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Manitoba Junior Men's 2009 - 2010 Championship
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Forrest Team Does Us Proud (posted
Jan 25, 2010)
Oh so close but
not quite enough. Team Forrest lost in the Canadian
Junior Men's final yesterday in
Sorel-Tracey,
QC. The team proved to be a great
representative for the province and our home club. Thank you guys
!
For more details check out
Resby Coutts' article on his curling news web site ,
thecurler.com, just click on Team
Forrest article.
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Forrest Send-off (posted
Jan
3, 2010)
 The
furnace was repaired by morning and it was a hot
time upstairs in the lounge on Saturday night January 2nd. A
very large crowd gathered upstairs for the send-off for the 2010 Junior
Men's Provincial Champions Team Forrest from Deer Lodge. There
were formal presentations to the team by Curl Manitoba board member
Marlene Mori, Deer Lodge President Kris Keough and Carl Witherspoon
from the Carberry Curling Club. The team members and coach individually
responded with their comments. There were many happy faces
amongst the winners of the silent auction and the 50/50 draw that
followed. Congratulations to the organizers of the event who did a
great job in such a short period of time in the busiest time of the
season. Thanks also go out to those donating prizes and to the
bar staff for their efforts. To see more photos just click on the
team photo above.
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Ring Found at Jr Mens (posted
Jan
2, 2010)
A ring was
found under the bleachers on Sunday December 20th during the Jr Men's
Provincial Championship.
To claim please click on ........ Secretary
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Forrest Team Send-off Jan 2 (posted Dec 27, 2009)
The send-off
reception for Team Forrest to the 2010 M&M Meat Shops Canadian
Juniors in
Sorel-Tracey,
QC will be held
at 7:00 p.m
on Saturday, January 2nd,
2010 at the Deer Lodge Curling Club.
Come and wish them luck at the
Nationals.
Tickets : $10. Raffles, prizes, snacks.
Members of the team are:
DEER LODGE CURLING CLUB
Skip: Alex Forrest
Third: Joey
Witherspoon
Second: Connor Njegovan
Lead: Mike Neufeld
Coach: Tom Casper
Hope to see you there!
For more information about the 2010
M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors
click on ........championship
web site
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Championship Tuesday (posted
Dec 22, 2009)
Page Playoff 2 versus 2 Game
At 9:00 am Sam
Good of Pembina
and Michael
Johnson from Assiniboine Memorial took to the ice for the 2 versus 2
game. Good started by stealing one in the first end when Johnson
was light on his last rock draw. Johnson then rebounded in
the second by scoring 4. He then proceeded to steal the next 3
ends before Good counted 1 in the sixth then shook hands.
The previous night's back to back tiebreaker games had probably taken
their toll on the defending champion. The Johnson squad would
have to play again at 1 pm against the loser of the 1 versus one game
taking place at the same time 3 sheets over.
Page Playoff 1 versus 1 Game
This game featured Red Group winner Alex
Forrest
of Deer Lodge against Black Group winner Jared
Kolomaya
of Stonewall. This was quite the match. Kolomaya
started with a 2 in the first end. Forrest eventually tied it up
at 3 at the 5th end break. A big 3 by Forrest in the 8th
end proved to be the difference in the match when Kolomaya
could only manage 2 in the
ninth. Forrest used the hammer coming home to seal the
victory. Kolomaya was unable to out count Forrest's shot
stone with his last draw attempt. Kolomaya would have to play
Johnson next in the Semi Final. Forrest earned 4 hours rest until
the 5 pm Championship Final.
Semi Final Game
This game did not start well for
Johnson. Koloymaya stole 3 in the 2nd end to go up 4 - 0.
Johnson responded well and chipped away at the lead. The
rest of the game had all single scores in each end with Johnson
stealing 4 times to win 6 - 5. In the 10th, Johnson's rock
in the 12 foot out counted Kolomaya's last rock take out which rolled a
little too far. Johnson would then get to play Forrest next after
a short break.
Championship Game
After blanking the first end Forrest took 2 in the second
end. He then stole 2 in the third to go up 4 - 0 over
Johnson.
It was beginning to look like the Semi Final game again for
Johnson. However this time there was no magic
comeback. Johnson could only manage a single in the fourth
end with the hammer before Forrest threw a 3 back at him in the next
end. This left Johnson trailing Forrest 7 - 1 at the fifth end
break. Johnson scored a single in the sixth before shaking to
concede the championship to Forrest.
Closing Ceremonies
After a short break the official Closing Ceremonies took
place. Ian Mahon was the emcee with dignitaries including Curl
MB Vp Cindy Maddock, Head Official Nancy Rummery and Deer Lodge Host
Chairperson Bruce McBeth. After the customary speeches Cindy made
the presentations to the teams. First up for the finalist plaques
was the Michael
Johnson team from Assiniboine Memorial with 3rd Brian Thomson, 2nd
Danial Gagne, lead Derek Blanchard and coach Greg Blanchard. It
was then the turn for the new Junior Men's Provincial champion
Alex Forrest team with 3rd Joey Witherspoon, 2nd Connor Njegovan, lead
Mike Neufeld and coach Tom Casper to step forward. With
assistance from Nancy Rummery, Cindy then presented the winners
with the Championship trophy, jackets, crests and plaques.
Skip Alex Forrest then stepped forward for a few
brief words of thanks. The last presentation by Cindy was a
framed certificate from Curl Manitoba to Bruce McBeth for the
Deer Lodge Curling Club. This marked the end of the Closing
Ceremonies. The winning team was then off for their official team
photos, filling out competitor forms for the National Championship and
being measured for championship apparel before they could join the
reception held in the upstairs lounge. Next month
the team will be off to represent Manitoba in the Junior
Mens National Championship to be held Jan 16-24, 2010 in Sorel-Tracey,
QC.
To see the photos for Tuesday Dec 22, click on ...Photo Gallery.
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Monday Results (posted
Dec 21, 2009)
Final Round Robin Draw in the
Black Group
When Riley Smith of Pembina lost his last game it opened the door to
two other teams to join him for a set of tiebreakers. Sam
Good also of Pembina, defeated Jared Kolomaya
of Stonewall while Tyler Drews of La Salle won his game over Hildebrand
of Deer Lodge. With these wins Good and Drews made it a 3 way
playoff for the 2nd place Black Group spot in the Page
Playoffs. Because this would require 2 draws to complete it
meant that the Page Playoffs would have to be rescheduled for Tuesday
morning. Smith got the bye into the 2nd tiebreaker game
based on head to head wins record. Kolomaya had sewn up top
spot in the Black Group on Sunday and will be in the 1 versus 1 Page
Playoff game.
Special
Awards
The votes were in and the tallies made for the Asham
Coaching Excellence Award and the Susan Galbraith Sportsmanship Award.
Head Official Nancy Rummery made the presentations just prior to the
final round robin draw for the Red Group.
The Asham Coaching Excellence Award went
to Bill Kitching coach of the Kolomaya team from
Stonewall,....click on photo
The Susan Galbraith Award for Sportsmanship at the
Manitoba Provincial Junior Men’s Championships went to
Scott Peterson, 3rd on the Hildebrand team from Deer Lodge.,....click
on photo.
Final
Round Robin Draw in
the Red Group
In the feature match at 12:15 pm
Alex
Forrest
of Deer Lodge defeated Michael
Johnson from Assiniboine Memorial to claim first place in the Red
Group. Both teams finished with 6-1 records but Forrest
gets the nod into a 1 versus 1 spot in the Page Playoffs based on the
head to head win. Johnson will fill one of the 2 versus 2
spots in the Page Playoffs.
Tiebreaker Results
In the first Tiebreaker game at 4 pm at Sam
Good of Pembina won 9 -
4 over Tyler Drews of La Salle.
Good then advanced to the 2nd tie-breaker against his club mate Riley
Smith at 7:45 pm.
Again Good prevailed winning by a 9 - 3 margin. Good
will be in the 2 versus 2 game of the Page Playoffs.
The Page Playoff games are scheduled for 9:00 am on Tuesday December 22.
This will be followed by the Semi Finals at 1:00 pm.
The Junior Men's Championship final will take place at 5:00 pm.
To see the photos for Monday Dec 21, click on ...Photo Gallery.
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Sunday Action (posted
Dec 20, 2009)
In the Black Group
In a battle of undefeated teams on the 8:30 am draw, Jared Kolomaya of
Stonewall defeated Riley
Smith from Pembina in an extra end. Kolomaya then
ran it to 6 in a row on the 4 pm draw and guaranteed himself a spot in
the Page Playoffs on Monday night. Smith rebounded with a win on
the 4 pm draw to sew up no worse than tie breaker spot.
Still in the running for the playoffs at 4 - 2 are Sam
Good of Pembina and Tyler Drews of La Salle. They will need some help.
The final round robin draw for the Black Group goes at 8:30 am Monday.
In the Red Group
Michael
Johnson from Assiniboine Memorial won both his games on Sunday to
remain the only undefeated team in the Group at 6-0. The
team has earned entry into the Page Playoffs. Alex
Forrest
of Deer Lodge split his two games and at 5-1 is ensured no worse than a
tie breaker spot. He could still finish atop the Group if he can
defeat Johnson in the last game of the round. Steen Sigurdson who
defeated Forrest is at 4-2. Sigurdson still has a chance to play
Forrest again in a tie breaker if he wins and Forrest loses to
Johnson. The final round robin draw
for the Red Group goes at 12:15 pm Monday.
For the
complete standings click on ....standings.
To see the photos for Sunday Dec 20, click on ...Photo Gallery.
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Saturday Curling (posted
Dec 19, 2009)
Curling, curling
nothing but curling all day long ! No special events to have to
squeeze in and divert our attention away from the march towards
crowning a Junior Men's champion for this season. Unless it was
the trip by Bruce McBeth and Gord Fingland to the landfill to empty our
overflowing dumpster.
In any case, another four draws of games has brought us to
just past the midpoint of the round robin. Still undefeated after
4 games in the Red Group are Michael
Johnson from Assiniboine Memorial
and Alex Forrest
of Deer Lodge. The Black Group ranks of the
undefeated is now down to two : Jared Kolomaya of Stonewall and Riley
Smith from Pembina.
The last game to finish in the evening was the match between defending
champion Sam Good of Pembina and Ian Campbell of Charleswood.
This exciting match went to the last rock with Good taking the
win. His record now stands at 3 - 1.
For the
complete standings click on ....standings.
To see the photos for Saturday Dec 19, click on ...Photo Gallery.
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Let the games begin ! (posted
Dec 18, 2009)
The first draw of
the round robin kicked off bright and early at 8:30 am on Friday.
It was time for everyone to put on their game faces and get
serious. Crowds built during the day, 50/50 pots grew after each
draw as well. The break after the third draw was filled with
preparations for the Opening Ceremonies and the traditional throwing
of
the first rock. The teams were lead onto the ice by the piper and
joined by dignitaries including : Steven Fletcher, MP for
Charleswood, Bonnie Korzeniowski, MLA , Councillor Grant Nordman
(subbing for Scott Fielding) and Curl MB Vp Cindy Maddock. Once
again Emcee Ian Mahon and the Piper toasted each other to get the
ceremonies started. Murray Peterson, coach of the Deer Lodge
Hildebrand
team, sang a hearty rendition of O Canada. As was the case the
previous
evening, the speeches were brief. Ian then introduced all
the players on all the teams to an appreciative crowd. The
ceremonial throwing of the first rock was done by the Grassie family
with Andrew Melnuk filling out the team. Donna Grassie held the
broom for Sean Grassie while the sweeping was done by Jack Grassie and
Andrew. After Sean had spoken at the banquet the previous night
he had gone back to Brandon to curl and drove back just in time to
throw his one rock for us (and then hit the road again).
We got back to curling again after 8:15 and wound up the 4th draw by 11
pm. Another very busy day.
After this first day of curling action there were 5 undefeated teams
with 2 wins each. In the Black Group these included Daniel
Birchard-Pembina, Jared Kolomaya -Stonewall and Riley Smith
-Pembina. In the Red Group it was Alex Forrest- Deer Lodge
and Michael Johnson -Assiniboine Memorial. For the
complete standings click on ....standings.
Of course there were pictures taken. A special thanks to Reg Sims
for his efforts.
To see the photos for Friday Dec 18, click on ...Photo Gallery.
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A Busy Thursday (posted
Dec 17, 2009)
Although the
actual games don't
start until Friday, there was quite a lot of activity at Deer
Lodge on Thursday.
The 16 teams started arriving at noon to register and collect their
packages. The ice was busy all afternoon with team practices and
skills based rankings. At the same time final preparations for
the banquet were underway upstairs. At 5:30 pm the Team Briefing
Meeting kept the teams occupied while the head table guests gathered
for a reception in the boardroom. The piper then lead the
dignitaries upstairs to the waiting teams. A great meal was
served followed by brief words from the head table. Former Junior
Mens Provincial and Canadian Mixed champion Sean Grassie was the
highlight speaker with his experiences as a junior curler. For
some photos click on ...Photo Gallery.
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Jr. Mens Seeds & Draw (posted
Dec 15, 2009)
The top 8 seeds in
the Provincial Junior Mens are the teams are :
1. Alex Forrest- Deer Lodge CC
2. Jared Kolomaya- Stonewall CC
3. Daniel Birchard- Pembina CC
4. Steen Sigurdson- Portage CC
5. Sam Good- Pembina CC
6. Michael Johnson- Assiniboine Memorial CC
7. Riley Smith- Pembina CC
8. Joel Hildebrand- Deer Lodge CC
The draw has also been released for the event. Click on Jr Mens Draw.
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2010 Junior Men Team Personnel (posted
Dec 12, 2009)
The full slate of
teams with the names of the players, 5ths and coaches are now available
on our website.
Please click on Team Rosters .
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Campbell Wins Floating Berth (posted
Dec 4, 2009)
The final berth
for the 2009 Curl Manitoba Junior Men's Provincial Championship was
earned by the Ian Campbell team from Charleswood CC. They
defeated Daniel Winters (Deer Lodge) 9-5 on Thursday evening at the
Granite to win the Junior Men's Zone Floating Berth.
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Schedule Change (posted
Dec 3, 2009)
There is a change
in the schedule of events to take place on Thursday December 17.
The practice ice time will be extended an extra 30 minutes to
accommodate teams that would be writing university exams. The
practice ice will now be from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
In addition, the Registration Desk will stay open to 4:30 PM to
accommodate later arrivals.
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Results from Zone Playdowns (posted
Nov 30, 2009)
The reigning
Provincial Junior Men`s Champion Sam Good and his Pembina team won Zone
12 Sunday afternoon at the Winnipeg zone playdowns held at
Rossmere. The other Winnipeg zone results included
Zone 10 winner Michael Johnson - Assiniboine Memorial, Zone 11
winner Daniel Birchard - Pembina CC and Zone 13 winner Joel Hildebrand
- Deer Lodge CC.
The rural zones were also played with Zone 1 winner
Todd Boisvert - Burntwood CC, Zone 2 winner Dylan Gousseau - Dauphin
CC, Zone 3 winner Cory Degagne - Wheat City
CC, Zone 4 winner
Brett Fitzmaurice - Wheat City CC, Zone 5 winner Steen Sigurdson
- Portage
CC, Zone 6 winner Cal Rutter - Miami CC, Zone 7 winner Tyler Drews - La
Salle CC, Zone 8 winner Jared Kolomaya - Stonewall CC and Zone 9 winner
Curtis Kaatz - Beausejour CC.
Riley Smith (Pembina CC) and Alex Forrest (Deer Lodge CC)
quallfied earlier by earning berths in the Junior Men's Berth Bonspiel.
The 16th berth will go to the winner of a special playoff between the
WInnipeg zone finalists.
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Results from Berth Bonspiel (posted
Nov 22, 2009)
Team Riley Smith
(Pembina) and Team Alex Forrest (Deer Lodge CC) have both qualified for
the Provincial Junior Men’s Championship by earning Berths at the Curl
Manitoba Junior Men’s Berth Bonspiel held at Portage La Prairie this
past weekend.
Smith defeated Andrew McMillan (Wildewood) 8-5 while Forrest
bested Sam Good (Stonewall) 8-5 in the other final. Team Smith
includes 3rd Josh Claeys, 2nd Trevor Grenkow, and lead Eric Wasylenko.
Skip Alex Forrest has 3rd Joey Witherspoon, 2nd Connor Njegovan, and
lead Michael Neufeld.
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Entry Deadlines for Zone Playdowns (posted
Nov 3, 2009)
The majority of
zone playdowns will start November 26 except for Zone 4 in
Boissevain and Zone 9 in Springfield which will start November
27. The deadline for
entries to the Jr. Men's Zone Playdowns vary by zone.
The earliest deadline is November 12 for the
Winnipeg Zone Playdowns at Rossmere CC.
Please check the Curl
Manitoba website for details about contact information, fees and
deadlines for each zone.
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Entry Deadline for Berth Bonspiel (posted
Nov 3, 2009)
The deadline for
entries to the Nov 20 - 22 Jr. Men's Berth bonspiel at Portage is November 5th, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
The Entry Fee is $160.00. For further information, please contact
the Curl Manitoba office at 925-5723 or 1-800-706-1486.
Two berths to the provincials will be awarded this
year.
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Zones and Berth Bonspiel Entry Forms (posted
Oct 8, 2009)
Curling Clubs
should have recently received a supply of pamphlets, posters and entry
forms for this year's Curl Manitoba events.
Supplies mailed out are sometimes limited and get quickly
dispersed.
A pdf version of the pamphlet containing the entry form for 2009 - 2010
Junior Mens berth bonspiels is available, click....berths.
A pdf version of the City of Winnipeg Zone Playdowns Entry Form is also
available, click..zones.
The reverse side has info re Wpg Zone club membership requirements,
see... requirements
As noted on the forms, entries of forms may be submitted to Curl
Manitoba by mail or fax OR
enter electronically through the Curl Manitoba website : www.curlmanitoba.org/electronicentry
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Victoria Inn Booking Info (posted
Oct 6, 2009)
Details about
reservations and room rates at the Victoria are now
available.
Please click on the document .....Victoria
Inn Bookings.
We are also pleased to have the Victoria Inn on our rotating
"Event Sponors" carousel found on all our Junior Men's website
pages and in the event's Program Guide available when you buy your
tickets at the door.
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Victoria Inn named Host Hotel (posted
Sep 30, 2009)
The Victoria Inn
has been selected to be the host hotel for both the Junior Mens and
Junior Womens Championships. A block of rooms has been reserved
and a hospitality suite with hosts from the clubs will be
available. Details about reservations and room rates will
be included in the Players Guide and will also soon appear on our web
site.
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Junior Bonspiel Berth Changes (posted
May 18, 2009)
The 2009-2010
curling season will see many changes from the “normal” schedule of
events due to the trickle down effect of the 2010 Olympics. With
the move of the Provincial Junior Championships to before Christmas the
last 2 berths of both Jr. Men’s and Jr. Women’s, normally awarded from
the Christmas Bonspiel will be moved.
One berth will be added to the berth bonspiels to be held November 20 -
22 (Portage for Jr. Men's & Petersfield for Jr.
Women's).
The other berth will become a floating berth awarded to the Zone with
the highest number of entries.
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Championship Dates Confirmed (posted
Jan 15, 2009)
The dates
for the Manitoba Junior Men's 2009 - 2010 Provincial Championship have
been set.
Due to the 2010 Olympics, the dates for this event have had to be
significantly adjusted from previous years.
The championship is to take place from Thursday December 17th, 2009
through Tuesday 22nd, 2009.
Team Registration, Practice, Team Meeting and the Banquet is on
Thursday Dec 17, 2009.
The first draw of competition is on Friday Dec 18 winding up with
the Finals
& Closing Ceremony on Tuesday Dec 22, 2009.
The Host Committee has been hard at work getting organized and planning
since
it was formed last month.
We are now ready to invite others to
join us in hosting the event.
Please click on Volunteers for more
information and application forms.
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Host Committee Formed (posted
Dec 12, 2008)
The Host
Committee for the Manitoba Junior Men's 2010 Provincial championship is
now in place.
Bruce McBeth, chair the 2004 Strathcona Senior Mens
Provincial Championship held at Deer Lodge, will again assume the
leadership roll.
He will be supported a team made up of many of
the same members of that 2004 event and the 2007 MNP Mixed which
was also held at the club.
See
Organization & Contacts.
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