I saw my little sister Selena running towards me from across the ice, and then she jumped up into my arms, giving me a big hug (says Alberta's Karsten Sturmay). This was the moment it hit me that I was going to the 2016 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and so was she.
The Canadian Wheelchair Curling title is coming back to Saskatchewan thanks to the hometown team of Darwin Bender, Larry Schrader, Marie Wright, Gil Dash and Moose Gibson with coaches Lorraine Arguin and Lloyd Thiele, who defeated Northern Ontario’s Doug Dean 5-2 in the championship final on Sunday afternoon at the Callie Curling Club in Regina.
BASEL, Switzerland — It was worth the wait.
It had been four years since a Canadian team stood atop the medal podium at the world men’s curling championship, but that dry-spell came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday at St. Jakobshalle.
Doug Dean will try to win Northern Ontario’s first Canadian Wheelchair Curling title when he faces off against Darwin Bender of Saskatchewan in the final of the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship on Sunday in Regina.
Saskatchewan’s Darwin Bender certainly knows how to keep the hometown fans happy. Bender, the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling champion, and his team of Gil Dash, Marie Wright and Larry Schrader scored four points in the final end of the Page 1 vs 2 playoff game against Northern Ontario’s Doug Dean on Friday evening at the Callie Curling Club in Regina to earn a 9-6 win and the assurance of at least a silver medal in the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship.
BASEL, Switzerland — On the fourth anniversary of Canada’s last world men’s curling title, the 2016 edition of Team Canada took a significant step toward putting an end to that dry-spell.
BASEL, Switzerland — A man who whose contributions to the sport of curling, on and off the ice, are recognized around the world was acknowledged on the world stage today.
Thursday was moving day at the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Regina, as the standings changed dramatically during the fourth day of round robin play and two teams secured their spot in the playoffs.
BASEL, Switzerland — Kevin Koe and Team Canada are in familiar territory at the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by Ford of Canada.
BASEL, Switzerland — Team Canada is two victories away from a coveted gold medal at the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship presented by Ford of Canada.
The standings continue to shift as teams battle for playoff positions on the third day of competition at the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Championship in Regina.
The 2016 CIS / Curling Canada University Championships were held in Kelowna, BC, March 20-23.
Here are the award winners:
1st Team All Canadians - Men (photo)
lead: Edward Moore (Waterloo)
second:…