14 - The Prince George Citizen -Saturday, March 7,1992 Veterans on top of Brier m arquee RAY TURCHANSKY ally tough provinces. Hebert has “ He had some internal (team) since Lang struck out on his own. Fame this year, he has been in six ham, Que., Glen Goss of St The Edmonton Journal the hometown crowd in his favor, problems last year,’’ said Martin. Hackner’s new third, Larry Pineau, previous Briers, never winning but John’s, Nfld., and Steve Moss of The best-known names at this Peters won top spot in the Mani­ “ They’re probably cleaned up. He skipped the Northern Ontario team never finishing worse than third. Yellowknife will each be contest­ year’s Labatt Brier may be Neil toba Curling four with more than was getting a fair amount of blame al the 1979 and 1987 Briers, but at Eight of the 12 skips have pre­ ing his second Brier. Young and Brian Adams. $24,000 in earnings. from his front end, they said he 50 years of age he’s the oldest vious Brier experience. Hackner is Newcomers include Hebert, Pe­ They are Canadians and play Howard, who captured the 1987 couldn’t make the shots when they competitor in Regina. making his record seventh appear­ ters, Mike Kennedy of Edmunds- lead, but any other resemblances to Edmonton Brier and beat Martin in needed them. You don’t need Armstrong, the 41-year-old den­ ance, Armstrong and Howard their ton, N.B., and Dave Jones of Hali­ the rock stars are purely remote. the December final of The Skins that.’’ tist, will be the sentimental sixth, and Ted MacFadyen of fax. Young in this case is a student in Game in Calgary, had a terrible Hackner has never been the favorite. Having been inducted Crapaud, P.E.I., will be in his fifth. The way Martin sees it Arm­ Newfoundland, Adams is a railway Brier last year going 6-5. threat he was in 1982 and 1985 into the Canadian Curling Hall of Martin, Ted Butler of Bucking- strong ranks as a stronger B.C, switchman in Northern Ontario. entry than Gerry Kent was last As far as curling goes, there will year, Hebert is weaker than Sas­ be plenty of recognizable names katchewan’s Randy Woytowich when the Canadian men’s curling W innipeg skip earns berth to final was, Hackner is tougher than championship opens Sunday morn­ By Steve MacLeod finished the 12-team round robin British Columbia tied it in the “ We’ve proven already this Lang, and the rest of the field is ing at the Agridome in Regina, as equal or unknown. Canadian Press with identical 9-2 records but Sut­ eighth but trailed 6-5 after nine. week we are one of the better Kevin Martin of Devon attempts to There already are some certain­ HALIFAX — It took a while ton received a bye to the final in a Walker had a chance to win it in teams here and tomorrow we want become only the second slop in ties: but she’s back. lottery-style draw. the 10th if she scored two on her to prove we are still the best team the last 20 years to win two Laliberte, 31, was barely off the final shot. in Canada,” Sutton said after prac­ Hackner will set the record for straight Briers, as Pat Ryan did in Connie Laliberte of Winnipeg wins by a skip, bettering the mark defeated Lisa Walker of Rich­ ice from beating Walker when she She got one instead to give Lali­ tice Friday. 1988 and 1989. of 45 he shares with Regina’s mond, B.C., 7-6 in an extra end threw down the gauntlet to Sutton, berte the hammer for the deciding Sutton lost to Dordi Nordby of “ It’s almost an equal field to Ernie Richardson. who won their round-robin meet­ end. Norway al last year’s worlds and last year," said Martin, who was Friday to advance to today's final With the 6,895-seat Agridome of the Scott Tournament of Hearts. ing 5-2 last Monday. “ We had a great week and I ’m the defeat still rankles. To ensure 8-3 in 1991 before winning both virtually sold out, attendance of “ I think as long as we’re curling extremely proud of the team,” said there’s no repeat, the rink em­ playoff games. “ This means so much,” said the about 130,000 for the eight days as well as we are, they’re going to Walker, who turns 25 on Monday. barked on a training regimen un­ He may be understating matters. Manitoba skip, who’s playing in will be the second-greatest in Brier have to curl a lot better than that matched in the game. The only big names last year her first Scott since winning the “ We gave it our best shot in history, trailing only Saskatoon’s to beat us,” she said confidently. were Russ Howard, the 1987 Canadian and world women’s curl­ that game. There are a couple of Sutton left her job as a Victoria 151,538 in 1989. world champ, and Rick Lang, who ing titles in 1984. Laliberte advanced when ends I’d like to play over again — travel consultant while lead Karri And at least 13 spectators will had helped Al Hackner win two “ It’s so tough to come out of Walker’s last shot in the 11th end particularly the seventh and 10th Willms, second Melissa Soligo and yell “ Sit down, CBC,” as the world titles. our province and we know... we wrecked out front, leaving a Mani­ ends. We were so close.” third Jodie Sutton, Julie’s sister, cameramen converge around the This year Howard of Midland, have to play really well because toba rock in the 12-foot. For Sutton, today’s game repre­ suspended university studies. playoff action. Ont., Hackner of Thunder Bay and our chance of coming back here Walker was in control through sents a chance to become only the The West Coast team trains six Distributed by the SouthamStar Jim Armstrong of New Westmin­ might be another eight years.’’ six ends, but lost it when she second skip to repeat as champion hours a day, lifting weights and Network. ster, B.C., present formidable op­ Laliberte meets defending cham­ missed her final shot of the since winners were exempted from practising throws, and plays up to position. Of the unknowns. Brad pion Julie Sutton of Team Canada seventh, leaving Laliberte with a provincial playdowns in 1986. five games a week. Sutton defends Coverage of the Labatt Brier Hebert of Regina and Vic Peters in the final. draw anywhere in the rings for Heather Houston was the first in the hectic schedule, saying it’s begins at 11 ajn. Sunday on of Winnipeg come from tradition­ Sutton, Laliberte and Walker three and a 5-4 lead. 1988-89. made them better. 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