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Sunday, September 23, 2012

CANADIAN MIXED PAIRS - PETERBOROUGH

PETERBOROUGH LAWN BOWLING CLUB
SEPTEMBER 18-23, 2012
SUNDAY 9:00 AM
GOLD
BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 21
SILVER
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 17
BRONZE
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 26
FOURTH
MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 16

FINAL ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS 
after 9 of 9 Rounds

1. BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 16 Pts
2. SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 13
3. ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 12 
4. MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 11
5. NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 9 +13
6. NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 9 +9
7. ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 8
8. PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 4 -58
9. AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 4 -60
10. QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 4 -65

Sunday, 12:15 AM
ON'B' does beat AB but SK sneak ahead by a point when they tie NS. The Pituley's do gold, van Weesel and Way play for bronze. How about that MB couple who stop the undefeated run of BC and grad the final spot in Sunday play. A nice finish by the Jefferies' with 2 wins on the final day including the last over the upstart NB team. Of the ten teams entered, half were married couples.
Saturday, 2:20 PM
ON'B' beats Alberta and NS victorious over SK and Ontario play BC to see who climbs to the top of the podium.
Saturday, 7:30 AM
Nic and Joan want to play for gold. They knocked off the highly successful Beezer and wife Lorraine yesterday to put the opportunity in their own hands. Even though the standings indicate 'easier' today, the path to a medal round remains thorny. Bowls is one sport that any team have the chance to beat the mighty any game, any place. Weather or not .... 11C and rainy.
Saturday, 12:30 AM
BC have clinched a gold berth. The next 5 teams in the standings now have math homework. How to divide 5 into 3 medal spots and = a positive number.
Two wins for both ON'B' and SK will put Ontario against BC for gold with SK in the bronze match. In other words if ON'B' equal the final match point total of SK, Ontario will surpass SK based on the tiebreaker. Not withstanding if both ON'B' and SK lose both games on this final Round Robin day, that will leave NS, MB and NB bowl wrestling for the medal games. 
Friday, 7:30 AM
Four games to go, all teams  can see the podium but the fog will clear after today. A strong BC team rule the roost and it will be Ontario's turn to try and knock them off. It is especially important for van Weesel and Way in their quest for a gold match. They did make a statement yesterday with their squeaker 18-17 win over the ever competitive Pituley team. It is getting to be medal survival for the Jefferies' couple. They start with SK so no easy walk about on the schedule.
In fact this gathering of teams hasn't decided much to date except that it will be an exciting scramble to the Sunday medal round. Predicting match victories is difficult and these standings could look very different by Saturday.
Just the way you want it.
Round 8 Saturday 9:00 AM
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 8
NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 29

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 25
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 10

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 18
NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 16

MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 18
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 12

AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 9
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 24

Round 9 Saturday 1:30 PM
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 18
AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 14

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 18
NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 14

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 14
MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 15

QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 17
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 12

NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 22
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 22

Round 6 Friday 9:00 AM
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 7
BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 26

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 9
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 27

NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 17
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 21

AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 16
NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 17

MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 14
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 16

Round 7 Friday 1:30 PM
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way  20 
NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 15

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 8
BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 17

AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 23
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 12

MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 14
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 20

NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 23 
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 11

Round 4 Thursday 9:00 AM
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 12
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 20 

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 11
NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 22

QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 12
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 19

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 16
NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 10

AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 9
MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 28

Round 5 Thursday 1:30 PM
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 18 
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 17 

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 23
AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 7

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 23
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 14

NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 18
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 10

NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 18
MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 18

Round 1
ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 28
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 9

ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 20
MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 15

NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 22
AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 7

NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 20
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 8

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 28
SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 8

Round 2
ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 16
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 19

MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 20
NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 7

AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 25
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 13

SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 30
NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 6

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 27
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 11

Round 3
ON'B' Nic van Weesel, Joan Way 19 
QC Wayne Hossack, Faye Hossack 14

ON'A' David Jefferies, Sandra Jefferies 10
MB Bob Van Walleghem, Betty Van Walleghem 16

NB LeRoy McGinn, Eleanor Murray 22
NS Steve Bezanson, Lorraine Bezanson 19

BC Josephine Lee, Hiren Bhartu 20 
AB Helen McCrady, Paul Maskell 7

SK Harriette Pituley, Murray Pituley 18 
PEI Etta Reid, Ivan Doucette 13

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

ONTARIO AT THE CANADIAN SENIOR TRIPLES-REGINA SASKATCHEWAN

OFFICIAL
PODIUM POWER IN REGINA
GOLD 
NS Debbie Foster, Anita Knox, Valerie Bechard
BC Christie Graham, Francis Yau, Stanley Chow

SILVER
ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray
MB'A' Elaine Jones, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Betty Van Walleghem
BRONZE
ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham
AB Cecilia Gillespie, Mary Gubitz, Vera Eddy

MEDAL GAMES

GOLD
ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 10
BC Christie Graham, Francis Yau, Stanley Chow 18

MB'A' Elaine Jones, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Betty Van Walleghem 15
NS Debbie Foster, Anita Knox, Valerie Bechard 16
BRONZE GAMES
ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 21
SK'A' David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine, Wayne Slinn 8


BC On Kow Au, Jaunita Tucker, Mary Wright 10
AB Cecilia Gillespie, Mary Gubitz, Vera Eddy 18 


Unofficial
GOLD
BC Christie Graham, Francis Yau, Stanley Chow
9 wins 1 Tie [ ON'B' ]
NS Debbie Foster, Anita Knox, Valerie Bechard
Lost last game in RR to MB'A' but knocked off the undefeated Bisons for the title
SILVER
ON'B' CHUCK TOWNSEND, DOUG HOSKIN, DAVE GRAY
Lost first game of RR then the little engine that could gradually built up steam to the Gold Game
MB'A' Elaine Jones, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Betty Van Walleghem
Stepped off the train from Montreal Nationals and kept on rolling - 9 straight - until they ran into the BLUES.
BRONZE
ON'A' GLEN PATTON, ELDON MCFADYEN, ALEX GRAHAM
Glen's back and he had great help from a pair that have been near the top for ever and ever
AB Cecilia Gillespie, Mary Gubitz, Vera Eddy
The transplanted Gillespie from SK led her team to win 5 of their last 6 games to finish strong.


FINAL ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS
After 9 of 9 Rounds
WOMEN
1. MB'A' Elaine Jones, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Betty Van Walleghem 18 Pts
2. NS Debbie Foster, Anita Knox, Valerie Bechard 14
3. BC On Kow Au, Jaunita Tucker, Mary Wright 12
4. AB Cecilia Gillespie, Mary Gubitz, Vera Eddy 10
5. ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 9 
6. SK'A' Barb Mannion, Freda Toffolo, Carolyn Jones 8
7. ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 7
8. MN'B' Jean Roeland, Emilie Ammazzinni, Betty Grundy 6 [Win 10-8 SK'B' ]
9. SK'B' Vi McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Marg Kushnier 6 [ Lose 8-10 MN'B' ]
10. NB Nancy Cook, Noreen Bonnell, Verna Morrison 0
MEN
1. BC Christie Graham, Francis Yau, Stanley Chow 17
2. ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 12
3. ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 10 [Beat SK'A' & AB in RR ]
4. SK'A' David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine, Wayne Slinn 10 [ Win 21-7 AB ]
5. AB Peter Gubitz, Allan Walker, Ross Richards 10 [ Lost to both ON'A' & SK'A ]
6. SK'B' Glen Mowery, Harry Robbins, Brian Davies 8 [ Win 19-9 MB'A' ]
7. MB'A' Maurice Van Walleghem, Alan Clackson, John Baron 8 [ Lose 9-19 SK'B' ]
8. NB Pat Beggs, Jeff Mulhern, Walter Steeves 6
9. MB'B' Bob Van Walleghem, John Bjornson, Blaine Hyslop 5
10. NS Calvin Bechard, Alex Vance, Keith Finck 4
Monday September 10
Round 9
10:00 AM (EDT)
All Ontario teams face a challenge on the last day of the RR.
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 9 
BC On Kow Au, Jaunita Tucker, Mary Wright 17
A win play for Bronze, a loss and an Alberta win = being a spectator tomorrow.

ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 5
AB Cecilia Gillespie, Mary Gubitz, Vera Eddy 20
Beat Alberta, an ON'A' loss and it looks like point differential will send this team to Bronze game.

ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 17
BC Christie Graham, Francis Yau, Stanley Chow 25
A win will provide a medal round. The colour to be decided on tie breaking rules.

ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 13
AB Peter Gubitz, Allan Walker, Ross Richards 10
A win and play for Gold appears in the cards with tie breaking rules.

Sunday September 9
Round 7
10:00 AM (EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 4  
MB'A' Elaine Jones, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Betty Van Walleghem 16 
A four way battle between top 4 teams shaping up. Maureen and friends need to win at least 2 of 3 remaining games to have a chance at gold match. A good place to start is this game against the number 1 MB trio.

ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 15
NS Debbie Foster, Anita Knox, Valerie Bechard 16
Julia's team still have medal hopes and a win over 2nd place NS is a step up for both Ontario teams.

ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 17  
MB'A' Maurice  Van Walleghem,MB'A' Maurice  Alan Clackson, John Baron 8  
A wild battle for ' who's on third'. Five teams tied after the top two. Win is the name of the game.

ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 8 
NS Calvin Bechard, Alex Vance, Keith Finck 11
A big win run underway. No time to take your foot off the pedal.
Round 8
2:30 PM (EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 13
SK'B' Vi McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Marg Kushnier 17

ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 21
NB Nancy Cook, Noreen Bonnell, Verna Morrison 8

ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 18
SK'B' Glen Mowery, Harry Robbins, Brian Davies 10

ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 15
NB Pat Beggs, Jeff Mulhern, Walter Steeves 9

  Saturday September 8
Round 5
10:00 AM (EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 17
NB Nancy Cook, Noreen Bonnell, Verna Morrison 8

MB'A' Elaine Jones, Clarice Fitzpatrick, Betty Van Walleghem 22
ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 9

A good day two for Farrell's team. A pair of wins puts them back in the pursuit of precious medal.
The undefeated MB'A' team are on a golden run. Jones and Van Walleghem captured the Fours and Fitzpatrick the Pairs at the Nationals. A feather for ON'B''s cap to place a roadblock in their podium march.
ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 11
NB Pat Beggs, Jeff Mulhern, Walter Steeves 12

ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 21 
MB'A' Maurice Van Walleghem, Alan Clackson, John Baron 13
The London boys need this win. Two ties are good but the cost in total match points can leave you looking in from the outside.
Round 6
2:30 PM (EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 14
ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 14
The kin get together and it will be competitive and close. And important moving forward!
ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 8
ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 15

Friday September 7
Round 3
10:00 AM (EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 8
SK'A' Barb Mannion, Freda Toffolo, Carolyn Jones 19
Carol Carter is a very consistent lead and she and Maureen just missed qualifying for the Canadian  Major Pairs. Eileen Malpass joined the team this year and brings her long experience in the summer game and Arizona winter training to make their medal challenge real.  

ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 10
MN'B' Jean Roeland, Emilie Ammazzinni, Betty Grundy 6

ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 15
SK'A' David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine, Wayne Slinn 14
Skip Calam was on fire against the ON'B' team so it is up to Patton's trio to put out the fire.

ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 14
MB'B' Bob Van Walleghem, John Bjornson, Blaine Hyslop 14

Round 4
2:30 PM (EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 15
AB Cecilia Gillespie, Mary Gubitz, Vera Eddy 13

ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 11
SK'B' Vi McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Marg Kushnier 8
A key game for the Farrell crew against a two game winner . Close matches on Day 1 could easily turn in their favour today.

ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 17
AB Peter Gubitz, Allan Walker, Ross Richards 12

ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 26
SK'B' Glen Mowery, Harry Robbins, Brian Davies 6
A solid effort in the BC tie so a full point day is in the cards today to put Townsend's team back in the medal hunt. 
Thursday September 6
Round 1
11:00 AM (EDT)
WOMEN
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 16
NS Debbie Foster, Anita Knox, Valerie Bechard 14
A couple of the favourites clash on Day 1. Two experienced skips with both Foster and Knox continuing on from the Montreal Nationals.
ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 14
SK'A' Barb Mannion, Freda Toffolo, Carolyn Jones 15
Another strong team from Ontario. This team from the Burlington club features sisters Julia and Shirley and they want to complete this year with a flourish. Shirley indicated at the Windsor play downs that this may be her last year of competitive bowls.
MEN
ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 17
NS Calvin Bechard, Alex Vance, Keith Finck 14
The return of Glen Patton to the competitive Ontario scene, A champion bowler from the past has hardly missed a beat in his return to Canadian championships. He has joined with the veteran Eldon and the veteran,veteran Alex to provide a serious podium challenge.
ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 4
SK'A' David Calam, Ralph Van Iderstine, Wayne Slinn 16
Always in the hunt, Townsend and Hoskin have tons of experience in playing for the top prize. Their teammate Gray has the ability, just not the opportunity to play at this level. 
Van Iderstine now on home turf was a member of the silver medal team last year and Calam has been a medalist at the Majors and Seniors in the past.
Round 2
3:30 PM ( EDT)
ON'A' Maureen Thompson, Eileen Malpass, Carol Carter 22
MN'B' Jean Roeland, Emilie Ammazzinni, Betty Grundy 13

ON'B' Julia Farrell, Shirley Vidler, Freda Gersok 10
BC On Kow Au, Jaunita Tucker, Mary Wright 14
Mary Wright skipped and Tucker viced BC to Fours Silver at Montreal. With On Kow skipping this entry you have a hint of her bowling prowess. A challenge for the Burlington team but they also have that secret weapon in Freda Gersok, a bowler with South African experience.

ON'A' Glen Patton, Eldon McFadyen, Alex Graham 11
MB'B' Bob Van Walleghem, John Bjornson, Blaine Hyslop 17


ON'B' Chuck Townsend, Doug Hoskin, Dave Gray 11
BC Christie Graham, Francis Yau, Stanley Chow 11
This same BC team just squeezed out of the medal round last year in Port Alberni. Graham is a long time elite bowler from the province.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

ONTARIO AT THE 2012 NATIONALS

MONTREAL
August 20 - 25
GOLD
ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank
MB Elaine Jones, Betty Van Walleghem, Betty Grundy, Sandra Mulholland

MB Clarice Fitzpatrick, Marilyn Baron
NS Steve Odgen, Steve Bezanson

ON'B' Jeff Harding
MB Shirley Fitzpatrick Wong

SILVER
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk
BC Mary Wright, Juanita Tucker, Belle Chan, Ann Van Basteleire

QC'A' Rosalie Parsons-Brown, Kerry O'Reilly
AB Stan Nelson, Jim Dobson

AB Dave Cox
BC Josephine Lee

BRONZE
SK Doug Propp, Mark Sutyla, Gary Laurence, Ernie Meid
SK Val McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Janice Robson, Marg Kushnier

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 
SK Harriette Pituley, Fran Scott

BC Steve Santana
SK Jean Roney

Jeff Harding wins Gold. ON'B' Fours down 2 to ON'A' with time limit a factor.
All Bronze decided. See below
Saturday 11:15 AM At the Green- ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss
7-6 after 8 ends over SK. ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 13-6 over ON'B' Robert Steffen, Alan Steffen. BC Steve Santana Bronze over MB John Bjornson. SK Jean Roney Bronze over QC'A' Claire Sargent.

Saturday 7:15AM -Got in late evening last night and spent the time working through the final Round Robin standings. Kept flipping back and forth between Mike Doskas' Official website postings, the BCB Conditions of Play and my interpretations of the tie breaking procedures. With the help of some dramatic final round action and a close study of Appendix B, I believe the final positions are accurate. In any case      I do match the podium seekers with the Championship slate.
Five of the 6 Men's teams and the Helen Wright rink are playing for medals. Half play for Gold with one guaranteed but just two possible. The exact scenario holds true in the Bronze morning games. It's your morning riddle with coffee.
Medal Bound
Fours - What a steady and consistent team is the Steve McKerihen group. Year after year they come, they compete, they conquer ( a lot ). Nary missed a beat this year when son Adam stepped into the Second spot to replace travelling man John Devonshire and is a contributing member to the team.
Ironically Steve and David Anderson faced Chris Stadnyk along with Jeff Harding in the 2011 Pairs Gold game and the latter came out on top.An omen or a motivation! Whatever, it will be a skilled match.
Great comeback from a Day 1 start for the Stadnyk foursome. From 0-2 , 6 wins and a tie later, the stage is set for another elite roll up. Can they repeat choking up the only loss on the ON'A' Round Robin record?
ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss were kruising after 6 rounds sitting in first position. But 3 straight losses lowered the podium position but their early play and staying relatively close in the final 3 RR games was just sufficient to grasp the final Bronze game spot.
Pairs - I know Kevin Jones and James Covell were itching to have another go at the Odgen/Bezanson duo ( 16-15 NS in the first game on the first day ) but the veterans Nelson and Dobson and the spoilers Singleton and Lidstone reordered the table sitting. They will be huffing and puffing at the Steffen house in the Bronze.
Speaking of the boys from Oshawa, it is a role reversal. Due to an injury suffered in the NS game, Alan and Robert have turned upside down. Robert took over as Skip against NB and AB. In the words of Alan, " Robert ... made a lot of great shots which contributed to our victories over NB and again today in our must win over AB. ...Now onto the Bronze medal game! It should be a good one. " That 20-13 win over gold medal game bound AB was a testament of their longstanding ability.
Singles - Jeff Harding is grooving. Deliberate, measured, consistent is delivering results. As mentioned above, won Gold last year - leading in Pairs. His only blip in the RR was a loss to MB John Bjornson, relatively unknown but skilled. Singles is a game you really play alone. Not even the other person on the mat is your opponent. You are your opponent. The next shot better, closer, positioned, with purpose. This native New Zealander will be ready in the quiet of the match.
I will come back later to comment on the Championships in general.
SATURDAY
9:00 AM
BRONZE
ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 13
SK Val McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Janice Robson, Marg Kushnier 21

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 20
ON'B' Robert Steffen, Alan Steffen 11


AB Lyall Adams, Pat Bird, Jessi Wilkinson, Jim Crawford 13
SK Doug Propp, Mark Sutyla, Gary Laurence, Ernie Meid 18 

BC Lorraine Choi, Rainbow Lung 14
SK Harriette Pituley, Fran Scott 16

MB John Bjornson 19
BC Steve Santana 21

QC'B' Claire Sargent 12
SK Jean Roney 21

GOLD
1:00 PM
ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 18
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 12

ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
AB Dave Cox 20

MB Elaine Jones, Betty Van Walleghem, Betty Grundy, Sandra Mulholland 17
BC Mary Wright, Juanita Tucker, Belle Chan, Ann Van Basteleire 15

NS Steve Odgen, Steve Bezanson 14
AB Stan Nelson, Jim Dobson 13

MB Clarice Fitzpatrick, Marilyn Baron 18
QC'A' Bev Keddy-Elkin, Rosalie Parsons-Brown 13

BC Josephine Lee 10
MB Shirley Fitzpatrick Wong 21

Friday Noon NEWS FLASH - From on the scene reporter Rosemary Stadnyk which makes it accurate but unofficial. ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk beat Alberta .The Lyall Adams skipped team were tied with ON'B' going into this match. The winner to the All Ontario Gold Game against ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank .
Alan Steffen and Rob Steffen big win over tied for first Alberta. Play for Bronze.
Jeff Harding and ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards winners Round 9.

Thursday 9:30 PM Just in the house from a day at Grand Bend beach with a gaggle of grandkids. Looking at the Hump action.Updating and publishing as I work through each division.
ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank will play for Gold.
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 11 SD+50 will play for Gold if they beat Alberta. They defeated SK so even if the green men beat NS, the first tiebreaker prevails. Of course if ON'B' and AB tie and SK and NS tie along with a win by BC, that would create a  4 way tie in second place. Thus the need to start to look at the shot differential from all the round robin games. Advantage ON'B' after 8 rounds.
ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss could get to the Gold medal game if they beat BC, who are tied for first, and SK loses to 9th place NS. If not successful in that pursuit they still aren't a lock for a medal game since the Round 8 loss to QC'B' not only jeopardized the golden road but could prove to be the team that replaces them for the Bronze game. It appears that despite the 2 win day for ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster, and even though they could achieve 10 match points, the loss to their Ontario cohorts could be the nay decider.  
ON'B' Jeff Harding will play for Gold. In fact AB Dave Cox and Harding will have a trial match before the real medal game on Saturday. MB John Bjornson can tie Cox in match points but Cox was the victor in the first game of the RR which is the tiebreaker in this case.ON'A' Mike Bester is clinging to the medal ladder but the climb to  the Bronze podium is still possible with a victory over Steve Santana of BC Friday morning.
By golly Glenn Singleton of PEI can still jump up and bite you when least expected. He doesn't come to the Nationals every year although he certainly could qualify but when not too far away he comes and he competes. Did it to Kevin Jones and James Covell and knocked them out of the Gold hunt. They can play for Bronze but need to beat BC to fend off the chasers - including Alan and Rob Steffen.

Thursday.It's Hump Day at the Canadians. Will it be over the Hump and a scramble for the
medals or will it be checking the hotel dresser drawer to pack your homeward bag.
Yesterday was 'Sibling Day'. You live in the same house but you still have to prove your superiority. Ontario 'A' came out on top 4-2. Big wins for the Chris Stadnyk rink and Jeff Harding in Singles. The former to continue to overcome the 0-2 Day 1 start and Jeff to keep the chasers off his heels, including Mike Bester who would have been tied for the top with a victory.
Kevin Jones leap-frogged the Steffen pair and kept alive the chance to play NS for gold.
Both the McKerihen and Wright rinks are front runners but have some heavy sledding to do starting with this morning's games against Sask..
There is gold in them there hills.......

FINAL ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS

FOURS - after Round 9
1.ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 16
2.ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 13 [23-9 SK]
3.SK Doug Propp, Mark Sutyla, Gary Laurence, Ernie Meid 13 [ 9-23 ON'B' ]
4.AB Lyall Adams, Pat Bird, Jessi Wilkinson, Jim Crawford 11 
5.BC Stephen Yung, Chester Yeung, Clement Law, Gary Kirk 10 
6.NS Terry O'Neil, Ian MacDonald, Cameron LeFresne, Phil Balcom 7
7.MB Maurice Van Walleghem, Jerome Kirby, Alan Clackson, Phil Clark 6 [ +7 ]
8.NB Pat Beggs, Walter Steeves, John Banham, Jim Bradley 6 [ -2 ]
9.QC'A' Ron Lefebvre, Bob Sargent, Gord Brindley, Mathieu Gauvin 6 [ -5 ]
10.QC'B' Roger Smith, David Smith, Gerry Fournier, Norm Elkin 2

-After Round 9
1.MB Elaine Jones, Betty Van Walleghem, Betty Grundy, Sandra Mulholland 14 [23-12 BC]
2.BC Mary Wright, Juanita Tucker, Belle Chan, Ann Van Basteleire 14 [12-23 MB ]
3.SK Val McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Janice Robson, Marg Kushnier 10 [ +2 ]
4.ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 10 [ +1 ]
5.AB Gayell Slater, Diane Douglas, Cathy Wieliczko, Patricia Walker 10 [ -3 ]
6.QC'B' Voula Vassilounis, Carolyn McGarr, Diane Beauregard, Margaret MacNeil 8 [17-15]
7.ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 8 [ 15-17 QC'B' ]
8.NB Ann Cliche, Jean Banham, Ruth Whipple, Charlene King 6 [ 16-11 NS ]
9.NS Debbie Foster, Tammy Foster-Veinot, Anita Knox, Jackie Foster 6 [ 11-16 NB ]
10.QC'A' Maureen O'Brien, Carole Wepruk, Ann Wilkinson, Eileen O'Connell 4

PAIRS - after Round 9
1.MB Clarice Fitzpatrick, Marilyn Baron 14
2.QC'A' Bev Keddy-Elkin, Rosalie Parsons-Brown 13
3.BC Lorraine Choi, Rainbow Lung 12 [ 20-16 SK ]
4.SK Harriette Pituley, Fran Scott 12 [ 16-20 BC ]
5.ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 9
6.AB Claire Day, Amanda Berg 7
7.NS Maureen Boudreau, Val Bechard 6 [ +12 ]
8.NB Patricia Albert, Aline Doiron 6 [+8 ]
9.QC'B' Eileen Forse, Kylah Dittmar 6 [ -20 ]
10.ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 5

After Round 9
1.NS Steve Odgen, Steve Bezanson 16
2.AB Stan Nelson, Jim Dobson 14
3.ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 12
4.ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 11
5.QC'A' John Devlin, Cavin Spracklin 10
6.BC Paul Choi, Peter Cheong 8
7.PEI Glenn Singleton, George Lidstone 7 [ -2 ]
8.SK Michael Pituley, Murray Pituley 7 [ -20 ]
9.MB Gerry Venderbos, John Baron 3
10.NB John White, Elden McLaughlin 2

SINGLES - after 9 Rounds
1.ON'B' Jeff Harding 16
2.AB Dave Cox 12 [ 21-16 MB ]
3.MB John Bjornson 12 [ 16-21 AB ]
4.BC Steve Santana 10 [ +6 ]
5.NB Chad Trites 10 [ +2 ]
6.SK Duncan Holness 10 [ -8 ]
7.ON'A' Mike Bester 8
8.QC'A' Scott Wiley 6
9.NS Mark Robar 4
10.PEI Bill Knox 2


After 9 Rounds
1.BC Josephine Lee 14
2.MB Shirley Fitzpatrick Wong 12
3.QC'B' Claire Sargent 10 [ 4 Match Points +9 ]
4.SK Jean Roney 10 [ 4 Match Points +4 ]
5.AB Jan Robinson 10 [ 2 Match Points +11 ]
6.NS Verna Murray 10 [ 2 Match Points -24 ]
7.QC'A' Valerie Carrie 8 [ 21-12 ON'A' ]
8.ON'A' Katherine Smith 8 [ 12-21 QC'A' ]
9.ON'B' Heather Battles 6
10.NB Diane Trites 2

Thursday August 23
Round 8
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 23
NB Pat Beggs, Walter Steeves, John Banham, Jim Bradley 12

ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 27
QC'B' Roger Smith, David Smith, Gerry Fournier, Norm Elkin 9

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 18
NB Ann Cliche, Jean Banham, Ruth Whipple, Charlene King 10

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 10
QC'B' Voula Vassilounis, Carolyn McGarr, Diane Beauregard, Margaret MacNeil 15

PAIRS
ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 22
NB Patricia Albert, Aline Doiron 9

ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 15
QC'B' Eileen Forse, Kylah Dittmar 16

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 17
NB John White, Elden McLaughlin 8

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 17
PEI Glenn Singleton, George Lidstone 23

SINGLES
ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
NB Chad Trites 16

ON'A' Mike Bester 21
PEI Bill Knox 18

ON'B' Heather Battles 21
NB Diane Trites 21

ON'A' Katherine Smith 21
QC'B' Claire Sargent 14
  
Round 7
ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 25
SK Doug Propp, Mark Sutyla, Gary Laurence, Ernie Meid 12

ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 21
NS Terry O'Neil, Ian MacDonald, Cameron LeFresne, Phil Balcom 21

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 16
SK Val McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Janice Robson, Marg Kushnier 21

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 17
NS Debbie Foster, Tammy Foster-Veinot, Anita Knox, Jackie Foster 10

PAIRS
ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 9
SK Harriette Pituley, Fran Scott 21

ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 24
NS Maureen Boudreau, Val Bechard 9

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 25
SK Michael Pituley, Murray Pituley 10

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 3
NS Steve Odgen, Steve Bezanson 39

SINGLES
ON'A' Mike Bester 5
SK Duncan Holness 21

ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
NS Mark Robar 11

ON'A' Katherine Smith 6    
SK Jean Roney 21

ON'B' Heather Battles 16
NS Verna Murray 21

Wednesday August 22
ROUND 6
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 19
ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 14

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 21
ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 12
PAIRS
ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 16
ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 15

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 19
ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 6
SINGLES
ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
ON'A' Mike Bester 15     

ON'A' Katherine Smith 21      
ON'B' Heather Battles 17
                                                      ROUND 5


ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 27
NB Pat Beggs, Walter Steeves, John Banham, Jim Bradley 15

ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 23
SK Doug Propp, Mark Sutyla, Gary Laurence, Ernie Meid 9

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 22
NB Ann Cliche, Jean Banham, Ruth Whipple, Charlene King 7

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 19
SK Val McPherson, Jo Urquhart, Janice Robson, Marg Kushnier 11
PAIRS
ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 15
SK Harriette Pituley, Fran Scott 16

ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 9
NB Patricia Albert, Aline Doiron 14

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 21
SK Michael Pituley, Murray Pituley 6

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 26
NB John White, Elden McLaughlin 8
SINGLES
ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
SK Duncan Holness 11

ON'A' Mike Bester 21
NB Chad Trites 10

ON'B' Heather Battles 21
SK Jean Roney 14

ON'A' Katherine Smith 21
NB Diane Trites 3

Tuesday August 21
ROUND 4
FOURS
ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 15
AB Lyall Adams, Pat Bird, Jessi Wilkinson, Jim Crawford 13

ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 22
QC'B' Roger Smith, David Smith, Gerry Fournier, Norm Elkin 10

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 19
AB Gayell Slater, Diane Douglas, Cathy Wieliczko, Patricia Walker 13

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 15
QC'B' Voula Vassilounis, Carolyn McGarr, Diane Beauregard, Margaret MacNeil 17
PAIRS
ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 10
QC'B' Eileen Forse, Kylah Dittmar 28

ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 14
AB Claire Day, Amanda Berg 14

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 18
PEI Glenn Singleton, George Lidstone 15

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 15
AB Stan Nelson, Jim Dobson 19
SINGLES
ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
PEI Bill Knox 17

ON'A' Mike Bester 16
AB Dave Cox 21

ON'B' Heather Battles 21
QC'B' Claire Sargent 19
A big win for Heather over undefeated Sargent.

ON'A' Katherine Smith 16
AB Jan Robinson 21
ROUND 3
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 28
MB Maurice Van Walleghem, Jerome Kirby, Alan Clackson, Phil Clark 11

ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 29
3.QC'A' Ron Lefebvre, Bob Sargent, Gord Brindley, Mathieu Gauvin 9

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 20
QC'A' Maureen O'Brien, Carole Wepruk, Ann Wilkinson, Eileen O'Connell 17

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 9
MB Elaine Jones, Betty Van Walleghem, Betty Grundy, Sandra Mulholland 22
PAIRS
ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 14
MB Clarice Fitzpatrick, Marilyn Baron 14
[A well earned tie against one of the top teams in this division.]
ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 15
QC'A' Bev Keddy-Elkin, Rosalie Parsons-Brown 17

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 21
QC'A' John Devlin, Cavin Spracklin 19

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 16
MB Gerry Venderbos, John Baron 16
SINGLES
ON'A' Mike Bester 21
QC'A' Scott Wiley 18

ON'B' Jeff Harding 13
MB John Bjornson 21


ON'A' Katherine Smith 12
QC'A' Valerie Carrie 21

ON'B' Heather Battles 8
MB Shirley Fitzpatrick Wong 21



Monday Aug.20 
ROUND 2
FOURS
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 14
BC Stephen Yung, Chester Yeung, Clement Law, Gary Kirk 20

ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 21
MB Maurice Van Walleghem, Jerome Kirby, Alan Clackson, Phil Clark 12

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 13
BC Mary Wright, Juanita Tucker, Belle Chan, Ann Van Basteleire 29

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 11
MB Elaine Jones, Betty Van Walleghem, Betty Grundy, Sandra Mulholland 20
PAIRS
ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 16
BC Lorraine Choi, Rainbow Lung 20

ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 14
MB Clarice Fitzpatrick, Marilyn Baron 17

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 16
BC Paul Choi, Peter Cheong 17
The Steffen brothers playing well on Day one.

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 22
MB Gerry Venderbos, John Baron 11
SINGLES
ON'A' Mike Bester 16
MB John Bjornson 21

ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
BC Steve Santana 16
Two of the elite Singles players in the field go head to head on Day 1.Advantage Harding.

ON'A' Katherine Smith 19
MB Shirley Fitzpatrick Wong 21
Strong effort for Smith against a former National team stalwart.

ON'B' Heather Battles 7
BC Josephine Lee 21
Two BC trained bowlers meet early.

ROUND 1
FOURS
ON'B' Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Gary Pickering, Ryan Stadnyk 17
QC'A' Ron Lefebvre, Bob Sargent, Gord Brindley, Mathieu Gauvin 20

ON'A' Steve McKerihen, David Anderson, Adam McKerihen, Fred Wallbank 20
NS Terry O'Neil, Ian MacDonald, Cameron LeFresne, Phil Balcom 15

ON'A' Helen Wright, Jackie Hogan, Hazel Joffe, Joyce Kruss 15
NS Debbie Foster, Tammy Foster-Veinot, Anita Knox, Jackie Foster 13
A solid win over a good NS team.

ON'B' Jo Anne Bugler, Kay Johns, Trudy Hill, Marilyn Lancaster 21 
QC'A' Maureen O'Brien, Carole Wepruk, Ann Wilkinson, Eileen O'Connell 15
PAIRS
ON'A' Cindy Higgins, Carol Finlayson 20
NS Maureen Boudreau, Val Bechard 25

ON'B' Carolyn Cook, Ellen Edwards 28
QC'A' Bev Keddy-Elkin, Rosalie Parsons-Brown 10

ON'A' Kevin Jones, James Covell 15
NS Steve Odgen, Steve Bezanson 16
A preview of the gold medal game?NS pair have a Gold, Gold, Bronze run since 2009.

ON'B' Alan Steffen, Rob Steffen 21
QC'A' John Devlin, Cavin Spracklin 14
SINGLES 
ON'A' Mike Bester 21
NS Mark Robar 16

ON'B' Jeff Harding 21
QC'A' Scott Wiley 16

ON'A' Katherine Smith 15
NS Verna Murray 21

ON'B' Heather Battles 21
QC'A' Valerie Carrie 9





Women
'A'
Singles
KATHERINE SMITH
Pairs
CINDY HIGGINS, CAROL FINLAYSON
Fours
HELEN WRIGHT, JACKIE HOGAN, HAZEL JOFFE, JOYCE KRUSS
Men
'A'
Singles
MIKE BESTER
Pairs
KEVIN JONES, JAMES COVELL
Fours
STEVE MCKERIHEN, DAVID ANDERSON, ADAM MCKERIHEN, FRED WALLBANK
Women
'B'
Singles
HEATHER BATTLES
Pairs
CAROLYN COOK, ELLEN EDWARDS
Fours
JO ANNE BUGLER, KAY JOHNS, TRUDY HILL, MARILYN LANCASTER 
Men 
'B'
Singles
JEFF HARDING
Pairs
ALAN STEFFEN, ROB STEFFEN
Fours
CHRIS STADNYK, MARK SANDFORD, GARY PICKERING, RYAN STADNYK