Sunday, November 15, 2009

Gallant & Likely Rinks Win Cash

Courtesy of peicurling.com
The Molson Mayflower Cashspiel, wrapped up this afternoon at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, with Shawn Adams from the host club beating Mark Kehoe of Windsor 7-4 in the final. The Adams foursome, which includes Paul Flemming, Jeff Hopkins, and Kelly Mittelstadt, goes home with $2500, with $1500 going to the runner-up Kehoe squad.

PEI’s Brett Gallant and John Likely rinks lost out in the quarter-finals, and go home with $1000 each. Gallant lost 7-2 to Kehoe, while Likely was edged out by Adams in a close 3-2 decision.

Adams beat Chad Stevens of Chester 5-3 in the semi-finals, while Kehoe edged Jamie Murphy of the host club 5-4 to advance to the final. The Stevens and Murphy rinks each go home with $1250,
PEI’s Gallant team finished round robin play with a 5-0 win-loss record, while Likely had just one loss.  Other members of the Brett Gallant foursome are Adam Casey, Anson Carmody and Alex MacFadyen, while Phil Gorveatt, Mark Butler, and Mike Dillon round out the Likely squad.

The two other PEI teams entered finished out of the money, with Eddie MacKenzie finishing round  robin play at 2-3, and Rebecca Jean MacPhee picking up one win against four losses.

24 teams from across the Maritimes took part in this Atlantic Curling Tour event. Next up on the tour is the Labatt/Superstore/Journal Pioneer Cashspiel, November 27-29 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside.

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