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CURLING CONNECTION
February 2014
@ Fortius Sport & Health
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Cotter heads to home town to
compete with Team B.C. at Brier
Jim Cotter is throwing fourth rocks for Team Morris
JIM Cotter will be heading to his home
town of Kamloops as the reigning B.C.
champion for the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier.
Cotter’s team, with Olympic champion
John Morris calling the shots, and Kelowna
residents Tyrel Griffith and Rick Sawatsky
rounding out the team, were crowned B.C.
champions after a decisive victory over
Team Montgomery on February 9.
The victory sealed the team their purple hearts and the chance to compete as
Team BC at the Brier.
“Going to a Brier in my home town is
going to be a phenomenal feeling,” said
Cotter.
“I still have a lot of friends and family
there and I am really looking forward to
it.”
The 2014 Canadian Direct Insurance BC
Men’s Curling Championship final, which
was televised on Sportsnet for the first
time, saw Team Morris beat Team Montgomery 11-2.
Morris and Cotter were in control from
the start, opening with three points. It
was then up to Jason Montgomery and his
team of Jody Epp, throwing fourth rocks,
Miles Craig and Will Duggan to catch up.
But it was not to be. The team from Victoria were never able to take control of
the game and their fate was sealed in the
seventh end, when Team Morris secured a
four-ender, putting the score at 10-2.
The game followed a thrilling semi-finals on Saturday that saw Montgomery’s
rink just edge out 2009 BC champion Brent
Pierce on the last rock of the 10th end.
This will be the fourth trip to the Brier
for Cotter, who grew up in Kamloops but
now lives in Vernon. It will also be the
fourth trip to the Brier for Sawatsky and
the second trip to the Brier for Griffith.
Skip Morris, who joined the rink as
skip at the start of the season, is himself
no stranger to the Brier, now with seven
purple hearts to his name, but this is the
first time Morris will represent B.C.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Royal City sweeps
BC Winter Games
2
Kamloops foursome
at university games
3
Book your curling
summer camp spot
5
Award nominations
now accepted
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Curler wins award
and $2,500 bursary
10
BC Scotties head to
Golden Ears
12
Women make BC
proud at Scotties
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February 2014
Cotter competes in
home town Brier
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Team Carpenter and Team Hawes from Royal City Curling Club won gold at the BC Winter
Games.
A Royal City sweep at Games
TWO teams from the Royal City Curling
Club in New Westminster struck gold at
the BC Winter Games.
The juvenile women’s team of Dezaray Hawes and the juvenile men’s team
of Brayden Carpenter topped the podium at the biennial event, held this year
in Mission.
Team Hawes, rounded out by third
Cailin Cooke, Second Jaymee Lynn and
lead Everly Royea, started the Games
with a decisive 14-5 victory over Team
Walgren, from Nelson Curling Club.
They hit a snag in their second draw
at the Mission Granite Curling Club,
falling 4-2 to eventual bronze medallists Team Tinkler from the Juan De
Fuca Curling Centre, but bounced back
the next day, winning both their draws
and the chance to play in the final.
Team Carpenter, on the juvenile
men’s side, rounded out by third Tyler
Proctor, second Breyden Chong and
lead Horace Mak, also lost their second
game, before snapping back into winning form and taking a semi-final win
against Team Tardi from the Langley
Curling Club and a final win over Team
Ueda, from the North Shore Winter
Club.
Silver medals were awarded to
Team Ueda (made up of Jay Ueda, Cullen Quek, Arthur Lee, Keegan Lennie
and Matthew Chan) and Team Connell,
from the Prince George Golf and Curling Club (made up of Alyssa Connell,
Jordan Henson, Jennilee Slaney, Julianne Slaney and Bailey Eberherr).
Team Tardi is made up of Tyler Tardi,
skip, Third Nicholas Umbach, Second
Scottie Kryski and Lead Joshua Desrosiers.
Team Tinkler is made up of Bailey
Tinkler, Jordan Koster, Sydney Brilz and
Julia Kresse.
To find out which teenager won a
prestigious award at the BC Winter
Games, see page 10.
And to read about how a new curler
and his coach helped his team to reach
the podium at the BC Winter Games,
visit http://www.curlbc.ca/new-curler-helps-team-take-gold-at-bc-wintergames/
The gold medallists at the BC Winter Games will go on to compete at
the Optimist Under 18 International
Curling Championships held at Langley Curling Club and Cloverdale Curling
Club in Surrey April 2-6, 2014. They will
face under-18 teams from across Western Canada and around the world.
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Following the final, Team Morris asked
Jody Epp, from Victoria, to accompany
them to the Brier as their fifth.
The 2014 Canadian Direct Insurance BC
Men’s Curling Championship took place at
the Vancouver Curling Club from Feb. 5-9.
The 2014 Tim Hortons Brier takes place
at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops
from March 1-9.
Some familiar names and some newcomers make up the rest of the field at
the Brier.
Team Kevin Koe defeated Team Kevin
Martin in the Battle of Alberta, while
Steve Laycock took the Saskatchewan
crown.
Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba will once
again battle for the Brier title, which he
won for the first time in Kamloops in 1996.
Greg Balsdon, of Ontario, meanwhile,
will be making his first appearance at the
Brier after defeating Glenn Howard. Also
making his first appearance will be former
Canadian junior champ Jeff Currie, who
will wear Northern Ontario colours.
Further north in Whitehorse, Jamie
Koe prevailed to represent the Northwest
Territories/Yukon for an eighth time at the
Brier, including the past six years in a row.
Playdowns in New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island and Nova Scotia saw three
teams with prior experience at the Canadian championship punch tickets to Kamloops.
James Grattan will be making his 11th
appearance for New Brunswick, Eddie
MacKenzie defended his 2013 Prince Edward Island title, and Jamie Murphy will
wear Nova Scotia’s colours.
And in the Newfoundland/Labrador final, Brad Gushue booked his 11th trip to
the Canadian men’s championship.
The Quebec team of Jean-Michel Menard will be back at the Brier as well, after
winning the provincial tankard on January
19. The skip is back for his 9th appearance.
http://www.curling.ca/2014brier-en/
February 2014
Kamloops foursome off to university championships
THE Thompson Rivers University WolfPack
has been boosted this year by the addition
of a team of champion curlers.
Team Brown, with 2013 Canadian champions Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott and Samantha Fisher, and rounded out by newcomer
Ashley Nordin, will compete for Thompson
Rivers at the University Curling Championships.
The team won gold at the Western Canadian University Curling Championships to
earn their berth to the nationals.
The event gets under way at Regina’s Callie Curling Club, March 19-23, with the University of Regina as host.
The winning men’s and women’s teams
will then represent Canada at the 2015 FISU
(International University Sports Federation)
Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain.
From left, coach Ken Brown, skip Corryn Brown, third Erin Pincott, second Samantha Fisher
and lead Ashley Nordin.
Wheelchair
curler named as
award finalist
A PARALYMPIC wheelchair curler from
B.C. has been named as a finalist in
Sport BC’s Athlete of the Year Awards
list.
Sonja Gaudet, from Vernon, has
been named alongside Michelle Stilwell, Paralympic wheelchair racer, and
Brianna Nelson, Paralympic swimmer.
The 48th annual awards ceremony
and gala dinner, set for March 5, 2014
at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, recognizes BC’s best amateur athletes,
coaches, and officials for outstanding
performances in their sport over the
2013 season.
Winners are selected by a committee of 20 highly regarded BC sportswriters, broadcasters, and amateur
sport leaders.
The finalists for the 48th Annual
Athlete of the Year Awards represent 21 different individual and team
sports and 20 communities throughout B.C.
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February 2014
New type of workshop
COACHES who want to get an advanced certification to take their teams further in competition are
being offered a new type of workshop.
The Competition Development workshop is
replacing Level 3 Technical. As of December 31,
2013, Level 3 Technical no longer exists.
Competition Development is a comprehensive
course that is designed to assist coaches in taking
their teams to the next level of competitive play
(eg: provincial, national or international).
The workshop encompasses planning, strategy,
analysis and program management to better your
team’s performance.
The workshop is not currently being offered
in B.C. but visit http://www.curlbc.ca/coursescamps/competition-development/ if you would
like to find out more.
Field is set for the BC
Masters Championships
THE field is set for the 2014 BC Masters Curling
Championships in Creston, with curlers from across
the province taking part.
Eight men’s and eight women’s teams will battle
for gold in this 60+ competition which goes ahead
at Creston Curling Club from March 5-9, 2014. Visit
http://playdowns.com and click on the Curl BC tab
for information about the event and the results as
they come in.
Teams representing curling centres in Sparwood, Kelowna, Prince George, Esquimalt, Victoria,
Abbotsford, Vancouver and Maple Ridge are taking
part in the men’s competition.
On the women’s side, a Creston team will be
hoping for home-ice advantage as they join teams
from Quesnel, Port Alberni, the Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Langley and New Westminster in the competition.
Cathy Robinson, the event chair, said: “The Creston Curling Club is looking forward to hosting this
event and welcoming the curlers to our beautiful
valley and showcasing our sport.”
Opening ceremonies take place at 1:30pm on
March 5, with the first draw taking place at 2:30pm.
The semi-finals and finals take place on Sunday,
March 9.
For the full roster of players, visit http://www.
curlbc.ca/field-is-set-for-2014-bc-master-curlingchampionships/.
Team Shantz with coach Darryl Horne.
Island tops the podium again
VANCOUVER Island curling teams
were once again on the podium at
a Curl BC championship event.
Victoria’s Wes Craig and Parksville’s Penny Shantz both went
undefeated through the 2014 Tim
Hortons BC Senior Curling Championships to secure gold and the
chance to compete at nationals in
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
The B.C. event was staged at
the Comox Valley Curling Club in
Courtenay. Chair of the host committee, Judy Francis, said: “The Comox Valley Curling Club had a wonderful time hosting these Senior
Championships and were totally
amazed by the support of both the
club members and the Comox Valley community.”
Team Shantz and Team Craig
are the fourth and fifth Vancouver Island teams to have won a BC
curling title in 2014, after the Nanaimo teams of Van Osch (junior
women’s and women’s) and Victoria’s Team de Jong (junior men’s).
Team Shantz, rounded out by
third Sandra Jenkins, second Debbie Pulak, lead Kate Horne and
coach Darryl Horne, represent
Parksville Curling Club, but two
members of the team and their
coach hail from Salmon Arm (Jenkins and the Hornes).
Team Craig, rounded out by
third Blair Cusack, second Tony
Anslow and lead Kevin Britt, and
coached by Roselyn Craig, beat
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last year’s champions, Team Lepine in the final with a score of 8-5.
The Victoria Curling Centre team
– whose members hail from Victoria, Shawnigan Lake and Sooke –
scored deuces in the fourth, sixth
and eighth ends to secure their
win. Craig Lepine skips the Peace
Arch Curling Centre team, which is
rounded out by Stan Walker, Berry
Breton and new addition to the
team this year Mike Pelech.
The women’s final between
Team Shantz and Team Deputan
was a close affair. Tied 3-3 going
into the 10th end, Shantz managed to score a single point to take
the lead and the gold medal. Team
Deputan, from Chilliwack Curling Club, only lost to Team Shantz
during the entire competition. The
team, made up of skip Lisa Deputan, third Janet Klebe, second Laura Wigham and lead Jane Adam,
took home the silver medals.
Bronze medals were awarded
to Team Thulin, from Campbell
River Curling Club, with Dean Thulin as skip, Lyle Boyce at third, Brad
Sullivan at second and Tom Green
at lead, and Team Blashko, from
Summerland Curling Club, with
Lil Blashko as skip, Cindy Curtain
as third, Sylvia Lowe as second,
Tammy Brennan as lead and Diane
Tetreault as fifth.
The Senior nationals in Yellowknife take place March 20-30,
2014.
February 2014
Bob will be among the familiar faces at the Tim Hortons Brier
THE likes of Jeff Stoughton, John Morris and
Kevin Koe are not the only familiar faces that
will be appearing at the 2014 Tim Hortons
Brier.
Long-time curling fan Bob Barquest will
be stationed at a booth in Kamloops to trade
his prized curling pins - a booth he has set up
nearly every year at the Brier since 1978.
It’s a hobby he enjoys not only because
he wants to finish his collection, but also because he can meet up with friends along the
way.
“Although I’m only looking for a couple
more pins to finish my collection, I’m not
ready to give it up,” said Barquest, who is in
his 80s.
“I like going and I like all the friends I have
made in the curling world.
“There’s a camraderie that you have with
all the pin collectors.”
Despite his enthusiasm for the hobby, Bar-
quest admits that pin trading is not growing
in popularity.
“We used to go to the Brier and there
would be 10-20 collectors there. When I was
in Winnipeg (at the Olympic Trials), there was
only about seven of us,” he said.
“Maybe everybody has everything they
need so they’re stopping trading.”
Next year’s Brier in Calgary will be Barquest’s 30th Brier, and could be his last. “God
willing, I may be ready to retire then,” he said.
But Barquest, who curls at the Richmond
Curling Club, isn’t going to let pin collecting
at curling events die off.
His hope is that he can convince some of
the younger fans to give it a go.
He said: “Every time I go to the Brier, I take
a bag of pins, and if there’s a family walking
by with kids, I give the kids a pin. You never
can tell, maybe I’ll make a trader out of them
some day.”
Bob Barquest at the Olympic Trials in
Winnipeg. Photo credit Jim Bender/
Winnipeg Sun.
Register now for Rockslide Summer Curling Camp 2014
REGISTRATION for Rockslide
Summer Curling Camp is
open and curlers can now
sign up for this exciting 4th
annual event.
This is a great opportunity
for junior curlers of all skill
levels to work with BC’s top
coaches in beautiful Kelowna.
A junior bonspiel will be
taking place at the Kelowna
Curling Club after the camp.
The bonspiel is open to Individuals and teams.
Visit http://www.curlbc.
ca/development/rockslidesummer-curling-camp/
to
register today for either
event.
Rockslide Registration
Deadline is Sunday, May 4,
2014.
• Where: The Kelowna
Curling Club
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cancellation fee of $40
will be incurred for withdrawals before and including May 4, 2014. After May 4, 2014 there will
be no refunds unless the
spot can be filled through
the waiting list.
Post Camp Bonspiel Registration Deadline is Sunday,
• When: Wednesday, July 2
to Saturday, July 5, 2014
• Fee: $373.00 plus taxes
(3.5 days of on-ice, inclass, extracurricular activities, a shirt, camp resources, snacks, lunches
and dinners are included
in the camp fee)
• Cancellation Policy: A
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June 1, 2014
Where: The Kelowna
Curling Club
When: Saturday, July 5 –
Monday, July 7, 2014
Team Registration fee:
Early Bird Registration fee
until May 4: $130/team.
May 5 onwards: $260/
team
Individual Registration:
Early Bird Registration fee
until May 4: $32.50/player. May 5 onwards: $65/
individual
Cancellation Policy: If you
withdraw prior to the
registration deadline, you
will receive a refund but
are subject to a processing fee. If you withdraw
after the registration
deadline no refunds will
be issued.
February 2014
Show your love for the sport!
CURLING brings people from all
backgrounds, generations and abilities together in a competitive yet
fun environment.
Curling is truly a sport for life.
Families of all ages can play together. Just look at gold medal winners
Team Jennifer Jones and Team Brad
Jacobs. Jennifer grew up in a curling
family and has been curling since
she was a child. Team Jacobs is made
up of two brothers and a cousin who
were able to come together to compete against the world’s best curlers
and then stand together on the podium to receive their gold medals.
What momentous moments!
“I’ll never ever, ever, ever, no
matter what happens from here on
out, forget the moment of standing
on the podium with my brother,” E.J.
Harnden told reporters in Sochi.
Now, most of us aren’t aspiring to
head off to the Olympics, we are just
curling for the shear joy of the sport.
We understand the thrill of sliding
down the ice and making that perfect shot – or at least we dream of
making that perfect shot! We love
getting together with our friends
and family or watching our kids try
to slide around as they learn a sport
they will be able to play for many,
many years to come.
That’s why a few of BC’s most
passionate curlers established the
Curling for Life Endowment Fund.
Together they know, just like you and
I know, that to ensure curling thrives
in our province we need to come
together to take action by making a
gift to the Fund. Your charitable gift
will help strengthen curling throughout BC for years to come.
Show your love for the sport!
http://www.curlbc.ca/about/
how-to-give/curling-for-life-endowment-fund/
Contact Melodie Murray at mdmsolutions@shaw.ca.
Club coach workshop
THE Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club is
hosting a Club Coach Workshop March 15-16.
The Club Coach/Instructor Workshop is designed to enhance the skill set of the coach at
the club level.
Register at http://www.curlbc.ca/coursescamps/club-coach-workshop-glen-meadows/.
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February 2014
Nominate people who make a difference for Curl BC award
CURL BC is keen to help curling centres
recognize great athletes, sportsmanship,
and the contribution of volunteers.
If you know of someone who has had
an extraordinary year, or who has been
a tireless supporter of the sport in your
community, make sure you tell Curl BC
about it.
Our Annual Curl BC Awards are a
great way to give these heroes special
recognition and to say a big “thank you”.
The deadline to nominate people is April
30, 2014.
Simply visit the Curl BC Annual
Awards Page at http://www.curlbc.ca/
recognition/curl-bc-annual-awards/ to
view the categories and fill out the online nomination forms. You can nominated in one or more categories.
The winners will be selected by the
Curl BC awards committee and a presentation will be made at a banquet following the Curl BC AGM on Saturday, June
14, 2014.
Kamloops gets into the Brier spirit with try curling event
MORE than 140 people are being introduced to the sport of curling at special
sessions in Kamloops on the first day of
the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier.
The McArthur Island Curling Club,
the Kamloops Curling Club, Curl BC and
Optimist International are all working
together to bring the free sessions to a
wide range of people.
The fun one-hour interactive clinic
will teach participants how to throw a
rock, sweep, score and play a two-end
curling game.
The deadline to register has now
passed and the three free sessions are
now fully booked up.
Participants who have already registered should keep the following requirements in mind:
• Children must be accompanied by
an adult
• Children under the age of 12 should
come with a helmet (any kind).
• Please dress in layers with loose fit-
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ting clothing (preferably not jeans).
• Wear gloves or mitts.
• Everyone must wear CLEAN running
shoes that they carry with them.
• All other equipment will be provided
on site.
The 2014 Tim Hortons Brier, bringing together Canada’s top men’s curlers,
runs from March 1-9 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops.
Visit
http://www.curling.
ca/2014brier-en for details.
February 2014
Competition coach
workshop offered
Tim Smith and John Campbell at the BC Open Stick Curling Championship at Chase
Curling Club.
Duo capture stick curling crown
for fourth time in six years
TIM Smith and John Campbell have
captured the Provincial Stick Curling
title for the fourth time in six years.
Competition was stiff at the
event, held in Chase February 15 and
16. Smith and Campbell both indicated the level of play has increased
tenfold over the six-year history of
this event. They will be off to the
National Stick Bonspiel in St Albert,
Alberta in March.
The Chase Curling Club said the
success of the event was thanks to
the support of its sponsors and volunteers, and the hospitality of the
Chase Community.
Congratulations to the A event
runners up Kevin and Jo-Anne Baldock; the B event winners, Phil
Culbert and Blaine Olson; and C
event winners Red Nadeau and Ken
Holmes.
The BC Interior remains the hot
bed of stick curling in the province,
with Armstrong and Salmon Arm
producing strong teams.
Kelowna blind curlers win event
THE Kelowna Blind Curling Club took
the top spot at the annual West
Coast Blind Curling Association Provincial Playdowns.
With the win, the Kelowna club
qualified to represent B.C. at the
2015 Canadian Visually Impaired
Curling Championships (CVICC),
which will be held in Ottawa at Canada’s oldest curling facility, the Ottawa Curling Club.
The Provincial Playdowns were
held from January 10-11 at the Vancouver Curling Club.
The second place team from
Prince George Golf and Curling Club
along with the third place team from
100 Mile House Curling Club will
represent B.C. at the Western Blind
Curling Championships, sponsored
by the Western Blind Curling Association, in Edmonton from March 19
to 22, 2014.
James Vinson, Secretary/Treasurer of the West Coast Blind Curling Association, said the playdowns
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THE Kamloops Curling Club will host a Competition Coach Workshop March 29-30.
The workshop prepares coaches to work
with intermediate and competitive level
athletes. This is a streamlined workshop with
the technical and theory being offered in one
weekend by a Curl BC Learning Facilitator. No
prerequisite is required. It is recommended
that you have previous coaching experience or
are a former athlete in the sport of curling.
To register click http://www.curlbc.ca/
development/coaching/competition-coachworkshops/competition-introduction-coachworkshop/
Some of the topics covered in this workshop
include:
• teaching and learning strategies, tactics, delivery & brushing skills
• making ethical decisions
• emergency action plans
• skill analysis & drills to correct faults
• practice planning
• competition planning
Once fully certified, this coach will be
eligible to coach at playdowns, provincials,
nationals and at the BC Winter Games.
Your dates to remember
SATURDAY, Mar 1 SUNDAY, Mar 9, 2014
THE 2014 Tim Hortons Brier is held at the
Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops. Visit
http://www.curling.ca/2014brier-en/
tickets/ for tickets.
SATURDAY, Mar 1, 2014
CURL BC is working with the McArthur Island
Curling Club, the Kamloops Curling Club and
The Optimists to stage free curling sessions on
the first day of the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier.
SUNDAY, Mar 2, 2014
THE last day to register for the Canada Winter
Games Qualifier in Vernon. Visit http://www.
curlbc.ca/competitions/canada-wintergames/ to register.
February 2014
Mixed Doubles win for Victoria’s de Jong
CAMERON de Jong came home with his
own gold medal following his trip to nationals - but it wasn’t for the team event.
As the competition wound down at
the 2014 M&M Meat Shops Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, all eliminated teams other than the final three
for each of the Men’s and Women’s event
were paired together making for a 44team mixed doubles single knockout bonspiel.
Skips were randomly paired with
leads from the opposite gender teams
as were the seconds and thirds from all
eliminated teams.
De Jong, of Victoria, was paired with
the lead from the Yukon Andrea Sinclair,
with Kevin Patterson of the Yukon Junior
men’s team serving as their coach.
The pairings might have been random,
but both Cameron and Andrea were
very happy with the selection. They had
Kelowna blind
curlers win event
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Cameron de Jong, Andrea Sinclair and Kevin
Patterson with their medals.
to win 5 games in order to get into the
gold medal game, which they did against
Chloé McCloskey (P.E.I.) and Evan Kearley
(Newfoundland/Labrador).
De Jong was happy to have been a
part of this year’s Nationals and extremely happy to have won the mixed doubles
gold.
were only able to run because of the
support of several groups. He said:
“The West Coast Blind Curling Association has promoted and made
it possible for the blind and visually
impaired to participate in the sport
of curling for over 20 years. However
without the generous support of our
communities, local charitable groups
such as the Lions Club, our local curling clubs, BC Gaming and Curl BC, the
West Coast Blind Curling Association
would be hard-pressed to be able to
continue this valuable enhancement
to the blind community.”
For more information about blind
curling, visit http://www.curlbc.ca/
programs/blind-curling/.
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February 2014
Surrey curler wins prestigious BC Winter Games award
Tyler Tardi won the W.R. Bennett
Award for Athletic Excellence.
A JUVENILE curler from Surrey has won a
prestigious B.C. Winter Games award.
In addition to winning a bronze medal in
curling at the B.C. Winter Games, Tyler Tardi
was honoured with the W.R. Bennett Award
for Athletic Excellence. It was handed to
the curler at the closing ceremonies for the
Games.
The Lord Tweedsmuir Grade 10 student
was chosen above all other competitors in all
the sports for the award.
In addition to winning a trophy, 15-yearold Tyler will receive a $2,500 bursary designed to recognize and support his ongoing
development in sport or education.
The award was named in honour of the
former Premier of British Columbia, William
Bennett, who was instrumental in starting the
B.C. Summer and B.C. Winter Games program
in 1978.
Speaking after the event, Tyler said:
“Thank you to all those who supported me
along the way along with my teammates who
made this possible.
“I couldn’t have done it without you!”
Curl BC CEO Scott Braley said: “Curl BC
would like to congratulate Tyler on this fantastic achievement. He has an impressive record at the juvenile and junior levels and we
hope this win will spur him on to continue to
enjoy curling and to compete.”
The recipient is selected from nominations
submitted by Provincial Sport Organizations
included in each Games. Each sport may submit a nomination for one male and one female athlete competing at the Games.
Nominees are considered on the basis of
their past sport performances in the sport
they are competing at the Games, their performance at the Games, their sport ambition
and future potential, and demonstrated leadership both on and off the field of play. Nomination forms are provided directly to Provincial Sport Organizations prior to the Games.
Tyler will be skipping Lord Tweedsmuir’s
high school team at the 2014 BC High School
Curling Championships in Parksville from
March 6-8.
Paralympic team looking to make it triple gold for Canada
CANADIAN curlers wowed the curling
world in Sochi by claiming gold in both
men’s and women’s events.
Team Jennifer Jones, from Winnipeg,
went through the entire Games undefeated to claim the top medal.
Team Brad Jacobs from Sault Ste Marie, meanwhile, got past a slow 1-2 win
loss record, before finding their groove
and going the rest of the Games undefeated.
Wheelchair curlers will be hoping to
have their own golden moment when
they head to Sochi for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
The team will be hoping for a third
consecutive wheelchair curling gold
medal for Canada when they head to
Russia for the March 7 to 16 Games.
B.C. has a strong presence on the
team.
The team will consist of second Ina
Forrest (Armstrong, B.C.), lead Sonja
From left: Jim Armstrong, Dennis Thiessen, Ina Forrest, Sonja Gaudet and Mark Ideson.
Gaudet (Vernon, B.C.) and be coached
by Prince George’s Joe Rea. Jim Armstrong (formerly of Richmond and now
of Cambridge, Ont.), vice-skip Dennis
Thiessen (Sanford, Man.), and alternate
Mark Ideson (London, Ont.) will round
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out the team.
It’s the same team that claimed gold
at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling
Championship last February at the Ice
Cube Curling Center in Sochi — the official test event for the Paralympics.
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ASSOCIATION
February 2014
Golden Ears Winter Club to host 2015 BC Scotties
THE best women curlers in the province
are heading back to Maple Ridge, Curl
BC has announced.
The 2015 Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship, Presented by Best
Western, will be returning to the Golden
Ears Winter Club in Maple Ridge after 11
years.
The event will take place January 1825, 2015, and will showcase BC’s top
women curlers who will be playing for
the opportunity to represent the province at the national Scotties Tournament
of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Mike Mallett, manager of Golden
Ears Winter Club, said the club – with
its potential for a large rink-side seating
area and a spacious upper lounge – was
a great location for the Scotties.
“We last hosted it in ‘O4 and we’re
looking forward to having it back. I
haven’t seen members this excited for a
long time.
“I’m looking forward to getting people
out to watch and putting Maple Ridge on
the map. We probably have one of the
nicest curling clubs in the province, if not
the country.”
Curl BC CEO Scott Braley said: “We
are really looking forward to bringing
the 2015 Scotties BC Women’s Curling
Championship back to Maple Ridge.
“The Golden Ears Winter Club have
been fantastic hosts in the past and we
know they will put on another great
show.”
The 2015 Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship, Presented by Best
Western, will be 10-team round-robin
competition, with the top four teams
heading into a playoff round. The semifinal and final will be televised on
Sportsnet.
The Golden Ears Winter Club is located on 105th Avenue in Maple Ridge
and is a six-sheet facility with three
additional junior sheets for young curlers.
Field is set for 2014 AMJ Campbell Mixed event
THE field has been set for the 2014 AMJ
Campbell Mixed Curling Championship
in Duncan.
Eight curling teams from around
the province will be battling for the BC
crown and the chance to represent the
province at nationals in North Bay, Ontario.
Teams from New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver, Kerry Park, Victoria,
Prince Rupert, Salmon Arm and Kimberley will be taking part.
Ken Percival, chair of the host committee from Duncan Curling Club, said:
“The Duncan Curling Club is really looking forward to hosting the 2014 AMJ
Campbell BC Mixed Curling Championship. We know these eight teams will
have a great time in our community.”
Teams are made up of two men and
two women playing a 10-end game of
curling.
TEAMS
Team Buchy – Kimberley Curling Club
Skip: Tom Buchy – Kimberley
Third: Lori Buchy – Kimberley
Second: Dave Toffolo – Kimberley
Lead: Robyn Toffolo – Kimberley
Team LeDrew – Salmon Arm Curling
Club
Skip: Ryan LeDrew – Coldstream
Third: Heather Tyre – Kelowna
Second: Sebastian Robillard – Burnaby
Lead: Christine LeDrew – Coldstream
Team Bernhardt – Prince Rupert Curling
Club
Skip: Travis Bernhardt – Prince Rupert
Third: Katie Wahl – Prince Rupert
Second: Paul Eisenhauer – Prince Rupert
Lead: Natasha Lebedick – Prince Rupert
Team Richardson – Juan de Fuca
Skip: Derek Richardson – Victoria
Third: Lois Richmond – Victoria
Second: Mike Angrove – Victoria
Lead: Laura Angrove – Victoria
Team Craig – Kerry Park Curling Club
Skip: Wes Craig – Shawnigan Lake
Third: Sarah Wark – Duncan
Second: Miles Craig – Shawnigan Lake
Lead: Michelle Allen – Victoria
Coach: Roselyn Craig – Shawnigan Lake
Team Kopf – Royal City Curling Club
Skip: Steve Kopf – Coquitlam
Third: Brandi Tinkler – Victoria
Second: Chase Martyn – Coquitlam
Lead: Heather Beatty – Vancouver
Team Dennis – Richmond Curling Club
Skip: Rob Dennis – Richmond
Third: Amy Gibson – Vancouver
Second: Doug Kilborn – North Vancouver
Lead: Jenn Allen – Surrey
Team Gessner – Vancouver Curling Club
Skip: Brian Gessner – Vancouver
Third: Marilou Richter – Richmond
Second: Chris Chute – Vancouver
Lead: Jamie McLaren – Vancouver
Curl BC is hiring a High Performance & Competitions Manager
The High Performance & Competitions Manager is
responsible for managing Curl BC’s Performance and
Participation related competitions, including regional
playdowns, Provincial Competitions and multi-sport
qualification events. Deadline to apply is March 5.
Visit http://www.curlbc.ca/communications/classifieds/
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February 2014
Team Van Osch make BC proud at first ever Scotties
A FLU bug that was so severe some sufferers were sent to hospital was not enough
to stop Victoria’s Team Van Osch from playing at the top of their game.
The foursome from the Victoria Curling
Centre didn’t let sickness slow them down
at the national Scotties Tournament of
Hearts in Montreal February 1-9.
They even managed to break a record­­
— being the first team in Scotties history
(along with Team Saskatchewan at the
same event) to win a game fielding only
three players.
This was the first national Scotties event
for the women, who won the BC title in
Prince George in January.
They finished the event with an impressive 6-5 win loss record — with more than
one loss to much more experienced teams
going into the extra end.
The team, made up of Kesa Van Osch
from Nanaimo, Stephanie Baier from Victoria, Jessie Sanderson from Coquitlam
and Carley Sandwith from Victoria, have no
doubt been bitten by the competitive bug.
Van Osch, the skip, said: “I am very
proud of how my team played and how
they represented B.C. in Montreal and we
plan on doing it again soon.”
Baier, who plays third on the team, said
it had spurred them on to work even more.
She said: “We put our team together in
August. The whole goal of this year was to
learn to compete and to get to the Scotties
in PG. We found a way to get to the Scotties, and then to get to nationals.
“To get there and to get to be able to
compete with the top teams in Canada and
the world has really helped us and put us in
a great mindset for the future.”
Baier credits their success at the Scotties to the addition of Prince George’s Patti
Knezevic at fifth.
Patti stepped in for Kesa, Stephanie and
Carley when the women were ill during the
event.
“We’re so, so happy that we had Patti,”
said Baier. “She played skip, third, lead,
fifth and cheerleader, so she played five
positions for us. We don’t know what we
would have done without her.”
From left: Kesa Van Osch, Jessie Sanderson, Stephanie Baier and Carley Sandwith.
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February 2014
Curl BC Office
2001A - 3713 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 0A7, Phone: 604-333-3616, Fax: 604-333-3615
Scott Braley
Penny Bartel
Rebecca
Connop Price
Heather Beatty
Will Sutton
Mel Murray
CEO &
Executive Director
Participation
Manager
Communications &
Marketing Manager
High Performance &
Competitions Manager
Educational Programs
Coordinator
Campaign
Director
Curl BC Coaches
Melissa Soligo
Karen Watson,
Brenda Nordin
Darryl Horne, Gerry Richard,
Cindy Tucker, Katie Witt, Brent
Giles, Ken MacDonald
Provincial Coach
Regional Coaches
Consultant Coaches
Curl BC Officers
Terry Vandale
Mike West
Marnie Jepsen
Chair
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Curl BC Governors
Terry Vandale
Brian Schreiner
Ron Phillips
Gord Judzentis
Mike West
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Ken Albrecht
Mare Michell
Deb Pound
Marnie Jepsen
Paul Addison
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Governor at Large
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