Manitoba curling legend Cathy Overton-Clapham has come out of semi-retirement, agreeing to curl third next season for Calgary’s Crystal Webster.
Overton-Clapham will replace former Webster third Erin Carmody on the squad. Carmody, a former PEI women’s champion, has left the team.
Photo: Cathy Overton-Clapham is planning a short-term move to Calgary to practice with her new team. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARCHIVES)
Overton-Clapham told the Free Press Wednesday afternoon that Webster contacted her with the opening about two weeks ago and she had to think hard about whether to accept it or not.
“I took a few days to think about it, for sure,” said Overton-Clapham, a five-time Canadian women’s champion from Winnipeg. “But I looked at it as a really good opportunity. I’m going to get a chance to play again at a position I really love and have a passion for. And they also have a Pre-Trials spot and that’s also intriguing.”
A Pre-Trials competition next November will determine the final two women’s and men’s teams in next December’s Canadian Curling Trials at MTS Centre, where Canada’s men’s and women’s curling representatives for Sochi will be determined.