CORNWALL, Ontario – The 31st edition of the Labatt Cornwall Men’s Invitational Bonspiel ended with Kevin Baker’s rink defeating another Cornwall team in the A Final. It is the second time Baker has claimed the title, but the first time 2 Cornwall teams battled for the championship in the 31 years the event has been held.
The A event pitted Kevin Baker’s team against another strong local team skipped by Matt Dupuis. The close match went the distance with Baker edging Dupuis in the end. “We caught a couple of early breaks that gave us a small lead”, said Baker, “and we were able to hold Matt and his team off.”
In other results, Spencer Cooper (Ottawa Curling Club) beat John Wright (Cornwall) in the B Final, the C Final saw Bill Sobering Jr. (Rideau Curling Club) defeat Mike Villeneuve’s Team (Cornwall), and in the D Final Seb Soucy (Navy Curling Club) edged past the Bob Reynolds rink from Dalhousie Lake).
The Labatt Cornwall Men’s Invitational Bonspiel hosts 32 Men’s curling teams from all over Ontario, Quebec, and the United States. The bonspiel took place November 24-26, 2017.
