Curling
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PROVINCIAL CHAMPION LCI RAMS MIXED TEAM!
The team was on the verge of elimination on Saturday morning. They played hard to win an early morning game against Sexsmith. This win forced a tie breaking match against this same team from Sexsmith. They one this tie breaking match by a single rock that was ¼ inch closer than their opponent's stone. They went on to destroy a team from Sylvan Lake (this team had been undefeated in round robin play and was ranked number one in Pool A). LCI advanced to the finals against Anne Anderson High School from Edmonton. This team had defeated LCI in the round robin game, 8-5. LCI came out hot stealing a single point in the first three ends. The team from Edmonton was chasing LCI throughout the match and LCI ended up winning the game 6-4. It was an incredibly long day for the LCI curlers who played four games in one day. They were essentially on the ice from 8am - 10:00pm. This is the third time LCI has won Provincials in the Mixed division championship.
The team is (from left to right): Kamille de Jong (lead), Art Andizo (second), Liv Swift (third), Rhett Whittmire (skip), Kale Higginson (alternate), and Cory Hoffner (coach).
2024 South Zone Curling Championship Results
In the Mixed Division:
LCI v County Central (Vulcan): County Central won the gold medal game 7-6. The South Zone has a wildcard to Provincials in the Mixed Division, so both LCI and County Central will be going to Provincials. Picture Butte beat Chinook to claim the bronze.
In the Girls Division:
LCI and Winston Churchill battled back and forth in the gold medal match. In the end, Churchill beat the LCI team by a single point to punch their ticket to provincials. The final score was 8-7. Taber’s WR Myer’s won the bronze over Warner.
In the Boys Division:
Warner Boys had a decisive win over St Mary’s, 11-3. The LCI Boys beat Kate Andrews for the bronze.
In the Mixed Doubles Division:
Two Chinook teams battled each other in the gold medal game. So, Chinook won both the gold and silver medals. LCI won the bronze medal with a win over… another LCI team.
2024 Southern Alberta Curling Zones will be held on February 6th and 7th in Lethbridge. Thank you to Dave Fletcher from LCI who organizing and running the event. Several regions will require local playdowns to determine your representatives at Zones. Each regiion is allowed 1 boys, 1 girls, and 1 mixed team at Zones.
Choose a tab at the bottom of each spreadsheet to see teams who have qualified for Zones. Teams highlighted in green have qualified.
