Thursday Mens

The BRCC Junior Ladies. From left to right, Julia Horton, Tamara Boenke, Hayley Horton and Carley Geoffroy. Great to see these young ladies curling as a squad again. Carley is on a bit of a hiatus, as she is committed to and busy with Track at school. But, I cannot help hoping that Carley will make a return to BRCC curling soon. The girls played a tournament in Sudbury this past weekend and won a few games. More importantly, they got their feet wet for another season. It's early in the season and here they are, out there and competing. Well done ladies!

And they weren't the only ones out there getting their feet wet in the Roaring Game. The Men's League just completed their second week of play. Here's your results:

Ice D (Tuesday): Bob Villeneuve vs Ben Lemieux. WIN for Villeneuve. The Villeneuve squad makes it 2 in a row, while it's second place for the Lemieux rink. Perhaps they are still lamenting the loss of Robin St Jules who left this crew to play with his brothers. It's the "Baby, Come Back" Award for them. Hall and Oates would most likely be feeling their pain.

Ice A: Glen Austin vs Tom St Jules. TIE GAME. The Thursday Newfie Bullet had all it could do to stay with the newly-formed Family Jules. The union of these brothers has resulted in a curling force that will be tough to contend with. It's the "We Are Family" Award for the Family Jules. Sister Sledge no doubt would be behind this new crew.

Ice B: Jeff Mitchell vs Dave Mitchell. WIN for Dave Mitchell. In this battle of the brothers, the current club champions posted the win. So for Dave Mitchell, it's the "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" Award. The Hollies would understand.

Ice D: John Hammond vs Jim Kendrick. WIN for Hammond. John Hammond, continuing his love affair with the Roaring Game for another season. John is as much a curling junkie as anyone else I know. He likes nothing more than to yell to his sweepers for Hurry Hard! It's the "Shout" Award for him. Tears For Fears would no doubt endorse this.

Ice A(Late): Rick Berthelot vs Chris Zagar. WIN for Berthelot. Convincing win Team Berthelot. Rick is throwing last rock this season and with the switch up from right to left-handed shooting, Rick has made incredible strides in getting game after such a huge adjustment. It's the "Eye Of The Tiger" Award for him. I'm sure Survivor would be on board.

Ice B: Craig Roberts vs Al Viel. WIN for Roberts. Huge win for the Roberts rink, knocking off a very tough squad. It's Craig's second year at the helm and it is looking like the waiting is over. This crew appears to have come into their own! It's "The Waiting Is Over" Award for this rink. I'm sure Eva Cassidy would agree.

Ice C: Francois Lemieux vs Michel Rivard. WIN for Rivard. The Rivard rink were in control pretty well this whole game and ended up posting the win. Ron Forest and  Michel Rivard are two of the dedicated ice crew that look after the BRCC curling ice. Thanks to these two guys as well as others, the BRCC ice is awesome. Fast with lots of curl. You cannot beat that! It's the "Cold As Ice" Award for these guys. Foreigner would be in full support.

Ice D: Andrew Roberts vs Brian Tonelli. WIN for Roberts. Team Roberts posts the win and forces the Friendly Giant and his squad into the loss. But, it's early in the season and there will be lots of opportunity for redemption. The big guy isn't concerned, he'll just move on to the next game. It's the "Moving Forward" Award for him. Israel Houghton would approve.

So that's it for week 2 of the Thursday Mens. This is such a terrific league, lots of good teams and tons of good games. And a whole season ahead of us. The BRCC rocks!

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic