The first six draws have been played and now the frontrunners have emerged at the 2020 BC Junior Curling Championships.
Team Sato and Team Colwell are both undefeated in Junior Men’s play, but it won’t stay that way for long. They will meet at 2pm today and the result will help determine the top playoff position.
Meanwhile in women’s play, Team Buchy and Team Taylor sit with a 4-1 records with two more round robin games to play. Team Daniels has a 3-1 record, with only one defeat (against Team Buchy) and play at 2pm today.
Team Taylor, representing Royal City and Tunnel Town curling clubs, are excited about being in the playoff hunt. Skip Jensen Taylor said: “We have been lucky with some of our games and the other teams have missed shots. But we have also been forcing them to make tough shots.”
Jensen, from Vancouver, said the strategy going forward was to keep things simple.
Meredith Cole, who plays third on Team Taylor and lives in Tsawwassen, said: “I think we have been playing really well. We have been able to make the shots when it counts.”
The 2020 BC Junior Curling Championships are taking place at Victoria Curling Club and will run until Jan. 2.
It is an exciting year for BC teams because the top Junior Women’s team and the two top Junior Men’s teams will represent BC at national championships taking place in Langley. The junior men were offered that second berth as a result of Nunavut withdrawing from the competition. The New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships takes place from Jan. 18-26, 2020, at the George Preston Recreation Centre and Langley Curling Club.
Full team rosters:
Junior Men:
Team Sato, Royal City
Skip: Hayato Sato
Third: Matthew McCrady
Second: Joshua Miki
Lead: Jacob Umbach
Coaches: Bryan Miki/Brent Pierce
Team Ballard, Langley
Skip: Dawson Ballard
Third: Rhett Hildenbrandt
Second: Brandon Reimer
Lead: Sam Husdon
Coach: Dan Wenzek
Team Carpenter, Tunnel Town
Skip: Brayden Carpenter
Third: Connor Deane
Second: Mack Ellis
Lead: Troy Cowan
Coach: Greg Deane
Team Tao, Richmond/Vancouver/Port Moody
Skip: Johnson Tao
Third: Toby Mills
Second: Connor Kent
Lead: Michael Nunn
Coach: Vic Shimizu
Team Colwell, Vernon/Kamloops/Grand Forks
Skip: Erik Colwell
Third: Mitchell Kopytko
Second: Ben Morin
Lead: Logan Miron
Coach: Dale Hofer/Chad Kopytko
Team Parkinson, Nanaimo/Parksville/Comox Valley
Skip: Chris Parkinson
Third: Matthew Davies
Second: Christian Klein-Beekman
Lead: Connor Litton
Coach: Evan Leek
Team Reed, Golden Ears Winter Club/Royal City
Skip: Thomas Reed
Third: Kazune Eugene Fei
Second: Adam Fenton
Lead: Matthew Fenton
Coach: Fuji Miki/Brad Fenton
Team Marr, Kamloops
Skip: Colorado Marr
Third: Bryan Yamada
Second: Zander Landygo
Lead: Connor Rafferty
Coach: Brenda Nordin
Junior Women:
Team Daniels, Delta Thistle
Skip: Sarah Daniels
Third: Sarah Loken
Second: Hannah Lindner
Lead: Jordan Henson
Coach: Katie Witt
Team Taylor, Tunnel Town/Royal City
Skip: Jensen Taylor
Third: Meredith Cole
Second: Keira McCoy
Lead: Chelsea Taylor
Coach: Chris Summers
Team Bowles, Delta Thistle/Victoria
Skip: Elizabeth Bowles
Third: Kayla Wilson
Second: Hailey Dubois
Lead: Sasha Wilson
Coach: Todd Troyer
Team Calhoun, Kamloops
Skip: Maeve Calhoun
Third: Neave Calhoun
Second: Kate Hancock
Lead: Kaitlyn Garrett
Coach: Nicky Hancock
Team Hafeli, Kamloops
Skip: Holly Hafeli
Third: Hannah O’Neil
Second: Jorja Kopytko
Lead: Natalie Hafeli
Coach: Monica Makar
Team Douglas, Gibsons/Duncan/Victoria
Skip: Rebecca Douglas
Third: Brooke Reintjes
Second: Delaena Reintjes
Lead: Bella Higdon
Coach: Dave Douglas
Team Richards, Comox Valley/Port Moody
Skip: Gracelyn Richards
Third: Keelie Duncan
Second: Bryn Woloshyn
Lead: Kate Eisner
Coach: Darren Richards/Adam Duncan/Penny Shantz
Team Buchy, Kimberley/Kelowna/Vernon
Skip: Kaila Buchy
Third: Jaelyn Cotter
Second: Katelyn McGillivray
Lead: Cassidy Schwaerzle
Fifth: Samantha Mclaren
Coaches: Tom Buchy/Jim Cotter
