Following on from the Swan Trophy in the afternoon, there was a disapointing turn out for the points competition with only seven players taking to the ice. This meant that there was plenty of time and it even allowed us to play the *only in the event of a draw* tenth discipline, outwicking. Although with a total score of 6 between all seven players, maybe we should have given it a miss. It should be noted that James Logan contributed 3 of those 6 points by himself !
With the usual jockying for position, ie who was to go first, someone (who will remain nameless) snuck on and started before anyone else could watch his line. The ice was very swingy, more so on the second sheet, that many disciplines required taking ice on the 8 foot ring of the next sheet !
Dave Munro, all heil the king, was a comfortable winner and matched his own Haddington high score even though he had an extra 4 shots to do it. Dave was also the only person without a 'blank' on his card. Opposition skips should note that Dave only scores 1's in Raising and Outwicking, could this weakness be exploited to stop him winning the Wingate (again!)
Next, in an equally clear second, came the defending champ from the last 2 runnings, Sandy. Sandy is my skip, so I wont reveal any weaknesses.
The final podium place was a tight tussle with James Pate and First timer Keith Anderson trading positions before a late charge from Graeme just managed to pip them both at the post in the ninth discipline and hanging on in the extra tenth.
While most people scored less than last time, James Logan bucked the trend. All this and playing with a delivery stick too! James actually breaks the club record for playing with a stick by 6 points !
Finally, a disappointing fall from last times joint second, came Andy Aberdein.
Perhaps it was the low numbers but this was played in an excellent atmosphere with players helping each other out with advice and heckles. If you weren't there you missed out, BE THERE NEXT YEAR.
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