DOUBLE GOLD FOR ULRICH, MICHEL AT MANTIOBA 55+ GAMES

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The final day of play saw medals presented in four competitions at the Manitoba 55+ Games Curling as the Curling events came to a conclusion at the Brandon Curling Club. The events were conducted under the auspices of Active Aging in Manitoba.

In the 4-person team competitions, Patti Ulrich and Brenda Michel earned their second gold medals. Curling with Paul Scinocca and Paul Armstrong, the Winnipeg team won the Mixed event gold medals Thursday. Wednesday they had won the Women 55+ competition with Tammy Selman and Jill Proctor.

Fusion Credit Union sponsor rep Mikayla Morrisette with the Mixed Gold medalists (L-r) Brenda Michel, Paul Armstrong, Patti Ulrich, Paul Scinocca)

The Scinocca foursome had won the first game of the best-of-three series on Wednesday but lost the morning game to Jim Dowsett and his Prairie Mountain team (Donna Dowsett, Bill Scott, Cindy Scott), the silver medalists. They rebounded to win the third game of the series on Thursday afternoon.

The Women 65+ event also wrapped up Thursday. Bev Atkins and her Southern region team (Deb McCreanor, Lynn Sandercock, Anne Mushumanski) came through the “B” side of the playoff to win a pair over Joyce McDougall’s Prairie Mountain team and capture the gold medal. McDougall and her team (Audrey Fleming, Arlene McGregor, Mavis Brown) earned the Silver medal. The Bronze medal had been presented to the Brenda Linski team on Wednesday.

(L-r) Women 65+ Gold medalists Bev Atkins, Deb McCreanor, Lynn Sandercock, Anne Mushumanski


The medalists in the U70 7-team 2-person stick division came from three different regions. Ralph Nespor and Rob Lacombe (Interlake) captured the Gold medal with a final game victory over Fred & Britta Spiring (Winnipeg). The Bronze medal was won by Ron Shoemaker and Dave Drummond (Prairie Mountain). They bested Ross and Darren MacMillan in the bronze medal game.

In the 9-team 70+ 2-person stick curling competition, 2022 Canadian champions Norm Magnusson and Resby Coutts (Winnipeg) won the gold medal, completing the round robin and playoffs with a 5W-1L record. They defeated Lloyd McCabe and Keith Privat (Prairie Mountain) in the final game. The Bronze medal game was also a Winnipeg- Prairie Mountain match with Harold Hamilton and Willie Friesen(Winnipeg) defeating Jake Dyck and Murray Hedley.

2-person stick curling Gold medalists (l-r) Ralph Nespor & Rob Lacombe (U70) and Norm Magnusson & Resby Coutts (70+)

Also presented Wednesday, Prairie Mountain region teams won both of the Men 65+ and Men 75+ competitions. Brian Lowdon with Cliff Gouldie, Bob Fraser, and Glen Kyle won the Men 65+ gold medals. Ric Morrison with his team of Ron Cruickshank, Reg Sheardown and Alvin Taft won the Men 75+ gold medals.

The Manitoba 55+ Games will take place in Brandon, June 18-20, 2024. The curling events underway this week at the Brandon Curling Club are a “satellite” event of that larger summer celebration of sport for active Manitoba seniors.

For information about the over-20 competitions and activities in the summer event, go to activeaginmb.ca

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