SWCT Curling Talk [December 4th]

Hello everyone! 

The SWCT committee is looking for new members.  If you are interested in helping us work to make the Saskatchewan Women’s Curling Tour as great as it can be, please email Saskwct@ymail.com or send us a message on our Facebook page!

EVENTS FROM THE PAST TWO WEEKS

Boundary Ford Curling Classic

Lloydminster, AB

November 29-December 2, 2013

Participating Sask teams were Brett Barber, Amber Holland, Trish Paulsen, Jill Shumay, Ros Stewart, and Kelly Wood.  Barber, Paulsen, Shumay and Holland qualified for the playoff round.  Congratulation to the Amber Holland team for winning this event! Paulsen eliminated Shumay in the quarter final, advancing to the semi and losing to Alberta’s Jessie Kaufman. Kaufman also defeated Barber in the quarter final and would lose to Holland in the final.  Holland takes home $8000 in prize money; Paulsen wins $3500; and Shumay and Barber each leave with $2250.

Junior Women Q-Spiel #3

Watrous, SK

November 29-December 1, 2013

Qualifying from this event were teams Erickson, Thompson, Orsen and Grywacheski.

Cornerstone Credit Union Ladies Cash Bonspiel

Yorkton, SK

November 29-December 1, 2013

Michelle Englot won this event, taking the final over Kristen Streifel 5-4.  Englot first took on Jana Tisdale in the quarter final, and then took on Penny Barker in the semi.  Also qualifying were Mandy Selzer and Lorraine Schneider.  Selzer defeated Schneider in the quarter final before falling to Streifel in the other semi.

Dominion Curling Club Canadian Championships

Thunder Bay, ON

November 18-23, 2013

Team Heather Burnett had a fantastic showing at the championships! These ladies went undefeated through the round robin play, advancing to the final where they met a difficult Manitoba team and lost their final game.  Congratulations on your silver medal win!

**Congratulations to Team Michelle Englot, who has claimed the SWCT provincial berth!**

   The CTRS provincial berths will be announced once the 2013-2014 CTRS standings are updated.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Senior Women’s Q-Spiel #2

Granite Curling Club, Saskatoon, SK

December 6-8, 2013

A LITTLE TRIVIA…

Who is the only female curling coach currently on the Saskatchewan Curling Association’s Legends of Curling Honour Roll?

Anita Ford – many will remember her as the coach and alternate for Sandra Schmirler (Peterson).  Anita has also coached the Michelle Englot team.

MPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

- Registration for the following competitions can be done online from the SCA website: http://curlsask.ca/competitions/

- Please refer to CurlSask website for the entry deadline for the Senior Women's Q-Spiels.
- The entry deadline for the Master Women's Provincials is 12:00 PM, Tuesday, February 4, 2014(as per the CurlSask website).
- The entry deadline for the Juvenile regional playdowns is 12:00 PM, Tuesday, February 18, 2014 (as per the CurlSask website).
- The entry deadline for the Dominion Women’s regional playdowns is 12:00PM, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 (as per the CurlSask website).

** Do you need a spare, or want to be a spare? If so, email saskwct@ymail.com or post on our Facebook page and maybe we can help.