The Road to the Roses...

...goes right through Milton, Ontario this year and our gals will be there this coming weekend (Jan. 13/15) to take another kick at the cat in qualifying for the Ontario Scott in Fort Frances.

The Team went out to curl against the Issler rink yesterday morning and a basketball game broke out before they finally called it quits with our gals leading 12-7 after 9. At one point our side were up 9-1 but the tough little skip, Jen Issler from Guelph, just kept coming and made a game of it, great fun to watch.

In the afternoon game against Kim Moore our gals turned in a great performance but couldn't seal the deal as they coughed up a deuce to Kim when coming home 1 up without. Kim made a really great hit and stick for the win around an almost but not quite perfect guard Sherry had put in her way. It was a tough loss but a great game.

So, on to Milton for the Challenge Round which will be a much tougher field as the 16 teams represented there are the third and fourth place finishers from all over Southern Ontario and every one of them is angry and looking for someone to beat up. Two teams will qualify out of this double knockout competition.

Milton is also home to two of the nicest people in curling, Knud and Jennifer Harmark, parents of our third, Kirsten (Spike) Wall, so we are hoping for some smoked Lutefish for snacks while we watch the games. No peanuts and nothing pachydermish allowed all weekend.

Stay tuned folks, it ain't over yet.

Webguy.