Blockquote>On Sunday (Dec.3rd), Randy Neufeld of La Salle won the THISTLE INTEGRITY STAKES at the Asham Arena in Winnipeg, topping Rich Muntain of Warren 10-5 in the final of the other weekend event on the MCT schedule.
SOURCE: MCT Week 10 updates
Peter Prokopowich was a hometown winner in the DAUPHIN CLINIC PHARMACY CASH SPIEL, nailing a five-ender on the 6th end to produce an 8-2 victory over Kelly Skinner of Brandon in today’s (Dec.4th) final.
Boosted by Dauphin teammates Brent McCannell, Vern Ellis, and Terry Gudmundson, Prokopowich (pro-ka-POE-witch) piled up seven straight wins and earned the top prize of $8,000.
Valour Road’s Kristy Jenion went undefeated at the MCA’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts Berth Bonspiel in Neepawa. Supported by third Lisa Roy, second Leslie Wilson and Raunora Scott, Jenion beat Brandon’s Liza Park 8-7 in the final to earn the first trip to the provincials to be held in Morris, Jan. 24-28
Wed, November 22, 2006
By Jim Bender
It has proven to be the most fertile training ice for those who cannot afford the time or money to tour beyond the Manitoba borders.
But not only has the Manitoba Curling Tour been forced to cancel three events this season but entries have been down in too many others.
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On Sunday, Murray Warren of Deloraine (with Brian Barker, Terry Warren and Reg Warren) won the AGRICORE UNITED OILTOWN CLASSIC in Virden, beating Don Spriggs of Portage 6-4 in the final.
Warren’s team earned $2,700, Spriggs $1,400, losing semi-finalists Brent Strachan of Hamiota and Kelly Skinner of Brandon $800 apiece (8 teams– 4 qualifiers).
Nov 21, 2006 — Peter Nicholls of West Kildonan scored an 8-7 victory over tour leader Vic Peters of Fort Garry in the final of the PHARMASAVE GIMLI CLASSIC tonight (Monday). Peters came within inches of forcing an extra end with his last rock draw on the 10th end.
It was the second triumph on the tour this season for Nicholls, who won the men’s division of the East St. Paul Cash Spiel earlier this month.
MCT Week 7 Updates
by: MCT Official ReleaseNov 15, 2006 — Bruce Korte of Saskatoon survived a 12-end struggle with Vic Peters of Fort Garry in the semi-finals, advancing to beat Mike McEwen of Brandon 8-1 in the final of the WHITES’ DRUG STORE CLASSIC in Swan River tonight (Monday).
Korte (with Darrell McKee, Jason Jacobson and Roger Korte) earned $11,500 for his first place finish, while McEwen picked up $6,500 as the runner-up in the $41,000 cashspiel.
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At the Rossmere Country Club, Vic Peters of Fort Garry won the KEN KURBIS MEMORIAL GALAXY BONSPIEL, beating defending champion Randy Neufeld of La Salle 8-6 in the final. Peters (with his son Daley Peters, Denny Neufeld and Adam Guenther, who replaced Chris Neufeld on the team in this bonspiel) earned $4,000, while Randy Neufeld’s team settled for $2,000.Craig White of Fort Rouge and Tyler Waterhouse of Pembina lost in the semi-finals, earning $830 apiece, while the losing quarter-finalists, Lionel Chartrand, Brad Haight, and Doug Riach, all from St. Vital, plus Wes Jonasson of Arborg, each received $500 (32 teams-8 qualifiers).
Jennifer Jones of Fort Rouge had to come from behind twice in the first two rounds of the playoffs in the ASHAM 8-ENDER WOMEN’S OPEN at the Asham Arena in Winnipeg. Then her team (Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dana Allerton) produced a 10-3 victory over Darcy Robertson of Fort Rouge in the final (Monday, Nov. 6th).
The Asham title was worth $5,000 to Jones, while Robertson received $3,500. Barb Spencer of Fort Rouge (Robertson’s sister) and Karen Porritt of St. Vital each earned $2,800 for reaching the semi-finals. The losers in the quarter-finals, Holly Scott and Janet Harvey of Fort Rouge, Calleen Neufeld of St. Vital, and 2002 World Junior champion Cassie Johnson of Bemidji, Minnesota, took home $2,000 apiece (22 teams-8 qualifiers).
Oct 31, 2006 — Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ontario, made two spectacular shots to nail down a 7-5 victory over Don Spriggs of Portage in the final of the MEYERS NORRIS PENNY PRAIRIE CLASSIC last night (Oct.30th) in Portage.
Howard made a superb double-takeout-and-freeze on the 9th end to reduce a potential three points down to a single for Spriggs, and followed with an excellent angle raiseback with last stone on the 10th end to clinch
the decision.
MCT - Women
Fort Rouge CC
Winnipeg
October 20-23, 2006
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Beausejour
October 12-15, 2006
Manitoba Curling Tour - Week 3 results
by: MCT Official ReleaseOct 16, 2006 — Ian Beavis of Morden (with Steve Friesen, Ken Friesen, and Mike Orchard) won the men’s division of the AGRICORE UNITED CLASSIC in Beausejour tonight (Sunday), while the women’s title went to reigning Manitoba junior champion Calleen Neufeld of St. Vital (with Sabrina Neufeld, Laryssa Grenkow, and Breanne Meakin).
Beavis handed James Kirkness of Valour Road his only loss of the cashspiel, winning the men’s final 7-5 to earn the top prize of $3,500. Kirkness settled for runner-up money of $1,750.
MCT - Men’s
Asham Arena
October 6-10, 2006
OCT 11 2006 12:30 AM
Kerry Burtnyk’s foursome with Dan Kammerlock, Rich Daneault, and Cory Naharnie from Winnipeg’s Assiniboine-Memorial club, won the ASHAM 8-ENDER MEN’S OPEN Tuesday night, topping Jeff Stoughton of Charleswood 8-7 in the final.
It was Burtnyk’s fourth bonspiel victory of the season, adding to wins in Switzerland, Newfoundland, and at West Kildonan in Winnipeg. His team earned $10,000, while Stoughton received $6,000.
By TED WYMAN – Winnipeg Sun
A scaled down version of the venerable MCA Bonspiel slides out of the hacks tonight at curling clubs across the city.
This is huge … Chances are that there are tournament games going on around the corner of your house, at a curling rink near you and in Manitoba .. so, go out and give some cheer for some great teams and watch some great curling games! I’m sure your local rink has a schedule .. All the rinks and teams were listed a few weekends back in our Winnipeg Free Press sports section …
Curling Blog will try to post some summary results during the week and the final results next week.
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
By: Rob Henderson
Just when it looked like Ralph Wilson’s luck in Brandon had run out, the Dauphin skip found a little bit more magic this week.
Were you watching the Live Updates on the website? Here are the final results - for the Women’s side
Were you watching the Live Updates on the website? Here are the final results - for the Men’s side
The Labatt Manitoba Curling Tour Championship (MCT Tour Championship), for Mens’ and Womens’ events, are being held in Swan River between January 6-8, 2006 this weekend.
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December 31, 2005
Reid Carruthers and his Valour Road team (with Jason Gunnlaugson, Justin Richter, and Tyler Forrest) won the last event on the regular schedule of the tour, beating clubmate Sean Grassie 8-5 in the final of the LABATT FORT ROUGE CHRISTMAS SPIEL last night (December 30th).
