Two more Royal City curling teams have secured berths at the B.C. men’s curling championships.
Local teams Johnson, led by skip Michael Johnson, third Ty Dilello, second John Zwarchy and lead Mitch Young, and Martyn, with skip Chase Martyn, third Cody Johnstone, second Jeff Guignard, lead Will Sutton, fifth Jeff Sargent and coach Karen Watson, were among four teams that qualified for the championships at the recent Lower Mainland playdowns in New Westminster.
Teams Johnson and Martyn join two other Royal City Curling Club rinks – Joanisse and Geall. Both qualified for the February tournament thanks to their results at World Curling Tour events this year.
The B.C. Men’s Curling Championships takes place at the Nelson Curling Centre from Feb. 10 to 14.
Royal City team bound for Scotties
Diane Gushulak and her Royal City Curling squad are on their way to the 2016 Scotties B.C. women’s curling championships.
Gushulak, the team’s skip, along with third Grace MacInnes, second Jessie Sanderson, lead Sandra Comadina and coach Neil Houston, beat out team Russett 8-4 and team Wark 7-6 at last weekend’s open event at the Golden Ears Winter Club in Maple Ridge to qualify for the provincial finals.
The local rink bounced back after a tough loss in the first playdowns last month, losing to Royal City Curling’s Gibson rink 7-5.
Both Gushulak and Gibson will join five other teams from across the province, including returning champion team Knezevic of Prince George, led by Patti Knezevic, at the B.C. Scotties in Coquitlam from Jan. 19 to 24.
