Smith rinks drop seeding games at Candian junior curling championships (Guardian)

Posted on by February 7, 2013

(by Tim Gall)

Veronica Smith and Tyler Smith and their Cornwall Curling Club teams opened the second phase of the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships with losses Wednesday.

In junior women’s action, the rink of Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, and Chloe McCloskey lost a close one, 7-6, to Newfoundland and Labrador in the crossover seeding bracket.

Photo special to The Guardian from CCA/LuLu PhotographySabrina Smith, middle, and Katie Fullerton of the Veronica Smith rink from P.E.I. sweep a rock thrown by Chloe McCloskey, left, during the M&M?Meat Shops Canadian junior curling championships Monday in Fort McMurray, Alta.

“We played a great game and just didn’t have the end result we wanted,” said Fullerton, vice of the team. “We did everything according to plan, but unfortunately we didn’t pull through.”

Tyler Smith – along with Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, and Jonathan Schut – fell 8-5 to Northern Ontario.

“We just didn’t seem to be clicking this game,” said Sutherland, the team’s vice, who explained the rink had some bad luck with a lot of picks. “But they outplayed us and deserved to win.”

Fullerton added, despite the record, it has been a great event.“Our team is most proud of making it here to the Nationals,” she said. “The most important things for our team in this round, knowing we’re wearing the P.E.I. crest, is to play the best we can, continue to be respectful to all the opponents and officials, and keep a smile on our faces, win or lose. We’ll be sure to make the island proud.”

The island squads this year still have games against the Northwest Territories plus Newfoundland and Labrador for the men; and Alberta and Nunavit for the women.Click for full story in the Guardian.

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