Catching up on the weekend

Time to catch up on what happened at the weekend. First of all, another 'well done' to both Scottish teams at the World Juniors. Great stuff!

Congratulations to the Sandy Nelson and Lois Brown teams which won the Scottish Masters Championship titles at Greenacres. Colin Hamilton has a report here, and the results are here.

In Hungary, Judith Mcfarlane and Lee McCleary won the Fifth Hungarian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup in Budapest.

Glen Howard's Ontario team won the Tim Horton's Brier, the Canadian Championship in Saskatoon. Alberta (Kevin Koe) was runner-up, and Manitoba (Rob Fowler) took bronze. You can watch the final here.

At the Royal Club Funspiel Finals at Dumfries Ice Bowl, Stranraer were the Under 15 winners and the Borders were the Under 13 champs. Photos below.

Under 13 winners with ACDO Graham Sloan: L-R Kirsty Fairbairn, Gregg Cessford, Angus Thomson, Amy Bryce (skip), Jack Fleming.

Under-15 winners: Neil Topping, Kieran Stevenson, Bobbie Lammie, Euan Kyle, Graham Sloan.

Photos courtesy of James Buchanan.

Masters Underway

I am not able to get to Greenacres to see any of the Scottish Masters Championships which got underway yesterday. I've been following the results on the Royal Club website here.

Hugh Stewart looked in at the rink yesterday and sends the photos below to give us a flavour of the championships.

Skip Liz Jamieson throwing with Annette Blair and Margaret MacDougall.

Skip Lois Brown throwing with Ronnie MacDonald and Sandra Walker.

Yvonne Birnie of Team Ena Smith delivers. Maggie Rutherford is the sweeper.

Neil Beattie, Jack Brown and Jim Howie of Jim Bryson's rink.

Jim Stevenson delivers. Albert Rae and George Lindsay are the sweepers.

Sandy Nelson delivers with Alan Barr and Donnie Scott.

Photos © Hugh Stewart