January 24, 2010 at 11:46 am in Canada / News
Howard rink seeking revenge at Canadian Open finale
It won’t take away the sting.
No, that’s a scar that will take a long, long time to heal for Glenn Howard and his foursome.
But when the Coldwater, Ont., skip and his crew of Richard Hart, Brent Laing and…
January 24, 2010 at 11:42 am in British Columbia / Canada / News / ontario
BC’s Sivertson to meet Homan in women’s junior curling final
B.C.’s Dailene Sivertson completed the trifecta on Saturday at the Canadian junior curling championships.
After winning both tiebreakers earlier in the day, Sivertson and her Victoria rink stole a point in the extra end to defeat Northern Ontario’s Kendra Lilly…
January 24, 2010 at 11:38 am in Alberta / Canada / News
Drug test hits home for Calgary skip
It was the e-mails that gave Cheryl Bernard an early hint about how drastically her life was about to change after winning the Tim Hortons Olympic Curling Trials.
One unsolicited e-mail suggested the 43-year-old Calgary skip should change her strategy…
January 23, 2010 at 8:48 pm in British Columbia / Canada / News / Northern Ontario
B.C. to face N. Ontario in women’s junior #curling semifinal
B.C.’s Dailene Sivertson won both tiebreakers Saturday to advance to the women’s semifinal at the Canadian junior curling championships.
Sivertson and her Victoria rink sailed to an easy 12-1 victory over Alberta’s Nadine Chyz in the morning tiebreaker, then doubled-up…
January 21, 2010 at 9:59 pm in Alberta / British Columbia / News
Controversial Curl BC proposal to change BC’s playdown system to be discussed this weekend
Curl BC will be discussing this weekend the first draft of the following proposal to change BC’s playdown system. They are encouraging input from curlers in the coming weeks as modifications to the proposal are made.
Background
Curling has…
January 21, 2010 at 7:40 pm in Canada / News
Curling research aims to give Canada the edge
While Canada is considered a powerhouse in the curling world, there is hope that new research into the sport will help make the home team nearly invincible at the Olympics in Vancouver next month.
Though it’s well-known that sweeping the…
January 21, 2010 at 7:33 pm in British Columbia / Canada / News / playdown
Waatainen earns B.C. berth
Two years ago, Jay Wakefield won the B.C. junior men’s curling title at the Alberni Valley Curling Club.
Last weekend, Wakefield continued his lucky streak in Port Alberni, surprising former provincial champion Jay Peachey to win the first of four…
