Vegreville Composite High School Hosts Zone 7 Curling Playdowns

Vegreville Composite High School Hosts Zone 7 Curling Playdowns

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Kendall Warawa, coach and organizer of the North East Zone 7 high school curling playdowns, spent countless hours organizing and planning for the two day event that was held on Feb. 19 and 20 at the Heather Curling Club in Vegreville.

A total of 24 teams competed in the girls, boys and mixed categories. Teams from this region included: Lamont High School, Two Hills School, and New Myrnam School.

“Vegreville Composite High School (VCHS) is proud to host the event,” stated teacher and coach Kendall Warawa. “It is an awesome opportunity for our students to be able to play at home.”

Warawa couldn’t say enough about all of the local sponsors who have supported the curling program. More than 20 businesses and community groups support the program, and Warawa is extremely grateful to all of them.

Shelby Sawchuk releases her shot as Mary Mynzak, left, and Shade Clark get ready to sweep it down the ice.

Warawa revitalized the curling program when he accepted a position at VCHS a year and a half ago. He is very proud of the growth of the program and the enthusiasm the students bring to the ice. As this is the second year for the curling program, Warawa said he was “extremely proud” of all the players and is already looking forward to next season.

Participating curlers from Vegreville Composite High School included: Meadow Bennett, Melissa Blair, Shade Clark, Jenna Cronk, Medow Evans, Lucas Ferguson, Ryan Ferguson, Alec Forbes, Ava Fried, Tyler Homeniuk, Tynan Kletzel, Layne Lowes, Brooke McKain, Ashley Melnyk, Mary Mynzak, Mike Queeijsen, Gavin Rodier, Zoe Rogers, Melissa Rutherford, Shelby Sawchuk, Delaney Shewchuk, Aryanna Swetz, Rian Theroux, Teah Uskiw, Kenyen Wandzilak, Roan Weiss, Rogan Weisee and Joshua Ziprick.

In terms of results, the girls team placed first in their pool, beating out Notre Dame and Myrnam. They placed fourth overall. The boys and mixed teams narrowly missed the playoffs. Warawa said, “They exceeded my expectations given that many of the curlers are first year curlers.”

The first placed winners, all from St. Paul Regional High School, advance to Provincials that will be held March 5.