The Northern Ontario mixed doubles provincial championship kicked off at the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club with fourteen teams vying for the title. The tournament, which runs from Wednesday to Sunday, features a diverse field of curlers from across the region, including local favorites and seasoned veterans. The winner will represent Northern Ontario at the national event in Summerside, P.E.I. next month.
KAKABEKA FALLS – Fourteen tandems will be battling it out for provincial glory over the next few days at the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club.
“I wanted to enter for a couple of reasons,” Paul said. “I wanted to get some practice in before the Under-18 nationals in a couple of weeks and I wanted to play in a provincial at my home club.” Chris Bowman and his sister Jamie of the North Bay Granite Club made the longest trek to the provincials. “I think mixed doubles is really growing in Northern Ontario, especially with a lot of younger teams coming in,” Gates said.
“That always gets a reaction from people when they see a mixed doubles game for the first time and there’s rocks in play right away,” Jamie Bowman said. “For me as a player, that makes things a lot more interesting.”
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