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Lauren Barron (born October 17, 1997, in
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) is a
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curler from
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.


Career

During her junior career, Barron played second for
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with Chantal Newell at third and Sydney Parsons at lead. The team represented the
Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...
at the 2018
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where they finished with a 1–6 record. Also in juniors, Barron represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the
2015 Canada Winter Games The 2015 Canada Winter Games, officially known as the XXV Canada Games, is a Canadian multi-sport event that was held from February 12 to March 1, 2015, in Prince George, British Columbia. Sports Alpine skiingMegan Kearley, finishing in twelfth with a 2–5 record. Out of juniors, Barron joined Team
Sarah Hill Sarah Boland (born December 23, 1995 as Sarah Hill) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently skips her own team out of the RE/MAX Centre in St. John's. She is a two-time Newfoundland and Labrador junio ...
. Due to the
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, many teams had to opt out of the
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 29 to 30 at the St. John's Curling Club, RE/MAX Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland a ...
as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the
2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at ...
. This meant that only Team Hill and their clubmates
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's rink entered the event. In the best-of-five series, Team Hill defeated Team Mitchell three games to one to earn the right to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2021 Scotties in
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,
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. At the Tournament of Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, with wins against New Brunswick's
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and Nunavut's
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.


Personal life

Barron is currently an earth science student at the
Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...
. She is in a relationship with Kevin Girouard.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barron, Lauren 1997 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador People from Mount Pearl Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni