ESPANOLA—The Espanola Curling Club has claimed the Baxter Cup after defeating the team from the Little Current Curling Club.
“After being down points following the first round in Little Current, the Espanola men’s curlers rallied for 14 points in the second round of the competition (held February 20) to claim victory by a margin of 12 points,” said Dave Cutler of the Espanola team. “It was certainly no runaway; Little Current was up by two points after the first round of games in Little Current.”
Mr. Cutler explained on February 20 there were two games played in the afternoon with Espanola winning both games to tie up the competition. The Espanola teams got hot that evening with all four rinks besting Little Current squads.
“We are already looking forward to next year when we celebrate 100 years of friendly competition in this annual event,” said Mr. Cutler. He pointed out a big part of the event is the camaraderie that is shared among the two teams.
“With next year being the 100th anniversary there is a crew of people working to get it organized,” said Mr. Cutler.
The Espanola Curling Club participants included Gene Ertler, Don Farquhar, Steve Fensom, Dan Emiry, Marvin Tilson, Patrick Ramsay, Alvin Punkkinen, Everett Eadie, Jeff Mooney, Al Emiry, Dennis Shepitka, Logan Emiry, Steve Neufeld, Mike Dubreuil, Jamie Perlin, Blake Roque, Keith Stringer, Dave Gallant, Bill Lewis, Jeff Sheppard and Dave Cutler.
