Accomplishments: World Junior Women’s Curling Champions, 2003. The Marliese Miller Junior Women’s Curling Team of Saskatoon holds the distinction of being Saskatchewan’s first ever women’s world junior curling champions. Miller along with teammates, third Teejay Surik, second Janelle Lemon, lead Read more →
Accomplishments: Olympic Gold Medalists, 1998 With three World Championships under their belt the Sandra Schmirler rink was an obvious contender for the Olympic gold in 1998. Making history, the Schmirler team consisting of Marcia Gudereit (lead), Joan McCusker (second), Jan Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Champions, 1998. The Regina Callie Club was home to the 1998 Canadian CIBC Senior Men’s Champions. The team was composed of Gary Bryden (Skip), Dale Graham (Third), Wilf Foss (Second), and Gerry Zimmer (Lead). The Read more →
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 →
From 1914 to 1926, Bobby Reid played soccer with the Saskatoon Thistles, the CNR Soccer club, and the Fifth Battalion Soccer Club. An all-round athlete, Mr. Reid boxed for and was also the physical instructor for the 96th Highlanders. His 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 →