Summerland playing ‘Sturling’ on Fridays

Special to the Herald

The game of “Sturling” is rocking the house at the Summerland Curling Club on Fridays this season.

Sturling is a one-hour game with two curlers on each team.

In the first week of action on Oct. 19 (first draw), Hector Cartier and Flo Stelmack defeated Ken Lefebvre and Marlene Brown, John Gregg and Gail Olstaficiuk def. Mike Karpan and Carol Cole, Nancy Mullin and Terry LeSarge def. Marion Enns and Norm Cole, and Barb Ezart and Loretta Rosza tied Helen Reimer and Marilyn Cahoon.

Second draw: John Gregg and Gail Olstaficiuk def. Hector Cartier and Flo Stelmack, Marion Enns and Norm Cole def. Mike Karpan and Carol Cole, Ken Lefebvre and Marlene Brown def. Charlotte Burley and John Nicolson, and Nancy Mullin and Terry LeSarge def. Barb Ezart and Loretta Rosza. In other opening week action at the club: Senior Men (Oct. 15): Stan Green def. Steve Rowe, Warren Parker def. Terry Mains, Hector Cartier def. Don Hudgeon, Paul Martin def. Jim Hancharyk.

Monday Men (Oct. 15): Don Lawrence def. Ken Rae, Art Lappalainen def. Matthew Lowry, Steve Clement def. Bruce Dacre, Dale Abrey def. Mike Rudiniski, Rob Robinson def. John Fitzgerald.

Tuesday Mixed (Oct. 16): Jerry Lidin def. Marilyn Cahoon, John Nicolson def. Barb Ezart, Hector Cartier def. John Gregg, John Fitzgerald def. Jerry McKenna.

Tuesday Ladies (Oct. 16): Joy Lappalainen def. Perry-Lynn Bula, Jodie Brennan def. Jackie Clement, Bev Skinner def. Judy Beck, Kathy Hogman def. Sue Johnson, Debbie Jones def. Jamie Martens.

Senior Men (Oct. 17): Jim Hancharyk def. Steve Rowe, Hector Cartier def. Terry Mains, Stan Green def. Don Hudgeon, Eric Johnson def. Paul Martin.

Wed. Night Men (Oct. 17): Glen Brennan def. Gary Raymond, Rick Drewnisz def. John Gregg, Louie Costa def. John Fitzgerald, Ken Rae def. Stan Green, Dale Abrey def. Gary Wingerak.

Thurs. Ladies (Oct. 18): Marilyn Cahoon def. Virginia Cundliffe, Frances Colussi def. Barb Ezart, Joy Lappalainen Gillespie.

Thurs. Open (Oct. 18): Art Lappalainen def. John Egyed, Glen Brennan def. Gavin Griffiths, Russ Lemke def. Tony Blashko, Gary Raymond def. Armand Houle, Jeff Goodis def. John McKay.

Friday Mixed (Oct. 19): Cliff Last def. Karen Fitzgerald, Steve Callaghan def. Brent Stade, Dave Hood def. Cliff Rose, Candace Pilling def. Al Carter.

TIP OF THE WEEK

def. Ev

In the game of curling, there are four players to a team. Lead throws first stones, second throw second stones, third throws third stones and holds the broom for the skip when skip is throwing, skip throws fourth stones and calls the game.