Monday Mixed

Well folks...this confirms it! Elvis is not dead. The King is busy on Fremont Street in Vegas showing people the fundamentals of curling and I must say, the one-piece curling outfit might be a compliment to the game.....and then again, maybe not. One thing is for sure, I won't be ordering my one-piece anytime soon....Thank you, thank you very much This is part of the initiative to let everyone know about the Continental Cup of Curling coming to Vegas Jan 16 - Jan 19, 2014. And right now, there are 16 Blind River people attending this event and we are all stoked. And there were some stoked people at the BRCC last night for the Monday Mixed. In fact, all the sheets were full for the first draw and three out of the four sheets were full for the second draw. Awesome night at the BRCC. Here's your results:

Sandy Milroy vs Jerry Jensen. WIN for Jensen

Ryan Hagger vs Craig Roberts. WIN for Hagger

Glen Austin vs Hailey Horton. WIN for Horton

Andrew Ludgate vs Bob Villeneuve. WIN for Ludgate

Dan McMillan vs Andrew Roberts. WIN for McMillan

Michel Rivard vs Gator Fortin. WIN for Fortin

FEATURE GAME: Glen Austin vs Hailey Horton. This match was close the whole way through. With some key shots made by the teacher/student combination (Team Horton), the Monday Newfie Bullet was forced to a second place finish. The game looked like it was going to bust wide open in the fifth end with Team Austin lying 4. Horton was staring down the likelihood of giving up 4 with the possibility of 5. Hailey Horton threw her first to either run back her own rock or straight peel it. This was a long run back and she made it good, taking out the opposing second shot stone and sitting second shot herself, buried. Austin's last come into the top eight forcing Horton into a difficult come around draw to the button just to score. The shot was absolutely outstanding and she drew the button around a top eight guard and scored her one. These two shots were game-savers and game changers. Horton eventually went on to take another 3 in 7 and ran Team Austin out of rocks in 8. A well-played and well-thought out game for Team Horton and a much-deserved win. Julia Horton is by far among the best woman sweepers I have seen out there at the BRCC. Both Guy Ratte and Martin Aubin have come a long way in their game. Excellent weight control. Their draw weight set up most ends for their skipper. This was an excellent team effort by Team Horton all the way around. Great job!

OOPS! RED BUM AWARD COMING!: Red Bum Award for Team Villeneuve. Team Ludgate was in the curling zone last night and handed Team Villeneuve a loss. Stephanie Stoker was lights out and helped her skipper secure the win. With Bob just getting back from a couple weeks in the Florida sun, he'll be getting his curling mojo back straight-away and looking for redemption.

LOUDEST PANTS: far and away,....Kristy Blanchet. Making Team Norway blanche in comparison, Kristy was sporting some real colourful curling pants last night. Kristy can always be counted on for some good fun at the BRCC and last night was no exception. Her pants (and I do hope she keeps wearing them) appeared to be a combination of camouflage and quilting material. It was like some ladies got sick of making quilts and made a pair of pants instead! Kudos to Kristy on her lack of codependency!

BITTEN BY THE CURLING BUG: Amanda MacDonald. That's right, Amanda is new to curling this yea and is loving the Roaring Game. She curls with Team Deanna Roberts in the Tuesday Ladies but looks for other games in other leagues so she can improve. Although she is a new curler, she has developed a good delivery and has weight control. She is a natural to the game and can only improve as time goes on. She's another new curler to watch for...she's going to be making her mark.

So that's how the ice curled for a Monday Night. Just another fun night at the BRCC. But that's how it rolls at the club and as the Jack Frost gets ready to cast us into another 4 month deep freeze, it'll always be warm inside the doors of the BRCC!

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic