Flett curls way into 2011 provincial Scotties
'Lots of relief' after beating Carey at Curl Manitoba 'spiel
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WHEN Kerri Flett stepped off the ice at the Wildewood Curling Club on Sunday night, she had a winning scorecard to sign and a trip to jot down on her 2011 calendar: “Altona, provincial Scotties, Jan. 26-30.”
Flett, 22, booked an early ticket into next year’s provincials by beating Morden’s Chelsea Carey in the final of Curl Manitoba’s annual women’s bonspiel.
The Scotties berth is for 2011 because this year’s championship has already been played (some events were moved up because of the Vancouver Olympics).
“Lots of relief,” Flett said on securing her spot. “And it was a great way to pretty much end the season.”
Flett missed the 2010 provincials with her Fort Rouge teammates — Janice Blair, Susan Baleja and Alison Harvey. But they did almost everything else right in their first season together.
The foursome won last month’s Manitoba Curling Tour Championship and finished fourth on the MCT money list (behind Kelly Scott, Jennifer Jones and Janet Harvey) with $8,700.
They picked up another $7,000 at a World Curling Tour event in October in Calgary, where they had wins over Shannon Kleibrink, Sherry Middaugh and Stefanie Lawton before losing to Jones in the semis.
“Right at the beginning we just clicked,” Flett said. “We all got along so well and everything just fell into place.”
Flett’s team also came close to making money at WCT bonspiels in Saskatoon and Regina.
“If you want to be the best, you have to play the best,” Flett said. “I think you’ve got to travel to do all that.”
Flett credits their coach, Joel Gagne, for helping them along their road.
“He knows so much about the game,” Flett said. “He’s always there and he’s so positive. And I need someone like that.”
Flett is just two years out of juniors, but she played in the Canadian mixed this fall with Dave Boehmer and has already established herself as one of the premier skips in the province.
“She’s very mature for her years when it comes to curling,” Blair said.
Flett says she began throwing rocks at about age seven in her hometown of Petersfield. Her uncle, 2000 world champion Greg McAulay, helped her get into the sport. She says watching his exploits has been a great motivator.
“It makes me want to win it, too,” said Flett, who moved to Gimli three years ago and works at Betel Personal Care Home.
Flett came close to winning the Manitoba juniors, losing the semifinal in 2008 to Kaileigh Strath. She also qualified for the provincial Scotties that year, earning her spot through Curl Manitoba’s women’s bonspiel.
sean.grassie@freepress.mb.ca
