Kerry Galusha, left, and her rink will compete in a Scotties pre-qualifier beginning February 18th.
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Galusha, Koe move on to pre-qualifiers for curling nationals

Mike Gibbins
By Mike Gibbins

Kerry Galusha and Jamie Koe will have a chance to compete in curling nationals after emerging victorious during territorial playdowns in Hay River.

The Hay River Curling Club hosted 11 teams for five days of competition ending Sunday.

Similar playdowns have been taking place across Canada to determine who will represent each province and territory during the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Horton’s Brier.

By claiming this weekend’s women’s draw, Galusha and her team advance to a Scotties pre-qualifier, which gets underway February 18th in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

There, they’ll compete against British Columbia, Nunavut and the Yukon for a chance to advance to the main draw, which starts February 20th.

Team NWT just missed out on an opportunity to compete in last year’s tournament after losing to Northern Ontario in the pre-qualifier final.

On the men’s side, Koe and his rink will compete in a pre-qualifier for the Brier against Nova Scotia, Nunavut and the Yukon.

This year’s men’s national curling championship will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, with pre-qualifier action getting underway March 3rd and the main draw two days after that.

Team NWT will look for a better start to this year’s championship, after going winless in 11 tries at the 2015 Brier.

Winners in both events will represent Canada during world curling championships later this spring.

 

 

Mike Gibbins
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