5 A Side in Division 1 Opening Thriller

By matthewsmith

There were only two games in the Moray Province League this week and what a doozy the top match turned out to be !Last season’s champs, Elgin’s Kenny Oswald and runners up Buckie’s Alan Campbell , skipped by Steve Rankin served up a veritable ding dong.The Buckie outfit took a single with the hammer in…

Week Beginning 19 September

By matthewsmith

Despite the unseasonably mild weather and early evening daylight, the curling season has resumed at Moray Leisure Centre.Division 2 proved to be a more challenging environment for serial winner Charlie Watt jnr. The Forres rink opened their account with single shot scores against the head at the first two ends before an experienced Alan Durno…

OswaId and Watt jnr Win Their Respective Divisions

By matthewsmith

The dust has finally settled on  the Moray Province East curling league and perhaps as expected,Kenny OswaId has topped Division 1 and long time favourite Charlie Watt jnr has snared the Division 3 title. Despite a loss to Aberlour’s Andy Cameron this week, Oswald had already secured the East’s top rink status and was a…

Frasers Set For West Showdown

By matthewsmith

Moray Province West Division 1 will be decided by a “ cup final” winner takes all showdown next week  when the Frasers face off at Inverness Ice Centre .After a straightforward 9-0 win for Ally of that Ilk against Nairn’s Mike McInnes, he will meet Mark Fraser’s Dalcross team in the season’s last League game.…

Open Knockout Finalists Decided

By matthewsmith

The second semifinal of the Moray Province Open Knockout was an  East versus West clash  which resulted in a decisive win for Steve Rankin’s Buckie rink and set the coast club up for a final against Ardclach’s Ally Fraser. Gus Forbes’ Nairn team travelled East in vain as handshakes after 5 ends saw Rankin’s lads…