GORE BAY—The Ali Giles team won the Gore Bay Curling Club men’s annual curling bonspiel. The Giles rink defeated the Murray McDonald rink in the championship final.
The Giles rink, based out of the Copper Cliff Curling Club, was presented with the E.F. Priddle trophy by Cole McLaughlin, the grandson of the late Mr. Priddle.
Molly Anne-McLaughlin, the daughter of the late Mr. Priddle, donated the cash prize of $150 to each member of the winning team.
Mr. Giles, in introducing the members of his rink said, “this is my first time playing at the Gore Bay Curling Club, and I really enjoyed it. For the other members of my team this was their second time here, and we are going to make this an annual thing. Thank you very much for everything.”
The runner-up Murray McDonald rink out of Little Current included Joe Cooper, Mike Wall and Sean O’Hare.
In the second event the Lyle Strain rink, which included Scott McDougall, Pierre Trudeau and Jim Cahill, won the final game over the Al Lanktree rink. Mr. Lanktree’s rink included Dan Forest, Rob Lanktree and Devin Lockeyer.
In the third event the Dan Marois rink defeated the Ed Wright rink in the final. The Marois rink also included Gary Gilpin, Barry Wall and Moray Watson. The Ed Wright rink included Randy Skippen, Terry McNeely and Bill Riech.
Mr. Marois, on behalf of the Gore Bay Curling Club thanked all the teams for taking part in the weekend bonspiel. He also thanked all the volunteers for all their help during the weekend, Eric Ruediger for maintaining the ice, Kim Orford and the kitchen staff and the volunteers in the bar.
