Kerry Galusha, left, and her rink will compete in a Scotties pre-qualifier beginning February 18th.
City of Yellowknife
1 min.read

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
Mike Gibbins
Hello and thank you for listening to 100.1 Moose FM! To contact me, you can email me, find me on Twitter or call (867) 920-4663.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

The next supreme court judge could come from the North

Northwest Territories
A new representative from Northern and Western Canada is poised to become the next member of Canada’s highest court. The process to select the next judge of the Supreme Court of Canada has begun as Justice Sheilah L. Martin prepares for retirement.

Pan-territorial family violence resources and training site launched

Northwest Territories
The NWT Shelter Network, a circle of grassroots advocates and local leaders, has just launched a pan territorial family violence resources and training hub. The network is made up of leaders from each of the five family violence shelters in the territory. The NWT Shelter Network is part of the Pan-territorial Shelter Network that includes shelters from the Yukon, Nunavut along with the N.W.T.

DND, GNWT hosting public town halls in Yellowknife and Inuvik

Northwest Territories
Town Hall meetings with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are being planned for the city of Yellowknife and the town of Inuvik this month. Strategic Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek says the meetings are focused on  dual-use infrastructure defence investments, including the "modernization" of the North American Aerospace Defence Command.

Hay River RCMP arrest suspect in firearm incident

RCMP
Hay River RCMP has taken a suspect into custody following a reported firearm incident last week.

Testing shows elevated lead in water at more Fort Smith buildings

Northwest Territories
A number of municipal buildings in Fort Smith show elevated levels of lead in water, according to initial testing results announced on Friday. It is unclear how many buildings are affected but offiicals said more information would be made public in the coming days. “We would like to inform residents that recent water testing at Town facilities has found lead levels that require follow-up and action,” read a message posted by officials on the town’s site.