18°c A few clouds
6°c Clear
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Birchards aiming to be Alberta-bound
Bro, sis each one win from nationals
THE Birchards are one step closer to what could be an interesting family trip to Fort McMurray and the Canadian Junior Curling Championships next month.
Daniel Birchard and his sister Shannon both won their 1 vs. 1 playoff games at the 2013 Canola Junior Curling Championships at the Brandon Curling Club Sunday night.
And with that, they are one victory away from wearing Manitoba's colours at the nationals in Alberta.
Shannon Birchard, who represented Manitoba last year, and her St. Vital Curling Club foursome knocked off Beth Peterson of Victoria 4-3 in the 1 vs. 1 game to earn a bye to today's final, scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
And her brother Daniel and his rink from the Pembina Curling Club knocked off defending champion Kyle Doering of West Kildonan 7-2 in the junior men's 1 vs. 1 game.
Shannon will meet the winner of this morning's semifinal between Selena Kaatz of St. Vital, who eliminated Kristy Watling of Victoria 4-3.
Daniel will face the winner of the men's semifinal, which pits Doering against clubmate Matt Dunstone of West Kildonan, who eliminated Tanner Lott of Petersfield 9-7 Sunday night.
Both semifinals are scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
It's been a good week -- so far -- for the Birchards, who both went a perfect 7-0 in the round-robin before Sunday's playoffs.
Earlier in the day, the Canola Junior Championship awards were presented:
-- The Susan Galbraith Sportsmanship awards, as selected by the players in the competition, went to Daniel Birchard and Taylor Maida, second on Rebecca Lamb's Stonewall team.
-- The CurlManitoba Asham Coaching Excellence awards, as chosen by the coaches, went to Cathy Gauthier, coach of Rachel Burtnyk's Assiniboine Memorial team and Wilf Peters, who coaches his son Cole and his West St. Paul foursome.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 7, 2013 C10
More Curling
- Back to Top
- Return to Curling
More Curling
(1 of 7 articles for this year)
Nail-biter turns into a rout for Jones
02/18/2013 4:46 PM 0
Poll
Most Popular Curling
- Nail-biter turns into a rout for Jones
- Nude curling calendar gets German attention
- Nedohin fills Morris slot on Martin squad
- Peters no longer calling shots
- Overton-Clapham moves back to third for Alberta rink
- The 8-ender: Walchuk not to be confused with Imelda Marcos; Ferbey's jab losing sting
- Lawes takes turn as calendar girl
- Overton-Clapham taking break from curling
- Sweden just too much for Canada's Jacobs
- Jones dominates at Scotties
- Nail-biter turns into a rout for Jones
- Overton-Clapham moves back to third for Alberta rink
- Nedohin fills Morris slot on Martin squad
- Stoughton releases his longest serving teammate
- Nude curling calendar gets German attention
- Overton-Clapham joining Alberta's Webster team
- Overton-Clapham taking break from curling
- New girl in the HOUSE
- Sweeping changes in curling
- Morris resurfaces with Cotter's crew
- Overton-Clapham joining Alberta's Webster team
- Morris resurfaces with Cotter's crew
- Overton-Clapham moves back to third for Alberta rink
- Morris pulls pin on Martin rink
- Morris pulls plug on Martin team; no replacement named
- Kevin Martin looking for a new third following departure of John Morris
- Jones boots her third off team
- Winnipeg rinks are hearing the roar now
- Local rinks pumped for Olympic curling trials
- Timing of Morris departure from Martin rink a surprise given trials on horizon
- Overton-Clapham moves back to third for Alberta rink
- Overton-Clapham joining Alberta's Webster team
- Kevin Martin looking for a new third following departure of John Morris
- Morris pulls pin on Martin rink
- Veteran third Morris joins Cotter's B.C. rink for Olympic pre-trials
- Morris pulls plug on Martin team; no replacement named
- Nedohin fills Morris slot on Martin squad
- Morris resurfaces with Cotter's crew
- Curling for the Kremelin
- Overton-Clapham taking break from curling
Ads by Google
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.
Have Your Say
New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010.