SURREY — Surrey's Gary Cormack earned for silver at the B.C. Wheelchair Curling Championships in Coquitlam last weekend.
Cormack, a Paralympic gold medallist at the 2006 Turin Games, was competing as a member of Vancouver's Bob MacDonald. Cormack was the skip of the provincial champs in 2013, but opted to join forces with MacDonald this time around.
The MacDonald rink split their first two games in the three-team round-robin tourney, earning a spot in Sunday's final against the undefeated Darryl Neighbour rink.
The Neighbour crew maintained their winning ways in the final, recovering from an early 1-0 deficit to pull away with a 7-2 win.
Like Cormack, Neighbour is also a Paralympic gold medallist after winning at the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver as a member of the Jim Armstrong rink.
The Neighbour rink will represent B.C. at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships in Montreal from April 28 to May 4.
Two make NHL list
Two local hockey players were among the teenagers listed in the midterm North American player rankings from NHL Central Scouting came out Jan. 13.
Former Surrey Eagles Mason Blacklock (White Rock) and Demico Hannoun (North Delta) were among 10 B.C. Hockey League players to make the list. The two current
Vernon Vipers forwards are rated at 158th and 185th, respectively.
Overall, there were 19 CJHL players listed with five from the AJHL, one from the CCHL and three from the OJHL.
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held June 27 to 28 at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia.
Golf's Palsenbarg takes second
Seymour Creek Golf Centre's Dave Zibrik moved from third to first in December and won the 2013 PGA of B.C. Professional Development Program title by one point over Surrey's Matt Palsenbarg of Northview Golf & Country Club.
Zibrik started the month with 96 points, three behind Palsenbarg and two behind Gleneagles Golf Course's James Presnail, but by earning two education points and four volunteerism points, he vaulted above both Palsenbarg and Presnail to win the $2,000 first place money.
Palsenbarg doesn't go home emptyhanded, as he wins $1,500 for second place and Presnail takes home $1,000 for third place.
The Professional Development Program awards points to professionals for all aspects of their job - from playing in tournaments to teaching, to volunteering for association events to getting extra-curricular education to become a better golf pro.
The 2014 PDP race has already begun, with members already starting to accumulate education points.