VIRDEN CURLING CLUB

Monday, November 17, 2008

TEAM MANITOBA WINS CANADIAN MIXED

Congratulations to Team Manitoba, Canadian Mixed National Champions

Manitoba's Sean Grassie won the Canadian mixed curling championship on Saturday by defeating Ontario's Wayne Tuck 6-4.

Down 4-3 in the sixth end, Grassie scored once in the sixth, seventh and eighth to complete the comeback victory.

Manitoba finishes with an overall record of 11-1 at the tournament, which was staged in the territory of Nunavut for the first time.

It's the eighth mixed title for Manitoba - first since 1991 - since the championship began in 1964 in Toronto. Alberta leads all provinces with nine wins, while Saskatchewan also has eight victories.

It's also the first Canadian mixed title for Grassie, lead Kendra Green, second Ross Derksen and third Alli Nimik, who represent the Deer Lodge Curling Club.

Derksen is a former Canadian and world junior champion, having played third for David Hamblin in 2002.

Two players from the winning team will now represent Canada at the 2009 world mixed doubles championship, April 17-25, 2009 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

For more information on the story please visit www.thecurler.com

Friday, November 14, 2008

Westoba Credit Union Masters Super League

Two Virden teams are competing in the Westman Credit Union Masters Super League, each Wednesday in Brandon.

Murray Duncan, along with Jim Lyons, Grant Wilson and Roy Draper play in the 14 team MONEY MASTERS GROUP. Murray at 4 and 5, finds his team in the middle of the 14 team division. On Wednesday the foursome won big, beating Mike Maloney 9 to 3.

Terry Hayward, along with Bruce Sawyer, Geordie Barkley and Bill Barkley play in the 14 team ROCK SOLID GROUP Terry's team find themselves at 5 and 2 and in a four way tie for second spot, two games behind the leader, Rollie MacKay 7 and 0. Hayward beat Keith Privat 8 to 7 on Wednesday afternoon.

Westman Super League

Allan Lyburn defeated Kelly Skinner in Swan River last weekend, in the Whites Drug Store Classic, winning $9,000 but Skinner ( Darcy Hayward ) found revenge, beating Allan ( Cory Barkley ) on Wednesday night in the Westman Super League 6 to 4. The win moved Skinner to 5 and 1 and first place in the 12 team league. Lyburn fell to 4 and 2 and a tie for second place.

Graham Freeman's Virden team lost to Willie Lyburn and now sports a 3 and 3 record. Full standings and results can be found in the Westman Super League website.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

NEW BAR MANAGERS

Karla Gardiner and Darla Hayward have taken on a new enterprise this winter. They are the Virden Curling Club's new Bar Managers. They both have curled at our club for sometime and now they bring their pleasant, bubbly personalities to serve our members in the curling club's lounge.

Sales to start the season have been very strong and it has been due largely to some new things that they have tried.

Come and join the friendly atmosphere they have created in the Virden Curling Club Bar.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

GREAT WEEKEND FOR LOCAL VIRDEN CURLERS

Allan Lyburn's Brandon team vaulted into third place in the MCT standings by winning the WHITES' DRUG STORE CLASSIC today in Swan River, topping Kelly Skinner of Hamiota 8-4 in today's final.

With support from Scott Ramsay, Mark Taylor, and Cory Barkley, Lyburn opened an early 4-1 lead in the final, and coasted to a victory worth $9,000 to the Brandon foursome. Playing out of Hamiota, Skinner's crew of Allan Lawn, Darcy Hayward, and Trevor Taylor, failed to add a second MCT triumph to its earlier win this season in the King Spud Classic in Carberry. Runner-up money in Swan River was $7,000.

Skinner defeated Randy Bryden of Regina 3-2, while Lyburn was a 6-2 winner over Murray Woodward of Ste. Anne in the semi-finals. Bryden and Woodward took home $5,000 apiece, while losing quarter-finalists Brent Scales of Swan River, last year's winner Joel Jordison of Moose Jaw, Craig Disher of Rolla, North Dakota, and Saskatoon's Shawn Joyce each received $3,500 (18 teams - 8 qualifiers).