Latest action from Moray Leisure Centre ice rink in all three divisions of Moray Province East curling leagues
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There were matches in all three divisions of the Moray Province East League this week, writes Bill Jaffrey.
Division 1 is proving to be extremely competitive as previous league leader Andy Cameron found out in his game with Mike MacDonald.
The Forres rink were never behind, opening the scoring with a three at the first end and outplaying their Speyside opponents with shots at five of the eight ends played.
Buckie’s Alan Campbell kept his title bid well on course with a convincing 11-1 victory over the Aberlour rink of Willie Cameron.
The contest was as good as over early in the evening as the Buckie team raced to a 10-0 lead after five ends.
Cameron’s team rallied somewhat to score a two and then a four in ends six and seven, but a 6-11 defeat was a pretty fair reflection of the form on the night.
Division 2 top dogs Alan Durno and Dave McPherson had brought their table-top clash forward a week, and the tennis club lads (led by McPherson)could do no wrong.
They scored at each of the first four ends before Durno’s team came back strongly to trail by just a single shot going into the final end.
Sitting three good shots against as he played the final stone, tennis club skip Roy Thomson held his nerve to throw a canny weight hit-and-roll to sneak a 7-5 win.
Division 3 juggernaut Charlie Watt jnr did what Charlie Watt jnr does, and gave Gordie Kennedy a lesson as he scored at four consecutive ends for a 7-1 lead.
The canny Kennedy counted a three at the last end to put a touch of polish on a 10-5 loss.
The Elgin club contest saw Bob Stewart come back from 5-3 behind picking up a three and then a two at the last two ends for a good 8-5 victory.
Georgia Clarke’s Moray juniors had an excellent 8-1 win over Lynn Roberts’s wheels team.
Fellow juniors, Owen Watson went a few shots better in their terrific 11-1 win over their Forres opponents (Linda Hardie).
Many congratulations to both junior teams whose form must be delighting their hard-working coaches.
Results.
Moray Province East
Division 1
A. Cameron (Aberlour) 6 M. MacDonald (Forres) 8
W. Cameron (Aberlour) 6 A. Campbell (Buckie) 11
Division 2
A. Durno (Fochabers) 5 D. McPherson (Elgin Tennis Club) 7
Division 3
L. Roberts (Wheels) 1 G. Clarke (Moray Juniors) 8
R. Stewart (Elgin) 8 H. Downey (Elgin) 5
G. Kennedy (Ballindalloch) 5 C. Watt jnr (Forres) 10
L. Hardie (Forres) 1 O.Watson (Moray Juniors) 11
Moray Province West
Division 1
M. McInnes (Nairn) 2 M. Fraser (Dalcross) 8
A. Fraser (Ardclach) 7 C. Greenwood (Ardclach) 2
Division 2
R. Marwick (Nairn) 3 F. Steel (Nairn Ladies) 11
A. Forbes (Nairn) 8 I. Thomson (Dalcross) 5
