CurlManitoba hosted the Canad Inns Youth Winter Bonspiel from December 27-29, 2018 at the Pembina Curling Club. There were two age categories in this bonspiel – U15 and U12 Triples. A very important part of the bonspiel is encouraging Fair Play amongst participants. Teams rated their opposition on Fair Play (sportsmanship and knowing/following the rules of the game) after each game. Scores were averaged and the top two winners in each age category were awarded Fair Play Prizes. The winners of the Fair Play Awards were:
U12
Team Josiah Kvist (Assiniboine) – Ethan Matthews, Matteo Marinelli, Abby Ogg
Team Luc Cormier (Assiniboine) – Nolan Hildebrand, Ajay Hildebrand
U15
Team Caitlyn McPherson (Assiniboine) – Katie McDonald, Bailey Gunn, Ella Keough
Team Shaela Hayward (Carman) – Keira Krahn, Rylie Cox, Olivia Doerksen
Winners of the U15 bonpsiel were:
A Event
First Place – Grace Beaudry (St. Vital) – Arianne Courcelles, Jensen Letham, Chelsea Swaile, fifth Lauren Evason
Second Place – Jordan McDonald (St. Vital) – Braxton Kuntz, Cam Olafson, Cameron McDonald
Third Place – Emily Ogg (St. Vital) – Madelyn Pryzlak, Jersey Ramm, Jordan Inkster
Fourth Place – Christopher Peters (St. Vital) – Ryan Ostrowsky, Eric Fontaine, Brendan Macdonell
B Event
First Place – Tanner Graham (Petersfield) – Elias Humnicki, Lucas Pruen, Rylan Graham|
Second Place – Sam Pauls (Pilot Mound) – Jace Guilford, Levi Pauls, Keiran Reid
C Event
First Place – Janae Zacharias (Winkler) – Katelyn Wall, Emma Harder, Carley Penner
Second Place – Landon Krahn (Winkler) – Luke Trinke, Jace Zacharias, Jared BueckertT
D Event
First Place – Taylor Arbuckle (La Salle) – Reid Hardman, Arah Davies, Liam Hardman
Second Place – Aiden Randell (Assiniboine) – Carter Walker, Connor Woodward, Jack McDonald
The U12 Triples play a 6 end game with three players throwing two rocks each. Players rotate positions every two ends. Every team earned a prize in this category. Congratulations to the following teams:
Colin Desaulniers (Pembina) – Gavin Pauls, Tyler Wiens
Cole Baker (St. Vital) – Eric Small, Cooper Eagles
Luc Cormier (Assiniboine) – Nolan Hildebrand, Ajay Hildebrand
Sam McBride (Pembina) – Brady Thompson, Brogan Wawryk
Josiah Kvist (Assiniboine) – Ethan Matthews, Matteo Marinelli, Abby Ogg
Sadie Mailloux (Assiniboine) – Jessie Kvist, Hailey Anderson
