Dalbeattie curlers landed bronze at the World Junior Curling Championships.
Orrin Carson skipped Scotland’s men – featuring brother Logan as well as Dumfries’ Archie Hyslop and Charlie Gibb, plus alternate Scott Hyslop, to victory in the third/fourth placed play-off in Germany.
And a successful week for the region’s curlers saw Fay Henderson of Dumfries lead Scotland to victory in the women’s event.
The men’s rink finished second in the round robin stage but lost 8-1 to eventual champions China in the semi-finals.
However, they bounced back to beat Norway 11-4 to claim bronze.
Skip Orrin Carson said: “We had a few chances in the semi-final but at the end of the day, China were the better team. We knew if we played well today we’d get over the line. Seeing the girls earlier getting the gold meant that we couldn’t go home empty-handed. We were desperate to win.
“To have so many people here supporting us, all my family here, is amazing. The chants are fantastic and funny, too.”
Henderson’s rink – consisting of Robyn Munro, Holly Wilkie-Milne, Laura Watt and alternate Amy Mitchell – finished third in the round-robin stage and then beat Norway in the semi-finals thanks to scoring two points in the final end.
Saturday’s final in Fuessen, Germany saw Scotland and Japan tied going into the tenth end.
But Japan skip Miura Yuina came up short and Scotland scored two points to take the world title.
Afterwards Henderson said: “I can’t believe what just happened – I don’t think anybody can. It is an incredible achievement and I couldn’t be more excited.
“That take-out shot in the ninth end definitely made up for the misses I made. I was struggling to get my eyes right and it was a must-make shot, which probably helped because I usually strive under pressure, and I managed to execute it perfectly.”
