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By Brian Schultz
Two Olympians and stars of Manitoba’s curling scene are being inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.
Jennifer Jones and Jill Officer were among the names revealed Wednesday by Curl Manitoba. The two won gold for Canada with their rink at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Free agency among Canada’s top curling teams picked up steam with another team announcing changes Wednesday.
Mike McEwen’s team from Winnipeg announced on Facebook they will disband after 11 years at the conclusion of this season.
WINNIPEG — Team Jennifer Jones will look a little different when they hit the curling rink for the 2018-19 season.
Longtime second Jill Officer has opted to step back from the sport and will remain with the Olympic-winning squad as an alternate.
WINNIPEG — A hero’s welcome greeted Winnipeg curler Kaitlyn Lawes and Canadian women’s hockey player Brigette Lacquette on Monday night as they both returned from the Pyeongchang Winter Games with Olympic medals in tow.
Dozens of fans waving Canadian flags were on hand at James Richardson International Airport to see Lawes and Lacquette come down the escalator amid a bagpipe ceremony.
By The Canadian Press
The first Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles curling goes to Canada.
Canada’s John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes beat defending world champions Jenny Perret and Martin Rios of Switzerland 10-3 in the gold-medal game.
Winnipeg curler Kaitlyn Lawes and her doubles partner John Morris are back on track at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
After an opening loss Wednesday to Norway 9-6, the pair rebounded with a 6-4 win over Americans Becca and Matt Hamilton.
By Emanuel Sequeira, The Canadian Press
PENTICTON, B.C. – Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones has won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the sixth time in her career, tying her with Colleen Jones of Nova Scotia for the all-time record.
Jones and her Manitoba rink beat Wild Card Kerri Einarson 8-6 on Sunday in the title draw at the Canadian women’s curling championship at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
WINNIPEG — A weekend curling tournament on the frozen Red and Assiniboine rivers near The Forks raised $10,982 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The 2018 Ironman Outdoor Curling Bonspiel crowned team champions “I Swept With Your Wife,” led by Skip Brent Farguson with third Jack Lavalle, second Glen Henderson and lead Brian Melville.
WINNIPEG — The Fort Rouge Curling Club has been chosen to host the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.
It will be the second-straight year the Canadian Mixed event will be decided in Manitoba, after Swan River hosted 2018 championship.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government glided closer Friday in hammering home the idea of developing an International Curling Centre of Excellence (ICCE).
During a news conference at the Granite Curling Club, Premier Brian Pallister announced the creation of a committee to make recommendations to the province on how best to establish a centre in Winnipeg.
