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[ Team McGaugh: TCA Goldline League Champs ]

[Apr 24]: The TCA Goldline Junior Curling League held its championship day on April 5th at Annandale. The McGaugh rink representing Chinguacousy finished 1st in their division in regular season play to compete for the championship trophy. They defeated the Bryson rink from Annandale in the semi-final and the van Huyse rink from Dixie in the final to claim the championship. Congratulations to team members skip Andrew McGaugh, vice Michael McGaugh, second Bryan Mitchell, and lead Emily McGaugh.

[ Noreen Grimbleby winner of the Marv White Award ]

[Apr 24]: A special congratulations goes out to Noreen Grimbleby on winning this year’s Marv White Award which is awarded to a member who exhibits great enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and hard work both within and outside of our club. Congratulations Noreen! 

[ Team McGaugh off to Bantam Mixed Provincials ]

[Mar 27]: The Mixed Bantam team of skip Michael McGaugh, vice Shannon Fountain, second Bryan Mitchell, and lead Emily McGaugh won the B-Side of Regionals in Wiarton on March 2nd and are now participating at the Provincials in Midland from March 26-30. The team is coached by Ron Mitchell. Congratulations and good luck!!! Results are available here

[ Ching Juniors Qualify for OFSAA Championships ]

[Mar 25]: Our junior curlers continue to make us proud as they dominated play at the high school level in Peel this year. The Notre Dame Boys’ team won their fifth consecutive ROPSSAA championship this year with an 11-4 victory over St. Martin’s SS of Mississauga. Team members include skip Andrew McGaugh, vice Michael McGaugh and lead Alex Miller from Ching and teammate Tristan Kodors at second. This makes a clean sweep for Andrew as he has now won ROPSSAA championships in all four years at Notre Dame, the last three as skip. Alex will be making his third trip to OFSAA, while Michael and Tristan are going for the second time. For Michael, this will be his fourth provincial championship this year, having already competed in OCA Bantam Boys, Ontario Winter Games and OCA Bantam Mixed. 

The North Park Girls’ team claimed their second championship in three years with a 10-2 victory over Bramalea. It was a back and forth season for these two schools as they met four times during the year. Bramalea won two of the encounters, including the OCA Gore Schoolgirls Zone finals, and North Park won the other two. Ching Juniors on the team are skip Christine Psaila, vice Jane Whitbread and second Kelsey Psaila. The fourth member is lead Cheana Winters. For Christine, it will be her second trip to OFSAA, and her first time skipping a team at a provincial championship. The other three will be going to a provincial championship for the first time. 

Good luck at OFSAA in Peterborough, April 2-5!

[ Team Christie advances to Senior Mixed Regionals ]

[Mar 05]: Team Glenn Christie with the support of Juli Roslin, Paul Roslin, and Elaine Klassen won the “A” Side of the OCA Senior Mixed Zones at Miton and now advance to the Regionals in Huntsville from March 8-9. Congratulations and good luck! Poster available here

[ Ching Juniors triumph at Mixed Zones ]

[Mar 02]: Chinguacousy Curling Club’s triumphant season in OCA events continued as our juniors were successful at both Junior and Bantam Mixed Zones in Acton from Feb 23-24. In the Bantam Mixed, Michael McGaugh skipped his rink to the B-Side victory with the support of Shannon Fountain (vice), Bryan Mitchell (second), Emily McGaugh (lead), and coach Ron Mitchell. In the Junior Mixed division, Team Simon Barrick won the A-Side with the support of Ginger Coyle (vice), Andrew McGaugh (second), Frances Pritchard (lead), and Catherine Diamond as coach. These rinks will now represent Chinguacousy at the Regionals in Wiarton from March 1-2. Good luck to both teams!!!

[ McGaugh & Mitchell to Ontario Winter Games ]

[Feb 19]: Michael McGaugh (second) & Bryan Mitchell (lead) playing with Joel Waters (skip) and Mitchell Sheridan (Vice) from the North Halton Golf & Curling Club won a tie-breaker at the Bantam Provincials in Richmond Hill to advance to the Ontario Winter Games taking place in Collingwood from March 5th-7th. The team also managed to score an 8-ender at the Provincials! Congratulations Michael & Bryan and good luck in Collingwood! Pictures of the 8-ender are available here

[ Team McNichol claim TCA Energizer Mixed ]

[Feb 19]: Congratulations to Team Len McNichol and his team of Alison Goring, Dan Balachorek, and Deb McPhadden on winning the TCA Energizer Mixed with a final win over Gregg Truscott of Scarboro Golf & Country Club. Read the Press Release here and a photo of the winning team here

[ Team Burnside win OCA Trophy Zones ]

[Feb 11]: On the heels of winning the OCA Intermediate Zones last week, Team Susan Burnside has struck success again in Stayner winning their Zone and advancing to the Regionals in Shelburne from Feb 16-17. Team Burnside includes Trudy Burnside, Karen Knight and Christina MacLean. Congratulations and good luck in Shelburne. Team Burnside poster here celebrating their success!

[ Ching Women sweep OCA Intermediates Zones ]

[Feb 07]: It was a Ching sweep at the OCA Women’s Intermediates Zones in Brampton last weekend as Team Susan Burnside supported by Trudy Burnside, Tiia Shred & Christina MacLean took the ‘A’ Side while Team Diane Ketch followed through winning the ‘B’ Side with Judy Pawling, Carol Tait & Shelley Higgerty. Both teams advance to Regionals at Orangeville from Mar 1-2. Team Burnside poster here & Team Ketch poster here celebrating their successes!

[ OCA Bantam Success ]

[Jan 22]: Congratulations to Team Fountain who will advance to the Bantam Regionals in Kitchener, January 19-20, after winning the Zones ‘B’ side in Alliston. The team consists of skip Shannon Fountain, vice Jane Whitbread, second Caitlin Sherriff and lead Kelsey Psaila. It was Kelsey’s first patch, while the other three girls were victorious in Bantam Zones last year as well. The team won their first three games handily to advance to the ‘A’ final. After losing a tough 5-3 game, they had to regroup and came out strong in the ‘B’ final, building up an 8-1 lead before coasting to an 8-4 victory.

Ching was also represented at the Girls Bantam Zones by Team McGaugh, who recorded a 2-2 record. The team consisted of skip Emily McGaugh, vice Gillian Pritchard, second Sarah McGaugh and lead Jeanette Burnside. For three of the girls it was their first ever experience in OCA competition with Jeanette coming up from Little Rocks.

Other Bantam members of Ching have also advanced to Regional play while representing other clubs. Michael McGaugh and Bryan Mitchell took Zone 9 Boys ‘A’ Side representing North Halton. Madison Marlow claimed Zone 9 Girls ‘A’ Side representing Brampton. Samantha McIntyre skipped the Zone 16 Girls ‘A’ Side winners from Highland Country Club and Josh Hall was on the Zone 6 Boys ‘A’ Side winners representing Annandale Country Club.

Congratulations to Michael McGaugh and Bryan Mitchell who are off to the Bantam Boys Provincial Championships in Richmond Hill, February 6-9. Michael and Bryan will be representing North Halton Curling Club.

Good luck to all at Regionals & Provincials.
Find a picture of the Bantam Girls team (Team Fountain) here

[ Provincial Participation for Ching Members ]

[Jan 22]: Congratulations to Team Reg Millage & Team Susan Burnside on representing Ching at the Fairfield Marriott/Best Western Challenge Provincials in Trenton & Brighton. After a good start with two wins, they unfortunately lost their 3rd game to advance to the finals. Well done to both! Find a photo of the teams at the player reception here. Also, congratulations to Alison Goring who advanced to the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Espanola after winning the Challenge Round in Oakville. Find a poster celebrating her success here and track her team’s progress here

[ Team Betts off to Regionals ]

[Jan 17]: Congratulations to Team Rita Betts on winning in zone play of the OCA Tim Horton’s Masters event and advancing to Regionals at Guelph from Jan. 26-28. Her team includes Chris Nowak, Marg Watson and Diane Rosehart. Congratulations ladies and good luck at regionals!!! Poster available here

[ Ticket Packages for Toronto Grand Slam extended ]

[Jan 17]: In December 2009, the best Canadian teams (including the Canadian rep. for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics) & international teams representing their countries in Vancouver will converge in Toronto for the Grand Slam of Curling. Early bird ticket packages are being sold by Joe & Wendy Bodhaine at exceptional prices before March 15th!!! For more info, check this flyer out and don’t delay!

[ Team Roslin wins InterCity League ]

[Dec 20]: Ching “A” skipped by Juli Roslin won the InterCity Ladies League Trophy for the Chinguacousy Curling Club. Supporting Juli were Sandi Morris, Chris Looker, Merle Fedirchuk & Xandra Busche. The team won all 6 of their games and had the overall aggregate. The InterCity League now boasts 22 teams from 10 different clubs from the area northwest of Toronto. Congratulations to all members of Team Roslin on this triumph! Find a picture of the team in the Day Ladies section.

[ Junior OCA Triumphs ]

[Dec 10]: Andrew McGaugh (playing second with Simon Barrick of the Coldwater & District CC) won the B-Side of Regionals and will compete at the OCA Junior Provincial Championships in Coldwater from Jan. 2-6, 2008. Andrew also representing Notre Dame SS won the A-Side of the Gore Mutual Schoolboy Zone Competition at Orangeville on Dec. 5th. His team includes Michael McGaugh (Vice), Tristan Kodors (second), and Alexander Miller (Lead). Also winning the B-Side of the Schoolgirls was Samantha McIntyre’s squad. Both teams advance to Regionals in Owen Sound from Feb. 2-3.

[ Women’s OCA Success!!! ]

[Dec 10]: Congratulations to Team Susan Burnside on their success in the Best Western Women’s Challenge Zones! Check out their poster here

[ 2007 McKenna’s Bonspiel Winners ]

[Dec 10]: Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 McKenna’s Men’s Bonspiel: Reggie Millage (S), Rob Crowe (V), Rob Hilton (2nd), Mike Cameron (Lead)

[ Little Rocks/Junior Curling Start Dates ]

[Oct 05]: The Little Rocks and Junior Curling program is set to begin for the 2007-08 season. Little Rocks commences for the Wednesday sessions on October 10th at 5:00 PM and the Sunday sessions on October 14th at 1:00 PM. Junior Curling commences on Monday, October 15th at 5:00 PM. 

[ Curlers Wanted!!! ]

[Sep 15]: The men’s league at Chinguacousy Curling Club is seeking any men’s curlers who are interested in playing in a fun and social atmosphere on Monday or Tuesday nights! For more information, please contact Simon Hames at (905) 469-0619 or visit our Registration page to sign-up today!!! 

[ Brush up on your skills: Curling Clinic on Sept. 29th ]

[Sep 08]: The Chinguacousy Curling Club will be holding a curling clinic for novice and intermediate curlers at the club on Saturday, September 29th from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. This is a chance to learn more about the game or brush up on your skills prior to the start of the season. For more information and to register, please contact Juli Roslin at jroslin@rogers.com

[ Dave Carruthers claims Ford Hot Shots ]

[Jun 02]: Chinguacousy Curling Club held its first Ford Hot Shots competition sponsored by Colony Ford-Lincoln on April 22nd, and it was a rousing success with Dave Carruthers displaying excellent shooting en route to the victory. Congratulations Dave!