DEKALB SUPER LEAGUE
TEAMS * STANDINGS * WEEK BY WEEK RESULTS * WEEK BY WEEK STORYLINE(Below)
T
he teams competing in the DEKALB Super League include:
MONSANTO: Bob Bartley
CARMAN: Rob Findlay, Dean North
LA SALLE: Randy Neufeld
MIAMI: Ryan Thomson
MORRIS: David Hamblin
PORTAGE: Ryan Hyde, Tom Hyde, Daryl Bachalo
Except for the opener on October 27th, the league will play its games as double headers with league play to be completed over five evenings of curling. A full day of playoffs is scheduled in Carman on January 14, 2012.
DEKALB Super League Schedule
October 27: Portage - 4 Games (ONE Draw 7:30pm)
November 3: Carman - 4 Games (TWO Draws 7pm & 9:15pm)
November 10: Morris - 4 Games (TWO Draws 7pm & 9:15pm)
December 1: Carman - 4 Games (TWO Draws 7pm & 9:15pm)
December 15: Portage - 4 Games (TWO Draws 7pm & 9:15pm)
January 14: Carman- Playoffs (THREE Draws 10am, 1pm, 4:30pm)
DEKALB Super League Playoffs January 14 in Carman: The DEKALB Super League will crown its 2011-2012 Champion this Saturday, January 14th at the Carman Curling Club, in Carman, Manitoba. Sponsored by Monsanto and its DEKALB seed brand, the DEKALB Super League is a competitive curling league that runs October through January annually and features many of the top amateur, competitive curling teams in Southern Manitoba. (LINK HERE to a pdf copy of the Playoff Draw)
“Monsanto and the DEKALB seed brand is a strong supporter of curling at the national, provincial and local level and we are always looking for ways to give back to local communities and support projects or events that are important to our farm customers,” said Trish Jordan, public and industry affairs director with Monsanto Canada based in Winnipeg. “The DEKALB Super League allows us to support a game that is embraced by rural communities, as well as support some of our customers and several rural curling clubs. We are happy to give back in this way.”
The final weekend is divided into a competitive division and a consolation division based on the results from league play.
WEEK 5: Hyde, Hamblin, Neufeld Lead DEKALB Super League with Six Wins: (December 15, 2011, Portage) Ryan Hyde-Portage and David Hamblin-Morris share the top spot in the win column, with 6 victories, after the December 15 DEKALB SuperLeague action in Portage. Hyde retains first place, however, with only one loss. Hyde’s game with Ryan Thomson-Miami was postponed Thursday due to Thomson’s conflict with Winnipeg Regional playoffs. The rest of the teams will compete in Central Regional playoffs beginning Friday evening in Morris.
WEEK 4: Hyde Still Tops DEKALB Super League Despite First Loss: (December 1, 2011, Carman) Despite tasting defeat for the first time in DEKALB Super League play this season, Ryan Hyde’s Portage team retains first place in the standings after the Thursday double header in Carman. Hyde split two games on the night, defeating Monsanto’s Bob Bartley 8-2 before losing 5-2 on the late draw to Randy Neufeld-LaSalle. Hyde’s previously perfect record is now 6-1.
The win for Neufeld followed a 7-3 loss to Ryan Thomson-Miami. With a 5-2 record, Neufeld hold second place in the standings.
Thomson split on the evening to drop to a 3-3 record. On the late draw David Hamblin’s Morris foursome scored a 7-2 win over Thomson. Early, Hamblin had won 6-4 over Daryl Bachalo-Portage. The Hamblin team record is now 4-2 and they hold third spot in the standings.
Tied with Thomson at 3-3 are two Carman teams. Dean North split his December 1 double header while Rob Findlay was a winner on th elate draw after enjoying the early bye. Tom Hyde and his Portage team got their first win of the DEKALB season, defeating Bachalo 7-4 after an opening w8-2 loss to North.
DEKALB Super League play continues December 15 with a doubleheader draw in Portage.
WEEK 3: Ryan Hyde Wins Two, Holds First in DEKALB League: (November 10, 2011: Morris) Three teams won a pair of games Thursday in DEKALB Super League action in Morris. Ryan Hyde-Portage (7-5 over Tom Hyde-Portage & 7-3 over Rob Findlay-Carman) stayed undefeated to lead the league at 5-0 while Randy Neufeld (a 4-end win over Findlay & a 7-5 win over Bob Bartley-Monsanto) kept pace. Neufeld holds second spot in the standings alone at 4-1.
Ryan Thomson-Miami (7-4 over Monsanto & 6-2 over Darryl Bachalo-Portage) posted his team’s first two wins of the season.
Dean North-Carman split his two games, ending the evening with a 2-2 record. North defeated Bachalo 6-5 before losing 6-3 to David Hamblin in the Morris team’s only game. Hamblin also improved to 2-2.
WEEK 2: Ryan Hyde Unbeaten, Alone in 1st: (Thursday Nov. 3 2011: Carman) Ryan Hyde-Portage, Randy-Neufeld-LaSalle, and Bob Bartley’s Monsanto foursome all won a pair of games on the second evening of DEKALB Super League play in Carman.Hyde is still perfect at 3-0 after wins over Daryl Bachalo (6-5 EE) and David Hamblin-Morris (9-1). Neufeld and Bartley share second place in the standings with 2-1 records.
Neufeld defeated Hamblin (8-5) and Tom Hyde-Portage (6-2) while Bartley was a winner Tom Hyde (11-5) and Rob Findlay-Carman (8-1). Findlay is also at 2-1 after splitting his two games, defeating Ryan Thomson-Miami (6-3) before losing to Bartley on the late draw.
Dean North-Carman, who had the early draw bye, opened the scoring with a five in his late game with Thomson en route to a 7-1 win. North and Bachalo, who had the late bye, both have 1-1 records after three games.
DEKALB SuperLeague Play Underway: (Thursday Oct 27 2011: Portage) A new entry skipped by Daryl Bachalo-Portage, David Hamblin-Morris, Rob Findlay-Carman, and Ryan Hyde-Portage won their opening games as the 2011-12 DEKALB SuperLeague season got underway Thursday in Portage. Currently sitting at nine teams, but willing to accept one more team to begin play next week, the league will offer over $16,000 in prize money this year - one of the top super league payouts in the province.
Bachalo defeated Randy Neufeld-LaSalle 7-2 while Hamblin matched that score in his win over the Monsanto team skipped by Bob Bartley-Carman. Findlay made a last shot draw to the four foot on the eighth end to beat Tom Hyde-Portage 6-5 and Hyde defeated Dean North-Carman 5-4. Ryan Thomson-Miami had the bye on the opening draw.
The league will play four double-headers to round out a nine draw schedule. The league goes to Carman-November 3 and December 1; Morris-November 10; and returns to Portage on December 15. Playoffs are scheduled for January 14 in Carman.
Any team interested in filling the empty spot in the league is invited to contact Tom Hyde (Tom@pallisterfinancial.com) or Bob Bartley (rsbfarms@mymts.net).
Hamblin’s record improved to 6-2 with an 8-4 victory over Rob Findlay-Carman and a four-end win over Tom Hyde-Portage.
Randy Neufeld’s La Salle team record dropped to 5-3 with a 7-6 loss to Dean North-Carman in Neufeld’s only game to wind up the round-robin portion of the schedule. North followed his win over Neufeld by defeating Bob Bartley’s Monsanto team 9-2. Two wins on the evening improved North’s record to 5-3 the same as Neufeld's record.
Pending the results of Thomson’s postponed games with Ryan Hyde & Tom Hyde, the DEKALB Super League round-robin is complete. The playoff round is set for January 14 in Carman.
The Ryan Hyde team from Portage finished in 1st place with a record of 7 and 1. Together with the second place team skipped by David Hamblin of Morris who finished at 6 and 2, they will await their semi-final match-up scheduled for 1 pm on Saturday.
Their competitors will be finalized based on the winners of the quarter final games which will get underway at 10 am. Dean North of Carman will play Ryan Thompson of Miami in the 6 vs. 3 quarter final match up while Randy Neufeld of LaSalle will square off against Daryl Bachalo of Portage in the 4 vs. 5 quarter final.
The championship game will take place at 4 pm with the winner taking home the league title and a cash payout of $3,000. Last year’s winner was the Randy Neufeld Team from LaSalle.
There is also a consolation division for the remaining teams that features, Rob Findlay of Carman; Team Monsanto skipped by Bob Bartley of Carman; and Tom Hyde of Portage. The consolation match ups will run at 1 pm and 4 pm.
Monsanto contributes $10,000 in funding to support the league, which is coordinated and managed by a volunteer executive made up of the players. You can learn more about the league, this year’s teams and view the current standings at http://www.thecurler.com/dekalbsuperleague
Teams interested in playing in the DEKALB Super League in 2012-13 should contact Tom Hyde for information about next year’s schedule and entry fee, or email Trish Jordan at Monsanto (Trish.L.Jordan@monsanto.com)