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Last season, the Thunder Bay team had just played in three major events before the playdowns, leading to a first-round bye before his game in the playoffs on Friday.
At the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario, against New Brunswick in page playoff action, Northern Ontario’s Christa his McCarville delivers the rocks. Saturday, February 5, 2022. Photo credit: Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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Christa McCarville has found success on the road less traveled.
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Or rather, in her case… on a road she rarely goes.
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While other competing women’s curling teams are packing shenanigans into their schedules to become Queen of Canada, veteran Skip and her team at Thunder Bay are determined to keep Scotty out of the event as much as possible ahead of her tournament Her Hearts. I make it my yearly goal to stay away from…
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And win the coveted championship to represent Northern Ontario.
McCarville, 40, told The British this week, “Oh, hopefully,” about the path the rink took to earn national stardom in Kamloops, Columbia. “I mean… hopefully I can be really, really happy this week and get that win so I can show everyone that they don’t have to be the same as everyone else on the track. We can do it without going off track.
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“We don’t want that either because it just causes us a lot of burnout. And we don’t want to feel that burnout when we go to events like the state tournament or the Scotties. wants to feel energized and excited and ready.Every year when I come to Scotty I feel like I’m excited to be here. I am grateful to be able to play in this wonderful event. “I know our family is doing everything we can to rest and prepare for the Scotties, curling and training in the weeks between the Provincials and the Scotties. it’s very important to us.
“So this is how we’re playing this year.”
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Christa McCarville of Northern Ontario leads Ashley Sippara (left) and Sarah Potts in a face-off at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Sunday, February 6, 2022. clear the rocks Photo by Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press
Last season, for example, they only played in three major events before playdowns.
Two very competitive Grand Slam of Curling events, both of which he finished 1-3 at the National Boost in North Bay, Ontario in October, and the Hearing Life Tour in Grand Prairie, Alta. Finished 1-3 in the challenge.
Then came the Carl Mesabi Classic in nearby Everest, Minnesota, where he lost 5–3 to the announced American team, skipping Tabitha Peterson in the championship draw.
Other than that, curling’s weekly game in the T.BayTel Major League, losing 2-7 to Brian Burgess for the championship, had a lot of practice…
Practice, practice, practice.
McCarville, whose team qualified for the Scotties after losing just one round-robin match last month, said McCarville. “We’re not full-time curlers, but we’re doing everything we can to make that happen. I know it’s not something many other teams have put in.
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“But let me tell you one thing, we practice really hard, we practice a lot. I know we put a lot of effort into Scotty.”
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This exercise made me almost perfect this week in Kamloops.
After his day of his two wins on Wednesday, they beat Yukon’s Hailey Barney 10-2 for him and Newfoundland and Labrador’s Stacey Curtis 8-7 for him. A much-needed goodbye in the first round of Friday’s playoff games.
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“A first-place finish would give us a pretty big advantage in making the playoffs,” McCarville said. “We will practice the whole season and every practice to win the Provincials and go to the Scotties. That is always our goal for the year.
“And coming here, it’s been a close couple of years, but obviously we want to take that extra step and try to get a win here with Scotty. I’m looking forward to”
At 7-1, McCarville & co. In fact, it is one of Sandman Center’s main competitors.
And given what they’ve accomplished over the past few years, it’s no coincidence. Notably last year in his hometown of Thunder Bay, the Scotties entered the championship game before winning 6-9 in the Finals.
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In Kamloops, his McCarville team, who finished second to fellow Alberta’s Chelsea in the 2016 Grand Prairie carry, will be chasing the top spot.
“Honestly, I feel like I’ve been playing more consistently this year than any other year, and I think that’s a big part of it,” Souscent said. Marie, Ontario. “I know last year we had issues mid-week and a few dropouts here and there. But this year everything feels more consistent. Draw weights, broom Hitting, being technical, etc. And I think that’s a big part of our effort this year.
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“Lots of practising and a few things mentally we`ve been doing and physically, too. So a few changes that we`ve made this year, I think, might be the difference.”
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At 7-0 through Thursday`s early play, Einarson — after a 9-8 edge early Thursday of Alberta`s Kayla Skrlik (4-3) — clinched top spot in Pool A to earn the other bye through the first round of the Scotties playoffs. So Canada and Northern Ontario now await the winners of cross-over games between the second- and third-place sides … Manitoba`s Jennifer Jones — at 6-1 before Thursday`s matinee — and Ontario`s Rachel Homan — at 5-2 after a 5-3 defeat of New Brunswick`s Andrea Kelly (3-4) Thursday morning — were the only other rinks to grab playoff berths … Those cross-overs are slated for Friday at 4 p.m. ET (TSN). If necessary, tiebreakers go Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET (TSN) … Saturday`s Page playoff games are on tap at 4 p.m. ET (TSN) and 9 p.m. ET (TSN), while Sunday`s slate features the semifinal at 3 p.m. ET (TSN) and the championship game at 9 p.m. ET (TSN).
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