Tbaytel Major League of Curling
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Trevor Bonot knocked Frank Morissette from the undefeated ranks in draw six action of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling Wednesday night at the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. Bonot playing with Joel Adams, Brian Adams Sr. and Andrew Hackner posted an 8-3 victory handing Team Morissette their first loss in four starts. A steal of four in the seventh end was the deciding points when Morissette missed on a wide angle in off removing his own rock. It was the second straight win f...or Bonot as they evened their record at 2-2. The loss dropped Morissette and his rink of Pat Berezowski, Kris Leupen and Rob Skinner into a four team log jam for second place at 3-1 behind the front runners Dylan Johnston. Johnston at 4-0 had a bye. In other action, Jonathon Vellinga ran their record to 3-1 with 9-2 win over Britney Malette in a showdown of junior teams. Malette with the loss fell to 0-4. Gary Weiss and Mike Desilets posted wins to run their records to 2-2 in the night's other two games on the four game schedule. Weiss were 5-3 winners over Mike Pozihun, while Desilets downed Bryan Burgess 6-2. Burgess with a second straight loss fell to 2-2 while Pozihun dropped to 1-3. The Tbaytel Major League shifts back to the Port Arthur Curling Club for draw seven this coming Wednesday at 6:30 pm with six games on the slate.

The Tbaytel Major League of Curling resumes play with draw six tonight 6:30 pm at the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. The Frank Morissette rink take the ice as one of two teams still undefeated in the 14-team league. Morissette and his team of Pat Berezowski, Kris Leupen and Rob Skinner put their 3-0 record on the line against Trevor Bonot in one of four games at rural rink in Oliver Paipoonge.... Bonot and his rink of Kent Maarup, Andrew Hackner and Troy Avis is coming off a bye week looking for a second straight win to even their record to 2-2. A win for Morisette will move them into a first place tie with Dylan Johnston, the other undefeated rink at 4-0. Johnston the defending league champions have a bye. In other games,. Bryan Burgess, at 2-1 looks to rebound from their first loss last week as they take on Mike Desilets. Desilets sits at 1-2. Jonathan Vellinga one of the other teams with one loss plays Britney Malette shooting for their first win in four starts while Gary Weiss draws Mike Pozihun in a showdown of two teams at 1-2.

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Team Dylan Johnston and Team Frank Morissette are the only undefeated teams through five draws of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling. Johnston ran their undefeated record to 4-0 while Morissette is 3-0 one win back as two teams top the standings in the local 14-team competitive league. Wednesday night at the Port Arthur Curling Club, Johnston downed Dallas Burgess 6-2, while Morissette was a 9-2 winner over Gary Weiss.... Krista Mccarville and Al Hackner improved their records to 3-1 with wins Wednesday. McCarville double up Bryan Burgess 8-4, handing the Burgess rink their first loss of the season. Hackner bounced back from a loss to McCarville last week shellacking Team Desilets 11-3. Mike McCarville found the win column with a 6-2 victory over Britney Malette while in the nights other game Mike Pozihun scored their first win of the season with a 7-5 decision over Ben Mikkelsen. The Tbaytel Major League moves back to the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club for draw six this coming Wednesday.

Bryan Burgess will look to deliver a third straight win when the Tbaytel Major League of Curling resumes play with draw five at the Port Arthur Curling Club Wednesday night at 6:30 pm. Burgess, Dylan Johnston, and Frank Morissette put undefeated records on the line as the three undefeated teams atop the standings of the 14-team competitive league. Johnston and his rink of Brennan Wark, Oye Sem Won, Chris Briand and Kurtis Byrd look to add to their first place 3-0 record as th...ey face Dallas Burgess. The young Kakabeka rink of Matt Duizer, Jackson Dubinsky and Bryden Sinclair are winless in three starts. The Johnston rink, the defending league champions, started the season posting two lopsided wins but last week had to come from behind to post a last rock victory over Ben Mikkelsen. Bryan Burgess and Morissette look to improve on 2-0 records with both teams coming off a bye week. Burgess and his rink of Mike Vale, Tristan Vale and Greg Hollins take on Krista McCarville, McCarville had a big win over Al Hackner last week and is one of four teams with 2-1 records. Morissette and his squad of Pat Berezowski, Kris Leupen, Rob Skinner and B.J. Skinner are matched against the Gary Weiss rink at 1-1. Team Morissette in their last outing in draw three needed a dramatic come from behind win stealing three in the last end against Mike Pozihun. Al Hackner and Mike Desilets meet in a showdown of senior shooters. Team Hackner is out to rebound from their first loss of the season last week a lopside setback to Krista McCarville. Team Desilets is out improve on a 1-1 record after a shellacking at the hands of Jonathon Vellinga two weeks ago. The game should mark the return of skip Desilets who sat out the first two draws with a knee injury. Mikkelsen looks to rebound from their first loss of the season. Mikkelsen draws the veteran Pozihun rink looking for their first win in three starts. Mike McCarville (0-3) and Britney Malette (0-2) are two other squads out to hit the win column. They are matched against in each other to round out the six-game schedule. McCarville is coming off back-to-back heart breaking extra end losses, while the young Malette U-18 girls rink face another tough test after opening their major league rookie season with games against Krista McCarville and Hackner. The Port Arthur Curling Club is limiting the number of people in the building. Aside from players, coaches and media, fans are welcome to watch in limited numbers but all people entering the building are asked to abide by the rules put in place due to Covid. This means wearing masks where required and physical distancing at designated seating.

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The Dylan Johnston rink won the battle of undefeated teams in draw 4 action of Tbaytel Major League of Curling Wednesday night at the Kakabeka Curling Club. Johnston and his rink of Brennan Wark, Oye Sem Won and Kurtis Byrd came from behind to a steal a 7-6 victory over Ben Mikkelsen. Johnston and Mikkelsen entered the night as one of five undefeated teams along with Al Hackner, Frank Morissette and Bryan Burgess. Mikkelsen playing with Devin Doran, Carter Morash and Taylor K...allos got the lead early with a single in the first end and a steal of one more in the second. The teams trade deuces before Johnston nailed a three in the fifth end to go up 5-4. Mikkelsen battled back with two in sixth end to regain the lead 6-5. Johnston was held to a single with the hammer in the seventh end to tie the game but then made most of early guards to generate the steal for the win in the 8th end. Johnston sits atop the standing with a 3-0 record while Mikkelsen drops back into a group of four teams at 2-1. Krista McCarville needed only five ends to knock off Al Hackner 7-1. McCarville was full marks handing Team Hackner their first loss of the season. McCarville and her rink of Jordan Potts, Ashley Sippala and Sarah Potts got the early jump against Hackner's veteran squad with a steal of three in the second end to go up 4-0. Hackner playing with Jonah Dupuis, Brian Adams Sr. and Gary Champagne got a single in the third end but McCarville closed out the game with a single in the fourth end and then a steal of two in the fifth to end it. McCarville with the win improve their record to 2-1, the same as Hackner. In other action, Jonathon Vellinga staged a dramatic comeback to steal an extra end 8-6 win over Mike McCarville. Vellinga generated a three ender to the tie the game in the eight end to force overtime. The young Kakabeka squad used the momentum to steal the winning points to improve their record to 2-1. McCarville in a bit of a surprise is now winless in three starts. In the night's other game, Trevor Bonot won the battle of two winless teams edging Dallas Burgess 4-3. Bonot is now 1-2 while Burgess dropped to 0-3. The Tbaytel Major League of Curling switches back to the Port Arthur Curling Club next Wednesday with six games on the slate. The draw is again a 6:30 pm start.

Ben Mikkelsen has proven himself as a top skip in Thunder Bay curling circles. Mikkelsen has won Northern Ontario titles at the junior level and most recently in curling club championship play. Mikkelsen and his teammates Greg Doran and Devin Doran wore green and gold at the Canadian Curling Club Championships held in Leduc, AB in November 2019. He is also a recent past champion of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling. Mikkelsen and his rink of the Doran brothers and Carter M...orash at second is one of five teams tied for first place with 2-0 records heading into draw four of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling tonight 6:30 pm at the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. Mikkelsen and his Port Arthur Curling Club squad battle Dylan Johnston, the defending league champions in a showdown of two of the three undefeated teams seeing action in one of four games. Mikkelsen will be in for a true test as Johnston and his rink of Brennan Wark, Oye Sem Won-Briand, Chris Briand and Kurtis Byrd have posted lopsided wins in their first two starts. Team Johnston are showing early they are the team to beat in their search for a second straight Tbaytel title in the local 14-team competitive loop. The veteran Al Hackner and his rink look for a third straight win in a marquee matchup with Krista McCarville who comes into to play at 1-1. Bryan Burgess and Frank Morissette, the two other unbeaten teams have fourth round byes. Meanwhile Mike McCarville, Dallas Burgess and Trevor Bonot are three rinks looking for their first wins of the season. McCarville takes on Jonathon Vellinga at 1-1, while Burgess and Bonot face each other.

The Frank Morissette rink staged a dramatic comeback with a steal of three in the eighth end to remain one of five teams undefeated through three draws of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling. Morissette and his rink of Pat Berezowski and Kris Leupen salvaged a 6-5 win over Mike Pozihun as action in the local 14-team competitive league switched back to the Port Arthur Curling Club for six games Wednesday night. Al Hackner, Bryan Burgess and Ben Mikkelsen all scored wins to rem...ain undefeated along with Dylan Johnston who had the night off. Burgess prevailed 6-5 over Mike McCarville in an extra end. Burgess did not have to throw his last rock what was a relief after giving up a three in the eighth end that tied the game. Mikkelsen and his rink of Greg Doran, Carter Morash and Devin Doran made the most of steals for a 7-2 win over Dallas Burgess and his young junior squad. Mikkelsen stole singles in the fifth and sixth ends to go 5-2 before ending the game with a steal of two more in the seventh end. Experience prevailed over youth as Al Hackner improved their record to 2-0 needing six ends to ice the Britney Malette rink 8-1. It has been a tough start for Malette's young junior girls squad in their rookie season in the major league as they lost by a lopsided score to Krista McCarville last week. Playing Hackner and McCarville in back to back draws is not an ideal schedule for any team. Gary Weiss downed Trevor Bonot 9-2 in six ends to even their record at 1-1 in a showdown of two teams looking for their first win of the season. Weiss started the game shorthanded but rallied to break out a close game with a steal of two in the fifth end and one more in the sixth end to go up 6-2. The teams shook hands when Weiss stole three more in the seventh end. In the night’s other game, Jonathon Vellinga made the most of three three-enders to knock off Team Desilets 9-4 in six ends. It was a lesson for the Northern Ontario Senior champions who played without skip Mike Desilets for a second straight game. The Tbaytel Major League returns to the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club for draw four this coming Wednesday. Again a 6:30 pm start.

The Mike Desilets rink skipped by Scott Henderson is one of five rinks looking for a second straight win in draw three action of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling at the Port Arthur Curling Club tonight. Experience prevail over youth as Al Hackner improved their record to 2-0 needing six ends to ice the Britney Malette 8-1. It has been a tough start for Malette's young junior girls squad in their rookie season in the major league as they lost by a lopsided score to Krista M...cCarville last week. Playing Hackner and McCarville in back to back draw is not an ideal schedule for any team. Mikkelsen and his rink of Greg Doran, Carter Morash and Devin Doran made most of steals for a 7-2 win over Dallas Burgess and his young junior squad. Mikkelsen stole singles in the fifth and sixth ends to go 5-2 before ending the game with a steal of two more in the seventh end. Gary Weiss downed Trevor Bonot 9-2 in six end toeven their record at 1-1 in a showdown of two teams looking for their first of the season. Weiss started the game shorthanded but rallied to break out a close game with a steal of two in the fifth end and one more in the six end to go up 5-2. The teams shook hands when Weiss stole three more in the six end.

The matchup between Frank Morissette and Mike Pozihun is one of the games to watch as the Tbaytel Major League of Curling shifts back to the Port Arthur Curling Club tonight with a six-game draw at 6:30 pm. Morissette has a history of playing with members of the Pozihun squad over the past few years. Morissette and Pozihun along with Pozihun lead Andy Peloza were teammates at the Northern Ontario Senior playdowns last year, while Morissette has also played major league with P...ozihun third Dennis Malette and Peloza three years ago. They lost the major league final to Al Hackner. Morissette and his rink of Pat Berezowski, Kris Leupen, Rob Skinner and B.J. Skinner are one of seven teams with undefeated records heading into draw 3 of the modified schedule for the Tbaytel Major League which switches draws between the Port Arthur Curling Club and Kakabeka Falls Curling Club this year. The Pozihun rink that includes veteran Rob Shubat at second are one of six teams looking for their first win. Ben Mikkelsen, Bryan Burgess, Mike Desilets and Hackner along with Morissette are out to post their second wins as they look to move into a first place tie at 2-0 with Dylan Johnston. Johnston the defending league champions along with Krista McCarville at 1-1 have a third round bye. The five teams at 1-0 all face opponents at 0-1. Mikkelsen draws Dallas Burgess, Bryan Burgess battles Mike McCarville, Desilets faces Vellinga while Hackner is matched against the young Malette rink. The other game to round out the six game schedule is a showdown of Gary Weiss and Trevor Bonot, two teams looking for their first win.

Al Hackner playing in his 44th year in the Thunder Bay major league used his experience to steal an 8-6 win over Mike McCarville in draw two action of the Tbaytel Major League of Curling Wednesday night at the Kakabeka Curling Club. Hackner, one of six teams playing their first games of the season, generated a steal of two in in the eighth end, when McCarville's last rock crashed on the guard out front. Hackner playing with Jonah Dupuis at third, Brian Adams Sr. at second and... Gary Champagne at lead got the early jump scoring a deuce in first end off a first rock split by the veteran Hackner. McCarville and his rink of Jordan Potter, Zack Warkentin and Travis Potter came back with a three in the second end and a steal of one more in the third end to go up 4-2. Team Hackner regained the lead with a three of their own to retake the lead in the see-saw battle. McCarville got two in six to go up 6-5, before Hackner tied the game with a single in the seventh end. Hackner is one of five teams at 1-0 while McCarville is one of seven teams at 0-1. In other games, the defending league champions, the Dylan Johnston rink ran their record to 2-0 with another convincing win, this time 9-3 over Mike Pozihun. The veteran Pozihun was making his return to the local competitive league. Team Krista McCarville gave a quick lesson to the young Britney Malette squad chalking up a 9-1 win in five ends. McCarville evened their record to 1-1 after an opening draw loss in an extra end to Mike Desilets last week. In the night's other contest, Bryan Burgess held Jonathon Vellinga to a single in the eighth end to hang on for a 6-5 victory in what was the season opener for both squads. The Tbaytel Major League of Curling resumes action this coming Wednesday after the Thanksgiving weekend with a switch of venues returning to the Port Arthur Curling Club. The draw is a 6:30 pm start as is the case for all major league draws this year.

A new season and a new venue, the Tbaytel Major League of Curling kicked off its 45th season at the Kakabeka Curling Club with the defending champions, the Dylan Johnston rink scoring a victory in the opening draw. Johnston and his rink of Brennan Wark, Chris Briand and Kurtis Byrd used back-to-back three-enders to down the Gary Weiss foursome 8-3. Johnston posted their first three in the third end, after Weiss had opened the scoring with a single in the second end. The stea...l of three in the fourth end was the key blow taking a five-point edge. Weiss and his rink of Deron Surkan, Aaron Rogalski and Mark Blanchard mounted a come back with a deuce in the fifth end and a steal in the seventh end, but Johnston brought out handshakes with two more in the seventh end. In the other three games in the opening draw, the Mike Desilets senior squad won battle of Northern Ontario champions, edging the Krista McCarville rink 8-6 in an extra end. The Desilets squad who played with a three-person team with Scott Henderson skipping Dale Wiersema and Bill Peloza needed to make a last rock hit for the winning deuce. McCarville and her squad of Jordan Potts, Ashley Sippala and Sarah Potts forced the extra end with a deuce in the eight end after giving up two three-enders earlier in the game. Frank Morissette used his years of experience to craft a five-ender in the sixth end to triple up the young Dallas Burgess rink 9-3. Morissette playing with Pat Berezowski, Kris Leupen and Brian Adams Sr. got the early jump on the young juniors playing on their home ice at Kakabeka with a steal of two in the third end and another steal in the fourth end to lead 4-1. Ben Mikkelsen needed an extra end to steal a close 5-4 win over Trevor Bonot. Mikkelsen tied the game with a single in the eight end and then took the win when Bonot came up light on a draw in the extra end for the win. The Tbaytel Major League resumes play with a second draw at the Kakabeka club this coming Wednesday at 6:30 pm. The other six teams in the 14-team local competitive league will see their first action. Play switches to the Port Arthur Curling Club for games the Wednesday after the Thanksgiving weekend.

The Tbaytel Major League of Curling slides its 45th season at a new venue with four games tonight 6:30 pm at the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. The opening draw will feature the defending league champions, the Dylan Johnston rink matched against the experienced Gary Weiss foursome. Another key match in the season opener has Krista McCarville taking on Mike Delisets in a battle of reigning Northern Ontario champions. McCarville is current provincial Scotties champion and Desilet...Continue reading