Image: Supplied by Team Brown / Team Brown will be competing at the 2023 B.C. Scotties starting Wednesday at the Chilliwack Curling Club. The team consists of Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, and Samantha Fisher.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

2023 B.C. Scotties

2023 B.C. Scotties kicks off Wednesday at the Chilliwack Curling Club

Jan 10, 2023 | 10:19 AM

CHILLIWACK — A curling team that was inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame last year headlines one of the eight teams vying for bragging rights at the 2023 B.C. Scotties that kicks off Wednesday at the Chilliwack Curling Club.

Curl B.C. will present the 2023 Scotties B.C. Women’s Curling Championship, sponsored by Best Western, and the 2023 B.C. Men’s Curling Championship open in Chilliwack this week.

Both events run from Wednesday, Jan. 11 through to Sunday, Jan. 15, with the championship finals taking place on Sunday. People can watch the events in person or on YouTube.

“These two championships are our flagship events,” said Scott Braley, CEO of Curl B.C., the provincial governing body for the sport of curling. “We couldn’t be happier to be holding them in a wonderful city like Chilliwack, at a top-notch venue like the Chilliwack Curling Club.”

Last year’s men’s champions, Team Brent Pierce—Brent Pierce (skip), Jeff Richard (third) Jared Kolomaya (second), and Nick Meister (lead)—will also be headed to this year’s event, as defending champions they receive an automatic bye (2022 women’s champions, Team Arsenault have decided to not defend their title).

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The eight teams competing in the B.C. Scotties include Team Brown, which won the women’s national junior curling championships in 2013 and was inducted in the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame. It consists of Corryn Borwn, skip; Erin Pincott, third; Dezaray Hawes, second, Samantha Fisher, lead.

The rest of the B.C. Scotties entrants consist of the following teams:

Team Cowan – Sheilla Cowan, skip; Sandra Comadina, third; Stephanie Cask, second; Christine Mathews, lead; Julie Bellerive, fifth

Team Grandy – Clancy Grandy, skip; Kayla MacMillan, third; Lindsay Dubue, second; Sarah Loken, lead

Team Gushulak – Brett Richards, skip; Blaine De Jager, third; Alyssa Kyllo, second; Diane Gushulak, lead; Grace MacInnes, fifth

Team Jensen – Shawna Jensen, skip; Layna Pohlod, third; Sarah Wong, second; Amanda Wong, lead

Team Reese-Hansen – Taylor Reese-Hansen, skip; Megan McGillivray, third; Cierra Fisher, second; Sydney Brilz, lead; Dailene Pewarchuk, fifth

Team Ryan – Kristen Ryan, Skip; Megan Daniels, third; Kirsten Fox, second; Dawn Mesana, lead

Team Wark – Sarah Wark, skip; Kristen Pilote, third; Karla Thompson, second; Amanda Brennan, lead.

The 12 teams competing in the men’s championship include:

Team Cotter – Jim Cotter, skip; Grant Olsen, third; Andrew Nerpin, second; Rick Sawatsky, lead; Tyrel Griffith, fifth

Team Cseke – Paul Cseke, skip; Corey Chester, third; Jay Wakefield, second; Ty Russel, lead; John Cullen, fifth

Team de Jong – Cam de Jong, skip; Matthew Tolley, third; Erik Colwell, second; John Slattery, lead; Logan Miron, fifth

Team Fenton – Adam Fenton, skip; Alex Duncan-Wu, third; Chris Parkinson, second; Matthew Fenton, lead; Brad Fenton, fifth

Team Gauthier – Jacques Gauthier, skip; Sterling Middleton, third; Jason Ginter, second; Alex Horvath, lead

Team Geall – Sean Geall, skip; Brad Wood, third; Mitchell Kopytko, second; Darin Gerow, lead

Team Joanisse – Dean Joanisse, skip; Grant Dezura, third; Brendan Willis, second; Neil Cursons, lead

Team Medford – Christopher Medford, skip; Steven Tersmette, third; Mitchell Young, second; Blair Jarvis, lead

Team Pierce – Brent Pierce, skip; Jeff Richard, third; Jared Kolomaya, second; Nicholas Meister, lead

Team Montgomery – Jason Montgomery, skip; Chris Baier, third; Miles Craig, second; Will Duggan, lead

Team Robillard – Sebastien Robillar, skip; Richard Krell, second; Daniel Wenzek, third; Nathan Small, lead

Team Tanaka – Cody Tanaka, skip; Joshua Miki, third; Nicholas Umbach, second; Connor Kent, lead; Matt McCrady, fifth

While this is Chilliwack’s first B.C. Men’s and Scotties, the city has been no stranger to curling events. In 2016, it hosted the B.C. Juniors, and, in the last five months alone, it has welcomed the 2021 U16 Challenge Cup, the 2022 B.C. Seniors Championship, and the 2023 Canada Winter Games qualifiers.

The winning men’s team from this week’s championship will go on to compete at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario. The winning women’s team will compete at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops.