Rennie at 66% and a bit

With the competition having completed its second round (and a bit), it is fair to say that WE HAVE A
WINNER !

Congratulations to former president Andy Aberdein and his team of Graeme Maguire, Lindsey McConnell/Simon Kesley and Susan Stanton. They are the only team, in either competition, without a loss - but that has probably put a curse on them.  They did falter in last nights game losing five ends to two but none the less picking up a peel.  They were also the only rink on the ice (2 sheets) that had their skip playing!

Meanwhile, there is only ONE point and two ends separating the other three teams, so there are still things to play for. 

Jackson Trophy

News is trickling through to Club Central that out teams result was like the "curates egg" (good in parts).

The competition is Edinburgh Curling Clubs 'Champion of Champions' event, as a result strong opposition was anticipated.  Our first game resulted in a very good win, this meant being pitted up against VERY strong opposition in the second game.  This went the other way with a convincing loss. 

Well done anyway team on a good performance overall. 

Young Retention

 Congratulations to our Young Team of Sandy Nicoll, Karen Munro, Euan Forbes and Ali Breeze who retained the Young v Old title.  The Young team obviously thought that they needed to reduce the average age of their team and brought in a ringer, Ali Breeze.  Ali dropped the average age of the team by over 5 years.

As with recent years, it was a tight game and was finally decided by only a couple of shots, but the youngsters held their nerve.

 

Swan Trophy

Having got a bye to the Semi Finals, our two teams consisting of Andy McDiarmid, James Pate, Andy Aberdein, Susan Stanton, Sandy Nicoll Graeme Maguire, Keith Anderson and Roy Black,  won convincing games against Mid-Calder.   Meanwhile Oxenfoord humbled the might of Currie and Balerno.

The final, against Oxenfoord saw both teams face their challenges and at one point, were over six shots adrift.  The final ends saw both our teams secure two shots, resulting in a Peel for the McDiarmid team and a two shot defeat for Team Sandy.

Seasons Greetings

 Hostilities resume Wed 7th January 2026 @ 19.45

Wingate @ 66% plus a bit

At the two thirds mark, Team Nicoll Snr is holding a lead with only one defeat so far.  Chomping at their heals, however is the McDiarmid quartet, who are only 1 win behind having survived a very close game against the Pate rink.  The Pate rink are the only team,so far, to have stopped Morgan in his tracks, with a close 6 - 5 game in the second round.  It looks like the league could come down to the final game on the second of March between Teams Nicoll Snr and McDiarmid.

Morgan and his rink went one step closer to taking the title, having now played Team Sandy, in the first (and only) game of the third round.  Morgan secured a big 8 - 1 win, in the opposition skips absence.  More importantly they scooped a bucket load of ends.  This leaves his closest rival two wins and twelve (!) ends behind but with 1 game in hand.

Meanwhile with only two games left Team Nicoll Jnr are stuck at the bottom of the table and even winning both cannot move up.  

Province Pairs

 Congratulations to Andy McDiarmid and Hamish Logan who went one step higher for the club this year and won the High Road Province Pairs Championship.  The steal of 2 in the second last end was crucial, as was a 'hit' with the final stone of the qualifying round which netted a good 3 which was enough to see them into the High Road.

 Their win was result of careful calculation and courage (!) by Andy and Hamish as Athelstaneford had the hammer going in to the last end, and the HCC men manoeuvred to keep the opposition from getting a 2 which would have meant a peel on 3. Add ‘close’ to the alliteration

J Good