........ and we are off !

With a new ice rink at our disposal the season commenced with the first Rennie Games.
Only one of our members forgot the early season opener and everyone noticed that the sheets are now numbered left to right!
Both games were tight in their own way and both only ended up playing 6 ends (note to self - and others-, must play quicker)
James Pate and Karen swapped big ends with 3's and 4's figuring on the card and the game was eventually decided by a single shot, courtesy of James's four in the final end.
The other game featured Colin and Morgan (in absentia) .  The ice was fairly straight to begin with and the game got off with the teams swapping 2's, thereafter it was one way traffic with colin scoring singles in the remaining ends to take a 6 - 2 win.

Next up - The Drinks Party and the Opening Bonspiel (!)

Season 18/19 News and Housekeeping

The Syllabus should be with you all in a couple of days but if you are keen, you can find it on the Fixtures tab (above).
Also on the fixtures tab are the draws/dates for all our 'outside' competitons.
NB. the draw for the Province Competitions has not yet taken place but the opposition will be added in due course.
PLEASE NOTE:- To go with our 'NEW' ice rink are new session times.  These only relate to Thursdays and Fridays.  The session times for Monday to Wednesday has not been changed.
Also, in order to eliminate Friday ice, we have had to accept some weekend ice (mostly Sunday).
It is particularly import and that you know WHEN you are playing, so please be careful, it will be very easy to get conmfused (or even confused).

Grassroots Coach of the Year

© Scottish Curling / Tom Brydone

OK, even I think that the shirt was maybe a mistake !

The Rennie Decider

A happy Andy Aberdein

On a cold Wednesday night at 9.30 two teams assembled at Murrayfield to 'duke out' the delayed Rennie title decider.  In the end, the win went to Team Aberdein, consisting of Andy Aberdein, Willie Kerr, Simon Kesley and Paule Arnott.    Andy Aberdein is a deserved champion as he has led the competition from the very first round.  Unfortunately the Club Dinner is tomorrow, so there will be no time to get the Rennie Quaich engraved in time.  Although credit goes to Team Nicoll, who fought back well to take the game to the final round.  Third place goes to Rowena Kerr's team, who ended equal on points with Morgan but lose out on second spot on ends.

The other postponed game between Colin Baird's team and Team Pate was abandoned as no-one felt it necessary to turn up at 9.30pm for a game without significance.  The result has been indicated as a peel.

2 March Game postponed

Tonight's Rennie title decided has been postponed due to weather.
This should ramp up the tension nicely.
Alternative date will be published when decided.

2 March - snow report

WARNING - Murrayfield is officially closed until  2.30 today BUT there has been no snow clearance in the car park and 'flood walls' have acted as snow fences. The condition crossing the bridge is unknown and the skating rink is closed all day.
I suspect that our 5.30 game may be cancelled but will try and update later.

Rennie - Title Decider - Build Up

With only 1 fixture left we see the table toppers, Andy and Morgan, facing off against each other in the title decider.  Both are faltering with the finishing tape getting closer, while the 'Youngsters' have finally got into their stride, although a bit to late.
In the last nights games, a member of Morgan's rink (OK it was me) was heard to say that there are nights when you lose but feel that you have played ok, this was NOT one of those nights.  All four players were definitely sub-par in their 8 - 3 loss to Karen's rink.  Karen, although finishing bottom has taken a win and a peel from her last two games and both of these were against the two title contenders.  Our other young team led by Rowena was also winning last night with an 8 - 6 score against Colin's rink.  Rowena is also finished her campaign and will finish in third place.
The various teams are now neatly back into the positions that they occupied back in December at the half way point.
Andy now leads Morgan by 1 point, so the winner of next weeks sudden death game, will be the champion.  (A peel would also seal the deal for Andy).  Andy's last result was a peel against the bottom of the table team, while Morgan's team comes into the crunch game off the back of defeats to both the 'young' teams.