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Real Heartchart February 24-CS4.Indd Issue 6 – Thursday, February 24, 2011 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association. Big night belongs to Cathy-O Third outduels ex-skipper in marquee match-up Sponsor of the day In addition to our “Old Classic” full event pass – for the fans who crave the excitement of every single draw – we’re introducing the Double Impact ticket option that allows you to double up on the draws that work best for your schedule. For tickets, visit November 30 - December 4 January 12-15 Cranbrook Rec Plex Langley Events Centre Page 2 HeartChart THE SCOTTIES Day 5 Moving Day... which way? Larry Wood world play next month in Denmark. a crowd like that,” said the HeartChart Editor The loss for the defending champs jubilant Overton-Clapham left them in a logjam, two games who said she was pumped up cotties Tournament Of behind Saskatchewan, at 6-3 . for the game because her team Hearts leader Amber Hol- along with Ontario, Alberta and wanted to keep playing well. Sland and her Saskatchewan Nova Scotia. “You can use a crowd like teammates (8-1) were out on the Never mind. Until this morning, that to your own advantage, town with their supporters, spend- this real or perceived feud was go- for sure. We were putting our ing Holland’s $1,000 Hot Shots ing to take centre stage. And so it rocks in the right spots and winnings. did in front of a live crowd of 2,175 getting our deuces when we Ontario’s Rachel Homan, right and a national television audience. needed them.” in the thick of the race for playoff Jones opened with a deuce, Any reason for that pumped- berths at 6-3, probably was watch- courtesy a Leslie Wilson miss and up look other than the fact the ing the game either in the Civic Cathy-O drew the four-foot looking crowd was obviously on her Centre or on television. at fi ve Team Canada counters in the side? “I love the game,” she said earlier. second end. “I just wanted to play well,” “I’ll be watching. There’s nothing The game turned thereafter. she said. “I don’t think the win I’d rather be doing.” Manitoba stole the tying point in the proved anything. They (Jones Alberta’s Shannon Kleibrink, third when Jones’s last button draw team) made a (personnel) always a contender at 6-3, may have was inches too deep. Then Jones decision and stuck with it and been taking in the tilt on TV, too. drew the pot looking at a hidden that’s fi ne, we’ll all move on The others with a playoff shot — pair in the fourth but jammed on and now we won’t have to talk notably Heather Smith-Dacey and Cathy-O’s near-freeze in the fi fth about this game again. Kelly Scott — were on the freeze, and left Manitoba with a draw for a “I guess you could say it was attempting to stay focused and up go-ahead deuce. my fi nal because we’re not there with the leaders on Wednes- Jones tied it again in the sixth, going to be in the fi nal. But I day night’s ballyhooed draw . the following Overton-Clapham’s last wanted to have fun and that’s one on which defending Scotties deep bury into the four-foot. Then when I play well . when I’m champion skip Jennifer Jones was a deuce in the seventh blew it open having fun. taking on defending Scotties cham- when Cathy-O drew after Jones “I wish we could have pion third Cathy Overton-Clapham. doubled out two of three enemy played this game last Satur- It was a crowd-rouser, to be stones in the rings. day. Maybe it would have set sure. And Cathy-O, the massively Jones was forced to draw for one a different tone for the week. sentimental favourite and underdog in the eighth but, in the ninth, Over- The real Team Manitoba really who was drawing chants of ‘Cathy- ton-Clapham executed the game’s hasn’t been here yet. Hope- O, Cathy-O’ won it . 8-6 with a most precise shot after Jones had fully we can close it off with a 95 per cent shooting performance, drawn a near-perfect corner freeze couple more wins tomorrow.” probably her best-ever as a skip. into the four-foot. Cathy-O slashed Jones shrugged off the loss In truth, however, it was a sidebar the Jones rock and left two of her with a wide smile. to the issue of deciding a 2011 Scot- own counting for an 8-5 cushion. Nova ScotiaÕ s Heather Smith-Dacey handed ties champ and a Canadian rep for “I’ve never been in a game with Continued on Page 3 Saskatchewan’s Amber Holland her fi rst defeat. www.thepinpeople.ca www.thepinpeople.ca Thursday, February 24, 2011 Page 3 morrow. We do that and finish second, what Marie-France Larouche of Quebec 8-5 with katchewan skip. THE SCOTTIES more do you want?” four points in the closing two ends. “That’s OK, we’ll just park it and move on. Each team goes into the final day of the Smith-Dacey put an end to Saskatchewan’s We have to focus on our performance and I Day 5 round robin with two games to play. It is undefeated skein in the afternoon, 7-4, but didn’t perform very well out there. I couldn’t likely the post round-robin field has been the Green Machine remained assured of a find anything that apparently was working.” Continued from Page 2 reduced to no more that six teams. playoff berth following today’s action. Her 64 per cent score on shots, poorest of Here’s how they’ll play it out today: “We just played our best game by far,” the tournament to date, was a testament to “It was just like playing anybody else,” Saskatchewan (8-1) — 9:30 a.m. New said Overton-Clapham, moments after that. she insisted. “It just felt like any game at the Brunswick (3-6); 7:30 p.m. British Columbia upending Ontario’s Rachel Homan 10-6 in Among other afternoon tilts, Alberta’s Scotties when you’re on Wednesday night. (5-4). another afternoon tilt which obviously set up Kleibrink won her third straight, bouncing It was a great game for TV which is what Team Canada (6-2) — 2:30 p.m. Nova Manitoba’s evening performance. Kelly of New Brunswick 7-3. I’ve been saying all along, so I wish it would Scotia (6-3); 7:30 p.m. Alberta (6-3). It was Homan’s second loss of the day — Homestanding Charlottetown skip Suzanne have come down to last shot because we Ontario (6-3) — 9:30 a.m. Territories (3- she bowed 6-4 to Jones in the morning. Birt missed her last shot in an extra end to re- were a little short on ours. 6); 7:30 p.m. Quebec (3-6). As for Smith-Dacey, she said, “it was our cord her fifth loss of the week, 7-6, probably “I thought they played great, they out- Alberta (6-3) — 9:30 a.m. Nova Scotia (6- best team game of the week”. one too many for a playoff berth.. played us and deserved to win that game. 3); 7:30 p.m. Team Canada (6-3). “Mark (husband and coach Dacey) said, Holland hammered Devereaux 10-2 in the I don’t think there was anything to prove, Nova Scotia (6-3) — 9:30 a.m. Alberta (6- ‘It’s all about playing at the end of the week morning while Jones stopped Homan’s Ot- we’ve always said she (Overton-Clapham) 3); 2:30 p.m. Team Canada (6-3). and now you have your opportunity’. tawa foursome 7-4. was a great player. British Columbia (5-4) — 2:30 p.m. New “I feel some momentum now, I really do. Kleibrink’s Calgary crew beat Quebec’s “I didn’t notice the crowd that much at the Brunswick (3-6); 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan It’s confidence. This game can leave you so Marie-France Larouche 9-4 and Scott battled end, I just noticed the game was a lot of fun (8-1). quickly. But this win (over Saskatchewan) the hometown favourites and some very to play. In other games Wednesday night, Nova was a must win for us, in terms of confidence loud conditions to beat Suzanne Birt’s P.E.I. “I guess you guys won’t be relieved, you’ll Scotia’s Smith-Dacey won her second of and for a lot of reasons.” champs 4-3. have to think of different questions now. the day, whaling Newfoundland’s Stacie Holland flashed a double-kill in the fourth Alberta gets the defending champion in Sorry. Devereaux 11-3, Kelly Scott of British end to enable Nova Scotia a 4-2 jump, then tonight’s last round-robin draw at 7:30 p.m. “We’re exactly where we want to be (in Columbia topped off a two-win day by whip- allowed another theft of a deuce in the eighth (AT). the Scotties). In terms of the round robin it ping Kerry Galusha of the Territories 7-2 and end. “They (Team Canada) are going to be wasn’t the best loss but we still control our Andrea Kelly of New Brunswick shrugged “We didn’t manage the ice or the rocks solid and we’ll have to bring our A-game for own destiny and need a couple more wins to- off a case of sinus infection and defeated well.
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