English visitors to the Lockerbie Junior Invitation this weekend included Ben Fowler's side. L-R: Ben Fowler (skip), Harry Mallows, Ben Alexander, Olly Kendal and Conor Simpson.
Anna Fowler has brought her girls' team to Lockerbie too. L-R: Hetty Garnier, Anna Fowler, Lauren Pearce and Lucy Sparks. Naomi Robinson (not pictured) is the other in the squad.Both English sides will be trying to qualify for the World Junior Championships at the European Junior Curling Challenge in the Taarnby rink, Copenhagen, January 3-8, 2012.
Here is the English side in action.
Lauren Baxter
Lauren Gray
Kimberley Smith, in the head for her skip Tasha Aitken's stone, watched behind by Karen Munro and Jennifer Marshall.
Beth Dandie and Hailey Duff
Laura Ritchie, third for the Katie Murray team, contemplates life, the universe, and everything!
Brad Askew was watching his charges for the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Austria next month.
And here they are in action. Skip Duncan Menzies hurries to help sweepers Rachel Hannen and Angharad Ward on Thomas Muirhead's stone. The mixed team are playing in the junior men's event, and lost their first game against Ross Whyte.
Daniel Robson and Ryan McCormick, with Cameron McNay in the head.
Fiona Telfer
That's Struan Wood and Hamilton McMillan sweeping hard. Thomas Sloan was in the head. Good to see him back on the ice after his accident.Photos © Skip Cottage. More tomorrow.
