Rider pride took over in the annual men's cash spiel held this weekend at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club. This years event saw 25 teams compete for the top prize of $2,800. The field included some top notch curlers in our province including former provincial men's champion Gerald Shymko from Yorkton, former world junior champion Jamie Schneider, Al Schick, Carl De Coninck Smith, Ian Mayoh fresh off his competition at the Canadian Mixed, and many others. The event kicked off Friday with two draws and continued through the weekend.

Saturday afternoon saw the 3 "A" qualifying games. In those games Wayne Diakow of Prince Albert defeated De - Coninck Smith, Corey Martens defeated Ian Mayoh, and Glenn Heitt defeated Darren Engel.

Saturday evening saw the 3 " B" qualifying games and the 2 "C" qualifying games. In those games Jamie Schneider defeated Bryan Rindal, Mike Vereshagin defeated Kyle George, and Al Schick defeated Matt Ryback. In the "C" event Darren Engel defeated Donn Goertz, and Carl De - Coninck Smith defeated Corey Spanier.

Sunday kicked off with the four quarter finals. Advancing to the semi finals were Jamie Schneider defeating Wayne Diakow, Darren Engel defeating Corey Martens, Carl DeConinck Smith defeating Glenn Heitt, and Al Shick defeating Mike Vereshagin.

In the semi finals Jamie Schneider defeated Darren Engel and Carl De Coninck Smith defeated Al Shick which set up a great final.

The final was set and DeConinck Smith and Schneider were the two teams set to play for the $2,800. This is when rider pride took over and both teams decided to split the 1st and 2nd place prizes and get home to watch the beloved riders win their 3rd Grey Cup.

The event went well and all teams seemed happy. Great job to Angus Hemsworth, Cliff McBeath, and Wayne Diakow for all of their work during the spiel.

We look forward to next year's event.

Here is the payout of the teams that qualified.

1st, 2nd              Carl DeConinck Smith              $2,300

1st, 2nd              Jamie Schneider                      $2,300

3rd, 4th              Darren Engel, Al Shick              $900

5th - 8th             Wayne Diakow, Corey Martens, Glenn Heitt, Mike Vereshagin               $500

Next up is the Junior Cash Spiel set for December 1st and 2nd.

GLOW CURLING

The Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club proudly present the first ever GLOW CURLING. That is right GLOW CURLING. The lights will be off, music on, and the sheets will be lit up for this unforgetable evening. Bring your friends, co - workers, families for this special evening on Friday November 30th. There are two times available, 7:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. The cost of this evening is only $15 per person or $40 for for 4 people.

For more information, to book your sheet or spot phone James at 765 - 5203. Hurry quick, as the sheets are filling up quick.

Click here for the poster:    glow.pdf

The 2007 edition of the City Open wrapped up Monday at the Cooke Municipal Golf Course. This years event saw 91 men and 13 women compete. The weekend started off with some cool and windy weather but after that the rest of the weekend was fantastic. The annual Sunday afternoon horserace was won by Travis Jenkins and Cam Bergen who defeated Shawn Strelau and Sean Nelson, finishing third was Colin Coben and Tom Ross. In the Men's Championship flight Colin Coben shot a sizzling final round of 66 to capture the tournament by 5 strokes over Martin Ring. In the LAdies Championship flight Karly Wormworth shot a final round of 79 to defeat Pauline McDougall. A thank you is in order for John Foster and everyone else who made the City Open at Cooke Municipal Golf Course another success.

Here is a list of the top finishers in each flight,

Men's Division

Championship Flight

1st - Colin Coben - 211, 2nd - Martin Ring - 216, 3rd - Shawn Strelau - 221, 4th - Scott Jenkins - 223

1st Flight

1st - David Cantin - 220, 2nd - Cam Bergen - 223

2nd Flight

1st - Jaret Nelson - 224, 2nd - Dale Reilly, Clint Rissling, Elwin Cameron - 230, 5th - Donn Goertz, Matt Kelly - 232

3rd Flight

1st - Brian Fremont - 236, 2nd - Wyatt Newman - 237, 3rd - George Cameron - 240, 4th - Fred Mathiason - 241, 5th - Angus Hemsworth - 242, 6th - Rob Oneil - 243

4th Flight

1st - Tim Toutant - 243, 2nd - Randy Miller - 244, 3rd - Ron Berezowsky, Jeff McKeand - 246

5th Flight

1st - Justin Basaraba - 240, 2nd - Bruce Ede - 242, 3rd - Dennis Mullis - 249

6th Flight

1st - Danny Klughart - 250, 2nd - Tom Wormworth - 251, 3rd - Kelly Timmerman - 252, 4th - Rick Graham, Rick Neault - 253

7th Flight

1st - Joel Buchinski - 253, 2nd - Travis Henry - 254, 3rd - Vaughn Millions, Quinton Clorec - 257, 5th - Ian Harnett - 259

8th Flight

1st - Charlie Mathiason - 268, 2nd - Corey Harnett, Terry Goertz - 268

9th Flight

1st - Mark MArazek - 279, 2nd - John Ackland - 287, 3rd - Ed Tash - 297

Ladies Division

Championship Flight

1st - Karly Wormworth - 245, 2nd - Pauline McDougall - 254

1st Flight

1st - Andrea Ring - 273, 2nd - Carol Rucks - 273, 3rd - Margo Maruschak, Nadia Gisi - 281

2nd Flight

1st - Ann Adams - 306, 2nd - Barb Bremner - 318

The 2007 edition of the Ladies Lobstick was on August 20th to 24th. Pauline McDougall of Prince Albert played well all week and eventually finished the week off with winning the Championship Flight Consolation side. Prince Albert was well represented at the Ladies Lobstick with 28 golfers playing in the annual event. Here is a list of the women from Prince Albert who made it to the last day in their flights.

5th Flight Consolation Runner Up                           Cec Huyghebaert

3rd Flight Runner Up                                             Sharon Kwinlaug

2nd Flight Consolation Runner Up                           Nada Gisi

Way to go to everybody playing from Prince Albert

The 2007 edition of the Boyd Agencies City Junior Championship was another success. The tournament saw 50 junior men and women competing. The tournament uses the match play format to determine the flight winners after the first round of qualyifing round. In the qualyifing round Scott Jenkins had the low round after shooting a 72. In the final of the Championship Flight it was a family battle as Scott played his younger brother Travis, with older brother Scott coming up on top as the winner. Congratulations to Scott and all who played in the final junior tournament of the year. Here is a list of all the Flight winner's and runner up's.

Championship Flight                                     Scott Jenkins def Travis Jenkins

Championship Flight Consolation                   Matt Kelly def Brendan Kushneriuk

1st Flight                                                     Travis Henry def Dakota Cameron

1st Flight Consolation                                   Tyler Henry def Troy Junker

2nd Flight                                                     Brett Henry def Brendan Reynaud

2nd Flight Consolation                                   Brady Leachman def Rylan Hobson

3rd Flight                                                      Kyle Diakow def Ty Jaeger

3rd Flight Consolation                                    Mike HArt def Kyle Boettcher

4th Flight                                                      Ryan Hueser def Zach Hurd

4th Flight Consolation                                    Cory Sawchuk def Evan Hastings

5th Flight                                                      Allison Woodcock def Lynden Arcand

5th Flight Consolation                                    Chrissy Harris def Austin Odnokon