A weekend open doubles bonspiel drew teams from Lloydminster and beyond.
A team from Saskatoon and another from Cold Lake joined 14 teams from Lloydminster to participate in doubles curling, a sport that’s seen major growth as of late in Canada.
“The doubles concept has taken over the last few years and been very popular, especially in the border city,” said Rick Woods, bonspiel organizer. “It’s a different style of game with less thrown rocks and different concepts on the ice.”
The winners of the “A” event and bonspiel were also the youngest team, Baron Robson and Keegan Doyle. Both have only been curling for three years.
An extra end was required for them to beat the team from Cold Lake with a steal of one point.
“It feels really good,” said Doyle. “I was curling really well this weekend.”
Robson noted the difference in two styles.
“There’s only two of you to make the shots and share the enjoyment,” he said. “I made a few shots here and there, but I always have room for improvement.”
The other event winners were as follows:
B: Jensen Manners & Evan Latos
C: Genevieve Armstrong & Ryan Armstrong
D: Event Wendy Leaman & Lee Torrence
Woods hopes the bonspiel can draw even more curlers next year.
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