Ottawa rink wins first wheelchair bonspiel

PCC hosts the first Sticks, Stones and Wheels Bonspiel

A team from Ottawa won the inaugural Sticks, Stones and Wheels Bonspiel, a wheelchair curling event, at the Peterborough Curling Club on the weekend.

The gold medal was won by the Ottawa-based team of skip Jim Armstrong, vice Collinda Joseph, second Jon Thurston and lead Reid Mulligan.

They beat Team Rees 7-3 in the championship game to complete the two-day event with a 4-0 record.

Toronto-based Team Rees, which finished with a 2-2 record, consisted of skip Chris Rees, vice Jim Law, second Wayne Macdonald and lead Shauna Petrie.

London’s Team Reynen (1-3) placed third comprised of skip Shannon Wilcox, vice Tony Reynen, second Paul Grose and lead Sarah Benevides.

The Peterborough Curling Club’s Team Bax (1-3) placed fourth. The team is comprised of skip Carl Bax, vice Anita Mellow, second Alec Denys and lead Dan Flint. They lost the bronze medal game 5-4 to Team Reynen.

JESSICA NYZNIK EXAMINER Peterborough’s Dan Flint, left, watches his rock slide down the ice during the Sticks, Stones and Wheels Wheelchair Bonspiel at the Peterborough Curling Club on Saturday.