The London Curling Club was very well represented at the Ontario Curling Championships held in Dorchester last week. Several former Junior LCC curlers were on the ice competing and they certainly held their own against the best in the province.

Team Markle, representing LCC and with former juniors Julia Markle and Scotia Maltman, finished with a 1 and 3 record in their first attempt at the Scotties title.

Team Mulima, representing the Guelph Curling Club, included former LCC juniors Kyle Stratton and Owen Henry. They also finished with a 1 and 3 record.

Team Artichuk, also from Guelph, had former LCC junior Tori Zemmelink at lead. Their record was 2 and 3.

However, it was the London Curling Club team of Jayden King (former LCC junior), Dylan Niepage, Gavin Lydiate and Daniel del Conte that really surprised everyone with their amazing abilities. Lead by one of LCC’s dedicated coaches, Jennifer Cuddie, they managed to beat many of the top teams in the field including Greg Balsdon, Pat Ferris, Mark Kean and John Epping. The win against Epping got them into the final against Team Glenn Howard.

It was a very well-played game by both teams. With the score tied 4-4 after 6 ends, Scott Howard (playing without Glenn) managed to pick King’s shot rock off the button and stole one. King got one in the 8^th and Howard took 2 in the 9^th to go up by a score of 7-5 playing the 10^th end. Jayden King made a fabulous cross-ring double to score 2 to tie the game which resulted in a loud cheer of approval from their fans. The extra end didn’t go as King wanted, and Howard had a fairly simple draw to win the game, which he did, to claim the Ontario title and a berth in the Brier.

It was a very long and grueling week for Team King, playing ten stress-filled 10-end games over 5 days. They will now set their sights on the University Championships that start this coming weekend.

Congratulations from all of us at LCC! You certainly made us, especially those who helped you along the way, very proud.

The WDS proudly presented a fun and exciting Grandmothers and Over 50 “Flower Power Spiel” on Wednesday, January 24^th, 2024.   Eighteen ladies’ teams joined in the frivolity by engaging in the spirit of the 60’s hippie era.

The two draw tournament attracted several teams from our club and outside of London.  A tasty lunch with fun trivia and a musical “revue” of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline encouraged all to get involved.  A special thank you to convenor Wanda Mara and committee members and helpers Sue Cason, Carol Blencowe, Connie Harris, Darlene Ten haaf, Cheryl Adams and Joyce Hetherington who helped to make this an enjoyable event.  Kudos to draw master Linda Reesor and assistant Cathy Lenz.

Our raffle table was a great success thanks to organizer, Pam Harrison and helpers Karen Lowry and Linda Peeling.

 And….a big congratulations to the overall trophy winners!!                                             

 Pat Downing, Mary Lucas, Wanda Lawson, Sue Lundy(p.m.), Brenda Rouse(a.m.)                                                

 We were honoured to have our sponsor, Mike Wainman, President/Owner of Tetris Financial Inc. London, attend our first draw to present to one of our winners.