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Inuvik curlers take on the NWT
Aaron Beswick Northern News Services Published Thursday, January 6, 2011
She doesn't holler at her sweepers as they know what they're doing anyway, but she still maintains the intensity. "Nope," she responded when asked if her team felt intimidated competing against older teams from Yellowknife and Hay River in the junior girls curling championships held in Inuvik from Dec. 31 to Jan 3. "We'll be better next year," she added. Her team placed third, behind Team Williams from Yellowknife (first place) and Team Moizis from Hay River (second place). Also from Inuvik Team Charlie (Amie Charlie, Sydney Dunlop, Jacinta Larocque, Joelle Charlie and Shona Barbour), placed fourth in their first year competing at territorials. "We're not disappointed," said coach Nick Saturnino. "It's hard for 13-year-olds to compete with 15, 16 and 17-year-olds." The McKay-Saturnino team, composed of McKay-Saturnino, Karly King Simpson, Hilary Charlie and Rayna Vittrekwa, practises three times a week and will be competing at the Pre-Bantam Alberta Playdowns in two weeks. As for Team Charlie, Saturnino said the young team was seeking experience and over the coming years could expect to become competitors. On the line at the tournament was the honour of representing the Northwest Territories at the Canada Games in Halifax in February and the national championships in Calgary during the last week of this month. By finishing in second place, the Hay River team earned a trip to the under-18 championships in Toronto. Saturnino said Inuvik hosts one of the territorial championships most years and the organization required has become routine thanks to the help of a few dedicated volunteers. "We have it down fairly well," he said.
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