Men’s Curling competition in British Columbia, Canada
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 under sports |After three games, two of which were tie-breakers, the Victorian team lost to Castlegar. The downfall started early on with Champion’s Dean Janisse’s rock picking up some trash and veering off the path he sent it on. This is a common problem with the rocks. They will veer off the path if you don’t wipe them off before releasing. Playing against an expert player, Wes Craig of Esquimalt, Joanisse had plenty of chances to get back in the game. There were plenty of shots to make up for the many rocks that didn’t go where they were supposed to go. But the team was defeated.
The first place winner was Tom Buchy from Kimberley. He was quite happy with a 7-2 record. He is now in the four team playoff which gives him the advantage of throwing the last rock. Plus, he will get to check the rocks before the game and take his pick of which ones to use. He will also battle Bob Ursel in the play-off games. Finishing third was fellow Canadian and world champion McAulay. He had a 6-3 record. Ursel had stolen some three points from him and won in the 10th match.
