UWL – Galloway Trophy_17 – Lanark In Final – Go For It Lanark!!!!

04/03/17 – AH

On 2nd March, Lanark CC faced Douglas CC in the final of the  GALLOWAY KNOCKOUT (where you can checkout Standings and Draw) competition which is run by the Upperward of Curling Association.

Lanark   1 1 1 0 0 3 3 = 9

Douglas  0 0 0 1 3 0 0 = 4 – Shook hands after 7th

Lanark’s team was Bob Thomson (skip), Bill Jackson, Tom Steele, Ian Reid and the team played absolutely brilliantly over the first few ends where, quite literally, they all played the stones where the skip wished them to be.  Douglas were under immediate pressure.  Such good play earned a score of 1 to Lanark for the first 2 ends.  At end 3, Lanark were in command again and lay 5 shots when Ian Fleming (Douglas’s skip) played his final stone. It was a great stone and was just centimetres away from taking shot – however, Lanark was reduced to 1 shot in the third end.  As can be seen in curling, the game suddenly turned.  The Douglas team became more settled and took 1 shot at end 4 but then scored a massive 3 shots in end 5 – game on!  However, undaunted, Lanark kept their cool and scored 3 in end 6.  In end 7 Lanark lay another 3 shots so hands were shook at this point giving the victory to Lanark.  Well done Lanark!

It seems an irony that the advantage of winning this cup is that the above Lanark team is now barred from the competition for the next 5 years.  Congratulations boys……….

Anne 🙂

03/03/17 – JH – A fuller comment to follow from our Rink-side reporter and pictures to follow.

02/03/17 – IC <E

28/02/17 – IC <E