Getting near the endof season

From Alison Barr This is the time of year when all clubs have to submit entries for RCCC Ladies Branch – Greenacres based competitions. These offer an opportunity to play against other curlers with varying styles of play and to experience playing at other rinks with different ice conditions.  A great way to improve curling…

This competition is played on a knock-out basis by one rink per club. This year the participating clubs are Nondes, Bearsden, Cawder House, Cadder, Greenacres and Helensburgh with the first games being played on Tuesday 9 January. Simon, Peter, Alan and John are representing Bearsden and we wish them good curling in their game tonight.

Skip Joan has been leading the charge in this particular competition with success. On 11 October Joan, Geraldine and Hazel were joined by Charlotte Tierney who kindly agreed to fill a gap in our team, Together they had a 10 – 2 win against a team skipped by Libby Torrance. This momentum continued on 18…

This week saw both Simon and Ross compete in their respective rinks in the Qualifying Rounds for the Scottish National Masters. This was held at Greenacres over 7 – 9 November. The Finals will take place on 1 – 4 February, again at Greenacres. Simon was playing in the Gillespie Rink alongside Ian Gillespie, They…

The existing Penalties are; Penalties 2. Only three players – Skip can play only two stones each end – penalty four shots. 3. Only two players – game conceded – penalty six shots. 4. Player(s) late for the start of the game – penalty one shot for every five minutes after the start of the…

Well done to our rinks who played the earlier games in the Allan Cup which resulted in Bearsden proceeding to the semi-fInals. The semi-finals are being played this Wednesday 4 December at 8:30pm with Dumbarton -v- Bearsden and Kelvinside -v- Alma. Good curling to our rink of Simon, Eilidh, Alan and Stefan.