Congratulations to the following teams who have successfully advanced from the Yukon Playdown Stage to the Yukon/NWT Playdowns for the 2012 Brier:
• YT#1 - Hilderman
• YT#2 - Solberg
Team Koltun will also be returning to the Canadian Juniors for the sixth consecutive year after winning the first two games of the best of 3 competition against Team Mahoney. Team Koltun consists of Sarah Koltun, Chelsea Duncan, Linea Eby, Jenna Duncan and coach Lindsay Moldowan. Best of luck in Napanee in February.
Congratulations to Team Scoffin for qualifying for the sixth consecutive year to represent Yukon at the 2012 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Joining Thomas Scoffin will be third Mitchell Young, second David Aho and lead Will Mahoney.
All Curlers who have registered in a 2011-12 YCA sanctioned playdown are invited to attend a Friday evening session with guest instructor, Bill Tschirhart on Friday January 13. Please click on the link for further information about his visit to Yukon: Jan 2012 YCA Championship Support Service.pdf
Congratulations to the following teams in qualifying for various championships later in the season:
• Team Banks - Masters Ladies
• Team Tuton - Masters Mens
• Team Mahoney - Arctic Winter Games Ladies
• Team Aho - Arctic Winter Games Mens
Congratulations to Team Hamilton for finishing with a 3-3 record. WIns over wins over NWT, New Brunswick and BC at the Dominion Club Championships in Richmond on Wednesday. Check Team MacInnis being interviewed after draw 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EbU7IJ-f1M
Curling legend to be recognized by Sport Yukon for her Contributions: Please read the article about Suzanne Bertrand being inducted into the Yukon Sports Hall of Fame: http://www.whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/bertrand-to-be-honoured-with-hall-of-fame-induction/
Now Hiring: Executive Director for the Yukon Curling Association. This is a part time contract position with flexibility in the hours of work to suit the successful candidates personal needs. Are you interested in being invloved in sport leadership and development? We are! For more information, please contact YCA at yca@sportyukon.com or by calling 668-7121.
Thanks to Scott Hamiltion, Darlene Hutton, Herb Balsam and Corrine Delaire for proudly representing Yukon at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships.
Please read YCA's September memo and consult the 2011-12 Championship schedule so you can start planning your season!
AGM - Yukon Curling Association will hold its AGM on Thursday 29 September 2011, at 7pm in the Sport Yukon Boardroom. We look forward to seeing you there.
Semi-Annual Meeting - Yukon Curling Association will be holding its Semi-Annual Meeting at 5pm on June 13, 2011, in the Sport Yukon Boardroom. We look forward to seeing you there!
CCA Announces 2012 Youth Olympic Games Curlers Congratulations to Thomas Scoffin, of Whitehorse Curling Club,Yukon Territory who will be wearing the Maple Leaf on his back in Innsbruck, Austria, in January 2012.