Lac La Biche Curling Club’s mixed bonspiel winning team pix added to wrap-up

Rob McKinley Apr 4, 2022 10:00 AM
Corey Leach slides out with a shot as his brother Cody prepares to sweep. The Leach rink won the weekend's mixed bonspiel.▲
Lac La Biche Teammates Ken Beniuk and Tina Skakun watch the play along with opponent Fallon Halowaty during Sunday's C Event finals.▲
A Event — Winners (standing) Leach rink: Skip Corey Leach, Abigail Gordon, Cody Leach, Courtnee Leach/ Second — Martin rink:; Skip Trevor Martin, Paige Martin, Brett Martin, Rovie Martin▲
B Event — Winners (standing) Oullette Rink: Skip Rodney Oullette, Christa Shulman, Patrick MacIntyre, Donna Gingras / Second — Andrashewski rink: Skip Randy Andrashewski, Rene Richard, Rob McKinley / Drew Andrashewski (injury sub), Sarah Andrashewski▲
C Event — Winners Beniuk rink (standing) Skip Ken Beniuk, Tina Skakun, Randy Zevola Holy Skakun / Second place: Wiselka rink: Skip Joshua Wiselka, Fallon Holowaty, Chris Nikipelo, Chantel Nikipelo ▲
The ice at Lac La Biche's Bold Center was busy with curling action — even on TV — during the weekend's 28-team mixed bonspiel.▲
Players on the Dymetro Sawka team from Edmonton check the measurements in the house during their first game of the Lac La Biche mixed bonspiel on Friday night.▲
Cold Lake's Patrick MacIntyre checks the stopwatch time for team skip Rodney Oullette's shot as he and Donna Gingras prepare to sweep.▲
Fan support in the upstairs and downstairs galleries for the weekend's games at the Bold Center .▲
Spectators could watch the overhead view from the gallery.▲
Shooting towards their A Event win, the Leach team lines up a shot.▲
Randy and Sarah Andrashewski playing in the B Final.▲
Holy Skakun and Randy Zevola get set to help skip Ken Beniuk's shot during weekend play at the Lac La Biche mixed bonspiel.▲
The Saturday night social was busy with a full meal and full dance floor.▲

LAC LA BICHE - A full roster of 28 curling teams were on the ice over the weekend for the Lac La Biche Curling Club's mixed bonspiel.

Rinks from across the Lakeland filled the Bold Center's curling sheets for more than 50 games starting last Thursday night and wrapping up with the finals on Sunday afternoon.

A Event:

1st: Corey Leach Rink

2nd Trevor Martin Rink

3rd D. Sawka Rink / 4th  Dylan Maskalyk

B Event

1st Rodney Oullette Rink

2nd Randy Andrashewski Rink

3rd Pat Meyers Rink / 4th Kyle Beniuk Rink

C Event

1st Ken Beniuk Rink

2nd Joshua Wiselka Rink

3rd Maurice Richard Rink / 4th Kevin Gabrael Rink

 

The event was the first, large-scale, full-roster bonspiel for the club since COVID restrictions shuttered most group events.

"It was great to see all the teams on the ice again," said club spokesperson Brenda Robitaille.

The weekend's tournament also saw a return to a social night for teams, with a meal and dance with live music from local band Last Minute.

The A Event winners were Lac La Biche's Corey Leach rink, beating Athabasca's Trevor Martin team. The B Event finals saw Cold Lake's Rodney Oullette team defeat Randy Andrashewski's Lac La Biche team, and the C Event went to Lac La Biche's Ken Beniuk's rink, beating Boyle's Josh Wiselka rink.

 

 

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