PEI’s Suzanne Birt and Kathy O’Rourke rinks, winners and runners-up, respectively, in the recent Lady Monctonian women’s cashspiel in Moncton, are currently in Kemptville Ontario for the Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, with 24 teams competing for a $15,000 total purse in the triple knockout event. Rachel Homan of Ottawa is defending champ, but is competing in the Masters Grand Slam of Curling event in Abbotsford BC instead. Other teams entered include the Mary Anne Arsenault and Heather Smith-Dacey foursomes from Halifax, Eve Belise and her Montreal team, and Jenn Hanna from Ottawa.
O’Rourke team members (L-R): Robyn Green, Meaghan Hughes, Stefanie Clark, Kathy O’Rourke
Team Birt at a recent event in Toronto (L-R): Suzanne Birt, Shelly Bradley, Michelle McQuaid, Susan McInnis
Draw and results are here: www.worldcurl.com/events.php?eventid=3064
O’Rourke hits the ice at 4 this afternoon Atlantic time, against Julie Hastings of Thornhill Ont., while Birt’s first game is at 7 pm, versus Lisa Farnell of Elgin Ont. The quarter-finals go Sunday at 10 am, with the semis at 1:30 pm, and the final at 4:30.
The O’Rourke team includes Meaghan Hughes, Robyn Green, Tricia Affeck, and fifth player Stefanie Clark. Other members of the Birt foursome are Shelly Bradley, Michelle McQuaid, and Susan McInnis.