Ontario Novice Championship (Ladies 242)
The destination was Guelph. The occasion was the Ontario Novice Pairs Ladies 242 Championship. The date was Saturday August 13th. Cobourg had two teams competing. Sheri Perkins and Lynn Bryans and Laura Mounce and Lori Wills. In total there were 16 teams competing and day one was a round robin with four groups of four.
The draw was made on Friday afternoon and unfortunately both teams were drawn in the same group.
I was travelling to Guelph as coach to the Cobourg ladies but could not leave until the Saturday morning and did not arrive until the completion of the first game. I received text updates from Al Bell so I knew when I arrived that Sheri/Lynn had lost but Laura/Lori had won. In the second round our ladies went head to head. Sheri/Lynn controlled that game and won 15-5. Going into the third round all the teams in the group had 1-1 records so the winning teams in round three were sure to qualify for the elimination games on day two.
Laura/Lori had a convincing win of 15-7 in round three. Sheri/Lynn had a close game. They were never in any real danger but their opponents put them under a little pressure before they closed the game at 14-11.
Mission accomplished on day one. Both teams qualified for the quarter finals on day two.
In the quarter final Laura/Lori were 7-2 ahead after six ends (the games were twelveends) helped by a glorious shot from Laura in the fourth end where she moved the jack to score four. Their opponents were resilient and after ten ends the score was 9-5 and it looked like all would be well for Laura/Lori but the game is never over until it's over and successive scores of two by their opponents meant the game was tied and an extra end was needed. I should say at this point how problematic the green they were playing on was and how difficult it was to get the right line. Their opponents had shot when Lori played her final bowl. She found the line perfectly and was just inside the shot bowl. It looked like she had done it but her bowl rolled a few inches too far. Heartbreaking for Laura and Lori but they had put up a great performance and can be immensely proud.
In their quarter final Sheri/Lynn conceded one shot in the first end but after their opponents drew level in the second end they were never behind again. They were tied at 5-5 after 8 ends but successive threes in the next two ends ensured the win. The final score was 12-6.
On to the semi final! This was a closer game than the 16-11 result might seem. A score of four in the fifth end was secured with a fine last shot from Sheri. After eight ends they were down 9-10 but Lynn then played one of her best ends of the weekend with four super bowls to move them to a winning position of 13-10. They followed that up with a two in the next end which basically secured the win. Absolute joy at making it to the final.
Their final opponents were from District 2 (the team that knocked out Laura/Lori) and the green they had to play on was the worst of all the greens they had played on. One one side it would go against the bias, then run on the bias before running against the bias again!
The District 2 team was playing short jacks which meant the conditions mentioned above came into play. Credit to District 2 for coping with the green much better than Sheri/Lynn. After five ends it was 0-10. Sheri/Lynn finally scored in the sixth end to lie 2-10. but then conceded two in the next end to lie 2-12. A score of one in end 8 gave Sheri/Lynn the jack and longer ends took out the idiosyncrasies of the green and they went on a scoring run of four, three, two and suddenly it was a tied game at 12-12 with one end to play. District 2 got into a prime position with their early bowls and by the time Sheri played her final bowl they were sitting with three shots. Sheri had to try a difficult shot to wick off an outside bowl to come into the jack and although she did do that her bowl did not come in enough to get shot. Game over and a silver medal for Sheri/Lynn.
Silver is always a disappointing medal to win. It is a great achievement to do that in an Ontario Championship but there is always the thought that it could have been better. Sheri and Lynn played great all weekend and nearly completed a wonderful come back in the final. I am sure they will be back next year. Sheri has two more years as a novice and Lynn three. I'm sure Laura and Lori will again be in contention in the future.
The destination was Guelph. The occasion was the Ontario Novice Pairs Ladies 242 Championship. The date was Saturday August 13th. Cobourg had two teams competing. Sheri Perkins and Lynn Bryans and Laura Mounce and Lori Wills. In total there were 16 teams competing and day one was a round robin with four groups of four.
The draw was made on Friday afternoon and unfortunately both teams were drawn in the same group.
I was travelling to Guelph as coach to the Cobourg ladies but could not leave until the Saturday morning and did not arrive until the completion of the first game. I received text updates from Al Bell so I knew when I arrived that Sheri/Lynn had lost but Laura/Lori had won. In the second round our ladies went head to head. Sheri/Lynn controlled that game and won 15-5. Going into the third round all the teams in the group had 1-1 records so the winning teams in round three were sure to qualify for the elimination games on day two.
Laura/Lori had a convincing win of 15-7 in round three. Sheri/Lynn had a close game. They were never in any real danger but their opponents put them under a little pressure before they closed the game at 14-11.
Mission accomplished on day one. Both teams qualified for the quarter finals on day two.
In the quarter final Laura/Lori were 7-2 ahead after six ends (the games were twelveends) helped by a glorious shot from Laura in the fourth end where she moved the jack to score four. Their opponents were resilient and after ten ends the score was 9-5 and it looked like all would be well for Laura/Lori but the game is never over until it's over and successive scores of two by their opponents meant the game was tied and an extra end was needed. I should say at this point how problematic the green they were playing on was and how difficult it was to get the right line. Their opponents had shot when Lori played her final bowl. She found the line perfectly and was just inside the shot bowl. It looked like she had done it but her bowl rolled a few inches too far. Heartbreaking for Laura and Lori but they had put up a great performance and can be immensely proud.
In their quarter final Sheri/Lynn conceded one shot in the first end but after their opponents drew level in the second end they were never behind again. They were tied at 5-5 after 8 ends but successive threes in the next two ends ensured the win. The final score was 12-6.
On to the semi final! This was a closer game than the 16-11 result might seem. A score of four in the fifth end was secured with a fine last shot from Sheri. After eight ends they were down 9-10 but Lynn then played one of her best ends of the weekend with four super bowls to move them to a winning position of 13-10. They followed that up with a two in the next end which basically secured the win. Absolute joy at making it to the final.
Their final opponents were from District 2 (the team that knocked out Laura/Lori) and the green they had to play on was the worst of all the greens they had played on. One one side it would go against the bias, then run on the bias before running against the bias again!
The District 2 team was playing short jacks which meant the conditions mentioned above came into play. Credit to District 2 for coping with the green much better than Sheri/Lynn. After five ends it was 0-10. Sheri/Lynn finally scored in the sixth end to lie 2-10. but then conceded two in the next end to lie 2-12. A score of one in end 8 gave Sheri/Lynn the jack and longer ends took out the idiosyncrasies of the green and they went on a scoring run of four, three, two and suddenly it was a tied game at 12-12 with one end to play. District 2 got into a prime position with their early bowls and by the time Sheri played her final bowl they were sitting with three shots. Sheri had to try a difficult shot to wick off an outside bowl to come into the jack and although she did do that her bowl did not come in enough to get shot. Game over and a silver medal for Sheri/Lynn.
Silver is always a disappointing medal to win. It is a great achievement to do that in an Ontario Championship but there is always the thought that it could have been better. Sheri and Lynn played great all weekend and nearly completed a wonderful come back in the final. I am sure they will be back next year. Sheri has two more years as a novice and Lynn three. I'm sure Laura and Lori will again be in contention in the future.
Open mixed pairs 242
This tournament took place on Labour Day with 18 teams competing. We had a new sponsor CRCS/DKI who are restoration specialists for commercial and private properties.
There was a good showing from the Cobourg teams who won three of the six prizes. Coming out on top with three wins and a score of 48+4 were Cobourg members Janice Slobojan and Bill McCollam. Bob Bates and Pat Bylok were third high two game winners and Martin Foxhall, playing with Hazel Joffe won the last game high prize. Click here for the full result.
This tournament took place on Labour Day with 18 teams competing. We had a new sponsor CRCS/DKI who are restoration specialists for commercial and private properties.
There was a good showing from the Cobourg teams who won three of the six prizes. Coming out on top with three wins and a score of 48+4 were Cobourg members Janice Slobojan and Bill McCollam. Bob Bates and Pat Bylok were third high two game winners and Martin Foxhall, playing with Hazel Joffe won the last game high prize. Click here for the full result.
Atlantic Challenge
Last but not least I can tell you that in the Atlantic Challenge played in Scotland last week, Team Canada ladies triples, with Baylee van Steijn playing vice, came second of the four nations competing (Scotland, Ireland, Canada and USA). I hope to bring you more detail on that when I catch up with Baylee.
Bill Arthur
Last but not least I can tell you that in the Atlantic Challenge played in Scotland last week, Team Canada ladies triples, with Baylee van Steijn playing vice, came second of the four nations competing (Scotland, Ireland, Canada and USA). I hope to bring you more detail on that when I catch up with Baylee.
Bill Arthur