Fay Henderson led Scotland to victory at the World Junior Curling Championships.
The Dumfries curler skipped her rink to victory over defending champions Japan in a dramatic final on Saturday - her last competition at junior level.
And it was a double medal joy for the region as the Dumfries and Galloway men’s rink of Orrin and Logan Carson and Archie Hyslop and Charlie Gibb took bronze in the men’s competition.
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.
“It’s obviously my last juniors and my last junior game – it was a little sad at times. But to go out as world junior champions is absolutely amazing – it’s going to take a few days to feel real.
“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.”
The men’s rink consisted of the Carson brothers from Dalbeattie and Dumfries pair Hyslop and Gibb, as well as alternate Scott Hyslop and coach Ryan Carson.
They 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.
“To have so many people here supporting us, all my family here, is amazing.”
