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Shuswap-Okanagan boys even record at Canadian U18 curling finals

B.C. champs from Salmon Arm, Vernon, Lower Mainland sit 2-2 in Ottawa; Kelowna girls look for first win
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B.C.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s U18 menÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s curling champions evened their record at 2-2 at the Canadian U18 Male championships in Ottawa Tuesday, Feb. 6. The team includes (from left) coach Dale Hofer of Vernon, skip Kaiden Beck of Salmon Arm, third Ethan Chiu of Port Moody, second Nolan Beck of Salmon Arm, and led Harrison Hrynew of New Westminster. (Facebook photo)

After a slow start, the B.C. champs are beginning to roll at the 2024 Canadian Under 18 Male Curling Championships in Ottawa.

Salmon ArmÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Beck brothers Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ with Kaiden at skip and Nolan at second Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ and the Lower Mainland duo of Ethan Chiu of Port Moody at third and Harrison Hrynew from New Westminster throwing lead stones improved to 2-2 Tuesday morning, Feb. 6, with a 6-4 win over Peter Hlushak of Alberta. It was the Edmonton rinkÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s first loss.

Beck tied the game 4-4 with a deuce in the sixth end, and stole single points in the final two ends to pick up the win.

The squad Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ coached by VernonÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Dale Hofer Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ opened the 21-team event with a 5-4 loss to Tyler MacTavish of Waterloo, Ont., then dropped a 9-3 decision to Simon Perry of St. JohnÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Newfoundland and Labrador.

Beck got into the win column Monday with a 9-1 romp over Shawn Dragon of Yellowknife and Inuvik.

The B.C. champions were fifth in the seven-team Pool B with a record of 2-2 after their lone game of Tuesday. Perry sat atop the pool at 3-1 while MacTavish, Hlushak and Rogan Snow of Saskatoon were 2-1.

The Beck rink is back on the ice at 11 a.m. Pacific Wednesday with a game against Nash Sugden of Morden, Man., and finishes the preliminary round Thursday at 5:30 a.m. PST, taking on Snow.

The Canadian U18 Female Championships are being played at the same time in the nationÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s capital, and KelownaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Megan Rempel looks to get into the win column Tuesday (11 a.m. PST) against Jolianne Fortin of Saguenay, Que. (1-1).

Rempel Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ backed by third Parker Rempel, second Gwyneth Jones, lead Ella Walker, and coached by Brian Lyall, opened with an 8-3 loss to Cailey Locke of St. JohnÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s. The B.C. No. 2 rink then lost 9-1 to Shaela Hayward of Carman, Man., and 8-5 to Cassidy Blades of Truro, NS. Rempel was sitting sixth out of seven in Pool C heading into play Tuesday.

The B.C. champions, the Erin Fitzgibbon rink of New Westminster, are 2-0 in Pool B.

Matches are live streamed .



Roger Knox

About the Author: Roger Knox

I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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