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  • The 1997 Sandra Schmirler curling team

    1993, 1994 and 1997 Sandra (Schmirler) Peterson Curling Team

    …in 1990, and by the following year had won its first Saskatchewan Ladies’ Curling Championship. The team won its second provincial championship in 1993, curling out of Regina’s Callie Club, and added Anita Ford as their fifth curler for the Canadian Championships that year. At those championships, the Schmirler team finished round robin play with a 9-2 record, and received a bye into the final. Schmirler’s Saskatchewan team scored a 7-6 extra end… Read more →

  • 1978 Bernie Yuzdepski Curling Team

    …al final and became the Saskatchewan representative for the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships. The 1978 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held in Saskatoon at their home club. This proved to be a real advantage as they had the crowd in their corner throughout the championships. The team continued their undefeated record by winning their 21st straight game, defeating Quebec to capture the Canadian championship. In the 22nd game against New… Read more →

  • 1980 Marj Mitchell Curling Team

    …rr, 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, Scotland after capturing the Canadian title at Edmonton, AB. All the games were tough and exciting in Edmonton, especially the last rock drama in the semi-final against Ontario, when Marj had to steal one to win. Fortunately, she succeeded, and went on to beat Nova Scotia 6… Read more →

  • The Evelyn Krahn curling rink

    1984, 1985, and 1986 Evelyn Krahn Curling Team

    …is team rates highly as ambassadors in sport, not only for their excellent curling, but for their good sportsmanship and the gracious manner in which they conduct themselves both on and off the ice. The Hall of Fame proudly recognizes this renowned curling team, Evelyn; Twyla; Shirley and June, and we in Saskatchewan thank you. Installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame June 18th, 1988. Left to Right: Evelyn Krahn (skip), Twyla Widdifield (… Read more →

  • 1984 Randy Woytowich Mixed Curling Team

    …an), second Brian McCusker and lead Jan Betker captured the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Prince Albert with a victory over Quebec’s Kevin Adams in the final. It was the seventh national mixed title for a Saskatchewan rink. At the time, curling was a very popular sport in Regina, as well as the rest of the province. It was also very competitive, with many teams battling for the coveted spot in the provincial championships. The Woytowich f… Read more →

  • The 1998 Sandra Schmirler curling team in their Olympic finery

    1998 Sandra Schmirler Curling Team

    …McCusker for an 89%, Betker for a 73%, and Schmirler for a 72%. Sandra Schmirler’s untimely death in 2000 ended their dreams of winning a consecutive gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Schmirler was inducted posthumously in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame. Installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Accomplishments: Curling Gold Medallists, 1998 Winter Olympics (Nagano). L… Read more →

  • 1951 Gary Thode Saskatoon Technical Collegiate Curling Team

    …1951. Between 1950 and 1952 the Gary Thode Saskatoon Technical Collegiate curling team dominated the High School Boys’ curling scene, first in Saskatoon, and then across the nation. In 1950, Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Roy Hufsmith, and Geoff Charlebois met with some success and as a result of coach Ken Moir decided to use the Thode team as practice for the Saskatoon Technical Collegiate senior team. After the practice team won three straight games… Read more →

  • 1971 Larry McGrath Curling Team

    …lishments: 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 joined by lead, Audrey St. John. Again the team went all the way as it had in 1967 and 1968, capturing the national championship in St. John, New Brunswick. After an exciting week of curli… Read more →

  • Mazinke Curling Team

    1973 Harvey Mazinke Curling Team

    …al against Kjell Oscarius of Sweden. A tense, close game inevitably came down to the final shot. On a heavy ice surface the last Canadian rock failed to reach the rings, and Sweden took the title. On that day, Harvey Mazinke was one shot away from becoming world champion. Over a period of 12 years curling together, the rink earned the reputation of being one of the great Saskatchewan curling teams, both for their performance on the ice, and their… Read more →

  • 1955 Bayne Secord Saskatoon Technical Collegiate Curling Team

    …et his rock on the button. This type of delivery prompted the Saskatchewan Curling Association to enact a rule change in 1956, prohibiting a player from sliding over the hog line. The Bayne Secord Curling Team was inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 20, 1998. Left to Right: Bayne Secord (skip), Stan Austman (third), Merv Mann (second), Gary Stevenson (lead). Missing: Ke… Read more →

  • 1974 Emily Farnham Curling Team

    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 seven years while Wagner and McBeath came on board in 1973. Their 1973-74 season featured wins at four major cash bonspiels – the 1973 Regina Callie Cash Spiel, the 1… Read more →

  • 1970 Dorenda Schoenhals Curling Team

    …nts: 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 championship. Despite being a young team, the Schoenhals rink did not lack experience as they already had five successive Western Canadian University Championship tit… Read more →

  • Norm Balderston

    …umental in constructing. He served on committees for the 1979 World Junior Curling Championships and the 1985 World Ladies Curling Championships, both held in Moose Jaw. Moose Jaw thanked Balderston for his contribution by naming him the 1969 “Citizen of the Year”. Provincially, Balderston was a district umpire for the Saskatchewan Curling Association (SCA) and a member of the Board of Directors from 1958 to 1966. Balderston became Secretary Manag… Read more →

  • 1996 Randy Bryden Curling Team

    …me went on to win their two playoff games and claim the Saskatchewan mixed curling championship. At the Unitel Mixed Canadian Championship in Charlottetown, Bryden and his rink sailed to a first place finish in the round robin with a 9-2 record. In the Page playoff, Saskatchewan met second place Ontario. Team Ontario stole a tenth end deuce to send them into the final. Bryden and his team regrouped in the semi-final and defeated B.C. 6-4 by steali… Read more →

  • 1955 Garnet Campbell Curling Team

    …shments: Canadian Men’s Brier Curling Champions, 1955. The Garnet Campbell Curling team made history in 1955 as the first Saskatchewan team to win the Canadian Brier Men’s Curling Championship. Keeping it within the family, the team consisted of four brothers from Avonlea: Lloyd Campbell (lead), Donald Campbell (second), Glen Campbell (third) and Garnet Campbell (skip). After being the runner-ups in the Canadian Brier Championships the previous ye… Read more →