CBC Sports: Saskatchewan, B.C. finish 1st at junior curling nationals
WebPosted Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:22:36 EST
CBC Sports
Saskatchewan’s Megan Selzer and British Columbia’s Ty Griffith both advanced to the finals of the Canadian junior curling championships in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Selzer posted a 6-4 win over Prince Edward Island’s Meaghan Hughes in Thursday night’s last round-robin draw to finish with an 8-3 record and earn a bye into Saturday’s women’s final (CBC, 12 p.m. ET).
Manitoba’s Calleen Neufeld defeated Ontario’s Lisa Farnell 9-5 to also finish at 8-3, but finished second due to her round-robin loss to Selzer. Nova Scotia’s Sarah Rhyno and Northern Ontario’s Tracy Horgan both finished at 7-4 and will meet Friday afternoon in a tiebreaker to decide the third playoff spot. The winner will meet Selzer in the semifinal.
On the men’s side, Griffith and his B.C. rink beat Newfoundland and Labrador’s Alan Hamilton 13-5 Thursday night to win the men’s draw with a 10-2 record and automatically qualify for Sunday’s final (CBC, 12:30 p.m. ET).
Alberta’s Charley Thomas beat New Brunswick’s Jeremy Mallais 6-4 to claim a playoff spot and finish in second place. Ontario’s Cody Maus lost 9-8 to Manitoba’s Travis Bale. Maus finished at 8-4 and meets Thomas in the semifinal.
The winners of this weekend’s Canadian finals advance to the 2006 world junior curling championships slated for March 11-19 in Jeonju, South Korea.
Canadian Kyle George won the men’s world title at last year’s tournament in Pinerolo, Italy.
The Alberta men’s rink is undefeated in Thunder Bay since receiving the news that Doug Reynolds, the father of 19-year-old lead Kyle Reynolds, was struck by a car and killed Tuesday night in Grande Prairie, Alta.
Kyle Reynolds decided to stay and compete with his team.
“We’re curling through a tragedy,” said Reynolds’ 24-year-old brother, Corey.
“Kyle doesn’t want this overshadowing the team, or the whole event. There are great teams here putting on a great show.”
Curlers from other rinks displayed their support for the Reynolds family by wearing black ribbons.
“It’s super-sad,” said Alberta women’s skip Megan Kirk. “The ribbons were laid out in the player room and we starting putting them on.
“We’re showing our support.”
with files from The Curling News
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