Monday Mixed

I know what you're thinking. Who's Jim Deagle's friends. And where are they curling? Well, that's not Jim Deagle, although Jim was a long time member of the BRCC as were his parents. Hopefully, Jim will be back to curl with us again sometime. But, there were lots of other members at the BRCC last Monday as the leagues kicked off for another season. A little earlier than in other years but that's great! Nothing wrong with rekindling our love affair with the Roaring Game ahead of schedule, especially when this is going to be a great year in curling...what with the Olympic Trials and the Olympics coming up!

Ice A: Jerry Jensen vs Andrew Roberts. Win for Roberts. Great start for this newly formed Roberts team. but they are not new to curling, they are all seasoned players and will be a tough squad to get by in this league.

Ice B: Gator Fortin vs Hailey Horton. Win for Fortin. Gator is back again with his usual Monday night team and here's another squad of seasoned players that can deal out a hurtin' from time to time. But at the same time, there's lots of "gator-huntin' swamp people" teams out there wantin' to "Choot em!" (Figuratively speaking of course).

Ice C: Bob Villeneuve vs Ryan Hagger. WIN for Villeneuve. Well, it looks like Team Villeneuve handed down their first judgement of the year and sentenced Team Hagger to some beverages in the lounge. But they had to work for this win...team Hagger is never a pushover.

Ice D: Andrew Ludgate vs Dan McMillan. WIN for McMillan. I think this is the first Red Bum Award of the year, going to Team Ludgate. But this is a new squad and they were taking on the tough McMillan team. Once the swelling goes down, they will be right back on that curling horse and dealing out some Red Bum Awards of their own!

Ice B: Michel Rivard vs Craig Roberts. WIN for Rivard. Nice win for Team Rivard out of the gate. And a great job by the BRCC Ice Chairman. The ice has great speed and lots of curl. I have heard many comments regarding how great the ice is to play on. Great job by ALL the ice crew.

Ice C: Glen Austin vs Joanna Hammond. WIN for Austin. The  Monday Newfie Bullet might have won this game but they had their hands full with this Hammond crew. Joanna is back with her enthusiastic approach and as the season progresses, she will be a force to be reckoned with. And a great showing from Chris Zagar and Jeff Hallet. It's early in the season and these guys are already  making a ton of shots.

So there you have it...the season is up and running and there can be no doubt that it will another year of good games and lots of laughs. Because, that's how we roll at the BRCC! Actually, that's how we slide at the BRCC.

Welcome back to all the BRCC members. Have a great season and most of all, have fun!

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic