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1st Annual John Juurlink Memorial Club Championship


This year the Highlander Curling Club Board of Directors voted to hold a closing bonspiel that would bring together teams from every league in the club, as well as present the opportunity for Shareholders to submit a team. The event will be held the last weekend of each curling season moving forward and will be named in memory of one of the Founding Members instrumental in bringing curling to St. Andrew's: John Juurlink.


The inaugural event brought together curlers and volunteers on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th. The results are as follows:

Thursday Night Mixed (Team Campbell) defeated Friday Night Juniors

Shareholder Team 2 (Team Williams) bested Shareholder Team 1 (Team Glenn)

Shareholder Team (Leona Williams)  defeated Tuesday Ladies Night  6-4

Sunday Night Mixed beat Team Young at Heart 2 (Leo VanBurkel)  5-3

Monday Night Mens bested  Team Young at Heart 1 (Norm Voth) 4-3


In the Semi finals it was--

Sunday Night Mixed won over  Shareholder Team (Leona Williams) 8-5

Thursday Night Mixed defeated Monday Night Mens 6-1

 

In the finals it was Doug Campbell's Thursday Night Mixed team winning the championship over the Sunday Night Mixed team skipped by Wayne Coates 6-0.


Huge Congratulations to our 1st John Juurlink Club Championship Winners:  Team Campbell: Doug Campbell (skip), Teddy Stalker (mate), Jean-Alexis Delamer (second), Maeve Ward/Derek Druhan(spare) (lead)



2025 Thursday Night Mixed League Awards

Thursday Night Mixed League wrapped up their season this week with their final playoff games and the awarding of several trophies. The award winners are as follows (and pictured below):

Regular Season Champions and A Division Playoff Champions: Doug Campbell (skip), Teddy Stalker (mate), Jean-Alexis Delamer (second) and Maeve Ward (lead)


B Division Playoff Champions: Andre vanderLinden (skip), Leona Williams (mate), Jarrod MacKinnon (second) and Andrew Cameron (lead)


 C Division Playoff Champions: Peter vandenHeuvel (skip - spare was Claude Glenn), Eric Lumsden (mate), James Matheson (second) and Laurenn McCoy (lead)


Most Improved Player: Simon Nicholson


Most Sportsperson: Simon Maltby (absent for photos)


Congratulations to all the award winners!


Congratulations!

2025 NS Ladies Grandmaster's Provincial Champions: Team Williams!!

 Huge congratulations to our champions from the Highlander Curling Club on their Provincial win on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 at Mayflower Curling Club

Pictured from left to right: Cathy MacDonald - lead, Iris Stanley - second, Joyce van Berkel - mate and Leona Williams - skip


Way to go Ladies!!

2025 Sunday Night Mixed League Awards

Sunday Night Mixed League wrapped up their season last week with their final games. Pictured below are 1st half season winners: Stephen Doiron, Susan Doiron, Mac Murray and Jack Machielson and tied for 2nd half of the season: Mac Murray, Ken Duncan, Jim Williams, Roger Touesnard and Iris Stanley, Miles Tompkins, Wilfred Myette, Cathy MacDonald.

Congratulations to all!! 🥌🏅🎉


2025 Tuesday Night Ladies League Awards

 With the 2024-2025 curling season drawing to a close, leagues will be awarding their year end awards and trophies in the next few weeks. Tuesday Night Ladies league presented some of their annual awards this week prior to the completion of their season!

Congratulations to all the award winners!




REGISTRATION NOW OPEN


 Registration for the 2024-2025 season is now open! Those interested in curling are asked to complete the following External link opens in new tab or windowREGISTRATION FORMExternal link opens in new tab or window 

A league representative will reach out to you soon!


2024-2025 Curling Season is just around the corner!

Are you ready to dust off the curling shoes? Or maybe you're interested in trying a new sport? Highlander Curling Club is gearing up for another season and we are looking for curlers to join all the fun! Check out our league information on the website if you are interested! Curling will begin the week of October 20th and there are plans underway to host some Learn to Curl sessions early in the season. If you are interested in learning more, call 863-0052 and leave a message. Someone will get back to you with all the details! Can't wait to see you on the ice :)



Highlander Member Curling in Nationals!

Samuel Goodine, who plays with the X-Men team on Monday and Wednesday nights, is competing in the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Fort McMurray, AB, from March 22nd - 31st with Team New Brunswick. He says: “this has been my goal for years now, and it's truly a dream to achieve it”.
Follow the games here: External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://www.curling.ca/2024under21/
The Highlander Curling Club is cheering you on, Samuel! 🥌🥌


SSNS Regional Playdowns Hosted by Dr.J.H. Gillis Regional High at Highlander Curling Club


 On Saturday, February 17th, four teams attended the School Sport Nova Scotia Northumberland Regional Playdowns  for High School Mixed Curling. The overall winners were Baddeck Academy.  Dr. John Hugh Gillis were the winners of the  Northumberland Region Banner.  Guysborough Academy, Baddeck Academy and Dr. John Hugh Gillis all qualify for the Provincial Highschool Curling Bonspiel to be held in March. 


 Many thanks to Brian Nicholson for his many hours of planning for this event. It was a wonderful experience for curlers, coaches, parents and spectators!

Highlander Curling Club You Tube Channel

 Highlander Curling Club now has its own You Tube Channel!!!! Check out the first cool video, as we get a "rocks view" as the stone curls down the ice, with many Highlander Curling Club members making cameos!! Huge Thanks to Board Member Edwin DeMont for creating this awesome video and our You Tube Channel, as well as Board Member Graeme Fraser for throwing the shot! **BEST VIEWED ON THE YOU TUBE APP ON MOBILE**Watch for more cool videos this season!!

Curling: A 2-Minute Guide





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