Langley curlers dominate masters bonspiel

Finnbogason team takes top honours at first masters tournament of 2016

Winning rink Nigel Easton, Kiyo Hamade, Jack Finnbogason and Bruce Lonsbery from Langley. Bob Byrne not pictured.

Winning rink Nigel Easton, Kiyo Hamade, Jack Finnbogason and Bruce Lonsbery from Langley. Bob Byrne not pictured.

Contributed by Earl Fraser

The first Master’s bonspiel of the year ended Wednesday, Jan. 6 with the Finnbogason team from Langley taking top honors.

Twenty-four teams from Chilliwack, White Rock, Langley, Tswassen, Coquitlam, Richmond, Royal City and Cloverdale competed in the three-day event culminating with the team of Jack Finnbogason, Bruce Lonsbery, Bob Byrne, Kiyo Hamade and Nigel Easton heading the field with five wins.

Second place was the Mukuyama team from Royal City and, in third place, the Ernie Wah team from Langley.

The Master’s classification is for men aged 60 years  and over – bonspiel attendees ranged from 60 to 88 years of age.

Paul Davies, Bonspiel Chairman, presented the prizes and was pleased to hear from the contestants that “…it is the best bonspiel of the year.”

 

Cloverdale Reporter