SK Youth Get Taste of Arena Experience at Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw!
The 3rd Annual Curling Canada’s Hit, Draw & Tap presented by Tim Hortons Provincial Shooutout took place Sunday afternoon in between the semi-final & final games at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw!
An estimated 300 participants this season competed first at their club level, where they then submitted their scores into the Curling Canada National Scoreboard and into our provincial leaderboard. CURLSASK then invited the Top 5 here in Saskatchewan to compete for the HDT Championship Trophy!
We were excited to see some familiar & new faces from every corner of the province make the trip out to Moose Jaw to spend the day with us. Special guests in attendance were Premier Scott Moe, Tim Hortons representatives & even some special player appearances from Team Wildcard (Jennifer Jones) and Team Mantioba (Kerri Einarson). A big thank you to all the helping hands that assisted us with putting this together of our future curlers, we hope to see a few of these participants competing at a future Scotties or Brier!
Riley Cushway (center) fresh off his open heart surgery, joined us in Moose Jaw and found himself posing with Team Wildcard (Photo Courtesy, Curling Canada).
CURLSASK Executive Director (left) presents local curler Georgia Rempel with her gold medal in the 6-8 year old age category (Photo Courtesy, Curling Canada).
L-R: Chloe, Elizabeth & Melissa enjoying their time on ice level (Photo Courtesy, Curling Canada)
L-R: Chloe, Elizabeth & Melissa enjoying their time on ice level (Photo Courtesy, Curling Canada)
Curlers From Across Saskatchewan Compete
We want to congratulate all participants this curling season, and a special congratulations to our curlers who joined us in Moose Jaw:
Ages (6-8)
1st Place ~ Georgia Rempel (Moose Jaw)
2nd Place ~ Kane Massier (Estevan)
3rd Place ~ Natalie Currie (Estevan)
4th Place ~ Alyssa Wilson (Wawota)
5th Place ~ Jerome Kim (Estevan)
6th Place ~ Asher Nixon (Estevan)
7th Place ~ Chesney Murray (Wawota)
Ages (9-10)
1st Place ~ Carter Grindheim (Martensville)
2nd Place ~ Malina Stead (Estevan)
3rd Place ~ Jameson Heisler (Moose Jaw)
4th Place ~ Grace Wickenheiser (Leader)
5th Place ~ Rowan Murray (Wawota)
6th Place ~ Shawna Simpson (Regina)
Ages (11-13)
1st Place ~ Melissa Remeshylo (Martensville)
2nd Place ~ Elizabeth Nicholls (Martensville)
3rd Place ~ Ethan Laskowski (Saskatoon)
4th Place ~ Chloe Semeniuk (North Battleford)
T-5th Place ~ Riley Cushway (Moose Jaw)
T-5th Place ~ Katelyn Zukewich (Estevan)
*All tiebreakers were decided by a draw to the button contest, with some amazing draws that concluded the shootout portion of the event!!
Activities Taken in During the Remainder of the Event:
- 5th end break introductions at centre ice!
- Ice Tour from Ice Techs Dave Merklinger & Ian Naismith
- CURLSASK Hoodies, pins & Tim Hortons gift cards given to each participant
- Photo/Autograph opportunities with Team Wildcard & Team Manitoba
- Trophy & Medal Presentation
- Pizza Party Up in Lounge
A big thank you to Curling Canada for allowing us to use their amazing surface during the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and giving our curlers a once in a lifetime experience throwing on arena ice!
Also, we can’t thank the participating parents, families & friends that made the long drives to join us for a special day in Moose Jaw!
