The final night of the new Ice Rink League (Divisions 1 & 2), which involves teams from all 5 Provinces, saw a close finish in both Division 1 and Division 2.

The final night of the Ice Rink Leagues

Nairn 1 – Alex Scott, Robbie Cope, Ali Asher and Ross Cope (skip) continued their good form and topped the league with 15 points, 2 points clear of second placed Belmaduthy 2 skipped by Peter Macintyre. Kingsmills (Claire Horsburgh) secured 3rd spot on the same points as Belmaduthy 2, but with fewer shots.

Nairn 1 – left to right: Robbie Cope / Alex Scott / Ali Asher / Ross Cope (skip)

The Second Division was a very close finish with 4 teams finishing on 12 point and the league was decided on shots, with Hospitals (Nadine Matheson, Doug Courts, Derek MacDonald (subbing for Alex Matheson) and Andy Wood (skip) taking the title, followed by Nairn 2 (Michael Green), Kingussie (Johnny Cowan) and Dornoch (Ian MacKay).

Hospitals – left to right: Derek MacDonald (subbing for Alex Matheson) / Doug Courts / Andy Wood (skip) / Nadine Matheson

The Ice Rink League was a new initiative introduced this season to help support the reducing numbers in some Provinces and from the feedback has proved to be a great success. We hope to expand the league next season through a combination of established curlers and new curlers who are coming through the very successful “Come and Try” and the Gateway Club.