SWCT Curling Talk (October 19)

Did you know???
Prince Albert is hosting the 4th and final Senior Womens Qualifying Spiel in February, 2011. As well, there are still spots available for the upcoming Prince Albert Ladies Cash Spiel (November 5-7, 2010).

Results
October 8 - 11, 2010
KMC Rocktoberfest - SWCT Event
Regina Callie Curling Club
Brandee Borne defeated Mandy Selzer 7-6 in Monday's final after qualifying from the "C" event and winning three straight playoff games.  Borne defeated Samantha Yachiw and Penny Barker on route to the final while Selzer beat Trish Paulsen in the semi-final to advance.  Chantelle Eberle also qualified, losing to Paulsen in the quarter-finals.

October 8 - 11, 2010
Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
Calgary Curling Club
Bingyu Wang of China beat Stefanie Lawton, 6-5 in the first playoff round after Lawton qualified Sunday night by beating Regina's Amber Holland, 7-2. Michelle Englot lost a "C" qualifier to Shannon Kleibrink, and Cindy Ricci also failed to qualify.  

October 15 - 18, 2010
Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic
Medicine Hat Curling Club
All three Saskatchewan women's teams failed to qualify (Barber, Hersikorn, and Yachiw).

Upcoming Events
October 22 - 24, 2010
Casino Moose Jaw - SWCT Event
Moose Jaw Hillcrest Curling Club

Participating Saskatchewan Teams:
Lorraine Arguin
Penny Barker
Kelsey Dutton
Shalon Fleming
Gina Fowlie
Brooklyn Lemon
Sherrilee Orsted
Team Power Dodge (Cindy Ricci)
Mandy Selzer
Robyn Silvernagle
Ashley Skjerdal
Rae-AnnWilliamson
Patricia Yeske

Good Luck to all teams in Moose Jaw.

October 22 - 25, 2010
Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic
Winnipeg Fort Rouge Curling Club

Participating Saskatchewan Teams:
Chantelle Eberle
Michelle Englot
Amber Holland
Stefanie Lawton

Good Luck to all teams in Winnipeg.

October 29 - November 1, 2010
Colonial Square Ladies Classic
Saskatoon Nutana Curling Club

Participating Saskatchewan Teams:
Brandee Borne
Michelle Englot
Patty Hersikorn
Stefanie Lawton
Trish Paulsen
Team Power Dodge (Cindy Ricci)
Robyn Silvernagle
Tracy Striefel
Samantha Yachiw

Good Luck to all teams in Saskatoon.

Current Provincial Points Race Standings
(these results are not official)

SWCT Standings

1. Brandee Borne                  10
2. Mandy Selzer                     7
3. Penny Barker                     5
    Trish Paulsen                     5
5. Chantelle Eberle                 3
    Samantha Yachiw              3

CTRS Standings

  2.  Amber Holland               46.0

  7.  Stefanie Lawton             33.0
 20. Chantelle Eberle             21.5
 40. Michelle Englot               6.0
 47. Brandee Borne               4.0
 51. Mandy Selzer                 2.5
 53. Penny Barker                 2.0
 54. Samantha Yachiw          1.5
 58. Kelsey Dutton                0.5
      Amanda Labach              0.5

Important Dates to Remember

• The entry deadline for the Women’s Open North/South entries is 6:00PM, Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (according to the SCA Website).
• To vie for the CTRS and SWCT provincial spot, all participants must be affiliated members of the SCA. Team rosters must be declared on a SCA Playdown Registration Form. Competition Fee including the CCA Fee must be paid to the Region Director, or the SCA Office, by November 1, 2010. Points accumulated prior to November 1, 2010 will count only if fees and forms are submitted to the Region Director or the SCA Office by November 1, 2010. If registrations are received after November 1, 2010, only points obtained from the date of receipt of registration will be eligible.
• The deadline for teams (and events) to register for CTRS points is October 31, 2010.                    Go to  http://teams.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Register&ctrs=1 to register. CTRS registration is free and is used to seed events and keep track of the points for the provincial points race. To verify that your team is registered, go to http://www.curling.ca/ctrs-trials/2010-2011-ctrs-standings-women/ to view this year's complete list of teams.

SWCT Events (unconfirmed spots available in brackets)
Prince Albert November 5 – 7                         (5)
Swift Current November 26 – 28                     (2)
Yorkton December 5 – 7                                 (0)

For event contact information, go to the SWCT website and/or the SWCT Facebook Page.

Getting to know our Saskatchewan Women Curlers

1. Name – Ashley Marie Skjerdal

2. Nicknames - We don't really have any, sometimes I'm called Ash and Shelby is called Shelbs. Were just that crazy haha.

3. Who do you curl with – I am the skip. Third is Jordan Maas. Second is Jenae Nixon and our lead is Shelby Bendtsen.

4. How long have you guys curled together? We are starting our third year together!

5. Occupation – In grade 11 at the Weyburn Comp.

6. Current Residence - We all live in Weyburn except Jenae who lives in Kronau.

7. Hometown - Weyburn!!

8. Family - Mom and dad and have two older brothers.

9. Tattoos? Ha! Great question, maybe once I don't need parental consent.

10. Favourite non-alcoholic drink - Smoothies.

11. Favourite meal - Steak and lobster. Parents weren't thinking when they let me try it!

12. Favourite event to curl in?  Doesn't matter. I love curling competitively with my team in all events.

13. Which curler or team did you idolize growing up and why? I've always idolized the Schmirler Team because of the amazing team dynamics they had and the accomplishments they achieved.

14. Of all the curlers past and present who would be the most entertaining curler and why?  The Kevin Martin team because I love watching the big weight shots they throw.

15. Let’s get to know your teammates quickly by using the Smurfs!
Jordan Maas would be Smurfette. - takes longest to get ready and is the good looking one on the team haha.
Jenae Nixon would be Brainy Smurf - is incredibly smart and loves learning new things and enjoys school for some strange reason.
Shelby Bendtsen would be Jokey Smurf - always knows how to make us smile even in those stressful situations.
I would be Gutsy Smurf - because I like a good challenge and am ready to take them on.

Confirmed Teams in Events (paid deposit)
Prince Albert (11)
Barker
Burnett
Dutton
Eberle
Fleming
Hersikorn
Miller-Jones
Selzer
Silvernagle
Syrota
Swiderski

Swift Current (10)
Barker
Burnett
Dutton
Eberle
Fleming
Lang
Lemon
Orsted
Paulsen
Selzer

Yorkton (16)
Barber
Barker
Eberle
Englot
Fleming
Hansen
Hersikorn
Kuspira
Lemon
Miller-Jones
Orsted
Ricci
Selzer
Silvernagle
Syrota
Yachiw

Unconfirmed Teams in Events (no deposit)
Swift Current (4)
Barber
Miller-Jones
Streifel
Yeske

** Do you need a spare, or want to be a spare? If so, email saskwct@yahoo.com or post on our Facebook page and maybe we can help.  
** If you have questions you would like to ask a specific curler or if you know of someone who would like
to be added to the distribution list please email saskwct@yahoo.com or send us a message on our Facebook page.
** Did you miss an SWCT Curling Talk edition? Just let us know which ones and we can forward them to you.

SWCT Curling Talk (September 28)

Did you know???

This will be the second year that the SWCT will be sponsoring teams to participate in the SCA High Performance Camp which will be held in Saskatoon October 1 - 3. The four SWCT sponsored teams are: Brandee Borne, Amanda Labach, Susan Lang, and Robyn Silvernagle.

Results
For the weekend of September 24-27:

Amber Holland finished 5 – 0 in her pool and defeated Sherry Middaugh in the final to claim the Schmirler Curling Classic presented by Bank of America title.  Chantelle Eberle and Stefanie Lawton finished 4 – 1 in their pools and met in the first round of playoffs where Eberle defeated Lawton, then losing to Holland in the semi-final. 

Other results from the spiel were Michelle Englot and Sherilee Orsted 3 - 2, Heather Burnett 2 - 3, Brett Barber, Susan Lang, Brooklyn Lemon, Trish Paulsen and  Cindy Ricci finished 1 - 4, and Mandy Selzer, and Robyn Silvernagle finished 0 - 5.

Current Provincial Points Race Standings
(these results are not official)

SWCT Standings

Currently there are no results at this time.

CTRS Standings

1.  Amber Holland                  40 points

2.  Chantelle Eberle                20 points

3.  Stefanie Lawton                 15 points

Important Dates to Remember
- The entry deadline for Women’s Open North/South entries is 6:00PM, Tuesday, December 14, 2010 according to the SCA Website.
- To vie for the CTRS and SWCT provincial spot all participants must be affiliated members of the SCA. Team rosters need to be declared on a SCA Playdown Registration Form. Competition Fee including the CCA Fee must be paid to the Region Director, or the SCA Office, by November 1, 2010. Points accumulated prior to November 1, 2010 will count only if fees and forms are submitted to the Region Director or the SCA Office by November 1, 2010. Registrations received after November 1, 2010 will allow the team to accumulate points only from the date of registration received.
- Deadline for teams and events to register for CTRS points is October 31st, 2010, go to http://teams.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Register&ctrs=1 to register. Registering for CTRS points is free and different than registering for playdowns.

SWCT Events (unconfirmed spots available in brackets)
Regina Callie Rocktoberfest October 8 – 11   (0)
Moose Jaw Hillcrest October 22 – 24             (3)
Prince Albert November 5 – 7                        (12)
Swift Current November 26 – 28                     (6)
Yorkton December 5 – 7                                 (6)
For contact information please go to the SWCT website.
See bottom of newsletter for confirmed list of teams that have made deposits to the events.

Getting to know our Saskatchewan Women Curlers

1. Name – Linda Anne Burnham

2. Nicknames - We have not assigned any nicknames - or we are all just too nice to use them!   

3. Who do you curl with – Susan Lang skips, I play third, Donna Ell plays second and Pat Bell plays lead.   

4. How long have you guys curled together? We are going into our second season as a team. Susan and Pat have curled together in years prior, and Donna and I have curled together in years prior.

5. Occupation – I am self employed - I run my business from home, and broker employee benefits to businesses.

6. Current Residence - Currently reside in Regina, as do all my teammates

7. Hometown - My hometown is Summerberry Sask - - I grew up on a farm just north of there. Does anyone know where Summerberry is ? ? 

8. Family - yes I have some. Mom & Dad, an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. - - they all curl.  I have two sons - Brodie and Daylee - both single - - and have a grand-puppy named Dexter

9. Tattoos? Oh yes, tattoos - - that is on my bucket list - - although it is at the bottom of the bucket !

10. Favourite non-alcoholic drink - (now this is boring ) - water !

11. Favourite alcoholic drink - How long a list can I make ? ?   Rum, wine & beer - - still have not tried mixing them prior to them reaching my stomach !

12. Favourite event to curl in?  It really doesn't matter what the event is - - I have had great fun in any of them

13. Which curler or team did you idolize growing up and why? Joyce McKee and Vera Pezer - - during University years, they dominated Saskatchewan - and being in Saskatoon - we played them often and had to learn how to beat them - mostly mentally !

14. Of all the curlers past and present who would be the most entertaining curler and why?  I find the sport entertaining - - and because their individuality stands out - - I would say John Morris, and Guy Hemmings - -for different reasons

15. Let’s get to know your teammates quickly using colors.
Susan would be 'pink'  - her character shows lots of variety, unique and spontaneous.    
Linda would be 'blue'  -  true blue, creative, and adventurous.    
Donna would be 'black & white'  -  need we say more!              
Pat would be ' green'  -  down to earth,  no fuss,  get it done!

Rocktoberfest Entries
Eberle
Barber
Barker
Borne
Dutton
Fleming
Labach
Lang
Lemon
Kloschinsky
Orsted
Paulsen
Selzer
Silvernagle
Skjerdal
Yachiw

Confirmed Teams in Events (paid deposit)
Moose Jaw (9)
Barker
Dutton
Fleming
Fowlie
Lemon
Orsted
Selzer
Skjerdal
Williamson

Prince Albert (4)
Barker
Dutton
Hersikorn
Selzer

** Do you need a spare, or want to be a spare? If so, email saskwct@yahoo.com or post on our Facebook page and maybe we can help.  
** If you have questions you would like to ask a specific curler or if you know of someone who would like to be added to the distribution list please email saskwct@yahoo.com or send us a message on our Facebook page.
** Did you miss an SWCT Curling Talk edition? Just let us know which ones and we can forward them to you.