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2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2012 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alberta. The winning team of Heather Nedohin, represented Alberta at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished round robin with a 7-4 record, which was enough to finish 4th place and clinch a spot in the playoffs. The team would go on to win both the 3-4 game and the semi-final. They would face British Columbia in the final, where for the first time in fourteen years, Alberta would win the Scotties. Qualification Process Twelve teams will qualify for the provincial tournament through several berths. The qualification process is as follows: Teams * McRorie replaced Bronwen Webster, who is pregnant and sitting out the rest of the season. Draw Brackets A Event B Event C Event Results Draw 1 ''January 25, 9:30 AM MT'' Draw 2 ''January 25, 6:30 PM MT'' Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leduc, Alberta
Leduc ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. History Leduc was established in 1891, when Robert Telford, a settler, who had bought land, in 1889, near a lake which would later bear his name. It was on that piece of land where the new settlement would take root. Telford established a stopping place for the stagecoach line that in 1889 connected Calgary to Edmonton. It became known as Telford's Place. Telford previously served as an officer for the North-West Mounted Police, and later became Leduc's first postmaster, first general merchantman, and first justice of the peace. He was also elected to serve as Leduc's first Member of the Alberta legislature (MLA)in 1905. The establishment of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, later acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway, opened the region to settlement. The first train stopped at Leduc in July 1891. Originally there were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Webster
Crystal Webster (born as Crystal Rumberg on February 26, 1975, in Medicine Hat, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. Career Juniors Webster made her national curling debut at the 1994 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. This would be her first and only appearance at the junior championships. She was skipping her own team, representing Alberta at the championship. They would miss the playoffs, finishing round robin with a 6–5 record. 1998–2001 In 1998 Webster joined up with and played lead for Calgary skip Cheryl Bernard. The team would have a successful year, finishing third in the Husky Autumn Gold Classic, second in the Saskatoon Classic, winning the Skyreach Curling Classic and finished second place on the curling tour money list. The following year the team would win the JVC curling classic, and were finalists in the TSN Women's Skins game. In 2000 the team would have their first successful run at the Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts, where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan O'Connor
Susan O'Connor (born May 3, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is an Olympic silver medallist. Career In 2000, O'Connor played third for Kevin Koe at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The team, which also included Greg Northcott and Lawnie MacDonald, won the championship. In 2007, O'Connor won her first provincial championship playing third for Cheryl Bernard, and represented Team Alberta at the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They again represented Alberta at the Scotties in 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, 2009. At the 2008 Canadian Mixed Championship, O'Connor played third for Dean Ross, and won her second Mixed title with team mates Tim Krassman and Susan Wright (curler), Susan Wright. O'Connor and Ross represented Canada at the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship as a result, and finished in fifth place. With Team Bernard, O'Connor played in the Roar of the Rings 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, Olympic Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrie, Alberta
Airdrie ( ) is a city in Alberta, Canada within the Calgary Region. It is located north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and Highway 567. The City of Airdrie is part of the Calgary census metropolitan area and a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB). The city is surrounded by Rocky View County. As of the 2021 Canadian census Airdrie has a population of 74,100, making it the 5th largest city in Alberta, after Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Red Deer. History Airdrie was first established as a railway siding in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, named for Airdrie, Scotland. Airdrie originated as a stopping point for steam trains next to Nose Creek. Only railway buildings existed until 1901 when the first farmhouse and barn was built, followed by a post office and store in that same year. The village of Airdrie was incorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrie Curling Club
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Carly Quigley
Carly is a given name, a feminine form of Carl. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 47. It is also a pet form of given names such as Carla and Caroline. Variant different spellings include Carley, Carlie, Carlee, Carleigh and Carli, as well as Karly, Karli, Karley, Karlee, Karlie and Karleigh. The name became popular in large part, if not primarily, because of the success of Carly Simon's music in the 1970s - its first appearance in the top 1000 US baby names was in 1973, soon after her first success. It was most popular in the UK, Canada and Australia in the 1980s and in the United States during the 1990s. Over 2,000 American baby girls were named Carly each year between 1991 and 1998. Carly and its variants may refer to: People * Carly Binding (born 1978), New Zealand pop singer-songwriter * Carly Booth (born 1992), Scottish professional golfer * Carly Chaikin (born 1990), American actress * Carly Cole (born 1984), British reality television contestant, fitness trainer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Doroshuk
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language. Origin The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in areas of the British Isles under Nordic dominance and through being heard as '"Brenda" was eventually adopted as a female name. The name Brenda was probably influenced by the iconic Gaelic male name Brendan: although linguistically it is unlikely that the name Brendan would yield the name Brenda as its feminine form, the name Brenda is widely considered a feminine form of the name Brendan in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. History The British Isles Occurring in the medieval legend of Madoc - the purported son of the 12th century historical Welsh ruler Owain Gwynedd by Brenda the daughter of a Viking overlord in Ireland - the name Brenda was apparently until the 19th century confined to the Northern Isles being an evident remnant of the Northern I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Jensen
Heather Jensen (born March 8, 1985, as Heather Moulding) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Crossfield, Alberta. She most recently played third for the Nadine Scotland rink on the World Curling Tour, during the 2017–18 curling season, 2017-18 season. Curling career Jensen is the former second for Heather Rankin (curler), Heather Rankin, having played for that rink from 2006 to 2011. During that time, the team won just one tour event, the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Twin Anchors Houseboat Cashspiel in 2007. The team however was a regular on the WCT circuit, and played in a total of 16 Grand Slam of Curling, Grand Slam events. The team made the quarter-finals of a grand slam on five occasions, but never further. The team played in two Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, provincial championships, 2009 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in 2009 they won just two games and they returned 2011 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in 2011 where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desirée Owen
Desirée Owen (née Robertson) is a curler from Grande Prairie, Alberta. Career Owen won two provincial junior titles- in 2003 and in 2005. At the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, her Alberta team lost to Saskatchewan's Marliese Kasner (then Miller) in the semi-fina 2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, In 2005, her team posted an undefeated record after the round robin, but ended up losing to New Brunswick's Andrea Kelly in the fina Owen played third for Crystal Webster until she took the 2009-10 curling season off to have a baby. She did however play for the team as an alternate at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling TrialsOwen now skips her own team. While Owen has never played at the Tournament of Hearts, she has had some success on the Women's World Curling Tour. Her first bonspiel win was the DEKALB Superspiel in 2009 with Webster. She has made it to two Grand Slam finals. In 2006, she lost to Kelly Scott at the 2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Sonnenberg
Renée Sonnenberg (born Renée Handfield March 22, 1971) is a Canadian curler from Grande Prairie, Alberta. Curling career Sonnenberg had a fairly successful junior career, having won two provincial junior titles in 1989 and 1990. She placed third at the 1989 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. At the 1990 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, her team finished 4–6, out of the playoffs. In 2001, Sonnenberg won the provincial mixed title, playing third for Kurt Balderston. They finished the round robin tied for first with another ''six'' teams at a 7–4 record. They lost to Saskatchewan in their first tie breaker match, eliminating them. Sonnenberg has won two provincial titles, in 1999 and 2001. At the 1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, she finished 5–6, out of the playoffs. At the 2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts, she finished 4–7, missing the playoffs again. Sonnenberg was asked to be the alternate player for Team Alberta (skipped by Kristie Moore) at the 2013 Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenys Bakker
Glenys Bakker (born August 27, 1962 in High River, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Bakker played for Shannon Kleibrink for most of her curling career. At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Bakker was Kleibrink's Alternate. She was Kleibrink's third at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials where the team lost to Sandra Schmirler in the final. In 2004, she was Kleibrink's second at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts where they finished with a 6–5 record. Also as Kleibrink's second, the team won the 2005 Canada Cup of Curling and won the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 3 to 11 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Men Teams Round-robin standings ''Fi ... getting a berth at the 2006 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Eyamie
Lisa Eyamie (born April 10, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Lisa Fargey) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. Career Eyamie was a top junior curler in her native province of Manitoba. She played in six provincial junior championships and in five provincial mixed championships. In addition to that, Eyamie has curled in 4 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts and 3 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts winning the 2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Eyamie left Manitoba in 2008 to play third for Heather Rankin's Calgary rink. The team qualified for the 2009 Olympic Pre-Trials finishing with a 1-3 record. Eyamie left the Rankin rink in 2010 to skip her own team. In 2016 Eyamie joined Shannon Kliebrink's team In 2017 they won the 2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts and went on to represent Alberta at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They finished 5-6. Personal life Eyamie attended high school at Collège Louis-Riel and is a graduate of the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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