Sheet 2:    Steffin (4) vs. Wakefield (5)

Sheet 3:    Law (3) vs. Pierce (6)

Sheet 4:    Miki (2) vs. McArdle (7)

The Premium League has two weeks remaining of regular play before the playoffs hit. Here is the scheduled dates for Playoffs:

Wednesday, February 15th (9PM):  MCARDLE VS. KLYMCHUK

Wednesday, February 22nd (9PM): Quarter – Finals

Wednesday, February 29th (9PM): Semi-Finals

Thursday, March 29th (7PM): Finals (Note the gap due to our finals coinciding with the Men’s and Women’s Club Championship and voted on at our last AGM. Traditionally, this is a fun night and the Premium League will provide teams with a free drinks).

**Note: due to the possibility of multiple tie-breakers please check back with the website regarding draw times / dates**

Don’t forget about the men! Men’s Provincials begin next week in Parksville and our league is once again happy to report our representatives: Teams Pierce, McArdle, Wakefield, and Kedziora. Best of Luck!

The PCL has been back in action the last two weeks and the league is looking strong. Team Law and team Mallett are headed to the Women’s Provincials coming up next week at the North Shore Winter Club.

On the Men’s side, team Wakefield, McArdle, Kedziora, and Pierce are all qualifiers for the Men’s Provincials coming up in February! Good Luck to all teams!

December 9-11th the men’s playdowns begin at the Marpole Curling Club in Vancouver. Scores for this event can be found at www.playdowns.com and click under Men’s Coastal Playdown. Good Luck teams!!!!

This week team Pierce is off to Alberta for the Roaming Buffalo Wainright Classic and next week teams Wakefield, Miki and Bilesky head down to Seattle for the Seattle Men’s Cash event. Follow their scores at www.worldcurlingtour.com.

Wednesday’s Premium League results show blow outs by McArdle over Robillard 6-1 and Pughe over Mallett 9-3.  Team Miki was out sparing for team Shen as they are currently in China competing in the Pacific Rim Challenge with the hopes of representing Chinese Taipei at the Worlds. Brent Pierce brought in young Daniel Wenzek to spare last night who helped in a 6-5 win over Steffin. Young Daniel may want to be weary of veteran Pierce’s aggressive recruiting techniques and painstaking practice regimen in the near future.

Steffin 7 – Pughe 5

Recap: If there was one similarity between these two teams it was gray hair! But gray hair means wisdom which these two crafty veterans have plenty of. After exchanging deuces Steffin stole an additional point in the 3^rd end to take control. A quick deuce back by Pughe’s rink in the 4^th end switched the tides. Ultimately, Steffin’s late three ender was sufficient enough for a 7-5 victory.

Sheet 2 

Klymchuk 5 – Mallett 4

Recap: Who needs a Hammer when you have a Mallett? Well in this case a Hammer would have been more useful as team Klymchuk kept things open in the 8^th end preventing a steal from Marla and her team led by veteran Gessner. The first four ends were exchanges of 1 point each before team Klymchuk stole an addition point in the 6^th end to lead by two. A nice deuce by team Mallet in the 7^th set up a tied game for the 8^th for which the young whippersnappers prevailed.

Sheet 3

Bilesky 7 – Kedziora 2

Recap: Despite Derek Errington’s unpredictable inturn like a frightened prairie dog, team Bilesky flushed their competition out 7-2. After exchanging single points, a three ender in the 3^rd end by Bilesky set the momentum early, although team Kedziora did have some chances – they just blew them!

Sheet 4

Pierce 9 – Robillard 2

Recap: Fresh off a coaching course this past weekend, old timer Brent Pierce was all wasabied up stinging the competition 9-2. Team Pierce stole two points in the 3^rd end to take control early before two late three enders in the 5^th and 6^th ends kept team Robillard’s losing streak alive.

Sheet 5

Law 10 – Grasdal 2

Recap: You don’t win an Olympic medal without winning games…that’s why Dale Grasdal doesn’t have one. After giving up steals of two, three, and one point in the 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th ends, Grasdal surely felt the torch of Law’s 2002 Olympic bronze medal. Law’s performance is a good sign as they gear up for the Kamloops Crown of Curling this week!

Sheet 6

Miki 7 – Shen 1

Recap: While most athletes are known for gearing up with a large bowl of wheaties, Randie Shen chooses egg rolls. Unfortunately, this was ineffective as team Miki rolled Shen’s squad out 7-1. After scoring an early deuce and steal of one, team Miki followed it up with a mid game four ender leading to not a very happy ending for Shen.

Bilesky 4 – Shen 2

Recap: Team Bilesky beat Randie Shen’s Chinese Taipei team 4-2 last night. The game went Bilesky’s way with steals in the 5th and 6th ends. Shen’s draw in the 8th end behind a corner came up light and he failed to score multiple points for the tie. Strangely enough the Chinese Taipei included Greg Monkman who fit the height requirement but not the color….

Sheet 2:

Kedziora 6 – Robillard 5

Recap: After coming off a strong performance at the West Coast Classic winning one game, team Kedziora bounced back with a 6 to 5 victory over team Robillard. Team Robillard skip, Sebastian, returned last night without the always present and lovely spouse after a honeymoon vacation in Europe…trouble in paradise?

Sheet 3:

Pierce 8 – Grasdal 2

Recap: Team Pierce’s multiple 4 ender ends were too hot to handle for team Grasdal winning 8 to 2.  Team Pierce has been unstoppable the last few weeks nearly winning the Twin Achors Invitational in Vernon and qualifying in this past week’s West Coast Classic. Now stacked with matching tennis ball yellow off ice jackets, they continue to serve up an intense intimidation factor to all the lesser teams!!!

Sheet 4:

Miki 10 – Steffin 5

Recap: If it wasn’t for team Miki scoring a 5 ender this game would still be being played. Dean Koyanagi was in last night for Ryan Errington who was nurturing a sore shoulder. Mel Steffin’s hit for 1 attempt in the 5th end over curled and left Miki with a steal of 5 points and handshakes.

Sheet 5:

Klymchuk 5 – Wakefield 4

Recap: The always competitive juniors took down team Wakefield led by “Genes” who just came off a strong showing at the West Coast Classic.  The powerful sweeping of Michael Horita and Dylan Somerton didn’t let skipper Tyler down this time.

Sheet 6:

Pughe 8 – McArdle 6

Recap: Rick Pughe`s senior team managed to edge out team McArdle`s mixed bag team 8 to 6. After both teams scored a 4 ender it was Pughe`s rink that managed to capitalize.

Law 6 – :Wakefield 1

Sheet 2:

Miki 8 - Pughe 3

Sheet 3:

McArdle 4 - Klymchuk 3

Sheet 4:

Robillard 7 - Shen 1

Sheet 5: 

Bilesky 5 - Steffin 2

Sheet 6:

Pierce 9 - Mallett 7