They put it all in play, but when the last pebble was crossed the Amy Gibson rink were on the outside of the playoffs.
The other Royal City Curling Club team at last week’s Scotties B.C. Women’s Curling championships in Coquitlam, Gibson overcame an 0-3 start to win three straight, including victories over both finalists.
However, the hurdles were just too many for the squad, which includes skip Gibson, third Rebecca Turley, second Michelle Dunn and lead Lindsay Hudyma.
After opening with an extra-end 9-7 loss to Sarah Wark of Victoria, which saw Gibson erase a 5-0 hole to tie it only to fall on a deuce in the 11th, the team were edged 7-5 by Nanaimo’s representatives and 8-4 by fellow Royal City product Diane Gushulak.
Gibson bounced back Thursday and handed Kelly Scott’s rink its first loss of the tournament, a 9-7 decision, then bested Amanda Russett 9-5. In Friday’s draw, with most of the playoff positions already decided, Gibson trumped eventual champion Karla Thompson 11-7, scoring four in the ninth.
They dropped their last game, a 9-4 setback to the Knezevic rink of Prince George to finish at 3-4.
