The Prince George blind curling team, representing BC-1 in the Western Blind Curling Championships, has kept the gold at home.
The BC-1 team is the gold medal winner, followed by BC-2 with the silver and Alberta 1 with the bronze.
Here are the final scores for the BC-1 team:
Game 1 – March 19 (p.m.)
BC-1 won against BC-2 with a score of 11-2.
Game 2 – March 20 (a.m.)
BC-1 won against SK-1 with a score of 12-1.
Game 3 – March 20 (p.m.)
BC-1 won against MB-2 with a score of 10-0.
Game 4 – March 21 (a.m.)
BC-1 won against SK-2 with a score of 15-6.
Game 5 – March 21 (p.m.)
BC-1 won against MB-1 with a score of 14-4.
Game 6 – March 22 (a.m.)
BC-1 won against AB-2 with a score of 14-2.
Game 7 – March 22 (p.m.)
AB-1 won against BC-1 with a score of 6-3.
Terry Pipkey, the lead of the BC-1 team, told The Citizen that his team is happy with the victory but is a little disappointed by their loss in the final game.
“We were glad that we won the tournament,” said Pipkey, “but we didn't do so well in our very last game. We ended up six and one in wins and losses. We did win the tournament—this is our year. We won the two major bonspiels that we entered, and we’re quite happy.”
Pipkey also shared the team’s highlight of the tournament.
“Our second coach, Victor Santos, spent quite a bit of his free time teaching the two newest teams, the Saskatchewan teams, helping them improve their game. He ended up being voted most sportsmanlike. He wasn’t expecting that, so he got up, and he was quite emotional about it.”
The Prince George team is nearing the end of their season, with one league game tomorrow to close out the winter season.
However, they will be keeping themselves busy. The team has been asked to throw the first ceremonial stone at the Kelly Cup on April 3.
In addition, funds for next season's travel expenses will be raised at the fourth annual Twilight Golf Tournament on August 23 at the Pine Valley Golf Course.
