Accomplishments: World Women’s Curling Champions, 1993, 1994, 1997. The Sandra Schmirler team of skip Sandra Schmirler, third Jan Betker, second Joan McCusker, and lead Marcia Gudereit came together in 1990, and by the following year had won its first Saskatchewan Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Champions, 1984, 1985, 1986. Evelyn Krahn and her teammates , Third – Twyla Widdifield, Second – Shirley Little and Lead – June Kaufman, have brought curling honour to our province. The Krahn Rink dominated the Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1983. The 1983 team of Rick Folk, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk and Dorenda Schoenhals, had finished in second place in both the 1981 and 1982 Canadian Mixed championships and were determined to complete the job Read more →
Accomplishments: World Men’s Curling Champions, 1980. On March 30, 1980, Rick Folk, Ron Mills, Tom Wilson and Jim Wilson brought Canada its first world curling championship since 1972. After a convincing win at the Brier in Calgary, where they beat Read more →
Accomplishments: World Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1980. On March 22, 1980 Marj Mitchell, Nancy Kerr, Shirley McKendry and Wendy Leach brought Canada its first Ladies World Curling Championship. The Mitchell rink, from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, headed to Perth, Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1978. The Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon was home for the rink of Bernie Yuzdepski (skip), Marnie McNiven (third), Roy Uchman (second), and Joan Bjerke (lead). The team was put together just before club play Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Champions, 1978. In February, 1978, the Art Knutson Rink of Elbow, SK became Canada’s Senior Curling Champions. Sponsored for Canadian curlers fifty years of age and over, the annual national seniors tournament is an eleven Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1974. The formation of a mixed curling team in 1974, when Rick Folk and Tom Wilson were joined by two other University of Saskatchewan students, Cheryl Stirton and Bonnie Orchard was the first time any Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Women’s Curling Champions, 1974. The Farnham curling team from the Saskatoon Nutana Curling Club was composted of: Skip, Emily Farnham; Third, Linda (Saunders) Wagner; Second, Pat McBeath; and Lead, Donna Collins. Farnham and Collins had played together for Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Men’s Curling Champions, 1973. Well known in the sport of curling since 1968 Harvey Mazinke and his rink of Bill Martin (third), George Achtymichuk (second) and Dan Klippenstein (lead) epitomize the dual qualities of outstanding ability and fine Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1971, 1972, 1973. Vera Pezer and her rink of Sheila Rowan (third), Joyce McKee (second) and Lenore Morrison (lead) hold a unique place in the history of ladies curling. Representing the Sutherland Ladies’ Curling Club Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1971. The Larry McGrath Mixed Curling Rink of Kindersley were winners of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on three occasions, which is still an unmatched record. In 1971, Larry, Darlene Hill and John Gunn, were Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1970. In 1970, Saskatoon’s Nutana Curling Club products Dorenda Schoenals (skip), Cheryl (Stirton) Zipper (third), Linda (Burnham) Seaman (second) and Joan Andersen (lead) became the youngest team ever to compete in the Ladies Canadian Curling Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1969. The Joyce McKee Rink of Saskatoon was the winner of three Canadian Ladies Curling Championships. In 1969, Joyce McKee (skip), with Vera Pezer (third), Lenore Morrison (second) and Jennifer Falk (lead), were the winners Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1967, 1968. The Larry McGrath Mixed Curling Rink of Kindersley were winners of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on three occasions, which is still an unmatched record. The team consisting of Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Read more →