Field set for 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship

The field is now complete for the 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship presented by Kal-Tire, at the Vernon Curling Club, February 7-13. The final qualifying event took place this past weekend with two interior teams advancing.

Hosted in Prince George, the Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Interior Playoff #2 qualified Tom Buchy (Kimberley) and his rink of Ken McHargue, Dave Toffolo and Darren Will. Buchy opened the event with a 7-4 win over Michael Smith (Kamloops), followed by an 8-5 victory over Brent Giles (Kelowna). In the A-event final, the Kimberley squad defeated Kamloops’ Brent Yamada by a score of 9-8.

Yamada and his team of Corey Sauer, Andrew Barnes and Lance Yamada, dropped their next game to Vernon’s TJ Perepolkin, but battled back through the C-event, defeating Perepolkin twice in two extra-end decisions to take the final provincial berth.

The complete field for the 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship presented by Kal-Tire is:

1. Jeff Richard, Kelowna (Returning Champion)
2. Jim Cotter, Kelowna (BC-CTRS Point Leader)
3. Sean Geall, Royal City (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Coastal Playoff #1)
4. Brent Peirce, Royal City (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Coastal Playoff #1)
5. Aaron Herrick, Vernon (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Interior Playoff #1)
6. Darin Health, Vernon (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Interior Playoff #1)
7. Neil Dangerfield, Victoria (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Coastal Playoff #2)
8. Jason Clarke, Victoria (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Coastal Playoff #2)
9. Tom Buchy, Kimberley (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Interior Playoff #2)
10. Brent Yamada, Kamloops (Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Interior Playoff #2)

In other curling playdowns….

The 2011 Senior Women’s Coastal Playdown took place at the North Shore Winter Club this past weekend. Winners advance to the 2011 Tim Hortons BC Senior Curling Championships presented by Flight Centre hosted in Kamloops February 22-27.

A qualifier: Karen Miller, Becki Ross, Dianne Petrant, Kathy McInnes (Vancouver)
B qualifier: Lynne Noble, Lorraine Jeffries, Lorraine Gagnon, Kristen Nickells, Ellen Merriam (Qualicum)
C qualifier: Kathy Smiley, Keri Miller, Rita Imai, Linda Brunn (Royal City)
C qualifier: Christine Jurgenson, Cheryl Noble, Pat Sanders, Roselyn Craig, Lena West (Kerry Park)

The 2011 Senior Men’s Coastal Playdown took place at the Comox Valley Curling Club. Winners also advance to the 2011 Tim Hortons BC Senior Curling Championships presented by Flight Centre hosted in Kamloops February 22-27.

A qualifier: Greg McAulay, Ken Watson, Dale Hockley, Dale Reibin (Richmond)
B qualifier: Dean Thulin, Lyle Boyce, Donald Pennell, Tom Green (Campbell River)
C qualifier: Sandy Grieg, Don Wakefield, Wayne Hoagaboam, Rick Sedola (Richmond)
C qualifier: Wayne Harris, Richard Tanguay, Alan DeJersey, Richard Thomson, Stewart Larson (Comox)

The Juvenile Boys’ & Girls’ Zone 2, & Zones 3,4,5 Playdowns took place in Oliver & Maple Ridge. Winners advance to the 2011 Tim Hortons BC Juvenile Curling Championships in Lake Cowichan, March 3-6.

Zone 2 Boys’: Brandon Emslie, James Walker, John Fallis, Jordan Emslie (Kelowna)
Zone 3 Boys’: Mitchell Styba, Justin Medwid, Dylan Heimburger, Zach Umbach (Coquitlam)
Zone 4 Boys’: Matthew Chan, Levi Williams, Tyler Proctor, Breyden Chong (Royal City)

Zone 2 Girls’ A qualifier: Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Samantha Fisher, Sydney Fraser (Kamloops)
Zone 2 Girls’ B qualifier: Amy Edwards, Shayna Doll, Kylie Tokairin, Sydney Hofer, Toria Breittcreuz (Vernon)
Zone 3 Girls’ A qualifier: Gabrielle Plonka, Dezaray Hawes, Caitlin Campbell, Briana Egan (Coquitlam)
Zone 3 Girls’ B qualifier: Ali Renwick, Casey Freeman, Kirsten Zucchet, Karissa Ford, Brianna Hanni (Chilliwack)
Zone 4 Girls’: Shawna Jensen, Kayla Graham, Kaitlyn Sim, Krista Jensen, Madison McCardell (Tunnel Town)

The 2011 Scotties BC Women’s Curling Championship presented by Best Western began today at the Cloverdale Curling Club. Draw one results are as follows:

Scott 7 def. Knezevic 3
Lewis 13 def. Winters 3
Tasaka 8 def. Thompson 4
Craig 6 def. Fewster 4
Law 8 def. Backe 6

Draw two begins at 7:30pm tonight. The event wraps up with the final game on Sunday, January 23 at 2pm PST.