CURLING NEWS

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Kamloops and Surrey Rinks Win Curling Gold At BC Winter Games

By Pete McIntyre

The curling competition at the 2012 BC Winter Games has been put on ice after the awarding of the medals.

Corryn Brown's team from Kamloops won the girls gold, after a 9-2 victory over Marika Van Osch's foursome from Nanaimo.

The Surrey rink skipped by Tyler Tardi won the boys competition, 7-3 over Paul Henderson of Mill Bay.

Amy Edwards of Vernon guided her North Okanagan girls team to the bronze, while the boys bronze went to Maxim Langlais' rink from North Vancouver.

Curling Team Stands Out

By Dawn Tyndall

The Zone 4 Richmond Men’s curling team is hard to miss. Their excitement is catchy and their enthusiasm matches their bright neon orange toques and brooms. The team is comprised of four members: a Skip, Lead, Second, and Third.

16 year old Skip Travis Cameron, has been curling for six years and this is his second BC Winter Games. When asked how he was first introduced to the sport, he smiles as he recalls being invited to a curling birthday party and for years after choosing to have his own curling birthday parties.

15 year old Lead Maverick Kilbride, got into the sport through his father over eight years ago and shares “this is my second BC Winter Games and due to my age – this is my last hurrah”. When asked if he will pursue the sport at a higher level he smiles and says “Maybe, probably”.

16 year old Second Daniel Gao is equally excited as he competes on his birthday.  Goa and Skip Cameron golf together and when Cameron suggested he try curling “the next thing you know I was in three leagues”. Adding he enjoys playing at a higher level than recreational saying “He is excited about his first BC Winter Games. It’s a great way to celebrate my birthday”.

16 year old Third Chris Coulson has been curling with Cameron for five years and Kilbride for four years. He was introduced to the sport at Cameron’s birthday party over 5 years ago. Coulson says “I enjoy curling at our small curling club but it sure is a whole lot of fun at bigger competitions like the BC Winter Games.

At last report, the Richmond team made it into the semi finals

Close Games Open BC Games Curling

By Fran Tupper

The 2012 BC Winter Games Curling for Juvenile Boys and Girls started this morning with eight zones on the ice at the Vernon Curling Club.

They each qualified for the event by winning their individual zone play downs. The Juvenile division is for boys and girls under the age of 17, and they were backed by some very enthusiastic support groups.

The most exciting game among the girls was between Vernon and Richmond.

Vernon's team was skipped by Amy Edwards who is joined by third Shayna Doll from Salmon Arm, Kylie Tokairin from Enderby at second, and lead Sydney Hofer from Vernon.

The Richmond team was skipped by Sarah Daniels, second Megan Daniels, third Katie Sim and the lead Krista Jensen.

The game went down to the last rock and was won by Vernon 6 – 5.

In the boy's event, one of the more exciting games was between Juan de Fuca and Fraser Lake.

The Juan de Fuca team was skipped by Paul Henderson, second Benton Boychuk-Chorney, third – Duncan Silversides, and the lead Jacob Zorn. The interesting part of this team is they are all 13 year olds but skipped by the 16 year old Henderson.

They managed to defeat the Fraser Lake team by 8 – 6.

Fraser Lake was skipped by Josh Smith, second Keenan Lindstrom, third Herbert Hummel, and the lead was Morgan Litke.

The curling at this event was very exciting, and anyone wishing to take it in will really enjoy it.