Team Canada is off to the races. You might say Rachel Homan stormed out of the gate, given the weather here Saturday.
Tracy Horgan of Northern Ontario made curling history on Saturday afternoon. With her 7-6 win over Kerry Galusha of the Northwest Territories, Horgan became Northern Ontario’s first-ever representative at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
There’s something about the Ford Hot Shots skills competition that clearly brings the very best out of Newfoundland/Labrador skip Heather Strong.
Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories counted five – count ’em up – in the seventh end against Sarah Koltun, and then needed an extra end to defeat a feisty Yukon team 11-10.
Tracy Horgan of Northern Ontario will play in the final of the pre-qualifying round at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Young curlers from every province and territory will take to the ice to compete for the Canada Games Flag and Centennial Cup, when the 2015 Canada Winter Games get underway in Prince George, B.C., with the men’s event in Week 1, Feb. 14-20, and the women’s in Week 2, Feb. 23-28.
By Alison Kreviuzuk
Since I first began curling with Team Homan all those 14 years ago, my life evolved almost exclusively around curling. Back then, we would always say that school came first but in reality, it was a close second.
Team Canada found a silver lining at the 2015 Winter Universiade on Friday morning in Granada, Spain.
MOOSE JAW -- Tracy Horgan of Northern Ontario stole two on the third end and another two on the fourth en route to a 10-5 win over Kerry Galusha of the Northwest Territories on the opening night of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Rachel Homan’s Ottawa team will take aim at a Scotties Tournament of Hearts threepeat when the Canadian Women’s Curling Championship kicks off on Saturday at Mosaic Place.
Team Canada women will meet Russia in the gold medal game of the 2015 Universiade in Granada, Spain, after defeating Switzerland 8-3 in the semifinal on Thursday morning.
Canada will not compete for a medal at the 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship after losing its final two games of the round-robin and finishing 4-5 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.