Schneider and Grandy Crowned 2024 BC Men’s & Women’s Curling Champions

After an intense week of competition in Esquimalt, the 2024 BC Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships witnessed the triumph of familiar faces as Team Grandy and Team Schneider emerged victorious, earning the honor to represent British Columbia at the national Brier and Scotties.

In the Final of the 2024 BC Scotties Women’s Curling Championship Final, presented by Best Western, Team Grandy, hailing from Vancouver, faced off against Team Brown from Kamloops. Grandy dominated the game, securing a commanding 7-1 lead after three ends, ultimately claiming victory with a final score of 11-3. Skip Clancy Grandy expressed her elation, stating, “It feels amazing. I’m really proud of the team for what we put together this week.” Grandy’s team, unbeaten in the Championship, will now prepare for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alberta, from February 16-25. After the Championships, it was announced that Team Brown have also qualified the Scotties, by being one of the highest-placed teams in the 2023-24 CTRS standings that didn’t win the respective provincial or territorial championships.

In the 2024 BC Men’s Curling Championships Final, Team Schneider faced off against fellow Victoria Curling Club representatives Team Montgomery in a cautious start. Team Schneider secured the championship with a 5-3 victory, breaking the deadlock in the 6th end and maintaining their momentum. Skip Catlin Schneider reflected on their journey, saying, “It means a lot to be able to qualify for the Brier to be hosted in my hometown, Regina.”

Team Schneider overcame a challenging route to victory, bouncing back from a heartbreaking loss to Team Richard in the A Qualifier Final. Their redemption journey included a win in the B Qualifier over Team de Jong and a crucial victory in the A vs B Qualifier. Team Schneider will represent B.C. at the 2024 Montana’s Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan, from March 1-10.

Congratulations to all of the following medalists:

2024 BC Men’s Curling Championship

Champions: Team Schneider
(Skip – Catlin Schneider, Third – Sterling Middleton, Second – Jason Ginter, Lead – Alex Horvath, Coach – Bryan Miki)

Silver Medalists: Team Montgomery
(Skip – Jason Montgomery, Third – Chris Baier, Second – Miles Craig, Lead – Troy Cowan)

Bronze Medalists: Team Richard
(Skip – Jeff Richard, Third – Richard Krell, Second – Daniel Wenzek, Lead – Connor Deane)

2024 BC Scotties Women’s Curling Championship

Champions: Team Grandy
(Skip – Clancy Grandy, Third – Kayla MacMillan, Second – Lindsay Dubue, Lead – Sarah Loken)

Silver Medalists: Team Brown
(Skip – Corryn Brown, Third – Erin Pincott, Second – Jennifer Armstrong, Lead – Samantha Fisher, Coach – Jim Cotter)

Bronze Medalists: Team Ryan
(Skip – Kristen Ryan, Third – Shannon Joanisse, Second – Megan Yamamoto, Lead – Kirsten Fox, Coach – Diane Dezura)

Congratulations to the following award winners:

Kay Giles Sportsmanship Award (Women’s): Meredith Cole (Team Bowles)
Men’s Sportsmanship Award: Nathan Small (Team Robillard)

To view all the photos from the Championships, please visit: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hQYuzacax8ze9JKH6

Curl BC would like to thank the Hosting Committee, which is co-chaired by Pei-Mei Chia from the Esquimalt Curling Club, and Sandy Martin of the Victoria Curling Club, for organizing this successful Championships.

We would also like to thank the two host clubs: the Esquimalt Curling Club, President Al Teasdale and the Victoria Curling Club, President Paul Addison, for their strong support to bring the event to Esquimalt.

We’re also grateful for our ice technicians Mike Merklinger, Cody Hall, and their team, as well as Chief Umpire Patti Caldwell and the officials team, as well as all the volunteers for their dedications.

And we’d also like to thank all of our sponsors, including Scotties, Best Western, belairdirect, Township of Esquimalt, City of Victoria, Greater Victoria Sport Tourism Commission, Amica Senior Lifestyles, Hardline Curling and Peninsula Co-op, as well as our numerous local community partners.

Finally, thank you to all the coaches and athletes for participating in the Championships.

See you next year!