PEI’s future curling stars take to the ice this weekend at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the O’Connor Glass Provincial age 15 and Under championships running Thursday afternoon through Saturday evening, and the KFC Provincial 12 and Under going on Sunday.
Nine boys and six girls teams are competing in the 15 and Under, with six boys and the same number of girls teams taking part in the 12 and Under event.
The defending champion Donald DeWolfe team from Cornwall are back to defend the 12 and Under boys title, while the Kaleigh MacKay from the Silver Fox and Crapaud clubs have moved up to the 15 and Under event.
Both events are round robin format, with semi-finals and finals in the 15 and Under, and the 12 and Under decided by a points system.
Here are the team rosters (skip to lead, coach or chaperone, club)
15 and Under Boys
Justin Campbell (throws 3rd), Jordan MacLean (throws 4th), Ben Gardiner, Brett Murphy, Eldon Kilbride (coach), Angie Arsenault (coach), Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Donald DeWolfe, Avery Wells, Ben Wilson, Riley Taweel, Stephen DeWolfe (coach), Cornwall Curling Club
Cameron Jenkins, Spencer Stetson, Jonathan Cann, Andrew Stetson, David Parker (coach), Charlottetown Curling Club
Ben MacCullum, Jack Ronahan, Logan Maker, Skyler Beaton, Mark Reid (coach), David Parker (coach), Charlottetown Curling Club
Alex MacFadyen, James Dalton, Matthew MacDonald. Parker MacFadyen, David MacFadyen (coach), Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Leslie Noye, Dylan Vincent, Jacob Wilkins, Alex Ramsay, Roger Gavin (coach), Western Community Curling Club
Brooks Roche (throws 3rd), Ryan Lowery (throws 2nd), Dylan Lowery (throws 4th), Owen Newson, Cody Dixon (coach), Montague Curling Club
Devin Schut (throws 3rd), Tyson Smith (throws 4th), Spencer Matheson, Mitchell Schut, Mike Schut (coach), Jonathan Schut (coach), Cornwall Curling Club
Tyler Smith, Allan MacLean, Noah O’Connor, Andrew Cameron, Glen MacLean (coach), Kevin Smith (coach), Crapaud/Charlottetown curling clubs
15 and Under Girls
Danielle Collings, Chloe Jardine, Maya White, Eve MacKinnon, Valerie Collings (coach), Montague Curling Club
Karlie Lewis, Emma Jean Griffin, Isabelle Getson, Emily Lewis, Norma Jean Griffin (coach), Western Community Curling Club
Kaleigh MacKay, Abby MacFadyen, Kaleigh Peters, Alyssa Wright, Sheila Compton (coach), Shelley MacFadyen (coach), Silver Fox/Crapaud clubs
Jenny McLean, Lauren MacFadyen, Ava Whitney-Coulter, Emily Vanderstine, Brent McLean (coach), Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Lauren Moerike , Katie Reid , Annika Kelly, Tati Kelly Olivia Corrigan (coach), Mark Reid (coach), Charlottetown Curling Club
Rachel O’Connor (throws 3rd), Meghan Ching (throws 4th), Lauren Lenentine, Breanne Burgoyne, Pat Quilty (coach), Cornwall Curling Club
12 & Under Boys
Jackson Brown, Robin Burton, Connor Lilly. A J Cahill, Greg Burton (coach), Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Owen Collier (throws 3rd), John Campbell (throws 4th), Dawson Chatman, Jayde Maynard. Steve Ryan (coach), Nancy Collier (coach), Montague Curling Club
Donald DeWolfe, Carter Worth, Ben Wilson, Riley Taweel, Avery Wells (coach), Steve DeWolfe (coach), Cornwall Curling Club
Ryan Llewellyn, Matthew Llewellyn, Alexander Geldert, Coby Nabuurs, Doug Geldert (coach), Derek Llewellyn (coach), Charlottetown Curling Club
Ryan Lowery, Darian Rice, Tyler Garnhum, Dawson Higginbotham, David Rice (coach), Cody Dixon (coach), Montague Curling Club
Mitchell Schut, Devin Schut, Nathaniel McQuaid, Keaghan Norring, Mike Schut (coach), Jonathan Schut (coach), Cornwall Curling Club
12 & Under Girls
Karlie Lewis, Emma Jean Griffin, Emily Lewis, Alyssa Wilkins, Norma Jean Griffin (coach), Western Community Curling Club
Tegan Corkum, Madison Moore, Maria Doyle, Gabrielle Gallant, Shelley MacFadyen (coach), Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Sarah Parsons, Kaleigh Peters, Sierra Clyke, Bridget Paterson, Dario Zannier (coach), Crapaud Community Curling Club
Kristie Rogers, Megan Stewart, Olivia MacPhail, Rachel MacLean, Michele Rogers (Chaperone) Cornwall Curling Club
Elly Whitney-Coulter, Abbey MacFadyen, Kassidy Arsenault, Chloe Hunter Shelley MacFadyen (coach), Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Katie Worth, Megan Perry, Lauren Lenentine, Hailey Matheson, Doug Little (coach), Cornwall Curling Club
Here are the opening draws for the O’Connor Glass 15 and Under (8 end games):
Thursday Feb. 23 at 4:30 pm
Ice 1: Collings vs Moerike, Ice 2: McLean vs Lewis, Ice 3: Noye vs MacCullum, Ice 4: O’Connor vs MacKay
Thursday Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm
Ice 1: Roche vs Smith, Ice 2: DeWolfe vs MacFadyen, Ice 3: Schut vs Jenkins, Ice 4: MacCullum vs Campbell
Complete draw at PEICurling.com/15andUnder, with end-by-end results at LiveCurling.com at 11 am
Here are the opening draws for the KFC 12 and Under (6 end games):
Sunday Feb. 26 at 9 am (boys)
Ice 1: DeWolfe vs Llewelyn, Ice 2: Brown vs Collier, Ice 4: Schut vs Lowery
Sunday Feb. 26 at 11 am (girls)
Ice 1: Corkum vs Whitney-Coulter, Ice 2: Parsons vs Lewis, Ice 4: Worth vs Rogers
Complete draw and results at PEICurling.com/12andUnder.