Ladies’ Bonspiel up next at Summerland Curling Club
The Summerland Curling Club will host its annual Ladies’ Bonspiel this Saturday and Sunday.
There are currently 13 teams registered from Penticton, Kelowna and Merritt. The club is hoping to have 16 teams for the event.
Results from this past week’s league play at the Summerland club:
Senior Men (Jan. 7): Paul Martin defeated Hector Cartie, Warren Parker def. Dave Gartrell.
Monday Men (Jan. 7): Art Lappalainen def. Matthew Lowery, Steve Clement def. Bruce Dacre, Mike Rudniski def. Dale Abrey, Rob Robinson def. John Fitzgerald, Ken Rae def. Don Lawrence.
Tuesday Mixed (Jan. 8): Barb Ezart def. Marilyn Cahoon, Jerry Lidin def. Jerry McKenna, Bill Penman def. Hector Cartier, John Gregg def. John Fitzgerald.
Tuesday Ladies (Jan. 8): Joy Lappalainen def. Bev Skinner, Debbie Jones def. Judy Beck, Jodie Brennan def. Kathy Hogman, Sue Johnston def. Jackie Clement, Betty Raymond def. Perry-Lynn Bula.
Senior Men (Jan. 9): Dave Gartrell def. Hector Cartier, Eric Johnson def. Warren Parker.
Wed. Night Men (Jan. 9): Louie Costa def. John Fitzgerald, Gary Wingerak def. Dale
Clancy’s Snipers registered 20 points to extend their lead to 28 points after Week 17 action in the Penticton and District Dart Association standings.
The Snipers now have 313 points while Roll N Stones Fun Centre Alley Brats and OK Falls Legion Hand Grenades each had 17 points to remain tied for second at 285.
Roll N Stones Fun Centre Wreckers tied with the Snipers for the most points for the week with 20 and stayed fourth at 281 while Elks No. 1 team slumped to seven points to round out the top five in the 16-team league at 243.
Calvin Ek leads the way with three perfect 180 scores while Jason Gerlat, Mike Meaney and Joe Brooks each have two.
Glenn Sherstobitoff scored twice and added an assist as the Aggressive Edge flattened Canadian Tire 6-3 in Penticton Oldtimers Hockey League action Sunday. Abrey, Dick Drewnisz def. John Gregg, Ken Rae def. Stan Green, Glen Brennan def. Gary Raymond.
Thurs. Ladies (Jan. 10): Ev Gillespie def. Rose Marie Fenrich, Gail Olstaficiuk def. Frances Colussi, Joy Lappalainen def. Barb Ezart.
Thurs. Open (Jan. 10): Art Lappalainen def. John McKay, Tony Blashko def. Jeff Goodis, Glen Brennan def. John Egyed, Gary Raymond def. Andrew Barnes, Armand Houle def. Russ Lemke.
Friday Sturling (Jan. 11): Round 1, Nancy Mullin and Gail Olstaficiuk def. Flo Stelmack and Hector Cartier, Helen Riemer and Dennis Grant def. Marlene Brown and John Nicolson, Kat Lefebvre and Terry LeSarge def. Barb Ezart and Marilyn Cahoon, Carol Cole and Norm Cole def. John Gregg and Sandra Skinner.
Round 2: Kat Lefebvre and Terry LeSarge def. Nancy Mullin and Gail Olstaficiuk, Marlene Brown and John Nicolson def. Carol Cole and Norm Cole, Flo Stelmack and Hector Cartier def. Barb Ezart and Marilyn Cahoon, Helen Riemer and Dennis Grant def. John Gregg and Sandra Skinner.
TIP OF THE WEEK
Behind the tee line at the far end only one player from each team is allowed to sweep a stone.
Cheryl Jaeger is office manager of the Summerland Curling Club.
The Edge were penalized seven times and still dominated the entire game.
Kevin “Honey Man” Dunn, Ryan Romanchuk, Chris Shakhraychuk and Hank Snow each had singles, while Patty Murphy was sensational between the pipes.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., joined three other Canadians in the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Australia’s Nick Kyrgios.
Raonic is Canada’s top-ranked singles player at No. 17. It was the seventh meeting between the pair and the first since 2016, and Raonic has now taken a 4-3 advantage.
Raonic next plays former champion Stan Wawrinka, who advanced when his opponent Ernests Gulbis retired in the second set of their match with a back injury.
Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu scored a lengthy, three-set victory over American wild card Whitney Osuigwe, while Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., both advanced in straight sets.
— Staff/News Services