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Continued from page 12 Cornwall Curling Centre on Friday and Prescott. This year’s Parnell at the 2022 Paralympics held in
March 11th with teams from took place on Wednesday, March
with a 9 and 3 win/loss record and Beijing had 11 nations competing
Cornwall, Lancaster, Morrisburg, 27th at the Cornwall Curling Centre.
finished in 3rd place overall. In the and Prescott participating. The This year’s winner was the team for a spot on the podium. Again,
ladies’ qualification round, Canada the team representing Russia was
McLennan trophy was first competed from Prescott (see picture attached)
defeated Denmark 9-8 to advance to for in 1886 and is one of the oldest with Cornwall finishing 2nd and banned from participating due to
the semi-final against Korea. Canada curling competitions in North Lancaster finishing 3rd. the situation in Ukraine and for the
struggled against Korea with Korea safety of the athletes. Following
America. The competition had been
stealing a deuce in the last end to cancelled the last couple of years Cornwall hosted a senior round robin play, the Canadian team
win 9-6 and sending Canada to the friendly curling competition finished with a record of 7 wins
due to the pandemic. This year’s
Bronze medal game. The other semi- winner was the two teams from with Winchester, Prescott, and against 3 losses. Wheelchair curling
final saw undefeated Switzerland Morrisburg skipped by Arnt Vogel Morrisburg on Wednesday March has been a medal sport since 2006.
steal a single in the 10th end to defeat 16th with morning matches followed Since its inception, Canada has won
and Jack Barkley. Members of the
Sweden 7-5. by a fabulous lunch prepared by our 3 Gold medals. In 2018 Canada
winning teams were Don McMillan,
seniors’ kitchen staff. won Bronze with China winning
The Gold medal game was a Peter McCooye, Maurice Kolff,
close affair with the score tied 6-6 Rick McKenzie, Mike Bonyun, and Congratulations to Cornwall the Gold. Canada made it to the
going into the 10th. Switzerland Steve Barkley (see photo attached). Curling Centre’s Team Harvey semi-final with China earning a 9-5
victory and a spot in the Gold medal
with hammer took a single to defeat Cornwall finished in second place (Jennifer Harvey) (skip), Lise
Korea 7-6 and go undefeated in the with the two teams skipped by Peter Lalonde (3rd), Kate MacDonald game. The other semi saw Sweden
competition. Team Canada defeated Van Loon and Don McIntosh. (2nd), and Joyce Cameron (lead) on defeat Slovakia 6-4. In the Bronze
medal game, Canada defeated
Team Sweden 8-7 to win the Bronze The second senior competition their third-place finish and winning
medal. the Bronze medal at the Senior Slovakia 8-3. The Gold medal game
between local clubs is the Parnell Provincial Curling Championships saw China defeat Sweden 8-3 to
The McLennan Cup competition Trophy Competition. It is also a capture Gold and relegate Sweden
held at the Whitby Curing Club.
(a long running local senior long running competition between to the Silver medal.
competition) was hosted by the Cornwall, Lancaster, Morrisburg, The Wheelchair Curling event Continued on page 14
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