ANNANDALE CURLING SEASON SET TO START
By Jim Easson
A new curling season at the Annandale Curling Club commences Tuesday October 11th. The Club has scheduled three "Open Houses" on Wednesday October 5th from 7.00 to 9.00 pm., Thursday October 6th, and Friday October 7th. Anyone wanting to learn about curling and try a few throws of the rocks is welcome to attend. Clean shoes are a must! There is no charge, and volunteers will be available to give some simple instruction. During the Open Houses, the ice surface will be open and available for members to throw some rocks to warm-up.
The Men's Competitive League will have a night to limber up on Tuesday October 11th from 7 pm on. It is a chance for players to get placed on teams and have a pre-season game. Some of the youth and newly graduated curlers are competing in the Men's Competitive League. Chris Van Huyse teams up with Pat Janssen, Tyler Anderson, and Matt Van Huyse. Also, Jason March will skip the team of Tim March, Scott March, and Dave March. Coming soon is an adult clinic on Saturday October 22nd.
Graduates from the Youth leagues are now competing in the World Curling Tour. Tim March and Patrick Janssen are on the Mark Kean rink and played September 15 to 17 in the Shorty Jenkins Bonspiel in Brockville. The team ended just out of the final draws. Next on the calendar is the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard October 7 to 10. Chris Van Huyse will also be in this event curling with Mike Anderson. There will be 24 teams to play in a triple knockout to compete for a share of the $32,000 purse.
This season will see the Annandale team of Gord Norton, Warren Leslie, Doug Lawson, Ron Alexander or Mike Trudeau represent Annandale in the Dominion Men's Club Championship. The zone play is at the Oshawa Curling Club Oct 21, 2011. The Provincial will be held in the Acton Curling Club October 28, and the winning team travels to BC for the National at the Richmond Curling Club November 21 to 26. Last season, the team of Chris Van Huyse, Tim March, Pat Janssen, and Tyler Anderson won their way to the Canadian Final game.
September 25, 2011