The club’s annual Five and Under Scrod Spiel was held this past weekend. We had
eighteen teams (equaling last year’s record high) compete for the coveted Scrod pin
and their name on the championship plaque. The theme for this year’s event was
Gilligan’s Island as the SS Minnow crashed onto the shores of Falmouth. Paula Howe
and team turned the club into an uncharted island of Gilligan nostalgia with palm trees,
bamboo huts and more.
The event kicked off Friday afternoon with the initial 1:45pm draw setting the tone for
the weekend with three tight games, including Greg Lauer’s team having the first of their
three straight games with draws to the button needed to decide the winner.
There were many thrilling games, close finishes and mighty comebacks. The meals
were expertly prepared, and the ice was great all weekend – always a winning formula
for any spiel. Sam Fischer once again was our fish master extraordinaire as his scrod
preparation at the Saturday night dinner was treat for all. Steve Davis repeated as the
winning skip in a thrilling First Event finale on the last shot of the spiel. The winners and
finalists for each event were:
1st Event Winners – Mary Ann’s (skip Steve Davis, vice Bob Butcher, second Marie
McDermott, lead Elisha Place)
1st Event Finalists – Gilligans (skip Lauren Kleinas, vice Nadim Jamal, second Joe
Sain, lead Kellie Porter)
2nd Event Winners – Little Buddies (skip Bill Snapper, vice Ann Mulligan, second
Bernadette Gilson, lead Fred Bowers)
2nd Event Finalists – Skippers (skip Mike White, vice Dave Dallacosta, second Dave
Henry, lead Mary Sue Englund)
3rd Event Winners – The Thirds (skip Greg Lauer, vice Jay Pothier, second Cynthia
Dyer, lead Larry Pope)
3rd Event Finalists – Loveys (skip Roger Peterson, vice Louie Falcone, second Erika
Dore, lead Sung Bin Park)
4th Event Winners – Ham Radios (skip Michael Wright, vice Andy Smith, second Mara
DeAmario-Smith, lead Scott Mueller)
4th Event Finalists – Professors (skip Dan Persechini, vice Jen Sheldrick, second
David Bergeron-Keefe, lead Neil Clarke)
A special thank you and sincere appreciation to Pat and Mary Kavanagh who
once again kindly donated the fresh schrod for the Saturday Dinner.
A big thank you to the Wednesday Competitive League, the Ice Scrape Crews and
time-generous friends for volunteering as a spiel of this size does not happen
without a large volunteer effort. I would like to thank:
Event Assistance – Levi Gorrell, Barbara Sheerin and Jeanie Yaroch
Food Coordinator – Laurie Benton
Decorating – Paula Howe, Donna Pijanowski, Penny Gallagher, Linda Pistilli and Jen
Sheldrick
Bartending – Phil Baybutt, Andrea Woods, Chris Hawksworth, Cathy Offinger, Mary
Kavanagh, Hank Alexandre and Gabriele Belfit
Friday Dinner – Laurie Benton, Doug Jones, Meghan Lino, Ann O’Kennedy-Martin and
Gaby Bruce
Saturday Morning Opening – Chris Morrissey
Saturday Lunch – Jeanie Yaroch, Wendy Scholes and Meghan Lino
Saturday Scrod Dinner – Sam Fischer, Matina Heisler, James Bailey, Mark Boardman,
Doc Dunkley, Liz Abeltin, John Woods, Dave Hulbert, Cory Alexandre, Hank Alexandre,
Meghan Lino and Al Duester
Sunday Brunch – Ryan Owens, Gaby Bruce, Glenn Amaral, Paul Sofuolis and Wendy
Scholes
Sunday Clean-up – Ellen Bailey and Laurie Benton
Event Prizes – Dan Benton (woodworking) and Laurie Benton (final assembly)
Pictures – Sandy McAra
Ice Scrape Teams – Fri noon: Richard Lousararian, Bob Kleinrath, Greg Lauer and Dan
Persechini; Sat morning: Marinna Martini, Kirsten Karplus, Page Franson and Rob
Mitchell; Sat afternoon: Dan Persechini, Kirsten Karplus, Dave Garrison and Hank
Alexandre; Sun morning: Marinna Martini, Kirsten Karplus, Page Franson and Chris
Hawksworth
Any oversights do not reflect a lack of appreciation, but a forgetful mind on my part!
It was a great event, and I am sure the participants cannot wait for next year’s spiel to
try their luck and display their skills again,
