It was an eight-ender in the fifth end for a city rink when they did the virtually impossible during a senior men’s curling match.

“It’s even better than a hole in one,” said skip Stuart McDonald, of his rink getting the eight-ender on Monday at the Cornwall Curling Centre. “It’s a team effort and you have to count on your opponent losing all of their shots. All our Rocks went in the house.”

It was McDonald who shot the final rock in the fifth end to get the job done. “I was more nervous after I made the shot than before it,” he said. “I was aweful nervous when it happened.”

His rink is a seasoned one. McDonald has 40 years curling under his belt, as does third Goerge Moss. Bob Trueman , who plays second, has 55 years experience, while relative newcomer, Karl Blohon, who plays lead, has three years on the ice.

The game started out with Blohon putting two in the house, then Trueman made two takeouts which stayed. Moss followed with a couple of draw shots, then McDonald put the final rocks in the house. The rink could feel the tension rising. “After about six rocks, we were in there,” said Moss. “Then the nerves starting jumping.”

None are counting on it happening again, at least not anytime soon. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said McDonald. Trueman may disagree.