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      April
      1,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Curling
      picks
      up
      steam
      at
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      UPEI
      students
      pulling
      off
      big
      victories
      in
      national
      and
      world
      curling
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kate
      VanGerven
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Curling
      is
      a
      game
      requiring
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      concentration,
      strategy
     
     
      and
      excitement.
     
    

    
     
      The
      game
      itself
      can
      easily
     
     
      pull
      you
      in
      as
      you
      attempt
      to
     
     
      will
      the
      rock
      just
      a
      little
      to
     
     
      the
      left
      with
      your
      mind.
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      also
      providing
      a
      differ-
     
     
      ent
      kind
      of
      excitement
      for
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      This
      year
      is
      the
      first
      time
     
     
      that
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      will
      be
      send-
     
     
      ing
      two
      teams
      to
      the
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      Interuniversity
      Sport
     
     
      (CIS)/Canadian
      Curling
     
     
      Championship
      in
      Montreal.
     
    

    
     
      As
      this
      article
      is
      being
      writ-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ten,
      UPEI
      men’s
      and
      wom-
     
     
      en’s
      teams
      are
      still
      going
     
     
      strong
      on
      their
      journey
      to
      the
     
     
      semi-finals.
     
    

    
     
      So
      let’s
      meet
      your
      Curling
     
     
      ambassadors.
     
    

    
     
      The
      men’s
      team
      is
      stacked
     
     
      with
      three
      members
      of
      this
     
     
      year’s
      Canadian
      Junior
     
     
      Championship
      and
      World
     
     
      Junior
      silver
      medalist
      rink.
     
     
      Adam
      Casey,
      Anson
      Car-
     
     
      mody,
      Jamie
      Danbrook
      and
     
     
      Nick
      van
      Ouwerkerk
      are
     
     
      looking
      to
      go
      all
      the
      way
     
     
      with
      the
      assistance
      of
      coach
     
     
      Jeff
      Wilson.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      women’s
      side
      of
     
     
      things
      is
      a
      team
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      Cornwall
      Curling
      Club
      who
     
     
      has
      finished
      top
      three
      in
      this
     
     
      year’s
      provincial
      juniors.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Skip
      Sarah
      Clow
      is
      joined
     
     
      by
      teammates
      Brielle
      Quilty,
     
     
      Christina
      Hennessey
      and
     
     
      Courtney
      Moore.
      Coaches
     
     
      Angela
      Hodgson
      and
      assis-
     
     
      tant
      coach
      Nancy
      Yeo
      jour-
     
     
      neyed
      to
      Montreal
      with
      the
     
     
      girls.
     
    

    
     
      Pride
      for
      our
      curling
      repre-
     
     
      sentation
      came
      in
      the
      shape
     
     
      of
      a
      deal
      on
      transportation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      lodging.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Approximately
      $100
      is
     
     
      what
      it
      would
      cost
      for
      a
      drive
     
     
      to
      Montreal
      in
      the
      flashy
      new
     
     
      Panther
      Bus
      and
      once
      you
     
     
      get
      there,
      another
      $90
      would
     
     
      get
      you
      a
      place
      to
      sleep
      for
     
     
      the
      night
      and
      most
      likely
      a
     
     
      continental
      breakfast.
     
    

    
     
      The
      championship
      itself
      is
     
     
      only
      in
      its
      second
      year
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      game
      Teale
      eT
      ery
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OETA
      Teaco):
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rock
      just
      a
      little
      to
      the
      left
      wi
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      h
      Bike:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      most
      likely
      attract
      a
     
     
      large
      crowd.
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      being
      held
      at
      the
      Royal
     
     
      Montreal
      and
      Montreal
      West
     
     
      curling
      clubs.
      The
      team
      to
     
     
      beat
      is
      the
      Wilfred
      Laurier
     
     
      Golden
      Hawks
      who
      won
     
     
      both
      the
      men’s
      and
      women’s
     
     
      division
      last
      year.
     
    

    
     
      So
      what
      would
      this
      win
     
     
      mean
      for
      UPEI?
     
    

    
     
      The
      school
      and
      the
      province
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      be
      guaranteed
      some
     
     
      attention
      for
      their
      talented
     
     
      athletes.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      the
      athletes
      them-
     
     
      selves,
      winning
      this
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      could
      get
      them
      sushi
     
     
      and
      Hello
      Kitty
      in
      Japan
     
     
      while
      they
      compete
      at
      the
     
     
      2010
      Karuizawa
      Internation-
     
     
      al
      Curling
      Championships
     
     
      which
      will
      occur
      in
      late
      Feb-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ruary.