CURLING CLUB NEWS

The weather finally cooperated and we were able to run a successful bonspiel on March 14th to 17th. Thirty-two teams entered, fourteen from outside, sixteen from the Cassiar Club and two teams from the Cassiar High School.

The ice was heavy at first but it was the same for all. Improvements effected by R. McKenzie helped for the play-offs and several hot contests finished off the bonspiel.

The winners were as follows:

1st Event — Cassiar Asbestos Trophy

1st Fr. Cannon — Lower Post J. Owens, B. Ziebart, B. Ashley

2nd John Forbes — Cassiar E. Matwick, D. Rose, M. Pedersen

3rd S. Thomas — Cassiar B. Linklater, D. Hayes, M. Nitti

4th N. Day — Cassiar High School C. Nitti, L. Duri, H. Gander

2nd Event — Esco Trophy

Ist F. Nitti — Cassiar J. Murdoch, D. Demitri, G. Duri

2nd J. Potter — Watson Lake B. Puckett, R. Freeman, N. Bremner

3rd R. McKenzie — Cassiar A. Flanagan, O. Daum, P. Flanagan

4th R. MacDonald — Whitehorse L. Gaye, W. Bremner, V. Madeation

3rd Event — Territorial Supply Trophy

1st B. Fleming — Teslin J. Fleming, M. McCreedy, S. McCreedy

2nd J. Nitti — Cassiar High School T. lsidoro, D. Caron, J. Zemenchik

3rd Rev. Kalles — Teslin B. Lupichel, W. Doe, A. Kallis

4th E. Tomashewski — Cassiar D. Horrigan, M. Greene, E. Zemenchik

First Rink Out

E. Ericksen, B. Clark, W. Aadland, P. Witwicki

Big End (Five ender against Jack Nitti) C \ D. MacQuarrie, J. Caron, F. Venzi, A. Borsato Bonspielers Rink

J. Friend — Watson Lake

L. Halowaty — Dawson Creek

D. Sorensen — Lower Post

Karen (“‘Baby’’) Ericksen — Cassiar

Esco Special — Order of the Big End Doug Delahunt and Charlie Gander, Sr.

Weather permitting, we hope to have a club bonspiel soon which will be a three event spiel. Teams have been selected by a skips draw held on the 21st. The list of teams is posted in the curling lounge.

The ladies bonspiel had to be postponed again because of the warm weather. But don’t despair, ladies, we may make it yet!

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Since winter has returned for a while, the hockey playoffs between the Cassiar Wolves and Rattray have started again. The March Asbestos Sheet stated that Rattray’s team won the first game of the playoffs. The second game took place March 18th and Rattray’s won again by a score of 14 — 10. The third game took place March 20th and the outcome was reversed. Wolves won

12 — 8 before a crowd of 250 fans. That makes the best out of seven games two to one in favour of Rattray’s.

Jerry Harvey is the leading scorer for the Cassiar Wolves while Dave Jackson is the leader for the Rattray Team.

If the weather holds the playoffs will continue with the fourth game on March 22nd. On Sunday, March 24th, Watson Lake will be meeting the Asbestos Kings in the Cassiar Centennial Arena at 1:00 p.m. — again if the weather holds.

Be sure to come out and support your favourite team

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