GLENN HOWARD THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW FOR MEYERS NORRIS PENNY PRAIRIE CLASSIC
by Jim Easson
Ontario curling champion Glenn Howard with Pickering resident Richard Hart at vice, and the front end of Brent Laing, and Craig
Savill, took the team to Portage, Manitoba October 24 - 27, 2008 for the 2008 Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic. The team had
won this event in the past two years, and hoped to keep the streak alive. In the triple knock-out play-down, the team gave up two
lives, and another loss would have sidelined them, but they persevered through draw C, qualified, and then won the event again
Monday evening. The total purse for the running was $58,000 with $18,000 going to the Howard team.
Next on the calendar for Team Howard is a trip to Brooks, Alberta October 30 to November 2, 2008 for the Cactus Pheasant
Classic. The event will feature 24 teams of World Class Curlers in a triple knockout draw playing for a share of the $70,000 purse
with $22,000 slated for the winner.
Annandale had two junior teams in the Ontario Junior Curling Tour again last weekend. Michael Bryson, James McPherson, Sandy
Martin and Josh Hall with coach Susannah Moylan were runner-ups in the 4th Event of the London Junior Cash Spiel October
24-26, 2008. They qualified after the 24 team playdowns, and won their 4th event semi final but lost the 4th Event final game at the
St. Thomas Curling Club. Last season, the Tim March Annandale team won the whole event, but now they are too old to compete
in the junior tour.
Also in the London Junior Cash Spiel Sharon Pyne substitute coached for Jennifer McGhee the coach for the Team of Lesley
Pyne, Stacey Hogan, Suzanne Miller and Katie Hickey. The team curled at the Highland Country Club and won the 3rd Event
semi-final and lost the third event final to the visiting Swiss junior ladies team when Lesley's last shot to tie in the 10th end came up
a little short.
The next OJCT event is in Kitchener-Waterloo October 31st - November 2nd, 2008 for The Home Hardware Junior Curling
Classic. As well as the two teams above, the team of Nick Moffatt, Wesley Forget, Todd Johnston, and David Langford from Oshawa downtown also are
entered.
Fast approaching is the Annandale Youth Bonspiel slated for Nov 8, 2008,
followed by the Junior OCA Zone play-downs to be held at the Whitby Curling club Nov. 22 to 25.
Annandale held a very positive curling clinic at the club on Saturday. The Beginners clinic had 32 participants and the Advanced
clinic had 26 participants. The cost was $15 per person for each clinic. Coffee and muffins were provided in the morning for the
beginners clinic and coffee and cookies in the afternoon for the advanced clinic. The instructors found lots of enthusiasm with our
new curlers in the Beginners clinic. Most of them got to put their teachings to the test the next night at the first Sunday night Mixed
League game of the season. The Advanced clinic brought out some great strategy discussions. Convenor Beth Potter gives thanks
to lead instructor Joan O'Leary. Other instructors for the day included John & Sandra Thain, Rob McMulkin, Brian Woods, Pierre
Joly, Ollie Williams, John Smith, Dave Edgel, Arthur McCrorie, Leonard Franssen, Corey Mackey, Rick Walker, and a student
helper for the day, Jake McGhee.
October 27, 2008
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