Abercorn Curling Club

Other Competitions

Competitions:

• Opening Bonspiel
• Champany Trophy vs Linlithgow
• Kennedy Cup vs Uphall
• Points Competition
• Knock-out Competition
• Pairs Competition
• John Cochrane
• Karl Pohlen

Opening Bonspiel  - Sunday 27th Sept '09 at 5:15

Results:

• First: Alan Williamson (Sub for Neil Williamson)
• Second: Ian Paxton
• 3rd: Shelag Arkley

Rinks (As drawn)

Points Competition  - 26 Jan '10 at 7:45

The 2009-10 Points Competition was won by David Arkley, with John McKerrow in second place and Jim Smith third

Knock-out Competition:

The 2009-10 Knock-out Competition was won by Bob McCaig's rink:  Bob McCaig (Skip), Ross McIntosh, Pam Paxton abd Calum MacFarlane

16 Feb (Final): Bob McCaig 6, Harry Brodie 2

9 Feb (Round 1): Harry Brodie 10, Ian Paxton 9 and Bob McCaig (skipped by Pam Paxton, with John Leitch as sub) 9, George Shiels 1

Pairs Competition: 

23 Feb 2010 at 7:45 (Finals on 2 March at 5:45)

Jim Arkley & Alan Lawrie v Ian Paxton & Calum Macfarlane

Alan Cochrane & John Leitch v Quentin Allardice & Sharon Graham

David Arkley & Jim Waddell v Ross McIntosh & Alex McGill

John Graham & Harry Brodie v Alan Williamson & Jim Smith

Pool:  Shelagh Arkley, Iain Campbell, Bob Kelly, Bob McCaig, Mary Macfarlane, Pam Paxton & Neil Williamson

Results

Round 1 (winners in bold)

  Jim Arkley 3, Ian Paxton 4
  Alan Cochrane 3, Quentin Allardice 2
  David Arkley 4, Bob McCaig (in place of Ross McIntosh) 2
  John Graham 4, Alan Williamson 2

Semi-finals (winners in bold)

  Shelagh Arkley(sub for Ian Paxton) 2, Alan Cochrane 3
  David Arkley 4, John Graham 2

Final (winners in bold)

  Alan Cochrane 1, David Arkley 6
Winning pair: David Arkley & Jim Waddell
Runners-up: Alan Cochrane & John Leitch

 Competitions with Other Curling Clubs

Champany Trophy Match vs Linlithgow CC

Friday 8th January 2010 at 6.15pm at The Peak (Stirling) - 2 rinks
Abercorn won both games against Linlithgow in the annual 2 rink "friendly" match at Stirling Ice Rink for the "Champany Trophy", newly presented by John Aitken.  The Champany Inn presented prizes of two nicely presented bottles of wine to each member of the highest up rink on the winning side.

Kennedy Cup Match vs Uphall Curling Club

Sunday 6 December, 3:00 pm at Kinross (3 rinks)
The trophy was retained by Uphall CC .

Nimmo Trophy

In Progress: As winners of the John Cochrane Trophy in 2008-9, Jim Arkley's rink represents Abercorn in the Nimmo (Wednesdays at Stirling).

Coronation League

In progress: Mondays at Murrayfield

District Medal v Drymen - "Home" at Kinross

Sun 29 Nov 3:00 at Kinross.  Result: Drymen 13, Abercorn 3.

Area 6 Bonspiel

Abercorn were one of 6 West Lothian Province rinks playing in this competition and we won our game against Balfron CC.  West Lothian Province won the competition, with Uphall CC, as highest up rink on the winning side, winning the trophy..

 

Inter Province (Waldie Griffiths Trophy)

Thursday 28th January 2010 at Murrayfield.  1 Abercorn CC rink. at 3:00pm

West Lothian Bonspiel (Lady Baillie Shield)

Thursday 25th February at The Peak - Stirling (2 Abercorn CC rinks at 3:00pm and 6:15pm) was won by Abercorn.

Other Pages

• Abercorn Curling Club Homepage
• Diary
• John Cochrane Competition
• Karl Pohlen Competition

Last updated: 18 Feb '10 - John Aitken, Webmaster