CANADIAN SENIORS KITCHENER 2009

Heritage Greens, Kitchener Ontario

GOLD

Elaine Jones(S), Anne Wright, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Manitoba

Lyall Adams(S), Roger Allen, Jim Gear, Alberta

SILVER

Lena Cameron(S), Vivian Conoran,Val Bechard, Nova Scotia

Jack Robar(S), Graham Doyle, Mike Hadley, Nova Scotia

BRONZE

Hellen McCrady(S), Margaret Bruce, Margaret Miller, Alberta

Keith Roney(S), David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine Saskatchewan

Mon. Aug 31 8:00 PM - The Lyall Adams team settled the final RR standings and retained their gold opportunity with their close 15-13 win over ON'B'. That made Alberta 1st and John Wilson 4th in the final standings. Meanwhile Jack Robar of NS moved back into 2nd place ahead of Keith Roney of Sask. with a win and using the tie breaker system.

Women - By golly the Katherine Smith squad made it to the Play Off threshold but the door closed when Alberta procured the last ticket over ON'B'. These same two teams do it all over again for the Bronze medal to-morrow.

The Gold game features Manitoba with an unbelievable + 167 RR differential against Nova Scotia.

This will be a closer game than the first encounter between the two teams.

Sun. Aug 30 8:30 PM John Wilson, John Ferguson, Murray Taylor will play for a medal, colour to be determined. If they beat Alberta in R9, there is a possibility that On'B', AB, SK and NS could be tied for 1st at the end of the RR. But do note that both Andy Wepruk QC'B' and Brant Fenske MB have been playing their opponents tough of late. If ON'B' do win this game, they have the extra burden to win big since they trail in point differential among the 4 involved teams. A great RR finish to a hotly contested week.

Women - Wow, Manitoba didn't climb into 1st place, they stomped to the top over Nova Scotia. But the women in blue will get another chance to go for gold on Tuesday.

And how about the teams from New Brunswick. Wins have been difficult to achieve this week but both teams won and may have pushed Alberta and Ontario 'A' out of the medal round.

But hold the phone, there is a glimmer for ON'A'

Donna McCallum, Mary Meldrum and Heather Comba will play for Bronze and they do have an opportunity to help Katherine Smith, Heather Pettit, Vi Hirst ON'A' be their opponent. Of course Katherine and team have the main job by defeating QC'A', ON'B' take care of Alberta and 1st place Manitoba finish the job by beating Saskatchewan. It makes for good scoreboard watching.

Sun. Aug 30 Men - If Patt Begg's of NB beats Lyall Adams (AB) in Round 8, there could be 5 teams tied for 1st going into the final round. An important win for John Wilson, John Ferguson, Murray Taylor ON'B' in R7 over 1st place Jack Robar of NS. ON'B' in the run for the roses.

Women - R7 had 'no doubt' games. Both Manitoba and Nova Scotia determined they are the serious pursuers of gold. They will play a warm-up game in R8 and then do it again for real on Saturday. Ontario 'B', Donna McCallum, can play for a medal if they beat QC'A' in R8.

Katherine Smith(S), Heather Pettit, Vi Hirst ON'A' must win in R8 to maintain a slim chance to extend their tournament to the finals.

Sat. Aug 29 Men - Jack Robar's three some from Nova Scotia vaulted over Lyall Adam's Edmonton trio to the top of the standings with a 17-12 win over Adams in Round 6. Four other teams are within 2 points of the leaders with 1 1/2 days to play in the Round Robin.

Women - On the distaff side Lena Cameron, Vivian Conoran and Val Bechard of NS

are alone on top with a two win day. Ontario 'B' followed suit to put Donna McCallum, Mary Meldrum and Heather Comba in the thick of the medal hunt.

The men have a 6 team race while the women are already setting up the final four. Sunday will go a long way in making that picture a lot clearer.

What a field for the 2009 Championships. Many of these players hurried home from British Columbia, did their wash and continued their cross Canada summer tour.

Tuesday Sept. 1st

Gold Men

Lyall Adams(S), Roger Allen, Jim Gear AB 17

Jack Robar(S), Graham Doyle, Mike Hadley NS 3

Gold Women

Elaine Jones(S), Anne Wright, Clarice Fitzpatrick MB 13

Lena Cameron(S), Vivian Conoran,Val Bechard NS 10

Bronze Men

Keith Roney(S), David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine SK 17

John Wilson(S), John Ferguson, Murray Taylor ON'B' 7

Bronze Women

Donna McCallum(S), Mary Meldrum, Heather Comba ON'B' 16

Hellen McCrady(S), Margaret Bruce, Margaret Miller AB 18

Final Round Robin Standings

Men

1. Lyall Adams(S), Roger Allen, Jim Gear AB W7 L1 Pts 14

2. Jack Robar(S), Graham Doyle, Mike Hadley NS W6 L2 Pts 12

[tie break NS beat SK in RR ]

3. Keith Roney(S), David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine SK W6 L2 Pts 12

4. John Wilson(S), John Ferguson, Murray Taylor ON'B' W5 L3 Pts 10

5. Patt Beggs(S), Jeff Mulherin, Walter Steeves NB W4 L4 Pts 8

6. Andy Wepruk(S), Morrice Beauchamp, Gord Brindley QC'B' W3 L5 Pts 6

7. Brant Fenske(S), Glen Monk, John Baron MB W2 L6 Pts 4

[ tie break MB beat QC'A' in RR ]

8. Wayne Hossack(S), Dave Driediger, JohnWilson QC'A' W2 L6 Pts 4

9. Grant Fletcher(S), Les Cassidy, David Smith ON'A' W1 L7 Pts 2

Monday AM

Round 9

1. Lyall Adams(S), Roger Allen, Jim Gear AB 15

4. John Wilson(S), John Ferguson, Murray Taylor ON'B' 13

[ON tie for 1st in Pts with a win ]

3. Jack Robar(S), Graham Doyle, Mike Hadley NS 13

6. Andy Wepruk(S), Morrice Beauchamp, Gord Brindley QC'B' 11

8. Wayne Hossack(S), Dave Driediger, JohnWilson QC'A' 18

8. Grant Fletcher(S), Les Cassidy, David Smith ON'A' 12

2. Keith Roney(S), David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine SK 15

7. Brant Fenske(S), Glen Monk, John Baron MB 9

Sunday PM

Round 8

Patt Beggs(S), Jeff Mulherin, Walter Steeves NB 10

Lyall Adams(S), Roger Allen, Jim Gear AB 18

Andy Wepruk(S), Morrice Beauchamp, Gord Brindley QC'B' 14

Keith Roney(S), David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine SK 16

Jack Robar(S), Graham Doyle, Mike Hadley NS 16

Brant Fenske(S), Glen Monk, John Baron MB 15

Wayne Hossack(S), Dave Driediger, JohnWilson QC'A 12

John Wilson(S), John Ferguson, Murray Taylor ON'B' 16

Sunday AM

Round 7

1. Jack Robar(S), Graham Doyle, Mike Hadley NS 10

4. John Wilson(S), John Ferguson, Murray Taylor ON'B' 18

[ This is a make or break game for ON ]

5. Patt Beggs(S), Jeff Mulherin, Walter Steeves NB 21

8. Grant Fletcher(S), Les Cassidy, David Smith ON'A' 11

8. Wayne Hossack(S), Dave Driediger, JohnWilson QC'A' 2

3. Keith Roney(S), David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine SK 24

2. Lyall Adams(S), Roger Allen, Jim Gear AB 19

7. Brant Fenske(S), Glen Monk, John Baron MB 8

Final Round Robin Standings

Women

1. Elaine Jones(S), Anne Wright, Clarice Fitzpatrick MB W8 T1 L0 Pts 17

2. Lena Cameron(S), Vivian Conoran,Val Bechard NS W8 L1 Pts 16

3. Donna McCallum(S), Mary Meldrum, Heather Comba ON'B' W6 L3 Pts 12

4. Hellen McCrady(S), Margaret Bruce, Margaret Miller AB W5 T1 L3 Pts 11

5. Katherine Smith(S), Heather Pettit, Vi Hirst ON'A' W4 T1 L4 Pts 9

[ tie break ON'A' beat SK in RR ]

6. Cecelia Gillespie(S), Sylvia Muz, Marlene King SK W4 T1 L4 Pts 9

7. Patricia Albert(S), Nancy Cook, Jean Banham NB'A' W3 L6 Pts 6

8. Yvette Chisholm(S), Bonnie Driediger, Pam Durdey QC'A' W2 T1 L6 Pts 5

9. Marg Fanjoy(S), Lorna Semple, Gloria McLaughlin NB'B' W1 T1 L7 Pts 3

10. Murielle Beauchamp(S), Lisa Bouthillier, Sandra Brindley QC'B' W1 L8 Pts 2

Monday AM

Round 9

4. Cecelia Gillespie(S), Sylvia Muz, Marlene King SK 9

1. Elaine Jones(S), Anne Wright, Clarice Fitzpatrick MB 24

5. Hellen McCrady(S), Margaret Bruce, Margaret Miller AB 19

3. Donna McCallum(S), Mary Meldrum, Heather Comba ON'B' 14

8. Patricia Albert(S), Nancy Cook, Jean Banham NB'A' 17

9. Marg Fanjoy(S), Lorna Semple, Gloria McLaughlin NB'B' 16

7. Yvette Chisholm(S), Bonnie Driediger, Pam Durdey QC'A' 7

6. Katherine Smith(S), Heather Pettit, Vi Hirst ON'A' 20

2. Lena Cameron(S), Vivian Conoran,Val Bechard NS 20

10. Murielle Beauchamp(S), Lisa Bouthillier, Sandra Brindley QC'B' 11

Sunday PM

Round 8

1. Lena Cameron(S), Vivian Conoran,Val Bechard NS 6

2. Elaine Jones(S), Anne Wright, Clarice Fitzpatrick MB 32

8. Patricia Albert(S), Nancy Cook, Jean Banham NB'A' 16

4. Hellen McCrady(S), Margaret Bruce, Margaret Miller AB 14

7. Yvette Chisholm(S), Bonnie Driediger, Pam Durdey QC'A' 8

3. Donna McCallum(S), Mary Meldrum, Heather Comba ON'B' 19

9. Murielle Beauchamp(S), Lisa Bouthillier, Sandra Brindley QC'B' 10

6. Cecelia Gillespie(S), Sylvia Muz, Marlene King SK 20

5. Katherine Smith(S), Heather Pettit, Vi Hirst ON'A' 11

10. Marg Fanjoy(S), Lorna Semple, Gloria McLaughlin NB'B' 15

Sunday

Round 7

8. Patricia Albert(S), Nancy Cook, Jean Banham NB'A' 11

6. Katherine Smith(S), Heather Pettit, Vi Hirst ON'A' 19

1. Lena Cameron(S), Vivian Conoran,Val Bechard NS 28

3. Donna McCallum(S), Mary Meldrum, Heather Comba ON'B' 9

[ a key game for ON to keep gold a reality ]

10. Murielle Beauchamp(S), Lisa Bouthillier, Sandra Brindley QC'B' 21

9. Marg Fanjoy(S), Lorna Semple, Gloria McLaughlin NB'B' 8

6. Yvette Chisholm(S), Bonnie Driediger, Pam Durdey QC'A' 14

5. Cecelia Gillespie(S), Sylvia Muz, Marlene King SK 16

4. Hellen McCrady(S), Margaret Bruce, Margaret Miller AB 10

2. Elaine Jones(S), Anne Wright, Clarice Fitzpatrick MB 23