Angela and Gillian’s school curling season is underway. They both had a game at the Chinguacousy Curling Club in Brampton. Here is Gillian getting ready to throw her rock.
Angela plays on the Junior Mixed team.
It was a close game, they were playing the other undefeated team, her team scored 3 in their final end to tie the game 5-5 before time ran out.
Gillian was up in Peterborough for the weekend, playing in the Gore Ontario School Curling Championship Regionals at the Omemee Curling Club. The Senior Girls team from her school had qualified back in December in the Zone Qualifier at the High Park Curling Club. They won their first two games, only to lose in the B finals. One of the parents who made the trek to Peterborough took a great shot of the girls with their coaches.
Here they are in December after the Zone Qualifiers.
Today Gillian was competing in the Zones Qualifier of the Gore Insurance Provincial Championships. It is the longest running High School competition in the Province. The tournament took place at the High Park Curling Club. I was able to head down after Claudia’s concert to catch Gillian’s second game.
Gillian’s team won their first game, lost the second (the one I watched), but were able to win their third game. They finished in the top two of their Zone and have qualified for the Regionals. They will be held in Peterborough in February. Well done to Gillian and her teammates.
Today was the Family Bonspiel at the Dixie Curling Club (Gillian’s curling club). Unfortunately 2/5ths of Team Tanabe were not feeling well and in sick bay. Gillian, Claudia and I soldiered on and picked up Marcus as our fourth. We played two games of five ends. Claudia and I did pretty good for our first times.
Our first game was against Team Graham. Gillian plays on the school team with her friend Amanda.
Amanda trying to figure out how to knock out my two best rocks of the day.
The first attempt wasn’t successful, but eventually they knocked one of them out.
Claudia had a good time, she skipped a fun end.
Gillian started her curling season with a bonspiel at the Brampton Curling Club. She will be playing on the senior mixed team this year. The bonspiel was for the girls only, so her and another team mate were paired up with a couple of girls from another school. Gillian is the one with the hat.
Gillian was playing third rocks.
A short video of Gillian throwing a rock.
Congratulations to Gillian, she made the Senior Mixed Curling team at school. Some curling humour to start the season.
