It is being billed as Saskatchewan’s largest World Curling Tour event. 24 teams including Brier champ Brendan Bottcher, two-time provincial champ Matt Dunstone and Kevin Koe will compete at the IG Wealth Management Western Showdown in Swift Current from October 8-11 at the Swift Current Curling Club. The triple knockout event has a $50,000 prize […]
In an attempt to address what is thought to be a gap in curling, Saskatchewan’s men’s curling champ is one of three to get a new event organized. Matt Dunstone, four-time Saskatchewan junior men’s champ Rylan Kleiter and CURLSASK’s Dustin Mikush are looking to create more opportunities for the game’s rising stars once they exit […]
The sports world lost a great fan this week. Known for his colourful wigs and long, painted beard, Yorkton’s Hans Madsen was a staple at Curling events across the country, especially in Saskatchewan. CURLSASK Executive Director Ashley Howard says everyone has a story with Hans, including her. “Somehow, I was nicknamed ‘Smiley’ by Hans, and […]
The road to the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay will run through Assiniboia. CURLSASK announced Wednesday that the 2022 provincial ladies curling championship will be held in Assiniboia for the third time from January 5-9, 2022. There was no 2021 provincial Scotties due to COVID-19 as CURLSASK awarded the right to represent […]
It is tough enough to get out of Saskatchewan when it comes to women’s curling. The path to the Scotties got that much tougher on Wednesday morning when it was announced Chelsea Carey was coming into the province to join the Jolene Campbell team. Carey, who was a player without a team after it disbanded […]
With the recent Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the current Tim Hortons Brier being played without fans in a Calgary bubble, the lack of fans has been apparent. While there are cardboard cutouts in the seats at the Markin McPhail Centre, the atmosphere is different than what it normally is as the fans that make […]
Matt Dunstone’s quest for the Brier has started on the right foot. Dunstone and his rink representing the Wadena Curling Club scored five in the third end of play and stole two more in the fourth as they beat Peter Mackey of Nunavut 10-2. It gets a little tougher for Team Saskatchewan on Saturday as […]
Matt Dunstone and the rest of Team Saskatchewan are set to open the 2021 Brier in Calgary. Saskatchewan will open pool play against Nunavut Friday night at 7:30 p.m.. Dunstone was on the SportsCage Wednesday afternoon, and said they’ve spent the last while training at the curling club in Wadena, where they were welcomed with […]
Rachel Homan is in familiar territory in a strange curling season. She’ll skip Ontario in a third straight Canadian women’s curling championship final Sunday. Homan’s 7-2 win over Saskatchewan and defending champion Kerri Einarson’s 10-9 loss in an extra end to Manitoba on Saturday combined to give Ontario a bye to the final. “We really […]
Saskatchewan cruised to a 9-3 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador Thursday night at the Scotties in Calgary to clinch first place in Pool “B” with a 6-2 record. The top four teams from each pool now move into a Championship Pool, where the top three will move into the playoffs, the first place team will […]
