Curlers enjoys first Cochrane men's bonspiel since 2020

The pandemic may have temporarily halted the bonspiels of the Cochrane Curling Club last year, but it certainly didn't curb the hunger for play at the Cochrane Curling Centre.

Carefully following current COVID health restrictions didn't hinder the event from being an overwhelming success for the 32 teams competing in the sold-out affair.

The Scott Moncur rink of Canmore went undefeated to win the 'A' event over the Glencoe Curling Club's Dale Goehring rink.

The North Hill rink of Doug Baird beat Cochrane's Team Hunter rink, skipped by Steve Horne, for the 'B' title, while Calgary's Aaron Westgard rink finished 5-1 to win the 'C' event over Cochrane's Gary Hawkes team.

Up next for the Cochrane Curling Club is the ladies' bonspiel from Feb. 18 to 20.

Organizers say it's also anticipated to be a sold-out event.

The weekend after, the Cochrane Curling Centre is set to host the Curling Alberta U20 Provincial Championship from Feb. 23 to 27.

Here's a summary of the winning teams and runners-up in each of the three divisions:

'A' Division winner

Skip: Scott Moncur

Third: Dennis Graham

Second: Doug Puzzie

Lead: John Chiarelli

'A' Division Runner-up

Skip: Dale Goehring

Third: Steve Mackey