The top 3 teams in each pool
participating.
entered the playoffs. The top teams
The ladies’ winning team in the Canadian Curling Association
was skipped by Janice Sobering were at the top of the standings
defeating Team Pam Lalonde in following the round robin draw.
the “A” final. The Sobering team A pleasant surprise was the play
was comprised of Kim Digiosia at of Saskatchewan’s Colten Flasch
3rd, Barb Glendenning at 2nd, and who went very deep in the playoff
Carol Comtois at lead (see picture run. Two tiebreakers were required
attached). The ladies’ “B” winner following round robin play with
was the team skipped by Carolyn Saskatchewan’s Flasch defeating
MacCulloch and the “C” flight Wild Card Matt Dunstone 9-5. Switzerland World Ladies Champions
winner was skipped by Lorraine The other tiebreaker saw Team L to R: Pierre Charette (coach) Carol Howard, Melanie Barbazat, Esther
Fournier. Gunnlaughson defeat Team Neuenschwander, Silvano Tirinzoni, and Alina Patz. Photo Submitted
McEwan. to the 1–2-page playoff game and in the World Championships taking
On the men’s side, the winning
“A” team was the team skipped by In elimination play Team Flasch Team Canada Botcher defeated place in Las Vegas starting on April
Team Gushue to also advance to the 2nd. Check out next month’s Sports
Mike Villeneuve defeating team defeated Team Jacobs by a 10-3 score
Scott MacDonald in the final (see and Team Canada Botcher defeated 1-2-page playoff game. The page 1-2 Energy for a full report.
picture attached). Team Villeneuve team Gunnlaughson 7-3. Team game saw Team Koe defeat Team The World’s Ladies were held in
Botcher and advance to the final.
was comprised of Dave Lalonde at Kevin Koe and Team Brad Gushue Prince George British Columbia
3rd, Dave Secord at 2nd, and Dan finished 1st in their respective pools, Team Botcher would get another from March 19th to the 27th with
chance by playing Team Gushue the
Saucier at lead. The “B” flight winner and they advanced to the playoffs. 12 teams participating. Due to the
was the team skipped by Tyler Interesting to note here that Mark winner of the 3-4-page playoff over situation in Ukraine and considering
Benson and the “C” winner was the Nichols from Team Gushue tested Team Flasch. the safety of the other curlers, the
team skipped by John Rattray. The positive for COVID just prior to the In the semi-final, Team Gushue team representing Russia was banned
“D” winner was the George Dolejsi start of the playoffs and would be dominated Botcher by a 9-3 score from competing. Team Scotland had
team. lost to the team for the remainder of and earned his way to the final to pull out of the competition due to
the Brier. With no alternate on the against Koe. The final game was an members of the team testing positive
The 93rd Tim Horton’s Brier was
bench, the team would have to play exciting and excellent game with for COVID.
held in Lethbridge Alberta with 18
teams playing in two 9-team pools. with three for the remainder of the some fabulous shot-making that Following round robin play, Team
There were 12 players playing in competition. resulted in an 8-6 Gushue win in Canada (Keri Einarson) finished
an extra end (see photo attached).
the Brier for the first time. The team In the 1st playoff game, Team Koe
from Newfoundland/Labrador was defeated Team Flasch 4-2 to advance Now Gushue will represent Canada Continued on page 13