{"id":59436,"date":"2023-02-28T10:36:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=59436"},"modified":"2023-02-28T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:36:09","slug":"triples-curling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/triples-curling\/","title":{"rendered":"Triples Curling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may ask what is Triples Curling?\u00a0 As it may sound, the game is played with (3) players.\u00a0 The game is six (6) ends and each player throws two (2) rocks.<\/p>\n<p>There is only one (1) person allowed to sweep the rock until the far \u201chog-line\u201d, then either the thrower or the skip can assist with the sweeping. The game plays quickly and is completed in just over one (1) hour.<\/p>\n<p>There were (12) teams registered in the Funspiel with the First Draws starting at 10:00 am and 11:30 AM on Saturday February 25<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Teams were kept busy, and, on a few occasions, teams finished their game \u2013 had a quick break and returned to their next game.<\/p>\n<p>It was great to see many players participating in the event who do not play in the Regular Season games.<\/p>\n<p>The Regular games continued to 5:30 p.m. with some stiff competition between the teams.\u00a0 Supper was catered by Pat Harron and her crew.\u00a0 As usual, a fantastic meal.\u00a0 The semi-final games started at 6:30, right after the supper break.\u00a0 Then the finals began at 8:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 346px;\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>First Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Champions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><strong>First Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><strong>Second Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Champions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Second Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><strong>Third Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Champions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Third Event <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Joe Opato<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jim Hoffman<\/p>\n<p>Andy Stevens<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><strong>Sarah Corley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jake Duggan<\/p>\n<p>Tom Terris<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><strong>Marnie Jo Lafleur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Stamler<\/p>\n<p>Jean Marc Bourque<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Lucas Morris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaiden White<\/p>\n<p>Liam Coe<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><strong>Kelly Culhane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Laura Tremblay<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Culhane<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Anya Switzer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brady Desrochers<\/p>\n<p>Heidi McLaren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Triples Curling was a great success.\u00a0 Special thank you to <strong>ALL of the participants<\/strong> who came out and made the day so much fun.\u00a0 The Three Person Curling is very similar to \u201cRegular\u201d Curling but the game moves more quickly.\u00a0 Again, players consisted of Michipicoten High School curling team members to players over 70.\u00a0 It was great to see the enthusiasm and competitive nature of teams even in a small town Funspiel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks go out to Julie our fantastic refreshment server who seems to remember everyone\u2019s choice.\u00a0 Thank you to the MMCC staff for setting up the ice for the Funspiel.\u00a0 And mention should go out to Jim Hoffmann and Andy Stevens for organizing the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59437\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-28-at-10.34.34-AM-600x121.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-28-at-10.34.34-AM-600x121.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-28-at-10.34.34-AM-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-28-at-10.34.34-AM-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-28-at-10.34.34-AM-1536x310.png 1536w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-28-at-10.34.34-AM.png 1802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Curling is a sport that can be enjoyed by most people.\u00a0 Several of our members use a \u201cpush-stick\u201d to play because as the saying goes \u2013 \u201cI can get down BUT\u201d.\u00a0 The Community Centre sponsors open curling on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and currently are offering curling on Friday evenings 7-10 pm.\u00a0 There is a slight fee for these programs.<\/p>\n<p>As well there are three (3) organized evening curling leagues \u2013 contact the Community Centre for additional information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still to come in the Wawa Curling Program for the Season are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ladies Bonspiel:<\/strong> March 24<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 26<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Contact Danette Mathias<\/li>\n<li><strong>Men\u2019s Bonspie<\/strong>l: March 31<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 April 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.\u00a0 Contact Andy Stevens or Jim Hoffmann.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Thanks to everyone for a fun Saturday at the Wawa Curling Club.<\/em><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may ask what is Triples Curling?\u00a0 As it may sound, the game is played with (3) players.\u00a0 The game is six (6) ends and each player throws two (2) rocks. 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