Issue 1 – Saturday, February 19, 2011 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Association.

Let the games begin Longtime teammates (left) and Cathy Overton-Clapham will be first-time Scotties rivals this week.

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For tickets, visit January 12-15 Langley Events Centre Page 2 HeartChart A house full of story lines here are innumer- Dacey took over the reins, able story lines recruited Tsimmering on the from junior ranks to play surface as the 2011 Scot- third and won the provin- ties Tournament Of Hearts cial title anyway. swings into action at the No less than 12 former Charlottetown Civic Centre. junior champion But there’s a singular skips will be at large on stickout. Protruding way, the Civic Centre freeze. way out. That’s a Scotties record. No story will be any more All told, 24 former national enduring — fi ve days at LARRY WOOD junior champion players are least — than the impending HeartChart Editor on hand and that’s about collision of Team ’s as solid a testimonial for Jennifer Jones, looking As one observer was junior women’s curling as for a record-tying fourth observing the other day, if you can fi nd. straight title, and her former this edition of the Scotties Only one of the 12 teams vice- Cathy Overton- was slated for , it in the starting gate today, Clapham who is skipping would precipitate a me- in fact, is without at least the entry and may dia circus of proportions one former national junior be the only curler in history unheard of in the realm of champ in its lineup. That to have twice qualifi ed for women’s curling. would be Cathy Galusha’s the same Scotties. Overton-Clapham, mean- Territories crew from Yel- Neither skip, nor most while, has her sights set on lowknife which always suf- members of either team, records of her own. A vic- fers from lack of seasoning wish to dwell on the tory at this Scotties would at this level but hasn’t been delicate issue that has been be her sixth, tying her with without the fortitude to turn smouldering since Cathy O, Halifax’s , the in a stunning upset or two queen of them all. who was dropped from the along the way. Team Canada skip Jennifer Jones and new third . Jones squad after playing There are, to boot, many The return to the fi eld the role of vice-skip in win- other story lines. of ’s Shannon Chelsey Bell out of for playoff berths when that’s on paper. A two-time ning a world title and four For instance, the afore- Kleibrink, the 2006 Olym- have a score to settle with they gird for that battle. former national junior Canadian titles in seven mentioned Colleen Jones. pian, should contribute to the defending champion. The defending champion champ and one-time world years, put together her cur- The current a much stronger lineup. They haven’t forgotten Jones last year defeated junior champ, Birt exploded rent provincial champion- standard-bearer was a team Kleibrink was upended in the bitter disappointment at the from the junior ranks and ship batting order. of which Jones was to last year’s Alberta fi nal by of losing the 2008 fi nal at last gasp in Sault Ste. Marie amassed the best Scotties But the round-robin colli- be the skip until she was a young rookie team that Regina after running up an but the home province this round-robin record for an sion of the duo Wednesday struck down with bacte- proved ill-equipped for 11-1 record going in. time will send six-time pro- Island team in 2003 before night will dominate discus- rial meningitis. Jones and the subsequent national Alberta will have to wait vincial champion Suzanne losing in the playoffs. sion and media attention -Dacey were potboiler. until Thursday night’s last Birt into the fray. from the get-go. And set to play the back end but To boot, Kleibrink and draw of the round robin to On paper, the Birt threat when the six-time champ get a crack at Team Canada. would seem to be at least Please see WOOD, there’ll be no place to hide her team of , Page 3 for either skip. was forced out, Smith- Bronwen Webster and The betting is both teams the equal of last year’s still will be in contention Island aggregation. But

www.thepinpeople.ca www.thepinpeople.ca Saturday, February 19, 2011 Page 3 Canada — skip Jones, 1994 Canadian champion skip; WOOD third Kaitlyn Lawes, 2008 and 2009 Canadian champion Continued from 2 skip; second , 1994 Canadian champion second. Last year’s Canadian junior champion of Manitoba — skip Cathy Overton-Clapham, 1989 Ca- will be trying to improve on that record one-year nadian champion skip; third Karen Fallis, 1981 Canadian jump up the ladder to the bigs this time around with third champion skip; fifth Breanne Meakin, 2009 Canadian along for the ride. The newcomer, lead Lisa champion lead. Weagle, is the oldest member of the Scotties youngest team — skip Kelly, 2005 Canadian champion at 25. Second Alison Krevaziuk was with the runnerup skip; third Denise Nowlan, 1991 Canadian championship Homan team at the 2009 Juniors. third; fifth Jodie deSolla, 2005 Canadian champion second; Joining Homan among rookie skips in this Scotties field lead Lianne Sobey, 2005 Canadian champion lead. is Stacie Devereaux of St. John’s. Newfoundland — skip Stacie Devereaux, 2007 Canadian Kelowna’s is back for the second straight champion skip; third Stephanie Guzzwell, 2007 Canadian year and her sixth Scotties in seven winters. The Scott champion third; second Sarah Paul, 2007 Canadian junior team sandwiched two Hearts titles in there 2006, 2007 and champion second; fifth Julie Devereaux, 2007 Canadian added a world crown in the second season. junior champion lead. Other repeaters in the lineup are ’s Amber Nova Scotia — skip Smith-Dacey, 1991 Canadian Holland of Kronau and New Brunswick’s Andrea Kelly of champion skip; second Blisse Comstock, 2004 Canadian Fredericton. champion second. ’s Marie-France Larouche is back for the fifth — skip Homan, 2010 Canadian champion skip; time with seven-timer Annie Lemay moving up to play third Miskew, 2010 Canadian champion third. third. Larouche was runnerup to Colleen Jones in 2004. Prince Edward Island — skip Birt, 2001 Canadian and Here’s the complete Scotties grad picture for junior world champion skip, 2002 Canadian champion skip; sec- champs: ond Robyn MacPhee, 2001 Canadian and world champion Alberta — lead Bell, 2003 Canadian and world cham- second; 2002 Canadian champion third. pion. Quebec — skip Larouche, 1999 Canadian champion — skip Scott, 1995 Canadian and skip. world champion; second , 1995 Canadian and Saskatchewan — skip Holland, 1992 Canadian champion Heather Smith-Dacey world champion. skip.

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(player s age and total Scotties appearances in brackets) Page 6 HeartChart ROAD TO THE SCOTTIES Quebec s Marie-France Larouche Fifth try for skip who hopes for next step HeartChart Staff She was 7-5 in her 2001 debut, one year through four rounds with- 7-4 over Cantin, then score in an extra end out of junior. In 2004 she was 10-4, in out a blemish. In the fifth to eliminate Mastine 7-6 in the Page Three- urviving a hectic 10-team round- 2008 she was 8-4 and in 2009 she was 7-6. draw, Larouche bowed 8-6 Four tussle. robin Quebec provincial gauntlet In fact, she never has skipped a Scotties to Osborne. In the sixth, Osborne took control of the semi-final Slike the one Marie-France Larouche contender that failed to reach the playoff Larouche hammered Mas- early and failed to relinquish control after slipped through and lived to tell about it round. tine 9-2, leaving Belisle, scoring a third-end deuce. It ended Osborne earlier this month should leave the petite Four teams dominated La Belle prov- who defeated Osborne 7, Belisle 3. skip from St-Romuald on the south shore ince’s latest women’s curling argument at 5-4, alone in the unbeaten Larouche Osborne led the final 4-3 in the sixth of the St. Lawrence in good stead for the Gatineau. bracket. when Larouche manufactured what turned Scotties. Three of them have been around forever. Mastine knocked off Belisle 7-5 in the out to be the game winner, a fat four-ender. Larouche, with Annie Lemay, Veronique The fourth, skipped by Kim Mastine of seventh round while Larouche was losing But Osborne wasn’t finished. She racked Gregoire and Veronique Brassard operating Lacolle, appeared to be a proven darkhorse. 8-5 to former junior champion Marie- up singles in the seventh, eighth and ninth immaculately in front, hung on for an 8-7 And there was no clear-cut edge in this Christine Cantin of St-Romuald. And, in ends to square the account again. But La- championship final victory over veteran four-way struggle until Larouche scored a the eighth round, Larouche nipped Belisle rouche finally made good with the hammer Chantal Osborne of Thurso. It was the ninth 10th-end deuce to defeat Osborne 6-4 in 6-5 and Osborne clubbed Mastine 9-3, for he 8-7 duke in the final exchange. win in 11 starts for Larouche who will be the Page One-Two playoff. leaving all four with 6-and-2 records. Trailing Larouche’s 9-2 record were skipping the Quebec standard-bearer in her Osborne was the first of the four to suffer Belisle bowed 8-7 to Hamel in an extra- Osborne and Belisle at 8-4, Mastine at 7-3, fifth Scotties Tournament Of Hearts. defeat — in the second round when unsung end last-rounder and dropped into a fourth- Cantin at 6-4 and Hamel at 5-4. Larouche turned in her best effort at the Julie Hamel of Chicoutimi tagged the place tie with Cantin. Up the track: Joelle Beley of Montreal Scotties when she finished runnerup to Thurso four with an 8-3 walloping. Based on earlier results, Larouche and at 3-6, Helene Pelchat of Quebec City at Colleen Jones in 2004 at Red Deer. But her Larouche, Mastine and defending Osborne moved to the Page One-Two while 2-9 and teams of Laura Thomas and Sian Quebec teams never have been too shabby. champion Eve Belisle of Montreal sailed Belisle was forced to play a tiebreaker, win Canavan, both of Montreal, at 1-8.

SPEC1635067 Saturday, February 19, 2011 Page 7 ROAD TO THE SCOTTIES: Alberta s Shannon Kelibrink Relaxed sked pays off in Hearts would win. It’s kind of a of Edmon- HeartChart Staff bonus win, for sure.” ton (8-5 over Desiree Owen Added vice-skip Nixon: of Grande Prairie) claimed hannon Kleibrink “It feels good because C qualifying berths and may consider ad- we’ve lost a couple of Nedohin doubled Fergu- justing her curling tough finals in the last son 8-4 in the quarter-final S 14 months. We’ve had a playoff. preparations in the near future. solid week and to cap it off “I think it’s a lot of the Like, takin’ it easy may like that is great. Losing hard work that we put in be the way to go. the Olympic trials final is over the last four years,” Normally a strict adher- the worst possible thing second player Bronwen ent to the women’s tour that can happen to you in Webster, who outperformed which means most week- curling. That will never go every second in the field in ends, the 2006 Olympic away, but we get a chance Camrose, told Al Cameron women’s bronze-medal to go to the Canadian cham- of the Calgary Herald. winner and 2009 Olympic pionship. If you would “We’re falling back on trials runnerup planned to have asked me about that in that. And I think we have make this season a rela- September, it would have a huge belief in each other tive quiet winter — just a been . . . ha, ha, ha.” and in our team, and that few cashspiels within the And now for some unfin- never went away, even borders of Alberta, a crack ished business? though we came up short at the provincials, period. “I had a shot for the win on some of our bigger goals And, to some extent, (in 2008), in the last end, the last couple of years. It quiet it was. Except that we were sitting five when was all about the Olympics Kleibrink and her team she (Jones) threw her last and the trials for the last of Amy Nixon, Bronwen one,” recalled Kleibrink. four years, and that’s out Webster and Chelsey Bell “She completely buried of the way now, so it’s a won two important Alberta it. I tried the runback and chance for us to enjoy each ‘spiels — Red Deer and stuck it dead. They stole. other’s company, enjoy the Lloydminster — which We’d like to get back in game and get back to why qualified the team for that game (final) for sure. we play.” an automatic provincial So I’m hoping we can do it At the , championship berth, and again. I think it’s Alberta’s Kleibrink explained: then romped through the turn, eh?” “I wasn’t sure if the team 12-team provincial Scotties Could be, but there won’t would want to (step back) in the minimum number of be short odds. The province or want to go real hard but assignments — five games. always has had its trouble at I wasn’t going to travel out This team had a winning the Scotties, though, in spite the province. Turned out we streak of about 19 going Shannon Kleibrink of housing powerhouse were all on the same page. at the Canada Cup back in women’s curling teams at Everyone wanted an off December, too, but faded in round robin and Page One- At Camrose, Kleibrink Kleibrink to the final while home. No Alberta team year. We thought the light the stretch, losing the semi- Two playoff at Regina with doused of Bernard suffered a subse- has won the Scotties since schedule might adversely final to old Calgary nemesis an 11-1 record before losing Edmonton 9-4 in the final quent 6-5 loss to C winner of Edmonton affect our play. But we’re . the final to Winnipeg’s but the key win transpired Nedohin in the semi-final, clicked in 1988. certainly not burnt out, But the tables were Jennifer Jones in heart- in the A-B showdown when stolen by the Edmonton Kleibrink won the A side that’s for sure. We’re ready inverted at Camrose in breaking fashion — on a Kleibrink connected in an team of , Jessica of the Triple with three to go every time we play the triple-knockout Al- dicey last-rock runback in extra end to shade Bernard, Miller and wins — 7-1 over former because we get a month off berta shootout, a provincial the 10th end. a long-time crosstown when Bernard gave the rinkmate , in between (events).” championship that employs It’s been 18 years since Calgary rival, 9-8. It was string a slight yank on a 8-6 over Nedohin and 10-3 Trailing Kleibrink’s 5-0 the worst draw imaginable Kleibrink played in her Kleibrink’s first win in nine last-rock draw to the four- over Crystal Webster of log in the provincial argu- but the easiest if you just first Scotties (1983). She games against the Olympic foot. Calgary. Webster will be the ment were Nedohin at 6-3, happen to sustain your win- returned in 2004. She also silver medallist who, two “It might not take the alternate for the Albertans Bernard and Ferguson 4-3, ning ways. was provincial runnerup in weeks later, announced sting away from some other at Charlottetown. Webster 3-3, Sonnenberg, Kleibrink’s team was in three of the last nine years, her six-year team of Susan (losses) but this one feels Bernard avenged an Owen, Casey Scheidegger a “sustaining” mood this including last year’s upset O’Connor, Carolyn Dar- good,” said Kleibrink fol- earlier loss to Webster, 8-7, of Lethbridge and Jesse time. And, as a result, it loss to rookie , byshire and Cori Morris lowing the final. “It’s awe- and topped Nedohin 6-5 in Kaufman of Edmonton at will head for its first Scot- and was twice runnerup in was splitting up and going some. We came in believing B qualifying. Nedohin (6-5 2-3, and Sweeting, Bakker ties since 2008, when the Canadian Olympic trials as separate ways. we could win, but probably over Renee Sonnenberg of and High River’s Tanilla Albertans sailed through the well as the winner in 2005. The victory moved with no expectation that we Grande Prairie) and unsung Doyle at 1-3. Page 8 HeartChart Team done, Bernard not so much HeartChart Staff

ust in case you thought Cal- Jgary’s Cheryl Bernard was thinking of packing it in when she announced last week that her Olympic silver-winning team was splitting up, forget it. Bernard appears to have discov- ered a new thirst for curling and has formed a team with a view to repeating as Canadian Olympic trials champion. The team, in fact, includes her former vice-skip, Susan O’Connor, who a week ago was part of the split. The two have been inseparable for nine years. According to the Calgary Herald, the 44-year-old Bernard is set to unveil her new team that will feature O’Connor, a bulwark at the Olympics, with a new front end of Lori Olson- Johns of Edmonton and Jennifer Sadleir of Calgary. Bernard respectfully declined to comment when contacted by the Herald this week, preferring to wait until an official announce- ment is made. Her old team, including second Carolyn Darbyshire and lead Cori Morris, will play two more events this season — the Victoria Curl- ing Classic and the Grand Slam Players’ Championship at Grande Prairie — before parting company after six seasons together. Olson-Johns played third this season and last with Calgary’s Crystal Webster. Previously, she played with Edmonton’s Cathy King, with whom she carried Al- berta colors at the 2005 and 2006 Scotties. Cheryl Bernard The Webster team qualified from the Olympic Pre-Trials ton’s Tiffany Odegard in he 2000 to next season, which will be sad in the end, because they were the worst part of it all. We were last season in Prince George and Juniors. He skipped her own team the first of a two-year qualifying such an amazing team, and they laughing about it and we said made it to the provincial Scotties to the Alberta junior title in 2002. process leading up to the 2013 all still were amazing players in that we’re going to get together last month in Camrose, defeating By coincidence, Vejprava’s Olympic Trials. the end, but I think they tried too once every three or four months Bernard at the outset before fad- mother skipped an Alberta team “Nothing could match it, and long to be that same team, and to autograph stuff, because we’ll ing and failing to qualify for the to the inaugural national junior that’s why we thought, why ruin people just change. still be 2010 Olympic silver-med- final four. women’s championship in 1971. it?” said Bernard when announced “I think that just kind of speaks allists, and have a bottle of wine Sadleir, formerly Vejprava, Darbyshire and Morris likely last week’s split. “We all realize to who the people on the team are. and reminisce about what we did. hasn’t played at the elite women’s will play on new teams next sea- that things have changed, and One of the most important things “We’ve been talking this way level for a few years. He played son, partly because they need to we know that what would ruin it we’ve said through this whole for about two years, and I really third for Bronwen Webster, now enter the playdowns to keep their would be trying to keep it going thing is that we did something think this was the right way to of the Shannon Kleibrink team, in Sport Canada funding. forever. really special, and to ruin it by do it. the 1998 Canadian junior cham- Bernard’s moves are expected “I watched Randy Ferbey’s not respecting each other when “And everybody was on board pionship and second for Edmon- to be the first of many leading team, and I thought it was kind of we decide that it’s done would be with it.” Saturday, February 19, 2011 Page 9 Editor: Larry Wood Assistant Editor: Fred Rinne Photographer: Andrew Klaver Printed by: Transcontinental Fusion Media | PBC Branding 2009

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Today at 5:45 pm There aren’t many acts that have been together for 20 years… but you can hear one tonight to kick off a week of non-stop party action in the HeartStop Lounge. Winners of the Music PEI 2010 “Weekend Warriors of the Year” honour, Vintage 4.0 is PEI’s longest-running dance band. They get the crowds on their feet every time they hit the stage – with a playlist that includes the likes of the Beatles, Dave Mathews, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon and Bon Jovi.

Competition at the Scotties extends beyond the ice surface of the arena. Just check out the action when the Cool Curling crowd shoots for cash prizes! Cool Curling is a miniature version of the real thing, played on shuffleboard style tables… and it’s grown to become the rage at Season of Champions events. Sixteen players will compete each night - starting tomorrow at 4:30 pm and continuing through to Friday. The daily winner earns a $60 prize and - along with the runner-up - advances to the Saturday championships. First prize is $350, with $200 for second and $75 each for third and fourth place. Sign up for free in the HeartStop Lounge and take your best shot at the Cool Curling title! Today at 10:00 pm Phase II is a highly polished party band that delivers a versatile performance, Sunday, February 20 spanning a diverse range of classic and contemporary tunes. The group’s repertoire ranges from the legendary sounds of Buddy Holly and Boys in the Kitchen Elvis, the Beatles and Stones to the popular hits by bands such as Great Big Sea, 5:00 pm the Proclaimers, AC/DC, ABBA and Bryan Adams… plus, many more stars of the rock world. If you’re in the mood to dance the night away, make sure you’re in the Roger Jones HeartStop for Phase II! 10:00 pm Saturday, February 19, 2011 Page 11

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When you watch elite curlers in the heat Tuesday, Feb. 22 British Columbia of competition, it’s an intense and focused Canada performance. Put them behind the mike in the Up Newfoundland/Labrador Kelly Scott Close & Personal interviews and you’ll see these Quebec Team British Columbia world-class athletes in an entirely new light. autograph Up Close & Personal is an informal setting where Wednesday, Feb. 23 Prince Edward Island you have a unique opportunity to find out what Ontario really makes these champions tick. The questions Alberta are always wide-ranging…sessions and the answers often Saskatchewan Jennifer Jones Team Canada hilarious. You can be part of it all Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Feb. 24 New Brunswick up close and Thursday at 6:00 pm in the HeartStop Lounge. Northwest Territories/Yukon upand close Make sure you get there early because the prime Manitoba andppersonalersonal seats always go fast! school Nova Scotia Come out and meet your favourite curlers in the HeartStop Lounge. up close Team Autograph sessions bringprogra you face-to-face with the playersm from all the teams at the Scotties. and junior Sunday, Feb. 20 1:00 pm New Brunswick & Manitoba personal Sunday, Feb. 20 6:00 pm British Columbia & Team Canada autographautograph Monday, Feb. 21 1:00 pm Alberta & Ontario stars Tuesday, Feb. 22 1:00 pm Nova Scotia & Northwest Territories/Yukon Wednesday, Feb. 23 1:00 pm Newfoundland/Labrador & Quebec sessionssessions Thursday, Feb. 24 12:00 pm Prince Edward Island & Saskatchewan Saturday, Feb. 26 3:30 pm All teams available autograph You can be a big winner at the Scotties! 50/50 draws will be held during every draw with tickets sold through a convenient electronic sessionsschoolschool50/50 system. The total is automatically updated with each purchase… so while you’re watching the action on the ice, you can also watch drawsprogramthe potgreat grow. Winners willtastes be featured daily in the Party Line. juniorjunior programof the patch Twenty-fourschool young PEI curlers were chosen through a random draw to take part in the Junior stars Stars program, serving as honourary members of the 12 Scotties teams. They will all be stars featured in special pre-game ceremonies. junior prograToday’s Juniorm Stars are: 2:30 pm Draw 6:30 pm Draw stars Team Prince Edward Island Team Canada 50/50 Chloe McCloskey Cornwall CC Megan Davies Charlottetown CC 50/50 great tastesKyle Holland Charlottetown CC Alex Sutherland Cornwall CC draws greatof the tastes draws ofpatch the 50/50 patch draws great tastes of the patch Page 12 HeartChart ROAD TO THE SCOTTIES OntarioÕ s Rachel Homan Young guns from Ontario reach the peak 2006, and gold medals at run at the women’s circuit played amazing to get us to going to the Scotties.” team in the fi eld will not be HeartChart Staff the 2006 and 2004 Ontario this winter appeared merely this point,” she told Steve Not only are they set for overlooked when it comes Winter Games. to build on the successful Green of the London Free action this week in Char- to possible winners. here were early During their junior years, formula. Homan, Miskew, Press. “I can’t believe we’re lottetown, this youngest Continued on Page 15 hints that the the Homan team honed and Lisa partnership of skip its game by playing in Weagle combined to cruise T women’s company and it through their provincial Rachel Homan and third Emma Miskew of Ottawa paid off. Homan won her Scotties at Thornhill last From Our House was going to produce some fi rst Ontario junior title in month with a 10-1 record, amazing successes. 2009 and fi nished second to twice defeating defending Nearly a decade ago, the Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes champion Krista McCa- to Yours pair teamed up to win the at the nationals in Salmon rville of Thunder Bay en fi rst of four Ontario bantam Arm, B.C. route. (16 and under) girls cham- Last season, the team “This is pretty unbeliev- pionship, a feat that may fi nally reached the pinnacle able; I don’t know what never be repeated. of Canadian junior curling, to say,” the 21-year-old Along the way, Miskew winning the national cham- Homan said after running also earned a gold medal pionship in Sorel-Tracy, McCarville out of rocks in at the 2007 Canada Winter Que. It proceeded to bring the 10th end of the cham- Games in Whitehorse, a home a silver medal from pionship match that ended gold medal at the presti- the world junior champion- 9-6. Official Wine Supplier gious Optimist International ship in Flims, . “It’s been an amazing of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts juvenile championship in Hence, Homan’s fi rst full road and my team has Scotties2011-HeartChart-PellerEstates.indd 1 12/2/10 4:38:49 PM

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athy Gauthier, now a TSN curl- ing commentator from Winnipeg, Cplayed lead for Jennifer Jones when the current defending champion won her first Scotties title in 2005 at St. John’s. That was the year of Jones’s shot heard ‘round the nation, which heisted the title from Ontario’s Jen- nifer Hanna. Gauthier retired from the team fol- lowing that year but nobody better knows the principals in the current Team Canada who-should-be-with- who argument. Gauthier won the 1992 Scotties at Halifax with Connie Laliberte and current Team Canada fifth player Janet Arnott. Gauthier also was with Laliberte, Cathy Overton-Clapham and Arnott on a 1995 Scotties champion team that emerged at Calgary. She also filled in as coach during the recent Manitoba provincial championship in Altona when Overton-Clapham, the Manitoba skip Cathy Overton-Clapham Team Canada outcast, skipped her team to sports psychologists so they will know the It’s done and I’m trying to go forward. prior to the provincial playdowns, told the victory. right things to say. But nobody’s got her “I’ve always wanted to have success as a Sun: And her view of the Team Canada vs. head in the sand. This is a really big game player and I’m hoping with all the differ- “It’s nice to see her (Cathy) come back Manitoba scuffle at this week’s latest Scot- for both of them.” ent people I get to play with now and the and play well and have another opportunity ties renewal has more to do with Overton- And another thing . . . girls I’ll play with this year that I’ll get to at the . Clapham than with Jones. To be precise, he “Since the split (with Overton-Clapham), share some good things and we’ll each get “You know what, the only reason she points out that neither contending team has teams are no longer afraid of Jones. And something out of it.” plays with a chip on her shoulder is be- Overton-Clapham delivering third stones. when they stop being afraid of you, they On the positive side . . . cause everybody reminds her non-stop. She “As a third player, Cathy just brought so play better and that will make it tougher to “When I set this (fall) schedule I had so doesn’t want to hear about it that much any much to the picture,” Gauthier opined with win.” many offers. The way it worked out I could more. the Winnipeg Sun’s Jim Bender the other Overton-Clapham, of course, has long have been playing every weekend. But I “But it’ll end up being a big deal. I day. since tired of the constant references to the accepted some offers early and they were played with Jennifer for six, seven years. “Cathy has been a huge part of that breakup which, for her, has been “tough to experiences I wouldn’t otherwise have had. We all know Jennifer really well.” team’s (Jones) success. I mean, she was an take”. “I mean, who would have thought? I’d Fallis played third for Jones in her first all-star almost every year. There’s going to “There have been so many things that played against , idolized her for kick at the Scotties in Brandon, circa 2002. be a lot of good, solid players (in Charlotte- have gone wrong that we’ve had to deal years and playing on the same team with Overton-Clapham has been, and will be, town) but nobody who can make that soft, with,” she said in the wake of winning the her is something I’ll never forget. You persistently reminded of the Wednesday finesse shot like Cathy can.” Manitoba title with her new team. know, a lot of bigger and better things have night match at the Civic Centre. But what about the barrage of media in- “It’s just exciting to be able to put all that come this way this year. “I wouldn’t be doing anything for her nuendo that is certain to follow both teams aside and put our best game out on the ice. “I’ve a lot of friends, I’ve had a lot of (Jones), it would be all about our team,” wherever they go? That’s what we did.” e-mails, a lot of support at every event I go she said when the issue arose following her “Both of them will say they won’t be During the Autumn Gold Slam ‘spiel at to. It’s been overwhelming really. I guess if Manitoba triumph. affected at all and I think it will affect them Calgary last October, she told HeartChart I can look back at the game I have a lot of “It has nothing to do with them. It’s done, both,” Gauthier told the Sun. “It’s impos- editor Larry Wood: friends out there so that’s nice.” it’s over. It’s been a long eight months. sible for it not to with the history between “I don’t know if it’s anger. Or hurt. I’d That support and friendship may be, in “Do I want to go out there and play my them and all the success they had playing be lying if I said it wasn’t hurt. There was part, what kept Cathy O driving to the suc- best and win? Absolutely. together. Plus, they had never played each quite a bit taken away from me and I’m cess she now has attained. “I would be lying if I didn’t. When that other before this year so there is no escape. still not understanding the whole thing but Karen Fallis, the veteran third who was a day comes, I hope that I’m at my best.” “Now, they’ve both been trained by it is what it is and I didn’t get a say in it. recent edition to Overton-Clapham’s lineup Page 14 HeartChart Soaking up the hometown Scotties compete against many of the best have the honour of being one of curling teams in the world. the P.E.I. curlers invited to throw Most importantly though, this the opening rock. This is obvi- week’s Scotties tournament is a ously a role I have not played chance to take a curling career before and has definitely caused to the next level, to be part of me to reflect back on my years in history, to represent Canada and curling. It will be special to be perhaps win a world champion- out there trying to hit the button ship. with my former teammates — The atmosphere surrounding Kathie Gallant and Cathy Dillon the initial stages of a Scotties is as well as curling friend Julia incredible. Nice things arrive . Robinson. . . like new clothes to compete The fans in Charlottetown in and to become your own and are in for a special treat this serve as your provinces’ uniform week. The quality of the curling Shelley Muzika and a source of pride. and close finishes will delight HeartChart Guest Columnist The Scotties is special in that them. The strength of the field you receive your “provincial tro- is impressive with four teams hav- phy” at the national championship ing former Canadian or Olympic (Each year, the HeartChart in the form of beautiful jewel- champions on the roster. conscripts a volunteer hometown lery, unique to the event. The The P.E.I. team is ready and columnist to provide insight presentation of Scotties jewellery will do very well. Something on the Scotties Tournament Of is an important part of the first changed in P.E.I. curling last Hearts from the local community day at the Scotties. At the special year due to the success of Kathy angle. This week, we’re delighted presentation reception, Scotties O’Rourke’s team in Sault Ste. to welcome Shelley Muzika to the curlers are struck with the feeling Marie. The obvious quality of staff for the 2011 Scotties. For of joy of being part of a group of our 2010 team relative to the rest the uninitiated, Shelley knows her great curlers and they leave the of Canada was evident. P.E.I. curling stuff — she has won five reception wearing a beautiful me- women curlers feel that it is time P.E.I. women’s curling titles.) mento which will be part of their to finish the job once and for all. lives forever. I believe there is a legacy of he Scotties is finally here The Hot Shots competition, success in this province that has and I am almost as ex- which will conclude today, is a been leading toward this week. Tcited as the participants! great opportunity to win great Since Shelly Bradley’s break- There is no sporting event that prizes (thanks to Ford) and to ease through in 1994, P.E.I. has been has played more significance into the pressure-cooker ahead. knocking on the door and a little in my life than the Canadian Some teams have travelled louder each year. From 1994 on- women’s curling championship. I great distances to be here. Along ward, nine P.E.I. teams have had have been fortunate to play in five the way, in airports or on air- winning records at the Scotties, Scotties between 1987 and 2009. planes, they will have encoun- including Suzanne Birt’s amaz- I feel I have grown as a curler and tered other provincial champions ing 10-1 record in the 2003 round a person through these times and and begun to form or re-establish robin. each provincial win has been an friendships and perhaps develop The four members of P.E.I.’s important benchmark in my life. regional loyalties. These friend- team in Charlottetown this week I am very grateful to have had ships and commonalities can have all tasted significant success two serious runs at winning the become support networks as the at the Scotties. Three of the play- Canadian, firstly in 1994 playing week progresses and the teams ers are skips that have qualified with Shelly Bradley, and second- share successes, disappointments for tiebreakers or playoffs. It is ly, in 2009 playing with Robyn and experiences that will be re- the combination of experience MacPhee. These were two of the called for years long afterward. and talent that is necessary to win most thrilling weeks of my life. What I suggest to every curler the Scotties. The P.E.I. foursome The 12 teams in Charlottetown at the Scotties is that they soak this week boasts those qualities — P.E.I. skip Suzanne Birt this week share this feeling with up every experience they can and in spades! me. The first few days of the Scot- enhance their appreciation of the Birt hasn t produced a (MacPhee) MacDon- ties become a culmination for all mystique of the event. Continued TRIVIA ANSWERS 5. 2001 and 2001 P.E.I. women s curling ald, 1995 curling teams in that the primary success in curling is not some- junior champ; skipped champion. 12. Ontario. goal of any women’s curling team From Page 4 thing one can take for granted and QofD: Andrea Kelly in the 2003 Scotties. 9. Suzanne (Gaudet) 13. Eight bronze is to make it to the Scotties. In it is possible that this trip to the 6. Breanne Meakin Birt, 2003 medals. one sense it is mission accom- 2. New Brunswick Scotties could be the last one. 3. 2005 Junior and 7. P.E.I., Territories. 10. Kathy O Rourke, 14. Alberta has nine plished, and in another sense, I am humbled today to partici- 8. Alberton doesn t 2010 silver medals. it is a wonderful opportunity to 2006 Scotties pate in the opening ceremony and 4. Suzanne (Gaudet) fit because its club 11. Rebecca Jean Saturday, February 19, 2011 Page 15 ONTARIO nine games to qualify way back. foot) and we had to freeze on top of that. Continued from Page 12 for the fi nal. “We had to work for every point we got. From then on, they just kept making really The eighth win We knew we had to bring our A-game good shots.” During the 10-team round-robin prelimi- was a 7-5 conquest against her because we knew it wasn’t go- The deposed champ added: nary skirmishing at Thornhill, Homan past- of Horgan in the ing to be easy. And it wasn’t.” “They (Homan) are a super team and ed together a four-game winning streak, semi-fi nal. McCar- McCarville took two in the third but gave they’ll be around for a while.” suffered an 8-6 setback at the hands of ville overcame a 3-1 those back in the fourth. The teams traded Homan’s team sailed through the M and Uxbridge’s Susan McKnight, then rattled defi cit there with a last-rock singles for the next three ends M Meat Shops Juniors last winter with a off another quartet of victories to lead the crucial three-spot in until McCarville made things interesting 13-zip record, only the fourth unbeaten pack heading into the Page playoffs. the fourth end which with her double-steal when Homan’s draw effort in the history of Canadian junior An additional two dominating perfor- gave her control she Rachel Homan to the four-foot failed to curl. women’s competition. mances there and the tickets to P.E.I. refused to surrender al- “It didn’t move,” Homan said. “It hit a At Flims, Homan was 9-1 including a were in the bag. though she required a precise hit-and-stick dead straight spot; too bad, because the 9-3 Page One-Two playoff win over Ana Homan clobbered Tracy Horgan of Sud- with last rock for the game-winner. weight was perfect.” Hasselborg of Stockholm but the Swedish bury 12-4 in the Page One-Two playoff. But Homan tagged the Thunder Bay team Leading by one in the ninth, Homan bounced back in the championship fi nal, McCarville outlasted McKnight 6-2 in with a killing four in the second end of the manufactured another deuce for wrap it up. breaking up a 3-3 debate after six ends by the Page Three-Four affair after McK- fi nal and no amount of scraping and claw- “The ice changed quite bit from our semi- stealing deuces in the seventh and eighth night had earlier disposed of Lisa Farnell ing was going to overcome that edge al- fi nal game,” McCarville said. ends and a single in the ninth for an 8-3 of Peterborough 8-6 in a tiebreaker by though the defender stole two in the eighth “We struggled with it; it was quite a bit triumph and the world title. scoring three in the fi nal end. to pull within one point of the lead. heavier and we didn’t catch on quickly Lead Weagle is the lone new addition to McCarville, looking for a record third After blanking the fi rst, Homan saw her enough. Kari (second MacLean) came up the lineup this season. straight Ontario title and her fi fth Scotties last-rock takeout connect with the help of a light on both of hers in that second end, At Thornill, Homan fi nished 10-1 while visit in the last six years, faced an ardu- couple of rubs after McCarville had made but that weight was the same as she threw McCarville was 8-4, Horgan was 7-4, ous uphill battle from the get-go after a tough hit-and-roll from the outside to sit in the morning to hit the four-foot. In this McKnight was 6-5 and Farnell was 5-5. losing her fi rst two assignments — 9-2 to second shot. game it was a tight guard, in that game Trailing were Dahl at 4-5, Ashley Kallos Marlo Dahl of Thunder Bay and 7-6 to “We were really building and building it was tee-line weight. “But we really of the Lakehead and Marla Bakewell of Farnell. and she made a pistol of a shot to get in couldn’t have played that end any differ- London at 3-6, and Kristy Russell of Shel- It was a matter of scraping and clawing there,” Homan said, adding she wasn’t ently. They made a really good freeze (by burne and veteran former champion Alison all the way thereafter, winning eight of surprised McCarville was able to claw her Weagle on a stone at the back of the four- Goring, playing out of Georgetown, at 2-7.

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Weekdays at 5, 5:30 & 6 pm Maritimes Late Night, following The National Saturday, February 19, 2011 Page 19 ROAD TO THE SCOTTIES TerritoriesÕ Popular polar champs return to the show HeartChart Staff with skip Kathy Chapman and continuing around, with Galusha’s team back as Polar won fi ve of six matches last month in the through this year with a triumph as Kerry champs, Cormier is the fi fth player. four-team modifi ed double round-robin ter- efore each curling season, Dawn Galusha’s vice-skip, Moses is as constant Yellowknife’s Galusha, with Moses, sec- ritorial scuffl e at Whitehorse. Moses starts planning her curling a championship entity as Polar curling has ond Wendy Miller and lead Shona Barbour, Continued on Page 20 Bwinter. to offer. The idea is to make certain she has a Prior to her run of success in women’s block of free time in the latter half of Feb- play, Moses also played at three straight ruary when they play the Scotties Tourna- junior national championships. ment Of Hearts. And she was on the ice for one of the There are never any guarantees in curling, most memorable NWT/Yukon victories of course, but Moses, the pride of Mayo, ever — the stunning, nationally-televised Friends of the Scotties Yukon, can generally say with a fair degree win over defending champion Jennifer of certainty that she has a very good chance Jones and Team Canada at 2009 in Victoria, CAT The Rental Store of wearing a Northwest Territories/Yukon which played a role in the Galusha team Jet Ice jacket at the Scotties. earning the 2009 Sport North Team of the Global Convention Services Ltd. Since 1990, Moses has worn it an even Year award. Greater Charlottetown Area dozen times — including the past four And for good measure, the Territories Chamber of Commerce (GCACC) renewals of the Hearts, three of them play- proved it was no fl uke by beating Team Maritime Electric ing with Kerry Galusha — and even more Canada again during the round robin at the Confederation Centre of the Arts amazingly, she’s done it at all four posi- 2010 Scotties in Sault Ste. Marie. Moses Peake’s Quay Restaurant & Bar tions, which is a staggering achievement. was the fi fth player in that batting order Kenmac Energy / Petro Canada Starting with a victory at Whitehorse skipped by Sharon Cormier. This time Page 20 HeartChart TERRITORIES because of all the work we put in this year, back and play our best and I guess experi- Continued from Page 19 and we just knew that we could only get ence helped us pull through,” Galusha said. better and better as the weekend went on. It “This is one of the first years we’ve had Galusha ousted Cormier’s defender from was a challenge, there are some really good four top teams where any team could have the same club, along with Whitehorse teams here, in both the Hewitt team and won. In the past there’s always been good teams skipped by Nicole Baldwin and the Baldwin team as well as the Cormier teams, but this year all four teams were Jaime Hewitt, in order to wear the red and team.” pretty equal, and basically it was going to grey at Charlottetown. The Cormier outfit finished runnerup be whoever got the breaks and played the “This win, it’s pretty special for a few while the Baldwin team finished third with best was going to come out on top. reasons,” said an emotional Moses follow- a 2-4 record and the Hewitt team finished “We have the most experience of the four ing her team’s 10-7 win over Hewitt in the 1-5. teams, and I guess we know how to pull final round-robin draw. “We didn’t win last A visibly disappointed Baldwin played through as a team, stick together and know year … and I think of Whitehorse as my extra ends in four of her six games. we just have to be patient,” Galusha said. home club, because I grew up curling in the “Extra ends are always tough, your team “We did it in three of our games. So Yukon and won my first trip to the Scotties has to be right on and ready for it,” she I think it’s just experience that comes here. said. “I feel we did very well and we just through. “We were struggling with draw weight keep climbing that mountain to reach our “I think I’m still kind of in shock. It feels for the majority of this game, and when we goal.” great; I think I just need to let it kick in a were able to steal three points, that was a Moses and Galusha have felt the sting of bit right now. It feels so good to be able good confidence builder, plus it put us up disappointment before. This year, the team to come back and win those tough games. two points coming home.” decided to refocus. It feels good to be going back to the big Galusha beat Hewitt 10-7 which clinched “It’s really special because Kerry (Galu- show. It was really tough last year to lose.” a triumphant 5-1 record. Cormier, who fin- sha) and I and the rest of the girls worked Galusha (in order) defeated Cormier ished a game back at 4-2 required an extra really hard, and we’re really looking 11-6, Baldwin 11-8 (stealing three in an end to oust Baldwin 10-9. forward to going to Charlottetown,” Moses extra end), lost to Cormier 8-7 in an extra, said. defeated Hewitt 6-3, Baldwin 9-8 with an Moses started her curling career in Mayo Kerry Galusha before competing as a junior in Whitehorse. This will mark Galusha’s seventh trip to extra-end steal, and Hewitt 10-7. “We knew the competition was going to the national championships. Five of those “It was a struggle – three of our games The difference, for Cormier, was an 8-5 be tough,” Moses said. “We were confident trips (2005-2009) were consecutive. we were behind points and we had to come loss to Hewitt during the penultimate draw.

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