The Kerry Park Curling Club will have to wait until at least 2017 to claim the South Island Challenge plaque.
The host club for the event on Jan. 9 finished second behind Juan de Fuca in the inaugural battle between four clubs from Mill Bay and the Victoria area.
“The event was a big success with teams asking about next year,” organizer Wes Craig said. “The Victoria club has shown interest in hosting it next year.”
Kerry Park and JDF were tied at 28 points going into the final draw, but JDF managed to win both their games to collect eight points, while Kerry Park picked up just two points on a tie.
The junior team skipped by Conner Croteau, along with Scott Gray, Derek Chandler and Jared Vlassis, kept Kerry Park in the hunt by winning all three of their games. The Brian May rink of skip Gary Ouellette, Karl Ouellette, Mike Allegretto and Mike Croft won two and lost one.
The Randy Zinkiew rink of skip Daryl Horvath, Dave Shortill, Scott West and spare Jeff Bird played shorthanded most of the day but still came away with a win and a tie. The Wes Craig rink with Doug Gamble, Brent Winnitoy and Bob Williams had a win and two losses.
